Cassadee Pope on The Voice: An Unfair Advantage?
by Free Britney at .Does Cassadee Pope have an unfair advantage on The Voice based on the fact that, well, she already fronts a band that used to tour with Fallout Boy?
Not according to the 22-year-old Hey Monday singer.
"I definitely think going on tour and performing a lot has really helped me, but the same could be said for everyone else who has ever played shows," she told reporters Wednesday.
"This just isn't something I've ever experienced before, especially in a competition setting, because a tour definitely isn't anything like that."
Cassadee Pope says her competitors agree.
"I got great feedback from the contestants and also from my teammates who tweeted and texted me."
"During my time with everyone before we started shooting the blind auditions, I was just as nervous as the next person who has never played on stage before with a band."
"I think playing shows and doing regular concerts is a whole different experience."
What do you think? Does her experience give Cassadee an unfair edge? Or is her talent level part of what sets The Voice apart from other shows in a good way?
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Comments (39 Total)
Yes, she has an unfair advantage. Maybe not in the original audition, but when it came to voting, she already had a disproportionate number of fans voting for her. The other (better) contestants didn't have a chance. There were too many people voting for her based on her work before The Voice.
She is def overrated and she most certainly has an advantage. It is silly to think otherwise. If she was nervous, it may have been because she heard people sing who were so much better than her. Blake knows she has a following established and he wants to win. Simple.
I think it's bullshit to say, "No, I get no extra advantage" when your song was sung on fuggin' GLEE. I want an unknown to be given a chance here, not someone who's had their shot and who (according to wiki) still has a band waiting for them in the wings. She's mediocre at best, but she's probably going to win because she has an established fanbase.
Man mediocre is probably the best word to describe her singing. How she has managed to stay while Sylvia and Amanda are sent off is beyond me. WTF is going on with the voters?
Cassadee is SO overrated. She sings fine, but her voice is so simple and mundane. She's basically a worse version of Avril Lavigne. Why should I settle for her when my middle school self can listen to the original?
I think that having experience is a favor point, but not for judges to think "oh! she was on a tour, she's a little famous, she must win" no, it's a favor point just for control a little the nerves on the stage, 'cause at the end she was on a concert where everyone loved her, not on a competition where her talent is the only thing she have