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Becky Hill asking will.i.am what he could do for her
Jayma
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I'm still in two minds about this one. At first, it felt like a bit of a clanger on the same level as the Coin Flippers, hearing a sixth former asking a world renowned artist and producer, who wrote the song she was singing, what he could do for her.
I thought will handled it really well, which perhaps changed my mind a little towards thinking she was considering her best option carefully and therefore taking the process seriously.
What are others' opinions on this?
I thought will handled it really well, which perhaps changed my mind a little towards thinking she was considering her best option carefully and therefore taking the process seriously.
What are others' opinions on this?
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Especially when he replied & then she said to Jessie something like "What have you got to come back with..?"
I don't think she meant to be rude & was probably just nervous, but it came across badly.
Thanks. I just youtubed it. Definitely hilarious. Thing is, it might just be a cultural thing but more American contestants seem to be asking this question more than the UK ones.
Jermaine's audition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECC_xCQqjYc
Plus as they are now on season 2 over there, the contestants are a more savvy about the Battle Round process. It is extremely important they are placed with a judge who will do right by them and not one who may regard them as potential fodder.
The way it came out did seem a bit rude, but the judges/coaches/mentors know full well that the only way to get and stay successful in the business is to take an active interest in what you are doing, and to push for it. They might be pushing their mentors, but any mentor worth their salts will see it as a good sign.
I remember back in the days of Pop Idol, when Kate Thornton was doing the backstage stuff, she was trying to get the contestants to come up with questions for her to take to the judges, and very few did. She got really cross with them! They were probably all too stunned, and it was very early days of these shows, so everyone was a lot more niaive and trusting!
Not as bluntly but still. I want to know what I'd get out of working with a certain coach.
She was absolutely right. If she carries on to have a career in music, she needs to be asking that a lot, of potential managers, producers, etc.. More of the contestants should have asked it instead of allowing themselves to be overawed. I would have asked it like that, not to be rude, but to be assertive and let them tell me why I should pick them, with extensive name-dropping not being a viable reason.
Yes, it might create an awkward moment as nobody is used to asking four established names what they can offer, but when there's a choice to be made, and it's potentially your career that could be affected, you need to put any starstruckness aside and ask why you should choose one or the other.
Picking Jessie J just because she's female, though, wasn't the best choice.
I think a lot of people are viewing her as rude because of the VT beforehand in which her parents described her as a 'normal' (i.e., stroppy) teenager. It could have been put across better, but I still maintain that she was absolutely right to ask.
She didn't come off well, but like you said it is a fair question to ask. That hippy couple came off worse for me tossing that bloody coin.
Yeah. That was stupid.
It's The Voice not Dragon's Den.
That would just open the floor to silly immature comments
She obviously does have something they want, and she does want something in return.
It's no different to Dragons' Den, where if more than one investor makes an offer, the contestant wants to know what each can offer in terms of contacts, expertise in their chosen market, etc..
Not necessarily.
In the Battle rounds they were forced to since Satisfaction which is the opposite of what they do. Xtina was banging on and on about versatilty and they didn't go through.
Maybe if they had asked that question to each of the four coaches then they may have made a better choice. They should have gone with Blake, he would have respected their genre and not forced them to be something they are not.
Having watched the clip back I don't think it comes across as rude at all. If I was a judge I would rather be chosen, (and maybe actually rather not be chosen) after someone has really considered what's best for them, rather than going "uuurm, I love your music so, you"