{"id":1805,"date":"2025-03-11T21:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T21:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2025-03-11T21:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T21:04:25","slug":"michael-buble-admits-he-turned-down-the-voice-over-15-times-saying-most-of-the-singers-are-better-than-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1805","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bubl\u00e9 Admits He Turned Down The Voice Over 15 Times, Saying \u2018Most of the Singers Are Better Than Me\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/b88aHqp3SymGHLVOLcDqgbvNmTQ=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(726x218:728x220):format(webp)\/Michael-Buble-voice-092324-tout-2af49c0ed6374ef2a65d477ce58fd2c1.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Bubl\u00e9 The Voice\" width=\"507\" height=\"338\" \/><\/h6>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">It\u2019s finally time for\u00a0Michael Bubl\u00e9\u00a0to join\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The 49-year-old Grammy-winning crooner appeared on the Sept. 23 episode of\u00a0<em>Today\u00a0<\/em>to discuss becoming a coach on\u00a0<em>The Voice\u00a0<\/em>for season 26 \u2014 and he revealed it\u2019s not the first, second or even tenth time he\u2019s been approached for the NBC reality singing competition series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Znpwl850\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Bubl\u00e9 told the outlet he\u2019s turned down joining\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0about \u201c15-16\u201d times, partially because he didn\u2019t want the pressure of judging other vocalists. \u201cBut thank God we\u2019re not judges. The other shows have judges \u2014 we are coaches,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"5Q4XN7Rj\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/ojuw734wG4CS_cv5rYmOy_ON4XI=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(737x195:739x197):format(webp)\/Snoop-Dogg-Gwen-Stefani-Reba-McEntire-Michael-Buble-092324-tout-0a4c1ccb77be43aea96b262889e70a80.jpg\" alt=\"Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Reba McEntire and Michael Bubl\u00e9 The Voice\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cAnd the reason I say that is because most of the singers are better than me, and I have no place ever judging anyone,\u201d added the singer. \u201cSo, to get to coach them and live the fantasy of having this career that I\u2019ve had and then get to have the fulfillment of helping someone else get that? That\u2019s the cool part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ahead of the season 26 premiere at 8 p.m. ET on Sept. 23, Bubl\u00e9 isn\u2019t quite ready to claim he\u2019ll win the competition just yet. \u201cMan, my team is good. My team is really good, but everybody has good stuff happening on their team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The \u201cHaven\u2019t Met You Yet\u201d musician will sit in one of the series\u2019 signature red chairs alongside fellow coaches\u00a0Gwen Stefani,\u00a0Snoop Dogg\u00a0and\u00a0Reba McEntire \u2014 a.k.a. the show\u2019s reigning champion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Sl2oHFCIh7G5BTpa-Ql_E20MCpY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Michael-Buble-performs-at-Rod-Laver-Arena-in-June-2023-051324-156d08c57bdf41f7a39671ef8ae530a3.jpg\" alt=\" Michael Buble performs at Rod Laver Arena on June 16, 2023\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Bubl\u00e9's reveals nicknames for 'The Voice' coaches\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hmsiYb_Y3E\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/bzVrq3tySotX3Y4hUX-SpAq8gFI=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(745x249:747x251):format(webp)\/Michael-Buble-Hockey-020124-tout-07525e43588846569557ab6daa15ca83.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Buble arrives to the 2022 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cWe call her Reba \u2018Magnetire,\u2019 because when the chair turns around, it\u2019s like, the people just love her and that smile. And Gwen is \u2018Never Ste-phony,\u2019 because she just, like, has a stream of consciousness. She\u2019s highly intelligent and just tells it like it is,\u201d added Bubl\u00e9. \u201cAnd Snoop, you know, my uncle Snoop, man. Everybody loves him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s finally time for\u00a0Michael Bubl\u00e9\u00a0to join\u00a0The Voice. 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