Give It Up for NBC's new hit show, The VOICE

With Idol done, you thought you probably weren't going to watch any other singing competition, huh. Wrong. The Voice is in its first season and it's getting hot! It's the show where a panel of 4 judges pick the contestants to be in each of their groups. Once the groups are formed, it's up to America to vote for their favorites. The judges are superstar Cee Lo Green, country star Blake Shelton, Maroon 5's Adam Levine, and one of the powerhouses in pop music, Christina Aguilera. Hosted by........Carson Daly, crazy right?! Who remembers his TRL days? Well his hosting personality hasn't changed. He's still with his hand in his pocket except now he wears suits. Ok! Back to the show!

To catch all of you up, I'll present the groups. Team Blake consists of: Patrick Thomas, Elenowen, Xenia, Jared Blake, Tyler Robinson, Dia Frampton, Serabee, Sara Oromchi. Team Christina consists of: Tarralyn Ramsey, former Idol Frenchie Davis, Beverly McClellan, Lily Elise, Cherie Oakley, Raquel Castro, Julia Eason, and Justin Grennan. There are 2 other judges but their contestants haven't performed yet therefore I'll leave them out til next week. I am only going to focus on Team Blake and Team Christina.

Last Tuesday night was amazing! From what I saw both groups so far have incredible voices, but for me the strongest would be Team Christina. In part because Frenchie Davis is among her contestants and she alone is a powerhouse. She tried out for American Idol many years ago so she knows what it's like to perform in front of an audience. As a result she has great stage presence and is not afraid to belt out those notes! Beverly McClellan is the rocker chick. She knows how to get the crowd on their feet, and has phenomenal vocals. Lily Elise is in a league of her own. This 19 year old beat out a contestant who already was in the music industry, just not recognized. Therefore I think she's going to sail through the competition. Lastly, Raquel Castro is the youngest contestant, but this girl you may recognize from her role in Jersey Girl as Jennifer Lopez/Ben Affleck's daughter. Raquel not only acts but sings so maturely for someone her age. At 16, she's one of the ones to beat. Watch out, world! 

Now for Team Blake. The ones who stand out are Patrick Thomas with his rendition of "I Hope You Dance" that melted Christina Aguilera, the rocker Kings of Leon sound-alike, Jared Blake, Dia Frampton with her soulful rendition of Kanye West's "Heartless", and the shy but melodic Xenia. 

That wraps it up. Unfortunately the photos didn't upload, but I'll try to fix that. Team Cee Lo and Team Adam are up next week! Can't wait! Until next time...