Rita Ora to spin in the red chair as Kylie Minogue's replacement on The Voice
Rita Ora has been revealed as Kylie’s replacement on BBC talent show The Voice.
The Black Widow singer will be spinning the red chair in the upcoming series alongside Will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones, who are back for the fourth time, and Kaiser Chiefs Ricky Wilson for his second series.
Rita took to Twitter to tell fans of her excitement, tweeting: “Let's have some fun @iamwill, @RealSirTomJones and @RickonTour!!Looking forward to the blind rounds and spinning in my big red chair.EXCITED!”
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The 23-year-old shot to fame over the last two years with four number one singles and a multi-million selling debut album to her name, tying her with Gerri Halliwell for British female artist with the most solo chart-toppers.
Will.i.am, who has coached the Radioactive singer, believes she will be a “great addition” to the line-up.
He said: "Sir Tom Jones is our rock, Ricky is awesome and it's our pleasure to welcome the very talented Rita Ora. Rita is sweet, spicy and sassy - she's going to be a great addition to the Coaches team."
Rita’s BFF Daisy Lowe also tweeted the good news, writing: “Quite excited about @RitaOra being a mentor on @BBCTheVoiceUK #boom.”
Marvin Humes and Emma Willis will be back to present the show which is set to hit screens in January 2015.
