The Voice UK (series 6) The Voice UK (series 6) The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series began airing on 7 January 2017, with Emma Willis hosting the main show, and Cel Spellman presenting online spin-off show "The V Room". It is the first series to air on ITV since its move from BBC One. will.i.am returned for his sixth series as a coach, Sir Tom Jones also returned to the show after a series hiatus, replacing Paloma Faith, and Jennifer Hudson and Gavin Rossdale joined as new coaches on the show, replacing Boy George
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"