The Voice UK (series 2) lined up to replace them. Despite these claims, in November 2012, it was confirmed that will.i.am, Jessie J, Jones and Danny O'Donoghue would all be returning for the second series.. This is the final series to see Jessie J and Danny O' Donoghue in The Voice UK, as both left the show before the 2014 series. Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates both confirmed that they would be returning for their second series as presenters in November 2012. The teams were revealed during the 4 May 2013 episode of the blind auditions. The blind auditions began in Salford, Greater Manchester on
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"