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The Voice UK 2019: From Ronan Keating’s daughter to a waitress with passion- the unmissable blind auditions from episode seven

The Voice blind auditions are coming to an end after seven weeks of sieving through talented hopefuls.

Getting down to the nitty gritty, Olly Murs, will.i.am and Jennifer Hudson all have one space remaining on their teams of 10 left while Sir Tom Jones has two places left to offer on his team.

This week showcased another incredible round of knock-out singers attempting to secure themselves a place on a team. But there were some shocks in store for duo GGMK Georgia and Missy, Boyzone star Ronan Keating’s daughter, who narrowly missed out in a place in the competition.

Here are the best of the final blind auditions.

Shivon Kane

Shivon Kane: Shivon wowed the coaches with her performance of Fine Line (ITV)

Fulfilling will.i.am’s requirement that she “bust down the door” with the fight for a place, Shivon stepped on to the stage hoping to trade her job as a waitress for a a singing sensation.

The 19-year-old won over the producer with her original take on Mabel & Not3s’ hit Fine Line.

Her winning personality, current vocal and rap ability won her the final place on Team Will.

Ayanam Udoma

Ayanam Udoma: Ayanam battled nerves as he powered his way through Oasis classic Wonderwall (ITV)

Manchester resident Ayanam works as a digital marketer but has a passion for music.

The 27-year-old, who prides himself on feeling like a different person when singing, moved the audience with his rendition of Oasis classic Wonderwall.

His emotional vocal caught the attention of Sir Tom and secured him a place on the show.

Kieron Smith

Kieron Smith: Kieron won a place on Team Tom with his showcase of Drops of Jupiter (ITV)

Kieron started out in his younger years as a confident singer but later battled with self-esteem issues and became a bedroom-only singer.

The 26-year-old Liverpudlian told how his “wake up” moment left him with a burning desire to make singing his career work.

Taking on Train’s Drops of Jupiter, Kieron won the confidence of the audience with his raspy vocal and also won himself a place on Team JHUD.

The Voice is on ITV, Saturday at 8pm

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