vanvelzen was the dutch program director who pushed john de mol to come up with the idea of the blind auditions for the original version of the voice franchise.
vanvelzen was the dutch program director who pushed john de mol to come up with the idea of the blind auditions for the original version of the voice franchise.
which dutch program director pushed john de mol to come up with the idea of the blind auditions for the original version of the voice franchise?
vanvelzen
john de mol, creator of "big brother", first created "the voice" concept with dutch singer roel van velzen. erland galjaard, a dutch program director, asked john de mol about whether he could come up with a format that went a step further than "the x factor". de mol then came up with the idea of "blind audition". he wanted to focus on singing quality alone, so the coaches must be top artists in the music industry. the rotating chairs concept was invented by roel van velzen. it would also be the first talent show in which social media was actively involved.
the voice (franchise)
in 2010, a new reality competition series, "the voice of holland", was launched by de mol. it was an incredible success in the netherlands and the formula was sold to several other countries around the globe. "the voice" (of america) launched on nbc on 27 april 2011 with de mol and mark burnett as executive producers. in the voice, the singing auditions are 'blind': the jury is turned with their back to the competitors. once 'selected' (by pushing a button), the juror turns towards the competitor. this concept, the creation of de mol and dutch singer roel van velzen, makes it "all about the voice." after these blind auditions, the coaches will train their competitors through knock-out battles and public voting rounds until there is one competitor left, who will be named as 'the voice'.
john de mol jr.