The Voice UK (series 3) The Voice UK (series 3) The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The third series began airing on 11 January 2014 on BBC One, as opposed to the usual start in March. will.i.am and Tom Jones returned as coaches, while Kylie Minogue and Ricky Wilson joined the show as replacements for former coaches, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue. Emma Willis and Marvin Humes co-presented the show for the first time, replacing Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates. On 9 February 2014, it was announced that a new spin off show called "" would air
The Voice UK the running for it. If the BBC got it—and managed to sign Cheryl—then it could snare loads of viewers away from "The X Factor"." ITV were planning to have "The Voice UK" as "'companion show'" for "The X Factor". On 18 June 2011, it was reported that the BBC had won the rights to "The Voice UK". In mid-2011 it was revealed that BBC would be broadcasting "The Voice" after paying £22 million. Danny Cohen, the controller of BBC One, said he wants the programme to emulate the success of "The Apprentice" and defended his decision to invest in it.