Anne-Marie left in tears on ITV The Voice UK as viewers 'sobbing' over Sir Tom Jones' heartbreaking tribute

Anne-Marie was left in tears as The Voice UK returned to screens. The singing competition was back on ITV on Saturday night (September 3) for a brand new series with the singer hoping to retain her winning coach crown.

She was back in her red spinning chair alongside fellow coaches Sir Tom Jones, Olly Murs, and Will.I.Am but aside from the blind auditions, an emotional moment between the four judges left viewers sobbing.

As former X Factor star Olly asked his fellow musical superstars what song they'd sing if they were to audition for the competition, Sir Tom suggested he'd perform a power ballad. And the studio audience wasted no time in asking for the Welsh legend for a song. And things quickly became emotional as Sir Tom sang a song he dedicated to his late wife, Melinda Trenchard.

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You could hear a pin drop as the 82-year-old belted out a vocally perfect rendition of I Won't Crumble With You If You Fall. Before singing, he explained: "Now this song is very important to me. I try to pick songs that mean a lot to me. And this song is trying to tell you that people that you love, sometimes they need to be backed up. You need to give them strength and encouragement."

And following the spinetingling performance, Sir Tom went on to explain that he had chosen the song for his album in memory of Melinda who tragically died in 2016 from lung cancer, at the age of 75.

Tom , who met Melinda when he was just 12 years old before marrying four years later, left his fellow coaches in aw before he told the audience: "My wife, you know, she was dying of lung cancer, so I said, you know, I was always able to fix stuff, to do things if