The Voice UK series 9

On 26 September 2019, it was confirmed that will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs would return to the show as coaches for their ninth, eighth and third series, respectively. They are joined by new coach Meghan Trainor, an American Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, who replaces former coach Jennifer Hudson. Hudson opted not to return for her fourth series due to filming commitments in the US, which is Cats and Respect. Alongside the coaches, the return of presenter Emma Willis was announced; she was excited by Trainor's casting. She added that she was nervous about replacing Hudson and asked her for advice on how to approach the show. will.i.am thought it was hard for Trainor to settle into the position because Hudson was well loved on the show, but believed that Trainor would be liked by the audience too. Murs agreed and described Trainor as "a very powerful woman, she's got this great energy about her, she's fun." == Production ==

Filming for this series commenced on 14 October 2019 at Dock 10 studios with the taping of the blind auditions. A promotional trailer for the series was released on 6 December 2019, featuring the coaching panel. The series premiered on ITV on 4 January 2020 in the 20:30 timeslot. The semi-final eventually was aired on 7 November, and the final on 14 November. == Teams ==

Colour key: • Winner • Runner-up • Third place • Eliminated in the Semi-Final • Eliminated in the Knockouts • Artist was stolen by another coach at the Battles • Eliminated in the Battles ==Blind auditions==

;Colour key Episode 1 (4 January) Episode 2 (11 January) Episode 3 (18 January) Episode 4 (25 January) Episode 5 (1 February) Episode 6 (8 February) Episode 7 (15 February) ==Battle rounds==

;Colour key Episode 1 (22 February) Episode 2 (29 February) Episode 3 (7 March) ==Knockouts==

Episode 1 (14 March) Episode 2 (21 March) ==Live shows==

Results summary ;Team's colour key : Team Will : Team Meghan : Team Tom : Team Olly ;Result's colour key : Artist received the most public votes : Artist received the fewest votes and was eliminated Week 1: Semi-final (7 November) • Musical guest: Molly Hocking ("After the Night Before") Week 2: Final (14 November) • Musical guest: Celeste ("A Little Love") Group performance: The Voice UK coaches - "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (All coaches except Meghan Trainor) • Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Trainor was unable to perform with her artist, so Ella Eyre sang with Brooke Scullion. • The live final was pre-recorded. == References ==