X-Factor splits the difference between Idol's glitz and The Voice's earthiness. This fall, former Idol kingpin Simon Cowell will debut the American version of X-Factor, a show of British origin that's spread all over the world. Each episode offers glimpses into what star-making is like at it's best - not a cookie cutter process but a process of making the best parts of a person seem bigger, even if they don't fit an ideal.
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That judges' panel itself included professional oddball Cee Lo Green, cocky nerd Adam Levine and mussed-up diva Christina Aguilera (suddenly lovable again!) alongside standard issue hunk Blake Shelton The Voice reminded us from the get go that we actually like our pop stars a little weird. The show's initial conceit - their mentor/judges chose them without knowing what they look like - ended up not mattering much. The show features a surprising variety of hopefuls - people of many races, ages, sizes, styles and sexual persuasions, all proudly strutting their idiosyncratic stuff. The Voice, which has given NBC the network's first ratings success in years, is a singing competition that - finally - reflects a broader view of its audience. When you look in your fridge on a given weekday night, for example, has Chopped caused you to consider combining that packet of smoked salmon with the peaches in the crisper and some Ritz crackers? I've been there. A nation of screen-obsessed, text-voting fans see themselves in the strivers on these programs, and change their ways of making dinner or crooning on karaoke night because of it. A decade into Idol's reign, the show's fan-interactive formula has inspired scores of imitators defining our attitudes toward dance, cooking and fashion. In 2011 that lyric could seem more like a nod toward the colonization of our consciousness by televised talent shows. "We are all made of stars," sang Moby in a 2002 hit inspired by quantum physics and the ravages of celebrity culture, the same year that American Idol debuted. Hear Ann talk about American Idol, The Voice and X-Factor with Morning Edition 's Renee Montagne in the audio above. The judges of The Voice (from left to right) Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.
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