“The Voice of Germany”: Because this stage of the show is a disaster

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Bad decisions in “The Voice of Germany”: this stage of the show is a disaster

Nico Santos is on the verge of a nervous breakdown in “The Voice of Germany”. His guitar namesake has been sitting atop one of the two hot spots for what seems like an eternity, but now it’s Max’s turn, arguably one of the biggest talents of this season. They both have to leave, because young people have a similar style. In the end, Nico Traut makes it, only a few feel really happy.

In short, the singers of the show are ruthless. The remaining eleven candidates from each team appear here one after the other, nine of them being cut. Most decisions now are based on instinct. The concept promises maximum enthusiasm, but in practice, especially this year, it turns out to be the ultimate guarantee of frustration – for both the coaches and the public.

Sing-offs cause bad decisions

“You are one of the best musicians ever here, but unfortunately I can’t offer you a hot seat.” We hear this phrase every ten minutes in the cantatas “The Voice of Germany” in different variations. And this, in turn, is an unequivocal sign that this section of the show was not conceived ideally.

The four coaches or teams of coaches have their own team in blind hearings Put together in a laborious and time-consuming way, now everything collapses like a house of cards and the show can even take on a bit of nonsense. Objectively assessing participants’ strengths and weaknesses is now more difficult than ever. Tactical considerations also reach their limits more quickly.

Understandably, at this point, jurors no longer know exactly what they should be judging, especially when the choice must be made between three completely different personalities. If in doubt, whoever made the best impression in the previous round wins. Where the Battles At least allowed a somewhat fair comparison between two candidates, almost everything now seems to be irrelevant or arbitrary.

In the most recent episode, general despair was very evident in Stefanie Kloß / Yvonne Catterfeld’s team. The two threw Oliver Heinrich off the chair on the grounds that they wanted to rely on “woman power”. In the end, Juan and Noah, two men from their camp, made it to the semifinals, even though everyone agreed that at least Juan hadn’t exploited his full potential. It’s just Yvonne’s favorite.

Michael Schulte’s return phase may capture some of those who are gone for the moment, but that’s just a small consolation. Team Nico fan favorite Max, for example, reluctantly let go, just like the coach before.

The sing-off “Voice of Germany” should be reconsidered

In every casting show, candidates must be eliminated, no doubt. Sometimes even very good. You can never do everything right for everyone. But the sing-offs of “The Voice of Germany” consistently feel unfair, to all involved. Who sings first is generally at a disadvantage, start there.

One option could be to engage viewers at the time of the broadcast and let them have a say in the decision-making process. That would at least take some pressure off the jurors, who at this stage can basically only make bad decisions with a tremendous stomach ache.

Another alternative would be: cancel sing-offs completely and instead go through several battle rounds – although the “The Voice of Germany” approach would obviously be massively prolonged.

After all, Sing-Offs are already turning into a straight home. On Sunday, Mark Forster questions his team, then it’s up to Samu and Rea. If they master their task more confidently than Nico and “Catterkloß”? Or do they also fail because of the sing-off formula “The better the singers, the greater the frustration”? The semifinals can’t come soon enough, that’s already certain. Even the best casting program on television isn’t perfect.