{"id":7553,"date":"2012-03-12T14:17:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T13:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=7553"},"modified":"2012-03-12T14:19:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T13:19:24","slug":"tom-jones-does-not-want-freaks-to-appear-on-the-new-bbc-talent-show-the-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/7553\/tom-jones-does-not-want-freaks-to-appear-on-the-new-bbc-talent-show-the-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Jones does not want freaks to appear on the new BBC talent show The Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Tom Jones The Voice\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/thevoice\/tomjones.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Jones The Voice\" width=\"272\" height=\"243\" \/>International singing superstar Tom Jones said there won\u2019t be any \u2018freaks\u2019 on The Voice UK.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to \u00a0<em>Digital Spy, <\/em><em>Jones said <\/em>he only signed up to be a coach on the new BBC One talent show when he was sure that it emphasized the \u2018quality of sound\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The singer stated: \u201cThis is the BBC. It\u2019s a fine institution. We don\u2019t have any freaks on our shows. No, no, there won\u2019t be any freaks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was asked to do this show, I wanted to know all the details. I wanted to know who the judges were, who the production team were and who the band were\u2026 because sometimes on television, they are more interested in pictures rather than the quality of sound.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a big thing for me and this show has that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThe first thing that you have to have is the basic talent. People ask me if it was about my looks when I started or the way I did things on stage, but to get my records played they had to like my voice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey hear your voice before they know what you look like and you put something forward. That\u2019s what attracted me to this show. Getting back to hearing someone\u2019s voice first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the show\u2019s auditions, hopefuls perform to Tom and his fellow judges will.i.am, Jessie J and Danny O\u2019Donoghue while their backs are turned, so they can only be judged on their vocal ability.<\/p>\n<p>The Voice UK will go head to head with ITV\u2019s Britain\u2019s Got Talent on the March 24<sup>th<\/sup>.<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7469702309\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"International singing superstar Tom Jones said there won\u2019t be any \u2018freaks\u2019 on The Voice UK. 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