'I thought of my auntie Stephanie who passed away': Will.i.am and fellow judges reduced to tears on The Voice UK after moving audition
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Will.i.am was reduced to tears by one of the performers in Saturday's episode of The Voice UK, and got so emotional he made the rest of the panel cry as well.
The Black Eyed Peas star was stunned when he heard Liz Oki sing George Michael's A Different Corner, before telling her how much she reminded him of his aunt who died.
The visibly stunned rapper said: 'I had my back turned, when you sung the words 'I'm so scared', I thought of my auntie Stephanie and she passed away on Easter.
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A familiar reminder: Will.i.am was moved to tears by one of the performers in the next episode of the show The Voice UK, set to air on Saturday
'My grandma passed away on Thanksgiving and I told myself that my aunt passed away to be with my grandma, but I know she was afraid.'
The 38-year-old added: 'My aunt used to sing for the whole family and we used to hold hands and pray for our family dinners and when I turn around you look... I mean you have the same skin complexion, and I thank you for singing today.'
Fellow coaches Sir Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue and Ricky Wilson all wiped away tears as he spoke to Liz, who explained she was still getting over the loss of her adopted mother who died two weeks before her audition.
'I thought of my auntie': The Black Eyed Peas star got so emotional he made the rest of the panel cry as well after Liz Oki sang George Michael's A Different Corner
Feeling's mutual: He told her how she reminded him of his aunt Stephanie who died at Easter, saying: 'I know she was afraid'
She told them: 'I grew up in two children's homes, in a babies home in Woking until I was five, and then a children's home in Harrogate until I was 15.
'The lady I called mum, was the one constant in my life right from when I was a child and has probably known me longer than anyone else I know. She passed two weeks ago.'
It isn't the first time Will.i.am has mentioned a family of member while offering feedback to a contestant.
At This Moment: Fellow judge was also seen wiping tears away from his eyes after hearing the comments
A shoulder to cry on: Ricky Wilson was also seen comforting Will after the blind audition
Last week, the Scream & Shout star told Blackpool teenager Emily Adams: 'Wow, I wasn't expecting that visually, from what I heard.'
When asked what he was expecting, the star said: 'My aunt, yeah, the heavier one.'
Speaking about his own career, Will said: 'I was 12-years-old when I first started rapping in the house and there was my cousin, David, he used to tell me: 'Will you should write your raps down', so I wrote my raps down, he was like 'will you should record your raps', so I recorded my raps and my songs.
'I didn't have a cassette, so I recorded over my sisters cassette and I still carry that cassette everywhere I go, it's in my bag, my first demo.'
Glamourous backstage shots of Kylie Minogue were also released this week, showing the pint-sized popstar posing in a stunning, white strapless dress and red heels.
She is seen perched on top of grand piano as she chats away to the show's staff while a camera crew film her ahead of the live shows.
The Voice UK concludes its blind audition rounds on Saturday from 7PM on BBC1.
Angelic: Kylie Minogue looks stunning in a strapless white dress in a backstage snap for the BBC1 show
Pint-sized perfection: The Can't Get You Out of My Head singer is seen perching on top of a grand piano in her short and red heels
Fun and games: The 45-year-old appears to find something particularly amusing as she chats to staff behind-the-scenes
Standing out: Hopeful singer Emily Adams is 'mistaken' for Will.i.am's aunt on The Voice last weekend
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