# The Voice UK series 12

The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The twelfth series of The Voice UK premiered on 4 November 2023 on ITV. will.i.am, Anne-Marie, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs returned as coaches, whilst Emma Willis again returned as presenter. It was the final series to feature Murs and Anne-Marie as coaches, following their axing from the show after six and three series as coaches, respectively.
On 30 December 2023, Jen & Liv were announced as the winner of the season, marking will.i.am's second win as a coach on the adult version of the show. Their win marks the second occurrence that a duo won a variation of The Voice UK, the first being done by Shanice & Andrea Nyandoro in the seventh series of The Voice Kids, who were also on Team will.i.am. It also marks the first time in any variation ever that a winning act had a different coach turn their official coach's chair during their audition (as host Willis sat in will.i.am's chair for their audition).

## Coaches

will.i.am, Anne-Marie, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs will return as coaches, whilst Emma Willis will return as the show's presenter.
In September 2023, it was confirmed by Olly Murs himself that since he had been axed from the show for future series, this would be his last as a coach. Speaking of his axing, Murs said he was "gutted" and added that receiving the news was a "bit of a shock".
In October 2023, a week prior to the show's premiere, it was announced that the twelfth series would also be Anne-Marie's last and that she had been "axed from the series" as part of producers' plans to "refresh the show".

## Production

Auditions for the twelfth series were held via the usual online application process, as well as various pubs, karaoke bars and open mic nights throughout 2022. Groups were invited to apply for the first time along with the usual soloists, duos and trios. Applications closed in September 2022, and began filming at Dock10 in December 2022.
The first trailer for the series was revealed in October 2023, and featured all four coaches singing along to "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa, before pushing their buttons and turning around in their chairs.
The series was again pre-recorded, and began on 4 November 2023, the latest the show has ever launched, due to ITV's coverage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The blocked feature would not be returning to the blind auditions due to the controversiality of the button over the media.

## Teams
### Colour key

* Winner
* Finalist
* Eliminated in the Semi-Final
* Eliminated in the Callbacks
* Withdrew
| Coach | Top 40 Artists | Top 40 Artists | Top 40 Artists | Top 40 Artists | Top 40 Artists |
| will.i.am | | | | | |
| will.i.am | Jen & Liv | THePETEBOX | Katie Coleman | Sese Foster | Hayley Chart |
| will.i.am | Laville | Matt Green | Zaza | Shane Brierley | Cleo Stewart |
| Anne-Marie | | | | | |
| Anne-Marie | Jolie Stevens | Deja Vu | Nia Ekanem | Lil Shakz | Chinchilla |
| Anne-Marie | Ryan Barton | Gwannty | The Skylarks | Valntna | Rachel Burnett |
| Sir Tom Jones | | | | | |
| Sir Tom Jones | Callum Doignie | Bianca White | AV4C | Jerusha Frimpong | Fatt Butcher |
| Sir Tom Jones | Daisy Gill | Keilah Rebekah | Jazz Morley | Brendan Sherk | Adaeze |
| Olly Murs | | | | | |
| Olly Murs | Hope Winter | Kelly Hastings | Stan Urban | Marta Spizhenko | The Ashatones |
| Olly Murs | Sheridan Coldstream | Jack Desmond | Jess Hayes | Simon Simms | Imisi Peletu |

## Blind auditions
### Episode 1 (4 November)

* Coach performances: "Stairway to Heaven"
** will.i.am — "Let's Get It Started"
** Tom Jones with Stan Urban — "Great Balls of Fire"
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| 1 | Deja Vu | 19–25 | "Unholy" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Mitchell Chambers | 29 | "She Used to Be Mine" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Jerusha Frimpong | 27 | "Wish I Didn't Miss You" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Laville | 36 | "Perfect Ruin" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Yoni Shine | 16 | "Let It Go" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Stan Urban | 79 | "Little Queenie" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 7 | Lil Shakz | 18 | "Minimal Things" (original song) | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 8 | Hope Winter | 23 | "Mirror" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 2 (11 November)

* Coach performances:
** Tom Jones — "Sex Bomb"
** Olly Murs — "Heart Skips a Beat"
** Anne-Marie — "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)"
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| 1 | Liam Palmer | 19 | "XO" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Jen & Liv | 21 & 23 | "Woman" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Callum Doignie | 28 | "Traitor" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Sese Foster | 31 | "Thinking Out Loud" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| 5 | Pete Restrick | 31 | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Chinchilla | 25 | "I Put a Spell on You" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 7 | Sheridan Coldstream | 59 | "Listen Before I Go" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 8 | Bianca White | 35 | "Chains" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
* ↑ The show's presenter, Emma Willis, took will.i.am's place as coach for this performance

### Episode 3 (18 November)

* Coach performance: Tom Jones & Anne-Marie — "Stand By Me"
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| 1 | AV4C | 32–39 | "All My Life" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 2 | THePETEBOX | — | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Mariama Goodman | 44 | "Out Here on My Own" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Gwannty | 29 | "Essence" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Marta Spizhenko | 33 | "Not About Angels" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 6 | Kurtis Joinson | 27 | "Damn Your Eyes" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Nia Ekanem | 30 | "Let It Be" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 8 | Fatt Butcher | 32 | "This Woman's Work" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 4 (25 November)

* Coach performance—"Rock Around the Clock"
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| 1 | Daisy Gill | 24 | "In the Name of Love" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Albert Stott | 18 | "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Ryan Barton | 31 | "Just the Two of Us" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 4 | Hayley Chart | 52 | "Sinnerman" | ✔ | — | — | ✔ |
| 5 | The Ashatones | 28–30 | "About Damn Time" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 6 | Scarlette Von B | 26 | "Blue Jeans" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Katie Coleman | 28 | "Natural Woman" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 8 | Kelly Hastings | 41 | "Bird Set Free" | — | — | — | ✔ |

### Episode 5 (2 December)

* Coach performance: Olly Murs & will.i.am — "Troublemaker"
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| 1 | Liam Price | 34 | "Stop!" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Jolie Stevens | 19 | "Clearly" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 3 | Matt Green | 34 | "Not Take Me Back to London" (original song) | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| 4 | Keilah Rebekah | 23 | "You Say" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Jack Desmond | 22 | "A Thousand Miles" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 6 | Jess Hayes | 25 | "The Dark End of the Street" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Bob Strachan | 44 | "Folsom Prison Blues" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Zaza | 30 | "Back to Life" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 9 | Jazz Morley | 33 | "Landslide" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 6 (9 December)

* Coach performance: Anne-Marie — "Psycho"
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| 1 | Cleo Stewart | 30 | "Heaven" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Kim Palmer | 30 | "It Must Have Been Love" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Simon Simms | 28 | "Bibia Be Ye Ye" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 4 | The Skylarks | 16 & 44 | "Dancing in the Dark" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 5 | Shannon Hurst | 26 | "The Joke" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Valntna | 31 | "I'm Going Down" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 7 | Brendan Shek | 24 | "All For You" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Imisi Peletu | 21 | "Moon River" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 9 | Shane Brierley | 17 | "Heal" | ✔ | — | — | Team full |

### Episode 7 (16 December)

| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices | Coaches and artists choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | will.i.am | Anne-Marie | Tom | Olly |
| 1 | Adaeze | 18 | "When You Were Mine" | Team full | ✔ | ✔ | Team full |
| 2 | Rachel Burnett | 19 | "Unintended" | Team full | ✔ | Team full | Team full |

## Callbacks

For this season, the 'Callbacks' returned. This stage aired on 16 December, following the final round of blind auditions. In this round, each coach brought in a mentor for their team. Paloma Faith, Clara Amfo and Raye, Jamie Cullum, and Luke Evans were invited by will.i.am, Anne-Marie, Tom Jones, and Olly Murs, respectively. Cleo Stewart from Team Will withdrew from the competition prior to the Callbacks.
In the Callbacks, the coaches divided their 10 contestants selected in the blind auditions into three groups, where they were given the same song to sing in their own styles. After all artists of the same group finished their performances, the coaches had to choose one to advance to the semi-final. A total of three artists were taken through to the semi-final per coach.
Callbacks Results :
| Episode | Order | Coach | Winner | Song | Losers |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 1 | Olly Murs | Stan Urban | "Hound Dog" | Jess Hayes |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 1 | Olly Murs | Stan Urban | "Hound Dog" | Simon Simms |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 1 | Olly Murs | Stan Urban | "Hound Dog" | The Ashatones |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 2 | Olly Murs | Kelly Hastings | "Ordinary World" | Marta Spizhenko |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 2 | Olly Murs | Kelly Hastings | "Ordinary World" | Sheridan Coldstream |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 3 | Olly Murs | Hope Winter | "Feels Like This" | Imisi Peletu |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 3 | Olly Murs | Hope Winter | "Feels Like This" | Jack Desmond |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 4 | will.i.am | Jen & Liv | "ABCDEFU" | Sese Foster |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 4 | will.i.am | Jen & Liv | "ABCDEFU" | Shane Brierley |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 5 | will.i.am | Katie Coleman | "She Blinded Me with Science" | Matt Green |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 5 | will.i.am | THePETEBOX | "She Blinded Me with Science" | Matt Green |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 6 | will.i.am | — | "Ordinary People" | Hayley Chart |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 6 | will.i.am | — | "Ordinary People" | Laville |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 6 | will.i.am | — | "Ordinary People" | Zaza |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 7 | Anne-Marie | — | "Glimpse of Us" | Gwannty |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 7 | Anne-Marie | — | "Glimpse of Us" | Rachel Burnett |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 7 | Anne-Marie | — | "Glimpse of Us" | Valntna |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 8 | Anne-Marie | Deja Vu | "Lucky" | The Skylarks |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 8 | Anne-Marie | Jolie Stevens | "Lucky" | The Skylarks |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 9 | Anne-Marie | Nia Ekanem | "Virtual Insanity" | Chinchilla |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 9 | Anne-Marie | Nia Ekanem | "Virtual Insanity" | Lil Shakz |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 9 | Anne-Marie | Nia Ekanem | "Virtual Insanity" | Ryan Barton |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 10 | Sir Tom Jones | Callum Doignie | "A House Is Not a Home" | Fatt Butcher |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 10 | Sir Tom Jones | Callum Doignie | "A House Is Not a Home" | Jazz Morley |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 11 | Sir Tom Jones | AV4C | "Angel of Mine" | Brendan Sherk |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 11 | Sir Tom Jones | Bianca White | "Angel of Mine" | Keilah Rebekah |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 12 | Sir Tom Jones | — | "California Dreamin'" | Adaeze |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 12 | Sir Tom Jones | — | "California Dreamin'" | Daisy Gill |
| Episode 7 (16 December) | 12 | Sir Tom Jones | — | "California Dreamin'" | Jerusha Frimpong |

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

* Team Will
* Team Anne-Marie
* Team Tom
* Team Olly

#### Result's colour key

    Artist received the most public votes
    Artist was eliminated
Weekly results :
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 |
| Jen & Liv | Safe | Winner |
| Callum Doignie | Safe | Finalist |
| Hope Winter | Safe | Finalist |
| Jolie Stevens | Safe | Finalist |
| Deja Vu | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Nia Ekanem | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Katie Coleman | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| THePETEBOX | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Kelly Hastings | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Stan Urban | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| AV4C | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Bianca White | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) |

### Week 1: Semi-final (23 December)

The Semi-final aired on 23 December 2023. The 12 contestants who advanced from the Callbacks competed, with each coach having to select one artist out of three to take through to the final.
Performances in the semi-final episode :
| Episode | Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 1 | Sir Tom Jones | AV4C | "Stand Up" | Eliminated |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 2 | Sir Tom Jones | Callum Doignie | "Control" | Saved |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 3 | Sir Tom Jones | Bianca White | "Rescue" | Eliminated |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 4 | Olly Murs | Stan Urban | "Johnny B. Goode" | Eliminated |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 5 | Olly Murs | Kelly Hastings | "Impossible" | Eliminated |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 6 | Olly Murs | Hope Winter | "Jealous Guy" | Saved |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 7 | will.i.am | THePETEBOX | "Heat Waves" | Eliminated |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 8 | will.i.am | Katie Coleman | "Firebabe" | Eliminated |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 9 | will.i.am | Jen & Liv | "Sway" | Saved |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 10 | Anne-Marie | Deja Vu | "Beautiful Liar" | Eliminated |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 11 | Anne-Marie | Jolie Stevens | "What Now" | Saved |
| Episode 8 (23 December) | 12 | Anne-Marie | Nia Ekanem | "Everybody Hurts" | Eliminated |

### Week 2: Final (30 December)

* Coach performance: "When Doves Cry"/"Kiss"
* Musical performance: Raye — "Oscar Winning Tears"; Anthonia Edwards — "All I Do Is Try"
The final aired on 30 December 2023. As in the previous series, the final was pre-recorded with the audience voting for the winner. For the first time in the show's history, there was only the winner reveal, with the remaining finalists placing as runners-up, instead of than fourth and third placements.
Performances in the final episode :
| Order | Coach | Artist | First song | Order | Duet (with Coach) | Result |
| 1 | Olly Murs | Hope Winter | "No Peace" | 6 | "I'll Be Waiting" | Finalist |
| 2 | Sir Tom Jones | Callum Doignie | "Breakaway" | 7 | "Bird on the Wire" | Finalist |
| 3 | Anne-Marie | Jolie Stevens | "Forever" | 5 | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | Finalist |
| 4 | will.i.am | Jen & Liv | "I'm Every Woman" | 8 | "Break My Soul" | Winners |