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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Super Battle Saturday: Part Two Pairings]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[By now, you should know
the pairings for the first half of this mammoth bonanza of vocal warfare and we
can now reveal the final six pairings.]]></summary>
    <published>2013-05-24T13:16:57+00:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-24T13:16:57+00:00</updated>
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      <name>The Voice - James</name>
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    &lt;p&gt;SUPER BATTLE SATURDAY (sorry, we always
have to shout it) kicks off at 7.10pm this Saturday. By now, you should know
the pairings for the first half of this mammoth bonanza of vocal warfare and we
can now reveal the final six pairings. The pairings are...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 7: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/trevor-francis" target="_blank"&gt;Trevor Francis&lt;/a&gt; Vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/lem-knights" target="_blank"&gt;Lem Knights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 8: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/alys-williams" target="_blank"&gt;Alys Williams&lt;/a&gt; Vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/lareena-mitchell" target="_blank"&gt;Lareena
Mitchell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 9: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/sean-rumsey" target="_blank"&gt;Sean Rumsey&lt;/a&gt; Vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/paul-carden" target="_blank"&gt;Paul Carden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 10: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/emily-worton" target="_blank"&gt;Emily Worton&lt;/a&gt; Vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/moni-tivony" target="_blank"&gt;Moni Tivony&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 11: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/ragsy" target="_blank"&gt;Ragsy&lt;/a&gt; Vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/colin-chisholm" target="_blank"&gt;Colin Chisholm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 12: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/karl-michael" target="_blank"&gt;Karl Michael&lt;/a&gt; Vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/nadeem-leigh" target="_blank"&gt;Nadeem Leigh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p019j7x9.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p019j7x9.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p019j7x9.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p019j7x9.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p019j7x9.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p019j7x9.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p019j7x9.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p019j7x9.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p019j7x9.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;By the end of SUPER BATTLE SATURDAY, we’ll have our final 28 who will then
be whittled down to 12 during the Knockouts next weekend. Who are you keeping
your fingers crossed for? Let us know in the comments below.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And don't forget you can get involved by playing The Voice Predictor Game
during the show and predict who will win each Battle. &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nnfdd/features/voice-predictor-app" target="_blank"&gt;Download our mobile app&lt;/a&gt;
or &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/features/voicepredictor" target="_blank"&gt;play online&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We’ll see you this Saturday at 7.10pm on BBC One.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BYE!&lt;/p&gt;
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    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Super Battle Saturday: Part One Pairings]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[SUPER
BATTLE SATURDAY kicks off at 7.10pm this Saturday and we can now
exclusively reveal who is battling who in the first half of the show.]]></summary>
    <published>2013-05-22T10:04:36+00:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-22T10:04:36+00:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thevoiceuk/entries/9c8e6b61-9bef-3164-975d-2a39d9f67bfc"/>
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    <author>
      <name>The Voice - James</name>
    </author>
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    &lt;p&gt;Hiiiiiiiiiiiii,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Now, Eurovision is done and dusted (Bonnie, you was robbed!)
normal service can resume and The Voice is back this weekend for one big night
of vocal combat that we’re calling (to be said in deep, boomy voice) SUPER
BATTLE SATURDAY. It all kicks off at 7.10pm this Saturday and we can now
exclusively reveal who is battling who in the first half of the show. Deep
breath, here we go...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 1: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/ricardo-afonso" target="_blank"&gt;Ricardo Afonso&lt;/a&gt; v &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/mitchel-emms" target="_blank"&gt;Mitchel Emms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 2: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/mike-ward" target="_blank"&gt;Mike Ward&lt;/a&gt; v &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/emma-jade-garbutt" target="_blank"&gt;Emma Jade Garbutt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 3: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/alex-buchanan" target="_blank"&gt;Alex Buchanan&lt;/a&gt; v &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/letitia-grant-brown" target="_blank"&gt;Letitia Grant-Brown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 4: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/joseph-apostol" target="_blank"&gt;Joseph Apostol&lt;/a&gt; v &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/diva" target="_blank"&gt;Diva&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 5: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/laura-oakes" target="_blank"&gt;Laura Oakes&lt;/a&gt; v &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/abi-sampa" target="_blank"&gt;Abi Sampa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 6: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/liam-tamne" target="_blank"&gt;Liam Tamne&lt;/a&gt; v &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/john-pritchard" target="_blank"&gt;John Pritchard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p019cy4p.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p019cy4p.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p019cy4p.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p019cy4p.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p019cy4p.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p019cy4p.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p019cy4p.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p019cy4p.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p019cy4p.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="component prose"&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;There will be shocks. There will be dancing. There will be
Sir Tom Jones crying. Which Battle are you looking forward to the most? Who do
you think will be victorious? Let us know in the comments below.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And don't forget you can get involved by playing The Voice
Predictor Game during the show and predict who will win each Battle. &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nnfdd/features/voice-predictor-app" target="_blank"&gt;Download
our mobile app&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/features/voicepredictor" target="_blank"&gt;play online&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We’ll see you this Saturday at 7.10pm on BBC One.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BYE!&lt;/p&gt;
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Battles Are Here]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Saturday’s first Battle line-up is very
tasty indeed. And we have all you need to know...]]></summary>
    <published>2013-05-10T11:35:33+00:00</published>
    <updated>2013-05-10T11:35:33+00:00</updated>
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    <author>
      <name>The Voice - James</name>
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Hello.

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you excited about Battle
Saturday (aka BATTERday, aka BATTLEday, aka tomorrow night)? If not, you should
check your pulse because you’re probably a tree.

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saturday’s Battle line-up is very
tasty indeed. And here it is…

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round
1: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/jamie-bruce" target="_blank"&gt;Jamie Bruce&lt;/a&gt; vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/lb-robinson" target="_blank"&gt;L.B Robinson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p018vyn9.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p018vyn9.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p018vyn9.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p018vyn9.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p018vyn9.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p018vyn9.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p018vyn9.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p018vyn9.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p018vyn9.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 2: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/jordan-lee-davies" target="_blank"&gt;Jordan Lee Davies&lt;/a&gt; vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/matt-henry" target="_blank"&gt;Matt Henry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 3: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/andrea-begley" target="_blank"&gt;Andrea Begley&lt;/a&gt; vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/alice-barlow" target="_blank"&gt;Alice Barlow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 4: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/katie-benbow" target="_blank"&gt;Katie Benbow&lt;/a&gt; vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/sarah-cassidy" target="_blank"&gt;Sarah Cassidy &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;

&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round
5: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/nutarna" target="_blank"&gt;Nu-Tarna&lt;/a&gt; vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/cleo-higgins" target="_blank"&gt;Cleo Higgins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 6: &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/ash-morgan" target="_blank"&gt;Ash Morgan&lt;/a&gt; vs &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/profiles/adam-barron" target="_blank"&gt;Adam Barron&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Told you it was tasty. Give us
your predictions in the comments.

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Something else to get excited
about tomorrow is the dramatic new twist… the STEALS! 

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After each battle, the other
three coaches are given the opportunity to STEAL the losing artist. They can
only STEAL one each but it does mean that all is not lost if you lose a battle.
It also makes for extra drama while we wait to see if any of the coaches will
bash their STEAL button (sorry we keep putting STEAL in caps: it’s just a very
dramatic twist).

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget you can get involved by playing The Voice Predictor Game and predict who will win each Battle. &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nnfdd/features/voice-predictor-app" target="_blank"&gt;Download our mobile app&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012j33g/features/voicepredictor" target="_blank"&gt;play online&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, Saturday at 8.35pm and Sunday at 7pm on BBC One.
It’s fighting time*.

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* vocally. The BBC does not
condone fighting.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Sound of Success]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[So, after that phenomenal talent-fest, AKA - the Blind Auditions, Jessie J, Tom Jones, Danny O’Donoghue and will.i.am have assembled their dream teams of ten. Folks, we give you THE FINAL 40! Allow them to make some noise as they celebrate getting through the biggest audition of their lives…]]></summary>
    <published>2012-04-17T09:24:43+00:00</published>
    <updated>2012-04-17T09:24:43+00:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thevoiceuk/entries/41360f25-020a-3722-8f88-bd05c14b1a8e"/>
    <id>https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thevoiceuk/entries/41360f25-020a-3722-8f88-bd05c14b1a8e</id>
    <author>
      <name>The Voice UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">&lt;div class="component prose"&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;So, after that phenomenal talent-fest, AKA - the Blind Auditions, Jessie J, Tom Jones, Danny O’Donoghue and will.i.am have assembled their dream teams of ten.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Folks, we give you THE FINAL 40! Allow them to make some noise as they celebrate getting through the biggest audition of their lives…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            &lt;em&gt;All four teams have been assembled, now our final 40 artists can make some noise...!&lt;/em&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;They’ve held their nerves, rocked the stage and impressed our coaches, but they’re not done sounding-off yet. That delightful din is the epic sound of success brought to you by 40 of the most talented singers in the country. We’re feeling pretty inspired; shrieking, whooping and hollering is the new love song FYI.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let us know what you think of our harmonious Voice UK crew. We’re going to set about choreographing a dance routine to their joint effort…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See ya!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <entry xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[STOP! Battles Time]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[So the Blind Auditions are over. And while the crew try and fit the 
coaches’ chairs in the back of a taxi, I thought I’d give you a little 
taste of the next stage of The Voice UK... THE BATTLES.]]></summary>
    <published>2012-04-14T18:16:24+00:00</published>
    <updated>2012-04-14T18:16:24+00:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thevoiceuk/entries/4c116b33-bdbc-3f3d-927c-f85d901dffb2"/>
    <id>https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thevoiceuk/entries/4c116b33-bdbc-3f3d-927c-f85d901dffb2</id>
    <author>
      <name>Reggie Yates</name>
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            &lt;em&gt;Prepare yourself for the most intense round of The Voice UK so far - The Battles.&lt;/em&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;Well, hello.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So the Blind Auditions are over. And while the crew try and fit the coaches’ chairs in the back of a taxi, I thought I’d give you a little taste of the next stage of The Voice UK... THE BATTLES.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For those who don’t know how it works but want to know how it works, here’s how it works...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each of our final 40 is paired with another artist from the same team. Their challenge is to perform a song together. But this isn’t a duet – oh no, my Voice-loving friend – this is a BATTLE (sorry, I can’t stop writing that in caps-lock). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our artists have to sing their parts of the song more impressively than the person they’re BATTLING, cos when they finish – it’s down to their coach to choose which one to take through to the live shows. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The BATTLES take place next Saturday (April 21st) AND Sunday (22nd), so if you have any other plans next weekend, please cancel them immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trust me, people – it’s gonna be immense. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So see you in... THE BATTLES!! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;OH GREAT, NOW MY CAPS-LOCK IS STUCK.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BYE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;REGGIE X&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;P.S: WHERE CAN I BUY A NEW CAPS-LOCK?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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