The Voice UK season 13 came to an end with its grand finale that aired on October 26, 2024. Ava Mannings was crowned the winner. She was part of the team led by duo coaches, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones.
She took home a cash prize of £50k, a trip to Orlando, Florida, and a much-deserved recording contract. Alongside her was Deb Orah from the team LeAnn Rimes, twins Billy and Louie from Sir Tom Jones' team, and Storry from will.i.am's herd.
For her final performance, Ava sang The Long And Winding Road by The Beatles. For her duet with her coaches, they performed The Reason by Hoobastank. Fans of The Voice UK flocked to X to react to her win and comment on her performances.
"Just finished #thevoiceuk and YES AVA you were my winner from day one. YES YES YES SO HAPPY," said one fan.
"I'm mesmerised everytime Ava sings! I swear there’s an angel trapped in her throat. My winner," said another fan.
"Congratulations to Ava winning the final of @thevoiceuk so proud of her such an incredible voice and so happy for @itsDannyJones & @TomFletcher being amazing coaches helping Ava and giving great advice," a third one added.
"Agree. My @thevoiceuk WINNER from Day 1! Wow!!! CHILLS indeed!" another wrote.
Some The Voice UK fans also congratulated Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones for mentoring her well and praised their final duet performance.
"Now that was a winners song! Please release a full version of that! @itsDannyJones @TomFletcher Well done Ava!" an X user wrote.
"To Ava The 2024 Winner on @thevoiceuk. Very Well Deserved. Well Done To @TomFletcher & @itsDannyJones You've All Been Amazing," another X user wrote.
"Ava fully deserved to win this year- genuinely think she’s someone who will do well in the industry - unique and super talented," commented one.
"The stage, the lighting, the song... everything about this performance was stunning. Well-deserved winner! Ava was clearly the best from the start and yet another reason to hate this awful format because we got so few performances from her," said another.
History of Ava Manning's performances through The Voice UK season 13
Ava's first-ever performance on The Voice UK was on episode 2 of The Blind Auditions, which was aired on September 7. The dog groomer from Bristol sang Damn Your Eyes by Etta James that day, making all four coaches turn their chairs for her. She chose to go with the mentor duo Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones.
The other two finalists, Deb Orah from LeAnn's team and Storry from will.i.am's team also debuted in the same episode 2, while the third finalist twins Billy & Louie came on board in episode 3, under Sir Tom Jones's team.
Then came the Callbacks segment of the show where Perrie Edwards was the celebrity coach mentoring Tom and Danny's team. Under her guidance, Ava performed Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit and became one of the three people on the team to advance to the semi-finals.
She competed against Olivia Rogers and Kyra Smith from her own team to proceed to the finals. While there, she sang God Only Knows by The Beach Boys. This led her straight to the finals where she defeated the other three contestants by a public voting system.
Fans of The Voice UK can follow Ava Mannings on her Instagram @madhatcat.