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08 juillet 2024

VOICE KIDS UK

 



https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/22808425/voice-kids-more-talented-adults-ronan-keating/



LITTLE STARS

The Voice Kids hopefuls are more talented than the adults,

says Ronan Keating ahead of new series




25 Jun 2023


BRITAIN’S young wannabe pop stars are already streets ahead of 

grown-up singers, according to Will.i.am and Ronan Keating.


The Voice Kids’ coaches reckon those taking part in the new series,

who are aged from seven to 14, are more professional and versatile

than many adults in the industry.



The Voice Kids is back with coaches Ronan Keating, Danny Jones, 

will.i.am and Pixie Lott



Emma Willis, 47, has presented the main series for nine years

and the children’s spin-off since 2017


Their performances left Will and Ronan, who sit in on the show’s famous spinning

chairs alongside singer Pixie Lott and McFly’s Danny Jones,

convinced that the future of pop music is in safe hands.


Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.i.am, 48, revealed:

“One of my team wrote this song, and I said to her, ‘No way.’ It was like, wow!


“She is just so advanced at songwriting already.


"There are some adults that I know that aren’t nearly as good at writing.



Danny, 37, agreed: “They are just getting better and better.


"The way they learn and take on information is just incredible.


“They go away, work on it and come back, and I’m like

‘I’ve got nothing to say — that’s amazing.”



Comparing his experience to the children in the ITV1 talent contest, 

which returns to our screens this weekend, 37-year-old Danny

admitted: “I would have been so overwhelmed back then.


"But I’d have loved that experience as a kid.


“They are on that stage and they are such tiny humans — when else

do they get to do that?”


Pixie, 32, said: “There wasn’t a Voice Kids when I was younger.


"But if there was I would have definitely auditioned for it. I’ve been in their

shoes and I know what it’s like.


“I still go for auditions now but for a young person to walk out there,

doing what you love and wanting to live your dream is really amazing to see.”


Boyzone singer Ronan, 46, felt emotional watching the hopefuls audition.


The dad-of-three said: “I have kids the same age as some of the talent

that stood on stage, and to see them with such confidence

and such ability at that age is mesmerising.


“I am always honest, but sometimes it is hard 

as these kids are just starting out on their journeys.


"You want to keep the dream alive and give them the right criticism

in the most positive way.”


Like the adult version of the show, the panel sit with their backs 

to the stage during the auditions and only get to see the performers

if they hit their button to have a chance of mentoring them.


Britain’s best young singing talent will compete across three special 

episodes in the hope of winning a seven-night trip to Universal 

Orlando Resort in Florida.







Emma Willis 47, who has presented the main series for nine years

and the children’s spin-off since 2017, said: “I think the kids really

do take the nos much better than the adults do.


“But there tends to be a lot more riding on it for the adults.”


The TV host — mum to Isabelle, 13, Ace, 11, and Trixie, seven — added: 

“I get really emotional at the kids because they are just so cute.


“You are willing them on and they just take it all so well.”


Even now, Emma admires the plucky youngsters.


She revealed: “There are times I have stressed out and worried about

going on to the stage.




DANNY JONES

EVEN though he has been on the show since 2017, McFly star Danny Jones

is kept awake at night by the responsibility of handling youngsters’ dreams.


He said: “Honestly, I lose sleep over it. I ask my family,


"I show them videos, I film the rehearsals and I never know what to do because

they are all so good and all so young.


“I’m always chasing a feeling. In the music I make, we try to chase a feeling,

whether that’s energy or emotion.


“The goosebumps don’t lie, so it’s not just about taste or what you like or you don’t like.


"If it’s good and it moves you, then they should get a turn.”


RONAN KEATING

BOYZONE legend Ronan Keating is back for his second stint as a judge but he’s 

still not used to the shock of seeing the singer behind each voice.


He said: “When I sit there and imagine what I think that person looks like, 

I am always surprised.


“You turn your chair and they never look how they sound. It is incredible.”


“I give constructive criticism to help them be better.


“That is our duty as coaches – to give them confidence and all the right tools.


“It is a great crash course in performance.”

PIXIE LOTT

HAVING mentored three of The Voice Kids’ five winners, the pressure is on

for Pixie Lott this year.


She revealed: “Team Pixie this year are all girls.


“It’s so rewarding, and for them to rise to the challenge when they needed too 

was amazing.”


Talking about what makes her pick a singer, Pixie said: “I would like to say I know

what pushes the button but it’s always different every time.


“Sometimes it will just be the tone and they don’t have to do anything crazy.


“You can just feel something there and they are singing from the heart – I think that

always gets you.”


WILL.I.AM

GRAMMY-winning rapper WILL.I.AM reckons that, for the show’s talented 

youngsters, just appearing in the series is like bagging a major award.


The Black Eyed Peas star said: “I want to hug all the mums and dads and say congratulations.


“I think It’s like winning a Grammy, an Emmy or a Bafta.


“The Voice Kids makes me feel like Christmas – it brings energy, joy and lots of happiness.”


“I think if [at an early age] I had had a glimpse of what these kids do,

it wouldn’t intimidate me so much as I got older.”


The Voice Kids returns to ITV1 and ITVX this Saturday at 7.30pm.













https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23627539.voice-kids-2023-audition-ronan-keating-tears/

The Voice Kids 2023 audition that had Ronan Keating in tears

1st July


The Voice Kids 2023 kicked off tonight with some incredible blind

auditions, but there was one in particular that caught Ronan Keating's eye.



Niamh, 14, who hails from Northern Ireland played a rendition

of ABBA's 'The Winner Takes It All' stunning the coaches

and the crowd with not just her singing, but her harp playing ability.


The 14-year-old had barely started her blind audition when Ronan

, one of four coaches on The Voice Kids UK, pressed his button.


The Voice Kids, on Twitter, said: "Ronan pressing

his red button literally 4 seconds into Niamh's performance says it all."



Pixie Lott and Danny Jones also took a liking to the Northern Ireland 

singer/harpist, also pressing their buttons.



Following Niamh's performance Ronan said: "Wow, show stopper,

my favourite moment of The Voice Kids ever."


He continued: "It was just mesmorising, I had tears in my eyes, 

it was so moving, so beautiful, I'm such a fan."


Niamh explained she had been playing the harp for four years but 

had only started singing during lockdown.




Danny described Niamh's performance as "really special", while 

Pixie said it was "magical, elegant and classy".


But in the end, Niamh decided to go with her fellow Irishman

in Ronan, which the Boyzone superstar said he was very "excited" about.













https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/voice-kids-coach-ronan-keating-27239201



L'entraîneur de Voice Kids, Ronan Keating, a fondu en larmes après 

le moment "showstopper"

La harpiste de 14 ans Niamh Noade a époustouflé les entraîneurs 

avec son audition émouvante




Ronan Keating a été ému aux larmes par la performance d'un concurrent sur ITV

The Voice Kids lors du premier épisode de la série le samedi 1er juillet. 


Niamh Noade, 14 ans, d'Irlande du Nord a époustouflé les juges avec 

son interprétation de The Winner Takes It All d'ABBA .


Avant son audition, Niamh a révélé qu'elle jouait de la harpe et a expliqué

comment elle avait grandi entourée de musique. Elle a déclaré


"Il y a toujours de la musique dans notre maison avec moi jouant de

la harpe, ma petite sœur Molly jouant du bodhran, mon frère jouant 

du banjo et mon père jouant de la flûte uilleann, de la guitare et du sifflet. 

Il est ma plus grande inspiration. ."


Une Niamh nerveuse est ensuite montée sur scène, mais quelques secondes 

seulement après le début de sa performance, Ronan a appuyé sur son buzzer, 

se retournant pour l'adolescente, la présentatrice Emma Willis disant

à sa mère et à son père dans les coulisses qu'elle avait la chair de poule.


Lire la suite: Heure de début et de fin d'ITV The Voice Kids 2023, juges, 

épisodes et qui a remporté la série 2022


Ronan était clairement ému alors qu'il continuait à regarder la performance

les larmes aux yeux, disant ensuite à Niamh: "Wow, showstopper.

Mon moment préféré sur The Voice Kids jamais."


"C'était juste hypnotisant", a-t-il poursuivi, avant d'ajouter : 

"J'avais les larmes aux yeux, c'était tellement émouvant, tellement 

beau, je suis tellement fan."



L'entraîneur Pixie Lott, qui s'est également retourné aux côtés 

de Danny Jones, a ensuite déclaré: "Le timing de votre chant était

tellement incroyable, c'était vraiment spécial."



Niamh Noade sur The Voice Kids (Image: ITV)

Alors que Danny lui demandait qui étaient ses inspirations, une 

fière Niamh a déclaré: "Eh bien, mon père est probablement mon inspiration. Il chante et il joue de la flûte uilleann et de la guitare."



Ronan, Pixie et Danny se sont ensuite battus pour Niamh, Ronan 

lui disant : "C'est fou que tu aies choisi cette chanson parce qu'il y a 

quelques semaines, j'ai eu une guitare et j'ai juste pensé que

Winner Takes it All serait aussi beau que une ballade magnifique 

et simple comme celle-ci. 


J'en ai donc une version avec guitare et voix, très similaire 

à ce que vous venez de faire. 

Je pense que quelque chose de grand et de beau va

se produire à la suite de cela.


Pixie a alors qualifié sa performance de "magique,

chic et élégante", comme elle l'a dit à Niamh, le public était

dans la paume de sa main. 


Cependant, c'est Ronan que Niamh a finalement choisi.



Que devient la petite de talent?

elle sort son premier single 

avec un joli clip mélancolique