{"id":21282,"date":"2022-09-02T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1700501"},"modified":"2022-09-02T08:37:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T06:37:11","slug":"the-voice-uks-will-i-am-teases-twist-with-new-callback-feature-as-battle-round-scrapped","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-voice-uks-will-i-am-teases-twist-with-new-callback-feature-as-battle-round-scrapped\/","title":{"rendered":"The Voice UK\u2019s will.i.am teases twist with new Callback feature as Battle round scrapped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 02 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>ITV\u2019s The Voice UK returns for its 11th season this weekend, and while the show has been set in its ways for a decade, the upcoming episodes are scrapping a major feature and replacing it with a brand new format.<\/p>\n<p>The new season, which kicks off this weekend, will see the Battle phase of the competition discarded before the show introduces the Callbacks \u2013 a new twist which coach will.i.am has revealed adds an \u201celement of excitement\u201d to The Voice UK.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> in an exclusive interview, will.i.am said: \u201cWe have a new format, this thing called the Callbacks.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6311647379112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s different and it adds a new element of excitement because they manage to always refresh it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight when you thought it was going to be the same as last year \u2013 boom, they switch it up on you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new format will see contestants who\u2019ve made it through the Blind Auditions sing the same song with the hopes of standing out and making it through to the next round.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> in an exclusive interview at the ITV Entertainment Showcase, fellow coach Anne-Marie explained: \u201cWe whittle them down and then we bring them back and we get them all to sing one song. So it\u2019s really cool to see what they do with that one song.\u201d<\/p> <p>She added: \u201cI love the Battles because I love being competitive so I love watching people fight it out but this one I thought was so cool, because you can give them the same song and you can really see if they\u2019re an artist or not. What are they going to change? What style are they going to make that song and make it their own?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming show sees Sir Tom Jones, will.i.am, Olly Murs and Anne-Marie search for the next singing superstar by picking their teams of undiscovered voices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Voice UK returns to ITV on Saturday 3rd September at 8pm on ITV. Looking for something else to watch? 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Friday, 02 September 2022 at 12:00 am ITV\u2019s The Voice UK returns for its 11th season this weekend, and while the show has been set in its ways for a decade, the upcoming episodes are scrapping a major feature and replacing it with a brand new format. 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