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This post I bring you info on a new show coming to NBC called The Voice. It is based of the show The Voice of Holland. And as they say, "It's all about the Voice and only the best need apply!".

So you may be thinking "Okay another singing competition show, what makes it different than American Idol?". Well with American Idol, viewers have argued that contestants aren't just chosen based on their talent, but their looks too. When in a singing competition, it should be the person's talent that matters most. The Voice has a strategy to assure that only the most talented are chosen, and that they aren't chosen based on their looks, which is sometimes just done subconsciously. This strategy is the Blind Auditions. During these auditions the judges won't be able to see what the contestants look like, so they aren't distracted or influenced by appearance. After these auditions, the selected contestants then will be mentored by the judges, who are industry professionals, to help further their voices and get closer to winning the grand prize of a recording contract.

Open auditions are starting next Friday and they kick off in Chicago, IL. They will continue all over the nation. See locations and dates below:

• Chicago, IL - January 14, 2011
  Superior St - 2744 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL 60612 
• New York, NY - January 15, 2011
  S.I.R. Studios - 520 W 25th St. (b/n 11th & 12th Ave), New York, NY 10001 
• Miami, FL - January 21, 2011
  S.I.R. Studios - 12200 NE 14th Ave., No. Miami, FL 33161 
• Nashville, TN - January 22, 2011
  S.I.R. Studios - 1101 Cherry Ave., Nashville, TN 37203 
• Minneapolis, MN - January 28, 2011
  Taylor Sound - 2921 N. 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55411 
• Austin, TX - January 29, 2011
  Music Lab - 500 E Saint Elmo Rd., Austin, TX 78745 
• Los Angeles, CA - February 4, 2011
  CenterStaging - 3350 Winona Ave, Burbank, CA 91504 
• Seattle, WA - February 11, 2011
  S.I.R. Studios - 3631 Interlake Ave North, Seattle, WA 98103

If you cannot make it to any of the locations for the auditions, contact them. Don't quote me on this, but I believe I read somewhere that they may be making other arrangements for those that can't make it to these. I don't know what these other arrangements may be but I think it would be great if they held YouTube auditions, like America's Got Talent has done in the past. It doesn't hurt to email them and find out!

I see a great amount of potential in this show, especially since American Idol seems to be dieing out, with all the judge changes. I recommend that all of you YouTube artists (min age 18) try out for this when it is near you! For more info and to register, go to: NBC's The Voice. To end, here is the new promo for The Voice:




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