For those of us obediently tuning in for "The Voice” three hours a week, we’re slowly but surely figuring out who might win this season. There are six contestants left. But this journey hasn’t been easy. There were the endless blind auditions which often went the way of unpopular teenager seeking approval gets no chairs to turn and must return to Topeka, Kansas to work at their parents’ Laundromat. Then half of the people selected were sent home during the battle rounds. Then there was some other round, which looked an awful lot like the battle rounds and now we’re on the live shows. It’s sort of a painful process.
But since most of the contestants on “The Voice” are already on the music industry’s radar, the crop of singers we watch each week are plainly better than “American Idol” and “The X Factor.” Maybe those other shows have a few who are better individually, but as a whole “The Voice” is the best. But that doesn’t mean I’m too keen on sitting through these marathon episodes. In fact, I can’t even watch the show unless it’s on DVR. First of all because of the commercials and secondly so I can fast forward when Christina Aguilera speaks. For the most part the four coaches are great. They have fun interactions with each other, know what they’re talking about and are relatively down to Earth. However, now they seem out of things to say. I’ve met my Aguilera limit for the season. Coincidentally, so has America since none of her contestants are left in the competition.
As for those left singing, it’s a bit difficult to know where they stand in terms of popularity. Carson Daly never says if he’s revealing that they’re safe in any kind of order. So we don’t really know. Cassadee Pope’s following from her days in the band Hey Monday and her consistent performances may make her a favorite at this point. Blake Shelton always has someone in it at the end and my guess would be that Cassadee fills that spot over the repetitive rocker Terry McDermott. After keeping a perfect record for a few weeks, Cee-Lo lost his first contestant this week in Cody Belew. If I were to guess, I’d think the floor is about to fall out for Team Red. I wasn’t impressed with Trevin Hunt or Nicholas David for the past few weeks. But I’ve been wrong before on this front. So that leaves Adam Levine’s team. Logic would make me think that Amanda Brown will make it close to the end. Also Melanie Martinez’s indie sound seems very popular. So I think either one could make it to the finish line. I suppose if we knew who was going to win, we wouldn’t watch. “The Voice” is on Monday and Tuesday nights on NBC.
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