The Voice UK has revealed three brand new coaches will be joining will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones on the hunt for a musical superstar.
It comes after coach’s Olly Murs and Anne-Marie being axed from The Voice UK in a huge show ‘refresh’.
Grammy Award winner and internationally acclaimed artist LeAnn Rimes has joined the coaching line-up.
Meanwhile, making The Voice UK history, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones will fill the fourth coaching spot in a double chair.
As one half of BRIT Award winning group McFly, Tom and Danny will join forces, but in a format twist, both will have to agree in order to turn the chair.
The Voice UK has revealed three brand new coaches will be joining will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones on the hunt for a musical superstar
It comes after coach’s Olly Murs and Anne-Marie being axed from The Voice UK in a huge show ‘refresh’
Following the announcement: LeAnn said: ‘I’m truly excited and grateful to take on the role of coach on The Voice UK and to be joining an epic panel of coaches.
‘Being able to work with and nurture emerging, vibrant talent in the UK represents a new chapter of my heart felt connection with the wonderful fans I’ve had deep ties with for decades.
‘I’m looking forward to offering my heart and guidance, sharing what I’ve learned through my own musical journey, and discovering the extraordinary talent that the UK is renowned for.’
Tom and Danny added: ‘To be making The Voice UK history as the first ever double chair combo is going to be epic and we’re both ready for the challenge. And of course, we couldn’t ask to be in greater company than our fellow Voice family members Emma, will, sir Tom and LeAnn. Roll on the talent!’
Emma Willis is back presenting the show, as each of the hopefuls takes to the stage in the hope of turning one of the iconic red chairs and winning a life changing record contract with music giants EMI, £50k and a holiday to Universal Studios Florida.
The shock dumping comes after Olly, 39, hit out at The Voice after being dropped admitting he was ‘gutted.’
He said: ‘I got the call last week to say I won’t be back on the show, and it’s a bit of a shock, to be honest. I didn’t really expect that to come.’
Grammy Award winner and internationally acclaimed artist LeAnn Rimes has joined the coaching line-up
Tom and Danny added: ‘To be making The Voice UK history as the first ever double chair combo is going to be epic and we’re both ready for the challenge.’
The shock dumping comes after Olly, 39, hit out at The Voice after being dropped admitting he was ‘gutted’
Opening up about the decision, he continued: ‘But I don’t want to sit here like other artists might, and shine and gloss this up and say, ‘It was my decision.’ I don’t want to do that.
‘I don’t want to bulls**t my fans or bulls**t people who watch the show, and say, ‘Oh, it was an amicable decision to leave — I’ve got lots of things on next year, I can’t do it any more. No.’
Olly’s axing comes six years after he joined the show.
But it looks like Olly won’t be off telly screens for long as he could be replacing Rita Ora, 32, on The Masked Singer who is reportedly taking a step back from the show.
The singer who shot to fame in 2009 on The X Factor, would be joining Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and comedian Mo Gilligan on the next series.
The Voice UK will return to ITV1, STV, ITVX and STV Player later this year.
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