1. The auditions for the 3rd series of The Voice UK began last week at BBC’s Media city. There is a slight
twist to the first two series as there are two brand new coaches. Grammy award winner Kylie
Minogue and lead singer of the chart topping band Kaiser Chiefs, Ricky Wilson have replaced Jessie J
and Danny O’Donoghue. Original coaches Tom Jones and Will.i.am are still apart of the line-up of
coaches.
Kylie has said “I’m very excited to become a coach on the voice. I love the concept of the show and
I’ve been a viewer of both series. The search for new talent is such an important aspect of the music
industry and the voice gives us all a part to play in that”
Media teacher Damen Bramwell said “The new judges seemed to be a bit nervous and they didn’t
speak as much as Jessie and Danny used too.”
And first time audience member Emily Grimshaw says “I really enjoyed my experience. I thought
there were a lot more singers that stood out on the second day rather than the first day of auditions.
I thought the new judges were a really good addition.”