The Voice Season 4

[Tom22]

Remember.......They are NOT picking the BEST singers but BEST POTENTIAL they see as professional singers building a team!

That is key to keep in mind to enjoy the show.

Very key.. not to think.. "that person sang better, they should be picked"

The Judges/coache truly act as teachers an mentors each week with the same contestants.

The judges/coaches also walk the walk as they get up on stage and sing themselves almost every week.. sometimes twice in a week.

It gives pretty good credibility to see that they're pro's for a reason. You can hear how able they are at singing a duet in harmony or deft in turning the rhytym of a phrase etc.

The Coaches will often pass over someone with a good voice that puts a fully together performance and instead pick someone that performed a song with some clear flaws but with a stronger or more unique voice or style that they think they can make more special than the first.

Also, in the Knock out rounds.. the Coaches are NOT trying to create an EVEN playing field ... they are testing the attributes of each singer to see the they can stretch the way they hope they can and pick songs to stretch contestants.

They will often pick a contestant that seemed to perform slightly worse than the other on the song they chose because they were looking for specific things about how contestants handled it. They also judge heavily on how flexible and trainable the contestants were in practice.

So... only after the knock out rounds are over does it become a contest. Prior to that, it is a matter of a coach using their personal experience to fill spots on a team that they think they can develop to the best team by show time.

So, figure on witnessing professional singers practicing their trade and sharing some insights and the show will be great. If you 're looking for a tournament you'll be disappointed ...because that isn't what the show is. It is a team selection trials at arbitrary hoops designed to show traits they're interested in, then at the end, the typical fan preference contest with at least more viewer-voters who don't have the teen tastes.