Kevin Simm wins The Voice UK 2016!

Summary

Jolan and Kevin made it to the final two - and it was Kevin who you crowned the series champion.
Lydia and Cody were your two other amazing finalists.
Kevin's single All You Good Friends will be available to download from 10pm on April 9th.
Grammy award-winning singer Meghan Trainor and chart topper Shawn Mendes also performed.

Live Reporting

Frankie Ward & Emma Bradshaw

What's after The Voice for Cody?published at 19:30 BST 9 April 2016
Cody's been missing home, but she got to go home and see her family earlier this week - and she's truly a hit up north!
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I'm hoping I can concentrate on just being myself, because I am most comfortable when I am myself and not worrying about anything else
Cody Frost
Kevin... the audience have spoken. They want you to Stay.published at 19:29 BST 9 April 2016
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We've said it before but we'll say it again - CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN YOU REALLY MEAN IT!
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Strong emoji game there, Tina. Strong.
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Ooh, that's a big statement there, Hayley! Let's see if Kevin gets through to the final two in a bit...
The coaches feedback to Kevinpublished at 19:28 BST 9 April 2016
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From the very first Blind Audition, Kevin's had the rare ability to transport us. Tonight he's shown us he can win the show. I felt it, everyone here felt it and everyone at home could feel it.
Ricky
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I think that was your most connected performance. I actually really love what you're wearing - you look 10 years younger! Very on point - it was great. You've got confidence from being in the Final and it showed.
Boy George
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I've been Team Kevin since the beginning. You're the only person left who got four turned and it shows why. What you just did was so exceptional - it was so emotionally connected... I just thought that vocally you blow my mind. We've all fallen in love with you.
Paloma
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I thought that was fresh. Really spectacular. It was a great song choice, great power... I liked the little triangles. That was really dope.
Will
Kevin's last-minute change of heartpublished at 19:25 BST 9 April 2016
Kevin's chosen to kick off his Final performances by singing Rihanna's emotional ballad Stay - but things could have been rather different, as he he originally intending to perform Mariah Carey's I Can't Live (If Living is Without You).

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I actually chose a different song to start with - I slept on it, woke up and decided I needed to change the song... I woke up and thought "it's totally not me"... [With Rihanna], the lyrics are something I can really get into. It's a song that I know really well because I've performed it before - but I'm doing a different version for the Final.
Kevin Simm
Your reactions to Lydia's performance... ARE GREAT!published at 19:25 BST 9 April 2016
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We hope she didn't... it would be pretty chilly in here if she did!
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Capital letters mean it was REALLY REALLY GOOD!
The coaches react to Lydia's performancepublished at 19:21 BST 9 April 2016
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Lydia is the real deal. There's a lot of people who can sing other people's songs... Throughout the competition, Lydia has been an architect... She deserves to be on the radio and in concert.
Will
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She's been the one to beat all along. It's an extremely tough competition, but you've got an amazing voice.
Ricky
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She's so amazing. That was international, global, amazing - Lydia, you deserve the big stage.
Paloma
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You did Essex proud. That was your most vocally controlled performance - well done.
Boy George
Who chose Lydia's first song of the Final?published at 19:16 BST 9 April 2016
Lydia's performing another gravity defying performance (in more ways than one) with her take on Alicia Keys' No-One - but who picked the song?
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The song was Will's idea... We put the vibe on the song that I liked and he said, 'you know what would be really cool? If we put a bit of Where is the Love? under it, and I was like 'yeah of course, that'd be sick'!
Lydia Lucy
Lydia's penned another of her signature rhymes for the number, which means she's written at least four raps The Voice UK Lives. Is that one of her favourite things about the show?
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I love doing it. Obviously, the band is so free that you can do what you want with the song - you can take it and spin it on its head.
What do you think about Jolan's performance?published at 19:15 BST 9 April 2016
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And, well, Siobhan LOVED his performance!
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Hello old friends!published at 19:13 BST 9 April 2016
The gorgeous final ten are present and correct in the V-Room with our Marvs - and it's rather lovely to have them back, don't you think?
What did the coaches think of Jolan's Final opener?published at 19:12 BST 9 April 2016
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It was amazing. You know, if you're going to ask me if I'm happy, I'd have to say no. I don't want to live in a world where that voice goes undiscovered.
Ricky
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Jolan is the total soul brother. You're amazing... You should be very proud of yourself. You've got a superb voice and I'm not surprised you're in the Final.
Boy George
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...I just froze right now because this is the last time we're live on the BBC! That's like the last [first] live on the BBC performance. This is the biggest it gets for the BBC. There's never gonna be another last time.
Will
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I would definitely buy your album. I feel like you basically... We've seen you grow and we don't always do that. I feel like that was your best performance and you saved it for the Final.
Paloma
What a dress, what an introduction - and what a reaction!published at 19:10 BST 9 April 2016
Paloma, your big dress has become a little talking point with The Voice UK audience...
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Paloma in *that* dress
How's Jolan feeling now he's a finalist?published at 19:05 BST 9 April 2016
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I'm probably too relaxed! Normally there's some amount of nerves there, but now I can't do anything except win, so it's quite relaxing!
Jolan
Jolan's opening up the Semi-Finals with a performance Marvin Gaye's Heard It Through the Grapevine.
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It's a great song. I didn't really know it too well, but it's a cracking song for a final! We've changed it a little bit - it's a bit more edgy.
And for anyone who doubts Jolan was playing guitar during his performance of Purple Rain last week - rest assured, he definitely was! (It's his "favourite song ever".)
But what was it like to perform that in front of millions of BBC One viewers?
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It just felt like home. I think I messed up a little bit on the first note, because I was thinking "this is the best thing in the world"!
Let's have a look at who YOU want to win The Voice UKpublished at 19:04 BST 9 April 2016
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It's neck and neck! We can't call it...
WHERE'S PALOMA!?published at 19:04 BST 9 April 2016
Oh phew. It was just her massive, beautiful dress making her late to the stage. Maybe.
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BBC denies Paloma is quitting The Voicepublished at 19:03 BST 9 April 2016
The BBC denies that Paloma Faith is quitting The Voice, despite the star hinting on Instagram that she may leave the show.
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Here we go!published at 19:03 BST 9 April 2016
Oh gosh... The tension is severely impacting our ability to type!
First up, our final four will perform a solo song each. Then voting will open (vote online for free if you like), and the artists will take to the stage for a duet with their coach.
Not long after this, we'll freeze the votes, count 'em and reveal the final two acts. Voting will reopen and then the final two will perform the winner's single... But only one will get to release it as a single!
Have faith in Paloma's selfie techniquepublished at 18:59 BST 9 April 2016
Get the Look presents a top tip from the glamorous coach
Ever wondered how to take the perfect selfie? Paloma may have the answer...
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Ever wondered how to take the perfect selfie? Paloma may have the answer...
Welcome newcomers!published at 18:58 BST 9 April 2016
We're live in two minutes on BBC One - so tell your friends we've got a live blog, grab a cuppa and tell us who you want to win using the hashtag #TheVoiceUK!
What time do we start again?published at 18:58 BST 9 April 2016
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Boy George gets his face hacked... sort ofpublished at 18:56 BST 9 April 2016
Boy George is a fan of the selfie (aren't we all?), so he was pretty chuffed to learn magician Ben Hart's incredible - and cheap - photo-printing technique.
But is it for real? Or will Boy George spend the rest of his days flummoxed by his in ability to recreate the life hack?
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Magician Ben Hart shocks The Voice coach Boy George with an amazing Life Hack Hoax.
Watch more Life Hacks from BBC Three