The Voice UK (series 5)
| Broadcast from | 9 January – 9 April 2016 |
|---|---|
| Coaches |
will.i.am Ricky Wilson Boy George Paloma Faith |
| Presenter(s) |
Emma Willis Marvin Humes |
| Broadcaster | BBC One |
| Finals venue | Elstree Studios |
| Kevin Simm | |
| Origin | Chorley, Lancashire |
| Song | "All You Good Friends" |
| Genre(s) | Rock, pop |
| Mentor | Ricky Wilson |
| Jolan | |
The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series began airing on 9 January 2016 on BBC One. The series is hosted by Emma Willis and Marvin Humes, and are joined by coaches will.i.am and Ricky Wilson. Rita Ora did not appear in this series of the show after joining The X Factor and was replaced by Paloma Faith. In addition, Sir Tom Jones did not return and was replaced by Boy George.
The fifth series was the last to be aired on BBC One as The Voice UK will move to ITV in 2017. On 13 November, Wilson confirmed that this would be his last series. On 9 April 2016 former Liberty X singer Kevin Simm was announced as the winner of the series, this gave Ricky Wilson his second consecutive win as a coach. This was the final series to feature Wilson as a coach, and the only series to feature Boy George and Paloma Faith, and the final series to feature Humes as a presenter.
On 1 March 2015, rumours began circulating that Rita Ora would be leaving the show after just one series after host Marvin Humes said "Rita is blowing up across the world right now" and he "wouldn't be too surprised if she was too busy to come back next year": "Jessie and Kylie both quit so they could tour, so it wouldn't be a huge shock if Rita did the same". In addition to this, Humes said that he wouldn't be surprised if "there was a new female next year and a change in the male line-up too." On 15 April 2015, the Daily Star reported that Simon Cowell said he "saw Rita on The Voice and I thought she was very good. When it comes to asking her over, you know, it's fair game", prompting rumours that Ora was set to join his show, The X Factor. However, these rumours were squashed at the end of April after bosses on The X Factor decided "not to pursue her". On 6 June 2015, it was reported once again that Ora could be leaving the show and taking up a place on The X Factor following weeks of rumours. A week later, Ora broke her silence on the topic, saying that "it is nice to even be rumoured to be in the running". She also said that "watching a bidding war going on makes me feel special". On 16 June 2015, it was officially confirmed that Ora had joined The X Factor alongside new judge Nick Grimshaw, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Cowell. It was later confirmed that day that Ora wouldn't be returning to The Voice. During an appearance on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show, Norton teased her about leaving The Voice, asking if this would be her last appearance on BBC One. Ora responded saying "I love the BBC and the BBC love me back. And it was a great experience. [...] But honestly, it was all about time, and when I shoot The Voice, I'm not in the country, and so I technically wouldn't be able to do it anyway. But literally, that's the truth. They knew I couldn't have done it because my second album comes out then."
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