# The Voice Kids (British TV series) series 1

The Voice Kids is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The first series began airing on 10 June 2017, being broadcast on a weekly basis on ITV. It is hosted by Emma Willis and the coaches are will.i.am, Pixie Lott and Danny Jones. In the premiere series, Jess Folley won the competition and Pixie Lott was the winning coach.

## Coaches

In early 2016, along with the announcement that The Voice UK would move to ITV for three years, it was announced that The Voice Kids had been ordered for two series. The winner would receive £30,000 and a family trip to Disneyland Paris. Unlike the adult version, there will be no knockouts rounds. When it was previously reported that the adult version's sixth series would feature five live shows (which turned out to be the usual three), reports claimed that there would be three live shows; there will only be one.
In July 2016, it was announced that adult show coach will.i.am would also be a coach on The Voice Kids. On 15 November 2016, it was announced Pixie Lott and Danny Jones from McFly would be coaches along with will.i.am. Of this announcement, Pixie Lott commented, "I can’t wait to join The Voice Kids and help discover the next big star. I have such a passion for talented young people and I know the UK will have lots – I can’t wait to hear them! I’m looking forward to getting started and working alongside my fellow coaches will.i.am and Danny Jones." Jones stated, "I'm pumped about joining The Voice Kids team. There are so many talented kids out there, they just need to be heard and this is a great platform for them. I’m looking forward to finding some fresh talent and coaching them. You never know, there might be a mini McFly out there!" and will.i.am said, "Doing The Voice Kids with Pixie and Danny is going to be dope and I'm really excited to discover just how talented British kids can be." On the same day it was confirmed that Emma Willis will host the show and that Cel Spellman will host the spin-off show The V Room. On 20 May 2017, the trailer for the first series was released.

## Teams

Colour key:
* Winner
* Finalist
* Eliminated in the Semi-final
* Eliminated in the Battles
| Coach | Top 36 Artists | Top 36 Artists | Top 36 Artists | Top 36 Artists |
| will.i.am | | | | |
| will.i.am | Jake McKechnie | Gina Philpot | Brooke Layla | Perry Cooke |
| will.i.am | Zara Francis | Francesca Luker | Marby Arriolann | Lil' T |
| will.i.am | Dominyka Marcinkeviciute | Adam Moloney | Victoria Wiltshire | Cole Lawton-Challenger |
| Pixie Lott | | | | |
| Pixie Lott | Jess Folley | Riccardo Atherton | Lewis Blissett | Sophia Burridge |
| Pixie Lott | Miriam Nyarko | Tabi Gervis | Devon Browne | Amaria Braithwaite |
| Pixie Lott | Zena Donnelly | Erin Connell | Leah D'Cruz | Chi Ennis McLean |
| Danny Jones | | | | |
| Danny Jones | Erin LeCount | Courtney Hadwin | Jessica Richardson | Jack Goodacre |
| Danny Jones | Juno Cox | Hollie Firmin | Nathan Johnston | Jude Landeg |
| Danny Jones | Hayley Canham | Eboni Green | Millianna Cotterell | Tilly McLaren |

## Blind auditions

The open-auditions application for the first series closed on 2 September 2016, with the age limit being 7–14 years old. The show began staging producers' audition days in August 2016 across the United Kingdom., with the blind auditions beginning filming in December 2016.
Each coach has the length of the artists' performance to decide if they want that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches want the same artist, then the artist will choose their coach.

### Episode 1 (10 June)

The series premiered on 10 June aired from 7.45pm until 9.15pm BST.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Pixie | Danny |
| 1 | Jessica Richardson | 13 | "Somebody to Love" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Leah D'Cruz | 8 | "Part of Your World″ | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 3 | Adam Moloney | 14 | "When You Love Someone" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Ryan Granger | 13 | "Hey There Delilah" | — | — | — |
| 5 | Courtney Hadwin | 12 | "Nutbush City Limits" | — | — | ✔ |
| 6 | Chi Ennis McLean | 12 | "Oh Happy Day" | — | ✔ | — |
| 7 | Jude Landeg | 13 | "Treasure" | — | — | ✔ |
| 8 | Charlotte Zone | 11 | "The Greatest" | — | — | — |
| 9 | Lil' T | 10 | "Shutdown" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Riccardo Atherton | 13 | "Hallelujah" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 2 (17 June)

The second episode aired from 7.30pm until 9.00pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Pixie | Danny |
| 1 | Jake McKechnie | 12 | "All of Me" | ✔ | — | — |
| 2 | Jess Folley | 14 | "Ain't Got Far to Go" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Amaria Braithwaite | 14 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Sebastian Carrington | 10 | "Pie Jesu" | — | — | — |
| 5 | Erin LeCount | 13 | "All About You" | — | — | ✔ |
| 6 | Perry Cooke | 14 | "Stay with Me" | ✔ | — | — |
| 7 | Tilly McLaren | 10 | "Brand New You" | — | — | ✔ |
| 8 | Zena Donnelly | 14 | "Mamma Knows Best" | — | ✔ | — |
| 9 | Brooke Layla | 12 | "Running Up That Hill" | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 10 | Georgia | 9 | "Lady of Knock" | — | — | — |
| 11 | Jack Goodacre | 11 | "Free Fallin'" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 3 (24 June)

The third episode aired from 7.30pm until 9.00pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Pixie | Danny |
| 1 | Sophia Burridge | 12 | "Purple Rain" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Nathan Johnston | 13 | "Old Time Rock and Roll" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Juno Cox | 14 | "Chasing Pavements" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Eithne Cox | 12 | "I See the Light" | — | — | — |
| 5 | Francesca Luker | 13 | "If I Ain't Got You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Devon Browne | 12 | "Story of My Life" | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 7 | Zara Francis | 11 | "Virtual Insanity” | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 8 | Dominyka Marcinkeviciute | 13 | "Diamonds" | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 9 | Erin Connell | 12 | "On My Own" | — | ✔ | — |
| 10 | Daisy Holmes | 8 | "When I'm Gone" | — | — | — |
| 11 | Hayley Canham | 14 | "Love Yourself" | — | — | ✔ |
| 12 | Lewis Blissett | 12 | "Cry Me Out" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 4 (1 July)

The fourth episode aired from 7.30pm until 9.00pm.
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | will.i.am | Pixie | Danny |
| Hollie Firmin | 1 | 13 | "Nothing's Real but Love" | — | — | ✔ |
| Marby Arriola | 2 | 14 | "Slip" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Miriam Nyarko | 3 | 14 | "Hold Back the River" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Kenya-Mae Allen-Burgess | 4 | 10 | "One Day I'll Fly Away" | — | — | — |
| Victoria Wiltshire | 5 | 14 | "O Mio Babbino Caro" | ✔ | — | — |
| Cole Lawton-Challenger | 6 | 13 | "My Boo" | ✔ | — | — |
| Eboni Green | 7 | 14 | "I Dreamed a Dream" | — | — | ✔ |
| Sofia | 8 | 14 | "99 Red Balloons" | — | — | — |
| Tabi Gervis | 9 | 14 | "Songbird" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gina Philpot | 10 | 13 | "I Put a Spell on You" | ✔ | Team full | — |
| Tomas | 11 | 11 | "Piece by Piece" | Team full | Team full | — |
| Millianna Cotterell | 12 | 14 | "You've Got the Love" | Team full | Team full | ✔ |

## Battle rounds

Both battle rounds were held on Saturday 8/Sunday 9 July from 7.30pm until 9pm.

### Episode 1 (8 July)

| Order | Coach | Artists | Artists | Artists | Song |
| 1 | Team Pixie | Zena Donnelly | Miriam Nyarko | Jess Folley | "Little Me" |
| 2 | Team Danny | Jude Landeg | Tilly McLaren | Jack Goodacre | "Place Your Hands" |
| 3 | Team Will | Perry Cooke | Lil' T | Cole Lawton-Challenger | "Beggin'" |
| 4 | Team Danny | Eboni Green | Courtney Hadwin | Hollie Firmin | "Dancing in the Street" |
| 5 | Team Will | Dominyka Marcinkeviciute | Jake McKechnie | Zara Francis | "Never Forget You" |
| 6 | Team Pixie | Tabi Gervis | Riccardo Atherton | Erin Connell | "Over the Rainbow" |

### Episode 2 (9 July)

| Order | Coach | Artists | Artists | Artists | Song |
| 1 | Team Pixie | Leah D'Cruz | Devon Browne | Lewis Blissett | "Thinking Out Loud" |
| 2 | Team Danny | Jessica Richardson | Nathan Johnston | Millianna Cotterell | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" |
| 3 | Team Will | Marby Arriola | Victoria Wiltshire | Brooke Layla | "There Must Be an Angel" |
| 4 | Team Danny | Hayley Canham | Juno Cox | Erin LeCount | "Eyes Shut" |
| 5 | Team Will | Francesca Luker | Gina Philpot | Adam Moloney | "As" |
| 6 | Team Pixie | Chi Ennis McLean | Sophia Burridge | Amaria Braithwaite | "When Love Takes Over" |

## Show details
### Results summary
#### Team's colour key

    Team Will
    Team Pixie
    Team Danny

#### Result's colour key

    Artist received the most public votes
    Artist was eliminated
    Finalist
Results per artist :
| Contestant | Semi-final | Final |
| Jess Folley | Safe | Winner |
| Riccardo Atherton | Safe | Finalist |
| Erin LeCount | Safe | Finalist |
| Courtney Hadwin | Safe | Finalist |
| Gina Philpot | Safe | Finalist |
| Jake McKechnie | Safe | Finalist |
| Lewis Blissett | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-Finals) |
| Sophia Burridge | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-Finals) |
| Brooke Layla | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-Finals) |
| Perry Cooke | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-Finals) |
| Jack Goodacre | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-Finals) |
| Jessica Richardson | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-Finals) |

### Semi-final (15 July)

The semi final aired from 7.30pm until 9.30pm.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Danny Jones | Courtney Hadwin | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" | Advanced |
| 2 | Danny Jones | Erin LeCount | "Adventure of a Lifetime" | Advanced |
| 3 | Danny Jones | Jack Goodacre | "Just the Way You Are" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Danny Jones | Jessica Richardson | "Unconditionally" | Eliminated |
| 5 | will.i.am | Jake McKechnie | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Advanced |
| 6 | will.i.am | Brooke Layla | "You're My World" | Eliminated |
| 7 | will.i.am | Perry Cooke | "Imagine" | Eliminated |
| 8 | will.i.am | Gina Philpot | "At Last" | Advanced |
| 9 | Pixie Lott | Riccardo Atherton | "Vision of Love" | Advanced |
| 10 | Pixie Lott | Sophia Burridge | "Stone Cold" | Eliminated |
| 11 | Pixie Lott | Jess Folley | "Tears" | Advanced |
| 12 | Pixie Lott | Lewis Blissett | "Who's Lovin' You" | Eliminated |

### Final (16 July)

The live final aired from 7.10pm until 9.00pm. This episode determined the winner of the £30,000 cash prize for his/her musical future and a family holiday to Disneyland Paris.
* Group performances: Team Danny with Danny Jones ("Shine a Light"), Team Pixie with Pixie Lott ("Boys and Girls"), Team Will with will.i.am ("I Gotta Feeling")
* Musical guests: Niall Horan ("Slow Hands") and The Vamps ("Middle of the Night")
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Danny Jones | Courtney Hadwin | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Finalist |
| 2 | Pixie Lott | Riccardo Atherton | "Beauty and the Beast" | Finalist |
| 3 | will.i.am | Gina Philpot | "I Say a Little Prayer" | Finalist |
| 4 | Danny Jones | Erin LeCount | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Finalist |
| 5 | Pixie Lott | Jess Folley | "Love on Top" | Winner |
| 6 | will.i.am | Jake McKenchie | "Humble and Kind" | Finalist |