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Auditioning for The Voice takes guts — just ask the coaches!
In a junket ahead of the season 28 premiere, coaches Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan and Snoop Dogg revealed if they would’ve auditioned for The Voice if it was around at the start of their careers.
“Hell nah,” Snoop, 53, said. “I would be running far, far away from this show.”
“I don’t think I’d audition,” added Horan, 32. “Not a chance.”
Bublé, 50, said he sometimes like to “pretend” when he’s “in the shower.”
“They all spin for me. I’m a four-chair turn every time,” he joked. McEntire didn’t get to her answer — but she burst into laughter with the Canadian crooner’s response.
In all seriousness, Snoop emphasized the importance of giving “the singers a lot of credit.”
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“They have way more heart and way more courage than I would’ve had at this point in my career. I remember when I was at the beginning of my career I was very shy,” the rapper said. “I wouldn’t display none of the skills I had. So for them to be able to stand on this stage, to take criticism and to be critiqued, and some of them to be told no, that’s a lot of courage and a lot of strength.”
Meanwhile, Bublé noted that times have changed — so a show like The Voice gives aspiring singers a platform to learn and grow.
“This is a huge chance to break through the noise in the world that we’re living in now,” the “Feeling Good” singer said. “Listen — if you asked us if it was a choice, we’d all want there to be live music. Places where I used to get to go… there was places to go play and learn and bars and festivals and whatever. But the fact is, that’s just not how it is. So this is a real chance.”
Bublé, who first appeared on the series as a part-time advisor in season 3, is coming off two consecutive wins on season 27 and season 26, where he made his coaching debut.
McEntire first joined on season 24 after multiple advisor stints and went on to coach seasons 25 and 26. On season 25, she won with contestant Asher HaVon.
Horan previously coached – and won — seasons 23 and 24. Snoop previously coached on season 26.
The Voice season 28 premieres Monday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and will continue to air on Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
