Swindon's very own singing twins, Billy and Louie Hughes, are set to return to our screens for round two of ITV's The Voice UK.

Billy and Louie first appeared on The Voice UK on Saturday, September 14, when they won over all four judges - Mcfly’s Danny and Tom Fletcher, LeAnn Rimes, will.i.am, and Sir Tom Jones - with their blind audition.

The judges, along with host Emma Willis and the audience, praised the Swindon twins for their soulful harmonies and stage presence, as they performed Run To You by Whitney Houston.

After much deliberation, Billy and Louie chose to join Team Sir Tom, marking the first time in The Voice UK’s history that Sir Tom has coached a twin duo.

Now returning to the show for the second 'battles' round, Billy and Louie will reappear on screen on Saturday, October 12, at 8.20pm on ITV1.

The episode will feature clips of the twins singing for Sir Tom Jones and his guest mentor in the iconic St George's Hall in Liverpool.

The twin duo, who also lead award-winning local choirs, have faced some criticism online after their first televised audition for stating that they were from 'Wiltshire' and not 'Swindon'.

But clearing up all rumours, they explained: "We haven’t always lived in Swindon, but we’ve always lived in and around Wiltshire so the producers advised us to say Wiltshire."

Speaking about his experience on Team Tom so far, 21-year-old Billy added: “Sir Tom Jones has had an absolute wealth of knowledge. He's worked with everybody under the sun and if the kids can benefit from that, then amazing.

“It was a tough decision but we had to choose Sir Tom. He's been in the business for a long time and collaborated with some of our favourite artists.

The Swindon twins won over the hearts of all four judgesThe Swindon twins won over the hearts of all four judges (Image: ITV)

“His warm-ups are the best things ever because he doesn't warm up at all, he sort of just rocks up, puts in a cough sweet and sort of starts singing. It's insane.

“One thing he's shown us so far is just that he's used every opportunity that has been given to him."

One year on from the release of their EP 'Manifesting', the duo are also staying true to their Swindon roots by performing their debut concert at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre.

On February 6, 2025, Billy and Louie will perform tracks from their discography and classics backed by a six-piece band.

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