Ardú Set to Appear on The Voice UK This Saturday for Battle Round
By ARDÚ
To Appear on The Voice UK
This Saturday for Battle Episode
Saturday, October 10th from 8:35pm
On Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Play, ITV1 and ITVX playerNew mashup single ‘Fool / Power Over Me’ out now
Irish a cappella group Ardú will appear on The Voice UK this Saturday, October 10th, for their battle performance.
The Voice UK can be viewed on Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Play, ITV1 or the ITVX player.
The acclaimed six-piece vocal group earned a chair turn from American artist and producer Will.i.am at their blind audition last month (watch HERE), successfully moving to the next round of this year’s series.
The battle episode will see Ardú compete against one other competitor for a chance to earn their place in the semi-final, performing for their coach Will.i.am alongside guest Cheryl Cole.
Celebrating the achievement of being the first Irish a capella ensemble and the biggest group to ever compete on The Voice UK, Ardú have announced a co-headline tour with acclaimed British a capella group The Apex Singers, which kicks off later this month:
- October 30th | Whale Theatre, Greystones, co. Wicklow | Tickets
- October 31st | Púca Festival, Trim, Co. Meath | Tickets
- November 1st | dlr Mill Theatre, Co. Dublin | Tickets
Tickets for the three-date tour, which comprise live shows and workshops, are on sale now, available from ardumusic.com and theapexsingers.com
Ardú have also released new mashup single ‘Fool / Power Over Me’, which will make its live performance debut during the tour.
The single is the first to be released from a soon-to-be-announced album arriving later this year.
ABOUT ARDÚ
An internationally recognised ensemble, Ardú have represented Ireland in festivals and competitions across Europe, including Solala Festival Germany (Audience Award winners 2026), Tampere Vocal in Finland, the Edinburgh Fringe festival, vokal.total in Austria (Audience Award winners 2019) and Vocal Champs Germany (Audience Prize 2026)
Their national accolades are equally as extensive: First prize at the RTÉ Lyric FM Choirs for Christmas competition in 2018, first place at the National Vocal Ensemble competition at the City of Derry International Choral Festival in 2015, and first place in the ‘Light, Jazz and Popular Music’ category at the Cork International Choral Festival in 2017.
Featured on the Ray Darcy Show (RTÉ RADIO 1), Classical Connections (BBC Radio Ulster), Marty in The Morning (RTÉ Lyric FM) and BBC Proms (2021), Ardú’s appearance on The Voice UK is not the ensemble’s first television appearance. A past lineup of the group competed in the a cappella-reality competition Sing: Ultimate A Cappella on Sky One in 2017.
The lineup as seen on The Voice UK is composed of ensemble co-director Filip Klubička, a Croatian native (and of The Three Tenors Ireland), co-director Victoria Warwick (of ANÚNA Collective), Judith Lyons (of Dulciana Vocal Ensemble, St. Patrick’s and Christ Church Cathedrals, Cantairí Óga Átha Cliath, The Lir and ANÚNA Collective), Sorcha Fenlon (of ANÚNA Collective), Andy Dempsey (of Billow Wood and ANÚNA Collective) and Ryan Garnham (of M’ANAM and ANÚNA). As ambassadors of the contemporary a cappella genre in Ireland, in 2017 Ardú founded the Irish International A Cappella Festival, and have released three studio albums to date: Gravity (2018), LIVE (2020) and Songs from Here (2022). Their most recent album was nominated for a CARA (Contemporary Acappella Recording Award) and selected as runner-up in the category of ‘Best European Album’, while the music video for single ‘I Wouldn’t Be’ was nominated for an AVA (Acappella Video Award) as ‘Best Video by a Professional Group’. In 2019, their single ‘Homeward Bound’ was also nominated for ‘Best Classical/Folk Song’
Watch Ardú on The Voice UK this Saturday, October 10th on Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Play, ITV1 or the ITVX player.
Tickets for Ardú and The Apex Singers’ co-headline tour are on sale now, available from ardumusic.com and theapexsingers.com.