WHO KNEW.
We/she saw none of this on The Voice. The Production Assistants (PA's) were encouraging, upbeat and positive. The production leadership spent time talking to us, the friends and family, about what we should expect whether or not chairs turned. They reminded all of us, artists, family and friends, that it was an incredible honor to get a blind audition and that our artists are extremely talented. We looked around and saw that yes, there were some really beautiful people in the cast, but there were plenty of people there with amazing voices who were a little on the chubby side or had big noses or serious acne. It really is all about their voices.
And the coaches don't have a secret little buzzer under their chair that tells them to turn around. They don't. It is all about the singers and the dynamic between the coaches. And that makes for good TV.
Mackenzie was one of the final artists to audition, and there were only two spots left when she sang. As they said on TV, at that point the coaches were looking for something very specific and Mackenzie must not have been it. But still, it was an amazing experience. She got to audition for four superstar musicians and get their feedback. And at the end, she got to hug Usher, Shakira and ADAM LEVINE (capital letters hers). Not sure how she missed Blake Shelton, but she did.
Then we went home and waited to see if her audition would be on TV. And that is another story.
