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The first series of the talent show The Voice UK began broadcasting on 24 March 2012. The coaches are Tom Jones, Jessie J, Danny O'Donoghue of The Script and will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. Each coach chose who they wanted on their team by pressing their "I Want You" button. When one or more coaches turned around, the contestant chose which team he or she wanted to join. If none of the coaches pressed their button by the end of the contestant's song, all four coaches turned around to give advice to the contestant who would not progress in the show.^[1] The eventual winner will receive £100,000, as well as a record deal with Universal Republic.^[2]

Team Danny [link]

Max Milner [link]

Max Milner is a 21 year old, singer-songwriter from London. He is the son of West End and Eurovision Song Contest star Sally Ann Triplet. ^[3] He impressed the judges with his mashup of The Beatles' 'Come Together' & Eminem's 'Lose Yourself', coaches Jessie J, Will.i.am and Danny O'Donoghue turned around for Max with Max choosing to take a place in Team Danny.^[4] Finchley born Max studied at Laine Theatre Arts where he graduated in 2010 after leaving Mill Hill County High School in Worcester Crescent. He is also the frontman of folk-pop outfit Meanwhile In Tinseltown.^[5]

Bo Bruce [link]

Bo Bruce, 27, who was born in Wiltshire is a member of the British aristocracy and officially styled as Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce,^[6]. Before auditioning for The Voice UK, Bo appeared on Channel 4's Orange Unsigned Act in 2009, where she finished in 4th place. Bruce has performed extensively and in December 2010 she independently released a self-written EP,^[7] entitled 'Search The Night'.

In her The Voice UK blind audition Bo sang the David Guetta/Usher hit 'Without You', coaches Will.I.Am and Danny O'Donoghue turned round in a bid to add Bo to their teams. Bo opted to join Team Danny as she felt they had the most in common.^[8] In the battle round Bo sang against fellow Team Danny artist Vince Freeman, the pair duetted on the U2 classic 'With or Without You'. Team Danny coach Danny O'Donoghue chose to take Bo through to the live rounds.^[9] In her first live show on 5 May 2012, Bo sang 'Running Up That Hill' by Kate Bush. Bo received praise from all four coaches and was voted straight through to the next round of the competition with the viewers vote.^[6] Bruce received the praise of the songwriter Kate Bush, who posted a message to Bo on Twitter, Facebook and katebush.com.^[10][11] In the statement Bush congratulated Bruce on her 'fantastic performance'. Bush also stated that she thought Bruce's performance was 'really beautiful and moving' and also said that she 'felt so proud of Bo'. She also wished Bo luck in the competition.^[10]

In her second live show on 19 May 2012 Bo sang 'Love The Way You Lie' by Rihanna. Bruce received praise from the coaches and will.i.am commented that Bo "sang a million times better than Rihanna."^[12] In the results show, broadcast on 20 May 2012 it was announced that Bo Bruce had received the most public votes of all remaining Team Danny acts and would therefore progress immediately onto the Semi-final round of the competition without facing elimination.^[13] Bo performed 'Charlie Brown' by Coldplay in The Voice UK semi-final on 27 May 2012. Coach Will.i.Am commented that Bo's mentor Danny O'Donoghue 'made Bo the Superstar that she is' with the staging of the performance she gave. ^[14] In the results show broadcast the following day, it was revealed that of the two remaining Team Danny acts, Bo had received the most public votes and would therefore go on to represent Team Danny in the final of The Voice UK and compete to win the recording contract prize. ^{[15] [16]}

David Julien [link]

David Julien, 23, from Leigh, quit his night shift at Sainsbury's to focus on The Voice UK. His dad is his biggest supporter and never misses any of his gigs.^[17].

Aleks Josh [link]

Aleks Josh, 17, is from Stevenage, Hertfordshire. He is a life guard at Stevenage swimming pool. ^[18] Aleks entered the blind auditions with the Jason Mraz song I'm Yours. He was chosen by Danny to be on his team, and he got through the battle rounds, when he battled against Emmy J Mac. In the first live show, Aleks sang Dream A Little Dream Of Me^{[citation needed]} In the second live shows, Aleks sang Better Together. He was eliminated on that same show.^{[citation needed]}

Hannah Berney [link]

Hannah Berney, 21, is a university student from Chepstow.^[19]

Team Jessie [link]

Toni Warne [link]

Vince Kidd [link]

Vince Kidd whose real name is Matthew Protheroe. He auditioned for the fourth series of The X Factor (UK). He made it to the bootcamp stage before being put into the band Futureproof, who were formed from male singers who initially auditioned as soloists but did not make it past the bootcamp stage. They were voted off on the third live show.

Vince auditioned singing "Like a Virgin" by Madonna, Kidd was chosen by all four coaches selecting Jessie J as his mentor to advance to the second round with.^[20] He made it to the final.

Cassius Henry [link]

Ruth-Ann St. Luce [link]

Becky Hill [link]

Team Tom [link]

Adam Isaac [link]

Adam, 29, is from Exeter. He has been gigging around the South West for the past ten years and has even met the approval of Joss Stone's mother. Prior to his audition, he released an EP and his dream is to play Glastonbury.^[21]

Sam Buttery [link]

Sam Buttery is aged 20 and comes from London. In his Blind Audition, Sam sang Adele's 'Set Fire To The Rain'. He was eliminated in the Live Finals.^[22]

Ruth Brown [link]

20-year-old Ruth Brown from London blew the coaches away during her Blind Audition and won a prestigious spot on Sir Tom’s team. She sang 'The Voice Within' for her semi-final performance, but was eliminated. ^[23]

Leanne Mitchell [link]

Leanne Mitchell was born in Lowestoft in 1984. She nearly had a record contract when she was just 15. She sings, plays piano and the organ. She also writes music. Prior to joining The Voice she sang at a holiday park. In her Blind Audition, she sang Beyoncé’s ‘If I Were A Boy’ and both Tom and Danny turned around. After some deliberation, she took her place on Sir Tom’s team. ^[24]

Team Will [link]

Joelle Moses [link]

Joelle, age 21 from London, had recorded demo vocals for Rihanna, Gabriella Cilmi and Toni Braxton prior to auditioning for The Voice. For her Blind Audition, Joelle sang Adele’s 'Rolling in the Deep' and all four coaches turned their chairs. She chose to join Team will.i.am.^[25]

Tyler James [link]

Jaz Ellington [link]

Frances Wood [link]

Sophie Griffin [link]

References [link]

External links [link]

The Voice UK Artists