A live tour tied to the BBC’s The Voice UK singing contest has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales, Britain’s publicly funded broadcaster reported yesterday.
The cancellation is a further blow to a series which opened to strong viewer ratings at its launch in March but lost popularity during its first series on British TV.
It faced earlier embarrassment when winning act Leanne Mitchell only reached number 45 in the singles charts with a cover of Whitney Houston’s Run To You.
The X Factor, which run by music producer Simon Cowell and aired on BBC’s main rival ITV, regularly sees its winning performers top the charts, while its tours of Britain are generally successful. – (Reuters)