Who is new The Voice UK coach Kelly Rowland? Career and life

Kelly Rowland has replaced LeAnn Rimes on the programme, who was only involved for one series.

The 45-year-old rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny’s Child.

She joins Tom Jones, will.i.am, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones among the coaches.

When she was announced on the show, Rowland said: “I am excited to join The Voice UK as a coach, and am looking forward to working with the excellent and passionate coaches the show is known for.

“I can’t wait to hear all the new talent and go to battle for my team.

“Let’s go!”

Emma Willis is also back presenting, though it remains unclear if she will return as host for the future, as she is now one of three presenters on Strictly Come Dancing.

Speaking about Rowland joining the show on Digital Spy, Willis said: “She’s just incredible.

“She’s everything you’d want from a coach. I was in awe of her!

“Her energy is fun and vibrant, and she’s incredibly compassionate.

“She started her career when she was very young, and has been doing what she does for a really long time.

“She knows how to navigate the music industry and how to look after someone.”

Who is Kelly Rowland?

Rowland was one of the members of Destiny’s Child, which is one of the world’s best-selling girl groups.

During the group’s three-year hiatus, she released her debut solo album, Simply Deep, in 2002, which reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and sold more than five million copies worldwide.

The album included the Billboard Hot 100 number one single Dilemma (with Nelly), as well as the UK hits Stole and Can’t Nobody.

Following the disbanding of Destiny’s Child in 2006, Rowland released her second solo album, Ms. Kelly, in 2007, which produced the international hits Like This (featuring Eve) and Work.

Rowland explored electronic dance music on her third solo album, Here I Am (2011), which spawned the UK hit singles Commander (featuring David Guetta), Down for Whatever and What a Feeling, as well as the electro-R&B single Motivation (featuring Lil Wayne).

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She was a judge on the eighth season of The X Factor UK in 2011, as well as the third season of The X Factor USA in 2013, and also served as a coach on The Voice Australia from 2017 to 2020.

Her work has earned her several awards and nominations, including four Grammy Awards, one Billboard Music Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards.

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