Cempaka Belanda: Holland's blind-audition casting show The Voice launches in US

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Holland's blind-audition casting show The Voice launches in US

Deutsche Welle, Apr 26, 2011

The Voice of Holland is crossing
the Atlantic

Casting shows often have little to do with real singing talent, but the Dutch show The Voice challenged that by introducing blind auditions. Can the European format succeed in the US?

Most people have never heard of Ben Saunders. But in the Netherlands, the tattoo artist turned pop sensation is a household name after winning the casting show, The Voice of Holland.

Originally created by showbiz guru John de Mol and his production company, Talpa, the show is now set to take the United States by storm. The American format of The Voice premieres Tuesday on NBC.

The catch is that the jury's initial selection is blind - their backs are turned when singing contestants perform. They choose their favorites based on voices alone and offer them coaching, but the participants have the final say on which star jury member they rehearse with.

Talent over image

Talpa spokesman Thomas Notermans said the show's recipe for success is twofold: The candidates "can all sing properly" to begin with, and "the coaches are there to mentor the participants, not to criticize them."

Notermans is convinced this European casting format, which puts talent over image, will succeed in a market as competitive and diverse as the US.

"If you look at the American coaches, you see that they represent different music styles," he said.

Indeed, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will be showing the contestants their backs starting Tuesday. Following the first cut, there are then singing battles between participants of the same team. Finally, the 17-episode series culminates in live shows.

The end of an era

Ben Saunders stole Dutch hearts

"American Idol" has, until now, been the most successful music talent show in the US, producing top international stars like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson.

The show was inspired by the British format, Pop Idol, which crossed the Atlantic in the hands of music producer Simon Cowell. His harsh criticism of the contestants' performances won him many fans across the US. But, after nine seasons, Cowell walked out of the show so that he could bring another British success to the American audience: X-Factor.

This season's ratings of American Idol have been the lowest in the program’s history. In its first week in January 2011, ratings dropped by about 13 percent.

Some critics believe the American audience has grown tired of the format; others claim the show lost its soul when Cowell left. Either way, American Idol's slump opens the door for The Voice.

Room for underdogs

"Everyone wants to be a star, but those of us who can only dream of having talent enjoy watching other stars or potential stars making it big," wrote Len Melisurgo, TV blogger for New Jersey's Star-Ledger newspaper.

"We also like rooting for underdogs: That's one reason why so many Americans felt great when Kelly Clarkson, a young and ordinary waitress from Texas, became the very first American Idol," added Melisurgo. "It was a feel-good story, and everyone loves a feel-good story."

According to the blogger, The Voice will attract a lot of attention in the US with its "unique and intriguing" faceless audition procedure. He said producers are wise to broadcast the show on a Tuesday and not compete directly with veteran American Idol, which airs on Wednesdays.

The US version has a star-studded jury

Ticket to success?

In the Netherlands, The Voice of Holland broke all the records. On January 21, more than half of the Dutch viewing public tuned in to watch Ben Saunders win the first season of the show.

Saunders had been a star from the very beginning; during his audition three out of the four coaches selected him just seconds into his performance of "Use Somebody" from Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody." He garnered three number one hits from the six songs he performed at the live shows. Saunder's first solo album was released on April 22 and hit number two on the Dutch charts within two hours.

The US is the first country to adopt The Voice, though Talpa has already sold the format in Germany, Ukraine, Belgium, Greece and Turkey, and is currently in negotiations in 20 other countries.

The financial details are not made public, but there has been speculation that German partner ProSieben may have paid as much as six million euros (around $8.7 million) for the right to the program. Now that's something to sing about.

Author: Cintia Taylor

Editor: Kate Bowen