Who won ‘The Voice,’ season two?
THE VOICE -- Episode 215B "Live Show" -- Pictured: (l-r) Flo Rida, Juliet Simms -- (Photo by: Lewis Jacobs/NBC)
Loading ...The two hours of “The Voice” tonight were padded with group sings, Justin Bieber, Lady Antebellum, Hall & Oates, Flo Rida, comedy sketches/promos for “Parks & Recreation” and “Saturday Night Live” and mildly amusing outtakes from the judges. (Because it’s all about them, right?) A couple of the metro Atlanta folks came back to sing a bit: Pip and Sera Hill.
Oh, wait. There was a winner, too.
Carson Daly didn’t start eliminating people until 10:48 p.m. He then dragged out it by interviewing the four of them. Four long minutes later, he finally announced the fourth place finisher: Chris Mann.
Daly said only 0.25 percent separated him from third place, Tony Lucca.
Four percentage points separated the winner and the runner up, a relatively close race. Juliet Simms came in second behind… Jermaine Paul!
Jermaine certainly performed better than Juliet last night. That may have made the difference.
Like last year, I didn’t see this one coming. I just wasn’t a huge fan of his. He was a good singer and a nice guy, but I just never saw him as a star. I was never that invested in the show so I’m not upset of anything. He really wanted it and he earned it.
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By Rodney Ho, Radio & TV Talk
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161 comments Add your comment
Matt
May 9th, 2012
9:06 am
You really contribute some unbiased journalism here with your reports on The Voice. The show is much more entertaining than the vanilla Idol, but your preference continues to shine through. I’m sorry this show helped contribute to the downfall of your Idol only blog, but fewer and fewer people care about that show. Get over it and report on the show. Don’t really care for the negative slant you always have when discussing this show. You write a small blog for the AJC, your opinion doesn’t matter.
Sam-A
May 9th, 2012
9:09 am
Matt: Dear, Idol draws double the audience each week that Voice does – must be a reason.
Deirdre
May 9th, 2012
9:09 am
Matt, this is a blog. The WHOLE idea of a blog is for the writer to express an opinion.
G
May 9th, 2012
9:10 am
Idol vs Voice Final 4:
1. Tony Lucca > PP
2. Jessica > Juliet
3. Joshua > Jermaine
4. Chris Mann > Hollie
Sam-A
May 9th, 2012
9:10 am
And since Rodney is quite often quoted in other media re Idol, guess his opinion actually does matter to a number of people.
Rodney Ho
May 9th, 2012
9:11 am
I’m glad “The Voice” has some fans that hate “Idol.” Poor Matt had to take it out on me for some reason simply because I don’t give “The Voice” as much notice.
Rickster
May 9th, 2012
9:15 am
Well said Matt… especially for someone who needs to get a life.
Rickster
May 9th, 2012
9:16 am
Or is it the rest of us that need to get a life?
Rickster
May 9th, 2012
9:17 am
I get confused so easily these days.
Kathleen
May 9th, 2012
9:21 am
Predictable results, but I like the top 4, for various reasons. Thank goodness, they got rid of Lindsey Paveo! As my mother would say, she couldn’t carry a tune in a basket. Now, if they can just get rid of Princess Xtina, I MIGHT consider watching it next season. Maybe.
peggy
May 9th, 2012
9:24 am
the show is to long and drawn out for me i tried to watch last nite but boring…..
hannah
May 9th, 2012
9:30 am
What you guys don;t know is that Adam verbally attacked Christina during rehearsals earlier that day. Adam/Tony picked that song as a jab to Christina. Tony was intending to point to her when singing the B-word. She did not appreciate it and let the producers know. Adam was upset that the producers then forced Tony to drop the B-word from the song. He then verbally attacked Chrstina during rehearsals. Adam was playng nice in front of the camera. Christina stupidly showed her emotions in public so she came off as a B. So glad Tony lost.
G
May 9th, 2012
9:33 am
Serves Christina right for coming in last place with Chris Mann. She had a better chance of winning if she kept Jessie Campbell on her team. I’m thinking Jessie did something to tick her off, and da beesh got rid of him.
Alex
May 9th, 2012
9:38 am
How can “The Voice” possibly compete with “American Idol”? After all, this year AI has both the best singer in America (Jessica), AND the best singer of the past 50 years (Joshua). Just ask the judges……
Rickster
May 9th, 2012
9:41 am
Good question, Alex!
Sam-A
May 9th, 2012
9:42 am
Hannah: aren’t we lucky that you were right there backstage to hear/see it all and report it so concisely to us. I’d buy Adam as the “bad guy” in this feud about as much as I’d buy Ice creamin the Antarctic or hot mud baths in Saudi Arabia!
Sam-A
May 9th, 2012
9:43 am
Rickster: You get “so confused” because, like so many of us regulars, we just don’t “have a life” – that’s enough to muddle our little minds, I guess – not sure, because I, too, am so confused.
Alex
May 9th, 2012
9:45 am
G
May 9th, 2012
9:33 am
Serves Christina right for coming in last place. I edited your first sentence and now it can applied to virtually any competition. For instance:
Talent judges who carry themselves with class. (Christina comes in last place). See how that works?
Deirdre
May 9th, 2012
9:45 am
hannah, I heard a different version of the same story which stated that it was Christina who attacked Adam before the show demanding that Tony not sing that song at all.
Considering that the media has been pointing out Christina being rude to a number of the guest artists, I’m more inclined to believe that version. But, seriously, who really cares. They both tend to be super-egos.
Alex
May 9th, 2012
9:55 am
Deirdre
May 9th, 2012
9:45 am
“They both tend to be super-egos.”
Include Ce Lo (I refer to him as Ze Ro) in the mix and make it a trifecta.
Pitchy
May 9th, 2012
9:55 am
Dang, too funny. I just posted on the blog re DWTS that I have no life waiting for a thread and here you guys are saying you have no life either. I no longer feel along (rofl).
Alex
May 9th, 2012
9:56 am
I have a solution to the debate of AI versus TV.
Have a WWF “Main Event” cage match between JstankHo and Christanka. Winner takes bragging rights.
Pitchy
May 9th, 2012
10:00 am
no longer feel alone.
Sam-A
May 9th, 2012
10:07 am
Pitchy: When we’re told repeatedly by outsider Idol haters that we all need to “get a life”, guess, due to their superb credibility, we all believe that we have no life! Welcome to our club!
Kat
May 9th, 2012
10:24 am
I would have liked to have heard a tremendous kudos from the judges for Jamar being picked by two different contestants to sing with them at the finale.
Pitchy
May 9th, 2012
10:39 am
A club anyone should be proud to be a member in!!!!
Pitchy
May 9th, 2012
10:39 am
a member of….
ashley
May 9th, 2012
10:41 am
Alex
May 9th, 2012
9:56 am
I have a solution to the debate of AI versus TV.
Have a WWF “Main Event” cage match between JstankHo and Christanka. Winner takes bragging rights.
-I am all for that but i think Christina will fight dirrty.
Sam-A
May 9th, 2012
10:47 am
Ashley: Would their sides be called the “Sharks” and the “Jets” and set to the music of West Side Story?
Alex
May 9th, 2012
11:02 am
ashley
May 9th, 2012
10:41 am
“I am all for that but i think Christina will fight dirrty.”
LOL, good one.
Of course, Christanka would not think the “dirrty” video is degrading to women, right?
ashley
May 9th, 2012
11:14 am
Sam-A: Yes! Even better lol
Alex: Of course she wouldn’t. She seems so fake whenever I see her on TV, so I bet she only said it because she doesn’t like Tony Lucca.
ITSME
May 9th, 2012
11:15 am
Jermaine slammed it and deserves this VICTORY….Jermaine is THE VOICE !
ITSME
May 9th, 2012
11:15 am
And he aint bad lookin either……LOL
Aliya
May 9th, 2012
11:30 am
I knew Jermaine would win. Wonderful! I love him. He reminds me of the singer Kym. Smooth and sexy. Juliet was awesome and will go places too! Jennifer Hudson did not win American Idol, so if your favorite didn’t win, they will find success down the road. Don’t worry, be happy.
Donna
May 9th, 2012
11:32 am
The competition between celebrity judges makes the contestants little more than pawns in a PR game. For instance, I refused to vote for Chris Mann because he was Christina’s team.
JTesla
May 9th, 2012
11:33 am
Aliya, interesting. Anwar Robinson didn’t win American Idol and finished Season 4 in the same position as Jennifer Hudson did in Season 3, most people don’t have a clue as to who he is. Success is not guaranteed.
confused
May 9th, 2012
11:38 am
I really didn’t see that one coming. Jermaine was not the best singer in my opinion. He’s pitchy and struggles to add to many runs to his performance. I was surprised that he made it into the final four so winning it bowls me over. I was rooting for Chris Mann.
Ray
May 9th, 2012
11:39 am
Once Jesse was bumped off, I lost interest. Jermaine’s voice is nice, but not distinctive enough to really stand out. If you can’t recognize the singer after a couple of notes, you are likely not going to have a long career. I was not really impressed with last year’s final winner either (Colon). The real test to me, is whether I would pay to see them at Chastain Park, or buy their album. This has gotten to be a personality contest more than anything else. They overplayed our sympathy to the point of nausea this year. Enough, already!!!
ashley
May 9th, 2012
11:39 am
Carson took so much time before announcing the winner that after naming Jermaine, did you notice he didn’t even mention Juliet at all? Normally he would say something about giving a hand to the second place person. Too much junk before announcing the winner. By the way, Ford take notice! KIA gave all 4 contestants a new car!!!!
DanJ
May 9th, 2012
12:01 pm
I was okay whoever won The Voice. I thought Jermaine and Chris were better the night of the final. The best singer was Jesse Campbell though. I like Juliet the most from the final four but maybe because she was ill she wasn’t as good.
I think all four will get contracts!
What is great about the show is having a coach like Blake take on and KEEP an R&B singer like JP or CeeLo keeping Juliet over Jamar. It’s REFRESHING that race doesn’t play a role in the voting and the winner is determined by things such as downloads instead of a bunch of texting teenages.
If The Voice would go to fan voting with 8 instead of 4 and cut most of the battle rounds out it would be better than Idol IMO. Idol is stale and The Voice is refreshing! The chemistry between the coaches is funny and I enjoy the banter. The only bad thing was Jesse not making the final. But I will buy his CD along with the others who made the Final 4.
Gary
May 9th, 2012
12:26 pm
I don’t get all the surprised postings today. I knew the first time I heard him he was the one to beat. The show is called “The Voice” and his was in a class by itself. Time will tell how engaging a performer he will become, but he will definitely sell a lot of records with that voice. I thought Juliette came on strong towards the last few weeks of the competition, and I never thought the “opera singer” would make it to the finals, although he may have a career as a josh groban wanna be. I tend to think the voters on “The Voice” have a lot more savvy than “Idol” voters who seem to vote for their faves or on a whim, rather than for the most talented. But to be fair, I am pretty much burned out on the whole genre. Ted Mack, where are you?
Harriett
May 9th, 2012
12:27 pm
IMO, the judges eliminated the people who would have actually won and America had no say in it at all.
Deirdre
May 9th, 2012
1:11 pm
Here are the song spoilers for tonight on Idol:
California Dreamin
“Have You Ever Seen the Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Steal Away” by Etta James
“You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban
“Faithfully” by Journey
Songs You Wish You Wrote
“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” by Jennifer Holiday
“I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt
“Volcano” by Damien Rice
“It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” by James Brown
Duets:
“This Love” by Maroon 5
“Eternal Flame” by The Bangles
JTesla
May 9th, 2012
1:21 pm
“Eternal Flame” by The Bangles
Blech. I’m a big fan of The Bangles, but I never cared for that song. Let me guess, they get the girls to sing that one so they can have Joshua squirm as he sings “This Love” to Phillip? Because last week wasn’t uncomfortable enough for us.
As for the other songs, I’m not going to comment. When I think the list is weak it turns out to be a pretty good show.
Rickster
May 9th, 2012
1:23 pm
The Top 4 talk about song choice, criticism, and who they would like to sing with in the finale’.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1630084590001/idol-top-4-dish-on-ideal-song-choice/?playlist_id=87937
Rickster
May 9th, 2012
1:25 pm
“You raise me up” is a “California Dreamin’ song?
JTesla
May 9th, 2012
1:30 pm
Josh Groban was born in LA… so I guess it is?? About as California Dreamin’ as Journey… maybe.
Bhamfornow
May 9th, 2012
1:38 pm
Not a surprise who won. NBC needed a minority to win one of their reality shows. Goes along with their biased news reporting. I stopped watching NBC news.
cat
May 9th, 2012
1:42 pm
Interesting song spoilers….
It’s a Man’s Man’s World was just sung by Juliet on The Voice and “You Raise Me up” just sung by Chris Mann on the Voice.. Also Chris and Tony are blaming the feud for not winning The Voice.
Maybeline50
May 9th, 2012
1:54 pm
I am not very good with text speech. Somebody tell me, what is BHBG?