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" The Voice UK star Vince Kidd has denied claims that he has a record deal. Numerous reports have suggested that the singer entered the contest despite already having a recording deal with Sony ATV.  However, while Kidd does have a contract with Sony, it is with its publishing division for his songwriting rather than with the recording sector for his own project. A spokesperson told Digital Spy: &amp;quot;Vince has a publishing deal with Sony ATV for his songwriting and remains unsigned to a record label.  &amp;quot;Like millions of other people Vince chose to participate in The Voice UK to showcase his talent on the biggest platform possible.  &amp;quot;The show&amp;#039;s only prerequisite is that contestants must not have an existing record contract which has always been the case.&amp;quot; It is common practice in the music industry for musicians to have publishing deals without securing a recording contract.   Kidd&amp;#039;s Voice coach Jessie J wrote songs for Miley Cyrus before securing her own deal, while Emeli Sand\u00E9 penned tracks for Cheryl Cole and Leona Lewis before signing a record deal with EMI. Kidd - real name Matthew Protheroe - previously entered The X Factor as part of boyband Futureproof. The Voice UK continues with another 80-minute episode at 7pm on BBC One this Saturday. &amp;amp;gt; Simon Cowell &amp;#039;running scared&amp;#039; of &amp;#039;The Voice&amp;#039; UK, say BBC Watch Vince Kidd perform Madonna&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Like A Virgin&amp;#039; on The Voice UK below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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