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
Jermain Jackman College in Walthamstow, East London. Jackman was the winner of series 3 of "The Voice UK" in April 2014, and the first male to win the competition. He beat Christina Marie, who was the favourite. Jackman was given a £100,000 record contract. His cover of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" reached no. 39 on the UK iTunes chart, but finished the week at only number 75 in the charts. He has stated that in the future, he would like to be the first singing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He released an EP of collaborations, "Jermain