The Voice UK (series 7)
The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series began airing on 6 January 2018 and concluded on 7 April 2018. It was presented by Emma Willis on ITV. will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Sir Tom Jones return for their seventh, second and sixth series, respectively, with Olly Murs replacing Gavin Rossdale as a new coach for the series. Previous runner-up Jamie Miller replaced Cel Spellman as the presenter of companion show, The V Room, broadcast through the ITV Hub.
Coaches and presenters
On 6 March 2017, it was announced that will.i.am would be returning as a coach on the show for his seventh series, with ITV stating that they were in "all parties" to have Sir Tom Jones to return as a coach as well. After much speculation regarding his future on the programme, on 6 August 2017, Gavin Rossdale announced his departure from the programme, after just one series as a coach. Following this announcement, Danny Jones became the favourite to replace Rossdale, after impressing show producers in his performance on the junior spin-off programme The Voice UK, though former coach Ricky Wilson was also in the running, as he previously stated that the door would be left open for him to return to the show after his first departure in 2016. On 11 October 2017, Olly Murs was confirmed as Rossdale's replacement, after being linked with the position for many weeks, along with the news that Jennifer Hudson would be returning for her second series as a coach. Emma Willis will return for her second series as solo presenter, her fifth overall, with Jamie Miller replacing Cel Spellman as the presenter of companion show The V Room.On 8 February 2018, it was announced that the coaches will have Guest Mentors to help them choose their acts in the Knockout stages and they are as follows: Craig David will help Olly Murs, Apl.de.ap and Taboo will help will.i.am, Kylie Minogue will help Sir Tom Jones and Mo Adeniran and Leona Lewis will help Jennifer Hudson.
It was announced on 12 March 2018, Vick Hope would be replacing Jamie Miller as the backstage presenter.
Promotion
The first teaser trailer for the seventh series was released in December 2017, featuring coaches will.i.am, Hudson, Jones and Murs. The coaches were also interviewed by The V Room presenter Miller, at the red carpet for the blind auditions.Teams
Colour key:- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Fourth place
- Eliminated in the Semi-Final
- Eliminated in the Knockouts
- Artist was stolen by another coach at the Battles
- Eliminated in the Battles
Blind auditions
;Colour key
| Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button | |
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | |
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | |
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button | |
| Artist Received an "All Turn" |
Episode 1 (6 January)
The series premiere aired from 8.00pm until 9.35pm.- Group performance: The Voice UK coaches – "Feeling Good"
Episode 2 (13 January)
- Performance: between Sir Tom Jones & Jennifer Hudson – "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
Episode 3 (20 January)
- Performance: from Olly Olly Murs – "Dance with Me Tonight"
Episode 4 (27 January)
Episode 5 (3 February)
This episode aired from 8.00pm until 9.30pm.Episode 6 (10 February)
This episode aired from 8.15pm until 9.45pm.Episode 7 (17 February)
This episode aired from 8.00pm until 9.30pm.Battle rounds
Filming for the battles began in December 2017 at dock10, MediaCityUK, following the taping of the blind auditions. Each coach has only one steal. The first part of the battle rounds will be broadcast on 24 February 2018.;Colour key
| Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button | |
| Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts | |
| Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advances to the Knockouts | |
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated |
Knockouts
Filming for the show was on 10–11 March 2018 at Elstree Studios. The first part of the battle rounds will be broadcast on 17 March 2018. In this round the mentors will help at the piano rehearsals.Colour key:
| Artist won the Knockouts and advanced to the Live shows | |
| Artist lost the Knockouts and was eliminated |
Live shows
The live shows began on 31 March 2018.Results summary
;Team’s colour key;Result's colour key
Week 1: Semi-final (31 March)
This episode aired from 8.30pm to 10:00pm.- Musical guest: Mo Jamil
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Olly Murs | Jamie Grey | "Say Something" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Tom Jones | Lucy Milburn | "One Last Time" | Eliminated |
| 3 | will.i.am | Tai | "When Doves Cry" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Jennifer Hudson | Gayatri Nair | "Alive" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Jennifer Hudson | Belle Voci | "Skyfall" | Advanced |
| 6 | Tom Jones | Ruti Olajugbagbe | "Waiting for a Star to Fall" | Advanced |
| 7 | will.i.am | Donel Mangena | "Happy" | Advanced |
| 8 | Olly Murs | Lauren Bannon | "In the Air Tonight" | Advanced |
Week 2: Final (7 April)
This episode will air from 8:30pm to 10:10pm.Group performance: The Voice UK coaches – "Come Together"
| Order | Coach | Artist | First song | Order | Duet | Order | Winners single | Result |
| 1 | will.i.am | Donel Mangena | "Let Me Love You" | 7 | "OMG" | 9 | "Cold Water" | Runner-up |
| 2 | Jennifer Hudson | Belle Voci | "O Fortuna" | 5 | "My Heart Will Go On" | N/A | N/A | 3rd Place |
| 3 | Tom Jones | Ruti Olajugbagbe | "If You're Not the One" | 8 | "What a Wonderful World" | 10 | "Dreams" | Winner |
| 4 | Olly Murs | Lauren Bannon | "Stay" | 6 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | N/A | N/A | 4th Place |
Reception
Ratings
Official ratings are taken from BARB.| Episode | Date | Official ratings | ITV weekly rank |
| Blind auditions 1 | 6 January | 6.50 | 16 |
| Blind auditions 2 | 13 January | 6.60 | 15 |
| Blind auditions 3 | 20 January | 6.76 | 15 |
| Blind auditions 4 | 27 January | 6.24 | 15 |
| Blind auditions 5 | 3 February | 6.20 | 14 |
| Blind auditions 6 | 10 February | 6.37 | 14 |
| Blind auditions 7 | 17 February | 5.87 | 17 |
| Battle rounds 1 | 24 February | 6.56 | 13 |
| Battle rounds 2 | 3 March | 6.08 | 14 |
| Battle rounds 3 | 10 March | 5.71 | 16 |
| Knockout rounds 1 | 17 March | 5.70 | 16 |
| Knockout rounds 2 | 24 March | 4.76 | 16 |
| Live Semi-Final | 31 March | 5.40 | 17 |
| Live Final | 7 April | 5.87 | 14 |