Recap: 'The Voice' final results. And the winner is...
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Well, this is it. After tonight we'll have our second ever winner of "The Voice."
Can that person expect more success in the industry than Javier Colon? Only time will tell, but based on what we've seen from the contenders so far... I'm not holding my breath.
Still, it could be a fun show. I can't even handle "American Idol" any more with those judges and the "talent" they've trotted out over the past few seasons, so all my eggs are in "The Voice's" basket.
Mistake? Let's find out...
9:00 p.m. ET Carson introduces the coaches one last time: Adam sticks out his tongue, Cee-Lo is wearing a t-shirt with the names of all his fallen team members, Christina is looking cocky and Blake is there to have fun.
9:01 p.m. We're reminded who's actually competing: Tony, Juliet, Chris and Jermaine. Oh yeah, them.
9:02 p.m. Carson Daly: "It's going down tonight!"
9:03 p.m. The clip package of last night's show reminds us that Christina cried, Christina was mean to Tony, Christina sang with Chris, Juliet gave the performance of the night, and some other stuff happened.
9:06 p.m. Carson tells us last night's performances hit #1 on the iTunes RnB chart, #1 and #2 on the rock chart, but he doesn't name names. He's a gentleman.
9:06 p.m. Blake is impressed with how different each one of the final four are. "They're all so talented!" he says in his best impression of a kindergarten teacher.
9:07 p.m. Christina says Chris Mann "does what he does from the heart."
9:08 p.m. Cee-Lo plans on being with Juliet "all the way." He's "a loyalist" (as his t-shirt proves).
9:09 p.m. Hooray, all four of the finalists have earned Adam's respect as artists!
9:09 p.m. Jermaine is about to perform Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" with Jamar Rogers, James Massone and Pip. Jermaine loves Pip's bowtie, Jamar's smile and James' sense of humor, and hopes they'll "blow the roof off the place."
9:10 p.m. Don't worry, the roof is safe. But we're reminded that Jamar is better than Jermaine, James could easily slide right into a touring production of "Jersey Boys" and Pip...loves bowties.
9:13 p.m. Carson Daly: "Take that, boy bands!" I don't think One Direction is concerned.
9:17 p.m. Christina Milian briefly confuses Jermaine and Jamar, but since the wrong one is in the finals it's hard to blame her.
9:18 p.m. Jermaine: "Jamar is the heart and soul of season two." Yep.
9:18 p.m. Bloopers and outtakes! Christina barks like a dog at Blake. Cee-Lo wants an enchilada. Blake makes a "That's what she said" joke.
9:20 p.m. Flo Rida and...Juliet Simms! Uh, OK? He's got a nice wholesome song that seems to be an ode to whistling. I can totally see Chris Mann taking this on next.
9:21 p.m. Juliet takes the stage singing Sia's hook from Flo Rida's current hit "Wild Ones." She's not Sia. Also it's a waste of Juliet.
9:23 p.m. Juliet is bouncing with Flo Rida. I don't know, maybe she *wanted* to do this, but I have my doubts...
9:28 p.m. Carson Daly: "Staying true to his roots has always been Chris Mann's strength." That, and pandering to fans of Celine Dion and Josh Groban.
9:29 p.m. Chris is trotting out his two favorite opponents -- Lindsey Pavao and Katrina Parker -- as his backup on The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony."
9:30 p.m. This is a bit of a mess, none of these styles mesh well and they have no harmony together. Lindsey is so ethereal I'm afraid she's going to float off the stage and the other two...just no.
9:32 p.m. Dear god! Watching Chris sing pop music is painful.
9:37 p.m. Carson Daly: "We're gonna crown the winner of 'The Voice' in just a little bit." Don't lie Carson, there's still nearly 90 minutes to go.
9:39 p.m. Adam and Blake: The Bromance. Adam: "The nature of our friendship is platonic. And we like to dance together." Christina feels like "an object in the way of them pouring on the love they have for each other."
9:40 p.m. Blake announces that he "now has a crush on Carson." Carson playfully blows him a kiss. And somehow all of this is a lot less awkward and offensive than the old Simon Cowell/Ryan Seacrest "You're gay!" "No, you're gay!" "No, you're *really* gay!" banter.
9:42 p.m. Hall & Oates are performing "Rich Girl." Seriously. Jermaine, Chris and Tony are backing them up. This may be as close as Chris ever gets to being musically relevant.
9:48 p.m. Carson introduces a clip package all about how great the coaches are and how much they love each other...
9:49 p.m. Everyone talk about Blake! He's country!
9:50 p.m. Everyone talk about Cee-Lo! He's cool!
9:51 p.m. Everyone talk about Christina! She's a diva!
9:52 p.m. Everyone talk about Adam! He's focused!
9:53 p.m. Cheesa, Naia Kete, Kim Yarbrough and Sera Hill have been asked back to perform Stevie Wonder's "Superstition." I'm not sure why. Maybe none of the finalists selected them to sing backup and the producers wanted to include them in some fashion?
9:55 p.m. This is lasting longer than it needs to. At least it's not one of those awkward "American Idol" group performances. But it's not that far off.
9:56 p.m. Carson Daly is on stage, so the song is over. Thank you, Carson.
9:59 p.m. LESLIE KNOPE! And RON SWANSON! NBC is using "The Voice" to pimp out "Parks and Recreation," which is very awesome and much appreciated. But the big joke is that Ron has one of the coach's chairs from the blind auditions. It's not as funny as actually watching "Parks and Recreation."
10:00 p.m. Chris Pratt is in character as Andy Dwyer and auditioning for Cee-Lo. Hey, at least NBC is trying.
10:01 p.m. Carson Daly has to say "Will Leslie Knope get elected? I Knope so!" I can't imagine Seacrest selling that one, are you listening Emmy voters?
10:02 p.m. Juliet Simms has picked Jamar, RaeLynn and Erin Willett to help her out on The Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends." They're her "family," which is very sweet. I'm especially glad to see Jamar invited to two of these. I also dig that Juliet likes RaeLynn, who deserved to make it further (silly Blake).
10:04 p.m. WHY ISN'T JAMAR IN THE FINALS?!?!?!
10:09 p.m. Cee-Lo's kitty, Purrfect the Cat, gets a close-up. Well deserved.
10:11 p.m. Hold up, Cee-Lo's kitty gets a whole profile segment. Everyone loves Purrfect the Cat, except Adam (he's not a cat person). This is pure heaven for ICanHazCeeLo.com
10:12 p.m. Blake: "It has pooped in my seat before." (Yes, he's talking about Purrfect.)
10:13 p.m. Lady Antebellum performs "Wanted You More." They don't appear to have any of the contestants with them, because they're Lady Antebellum, dammit.
10:21 p.m. Tony Lucca has selected Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way" as a duet with Jordis. Respect. Tony: "It's tremendously gratifying to bring her back and let her get one more chance on the stage to show people just how great she is."
10:23 p.m. Well, I don't think there will be high demand for Tony and Jordis to tour together anytime soon, but this is enjoyable to watch, and I like that Tony kept it simple as a duet instead of forcing a trio or quartet. I guess it's no surprise that he and Juliet did the best, and made the best choices, with this final challenge.
10:26 p.m. Carson: "Coming up: Justin Bieber's in the house!" (They've been teasing this as much as the fact they'll reveal the winner. Apologies for not mentioning it earlier.)
10:30 p.m. "Saturday Night Live's" Kenan Thompson does a Cee-Lo impression: "I may look like a James Bond villain in a movie directed by Tyler Perry..." That's about as funny as it gets.
10:31 p.m. Carson reminds us that, yes, they *will* announce a winner tonight...eventually. Also: Bieber!
10:32 p.m. Christina Milian awkwardly interviews fallen contestants about who they think should win. Jamar declares his steadfast devotion to Juliet and Team Cee-Lo (even though he performed with both Juliet and Jermaine).
10:35 p.m. Jermaine gets a car! Juliet gets a car! Chris gets a car! Tony gets a car! (Whether or not they get a record contract, they're all guaranteed a Kia.)
10:39 p.m. The moment we've all been waiting for: BIEBER!
10:41 p.m. A dancer very briefly bobs her head in front of Bieber's crotch. Is this his new "mature" image? Is it going to be as fake controversial as Miley Cyrus' stripper pole?
10:42 p.m. Bieber grabs his own crotch. Oh boy...
10:43 p.m. Christina Aguilera bobs her head in enjoyment, but it has nothing to do with anyone's crotch.
10:44 p.m. OK, Bieber's done. Pretty sure we can turn this off now. Or not... Christina Milian has the finalists backstage, if anyone cares about that? Tony Lucca predicts all four finalists will share "a deep connection" for life.
10:48 p.m. Carson has the finalists lined up on stage: "It is the moment we've been waiting for all season long."
10:49 p.m. Jermaine is "not a background singer anymore." When Carson asks what winning would mean to him, Jermaine can't even answer, he's emotionally overwhelmed. He finally manages : "It would mean the world to me."
10:50 p.m. Chris feels like he's grown into his own on the show. "Being myself for the first time, being yourself for the first time, is the only way to get here."
10:51 p.m. Juliet: "Honestly you spend so much time practicing your songs for the show, you don't spend much time practicing what you'll say when you get here... This is my childhood dream and I'm standing here right now."
10:51 p.m. Carson tells Tony: "You've proven to everybody that you're more than one dimensional, you're more than a former Mouseketeer." Tony is "beyond grateful" to everyone who has helped him get there.
10:52 p.m. Carson says the vote was VERY tight. Only a quarter of one percentage point separates third and fourth place. But the person in fourth place is: Chris Mann.
10:53 p.m. The artist in third place is: Tony Lucca. I guess the whole Adam/Christina rivalry didn't do much for either of their contestants...
10:54 p.m. It's down to just Juliet and Jermaine. Four percentage points separated the two of them.
10:55 p.m. The winner is... JERMAINE PAUL. The second coming of Javier Colon has pulled it off! "The Voice" voters love their sob stories, their inspirational RnB, their blandly likable champions.
10:56 p.m. Jermaine is completely overcome, of course... But he's got to perform "I Believe I Can Fly" again. You voted for it America!!
10:57 p.m. Jermaine hugs his wife for a solid minute, which is the most genuinely moving thing he's done on stage all season.
10:59 p.m. And "The Voice" comes to a close to the sweet sounds of R. Kelly. I guess "99 Problems" would've been a little ridiculous...
Anyway... what did you think of the season overall? Did the right person win? And will you be back for more next year?
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Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupKarissa
May 8, 2012 at 11:25PM EST Reply to CommentWrite a comment...I predicted Jermaine would win so I'm happy with it but i would have like Jamar to make it to the finals.
The@Kid
May 9, 2012 at 12:03AM EST Reply to CommentNo Jesse Cambell? What really happened?
Amillia
May 9, 2012 at 12:09AM EST Reply to Commenti think that christina herself single handedly took chris mann out of the first place position he could have won with her degrading of tony luca..he in no way was worse than tony much less julliette but deserved to at least come in 2nd if not 1st...she made it look like she felt more towards him that just a coach and that it bs ....unbelievable to me ..advice from an everyday person christina learn to put your inner bitch where it belongs and that is not on stage when you hurt a persons chances like you did to chris mann..chris is a great singer hope all the best for him....
sabotkin O...k....??
May 9, 2012 at 12:59AM ESTrus fan I agree. She was way too sweet! By the way, she needs to wear dresses 2 sizes up
May 9, 2012 at 1:30AM ESTKATY Please. Get over yourself. Chris single-handedly guaranteed himself 4th. He was THAT bad. Christina was just given the horrendous task of making him look good, which meant downing the competition....because Chris was beyond help.
May 9, 2012 at 1:39AM ESTi dont get your mind set here sorry.. christina had a chance to get rid of chris mann if thats what you think she wanted by giving lindsey more than a 50% last week...he was great ....what she did was wrong and you saying she HAD to down the competition?? well what kind of a coach would do that? when cee lo adam and blake all said that chris manns voice was what the show the voice was all about ..she just had it out for tony luca from the beginning...i never did say who my choice to win was doesnt matter now..but before she talks about somebody being derogatory torwards women maybe she should dress the part ya think?? this time her attitude and mouth cost her in this season..rude person...sad it was this way...
May 9, 2012 at 2:13AM ESTPizpot Gargravarr There is no real evidence to support that Chris' position would have been different if not for Christina. What the other coaches said was irrelevant.
May 9, 2012 at 4:18AM ESTScott Chris Mann earned his last place finish because he did not even deserve to be in the finals. If anything Christina helped him because his iTunes sales were embaressingly bad until she sang a duet with him. The only person Christina hurt was herself because Chris wasn't Christina's best singer on her team. He wasn't even her second best. I would have even taken Ashley over Chris Mann. So congradulations to Christina's second straight last place finish. How about next season you do not take a fifth rate opera singer to the finals?
May 11, 2012 at 2:17PM ESTBob
May 9, 2012 at 12:39AM EST Reply to CommentI stopped reading when I read that you thought Raelynn deserved to make it a lot further, because obviously your opinion on vocal talent is awful. She had one of the worst performances I have ever seen on any show ever.
Jason THIS! I thought he was joking when I read that since most critics agreed with us on how terrible Raelynn was.
May 9, 2012 at 4:16AM ESTJonnybon RaeLynn is great.
May 9, 2012 at 5:16AM ESTrus fan
May 9, 2012 at 1:18AM EST Reply to CommentAnyone but J!!! Cocky Mr Attitude. Good for church choir. Juliet or Tony, not J! Can't stand him
Pizpot Gargravarr
May 9, 2012 at 1:54AM EST Reply to CommentI don't know if it would have made up the difference but I think Juliet may have been let down by her sickness as she sounded really off last night. Based on those performances alone, I wouldn't have voted for her, even though she was my favourite. Not that I would have voted for any of them.
This competition ended for me when Jamar and, to a lesser extent, Lindsey were eliminated. Didn't care who won tonight.
Jessica
May 9, 2012 at 2:08AM EST Reply to CommentIt doesn't matter who won because now they got to make a record that sells and like American idol just because you win doesn't mean u will succeed
Jessica
May 9, 2012 at 2:14AM EST Reply to CommentWell I wanted Tony but Congrats jermaine. Didn't really matter who won, now they gotta sell records. Like other reality shows, just because you win doesn't mean anything, u gotta sell records. Just look at jennifer hudson and chris daughty. Kinda surprised that Juliet was second, she bored me
May 9, 2012 at 2:37AM EST Reply to Commentjust for those of you that may be interested in jermaine pauls background google jermaine paul biography hes done more than just be a small background singer for alicia keys...........Nominated for a Grammy Award on the duet "Diary" with Alicia Keys, MBK Entertainment Recording Artist Jermaine Paul is one of R&B/Soul's greatest voices. Check out his latest single "Airplane" here on Jango Airplay.
Sean
May 9, 2012 at 2:49AM EST Reply to CommentI haven't watched since the Diva inexplicably got rid of Jesse Campbell and I'm still befuddled by why Jesse Campbell didn't come back to sing with anyone. Will we ever know what really happened?My only satisfaction is hearing the Xtina came in last. That's what your "gut feeling" gets you!
Jeff From what I've read, Jesse didn't make too many friends on the show...so he wouldn't have been invited by other singers to sing with them.
May 9, 2012 at 3:32PM ESTSean
May 9, 2012 at 2:49AM EST Reply to CommentWrite a comment...I haven't watched since the Diva inexplicably got rid of Jesse Campbell and I'm still befuddled by why Jesse Campbell didn't come back to sing with anyone. Will we ever know what really happened?My only satisfaction is hearing the Xtina came in last. That's what your "gut feeling" gets you!
i dont know why either jessie was great but christina is all about christina i feel sorry for anyone that gets on her team it was her actions and comments that put her in last place she had a winner but abused it being the witch she really is lol
May 9, 2012 at 3:04AM EST
May 9, 2012 at 3:02AM EST Reply to Commentmatter of fact google all 4 of the finalists biographies i was amazed to find out that even though they all had sad stories they spilled out they have all recorded records are song writers and semi music producers ...looks like the voice is just a launching pad for the last chance group...i though the show was for unknowns its no wonder average people dont have a chance on these shows they are beaten before they start by experience....i think after season one when vicci martinez was the complete package and came in 2nd and now this year i wont be returning for season three american idol is even worse just my opinion we all have them you may have a new opinion if you take the time to read their biographies ....learn something new everyday lol sick
Pizpot Gargravarr Dia Frampton came second last year (and by a very close margin), not Vicci. Her record also outsold Javier Colon's.
May 9, 2012 at 4:24AM ESTThe point of The Voice is that the contestants are scouted, it is not an open audition process like American Idol.
May 9, 2012 at 6:43AM EST Reply to Commentyes you are right about who came in 2nd omg too funny i had forgotten her even when she was back on the show...guess shes forgettable to many
Pizpot Gargravarr That's funny, because I would say she is the best finalist they've had on the show show and she is undoubtedly the most successful from last year.
May 9, 2012 at 8:14AM ESTPizpot Gargravarr Post The Voice at least. Colon apparently had an album in 2003 that was 43 points higher on the Billboard 200 than the one he released this year.
May 9, 2012 at 8:19AM EST
May 9, 2012 at 6:43AM EST Reply to CommentI'm okay with the results because the final four were kind of disappointing. Basically, song choices and the battle rounds killed this season and royally screwed some contestants. Will watch next season just to see Blake gloat though.
Hatfield
May 9, 2012 at 12:54PM EST Reply to CommentIt shoulda been Juliet, but oh well
Jeff Agreed.
May 9, 2012 at 3:33PM EST