The Controversial Side Of The Voice

"The Voice" hardly ever props up artists with the best talent. Will.i.am, who has been a judge on the show's UK program, revealed that the network seeks to produce good television — not fulfill an artist's expectations. "It's typical TV. They rarely vote for the person with the best voice. It isn't really the best voice that wins, even though the show is called 'The Voice,'" he revealed to Switched On (via News Corp Australia), "There is something sentimental, tugging on emotion, or people gravitate to that [artist's] personality that factors in on why someone wins. Although the beginning of the show is about the voice, the end of the show is always up for the people's vote and the people always vote via emotions.”

Season One's runner-up Dia Frampton would agree after she revealed to HuffPost that her backstory was taken out of context by the production team. "I was introduced as the children's book author, which was something I very lightly touched upon when we were doing interviews," she confessed. Frampton went on the show to promote her and her sister's indie-rock band "Meg & Dia," which was never mentioned on the show. What was mentioned, however, was her love of yoga, which she felt she only lightly touched on. Though she signed with Universal Records as a solo artist, her fame fizzled out shortly after it began. Post "Voice" Frampton found herself back to square one, working minimum wage and helping write songs for other artists. 

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