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 outlets saw this move as a deliberate attempt by ITV to create a "TV ratings war" with the BBC. In November 2015, the BBC announced that the fifth series of "The Voice UK" would be their last. That same month, ITV announced they had acquired the rights to air "The Voice UK" for three additional series, as well as plans for two series of "The Voice Kids" starting in 2017. In 2018, "The Voice Kids" was renewed for a third series which will air in mid-2019. The Voice UK will air it's eighth series on 5 January 2019. "The Voice"