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"Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent is expected to go head-to-head once again with The Voice UK when both shows return in the spring. The rival talent contests were involved in a much-hyped scheduling war last year, ultimately won by ITV&amp;#039;s Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent when the BBC challenger shed more than half of the 12m viewers it had at its peak during the live shows.   Left: BGT judges / Right: The Voice UK coaches However, it has been claimed BBC chiefs &amp;quot;confident&amp;quot; of The Voice UK&amp;#039;s chances have pitted its first live show against the final of BGT&amp;#039;s seventh series. &amp;quot;Putting The Voice&amp;#039;s first live show up against the Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent final is a bold move,&amp;quot; a source told The Sun. &amp;quot;But The Voice is coming back stronger this year and bosses are confident any teething problems experienced last time have been erased.&amp;quot;  Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell on BGT A spokesperson for the BBC has said: &amp;quot;The Voice series 2 live shows will start on June 8. We aren&amp;#039;t aware of a date for the Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent final.&amp;quot; Speaking to Digital Spy at auditions in London this month, BGT boss Simon Cowell said he is confident of beating The Voice UK again, as everyone &amp;quot;predicted doom and gloom&amp;quot; for his show last year. Watch DS chat with Simon Cowell, Ant and Dec and the Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent judges below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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