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    Competition is name of the game on 'The Voice'

    By CAITLIN R. KING | Associated Press – Fri, Feb 3, 2012

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The competition is fierce on season two of NBC's "The Voice," and we haven't even met the contestants.

    Recording artists Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine have all returned as judges. The frenemies picked up right where they left off when taping began in the fall. The show, where the winner is decided by viewers, premieres Sunday after the Super Bowl.

    "The four of us coaches just have such a love-hate relationship," said Shelton. "We're all high-fiving and drinking together, and as soon as somebody comes up on that stage and we hear them and they're really good, the gloves come off. It's like, 'Did you just say that to me? Why did you say that dude?' 'I just wanted to get that girl.' 'Oh, OK.' Then you're back and everything's good again."

    The first season of "The Voice" was a ratings success for NBC, but there are a few changes this time around: The judges will pick 12 contestants for their teams instead of eight, and each team has two official celebrity mentors.

    Levine recruited Alanis Morissette and Robin Thicke. Shelton signed up his wife, Miranda Lambert, and Kelly Clarkson. Green asked Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and Ne-Yo, and Aguilera enlisted Jewel and Lionel Richie.

    When asked why he decided to join Aguilera's team, Richie said with a mischievous smile: "She snuck up on me."

    It turns out Aguilera had a secret weapon: Richie's daughter, Nicole. The two have been friends for years.

    "I got the phone call that said, 'Dad.' And you can't beat 'Dad.' That's an insider insider," said Richie. "'The Voice' is just me hanging out with people who have been in my life for a very long time. ... I'm just thrilled to be on the show."

    Richie is also friends with Shelton. They recorded a song together for Richie's upcoming country duets album, "Tuskegee."

    Richie said he's learned a thing or two from being in the music business for three decades, but his advice doesn't necessarily translate into a contestant winning a reality singing competition.

    "What's so amazing to me is trying to explain to someone what they should do, which is taking the time — I'm a 35-year overnight success. I'm still trying to get it right," he said.

    He added: "I take my hat off to these new artists, because I don't even think I could take the pressure."

    Competition aside, Shelton means it when he talks about the friendships he's made through "The Voice."

    Last season's runner-up Dia Frampton has been Shelton's opening act on his "Well Lit and Amplified" arena tour.

    "It really is turning into a situation that I hope is going to last for a long time, because you get close with people," he said about the show. "Even though it's a working relationship that we start with, by the end of the season the four of us coaches ... and many of the contestants are pretty tight. I hope it lasts a long time."

    "The Voice" will end its 14-week run with the season finale on April 8.

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    Online:

    http://www.nbc.com/the-voice

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    Caitlin R. King covers entertainment for The Associated Press. Follow her at http://www.twitter.com/caitlinrking

     

    18 comments

    • SP
      SP  •  3 mths ago
      I really like this show, glad it's back.
    • JanetD
      JanetD  •  Cocoa Beach, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Watched last night, off and on --- I get so annoyed that Christina won't shut up! She acts so stupid - why do women think that acting ridiculous is cute? If she would stop talking so much I would like the show more.
    • Tien
      Tien  •  Pleasanton, California  •  3 mths ago
      first episode and xtina compares adam to JT ? #$%$ what a #$%$
    • karoles
      karoles  •  Millbury, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      This show requires a DVR, can't stand the bickering,it's phony and negative on what should be an upbeat, positive program!!!
    • Hank
      Hank  •  3 mths ago
      The competition is fierce on season two of NBC's "The Voice," and we haven't even met the contestants."
      That has to be the stupidest opening ever
    • ArleneS
      ArleneS  •  Coram, New York  •  3 mths ago
      I loved this show and I'm excited to see it return.
    • Capt Dave
      Capt Dave  •  3 mths ago
      Love the blind audition part. Spectacular! Wish they could keep the energy up for the rest of the series. Fades as it ages. Not sure why.......
    • TeresaF
      TeresaF  •  Hampton, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      I loved the show but for some reason the winner last year was a shock! How could the worst of the finalists win? The girls kicked his butt!
    • meh
      meh  •  3 mths ago
      please cancel this show and get back to making comedies - CBS is kicking your #$%$
      • DawnMarie
        DawnMarie 3 mths ago
        Comedies are great, but sometimes you aren't in the mood to watch them so having an alternative is nice.
    • Boomer
      Boomer  •  Milwaukee, Wisconsin  •  3 mths ago
      Don't know when I've enjoyed a show more than this one. I love that the singers are initially evaluated on their voices alone.
    • A and B
      A and B  •  Tampa, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      I think this is a pretty good show. Hopefully the contestants will be better than last season. There were only 3 or 4 legitimate singers in the first year.
      • annoyed with it all!
        annoyed with it all! 3 mths ago
        and the guy that won didn't deserve it, he was already professional with a contract already.
    • J P
      J P  •  3 mths ago
      I like this show because anyone with real singing talent can be heard first before being seen. You can change the way someone look, but true talent is a gift!
    • christina
      christina  •  Portland, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      Two singing reality shows on at the same time???.Really???
    • JackS
      JackS  •  3 mths ago
      Howard's coming soon and all other "talent" shows will shrivel up and blow away!
    • Richard Mullen
      Richard Mullen  •  Salt Lake City, Utah  •  3 mths ago
      Is the ATHEISTIC culture of the U.S.A entertaining for you America? The walls are being deliberately destroyed,and the ceiling is about to fall on us! The Father sent the Son as a Sin offering. Christ the Lord!....even to those who believe in his name! Love, R.F.Mullen in the U.S.A.
      • Wayne Turner
        Wayne Turner 3 mths ago
        Go eat a communion wafer in the corner.
    • Flip
      Flip  •  3 mths ago
      This show SUCKS!!!!
    • Victoria
      Victoria  •  Topeka, Kansas  •  3 mths ago
      its a good show, the judges dont treat the singers like idiots, they dont talk trash to them, they dont ridicule them. unfortunately, for some of the singers, im sure some are chosen as not the best.. but not the worse... after all.. they have to have people to cut, at least it does give some people public exposure they may have never had or ever get. and judging.. whoever is doing it.. is just personal preference, just as two people can view the same thing differently, they also hear it differently... winning..in the end.. is still having the most luck.
    • moonbeam
      moonbeam  •  Dayton, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      Put a better twist on the show , don't let the contestant be ( seen at all by anyone) till AFTER they have been chosen by a judge . Don't need to see the losers anyway .
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