When THE VOICE 2012 premiere hits on February 5th the sophomore season of NBC’s hit singing competition show will dive straight in to the Blind Audition rounds and it’s going to stay there for quite awhile.

Last week executive producer Mark Burnett revealed the season will increase its teams from 8 singers per mentor to 12. That raises the total number of performers by 50%, from 32 to 48 total. Wow. Not only does that mean the mentors’ teams will grow, but so will the time required to get through the Blind Auditions phase of the competition.

Did you enjoy the auditions enough to see 50% more of that phase or would you prefer to keep The Voice as it was last season?

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Javier Colon might have locked down the title of being the first winner of NBC’s The Voice, but he isn’t stopping his television conquests there just yet. Colon is set to return to television but in a whole different setting: The Playboy Club, NBC’s new television series set in the 60′s.

The Voice’s first winner will soon play legendary singer Ray Charles in an upcoming role on The Playboy Club, executive producer Chad Hodge confirmed to E! News.

So which one of Ray’s songs will he be belting out?

The $100,000 prize winner will croon “Let the Good Times Roll” in The Playboy Club’s sixth episode.

Not a bad job to land though there aren’t any details on just how many appearances Colon will have or if this one visit will be the limit of his involvement. Congrats to Javier on his continued success.

Source: E! News

Whether you’re daring to try out for The Voice 2012 or you just can’t wait to see the new season return, you’ll want to check out this video from The Hollywood Reporter. They visited the Los Angeles casting calls and spoke with several Voice hopefuls. Watch it and see if any of these singers has what it takes to be the next “Voice.”

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Thinking of trying out for The Voice 2012? Then read this advice from Michelle McNulty, the supervising casting director for the new season of NBC’s The Voice.

1. Know what kind of artist you want to be. “Especially for this show, there aren’t theme weeks so much. It’s about knowing the kind of artist you want to be,” McNulty says. “If you want to be a country artist, you come in and sing country songs. If you want to be a pop artist, sing those pop songs.”

2. Know your capabilities as an artist. “Song choice is very, very important,” she points out. “Just because you like the song doesn’t necessarily mean you should sing that song. It might be out of your range. So, it’s important to know your range as an artist and to sing songs that are good for your voice.”

Read the rest of McNulty’s recommendations for The Voice auditions at THR.

When The Voice returns for its sophomore season in 2012 you’ll be watching it on a whole new day and time.

NBC announced on Monday The Voice 2012 would debut on February 5, 2012 immediately following the Super Bowl. The rest of the season will play out on Mondays from 8PM – 10PM. Finally! A decent time block for the show that is giving NBC some of its best ratings in years.

Don’t forget that all four coaches will be returning to claim their spinning chairs. No word yet on the return of Carson Daly as the show’s “host” which leaves me hope that they’re working to find a replacement due to “scheduling conflicts.” Fingers crossed.

Source: Reality Blurred

NBC has confirmed that all four coaches: Aguilera, Green, Levine, and Shelton; will return for The Voice 2012 when it debuts next year after the Super Bowl.

A post Super Bowl launch would put the show directly in competition with the upcoming season of American Idol 2012 which must show a great deal of confidence from NBC executives. That confidence is well earned considering last season’s finale gave NBC the highest ratings for a non-sports event in three years!

Now that we know all four the judges coaches are returning we won’t have to worry about the sort of uncertainty and nonsense we’re seeing with FOX’s singing shows.

Source: NBC press release

NBC has just posted the full episode from last night’s The Voice finale show. Watch The Voice Episode 12 below. Be sure to really enjoy it because it’s the last episode until next season when the series returns right after the Super Bowl!

This is all worth watching if not just for the Javier and Steve Nicks duet which was incredible.

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It’s time for the big finale tonight where we’ll get the last The Voice results and see who is crowned champion. Are you ready? Three singers will be sent home while one will land a contract and $100,000 in prize money! Who will it be? Let’s find out!

Each of the four singers are pairing up for one last performance. Nicci teamed with Train singer Pat Monahan while Javier got to perform with Stevie Nicks! Wow, sorry Train, but I’m a little more impressed with NBC getting Nicks on the show.

Beverly gets the chance to perform “Good Life” with One Republic. Love the song but not sure it came off too well live. Dia performed with Blake’s wife, Miranda Lambert.

Carson Daly announces the top two positions were only separated by 2% in the votes. Wow, that is close!

The Voice Results – Top 2

• Dia Frampton
• Javier Colon

The Voice Results – Finale Show

• Winner: Javier Colon

Congratulations to Javier! I saw that coming from the first episode.

The Voice Results – Eliminated Singers

• Eliminated: Vicci Martinez
• Eliminated: Beverly McClellan
• Eliminated: Dia Frampton

What did you think of tonight’s results? Did your favorite win?

Think you’ve got what it takes to be next season’s winner? Then check out The Voice 2012 auditions information and start preparing for your chance.

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NBC has release last night’s entire finale episode featuring the Top 4 singers this season. You can watch The Voice online right here. You’ve got four artists, one from each team, competing for your votes which must be in by today at 10AM ET ahead of tonight’s live results finale show at 8PM ET.

Hopefully this is the second to last time we’ll see wooden Carson Daly greeting us…

We’re down to the finish line tonight with The Voice when the show returns at 8PM ET/PT on NBC for the big reveal where we’ll find out who will be crowned the very first “Voice”! Will it be Beverly, Dia, Javier, or Nicci? Only one can win, who will it be?

Lets hear predictions on who you think will win and why he or she was the best?