will.i.am keen to stay on as 'Voice' judge

Published Jun 3 2012, 11:31 BST  |  By Paul Martinovic

will.i.am wants to stay on for a second series of The Voice, despite ratings dropping by seven million over the course of its first run.

The 37-year-old told the Sunday Mirror that he is prepared to move to London full-time, saying: "I'll definitely come back."



The Black Eyed Peas singer said that he "really enjoyed [his] time on the show" and has already recorded with contestants Tyler James, Jaz Ellington and Jay Norton.

He added: "The annoying thing for me is people go on these shows but it takes forever for their albums to come out. I wanted to do The Voice because I want to speed up the process.

"I just want to come live in London and do that."



The Voice screened the final of its first series last night, during which the Tom Jones-mentored Leanne Mitchell win the top prize of £100,000 and a record contract.

Ratings for the show have sharply declined over the course of the series after a strong start, prompting rumours that all of the judges will be axed for the next series.

However, BBC One controller Danny Cohen has claimed he would like to see all four judges back for the 2012/13 run.