Javier Colon Wins the Voice

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Wed Jun 29, 2011 at 10:27:32 PM EST
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Congrats to Javier Colon, who won The Voice tonight. (He was my second choice after Beverly McClellan, who didn't make the final two.)

How Dia Frampton even made the final four with her whispery voice and her lack of stage presence (despite her very pretty face) was a mystery to me. But when she made it to the top two tonight over Beverly and Vicci Martinez, both of whom outshone and outsang Dia by miles, I figured it out. Carson Daley said last night, Dia's performance on the live show made it to number 1 on iTunes (Javier made it to number 2 of iTunes last night.) Every purchase on iTunes counted as a vote for that artist. So the votes were not just determined, like other shows, by those phoning, texting or the web, but by purchases on iTunes. [More...]

Downloading a song from iTunes merely says the purchaser liked the song and one particular performance. I don't think it's the same as a vote, which is an affirmative statement by the voter that the artist they are voting for is the one they think should win.

Those who actually voted after last night's finale were voting for their top choice based on the whole season. Those who downloaded a finalist's performance from last night's show on iTunes were only choosing one particular performance, not a body of work over the course of the show. Why does that purchase count as a vote for the season winner?

Translation: Beverly and Vicci didn't win because they didn't sell as many downloads on iTunes.

I also think Beverly was hampered by having to sing Christina Aguillera's song with her last night. (Vicci Martinez sang Pat Benetar, Javier sang Michael Jackson and Dia sang Tom Petty.) Making Beverly sing Christina's song in a duet with Christina made it all about Christina, not Beverly. And Christina acted like a narcissistic diva on the show, who would buy that particular performance of Beverly's?

I hope for season two they dump the iTunes votes. And if you get a chance, watch a video of Beverly singing "Piece of My Heart", The Thrill is Gone, or the Who's Baba O'Reilly.

Here's a one minute clip of all four finalists performing on the Tonight show this week (sorry for the suck-y ad but I couldn't find a version without it. Ads have totally ruined You Tube and most videos for that matter.)

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I love this show ! (5.00 / 1) (#4)
by samsguy18 on Thu Jun 30, 2011 at 08:10:44 AM EST

I am not a fan of American Idol etc.......the talent on the voice is amazing....I am looking forward to hearing more from the final eight. The positive tone from the judges towards the participants will keep me engaged as well.

I, too (none / 0) (#1)
by Amiss on Wed Jun 29, 2011 at 10:31:17 PM EST

was pulling for Beverly. Javier was my least favorite tho.

Maybe this is a different kind of contest. (none / 0) (#2)
by EL seattle on Thu Jun 30, 2011 at 12:16:33 AM EST

I'm really intrigued by this tour that they've organized for the summer. All eight semi-finalists, as I understand it. The message there seems to be that the top-top prize is semi-irrelevant. - Possibly every one of the eight semi-finalists will have some level of national success this year.

Apparently Vicci Martinez was a candidate for American Idol back in the day, but turned that contest down because she didn't like their contract restritions. The Voice certainly seems to have a very different vibe than Idol. It will be interesting to see how it evolves.

Pop voting methods are always suspect. But at least when you buy an i-song, you get something in return for your (equivalent of a) pay phone call.

: true, but texting and voting online is (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by Jeralyn on Thu Jun 30, 2011 at 01:20:10 AM EST

free. Really good news for them about the tour.

I'm not sure (none / 0) (#5)
by call me Ishmael on Thu Jun 30, 2011 at 02:43:52 PM EST

why it took you so long to figure out that Itunes counted. That has been clear for as long as the public has been involved and in all of the weeks Dia has either gotten the most downloads or the 2nd most downloads. So basically people have been voting for her because she has been their favorite and not just for one performance. The difference that really counts in this competition I think is that they actually limited the number of votes that people could make by each method. So the speed dialing and texting advantages didn't work as much for some contestants.