The Voice UK (series 7) will.i.am would be returning as a coach on the show for his seventh series, with ITV stating that they were in "all parties" to have Sir Tom Jones to return as a coach as well. After much speculation regarding his future on the programme, on 6 August 2017, Gavin Rossdale announced his departure from the programme, after just one series as a coach. Following this announcement, Danny Jones became the favourite to replace Rossdale, after impressing show producers in his performance on the junior spin-off programme "The Voice UK", though former coach Ricky Wilson was also in the running, as
The Voice of Finland January 2017. The winner of the sixth season was Saija Saarnisto from Redrama's team. The sixth season premiered on Nelonen on January 2017. The winner of the seventh season was Jerkka Virtanen from Redrama's team. "The Voice Kids" is originally a Dutch-based program intended for young people aged 8-14.. The program is a children's version of "The Voice of Finland". The competition proceeded as well as in The Voice of Finland, with the Blind audition, the Battles and live performances, the semi-finals and finally the finals. The coaches included "The Voice of Finland"'s coach Elastinen, PMMP's singer Mira Luoti and