# The Voice UK series 10

The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The tenth series premiered on 2 January 2021, on ITV. will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs returned as coaches for their tenth, ninth and fourth series, respectively. Singer Anne-Marie joined the coaching panel, replacing exiting coach Meghan Trainor. Meanwhile, Emma Willis returned for her eighth series as host.
Filming of the auditions took place in late 2020 at the Dock10 Studios, where COVID-19 safety protocols were introduced; such as the coaches' chairs being socially distanced, a virtual audience and the band wearing PPE. Filming of the Battles and Semi-finals took place in January and February 2021.
On 20 March 2021, Craig Eddie was announced the winner of the season, marking Anne-Marie's first and only win as a coach and the second female coach to win in the show's history, following Jennifer Hudson. She is also the second new coach to win on her first attempt, following Jennifer Hudson. It was the final series to feature a live final, as from the 11th series onwards, the entire show has been filmed in advance prior to broadcast.

## Coaches

On 12 October 2020, it was announced will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs would return to the show as coaches for their tenth, ninth and fourth series, respectively. They are joined by a new coach, singer-songwriter Anne-Marie, who replaces former coach Meghan Trainor, who did not return for her second series due to her pregnancy as well as travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Production

On 10 December 2020, ITV announced the tenth series of The Voice UK would premiere on 2 January 2021.
ITV also announced the blocked feature would be coming to the blind auditions, which allows for a coach to prevent another coach from getting an artist. Each coach will only receive one block.

## Teams
### Colour key

* Winner
* Runner-up
* Third place
* Fourth place
* Eliminated by the public vote
* Eliminated in the semi-finals
* Artist was stolen by another coach at the Battles
* Eliminated in the Battles
* Withdrew
| Coach | Top 40 Artists | Top 40 Artists | Top 40 Artists | Top 40 Artists | Top 40 Artists | Top 40 Artists |
| will.i.am | | | | | | |
| will.i.am | Okulaja | Nadia Eide | Jérémy Levif | BrokenPen | Adeniké | Lauren Drew |
| will.i.am | Janel Antoneshia | Stephanee Leal | Victoria Heath | Benjamin Haycock | Kezia | |
| Anne-Marie | | | | | | |
| Anne-Marie | Craig Eddie | Leona Jørgensen | Meg Birch | Wayne & Morgan | Stephanee Leal | Sweeney |
| Anne-Marie | Jason Hayles | Lauren Drew | Cameron Ledwidge | James Robb | Chanel Yates | |
| Sir Tom Jones | | | | | | |
| Sir Tom Jones | Hannah Williams | Benjamin Warner | Jake O'Neill | Leah Cobb | Mariam Davina | Midé |
| Sir Tom Jones | Wura | Psalm Harmony | Esther Cole | 2ché | Sami Nathan | |
| Olly Murs | | | | | | |
| Olly Murs | Grace Holden | Jordan & Wesley | Nathan Smoker | Andrew Bateup | Jason Hayles | Joe Topping |
| Olly Murs | Leah Cobb | Matt Croke | Chantelle Padden | Tascha Jerawan | Alex Harry | |

## Blind Auditions
### Episode 1 (2 January)

First blind auditions results :
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| Mariam Davina | 1 | 18 | "Anyone" | – | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Billy Beech | 2 | 17 | "Falling Like the Stars" | – | – | – | – |
| Nathan Smoker | 3 | 20 | "Can't Pretend" | – | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lauren Drew | 4 | 27 | "Mamma Knows Best" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Okulaja | 5 | 17 | "Everything I Wanted" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| Drew Thomas | 6 | 27 | "Exile" | – | – | – | – |
| Jérémy Levif | 7 | 29 | "How Long Will I Love You?" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Hannah Williams | 8 | 38 | "Stay with Me" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
* ^1 Tom tried to block Olly, but was not possible, since will.i.am had already blocked him.

### Episode 2 (9 January)

Second blind auditions results :
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| Joe Topping | 1 | 42 | "Forever Young" | – | – | | ✔ |
| Yana Bing | 2 | 21 | "Stupid Love" | – | – | – | – |
| Esther Cole | 3 | 21 | "Let Me Down Slowly" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| Leona Jørgensen | 4 | 26 | "Sunflower" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| Kezia | 5 | 33 | "Your Love Is King" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| Kim Jennett | 6 | 25 | "Losing My Religion" | – | – | – | – |
| Matt Croke | 7 | 33 | "Come What May" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| Benjamin Haycock | 8 | 24 | "Restlessness" (original song) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 3 (16 January)

Third blind auditions results :
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| Jordan & Wesley | 1 | 27-30 | "Go Get It" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| Chanel Yates | 2 | 21 | "Adore You" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| Rebecca Watkins | 3 | 30 | "Back in Black" | – | – | – | – |
| Wura | 4 | 31 | "Strange" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| Sweeney | 5 | 30 | "Bad Blood" | – | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Sonny Price | 6 | 25 | "Break My Heart Again" | – | – | – | – |
| Alex Harry | 7 | 27 | "Idontwannabeyouanymore" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| Janel Antoneshia | 8 | 27 | "Love & Hate" | ✔ | – | – | ✔ |

### Episode 4 (23 January)

Fourth blind auditions results :
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| BrokenPen | 1 | 28 | "I Can" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| Leah Cobb | 2 | 16 | "Ex's & Oh's" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| Laura Sidney | 3 | 25 | "With One Look" | – | – | – | – |
| James Robb | 4 | 27 | "Shape of My Heart" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| Midé | 5 | 33 | "My Love" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| Jamie Leigh Nelson | 6 | 34 | "Set You Free" | – | – | – | – |
| Jake O'Neill | 7 | 23 | "I Want Love" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| Grace Holden | 8 | 18 | "Wherever You Will Go" | – | – | – | ✔ |

### Episode 5 (30 January)

Fifth blind auditions results :
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| Benjamin Warner | 1 | 23 | "Make Me Feel" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| Gwenaelle Noval | 2 | 16 | "When We Were Young" | – | – | – | – |
| Jason Hayles | 3 | 34 | "No Church in the Wild" | – | ✔ | – | |
| Joel Baker | 4 | 30 | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | – | – | – | – |
| Adeniké | 5 | 28 | "Get Here" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| Andrew Bateup | 6 | 31 | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| Julia Rose | 7 | 18 | "Tiny Dancer" | – | – | – | – |
| Dee Dee Walker | 8 | 24 | "Wake Me Up" | – | – | – | – |
| Cameron Ledwidge | 9 | 18 | "Heather" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| Victoria Heath | 10 | 37 | "One" | ✔ | – | – | – |

### Episode 6 (6 February)

Sixth blind auditions results :
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| Meg Birch | 1 | 25 | "If I Go" | – | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| Ella Young | 2 | 19 | "Defying Gravity" | – | – | – | – |
| Stephanee Leal | 3 | 25 | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| Jake McKechnie | 4 | 16 | "Broken Strings" | – | – | – | – |
| Psalm Harmony | 5 | 20-24 | "Spirit" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| Wayne & Morgan | 6 | 32-43 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| Owen Hughes | 7 | 22 | "Don't Start Now" | – | – | – | – |
| Liam Hannigan | 8 | 25 | "Let Her Go" | – | – | – | – |
| Chantelle Padden | 9 | 24 | "When I Look at You" | ✔ | – | – | ✔ |

### Episode 7 (13 February)

Seventh blind auditions results :
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| Tascha Jerawan | 1 | 21 | "White Flag" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2ché | 2 | 27 | "Heaven" | – | – | ✔ | Team full |
| Hannah Hocking | 3 | 30 | "All the Man That I Need" | – | – | – | Team full |
| Nadia Eide | 4 | 32 | "Now We Are Free" | ✔ | ✔ | – | Team full |
| Craig Eddie | 5 | 22 | "Make It Rain" | Team full | ✔ | – | Team full |
| Joanne Harper | 6 | 27 | "If I Were a Boy" | Team full | Team full | – | Team full |
| Adam Strong | 7 | 32 | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | Team full | Team full | – | Team full |
| Nnenna King | 8 | 23 | "Lost in Japan" | Team full | Team full | – | Team full |
| Sami Nathan | 9 | 31 | "At Last" | Team full | Team full | ✔ | Team full |

## Battle rounds
### Episode 1 (20 February)

First battle round results :
| Order | Coach | Artists | Artists | Song | Coaches' and artists choices | Coaches' and artists choices | Coaches' and artists choices | Coaches' and artists choices |
| Order | Coach | Artists | Artists | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| 1 | Anne-Marie | Wayne & Morgan | Lauren Drew | "Respect" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | will.i.am | Jérémy Levif | Kezia | "Clocks" | Team full | — | — | — |
| 3 | Sir Tom Jones | Hannah Williams | Sami Nathan | "Cry Me a River" | Team full | — | — | — |
| 4 | Olly Murs | Nathan Smoker | Leah Cobb | "Stop This Flame" | Team full | — | ✔ | — |
| 5 | Anne-Marie | Sweeney | Chanel Yates | "Close" | Team full | — | Team full | — |
| 6 | will.i.am | BrokenPen | Benjamin Haycock | "Hall of Fame" | Team full | — | Team full | — |
| 7 | Olly Murs | Joe Topping | Alex Harry | "Think Twice" | Team full | — | Team full | — |
| 8 | Sir Tom Jones | Benjamin Warner | 2ché | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | Team full | — | Team full | — |
| 9 | will.i.am | Nadia Eide | Stephanee Leal | "Love Is a Battlefield" | Team full | ✔ | Team full | — |
| 10 | Olly Murs | Jordan & Wesley | Tascha Jerawan | "Hello" | Team full | Team full | Team full | — |

### Episode 2 (27 February)

Second battle round results :
| Order | Coach | Artists | Artists | Song | Coaches' and artists choices | Coaches' and artists choices | Coaches' and artists choices | Coaches' and artists choices |
| Order | Coach | Artists | Artists | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| 1 | Olly Murs | Grace Holden | Chantelle Padden | "Breakaway" | Team full | Team full | Team full | — |
| 2 | will.i.am | Janel Antoneshia | Okulaja | "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" | Team full | Team full | Team full | — |
| 3 | Sir Tom Jones | Midé | Esther Cole | "Happier" | Team full | Team full | Team full | — |
| 4 | Anne-Marie | Meg Birch | Jason Hayles | "These Days" | Team full | Team full | Team full | ✔ |
| 5 | Sir Tom Jones | Wura | Jake O'Neill | "What's Going On" | Team full | Team full | Team full | Team full |
| 6 | Anne-Marie | Craig Eddie | James Robb | "This City" | Team full | Team full | Team full | Team full |
| 7 | Olly Murs | Andrew Bateup | Matt Croke | "Always" | Team full | Team full | Team full | Team full |
| 8 | Anne-Marie | Leona Jørgensen | Cameron Ledwidge | "Beautiful People" | Team full | Team full | Team full | Team full |
| 9 | will.i.am | Adeniké | Victoria Heath | "Run to You" | Team full | Team full | Team full | Team full |
| 10 | Sir Tom Jones | Mariam Davina | Psalm Harmony | "Wonder" | Team full | Team full | Team full | Team full |
* Although Janel Antoneshia won the battle, she later withdrew from the show for personal reasons. Will selected Okujala, who Janel had defeated in the battle rounds, to take her place for the semi-final.
* Although Wura won the battle, she later withdrew from the show for personal reasons. Jones selected Jake O'Neill, who Wura had defeated in the battle rounds, to take her place for the semi-final.

## Show details
### Results summary
#### Colour key

* Team Will
* Team Anne-Marie
* Team Tom
* Team Olly
* Artist received the most public votes
* Artist was eliminated
Weekly results per artist :
| Contestant | Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Public vote | Week 3 | Week 3 |
| Contestant | Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Public vote | Round 1 | Round 2 |
| | Craig Eddie | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
| | Grace Holden | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated |
| | Hannah Williams | — | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) |
| | Okulaja | — | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) |
| | Benjamin Warner | Safe | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Public Vote) | Eliminated (Public Vote) |
| | Jordan & Wesley | Safe | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Public Vote) | Eliminated (Public Vote) |
| | Leona Jørgensen | Safe | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Public Vote) | Eliminated (Public Vote) |
| | Nadia Eide | Safe | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Public Vote) | Eliminated (Public Vote) |
| | Andrew Bateup | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | BrokenPen | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Jake O’Neill | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Jérémy Levif | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Leah Cobb | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Meg Birch | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Nathan Smoker | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Wayne & Morgan | — | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Adeniké | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| | Jason Hayles | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| | Joe Topping | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| | Lauren Drew | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| | Mariam Davina | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| | Midé | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| | Stephanee Leal | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| | Sweeney | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |

#### Week 1: Semi-final 1 (6 March)

Week 1 semi-final results :
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | will.i.am | Lauren Drew | "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" | Eliminated |
| 2 | will.i.am | Adeniké | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Eliminated |
| 3 | will.i.am | Nadia Eide | "The Show Must Go On" | Advanced to the public vote |
| 4 | Sir Tom Jones | Mariam Davina | "Breathing Underwater" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Sir Tom Jones | Benjamin Warner | "All Night Long (All Night)" | Advanced to the public vote |
| 6 | Sir Tom Jones | Midé | "Sweet Creature" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Anne-Marie | Leona Jørgensen | "Holy" | Advanced to the public vote |
| 8 | Anne-Marie | Stephanee Leal | "Blinding Lights" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Anne-Marie | Sweeney | "Cry Me a River" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Olly Murs | Joe Topping | "I Won't Give Up" | Eliminated |
| 11 | Olly Murs | Jason Hayles | "Bloodstream" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Olly Murs | Jordan & Wesley | "The Climb" | Advanced to the public vote |

#### Week 2: Semi-final 2 (13 March)

Week 2 semi-final results :
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Olly Murs | Nathan Smoker | "All Goes Wrong" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Olly Murs | Andrew Bateup | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Olly Murs | Grace Holden | "I'm with You" | Advanced to the public vote |
| 4 | Sir Tom Jones | Hannah Williams | "Gravity" | Advanced to the public vote |
| 5 | Sir Tom Jones | Leah Cobb | "Be My Baby" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sir Tom Jones | Jake O'Neill | "This Year's Love" | Eliminated |
| 7 | will.i.am | BrokenPen | "Con Calma" | Eliminated |
| 8 | will.i.am | Jérémy Levif | "Always Be My Baby" | Eliminated |
| 9 | will.i.am | Okulaja | "Can't Hold Us" | Advanced to the public vote |
| 10 | Anne-Marie | Wayne & Morgan | "September" | Eliminated |
| 11 | Anne-Marie | Meg Birch | "Why Her Not Me" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Anne-Marie | Craig Eddie | "lovely" | Advanced to the public vote |

##### Public vote

Public vote results :
| Coach | Artist | Result |
| will.i.am | Nadia Eide | Eliminated |
| will.i.am | Okulaja | Advanced |
| Anne-Marie | Leona Jørgensen | Eliminated |
| Anne-Marie | Craig Eddie | Advanced |
| Sir Tom Jones | Benjamin Warner | Eliminated |
| Sir Tom Jones | Hannah Williams | Advanced |
| Olly Murs | Jordan & Wesley | Eliminated |
| Olly Murs | Grace Holden | Advanced |

#### Week 3: Final (20 March)

* Musical guest: Blessing Chitapa ("I Smile")
Week 3 final results :
| Order | Coach | Artist | First song | Order | Duet (with Coach) | Order | Winners single | Result |
| 1 | Olly Murs | Grace Holden | "Before You Go" | 5 | "Rule the World" | 9 | "Dream Catch Me" | Runner-up |
| 2 | Sir Tom Jones | Hannah Williams | "Little Runaway" | 8 | "To Love Somebody" | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) | Eliminated |
| 3 | will.i.am | Okulaja | "Counting Stars" | 6 | "Where Is the Love?" | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Anne-Marie | Craig Eddie | "Train Wreck" | 7 | "Don't Speak" | 10 | "Come Waste My Time" (original song) | Winner |