"The Voice"

I guess that it was somewhat predictable that Javier Colon would be the winner of the first season of The Voice, but some times you just never know.  After all, the ultimate decision is based upon votes from the millions of Americans that watch the new singing competition on NBC.  Whether the $100,000 prize is as valuable to him as the experience and world-wide exposure is a question that only he can answer.

Ever since the inception of Javier's audition he has been turning heads and perking up ears everywhere.

What I personally found to be absolutely astounding was his performance in singing a duet with Stevie Nicks last night.  And like Javier's coach, Adam Levine stated:  No one can compete with that performance 

After watching the finals last night it seems like it could be anyone’s game.  However, the winner will most likely be the best entertainer of the night not necessarily the best singer.  Fans of Vicci and Javier may be disappointed tonight.  Performances, song choices, and most importantly entertainment were what all of these contestants needed for both of their performances and some just didn’t get the support they needed from their coaches.

Fan favorite Javier Colon did an excellent job with Adam performing “Man in the Mirror.”  The two harmonized very well together and were entertaining to watch.  Unfortunately for Javier,  it seems that the original song was lacking the “wow” factor that we are so used to seeing with Javier.    Adam told him in rehearsals to hold back a little with his voice and he did, which is not what us viewers really wanted to see. It was a great performance to an extremely boring song.   The solo song may have hurt his chances at winning. Had Adam showcased his voice instead of the lyrics to the song, I believe he would win tonight.

Beverly McClellan blew everyone away with her original song, which was quite good, and her ever present energy.  She may be the one to beat after last night’s performances.  Her and Christina’s duet “Beautiful” had one viewer in tears on twitter.  Receiving the standing ovation was another sign of success for the evening for Team Christina.

Vicci Martinez and Cee Lo gave an extremely entertaining performance to “Love is a Battlefield.”  Her solo song was alright, but very repetitive.  The song was believable but it didn’t showcase her voice the way it should have.  Had she had another coach, possibly her chances of winning may be higher. 

Dia Frampton’s solo was extremely boring as well.  She isn’t one to contend with after last night’s performances Blake Shelton had a terrible song choice with their duet and it was very messy.  If she wins tonight it definitely would not be based on last night’s performances.

It looks as if Beverly or Vicci may take the cake for the first winner of “The Voice.”

We’ll have to watch and see tonight when the finale of “The Voice” airs at 8/7 central on NBC.