Christina is leaving The Voice.

Publication: Star
Date: 11 July 2011

According to Star, Christina Aguilera is leaving the hit show The Voice. According to the show's producers, all the stars have been signed for a second season.

You So Not Crazy Alert™: Christina battles back.

Publication: Us Weekly
Date: 20 June 2011

Earlier this year, Christina Aguilera appeared to be heading to Crazy Town, joining fellow divas Britney Spears and Whitney Houston. But now she's on a popluar TV show called The Voice, a reality show that actually has a positive aspect to it, and has come back from some major personal setbacks. Here are the headlines.

• A painful divorce, a drunken arrest, public humiliation. After her toughest year ever, THE VOICE star and single mom finds new love and a fresh star at 30

While I have never counted myself as a fan and own none of her recordings, all my best wishes are with Ms. Aguilera, with hopes for continued professional and personal success.

"The VOICE" destined to STAND OUT in the crowd!

Did everyone catch the debut of 'The Voice' on NBC this past Tuesday?  It is a new reality singing competition show.  The twist is that initially the 'coaches' who just so happen to be some of the biggest stars in the music industry can not see the performers.  They have to rely on 'the voice' alone to see who has what it takes to make it in the 'business' of music.  The coaches are Maroon 5 front man, Adam Levine, Goodie Mob stand-out and 1/2 of Gnarls Barkley, Cee-Lo Green, Grammy-Award winner Christina Aguilera and 2010's CMA country vocalist of the year, Blake Shelton.

Promos for the show have been circulating since November 2010, and I initially thought the show was going to be hokey.  "Just another 'American Idol' rip-off.", I thought.  But watching the debut, I was pleasantly surprised.  The show has a lot of character and it the back stories of the contestants is heart warming.  The premise that it doesn't matter what you look like, but what you 'sound' like is ever-present and it means so much to the contestants.  Some that have true talent, but because of their age, or disposition, may not get a fair chance in the music game.
You really have to use your ears and heart to determine true talent and not your eyes.  Vocal coach, Cee-Lo Green mentioned on the premiere episode that it is about the "Journey" and not about judging.  The coaches are there to provide guidance and assistance, not to critique and ridicule.  This is a refreshing take on the music business which is so fixated on the look.  While 'Idol' relies on pre-packaged 'artists' that 'look the part' of what America sees as a pop star, 'The Voice' takes the other avenue.  It's all about 'the voice' first and foremost.  The other variables are not as important.  You can primp & preen anyone into looking like a star, but 'the voice' makes you a star!
The vocal coaches each have to pick a team of 8 contestants to compete, which in time will be narrowed down to 4 contestants each until they find that one VOICE!
I for see this show doing really well and producing some true bonafide singers.

'The Voice' airs Tuesdays on NBC and is hosted by the likable veteran in the game, Carson Daley.

'The Voice' debuts TONIGHT on NBC!!!

You would either have to have been living under a rock for the last few weeks if you had not seen any promotions for 'The Voice'.  NBC has been publicizing for months about their new singing competition reality series.  Cee-Lo, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton set out to find that next big talent.  The one twist that separates this show from other such competitions is that the artist compete to mentor the budding singers and they have to pick them without being able to see them.  They have to rely solely on the 'voice'.  This spin, should make the show interesting and set it apart from American Idol. 



Judge Christina Aguilera had this to say about the show:

"It's definitely about going back to music where you wanted to buy it or you wanted to listen to it on the radio purely from ... just what sounds good on your ears something that moves you. ... It's basically boiled down to something that truly moves you and that you truly connect with."






The show debuts tonight @ 9pm and is hosted by Carson Daley.