Mariah Carey was the first choice for The Voice Before Legend X.
NBC Entertainment president of alternative and late-night programming Paul Telegdy has now confirmed that the network would never want Spears to be a judge on "The Voice," but he implies that NBC did want Carey for "The Voice" before Christina Aguilera was hired for the job.
Here is an excerpt from an interview that Telegdy did with The Hollywood Reporter:
THR: Had you tried to get Mariah on NBC?
Telegdy: We made no secret of the fact that we think Mariah is an extraordinary singer, and her husband [Nick Cannon] is the host of AGT, but there are no hard feelings with Mariah for doing Idol. She's a great person, wonderful company, really fun and an exceptional talent. They should be humbled, delighted and grateful that she's doing the show.
THR: Would you shower similar praise on The X Factor's Britney Spears?
Telegdy: I think people's curiosity around Britney will always be there. Will it be around her as a panelist on one of these TV shows? That depends on whether she's good at it. She would never have been on a list of people to participate on The Voice, but that doesn't mean she's not a valid choice for another show. So this is not a "Telegdy Says Britney Couldn't Do The Voice" headline. I just think Britney is a different booking, not a singing booking.
http://www.examiner.com/article/brit...-the-voice-u-s
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