Would you participate in The Voice or another reality show contest (American Idol, X Factor) if you had a good voice?

No, the judgment on such a mass scale (millions of viewers) would wreak havoc on my mind. These shows also like to edit and present footage in a way that is skewed, lots of the time negatively, which also sucks. I really think you need the right kind of personality and strong frame of mind for these kinds of contests.

I would never participate in any reality show whatsoever. I have a friend who was on an episode of American Idol, a wonderful opera singer with a flair for creative staging. He was out almost immediately, however, because these shows are as much about image as they are about talent.

@SavoirFaire Susan Boyle

Maybe The Voice, because they don’t seek to humiliate anyone. I hate that American Idol uses the audition process to make fun of people in public, I don’t find it funny or entertaining. I actually want to send in the name of a friend of mine to The Voice, her voice is amazing. But, she is already a public figure, not for her singing though, well known in her local community, and has been seen in limited national exposure, so I don’t know if it would be wierd for her to participate on a show like that.

Hahahaha NO!

@zensky Yes, but it was such a big deal because it was an exception to the norm. And let’s not forget that not only did she fail to win the competition (though second place is a rather good showing), she had previously refused to audition for other shows on the grounds that they chose for looks rather than talent. Indeed, one might think that image was still a central factor in Susan Boyle’s success: it was because her voice was considered to be in contrast with her looks that she did so well.

No, I wouldn’t. It has nothing to do with the way the shows are conducted or who is on them for me. I just think it would be a bad business move. American Idol, the Voice, etc are pumping out a new singer every year. I wouldn’t want to be included in that fame factory. I’d want to be considered self-made and original.

hell yeah I would, if there was money in it!

NO, but then again I’m not an attention whore.

I don’t see how it is being an attention whore or why it matters they produce a singer every year? Part of being a famous singer is being in front of the public, it is kind of built into the profession. Those shows can give someone exposure. The extremely talented winners have gone on to have great careers, and the winners who were not so great wind up not as popular.

Angie Johnson on team Cee Lo is my uncle’s niece. Had to throw that in. Sorry.

@JLeslie It’s more of a personal thing for me. When at long last I died, I wouldn’t want my legacy to include a “reality” show. I would rather have my road to fame align with someone else’s .. like Hound Dog Taylor or something. It doesn’t have to matter to you. It matters to me.

@digitalimpression I am not much of a reality show person myself, I find many of them ridiculous. But, if the person seeks fame from talent, not fame from everyone peering into their lives, I find it very different.

Hell yes, I would if my voice was good enough. Even if I didn’t get very far, I’d love to do something like that. I’ve performed on stage before and I’m used to singing in front of an audience.

Probably not. Parts of it are rather humiliating, even if it might be a career-advancing opportunity.

Nah, i’d consider such dross beneath me.

Never, these shows thrive on putting people through exorbitant stress and putting people down.

Maybe if they had a show where you had to stand in the snow looking all emo, and then yell your lungs out and start rushing at a shitload of people while wielding a warhammer. Then I would.

But my talents are completely wasted by miniskirts and average tasting spaghetti sauce made by people who probably shouldn’t matter as much as they do.

I have a decent voice but no desire to enter one of those tv competitions. My ambition to be a singer and/or famous are next to nothing.

To get a music contract? Yes, I would.

I wanted to be a singer a teen. I gave up, because my nerves do not allow me to sing in front of others unless I sing with others