Auditions for the 2024 series of The Voice have taken place at a venue in the town.

Billingtons Oldham, a former dance academy, hosted ITV for a "showcase" event on Wednesday, August 16.

The event started at 7pm and carried on until 11pm, with more than one hundred people in attendance.

The showcase took place in the venue’s ballroom space, which has been retained from its historical use as a dance academy.

Each act was introduced by Catherine Madeley, with Julie Flanagan and Mark Rooney first to appear.

The duo have recently been fundraising in Oldham with their "Cancer’s Got Talent" events, raising money to secure new scalp cooling machines at the Royal Oldham Hospital.

The Oldham Times: Krzys Zemlik with ITV Production TeamKrzys Zemlik with ITV Production Team (Image: Billingtons Oldham)

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It remains to be seen whether anyone at the event will be featured in the new series, with applications set to close on Monday, October 16.

The series’ release date has not yet been announced, though anyone looking to take part must be aged 16 or over on or before February 23, 2024.

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The Oldham Times: Catherine MadeleyCatherine Madeley (Image: Billingtons Oldham)

Krzystof Zemlik, owner of Billingtons Oldham, said: “It was such an honour for us to be chosen by ITV  to host this event, all the singers were wonderful, and the audience were behind them through every note, It was a very special evening.”


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The former Billingtons dance academy closed in 2016, but has now has been transformed with events spaces and a cafe, which serves award-winning desserts.

It re-opened its doors to the public last year after a multi-million-pound renovation.

The Voice UK is a singing competition where a panel of four coaches who judge performers only by their vocal ability.

Contestants perform with judges having their backs towards the performer. If judge likes what they hear, they can press a button on their chair to turn around and face the performer, signifying that they would like to mentor them through the series.

Originally airing on the BBC, ITV acquired the rights to the program from the sixth series onwards.