Kelly Rowland and Liam Payne appear in high spirits as they are seen for the first time filming Building The Band in Manchester

Kelly Rowland and Liam Payne were spotted in high spirits leaving a TV studio in Manchester as they started filming Nicole Scherzinger's Building The Band on Saturday. 

The Dilemma singer, 43, put on a glamorous display for the first day of filming as she stepped out carrying a Dior clutch and wearing Celine sunglasses.

She paired her high-end designer pieces with a crisp white shirt, black dropped trousers and a pair of white and green Adidas trainers. 

To accessorise, Kelly finished her look with a large white leather handbag and an array of rings. 

Shortly afterwards One Direction star Liam, 31, was seen cutting a much more casual figure as he sported a casual white T-shirt, black cargo trousers and a pair of black and white trainers. 

Kelly, Liam and Nicole are set to star as judges on their new TV series Building The Band. 

The Netflix show, which will be hosted by The Backstreet Boys star A.J. McClean, will find groups of talented singers from across the nation. 

Each performer will enter the competition to find their perfect bandmates solely based on musical compatibility, connection, and merit.

The contestants will in complete control every step of the way but the judges are eager to see how well each singer performs under the pressure of lights, cameras, choreographs and audiences.

According to Netflix, viewers can expect 'plenty of drama, next-level artistry, and unforgettable performances'. 

Executive producer, Cat Lawson said: ' Building The Band is a brave and bold undertaking for all involved as we hand over power to the singers themselves to form their own band based on chemistry first.

'With looks out of the equation, can they create a deeper connection with their bandmates? With limited bands, there are difficult decisions and heart-stopping moments along the way, but ultimately the outcome is truly amazing, with bands forming who in my opinion are worthy of the very biggest stage!'

Viewers can expect to see more guest judges appear on the show as well as an array of challenges. 

The official launch date has not yet been announced but it is expected to air sometime in 2025. 

While the judges are set on finding the UK's next big band, they may have already been scooped on the search by another huge TV show - The Voice. 

Judge Will.i.am claimed he beat Simon Cowl in the chase for the UK's next biggest boyband as he took a swipe at the producer during an early screening of the show.

Earlier this year, Simon Cowell revealed he was on the hunt for the next One Direction and scoured the country for a new boy band.

The music mogul, 64, put together One Direction's Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam and Zayn Malik on The X Factor in 2010, who went on to take the pop world by storm. 

And now Will.i.am has claimed he has beat him to the chase this year as his UK singing competition, The Voice, returns for its 13th season.

He told MailOnline the key difference between himself and the Britain's Got Talent judge and why he potentially has more of a chance at success than when it comes to finding the next big boyband.

When asked if he had found the UK's next biggest boyband, Will.i.am appeared confident and confirmed to MailOnline that he has. With a grin plastered on his face, he said: 'Yes. And the difference between me and Simon is that I can write and produce it. 

'He is looking for it, where as I can get in the kitchen and cook it up.'

In a clip filmed by MailOnline during an early screening of The Voice, Will.i.am appeared very confident about his choices in singers as he revealed that he remembers 'winning' this years show.

When asked what we can expect from him in the show, the Where Is The Love singer said: 'What you can expect from me is to win this year.

'There are things that I remember, things that I don't remember, but I remember winning.

When MailOnline asked his fellow judge, Sir Tom Jones if they had found the next Taylor Swift, Tom said: 'No. Who could beat Taylor Swift? Nobody's like her, she's sensational.' 

Will.i.am's confidence comes just weeks after Simon spent weeks travelling the county in search of new talent.

But despite heavy advertising, the music mogul had to give up on his search because he couldn't drum up enough prospective auditionees.

Simon had plans for the search to  appear in a Netflix documentary called The Midas Touch -but was reportedly told to give up and come to the terms that the 'era of the chart-topping boyband is over'.

The Midas Touch was initially pitched with the idea of following his search for future stars, but it will now instead focus on Simon as his pop dream falls apart.

An insider on The Midas Touch told the Daily Mail: 'Simon has been told the original idea behind the series needs to change.

Rather than focusing on the creation of a boyband capable of going on to massive success, the focus is now much more on him.

'His frustration is at the auditions where many of the singers turning up are cast-offs from bands that didn't make it.

'But perhaps more crucially, Simon has been told to come to terms with the fact that maybe the era of the chart-topping boyband is over. It is devastating for him.'

This year the long-running judge and Sir Tom are joined by McFly's Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones and the nineties pop icon, LeAnne Rimes after Ollie Murs was axed from the show last year. 

The Voice UK is a popular British television music competition that first premiered on March, 24, 2012.