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 (series 5) Voice UK" will move to ITV in 2017. On 13 November, Wilson confirmed that this would be his last series. On 9 April 2016 former Liberty X singer Kevin Simm was announced as the winner of the series, this gave Ricky Wilson his second consecutive win as a coach. This was the final series to feature Wilson as a coach, and the only series to feature Boy George and Paloma Faith, and the final series to feature Humes as a presenter. On 1 March 2015, rumours began circulating that Rita Ora would be leaving the show after just one series