Nine is reportedly trying to secure Christina Aguilera to judge a local version of The Voice (Image: NBC)
American recording artist and actress Christina Aguilerahas popped up in the rumour mill for the Nine Network's upcoming singing series The Voice.
According to the Herald Sun, Shine Australia and Nine are trying to secure Aguilera to take part in the show, set to air later this year. Nine has been searching for high-profile international musical artists to join the judging panel for the show, which has been earmarked as a competitor forSeven's revamped The X Factor.
Aguilera takes part in the US version of the show as a mentor, alongside other musicians including Adam Levine,Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green. Hosted by Carson Daly, it debuted at number one to 11.775 million viewers: the strongest ratings seen for a season premiere since Undercover Boss debuted after the Super Bowl in February 2010.
The rights to produce an Australian version of the show were the subject of a tussle between Nine and Ten. It wasoriginally reported that Ten had scored the rights to the show - addressing the network's lack of a singing contest since Australian Idol's axing in 2009 - but it later emerged that Nine had in fact beaten its rival to the punch.
The Voice's success in America suggests that Nine may have a decent chance of success with a local version, so long as singing contest fatigue does not set in due to competition with The X Factor. The format has seen success in its homeland, the Netherlands, where its version is heading into a second season.
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