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Rita Ora set to replace Kylie according to reports
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Pop star Rita Ora has signed up as a coach on The Voice – months after rejecting a £1million offer from Simon Cowell to star on this year’s X Factor.
The singer, 23, whose hits include RIP and How We Do, has agreed a six-figure deal and BBC bosses are preparing to make the announcement.
Rita will replace Kylie Minogue, 46, after the Aussie left the panel earlier this year.
A show insider said: “Rita is the pop star of the moment, the Beeb are delighted. They think she’s going to be a ratings hit and even more popular than Kylie.
“It has taken months of negotiations but Rita is happy and thinks the show is a much better fit for her than The X Factor.
“She’ll still be able to get on with her music and it won’t take over her life as much as The X Factor.”
Rita is expected to sit on the panel with current coaches will.i.am, Ricky Wilson and Tom Jones.
The source said: “It is pretty set in stone that Will, Ricky and Tom will return. They are very much up for being on the panel and they’ve all met Rita, so they are delighted.”
Simon, 54, offered Rita a £1million X Factor deal this year after she was a guest judge on the ITV talent show in 2012. But the singer turned him down at the last minute.
A spokesman for The Voice production firm Wall to Wall and the BBC said: “It is too early to confirm speculation. An announcement will be made in due course.”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/rita-ora-star-voice-judge-4087375
It's being reported by various outlets, but until there's an announcement from the BBC, I'd still take it with a pinch of salt. It looks like it's a done deal though.
So what are people's thoughts? I think this is an OK appointment. Not terrible, but not fantastic either. She's still only young and relatively inexperienced, but she's relevant and popular enough to get people interested. She had a number 1 this year, so she's doing alright. I do think her voice is good enough too to merit sitting on one of the chairs.
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Totally, a poor mans Rihanna
Dies she have personality or is she bland & dull?
She's tweeted that she's joining the show already, so I'd say it's a done deal.
https://twitter.com/RitaOra/status/514323897807040512
Think Jesse J but even more in love with herself and even less talented
This. Terrible appointment.
It's hard to find anybody that'd annoy me more than Jessie J that they coud've put on the Voice except Rita Ora.
Kylie Minogue to Rita Ora - talk about a difference in quality.
Whoever Rita's agent is deserves every penny of what they're getting though - you can't avoid her for love nor money (and I've tried).
I don't know what it is about Ora but I just can't warm to her; I'm also fed up of seeing her everywhere!
Ricky said on twitter that they have postponed their US tour from September until April. The show doesn't start till January but I suppose they film all the blinds earlier.
The BBC have confirmed Rita Ora as judge and the other 3 are staying.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/rita-ora-voice
Can't say I'm looking forward to it as much now.