The first official competition of The Voice of China has truly begun!
This makes many audiences around the world feel that they have been looking forward to it for a long time.
However, in reality they only waited a week.
It’s simply because the performance at the last opening ceremony was so great that it provided all the audience with the best audio-visual effects in the past decade, even surpassing the finale performance of the annual Grammy Awards.
Every contestant is indeed excellent!
Every player has his or her shining points.
After all, he is a champion who emerged from dozens of players in one division, and his strength and talent are undoubtedly top-notch.
How good are these ten players
You can find out by looking at the official ranking data released by The Voice of China this week.
Even the Danish player, which ranked tenth, received more than 17 million downloads in a week, ranking eleventh on the Billboard chart.
The Brazilian player ranked ninth, and its weekly download data also reached more than 16 million, ranking twelfth on the Billboard!
For a new contestant who has not yet debuted and is releasing a new song in North America for the first time, achieving such a result is already a great success.
Of course, everyone knows that the added bonus of a good voice stage is also a major factor.
After all, through the stage of The Voice of China, everyone knows of their existence, and if their works are excellent, then getting good results is almost inevitable.
And who are the opponents of these two players
The Danish player’s opponent is Adam, the officially ranked number one player from the North American region!
Adam's download data in one week has exceeded 29 million, and it is almost breaking the 30 million mark. This is definitely the result of a superstar-level singer, and even among superstar-level singers, it is also among the top ranks. Many superstar-level singers have never achieved such a good result.
However, despite such amazing weekly download data, it only ranked fifth on the official Voice of China chart and also ranked fifth on the Billboard overall chart!
The ninth-ranked Brazilian player’s opponent is Sophie from the French region, who is officially ranked second!
Sophie's download data in one week is higher than Adam's, breaking through the 30 million mark and reaching more than 36 million downloads. Such weekly download data is among the best in the world pop music scene. Except for Kristen's works, there are only a handful of other superstars who have exceeded this performance data.
It can be said that if Sophie withdraws from the competition now and debuts where she is, she can still become a queen-level singer. Maybe she cannot be as good as Kristen, but she can still be a queen-level singer second only to Kristen.
However, this data, which should have shocked the entire European and American music scene, did not cause much stir here as it usually consistently topped the sales charts. Not many people in the European and American music scene noticed it.
Because, with such amazing results, it can only rank third on the Voice of China, third on the download list, and third on the Billboard!
These four contestants who are about to appear today should be the focus of everyone's attention after the official publicity!
However, the brilliance of other contestants was not overshadowed.
Because no one is a weak person, and everyone's achievements are very impressive.
The third-ranked contestant, Elizabeth from the UK, also had cumulative downloads of her works exceeding 30 million in one week, reaching more than 32 million, ranking fourth and also fourth on the Billboard overall chart.
The fifth-ranked Japanese singer, Miyuki Nakamori, had a cumulative download data of 27 million in one week, ranking sixth on the Billboard chart, which also amazed the entire European and American music scene. She also set a record for Japanese singers' download data in North America. Even the Japanese singer Jiuyue Yoneda, who is now in the limelight, has never achieved such a good result.
Of course, Jiuyue MiTian has never enjoyed world-class publicity resources like the official Voice of China.
However, results are results. The download data of Miyuki Nakamori broke the weekly sales record of the island country's players in the European and American music scene. It also caused a sensation in the island country and attracted the support of a lot of island people. Her status in the island country is almost catching up with Wang Qian's status in China.
What many people did not expect was that the Indian contestant, who was officially ranked sixth, was able to achieve download sales of over 20 million in a week, reaching over 22 million, and ranked ninth on the Billboard chart, even though many European and American music critics expressed their dislike for his song. This also shocked many European and American music professionals. This shows that this Indian contestant also has some potential that has not been tapped. If he had more publicity resources, his results might be even better.
Jonathan, the German contestant ranked seventh, once surpassed Adam, Sophie and others in the world's attention because he was Wang Qian's opponent. This also brought a lot of popularity and attention to his works. The cumulative sales in one week exceeded 20 million. It just broke through 20 million and reached sales of more than 20.3 million. This is also an extremely amazing result, ranking tenth on the Billboard total.
What many people didn't expect was that the contestant from Polar Bear, who was officially ranked eighth, finally made a slight comeback and his sales data also exceeded 20 million, surpassing Jonathan and Asan, reaching 23 million, ranking eighth on the Billboard overall chart.
Under normal circumstances, there would definitely be a lot of people who would be shocked by the results achieved by the top contestants such as Sophie, Adam, Elizabeth, and Miyuki Nakamori.
However, there was another person's result that doubled the shock to everyone, forcing everyone to be attracted by it and naturally ignore the amazing results of other players.
That is the contestant from China, Wang Qian!
Officially ranked fourth.
However, the two works of the first opening performance, a rock song and a piano piece, were released at the same time and ranked at the same time, directly occupying the top two of the official chart and the Billboard chart, and all of them broke the weekly download records of European and American pop music.
Those two lofty works, followed by a long string of numbers, make every professional working in the music world in Europe and America feel terrified.
The first one is undoubtedly Its my life!
This song, which has been temporarily regarded as the best rock single of the year by many music critics, has achieved weekly download data of more than 73 million, breaking the sales record of more than 60 million weekly downloads set by Kristen that year, and raising the record to a height of almost 10 million. This was something no one dared to imagine before it happened.
When Christine set this record, many people predicted that no one would be able to break this record in the future, except Christine herself!
But it didn't last long.
A rookie talent show contestant from China did it.
And, it happened more than once.
And he did it twice in a row at the same time!
because!
The second-ranked piano piece "Magic City Rhapsody" also received more than 69 million weekly downloads, breaking Christine's record. It also broke many piano music download records, such as the highest single-day download record for piano music, the highest single-week download record, the highest monthly download record, the annual download record, etc., have all been broken!
In just one week, it broke the monthly and annual download records, which shows that the results of Magic City Rhapsody are amazing. This is the accumulation of the amazing exposure from the opening performance and the exposure from Wang Qian's lectures at the Curtis Institute that conquered the world.
A week ago, many European and American music professionals called it a super record that only Kristen could break. In the blink of an eye, it was broken twice at the same time, and suddenly became the third-ranked record in the history of pop music downloads.
The entire European and American music scene fell silent during this week. Apart from some professional music critics who published a large number of analytical articles on Wang Qian's two songs, and a few analytical articles on the works of Sophie, Elizabeth and other contestants, there was no movement. The singers were all very quiet. There was no release of songs or hype at this time of the year, which seemed very strange.
However, anyone with a little vision will understand why these singers are so quiet if they see that nine of the top ten spots on the Billboard chart are occupied by contestants of The Voice of China!
The queen-level singer who won the sales championship last week also received more than 20 million downloads this week, which is less than 10 million less than last week. It is a normal drop. It should have at least taken the top three position again. If the marketing was stronger and the sales volume exceeded 30 million, maybe it could have won two consecutive championships. However, it could only rank seventh this week, which was a big blow to it. There was no promotion in the following days, and it almost disappeared, completely giving up the struggle.
Therefore, no singer now dares to go head-to-head with this group of strong contestants, for fear of ending up like that diva!
And on this world competition stage, this group of top players will fight together to determine the winner.
Such a showdown makes every audience member look forward to it, and it’s exciting just thinking about it!
In the past two days, the Voice of China officials have invested a lot of resources to promote this showdown in all aspects!
The four contestants who are about to appear also appear on screen frequently.
There are also ten judges who are about to make their first appearance. They have all made high-profile appearances, received a lot of publicity opportunities, and each received an exclusive interview opportunity from the TV station in their own competition area. Their reputations have soared both internationally and domestically, and everyone has gained enormous benefits.
This is a publicity opportunity that even top celebrities are jealous of.
Among these ten referees, many are veteran singers who have already passed their prime in their own country’s entertainment circles. After the publicity of this world game, they became popular again and became the most watched figures in their country in a short period of time. Even if they can only retain one tenth of their popularity in the future, it will be a huge gain. It will not be a problem for them to consolidate their status again, and they may even go further.
For example, Cui Wenfeng, although he had a very high status in the Chinese pop music circle, he was not well-known among the younger generation. Many people had never heard his songs, and many people didn’t even know who he was.
However, now, Cui Wenfeng's popularity in China is almost second only to Wang Qian. He has become a household name and his fan base has greatly increased. If he is willing to cooperate with the company's publicity after returning to China, he will be a true international superstar. Making money will be as easy as drinking water, and his retirement plan may have to be postponed.
Celebrities in Los Angeles and Hollywood are trying to get attention from the contestants of The Voice of China World Competition in various ways every day.
Several big-name stars wanted to take advantage of Sophie's popularity and invited her to the party, but Sophie refused and didn't show up at all!
Similarly, several celebrities who knew Adam wanted to invite Adam to make an appearance to gain popularity, but Adam refused and did not show up.
However, Ah San accepted the invitation of two Hollywood stars and attended the promotional dinner for the blockbuster starring these two stars. With the help of Ah San's popularity, Ah San's exposure increased significantly...
In the afternoon of the day when the competition officially started.
The whole of Los Angeles seemed to be bustling with activity.
The Staples Center was crowded with media and stars.
Even the annual Oscars, the world's biggest entertainment industry event, is no more than this.
Wang Qian and several other contestants who did not participate in the competition were officially invited and will enter together later.
Everyone knows that among the contestants who did not participate in the competition, Wang Qian undoubtedly has the highest exposure. The other contestants who appear with Wang Qian can also increase their exposure a little.
This is the good intention of the organizer.
Each contestant sat in his or her own nanny car, queuing up in order, waiting for the director team's order and then going over one after another.
Wang Qian’s nanny car was ranked second, and Elizabeth was ranked first!
Because, according to the official ranking of the first issue which has not changed from the beginning to now, Wang Qian ranks fourth and Elizabeth ranks third.
So, Elizabeth will be the first to appear.
Wang Qian was the second, followed by Miyuki Nakamori and others.
but!
The first to come out are the four contestants who will be performing on stage tonight.
Amid the frenzy of hundreds and thousands of media, Adam, wearing a leather jacket, with his hair cut long and a little light makeup on his face, walked out of the nanny car, with security guards on both sides protecting him closely.
The surrounding media were taking pictures frantically, capturing every detail of Adam getting off the car, and then updating them on major social networking sites in real time, attracting huge traffic at the moment.
The social media of almost all countries around the world are flooded with news about the Voice of China World Championship, even those countries and regions that are not participating are no exception.
The many media members who were blocked by security guards around did not take pictures honestly, otherwise they would not have taken the trouble to squeeze to the front.
When they saw Adam, the reporters started shouting frantically, "Adam, why haven't you shown up in the past few days? Have you been busy practicing songs?"
"Adam, why are you so much thinner than before?"
"Adam, have you been devastated? Did you lose love? That's why you lost so much weight?"
"Adam, your opponent is also very strong. Do you feel any pressure?"
"Adam, according to an insider, you and Winston have been studying Wang Qian's music recently, hoping to emulate his path to success. Is that right?"
"Adam, do you think Wang Qian is capable of being a music professor?"
"Adam..."
Reporters asked questions frantically, hoping to get an answer from Adam or to arouse Adam's emotions.
However, Adam was in no mood to pay attention to these reporters. His mind was full of the music he had been studying in the past few days and the performance that was about to begin tonight.
He walked in quickly, leaving only his thin back to be recorded by the media.
Many North American local media that have had a lot of cooperation with The Voice of China were very surprised.
Because they had interviewed Adam many times before during the North American Voice competition. At that time, Adam was always high-spirited and extremely high-profile. He had never been so low-key in front of the media, and even seemed a little decadent.
Moreover, Adam was obviously thinner than a week ago, which showed that he had worked very hard this week!
Many people are wondering, what happened to Adam
Some self-media have already started writing stories on Facebook and Twitter using their mobile phones, with Adam as the protagonist, writing about how hard he worked this week and how hard he practiced singing, etc. The purpose is to win the championship for North America and call on everyone to support Adam...
Adam himself has a huge popularity base in North America. Coupled with the hype from many media and self-media, as well as the low-key and thin shadow just now, he has indeed attracted a lot of people's support and sympathy, so the voices supporting Adam on the Internet have risen again.
This plays a significant role in helping Adam win audience votes during competitions!
Audience voting is itself a struggle in the field of publicity. The contestants who invest more publicity resources will of course get more attention. When the performances of both sides are similar, the audience's voting will be entirely based on impressions. In this case, the contestants who appear more frequently in the audience's minds will be more likely to get votes.
This is essentially the same propaganda used by the Oscars, with constant propaganda bombardment to brainwash voters and influence their voting choices.
The second person to appear was Sophie, who was expected by more people!
Adam had already walked into the passage and could no longer be seen by anyone outside.
However, he stopped and looked back at the car parked at the exit. The door opened and a tall and pure girl wearing a black windbreaker, a white long skirt and naturally curly hair draped over her shoulders walked out.
The flash lights suddenly lit up, almost blinding everyone at the scene.
Adam was stunned for a moment when he saw Sophie getting off the car.
Even some of the Hollywood superstars he had met did not have this feeling.
Sophie's noble temperament that comes from an aristocratic family and the artistic atmosphere accumulated from her musical talent since childhood are not possessed by those stars who have been in the entertainment industry for many years. Even if those female stars can interpret part of it through their acting skills, there is still a huge gap between them and Sophie's natural temperament.
Adam knew that in recent days many media outlets liked to use Sophie's photos as promotional covers, and the effect was very good, even better than using those Hollywood superstars.
Just relying on her looks and temperament, Sophie can make a name for herself in the entertainment industry.
but…
Sophie's talent is even more attractive.
Moreover, Sophie disdains to use her good looks for publicity, so she has not appeared in public in the past few days.
Get off the car.
Sophie looked around, searching with her eyes, trying to find the figure she hadn't seen for a few days, but she couldn't find him. There were only dense crowds of media reporters and security personnel around her. The reporters around her kept chattering, and she didn't have the heart to listen to what they were saying, so she turned and walked into the corridor.
Adam hasn't left yet. He is waiting here, wanting to go in with Sophie and chat with her.
Any man would have thoughts about such a stunning young girl with outstanding temperament and talent.
pity.
Adam looked at Sophie and stretched out her hand, and smiled, "Sophie, you look so beautiful today. I think no audience member would not want to vote for you. I can congratulate you in advance on your advancement."
Sophie glanced at Adam calmly. She didn't extend her hand to shake his hand or even smile back. She just said calmly, "Thank you."
After saying that, Sophie walked straight in without saying another word to Adam.
Adam stood there stiffly with his hand stretched out for a moment. He watched Sophie walk into the lounge before he came to his senses and looked a little unhappy.
I remember that Sophie went to Curtis with Wang Qian a few days ago and collaborated with Wang Qian at the opening performance.
It can be seen that Sophie's attitude towards Wang Qian is definitely different from her own!
Adam took a deep breath, his eyes sparkling, and quickly walked towards his own lounge, muttering in a low voice: "I just want to win now. If I win, I will have everything!"
If he defeated Wang Qian, he didn't believe that Sophie would still look at Wang Qian differently. By then, when he became the world champion, he would have the opportunity to fight for everything, and pursuing Sophie would not be impossible.
And he didn't know.
What happened between Sophie and Wang Qian
Otherwise, he might not be so confident.
This scene was seen by many staff members around, and they all had different expressions. Most of them were holding back their laughter and didn't dare to laugh out loud. After Adam walked into the room, a few people couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Later, the two contestants from Brazil and Denmark also walked in. They were no exception and did not ignore the media like Adam and Sophie did. Instead, they stayed there for about three minutes, selectively answered a few questions from the media, interacted with the media on the scene, and increased their exposure.
They all have some self-awareness and know that there is a high probability that they will be eliminated in the first round.
So now may be their highest exposure moment in this Voice of China World Competition, so they should seize the opportunity to attract attention, increase their popularity, and prepare for their official debut. It is even possible that when they return to China to debut in the future, they may never be able to enjoy the world-class exposure they have today.
After the four official contestants entered.
Ten judges came in one after another, but the time they enjoyed was shorter. Each of them could only stay for about ten seconds before quickly going in!
So, the ten judges went in quickly.
Then, it was the other six contestants who entered the venue as spectators.
Watching the car Elizabeth was riding in drive past.
Each contestant entered the venue alone in a car.
Wang Qian originally wanted to bring Qin Xuerong along, and the authorities also agreed that he could bring one person.
However, Qin Xuerong refused, as she still preferred to stand behind the scenes and support Wang Qian.
Although, her current exposure is actually very high.
However, Qin Xuerong still deliberately avoided appearing in front of some media.
Earlier, Elizabeth appeared in a simple white T-shirt and jeans. She remained silent in the face of the many media around her. She just smiled and waved, then walked in.
then…
Wang Qian is about to appear.
The media at the scene obviously knew the order in which the contestants would appear, so they knew that Wang Qian would be the next to appear.
so!
The reporters from the media were obviously more expectant and excited. They all adjusted their cameras to aim at the slowly approaching car. Many reporters tried hard to break free from the security personnel's obstruction and wanted to rush in to talk to Wang Qian at close range.
The car is parked at the door!
The security guard opened the car door.
Wang Qian, wearing a simple white shirt and jeans, got out of the car, looking very casual.
Snap…
Click, click…
Snap, snap…
The sounds of cameras, camcorders, mobile phones and other tools are endless.
The lights were so bright that Wang Qian could hardly see the road.
At this moment, the media reporters who had been struggling to break through suddenly pushed away the safety line that the security personnel had used all their strength to maintain, and dozens of reporters quickly rushed towards Wang Qian, as if charging on a battlefield.
The security personnel around were startled and ran over to maintain order. They immediately protected Wang Qian in the middle, fearing that something might happen to Wang Qian.
Then more people stopped the dozens of media reporters who were rushing over and pushed them behind the safety line!
However, while these media reporters were frantically confronting the security guards, they were also shouting loudly at Wang Qian.
"Wang Qian, get out of the beautiful country, you don't deserve to be the champion."
A reporter shouted at Wang Qian with a distorted face.
Wang Qian remained unmoved. Under the protection of security personnel, he walked in at a leisurely pace!
Other reporters also seized the opportunity to ask frantic questions.
Bang!
At this moment, a bottle full of water was thrown out from the crowd behind and hit the head of the reporter who was shouting at Wang Qian.
ah!
The reporter with a distorted face let out a scream and fell to the ground.