Kelly Rowland effortlessly dropped one of the month’s standout clips from The Voice UK with a soulful cut of her hit “When Love Takes Over”, delivering some big-time main character energy. Fans praised Kelly’s stunning vocal control and smooth, soulful delivery on her hit with David Guetta. Watching the other coaches smile from ear to ear as Kelly’s voice filled the room said it all. Tom Jones and will.i.am seemed to be especially loving the Destiny’s Child star’s soul power vocals.
Kelly got the audience in on the fun at 0:45, throwing the chorus to the crowd. This created a feelgood singalong that was the perfect way to take the performance home. Kelly has not released a new studio album in 13 years, but clearly her instincts on the mic have not dulled whatsoever, despite the long gap between drinks. The Music Man has to say that Kelly really showed The Voice hopefuls what it means to sing like a superstar that night.
Kelly’s performance of “When Love Takes Over” aired on September 5, 2026. Viewers compared will.i.am’s excitement to Christmas morning and praised Rowland’s tone and control. Other viewers noted how the coach performances can always be relied on to be the highlights of The Voice UK. This is no surprise given the lineup features stars like Kelly and Sir Tom Jones.
ITV recently confirmed that Sir Tom Jones will not return as a coach for the 2027 series, bringing his run in the red chair to a close with the 2026 series. This was pretty shocking to hear, as Sir Tom is the main event on The Voice for fans. This was clear when his performance of “Tower of Song” aired on August 29, 2026. The heartfelt rendition became The Voice UK’s most-viewed coach performance clip of the season so far, drawing around 1.4 million views on the show’s YouTube channel. He even got Kelly Rowland visibly emotional as he sang. To have that kind of range and power in his mid-80s is really something!
David Guetta issued “When Love Takes Over” on April 21, 2009, with Kelly Rowland appearing as the featured vocalist. The Music Man readers might be interested to hear that the song originated as an instrumental track by David, which Kelly heard at one of his live sets in the summer of 2008. She loved the song and asked if she could write something for it, leading to their studio collaboration.
“When Love Takes Over” was a major international hit. The song went double Platinum in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Austria.