Sam Wilkinson: The Voice Kids UK Winner 2019, and Now

Biography

Series three

The Voice Kids UK runs on ITV1 and is open to singers aged 7 to 14. Its third series, in 2019, was won by Wilkinson from the team of the coach Danny Jones, with Emma Willis presenting. The other three finalists were Gracie-Jayne Fitzgerald, Keira Laver and Lil Shan Shan.

The coaching panel that year was will.i.am, Jessie J, Pixie Lott and Danny Jones. A win on the show is therefore two results at once: the public vote in the live final, and the judgement of a coach who has chosen and worked with the singer over several rounds. Jones's team produced the 2019 champion.

How the show works

The format is the children's version of the adult franchise and keeps its structure. Blind auditions come first: the coaches sit with their backs to the stage and turn their chairs only if they want the voice, which removes appearance, stagecraft and, for a child performer, size and self-possession from the first judgement.

Battles follow, in which singers from the same team compete and the coach cuts the team down. A semi-final narrows the field again, and the series closes with a live final from which the winner emerges. For a competitor aged between 7 and 14 this is several rounds of nationally televised elimination inside a few weeks, which is a more demanding thing than the cheerful presentation suggests.

The prize

The winner of The Voice Kids UK receives £30,000. In the 2019 series all four finalists were also given a trip to Walt Disney World in Florida.

A cash prize of that size handed to a child performer is the part of the show most often misreported. What the title carries is money and a holiday. It is not a recording contract, and it is not a tour, which is the more defensible settlement with a winner who is still at school.

What is known since

Here the record stops, and the page will not pretend otherwise. The source available for this page is the series results table for The Voice Kids UK, which documents the outcome, the coach and the finalists, and nothing else. It does not give Wilkinson's age at the time, his home town, his school, the songs he performed, or what he has done since 2019.

Two practical difficulties compound the gap. His name is a common one in Britain, so search results conflate several different people; and he was a child when he appeared, which is a good reason for the absence of follow-up coverage rather than a mystery to be solved. Nothing on this page should be read as a statement about where he is now.

What is documented, and what is not

Firm: Wilkinson won series three of The Voice Kids UK in 2019; his coach was Danny Jones; the other finalists were Gracie-Jayne Fitzgerald, Keira Laver and Lil Shan Shan; the coaching panel was will.i.am, Jessie J, Pixie Lott and Danny Jones; the host was Emma Willis; the prize was £30,000, with a trip to Walt Disney World for all four finalists; the show runs on ITV1 for singers aged 7 to 14.

Not documented: his age and birth year, his home town, his school, the songs he sang at any stage of the competition, and anything at all about his life since the final. The single source available here is an encyclopedia results table rather than news reporting, and no contemporaneous news account was reachable to confirm or extend it.

Achievement Timeline

Sam Wilkinson — every milestone on this page, in order.

2019

Competes in series three of The Voice Competes in series three of The Voice Kids UK on Danny Jones's team

2019

Reaches the live final with Gracie-JayReaches the live final with Gracie-Jayne Fitzgerald, Keira Laver and Lil Shan Shan

2019

Wins the series and the £30,000 prizeWins the series and the £30,000 prize

2019

All four finalists receive a trip to WAll four finalists receive a trip to Walt Disney World, Florida

Historical Comparison

Person	Country	Milestone	Age / Stat
Ravi Adelekan	United Kingdom	Winning Alesha Dixon's Golden Buzzer on Britain's Got Talent, 2024	Age 6
Peter Rosalita	Philippines	America's Got Talent season 16	Age 10
Roberta Battaglia	Canada	A Golden Buzzer and a finals place on America's Got Talent season 15	Age 11
Calysta Bevier	United States	Winning Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer on America's Got Talent at 16 (2016)	Age 16
Sam Wilkinson	United Kingdom	Winning series three of The Voice Kids UK, 2019	—

What is documented — and what is not

✓ Documented

Won series three of The Voice Kids UK in 2019, coached by Danny Jones
The other finalists were Gracie-Jayne Fitzgerald, Keira Laver and Lil Shan Shan
The prize was £30,000, with a Walt Disney World trip for the four finalists
The series panel was will.i.am, Jessie J, Pixie Lott and Danny Jones, with Emma Willis presenting

? Unverified, disputed or wrong

Age, birth year, home town and school are not stated in the source used here
The songs he performed are not listed
Nothing is documented about his life after the 2019 final
Only an encyclopedia results table was reachable; no contemporaneous news report was obtained to confirm it

Questions people ask about Sam Wilkinson

Who won The Voice Kids UK in 2019?

Sam Wilkinson, from the team of the coach Danny Jones, in series three.

How old is Sam Wilkinson?

The source used for this page does not give his age or birth year. The show is open to singers aged 7 to 14.

What did he win?

£30,000. All four finalists that series also received a trip to Walt Disney World in Florida.

Who was his coach?

Danny Jones. The full panel for series three was will.i.am, Jessie J, Pixie Lott and Danny Jones.

Where is Sam Wilkinson now?

No source available for this page records anything about him after the 2019 final. His name is also a common one, and search results mix several different people.

What songs did he sing?

The source used here is a results table and does not list the songs performed at any stage.

How does The Voice Kids UK work?

Blind auditions, then battles within each coach's team, then a semi-final and a live final. It runs on ITV1 for singers aged 7 to 14 and is presented by Emma Willis.