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JLS star Marvin Humes to co-host The Voice | JLS star Marvin Humes to co-host The Voice |
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JLS star Marvin Humes is to co-host the BBC One talent show The Voice when it returns for a third series in January. | JLS star Marvin Humes is to co-host the BBC One talent show The Voice when it returns for a third series in January. |
He will join Big Brother host Emma Willis following the departure of Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates earlier this week. | He will join Big Brother host Emma Willis following the departure of Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates earlier this week. |
"I'm so excited to be a part of the new series," said Humes, adding that he has always been a "big fan" of the show. | "I'm so excited to be a part of the new series," said Humes, adding that he has always been a "big fan" of the show. |
The Voice will return to BBC One in January 2014 with Sir Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue and will.i.am as coaches. | The Voice will return to BBC One in January 2014 with Sir Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue and will.i.am as coaches. |
Humes, whose band JLS are splitting up in the coming months following a farewell tour, recently presented an episode of This Morning with his wife Rochelle, of girl group The Saturdays. | Humes, whose band JLS are splitting up in the coming months following a farewell tour, recently presented an episode of This Morning with his wife Rochelle, of girl group The Saturdays. |
The singer also presents his own radio show on Capital FM on Friday and Saturday evenings. | The singer also presents his own radio show on Capital FM on Friday and Saturday evenings. |
"I have always been a big fan of [The Voice] and love that musicians are given such a great opportunity to reach such a wide audience," he said. | "I have always been a big fan of [The Voice] and love that musicians are given such a great opportunity to reach such a wide audience," he said. |
"I'm thrilled to be working alongside Emma and be a part of a new team on The Voice. It's going to be even bigger and better with this new series. I can't wait to start." | "I'm thrilled to be working alongside Emma and be a part of a new team on The Voice. It's going to be even bigger and better with this new series. I can't wait to start." |
Mark Linsey, BBC controller of entertainment commissioning, said: "It's great to have Marvin on board and I think he and Emma will work really well together. He is perfectly placed to encourage the acts throughout the competition." | Mark Linsey, BBC controller of entertainment commissioning, said: "It's great to have Marvin on board and I think he and Emma will work really well together. He is perfectly placed to encourage the acts throughout the competition." |
JLS rose to fame following their appearance on The X Factor in 2008, finishing second to Alexandra Burke. | |
They announced their split in April, after releasing five number one singles and four studio albums. | |
Humes takes over from Yates who has hosted The Voice along with Willoughby since the show began in March 2012. | |
The second series suffered a fall in ratings, despite several changes to the show's format designed to make it more appealing. | |
Audiences dropped from an average 9.21 million in 2012, to 7.65 million in 2013 against competition from Britain's Got Talent on ITV. | |
However the final, in which Andrea Begley was crowned the winner, outperformed the first series, with 7.95 million people tuning in. |
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