The Voice UK (2012– ) User Reviews

A shadow of the Voice US

[karl-w · 3/10 · 26 April 2013]

First I hope this disgrace of a show does not make you think it is the same for the US version.

The first main problem is the judges of the UK voice Will.I.AM is a prob the most charismatic of the four, however the four Judges just don't click compared to the US who now have Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira(new) and Usher(new). You have four Judges on the UK version who pretty much spur each other on to push a button, this majorly pisses me off, Why you don't choose a certain singer because he does not match up with your musical background yet is "talented" is stupid. Tom Jones pretty much says the same thing to every contestant "I want you to join my team", Danny does a cheap knock off of Blakes spurring on the crowd, Jessie J just complains and plays the girl card every time and Will.I.Am says one of his stupid "dope" phrases.

The Voice UK is just a cheap knock off of the US Voice.

Do you like spinning chairs?

[studioAT · 2/10 · 3 June 2012]

For years the BBC have watched as ITV have had hit reality show after reality show and now they've decided to ditch half their comedy programmes in favour of spending loads of money on this reality show.

The gamble nearly paid off, the initial auditions did well in the ratings but this was purely based on novelty factor - judges in spinning chairs with their backs to the audience. It was something we hadn't seen before so people watched it.

Then they put the contestants in a boxing ring for a 'battle'. This again was something we'd never seen before so the ratings were still good.

But then the show just became like every other talent show and after being touted as something 'totally different that would change the music industry' we realised that no, this was just a talent contest like the many others we've seen come and go.

Nice gamble by the BBC but the ratings tell the story.

no voice hear.

[ThunderKing6 · 1/10 · 9 October 2020]

I don't get it. What's the difference? There are too many of these shows. With the same hosts and/or personalities. Same make up faces. Same obnoxious judges that think that they know everything.

They all seem the exact same:

Obnoxious judges that ruin the show to simple talents that think singing boring songs is a skill.

These shows are about shining cool lights on stage.

Cliché crowd that cheers for everything, and they all look the same on each talent like show.

The premise is all the same. Just have an extra judge that dresses like "she's" from the Addams Family.

Possibly this show is fake and or altered. It doesn't seem like a real show that cares for talent. Most of the judges don't even have talent either.

I don't know how anyone could watch these shows every week and feel healthy. I feel rotten when i see it recommended in my YouTube feed and i ahve to look at it.

Verdict: Read a book instead. You'll feel like you've accomplished something.

This is not "The Voice" it should be

[TheKomer · 3/10 · 23 October 2022]

Compared to other Voice shows, i.e. In Australia or United States, this is by far the worst edition.

There's no fun in blind auditions. Peaching is so poorly executed. All coaches just say. "I like you and I'd like to be your coach". Hey! You turned your chair, we know that! Tell us more! Tell us why you like his/her performance. Tell us what makes you a good coach for that particular artist. Tell us why you'd be better suited than other coaches. And do that in a fun way. In UK there's no bunter, teasing and competition between coaches like in other versions of that show.

Also, there are too many occasions when they don't turn for perfect artist, but few minutes later they turn for someone that's out of tune or rhythm. I don't get that. Do they have ears?

Another thing is, when they don't turn for artist, there's no feedback. Artist don't receive any explanation nor encouragement to keep on trying. That's just too cold. Are British people really that.

Not as good as the original

[krowe33 · 2/10 · 23 October 2023]

The judges in this for me just don't click. Unlike the insane humor between the judges of the US version, this one is just dull by comparison. I love british humor, but in this, I don't see it. I know this isn't supposed to be a funny show, but the humor makes me love the US Voice all that much more.

Another complaint is the audio seems to favor the music and the audience over the singer. Because you usually can't hear the singers over the band and crowd screaming their stupid heads off. They need signs held up when the singers are performing that say "Shut the hell up morons". Or they need to crank the volume up on the singers and unmic the audience. The audio you do hear has a terrible echo which makes all this even worse.

Another problem is the way this one differs so much from the US format in that the US one has steals, saves, etc. The battles, then the knockouts before the live shows helps you to get to know the artists. You don't get that with this one. The whole series feels extremely rushed. And they seem to like showing you artists they don't turn for more than the ones they do. And why are they not turned around for the artists they don't turn for, so they can give them some tips or words of encouragement? It seems so impersonal and downright rude.

Knock off

[kentmckayla · 1/10 · 27 February 2022]

The UK voice doesn't even compare to the US show. The US judges have an amazing relationship with each other and banter and turn around for such amazing talent - when they hear it they turn!

The UK show (olly, Megan, WILL. I. AM, and Tom never really turn around for the most amazing singers and just let them go and then say "man I wish I turned". Then with some who are out of tune etc. They turn bc there is potential there 👀.

My biggest issue with the UK voice though is that when a singer has no chairs for them they just leave and walk off. They get no comments or feed back from the judges and no encouragement or motivation to keep going. So many people would walk away and give up thinking they're not enough! And it makes me angry. I had to stop watching it!

Don't bother with the UK version the US is the best!!!

Totally wrong inept and incapable judges

[santiagocii · 2/10 · 15 February 2020]

Will.i.am, Tom Jones, Meghan Trainor, Olly Murs, seriously?

"Few" of these might be good performers, but.. does that make them good judges and coaches?

Name one amazing tennis player who was formerly a super star Tennis player...

I have just seen this program for the first time I noticed how these clowns turned their sits on out of tune singers and failed (miserably) to do so on amazing performers...

Tragic, lame, lousy, a poor display of untalented judges failing on good people.