“We also had social media and interview training by professionals who were brought in by The Voice to teach us skills for living our lives ‘out loud’ on social media, radio, print, and red carpet platforms,” she says. Kat says contestants also received voice lessons from teachers hired by the show. In the month before filming, contestants are trained for every possible situation: fainting, getting sick onstage, reacting to however many coaches would turn around. According to Kat (season 6), five months passed between her first audition call and her first day of the Blinds. There is a long training period before the Blind Auditions-traditionally the first episode of each season-is even filmed. “I would have never auditioned standing in line it just wasn’t on my bucket list.”Ģ. “She was like, ‘I don’t think you were given a fair chance on Idol,’ and wanted me to consider auditioning.” Season 6 contestant Kat Perkins adds that without this auditioning format, she never would have been on the show. “What I realized is they wanted to make it a show that had real artists, people who were serious about doing music and not just people who sing in the bathroom.” Fellow season 1 contestant Frenchie Davis, who previously competed on Idol in 2003 and was disqualified because of topless photos from her past, was approached by a casting director for The Voice eight years later. As Vicci Martinez (season 1) recalls, The Voice producers were “really persistent” in having her meet up for an audition. Unlike American Idol and other competitive programs, show producers take a more intimate approach, reaching out to contestants individually to recruit them for the season. The Voice does not hold stadium-style auditions. Keep scrolling for all the intel, including what the deal is with those spinning red chairs and whether or not Blake and Adam’s bromance is just for show.ġ.
spoke to five past contestants about the realities of competing on The Voice and then, just for good measure, scoured the interwebz for other juicy behind-the-scenes tidbits about the show.
Since its inaugural season, the show has breathed fire into the careers of Cassadee Pope, Will Champlin, Dia Frampton, and others while giving additional screen time to the likes of Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, and, most recently, Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys. These are just some of the reasons The Voice has powered through 10 years and 19 seasons (so far). Dia Frampton, Beverly McClellan, Vicci Martinez, and Javier Colon on season 1 of The Voice in 2011.
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