Olly Murs was not sure whether or not they would see a lot expertise on The Voice this yr (Image: ITV/Rachel Joseph/REX)
Olly Murs feared they wouldn’t see a lot ‘expertise’ on the 2021 sequence of The Voice as a result of coronavirus pandemic.
The ITV present, which begins tonight, will see Sir Tom Jones, will.i.am and Olly making a return to the judging panel, whereas Anne-Marie has stepped in to exchange Meghan Trainor.
The blind auditions will see various singers take to the stage in a bid to impress the coaches.
However, will they get a flip from the judges?
The brand new sequence of the present comes only a few months after Blessing Chitapa was crowned the winner of The Voice 2020.
The 18-year-old and Olly got here out victorious after a tricky battle with the opposite finalists Gevanni Hutton (Crew Will), Jonny Brooks (Crew Tom), and Brooke Scullion (Crew Meghan).
Olly received The Voice 2020 (Image: ITV/Rachel Joseph/REX)
Chatting with Metro.co.uk in regards to the 2021 sequence, Olly admitted that he didn’t assume they’d get the expertise this yr as a result of folks could have been too ‘scared to depart their houses’.
He advised us: ‘Contemplating all the things that’s occurred this yr I used to be kind of pondering, “Oh, this could possibly be one in all them years the place we’d not get the expertise. Individuals is perhaps too scared to depart their houses”.
‘Why would folks need to audition for a present at this level as a result of there’s a whole lot of different issues which are extra essential proper now.
‘Actually, the expertise has been unimaginable. I didn’t actually count on it to be this nice and it has been. It’s exceeded my expectations this yr.’
‘Individuals have put all the things that’s been taking place to 1 facet and have gone “No matter what’s been taking place on the earth proper now I’m going to proceed chasing my dream. I need to be a star, I need to get a file deal”,’ he added.
The Dance With Me Tonight hitmaker went on so as to add that watching the contestants audition this yr has been ‘good for the soul’.
‘We’ve got had a lot nice expertise and for us coaches, simply to listen to dwell singing, dwell voices and dwell bands, it’s been actually good for the soul,’ he continued.
‘It’s been actually goof for the 4 of us and I believe you’ll be able to see we’re actually glad and it’s simply good to listen to dwell music for the time being.’
The Voice returns to ITV tonight at 8:30pm.
