The Voice Kids (British series 6)
The Voice Kids is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series began airing on 26 December 2022, on ITV.[1] Emma Willis returned to present the series. Danny Jones, Pixie Lott and will.i.am returned as coaches, whilst, on 21 January 2022, it was announced that former The Voice Australia coach Ronan Keating would replace Melanie C this series.[2][3] Similar to the previous series, it was announced that the series would contain three episodes – two blind auditions and the final – which aired over three consecutive nights, with the show concluding on 28 December.
| The Voice Kids | |
|---|---|
| Series 6 | |
| Hosted by | |
| Coaches | |
| Winner | Israella Chris |
| Winning coach | Pixie Lott |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | 26 December – 28 December 2022 |
| Series chronology | |
Israella Chris won the competition, marking Pixie Lott's fourth win as a coach and the most wins in any version of the UK variation of the show after Sir Tom Jones gained his third victory in the eleventh regular series.[4]
Teams
Colour key:
- Winner
- Finalist
- Eliminated in the Battles
| Coach | Top 16 Artists | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Tawana McGrath | Carter J Murphy | Amber Gregg | Darcie Mann |
| Ronan Keating | Sebastian | Freya Catherine | Aimee McKelvie | Lyra Tucker |
| Pixie Lott | Israella Chris | Tommy Featherstone | Lacey Leadbetter | Eva Norton |
| Danny Jones | Todd Dachtler | Bethany | Myleen Chivasa | Caelan Edie |
Blind auditions
| ✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | |
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | |
| Artist eliminated as no coach pressed his or her "I WANT YOU" button |
Episode 1 (26 December)
The first episode aired on 26 December 2022 and featured the first round of auditions.[5]
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Ronan | Pixie | Danny | ||||
| 1 | Freya Catherine | 13 | "Piece of My Heart" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Carter J Murphy | 7 | "Dear Darlin'" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 3 | Olga | 11 | "Crazy in Love" | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Lacey Leadbetter | 11 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | – | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Myleen Chivasa | 14 | "Almost Is Never Enough" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 6 | Sebastian | 9 | "L-O-V-E" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 7 | Bethany | 14 | "Drivers License" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 8 | Tommy Featherstone | 13 | "Make You Feel My Love" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Tawana McGrath | 13 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 2 (27 December)
The second episode aired on 27 December 2022 and featured the second round of auditions.[6]
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Ronan | Pixie | Danny | ||||
| 1 | Israella Chris | 13 | "Georgia on My Mind" | – | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Todd Dachtler | 14 | "Always Be My Baby" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 3 | Gabriella & Jasmine T | 12 & 10 | "Master Blaster (Jammin')" | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Amber Gregg | 10 | "Remember" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 5 | Caelan Edie | 12 | "i" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 6 | Aimee McKelvie | 12 | "Wild World" | – | ✔ | – | Team full |
| 7 | Eva Norton | 12 | "Jealous" | – | – | ✔ | |
| 8 | Darcie Mann | 14 | "Bruises" | ✔ | – | Team full | |
| 9 | Sam | 14 | "Bring Him Home" | Team full | – | ||
| 10 | Lyra Tucker | 14 | "River" | ✔ | |||
Show details
Results summary
- Team's colour key
- Team Will
- Team Ronan
- Team Pixie
- Team Danny
- Result's colour key
- Artist received the most public votes
- Finalist
- Artist was eliminated
| Contestant | Battles round | Grand Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israella Chris | Safe | Winner | ||
| Tawana McGrath | Safe | Finalist | ||
| Sebastian | Safe | Finalist | ||
| Todd Dachtler | Safe | Finalist | ||
| Eva Norton | Eliminated | Eliminated (Battles round) | ||
| Lacey Leadbetter | Eliminated | |||
| Tommy Featherstone | Eliminated | |||
| Amber Gregg | Eliminated | |||
| Carter J Murphy | Eliminated | |||
| Darcie Mann | Eliminated | |||
| Bethany | Eliminated | |||
| Caelan Edie | Eliminated | |||
| Myleen Chivasa | Eliminated | |||
| Aimee McKelvie | Eliminated | |||
| Freya Catherine | Eliminated | |||
| Lyra Tucker | Eliminated | |||
Final (28 December)
The final episode aired on 28 December 2022.[7]
Battles round
| Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Grand Final | |
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated |
| Order | Coach | Artists | Song | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronan Keating | Sebastian | Freya Catherine | Aimee McKelvie | Lyra Tucker | "Without You" |
| 2 | Danny Jones | Todd Dachtler | Caelan Edie | Myleen Chivasa | Bethany | "Say Something" |
| 3 | will.i.am | Tawana McGrath | Carter J Murphy | Darcie Mann | Amber Gregg | "Levitating" |
| 4 | Pixie Lott | Israella Chris | Tommy Featherstone | Lacey Leadbetter | Eva Norton | "Time After Time" |
Grand Final
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Jones | Todd Dachtler | "In My Blood" | Finalist |
| 2 | Ronan Keating | Sebastian | "Rainbow Connection" | |
| 3 | will.i.am | Tawana McGrath | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | |
| 4 | Pixie Lott | Israella Chris | "How Great Thou Art" | Winner |
References
- "The Voice Kids 2022 start date confirmed for new series". TellyMix. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- "The Voice Kids 2022 unveils new coach". Digital Spy. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- "Ronan Keating joins The Voice Kids UK as coach for new series". TellyMix. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- Walcott, Escher (29 December 2022). "Pixie Lott reveals The Voice Kids winner Israella Chris performed at her wedding". Evening Standard.
- "The Voice Kids - Series 6 - Episode 1". ITVX.
- "The Voice Kids - Series 6 - Episode 2". ITVX.
- "The Voice Kids - Series 6 - Episode 3". ITVX.