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The Voice UK might not be back until the New Year, but it's all kicking off already. The spinning chairs have been wiped down with a damp dishcloth, the two new coaches have been practising their button-pressing techniques and the singers are looking in the mirror, rehearsing that bit where they tell us how much this means to them. So what can you expect when The Voice UK returns for its fifth series?

When is The Voice UK back?

Nothing is confirmed yet, but we can make a very educated guess. For the past couple of years the show has launched at the beginning of January and based on that, it seems like we could be good to go on Saturday, January 9. It remains to be seen if we're right, but if we were going to put money on any date, it would be that one.

So it's not being axed then?...

The Voice is now a matter of Six Hours Away and we're getting very excited indeed. In preparation for the clashes, we've already spoken to representatives of Team Kylie, Team Ricky and Team Tom - which means there's just one team left. Enter will.i.am's Sophie May Williams and Cherri Prince! We pitted the duo against each other to test who knows will the best, and also had a bit of chat about their actual battle, so read on for all of the details...

Fighting Talk - We're going to test you on your knowledge of will.i.am.

Cherri: "Ooooooh dear!"

will.i.am recently revealed he's going to release a new range of what wearable item? (Answer: Eyewear)

Sophie May: "I have no idea!" Points: 0

Cherri: "Oh my goodness. Is it going to be something really random? Sunglasses." Points: 1

will.i.am has a charitable foundation called i.

The Voice UK continued to top Saturday ratings last night (March 1), as 6.95 million tuned in to the first instalment of Battle Rounds at 7pm.

According to overnight data, 30.4% of the audience share watched the remaining contestants go head-to-head as the coaches were joined by guest mentors Katy B, Tinie Tempah, Dante Santiago, Leah McFall and Jake Shears.

In the same timeslot on ITV, 6.4m (27.79%) tuned in to watch the latest episode of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. This week's episode saw the duo go undercover to prank Gordon Ramsay. A further 456,000 (2.01%) watched an hour later on ITV+1.

Back on BBC One, medical drama Casualty entertained 5.15m (25.15%) at 9.20pm, while 4.14m (29.43%) watched the football highlights on Match of the Day at 10.30pm.

BBC Two's biggest ratings of the evening came from classic sitcom Dad's Army, which attracted 1.95m (6.89%) at 7.15pm.

New series The Perfect Morcambe & Wise launched with 1.33m (5.72%) at 7.45pm,...

The Voice coaches will invite their famous friends along to help their contestants on this weekend's episode.

As the legendary battle round begins, each Voice coach will have a guest mentor who can help them prepare their acts for the fight.

will.i.am has cheated slightly by inviting along two guests - last year's contestant Leah McFall, who recently debuted the video for 'No Ordinary Love', as well as Voice stalwart Dante Santiago.

The Team Will acts that will be going head to head this weekend are Anna McLuckie and Jessica Steele, Callum Crowley and Tom Barnwell, and Sarah Eden-Winn and Jermain Jackman.

Sir Tom Jones has made the perhaps surprising decision to invite Tinie Tempah along to meet his acts, but the pair seem to be deep in conversation in this picture.

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Katy B and Tinie Tempah are among the stars who will appear as advisors in the Battle Rounds of The Voice UK.

Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears, Voice UK alum Leah McFall and Dante Santiago will also appear on next Saturday's (March 1) episode of the BBC singing competition.

Katy B will be helping Ricky Wilson prepare his contestants for the next stage of the competition, while Tinie Tempah will be advising Sir Tom Jones.

Meanwhile, Shears will be helping out his close friend and collaborator Kylie Minogue.

will.i.am will be joined by Santiago once again, but has also drafted in McFall to advise his team. McFall reached the final of last year's series as part of Team Will.

The Voice UK continues next Saturday at 7pm on BBC One.

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The Voice: Sir Tom's team...

The Voice UK series two may only just have ended but here at Digital Spy we're already looking ahead to more big, red spinning chairs in 2014.

After two years of Jessie J gurning, Sir Tom Jones growling and name-dropping, Danny O'Donoghue standing on his chair and will.i.am being dope, it's highly likely that we will see some new faces in next year's coaching lineup.

So who would you like to see swinging around in the Blind Auditions next year?

Will Young was originally lined up for the first series, but was ditched at the last minute for Danny O'Donoghue. Does the Pop Idol champ deserve a second chance?

Adam Levine and Blake Shelton have helped turn the Us version of The Voice into a monster hit. If the BBC could borrow them both for a year, it would be a massive coup.

Cheryl Cole and Tulisa might fancy...

The Voice acts Cleo Higgins and duo Nu-Tarna clash in this weekend's Battle Rounds in what has been dubbed the "battle of the egos".

will.i.am's two acts go head-to-head in a sing-off, but behind-the-scenes, ex-Cleopatra star Higgins has a falling out with her rivals.

Nu-Tarna asks will if they are allowed to do harmonies in the battle, while the Black Eyed Peas star tells them that anything goes in the Battle Rounds.

"In her head, she's a winner already. She knocked us out last week," say Nu-Tarna. "This battle is going to be so explosive."

A defiant Higgins comments: "I will step myself in front of anyone who gets in the way."

Watching from the sidelines as the two acts argue over overlapping vocals, will.i.am's Battle Adviser Dante Santiago comments: "There's a battle in a battle here. The battle of the egos."

will.i.am...

Digital Spy can reveal the first pairings and songs for this year's The Voice UK Battle Rounds.

The first episode this Saturday (May 11) will see six pairs of contestants chosen by Jessie J, will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Danny O'Donoghue in the Blind Auditions go head-to-head singing the same track at the same time.

Team will.i.am members Matt Henry and Jordan Lee Davies will face off on Stevie Wonder's 'Do I Do', before Nu-Tarna and Cleopatra star Cleo Higgins take on CeCe's Peniston's 'Finally'.

Jessie J will also see four of her acts sing for survival - Katie Benbow and Sarah Cassidy will tackle Katy Perry's 'Et', and Ash Morgan and Adam Barron attempt to impress with James Morrison's 'I Won't Let You Go'.

Blind contestant Andrea Begley and Hollyoaks actress Alice Barlow will sing Birdy's 'People Help The People' in a bid to stay on Team Danny,...