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 Jermain Jackman Jermain Jackman (born 10 January 1995) is a British singer who won the third series of the BBC television singing competition "The Voice UK" in 2014. His debut album, "Jermain Jackman", was released on 23 March 2015. Jackman is from Hackney, and was born into an Afro-Guyanese family with 4 older siblings and a twin sister. Since a young age Jermaine has been singing and has been passionate about both singing and politics. He studied at Islington Arts and Media School in north London and had good grades. Jackman also studied music at Sir George Monoux 6th Form