Season 5 - Episode Guide

Emma and Marvin return with a new series of the show. Joining returning judges Ricky and Will are Paloma Faith and Boy George, who go against one another judging singing auditions with their backs turned away from the contestants, each judge wants to get the best singer on their team to be in with a chance of winning. Tonight's auditionees include a punk fan and a blast from the past.

Emma and Marvin continue the blind audition stage of the competition. Judges Ricky Wilson, will.i.am, Paloma Faith and Boy George, go against one another judging singing auditions with their backs turned away from the contestants. Each judge wants to get the best singer on their team to be in with a chance of winning. Tonight's auditionees include a unique drag queen and a man who use to sing with The Beatles.

Emma and Marvin continue the blind audition stage of the competition. Judges Ricky Wilson, will.i.am, Paloma Faith and Boy George, go against one another judging singing auditions with their backs turned away from the contestants. Each judge wants to get the best singer on their team to be in with a chance of winning. Tonight's auditionees include a Dubliner with a unique sounding voice and a charity worker whose search for her father led to her auditioning on the show.

Emma and Marvin continue the blind audition stage of the competition. Judges Ricky Wilson, will.i.am, Paloma Faith and Boy George, go against one another judging singing auditions with their backs turned away from the contestants. Each judge wants to get the best singer on their team to be in with a chance of winning. Tonight's auditionees include Kevin Simm from pop group Liberty X.

Emma and Marvin continue the blind audition stage of the competition. Judges Ricky Wilson, will.i.am, Paloma Faith and Boy George, go against one another judging singing auditions with their backs turned away from the contestants. Each judge wants to get the best singer on their team to be in with a chance of winning. Tonight's auditionees include a four-time award winning strong woman contestant, Gemma Magnusson.

Emma and Marvin continue the blind audition stage of the competition. Judges Ricky Wilson, will.i.am, Paloma Faith and Boy George, go against one another judging singing auditions with their backs turned away from the contestants. Each judge wants to get the best singer on their team to be in with a chance of winning. Tonight's auditionees include a former actor and pop star Mike Berry.

Emma and Marvin continue the blind audition stage of the competition. Judges Ricky Wilson, will.i.am, Paloma Faith and Boy George, go against one another judging singing auditions with their backs turned away from the contestants. Each judge wants to get the best singer on their team to be in with a chance of winning. Tonight's auditionees include soldier Dave Barnes.

The coaches decide which artists they will take through to the knock-out stage of the competition. Two artists from the same team compete against one another in a vocal showdown, after each battle takes place, the artists' own coach decides who to send home. However the loser may be poached by another coach at any time, as each coach is allowed two steals.

The coaches decide which artists they will take through to the knock-out stage of the competition. Two artists from the same team compete against one another in a vocal showdown, after each battle takes place, the artists' own coach decides who to send home. However the loser may be poached by another coach at any time, as each coach is allowed two steals.

The coaches watch each of their eight contestants perform. The coaches much choose the best three acts from their team to continue onto the live shows.

In the first live show of the series, each coach will pick one member of their team to get a Fast Pass straight into the semi-finals. Then the viewers at home get their first chance to vote on the remaining eight finalists - to determine who remains in the competition and who goes home.

Emma Willis and Marvin Humes reveal the results of the public vote and announce who has gained a coveted place in the semi-finals.

The semi-final sees the remaining eight acts perform live in front of the nation. Each act performs one solo song and one song with their superstar coach in a show-stopping group number. The four acts gaining the highest number of viewer votes will go through to the grand final.

This year's contest draws to a close as the four most successful contestants take to the stage one last time in the grand final. Having progressed through seven weeks of blind auditions, two battle rounds, two knockout stages and two live shows, the would-be stars face the ultimate test of their vocal abilities, with the winner earning themselves a recording contract. Superstar coaches Will.i.am, Ricky Wilson, Paloma Faith and Boy George step up to perform alongside their chosen acts in one last round of duets, as fans at home cast their votes to determine which would-be pop icon will claim the title of The Voice UK 2016.