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Mark Burnett talks to The Hollywood Reporter magazine about his aggressive strategy behind the NBC singing competition and the star power that includes Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Carson Daly. American Idol’s dominance in the talent-show sphere has been, for the most part, unchallenged, but Mark Burnett is hoping to change that in April — or at least dent it a bit — when NBC premieres The Voice. The series’ premise is basically the same -- a natural talent gets a chance to be heard and discovered -- but the process of finding that talent has been fine-tuned. Rather than cattle-call-style auditions at 20,000-seat arenas, an A&R team for Voice was deployed with a very specific singing star in mind. "The Voice is looking for individual singers that are ARTISTS, preferably no singer-songwriters or divas," read an e-mail from a Voice scout in January, as the team was setting up one-on-one appointments. "We got plenty of both, so that didn’t work," Burnett scoffs. (To be fair, the show also held an open call.) The show’s concept was imported from Europe, where The Voice of Holland draws a healthy 3 million viewers (the Netherlands’ population is 16.5 million), and as the latest David to Idol’s Goliath, it is prepping to rival the ratings behemoth directly (the show premieres April 26 as Idol gears up for its final shows). Star power? Check. Christina Aguilera, Cee-Lo Green, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine have signed on as celebrity coaches ("Judges," Levine says, "is kind of a dirty word around here”) in a reality-show twist that gives a nod to Simon Cowell’s The X Factor (the contestants choose a mentor with whom to work, pitting the celebrities against one another). Host with music cred? Hired. MTV and late-night vet Carson Daly will fill the emcee role. Reality-TV pedigree? Covered with Burnett. After 13 weeks of competition, the winner receives a $100,000 recording contract with Universal Republic (a paltry sum compared with X Factor’s promised $5 million deal) and a management deal with Sanctuary Management Group, which represents Fleetwood Mac and Velvet Revolver (it will take a 25% cut, according to a source). But though the show’s producers and stars are making every effort to differentiate Voice from Idol, mainly emphasizing its format — auditions where the coaches can’t see the singer; who advances is based purely on their singing voice — it’s not cowering from the primetime powerhouse, either. Declared Daly during Voice’s first press conference: "The level of talent is leaps and bounds beyond the winners of any other competition show." “There’s room for more than one music show. My whole career has taught me not to be afraid of competition.” — Mark Burnett, executive producer of “The Voice” Even if that talent pool includes a former Idol semifinalist. Burnett confirms that Season 2’s Frenchie Davis, who has starred on Broadway since her Idol disqualification for racy photos in 2003, made it past the first round with Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl,” as did an alumnus of CBS’ short-lived Rock Star, another Burnett vehicle. "It’s a meritocracy," Burnett says. "It doesn’t matter where you came from. If you won American Idol and you wanted to try this, too, you could." The team’s braggadocio is bold for an underdog series. After all, with Idol still drawing 22 million viewers an episode and X Factor about to launch its U.S. auditions (not to mention NBC’s America’s Got Talent still going strong and Nigel Lythgoe’s new country show CMT’s Next Superstar kicking off April 8), the field of talent shows is crowded. Daly’s confidence comes from the concept. “What struck me is that it’s a mentoring show,” he says. “It immediately took away all of the negativity that I’ve seen on a lot of those shows. I did not see the William Hung novelty in this format. In fact, it’s sort of shunned.” It’s a view shared by the coaches. “They understand the power of television and how they can use their success to actually help people,” Daly says. “That help comes from being nonjudgmental and not from a place of marketing what you look like.” The production has had its share of hiccups, however. A taping in mid-March went so off schedule that more than 150 audience members were paid $50 each to go home. Still, the show has a good six weeks to work out the kinks as Voice is expected to go live at the end of May. Worth noting: Idol’s finale is scheduled for May 25. Another case of Idol’s sloppy seconds? “There’s room for more than one music show,” Burnett says. “My whole career has taught me not to be afraid of competition. As long as it’s promoted and people know it’s on, if it’s good, it will work.” As for Daly, he has his own litmus test for success. “This show is well-produced, honest, positive, has integrity, is a ton of fun and it’s a gamble — it’s all of those things,” he says excitedly. “I can’t predict if the audience will show up, if they’ll be big or slow or terrible or grow, but I know regardless of ratings, I can wake up in the morning and say, ‘I’m proud of what I did at 9 p.m. last night.’ ” source + pictures http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/insi...can-idol-170562

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my thought exactly :)

Christina talking about the show: http://www.etonline.com/tv/108792_Music_Sh...ging/index.html

voted; hard choice. still, my most favourite songs by her are not quite among her singles...

Christina, Jennifer, Florence, Yolanda, Tina paying tribute to the Queen of Soul. Great job!!!! :) The girls presenting the award for best duo/group http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2q8ze5h&s=7

I agree - a great song, especially the stripped version. While i don't care about Glam and Bionic that much, the ballads are pure perfection and I hope we'll get at least some more live performances of them.

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happy b-day, big voice :)

Burlesque gets three nominations for this year's Golden Globe Awards: BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL a.ALICE IN WONDERLAND Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures b.BURLESQUE Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Releasing c.THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision, Gilbert Films; Focus Features d.RED di Bonaventura Pictures; Summit Entertainment e.THE TOURIST GK Films; Sony Pictures Releasing BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE a.“BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE Music by: Samuel Dixon Lyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler b.“COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges c.“I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED Music by: Alan Menken Lyrics by: Glenn Slater d.“THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey e.“YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren Recorded version of 'Bound to You' pkVfANH5Zrc&feature=fvwk Live versions -dr6qU6rzgc 3hsmzEQWNVQ&feature=related

Short interview: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11982529

Great videos !!! :) Here's what Rebecca said about Christina: Rebecca Ferguson has described her X Factor duet partner Christina Aguilera as a "legend". The Liverpool singer duetted with the US pop icon on a version of her hit single 'Beautiful' on last night's final. Speaking about their partnership, Ferguson said: "Christina is a legend. She is amazing. Really gracious and really nice. She's a lovely person as well." Ferguson also heaped praise on her mentor Cheryl Cole, describing her as a "friend" and "down to earth". The single mum will face off against One Direction and Matt Cardle on tonight's show for the 2010 X Factor title. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/the-x-...legend.html?rss

Hey :) I haven't watched the movie yet, but I think every genre is open to interpretation and is differently perceived in the various regions of the world. My perception of burlesque is more as of a campy varieté spectacle, and not a striptease show. I agree that there are actual burlesque dancers who are able to offer an authentic performance, but that wouldn't be acting, really, so if it isn't a documentary I don't really see the point in them starring in a movie like that. As of 'Beautiful People', I can hardly see the linkage between the two songs, but I have to agree with you. It is a bit puzzling what the inspiration behind the track is, even though the adjusted lyrics correspond to the main idea of the film (from what I hear). I wonder what Marylin Manson thinks about the cover...

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