NBC’s ‘The Voice’: Christina Aguilera lifts up Dez Duron, slams past winners
You may or may not like Christina Aguilera as a coach on “The Voice,” but you can at least that unlike Jennifer Lopez or Steven Tyler on “American Idol,” she has no problem whatsoever when it comes to speaking her mind … even if it comes at the expense of her show’s own track record at producing successful artists.
On Tuesday night’s live results show, Aguilera lost the final member of her team in Dez Duron, and speaking after the show in an interview with Us Weekly, she spoke out about some past contestants on the show through the lens of why it really does not matter where you finish on this show, at least in comparison to using this platform as a launching pad for the rest of your career:
“[My former act] Chris Mann, prime example. Came in fourth last year. It’s like, ultimately, who’s the real winner? Who’s Javier [Colon]? Who’s Jermaine [Paul]? At this point, I think it’s all about Chris Mann, thank you!”
It is hard at the moment to dispute Christina’s point, as Mann has landed a series of performances at major holiday evens of the course of the past month, including “Christmas in Rockefeller Center.” While Colon has opened for Maroon 5 on a number of shows and Paul performed his first single live earlier this fall, neither one of the two singers have really managed to succeed when it comes to platforms that have nothing to do directly with “The Voice” yet.
Dez does ultimately have a chance at a future career, especially since the final few weeks of him on the competition really allowed everyone an opportunity to see just what he is about: a soulful singer with traces of Michael Buble and other classic crooners in his voice.
Do you think that Christina has a point with this comment; and even if she is speaking the truth, is it a bad thing to remind everyone about some of the show’s underwhelming winners? In addition to sharing your thoughts below, you can also check out some more from “The Voice” results over here.
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Anonymous
December 3, 2012 @ 9:18 pm
Although I don’t like her on the show, and this does come off as just merely flaunting herself yet again, I do agree that Mann is a better singer than either of the first two winners of the Voice. Colon and Paul are good singers, but both of them oversing to the point where their supposed emotional connections to the songs they did come off as forced, and I feel that they got though to the very end because of their abuse of melisma. In short, they hardly moved me. On the other hand, opera’s not my thing, but I would gladly hear Mann sing more than America’s “The Voices”.
By the way, CHARLIE doesn’t even move me an inch with all those exclamation points in his/her agrument.
anida
December 2, 2012 @ 12:49 am
Respect her for speaking out what she honestly think and feel and eve so loyal to her team. It seemed like a sore grape but she is who she is.
CHARLIE
December 1, 2012 @ 10:30 pm
Sounds like sour grapes to me-isn’t she leaving the show anyway and being replaced! Dez Duron is an ok singer but Javier and Jermaine moved me when they sing! Chris Mann is an opera singer-he’s good but better than the other two-no. America has spoken! Go Amanda Brown! Christina grudingly gave her praise but still tried to put her down in a subtle way and then tried to “pump up” Dez. I think she did this because she saw Amanda as a true threat to Dez. Well, it didn’t work! Good Luck to Dez but he is not the Voice!
Terry
December 1, 2012 @ 6:14 pm
I agree with Christina and “Paul” who responded to this post. I think Dez Duron will have a successful career even though he only made it to their Top 8. I will buy his cd’s when they come out. He is very commercial and is the whole package. All of these shows provide the contestants the opportunity to reach a wide,diverse viewing audience. While that popularity does not always translate into record sales, it sure can give them a head start. If they connect and gain some fans, those fans will follow them wherever they go.
paul
November 30, 2012 @ 1:32 am
She’s speaking the truth, if people can’t handle it, that’s their problem. And its not like shes being mean, shes just saying that someone who didn’t win was more successful after, yet she will get painted as a bitch for that. Like really, get real people. No matter what shes says their will always be haters. I love Xtina, she’s the reason I watch the show, shes gives and honest opinion, good for her.
Also, I was shocked when Dez got voted off, because he was the only person I could see successful after the show…even now I think he still will be, just watch.