Celeb News: Blake recognized WW superstar Shakira as the main threat!

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Sure, The Voice is about discovering a new generation of musical talent, but it’s also a major competition between the four celebrity coaches. And now that there are two newbies filling in Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green’s big red chairs, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine are on their guards to find out who to look out for in the blind auditions.

Wetpaint Entertainment caught up with Blake at the TCAs this weekend, where he admitted that originally they were the most concerned about sexy R&B singer Usher, but they learned quickly.

“I'd heard of Shakira, and it wasn't until one day, I think I Googled Shakira or Wikipedia’d or whatever, and I saw where she sold like over a hundred million,” Blake said. “It's like what the f—? That's when I think, even Adam, we were both like, oh my God. We were worried about the wrong person here. This is a girl that knows how to affect an audience, and she does it worldwide.”

And though Blake’s achieving more worldwide recognition with his success on The Voice, he admits that he’s still not at Shakira’s level.

“I'm excited when I leave Oklahoma and somebody's heard who I am,” he joked. “ So having somebody like her sitting there, and she's just the triple threat. She's the quadruple threat. I mean she's a writer. She's a singer. She's beautiful. She's a producer. She's smart. I mean it's all these things. And I've performed with her now. It's like, all right. I give up. Maybe we've all been beaten already don't know it. We'll see what happens.”

http://www.wetpaint.com/the-voice/ar...s-it-worldwide

Stephen

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So having somebody like her sitting there, and she's just the triple threat. She's the quadruple threat. I mean she's a writer. She's a singer. She's beautiful. She's a producer. She's smart. I mean it's all these things.

A great upgrade for the show

Joster

Finally people will get to know THE QUEEN!

dnav87

Shakira is musically gifted. And I don't say it as a Stan. She's just something else.

Loghen

She looks beautiful in that picture.

It's nice of him to say all that. I'm glad she's getting this kind of recognition.

Harry

Shakira has NOT sold 100+ million. Such lies are a crime

theREALslimSHADY

i want the show producers to ditch Xtina and Ceelo and keep Usher and Shakira permanently...!!

atrlster

Him having to wiki her to even think that speaks to her lack of presence here though

Wecangetstarted

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Originally posted by atrlster

Him having to wiki her to even think that speaks to her lack of presence here though

It's a known fact that Shakira has died down in the US (and the UK). But Blake here is talking abotu WORLDWIDE, which she is huge in. EVERYWHERE in Europe, Latin America, and most parts of Asia and Africa.

Sapphire

Blake better spill them beans

caleb.

So he just took for granted Legend X's Worldwideness?

jqnetto

Yeah Blake, you are not at the biggest female artist of 00s' level.

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Originally posted by Harry

Shakira has NOT sold 100+ million. Such lies are a crime

maybe he is combining singles with album.

Euronixs

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Originally posted by Harry

Shakira has NOT sold 100+ million. Such lies are a crime

Albums + Singles she is around that mark.. Hips Don't Lie & Whenever Wherever have done amazingly well globally.. and not to mention her albums.. Sale El Sol sold 4m globally she is the definition of a global superstar.

Wecangetstarted

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Originally posted by caleb.

So he just took for granted Legend X's Worldwideness?

It's the truth though.

I'm sorry to be rude but Blake really is telling the truth. And I'm not biased, I am MEGA-fans of BOTH Christina and Shakira, I really DO love them both. But the truth is, Shakira is an INTERNATIONAL star. People usually just assume she's big in the hispanic countrise, such as Latin America. But really, she is SO huge in Europe and Asia too. I ahd no idea until I travelled there recently. Sure, Shakiar is not famous in the US.

Christina Aguilera, sure, is more well known in US, UK, and Australia. but that's really it. Sure, there WAS a time when Xtina was quite huge, especailly around the Stripped and B2B eras, but those theys are long gone. And on the same argument, Shakira was also once upon a time HUGE in the US and UK too.

But Shakira is TRULY worldwide.

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Originally posted by Euronixs

Albums + Singles she is around that mark.. Hips Don't Lie & Whenever Wherever have done amazingly well globally.. and not to mention her albums.. Sale El Sol sold 4m globally she is the definition of a global superstar.

and its a spanish album!

Callum

not him having to google shakira tho

Aleks

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“I'd heard of Shakira, and it wasn't until one day, I think I Googled Shakira or Wikipedia’d or whatever, and I saw where she sold like over a hundred million,” Blake said

SupremeGoddess

YAS BLAKE, STAN FOR DA QUEEN

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Originally posted by callum

not him having to google shakira tho

he is exactly how americans know shakira...they have heard of her...but know nothing about her