The Voice UK referred to as a "big, exciting and warm-hearted series"and a "new generation in its genre". The discomfort caused by the poor design of the chair, which weighs 19-stone, has drawn criticism from will.i.am, who claims that it makes him hunch his shoulders. There are five different stages: producers' auditions, Blind auditions, Battle phase, Knockout stage and live shows. "The Voice UK"s first stage is the producers' auditions, which are not shown on television. The first shown stage is the blind auditions, where they sing in front of the coaches. The coaches have their backs to the singer, and if they
The Voice UK that Paloma Faith would replace Ora, with Boy George replacing original coach Jones, who was let go and would not be involved in the fifth series' production. On 7 November 2015, it was announced that the fifth series of "The Voice UK" would be the last to air on BBC. On 23 November 2015, ITV announced they had acquired the rights to air "The Voice UK" for three additional series, set to begin airing in 2017. They also announced their plans to produce two additional series, "The Voice Kids" and an untitled ITV2 spin-off, both also set to air in