Aguilera, Usher attend "The Voice" premiere
The fourth season of U.S. network NBC's singing competition series, "The Voice," premiered on Wednesday (March 20), and previous judge Christina Aguilera joined new judge Usher on the show's premiere red carpet in Los Angeles.
Aguilera, who acted as a judge and mentor on the first three seasons, said she was happy to lend her support to the show and to her replacement judge, Shakira.
SOUNDBITE: Christina Aguilera saying (English):
"I would feel to robotic if I was constantly on camera all the time and I need moments as an artist to just process, and rejuvenate, have me personal time and be re-inspired. It'll be fun to see what happens in the blind audition process behind, from an audience perspective for once and not sweating bullets in that seat."
The show format features four stages of competition: the first begins with blind auditions, then battle rounds, knockouts and finally, live performance shows. Usher said that all show contestants should keep one thi
Aguilera, who acted as a judge and mentor on the first three seasons, said she was happy to lend her support to the show and to her replacement judge, Shakira.
SOUNDBITE: Christina Aguilera saying (English):
"I would feel to robotic if I was constantly on camera all the time and I need moments as an artist to just process, and rejuvenate, have me personal time and be re-inspired. It'll be fun to see what happens in the blind audition process behind, from an audience perspective for once and not sweating bullets in that seat."
The show format features four stages of competition: the first begins with blind auditions, then battle rounds, knockouts and finally, live performance shows. Usher said that all show contestants should keep one thi