"The Voice" Final Four
On May 3, 2012, The Final Four contestants of NBC’s smash singing competition show, “The Voice,” performed live at 10:30 am on Thursday at the Universal CityWalk’s “5 Towers” interactive concert venue. Fans came by the tram load to this exclusive one-time concert to see their favorite performers sing live. Stay tuned to NBC next Tuesday, May 8th to see who will be voted winner of “The Voice” Season 2. Also, check out our interview with one of the finalist inside…
Last week was the most high-stakes episode of the show yet, when celebrity judges Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton made their toughest decisions of the season by deciding which member of their team would represent their team in the season finale. In anticipation of the May 8th final episode, these four finalists sang a special song for their fans at the “5 Towers” stage.
Christina, Ceelo, Adam and Blake invited the fans of their show to come for free and cheer on their favorite finalist at CityWalk’s new interactive outdoor concert venue. Upon arrival, the attendees received complementary T-shirts and posters to commemorate this exclusive event showcasing the leading vocal artists from celebrity musician coaches. The artist lineup that performed at “5 Towers” included Kansas native Chris Mann for Team Christina, Florida native Juliet Simms for Team CeeLo, Connecticut native Tony Lucca for Team Adam, and New York native Jermaine Paul for Team Blake. Each performer did their best to showcase their talent to the live audience and the world watched online streaming on Facebook, NBC.com and at the NBC Experience Store in New York. It will be exciting to see who will be named “The Voice” in Season 2 of this hit show and receive the grand prize recording contract.
Ceelo was the first to christen the “5 Towers” stage in July 2011. The “5 Towers” literally stands-out for the crowd and is the first-of-its kind outdoor concert venue with fan immersive features and state-of-the-art technology. The Music Spotlight Series held this spring at “5 Towers” featured Billboard chart-topping talent Carly Rae Jepsen, as well as an exciting and diverse lineup of local homegrown favorites including Cherri Bomb, Midnight Red, The Thomas Nicholas Band, and many more.
“We are so excited to have the finalists from ‘The Voice’ here at the 5 Towers on CityWalk,” said Pat Donahue, Director of CityWalk Entertainment. “While we’ve hosted established recording artists like Flo Rida, Good Charlotte and Justin Bieber, we also have a strong commitment to supporting emerging artists. It’s a great privilege to provide up-and-coming talent with an outstanding, state of the art venue to do what they love to do – which is to play great music and entertain the masses!”
Jermaine Paul sat down to talk with LA’s The Place and relax after performing at CityWalk’s “5 Towers” stage.
LATP: “What did you try to do in your performance today to outshine your competition?”
Jermaine: “Today, like just right now.” “I don’t know what I did to outshine anybody. I just try to do the best Jermaine Paul impression I can possibly do.” Then after a chuckle, he adds. “I’m just trying to be the best me every time I hit the stage. I’m not trying to out do or compete, I mean it’s all art and artistry. Everybody here has a gift and a talent. It all deserves to shine. The way you see it, is the way you see it.”
LATP: “Do you feel confident that you nailed your performance today?”
Jermaine: “You know it’s so early singing that high @$$ song. That song is so high, I don’t know what Bon Jovi was thinking when he wrote that song and then it has modulation on top of it. It’s ridicules! I just gave my heart and left it out there. It was real relaxed, no pressure. I tried to interact with the crowd as much as possible and just had a good time with it.”
LATP: “You discussed trying that challenge of hitting those high notes, is there anything in particular that the judges and the audience should look for in your performance for the final?”
Jermaine: “Coming up, I defiantly want to take the inspirational route. I want to inspire the world. I want to inspire every person out there that has a dream. To help every person out there that has been trying to do something with themselves to find their way there. I just found my way here and it feels amazing to be here! I just want to make the best of the opportunity and inspire someone in the process.”
LATP: “You are defiantly inspiring people all over the world. Do you feel that you are living your dream now and is there more of that dream to come?”
Jermaine: “You know, it seems like with this competition you go in and your thinking about the beginnings and the end. You don’t think about all the little obstacles and victories in between. This is one victory and everyday you try to create a new one hoping to do better things and be victorious.”
LATP: “Is there anything you did in particular to help you prepare for today’s performance and for the final?’
Jermaine: “I pray. I try to keep it defiantly spiritually grounded and move forward every time from one to the next. That’s all I can say, I can’t take credit for anything.”
"The Voice" Last 8 at Transformers: The Ride-3D
Prior to the final four contestants being announced last week the eight semi-finalists were treated to a behind-the-scenes sneak peek of Universal Studios Hollywood’s epic, new immersion thrill ride, “Transformers: The Ride-3D”. This attraction opens officially on May 25, 2012. More information on Universal CityWalk’s upcoming events is available at www.CityWalkHollywood.com. Artist announcements and “5 Towers” concert venue events can also be found on Twitter @CityWalkLA and Facebook-Universal CityWalk Hollywood.
"The Voice" Last 8 at Transformers: The Ride-3D
“The Voice” is a vocal competition show featuring celebrity musician coaches Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Carson Daly hosts and serves as producer, and Christina Milian serves as social media correspondent. The show’s innovative format features three stages of competition; the first begins with the blind audition, then the competition enters into a battle phase, and finally, the live performance shows. Each vocal coach will choose one star artist to compete against the other teams’ finalists to be named “The Voice” – the winner will receive the grand prize of a recording contract.
To view the official website for NBC’s “The Voice” click HERE.
