[2] On 22 June 2013, it was announced that Andrea Begley was the winner of The Voice UK, marking Danny O'Donoghue's first and only win as coach.
[3] This was the final series to feature Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue as coaches, and Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates as co-presenters.
Upon the conclusion of the first series, it was reported that Jessie J was of threat to be axed from her position as a coach, after publicly criticising the programme’s production values.
[4] Cheryl, Kylie Minogue, Adele, Rihanna and Kelly Rowland were notable names suggested by the media as potential replacements.
[4] It was also suggested that Sir Tom Jones may also leave the series, admist speculation that Cliff Richard had been lined up to join the coaching line-up, which was later denied by the BBC.
[5] In November 2012, it was confirmed that will.i.am, Jessie J, Sir Tom Jones and Danny O'Donoghue would all be returning as coaches for the second series.
The blind auditions began in Salford, Greater Manchester on 14 December 2012 at dock10, MediaCityUK after moving from BBC Television Centre in London.
[1] Group performance: The Voice UK coaches – Medley of "Rip It Up" / "Johnny B. Goode"/ "Shout" / "Long Tall Sally" [10] The 90-minute second episode was broadcast on 6 April 2013 and aired from 7.00pm until 8.30pm.
The battle round advisors were will.i.am working with Dante Santiago, Jessie J with Claude Kelly, Tom Jones with Cerys Matthews and Danny O'Donoghue with Dido.