The Voice Kids is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourth series began airing on 11 July 2020, being broadcast on a weekly basis on ITV. As with the previous three series, it is hosted by Emma Willis. Danny Jones, Pixie Lott and will.i.am will return as coaches, but Jessie J has been replaced by Paloma Faith, who was also previously a coach on the adult version of the show.[1]
| The Voice Kids | |
|---|---|
| Series 4 | |
| Hosted by |
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| Coaches | |
| Winner | Justine Afante |
| Winning coach | Pixie Lott |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | 11 July – 29 August 2020 |
| Series chronology | |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pre-recorded episodes - featuring the auditions, battle rounds and semi-final - were filmed a few weeks before the nationwide lockdown in March 2020. On 7 August 2020, it was announced that the final would be pre-recorded on 22 August 2020 and broadcast a week later on 29 August 2020, with a virtual audience with households invited to apply to watch the episode and vote for their winner.[2] Justine Afante won the competition and Pixie Lott was the winning coach, marking her third victory, becoming the only UK coach in any variation to win more than 2 seasons.
Teams
editColour key:
- Winner
- Finalist
- Eliminated in the Semi-final
- Eliminated in the Battles
| Coach | Top 36 Artists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | ||||||
| Victoria Alsina | Amos Thakid | Savannah Sunique | ||||
| Ruby Maher | Ray-Tee Turner | Fraya Ofoeme | ||||
| Misha Elin | Thaila Charles | Lilly Hobbs | ||||
| Paloma Faith | ||||||
| Dara McNicholl | Hayley Karinge | Isla Croll | ||||
| Rachel O'Donnell | James Hodgkinson | Ruby Wellsted | ||||
| Heidi Katona | Sonny Killington | Ruby Johnson | ||||
| Pixie Lott | ||||||
| Justine Afante | Joshua Regala | Rae Harding | ||||
| Jemima Penny | Maylah Renee | Lydia Beech | ||||
| Jae-Jai Saunders | Ned Payne | Aadya Rajwanshi | ||||
| Danny Jones | ||||||
| George Elliott | Blair Gilmour | Gracie O'Brien | ||||
| Jimmy Aska Winch | Connie Burgess | Daria Pando | ||||
| Nessa & Cathal Markham | Asher Bhatti | Jarren Garcia | ||||
Blind auditions
edit- Colour key
| ✔ | Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | |
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | |
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button |
Episode 1 (11 July)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Paloma | Pixie | Danny | ||||
| 1 | Dara McNicholl | 12 | "I Have Nothing" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Jimmy Aska Winch | 7 | "Parklife" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Lydia Beech | 13 | "Your Song" | – | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| 4 | Mark Morrison | 14 | "Wake Me Up" | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Victoria Alsina | 7 | "How Far I'll Go" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 6 | George Elliott | 10 | "Plug In Baby" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 7 | Hayley Karinge | 12 | "Stand by Me" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Ray-Tee Turner | 12 | "That's Not Me" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Betsy & Nancy Burgess | 10 | "Bring Me Sunshine" | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Connie Burgess | 14 | "Somewhere" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 2 (18 July)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Paloma | Pixie | Danny | ||||
| 1 | Rachel O'Donnell | 10 | "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Rae Harding | 11 | "Footprints in the Sand" | ✔ | – | ✔ | – |
| 3 | Thaila Charles | 11 | "I Like It" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 4 | James Hodgkinson | 12 | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 5 | Cree Henson | 14 | "Real Love" | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Gracie O'Brien | 14 | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 7 | Aadya Rajwanshi | 10 | "Cheap Thrills" / "Pehli Nazar Mein" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Savannah Sunique | 13 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | ✔ | – | – | ✔ |
| 9 | Vic Reeves | 14 | "Lips Are Movin'" | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Blair Gilmour | 13 | "The Bucket" | – | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Joshua Regala | 14 | "You Are the Reason" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 3 (25 July)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Paloma | Pixie | Danny | ||||
| 1 | Fraya Ofoeme | 13 | "On My Mind" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| 2 | Isla Croll | 14 | "Summertime" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Lola Harris | 9 | "Count On Me" | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Daria Pando | 14 | "Libiamo" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 5 | Amos Thakid | 13 | "Ladbroke Grove" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| 6 | Ruby Wellsted | 13 | "Lullaby" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 7 | Josh & Ryan | 13 & 12 | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Asher Bhatti | 13 | "Come Together" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Heidi Katona | 12 | "I Try" | ✔ | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 10 | Jemima Penny | 10 | "Highway to Hell" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 11 | Justine Afante | 13 | "Never Enough" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 4 (1 August)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Paloma | Pixie | Danny | ||||
| 1 | Sonny Killington | 13 | "Spotlight" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Ruby Maher | 11 | "Shut Up and Dance" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 3 | Summer & Lucca Newton | 11 & 10 | "It Takes Two" | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Nessa & Cathal Markham | 14 & 12 | "I Will Wait" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 5 | Maylah Renee | 14 | "Un-Break My Heart" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 6 | Misha Elin | 12 | "Confident" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 7 | Ruby Johnson | 14 | "Havana" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 8 | Lachlan | 8 | "You Make My Dreams" | – | Team full | – | – |
| 9 | Ned Payne | 14 | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | – | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 10 | Lilly Hobbs | 13 | "Lost Without You" | ✔ | – | ✔ | |
| 11 | Jae-Jai Saunders | 12 | "Speechless" | Team full | ✔ | – | |
| 12 | Tiah Davies | 13 | "Let's Get Loud" | Team full | – | ||
| 13 | Jarren Garcia | 13 | "Just the Way You Are" | ✔ | |||
Battle rounds
edit- Colour key
| Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Semi-final | |
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated |
Episode 1 (8 August)
edit| Order | Coach | Artists | Song | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Jones | Jimmy Aska Winch | George Elliott | Nessa & Cathal Markham | "Got My Mind Set on You" |
| 2 | Paloma Faith | James Hodgkison | Sonny Killington | Hayley Karinge | "Bridge over Troubled Water" |
| 3 | will.i.am | Amos Thakid | Thaila Charles | Ray-Tee Turner | "Boasty" |
| 4 | Pixie Lott | Lydia Beech | Aadya Rajwanshi | Rae Harding | "Somewhere Only We Know" |
| 5 | Paloma Faith | Ruby Wellsted | Ruby Johnson | Isla Croll | "Answerphone" |
| 6 | Danny Jones | Daria Pando | Gracie O'Brien | Jarren Garcia | "Barcelona" |
Episode 2 (15 August)
edit| Order | Coach | Artists | Song | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Jones | Asher Bhatti | Connie Burgess | Blair Gilmour | "XO" |
| 2 | Paloma Faith | Rachel O'Donnell | Heidi Katona | Dara McNicholl | "Whenever, Wherever" |
| 3 | will.i.am | Lilly Hobbs | Savannah Sunique | Fraya Ofoeme | "I'm Going Down" |
| 4 | Pixie Lott | Ned Payne | Maylah Renee | Joshua Regala | "Stop!" |
| 5 | will.i.am | Ruby Maher | Victoria Alsina | Misha Elin | "Shake It Off" |
| 6 | Pixie Lott | Justine Afante | Jemima Penny | Jae-Jai Saunders | "Rise Up" |
Show details
editResults summary
edit- Team's colour key
- Team Will
- Team Paloma
- Team Pixie
- Team Danny
- Result's colour key
- Artist received the most public votes
- Finalist
- Artist was eliminated
| Contestant | Semi-final | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justine Afante | Safe | Winner | ||
| Victoria Alsina | Safe | Finalist | ||
| Dara McNicholl | Safe | Finalist | ||
| George Elliott | Safe | Finalist | ||
| Joshua Regala | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-Finals) | ||
| Rae Harding | Eliminated | |||
| Amos Thakid | Eliminated | |||
| Savannah Sunique | Eliminated | |||
| Hayley Karinge | Eliminated | |||
| Isla Croll | Eliminated | |||
| Blair Gilmour | Eliminated | |||
| Gracie O'Brien | Eliminated | |||
Semi-final (22 August)
edit| Order | Coach | Artists | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Jones | George Elliott | "Radio Ga Ga" | Advanced |
| 2 | Gracie O'Brien | "Always on My Mind" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Blair Gilmour | "Power Over Me" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Paloma Faith | Isla Croll | "Sweet Love" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Hayley Karinge | "Rolling in the Deep" | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Dara McNicholl | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Advanced | |
| 7 | will.i.am | Savannah Sunique | "Smash Into You" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Amos Thakid | "No Violence" | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Victoria Alsina | "Hero" | Advanced | |
| 10 | Pixie Lott | Rae Harding | "Reflection" | Eliminated |
| 11 | Joshua Regala | "Before You Go" | Eliminated | |
| 12 | Justine Afante | "One Moment in Time" | Advanced |
Final (29 August)
editEach artist performed a duet alongside their coach in addition to their main performance.
- Group performances: The Coaches ("Praise You")
- Musical guests: Clean Bandit, Mabel and 24kGoldn ("Tick Tock")
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Order | Duet (with Coach) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pixie Lott | Justine Afante | "Listen" | 8 | "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" | Winner |
| 2 | Danny Jones | George Elliott | "When You Were Young" | 5 | "Born to Run" | Finalist |
| 3 | Paloma Faith | Dara McNicholl | "Against All Odds" | 6 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | |
| 4 | will.i.am | Victoria Alsina | "Girl on Fire" | 7 | "Where Is the Love?" |
References
edit- ^ Darvill, Josh (3 July 2020). "The Voice Kids 2020 start date confirmed as Paloma Faith joins for Series 4". tellymix.co.uk. TellyMix.
- ^ "Be part of the virtual audience for The Voice Kids Final!". www.itv.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.