One of The Voice Australia 2024 contestants has exposed the brutal reality of working with the show’s superstar coaches.
The latest season of the singing competition has seen long-time coach Guy Sebastian take the stage with red chair newcomers Kate Miller-Heidke, Adam Lambert and LeAnn Rhimes.
But while the star-studded lineup fought tooth and nail to get the best contestants on their teams, one The Voice hopeful said that’s where the passion stops.
The contestant, who opted to remain anonymous, told Yahoo Lifestyle that the coach-singer relationships felt very “contrived”.
“We really didn’t have any time to really connect with our coaches,” they confessed.
“They don’t seem to step outside of their characters. They are either told not to get too deep or promise too much because what you see is really uninspired.”
The aspiring star said they first suspected their experience was due to their international coach not having time for them due to other commitments.
“We are sold this dream that you are getting quality coaching from these huge ‘artists’ but the interactions were quite contrived,” they shared.
“I thought maybe because I was with an international coach maybe that was just my story but I heard all the competing artists had a similar journey with their coach.”
The Voice contestant said coach interactions ‘felt like a meet and greet’
The contestant told the outlet that The Voice poses the coaches as elite mentors, but it couldn’t be further from the truth once the cameras stop rolling.
“Channel Seven obviously needs these big names to bring in the ratings, but I wonder what this show could be if they had coaches that were actually helping us get prepared for more than just a TV moment,” the anonymous singer said.
“Our coach was really fun to meet and it was a pinch-me moment when they walked into the room but it felt more like a meet and greet than a coaching session. The focus on their hair and make-up was a priority and that disappointed us.”
This isn’t the first time former The Voice stars have spoken out about their coaches.
Past winners Tarryn Stokes and Lachie Gill both reported they heard very little — if anything — from their former mentor Rita Ora after filming wrapped.
We guess it’s not all it’s cracked up to be after all!
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