Cee Lo Sends 'The Voice's' Out Folk Singer Sarah Golden Home - Video at link

[William769]

As of Monday’s Battle Rounds on The Voice the hit singing competition will feature one less out contestant, with judge Cee Lo Green choosing to send home Houston-based folk singer and lesbian Sarah Golden over raspy rocker Juliet Simms.

Cee Lo paired Juliet with Sarah on Rod Stewart’s “Stay with Me,” a song choice he practically gift-wrapped for Juliet, although Sarah demonstrated incredible range pushing beyond her folk roots to obtain a real raw rock sound.

While Cee Lo admitted it was difficult to send either woman home, in the end, he picked Juliet to move on to the live shows.

For Sarah’s blind auditions, where she sang a slow-burn version of Lady Gaga’s “You and I,” producers masked her identity from the viewers until Cee Lo became the first judge to press his button and turn around. The effect was intended to highlight the show’s premise of judging based on sound not physicality. The voice-over intro to Sarah’s blind audition focused on how she had been judged solely on her looks in the music industry, thus making The Voice the perfect venue for her to be heard before being seen.

http://www.shewired.com/box-office/2012/03/13/cee-lo-sends-voices-out-folk-singer-sarah-golden-home-video

[beyurslf]

1. Its unfortunate that she was paired against Juliet and had that song.

In that situation though, cee lo made the right choice.

[Initech]

2. I'd like to see evidence where there was favoritism involved.

I've had bosses who have played favorites - believe me it sucks, but I don't see where this is favoring one singer over the other on the basis of orientation. If there is evidence I'd like to see it.

[William769]

3. I don't believe that is what the article is about.

I took it as perception on how one looks.

"For Sarah’s blind auditions, where she sang a slow-burn version of Lady Gaga’s “You and I,” producers masked her identity from the viewers until Cee Lo became the first judge to press his button and turn around. The effect was intended to highlight the show’s premise of judging based on sound not physicality. The voice-over intro to Sarah’s blind audition focused on how she had been judged solely on her looks in the music industry, thus making The Voice the perfect venue for her to be heard before being seen."

Unless I'm reading it wrong.

[beyurslf]

4. I didn't mean to infer I thought there was favoritism.

I was simply saying had she been given a different song or if she had been paired against someone else with that song, I think she would have had a better chance.