{"id":214167,"date":"2025-06-25T21:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214167\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T21:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:31:11","slug":"the-voice-uk-confirms-format-for-2026-series-battle-return-and-series-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214167\/","title":{"rendered":"THE VOICE UK CONFIRMS FORMAT FOR 2026 SERIES, BATTLE RETURN AND SERIES EXTENDED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-298bs6527\">The Voice UK is returning to ITV, in early 2026 as exclusively revealed by TV Zone, with an extended run of 10 episodes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/d56877_a01da68e2ec44bbbb7854d5af390592d~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;max-width:100%\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvzoneuk.com\/post\/thevoiceuk-2026format-ann1\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/d56877_a01da68e2ec44bbbb7854d5af390592d~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_4000,h_2250,al_c,q_90\/d56877_a01da68e2ec44bbbb7854d5af390592d~mv2.jpg\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe _6XZJW UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-ni3vi234\">The iconic red chairs are ready to spin once again. Superstar coaches will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones return to the coaching panel, alongside last year\u2019s winning coaches, McFly\u2019s Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, who also made history last series as The Voice UK\u2019s first-ever double chair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-7pnx89764\">Also joining the line-up is megastar Kelly Rowland, bringing a wealth of industry experience and a fresh new dynamic to the battle for the UK\u2019s next big star.\u00a0 Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, producer and television personality Kelly Rowland rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of global pop supergroup Destiny\u2019s Child. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-l58nv9776\">At the helm once again is presenter Emma Willis, who will guide the singers through every high note, chair turn and dramatic showdown as they ultimately battle to win a life changing record contract with music giants Universal Music Group, \u00a350,000 in cash and a dream holiday to Universal Studios Resort in Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-gpzh39063\">The new series will see the return of the Battle rounds. Airing across 2&#215;75&#8242; the Battles will air following the 6&#215;75&#8242; audition episodes and be followed by the 1&#215;120 semi-final and 110 minute-long series final. This series will be one episode longer than previous series at 10 episodes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-159vf9782\">Katie Rawcliffe, Director of Entertainment &amp; Daytime Commissioning, says: \u201cWe are delighted to have The Voice UK return. The new lineup brings something for everyone. With the return of our incredible coaches Sir Tom Jones, will.i.am, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, plus the addition of the amazing Kelly Rowland bringing fresh insights and even more energy to the panel, we\u2019re set for another unmissable series full of heart, talent and standout moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-dx3349790\">Diego Rinc\u00f3n, Creative Director at Lifted Entertainment (ITV Studios), says: \u201cWe\u2019re absolutely thrilled to welcome Kelly Rowland to The Voice UK, joining our incredible panel of coaches. She\u2019s a fantastic addition with a proven track record of discovering and mentoring new talent. Together this group is perfectly placed to mentor the next generation of music stars and deliver another brilliant series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-tm20n9796\">Kelly Rowland says: \u201cI am excited to join The Voice UK as a coach, and am looking forward to working with the excellent and passionate coaches the show is known for. I can\u2019t wait to hear all the new talent and to go to battle for my team. Let\u2019s go!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-lu5vo9801\">will.i.am says: &#8220;I can&#8217;t wait for the new season of The Voice UK. I&#8217;m so happy to be back on it. If you thought last year was dope, this year we&#8217;ve got Kelly Rowland who&#8217;s gonna take this season to the dopest level possible! We&#8217;ve got Danny and Tom who are the super dope duo, and the dopest legend of them all is back &#8211; Sir Tom Jones. The whole point of this show is to watch aspirational, ambitious singers pursue their dreams &#8211; it&#8217;s a joy prescription for a healthy amount of dopamine that brings love to our lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-p73109807\">Sir Tom Jones says: \u201cIt\u2019s always a pleasure to return to The Voice UK as every year I\u2019m reminded of the incredible talent we have in this country. I\u2019m looking forward to sitting alongside will.i.am once again, having Tom and Danny in their chair for a second series, and of course I\u2019m excited to welcome Kelly Rowland to the panel. She\u2019s an amazing artist with a huge amount of experience to share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-9mzms9814\">Tom and Danny say: \u201cWe are absolutely buzzing to be back in the double chair! Last series was an incredible ride and we loved taking Ava all the way to the final together. We\u2019re ready for another go at finding a winner and this time we\u2019ve got Kelly Rowland to compete with, which makes it even more exciting. We can\u2019t wait to see what she brings to the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-cnvdc9818\">Emma Willis says: \u201cI\u2019m so excited to be back for another series of The Voice UK. It\u2019s one of the most joyful shows to work on &#8211; full of passion, talent and of course those unforgettable moments when the chairs turn. With our brilliant coaches returning and the utterly fabulous Kelly Rowland joining the panel, I know this series is going to be something really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04qQG jtShe wGvE1 UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-ff9kb9824\">ITV Studios will handle the distribution of the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Voice UK is returning to ITV, in early 2026 as exclusively revealed by TV Zone, with an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[77,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-214167","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114746142716788434","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}