Reality Singing Shows: 25 Best Performances of 2013

American Idol. The Voice USA. The X Factor Australia. The Voice Philippines. The X Factor UK. The Sing-Off. The X Factor USA. Yes, I've been reviewing most of these shows for a couple of years now, and this is the only moment where I figured why not make a definitive list of top performances for the year as if it's the Olympics of Reality Singing Shows!

True, I had a hard time doing that on their specific shows, so the task of coming up with a year-end list of 25 Best Performances would be almost next to impossible, but I was up for the challenge. That being said, just like many other lists or countdowns, this one is extremely biased. It's based on personal preferences. There will probably be some performances that are nowhere to be found on your list that may be as high as 10 or something on here - actually I guarantee it. But please respond maturely, flames don't make me particularly happy.

Now, we pay tribute to the LIVE reality singing competition performances that made these shows worth watching - and reviewing!:

The Voice 4: Finale Results Show

Umm, yes, I saw Danielle Bradbery's win since May and, to be honest, I'm not all that mad about it. Sure, she has yet to learn how to be less dull and acquire a more definable personality as a performer, but that was the same thing that has often been said about Carrie Underwood during her stint on American Idol and look at her now.

Danielle Bradbery has a clear quality to her voice that's pretty fantastic, she's incredibly charismatic, her grasp with pitch is superb, and she's in a popular genre. True, I'm getting tired of the country singers almost always winning these reality singing shows, but at least, she will actually come to the country format as a legitimate country singer. Yes, I'm looking at you Cassadee Pope! Haha.

Oh, and let me just say that this has been a GREAT season! There were moments where I was actually upset with how the competition went, but that's a good thing because for the first time in the show's entire run, I ACTUALLY CARED! Haha. The contestants were extremely talented and hiring Usher and Shakira was a great move. Good job!

As for you Michelle Chamuel, I love you!

RESULTS after the jump!! 

The Voice 4: Finale

At times like today, I was hoping Adam and Shakira had people in the Finale as I just couldn't take the Blake overload. There was just too much of him and it wasn't even funny. If nothing else, I've developed a deeper appreciation for Usher as an artist and a person from this show though. Usher's connection with Michelle was very genuine and I hope he'd have her right after the show.

Without further ado, let's see how everyone else did for the last time this season! Shall we?

The Voice 4: Top 6 Results Show

Surprise! Surprise! A country act FINALLY went home tonight and it was all sorts of predictable. I'm not exactly complaining because I'd rather have this than a big shocker like last week. I wonder why they've decided to just eliminate one no?

Oh, and Cassadee Pope, The Voice Season 3 Winner, performed her single Wasting All The Tears. The itself isn't bad and it does sound like a lot of other songs that get country radio play, but nothing I hate more than sell outs. Her decision to go country after continually proclaiming during her run on The Voice that she was a pop/rock artist. Oh well.

RESULTS after the jump!

The Voice 4: Top 6

I guess, The Voice mantra now is, "If you can't beat them, join them!" Haha. Seriously. Adam taking Amber country on both of her songs was one thing, but never ever thought I'd see Sasha Allen and Michelle Chamuel a country song. Haha. Everybody's trying to blatantly steal a little bit of the country vote from Blake no?

On to the rankings!!

The Voice 4: Top 8 Results Show

I'd actually like to take a moment for a quick rant.

Yes, it finally happened! HOLLY CRAP! We went from witnessing one frontrunner being eliminated to another. Favorite contestants were ejected and forgotten left and right like minor characters from Lost. I firmly believe that this is not a typical season for The Voice, and that's because the talent is so intense, but with four country singers left in the competition, I was thinking that the country vote would be diluted.

You see, when there are so many contestants of a similar genre and style there will be casualties and will be run over by the vote-splitting express train. But somehow, that didn't happen here and we're officially in uncharted waters.

Admittedly, I don't mind some of the country singers - in fact, Danielle Bradbery is pretty unstoppable based on her iTunes sales - but a possible ALL COUNTRY FINALE is a bit too much. I'm not particularly a fan of Judith Hill, but she's definitely A LOT more interesting than two of Blake's singers. I don't know, but this results were upsetting.

The Voice 4 ratings is already at a SERIES low this week, and with the lack of diversity - they should just call this The Country Voice instead - expect a free fall much like what happened to American Idol this season also due to the same problem.

Again, HOLLY CRAP! I'm already bored for next week's Top 6 show just thinking about it. HAHA.

RESULTS after the jump!

The Voice 4: Top 8

This episode was terrible for me!! How am I supposed to make fun of one of the most impressive group of finalists I’ve ever seen on The Voice? Haha. Honestly, after watching this episode I just stared at my screen and asked myself, "What got into these contestants?" Sure, I came up with a ranking, but even the act at the bottom of my list turned in a better than average performance.

Also, The Voice props department went BIG tonight. The production value seemed to be at an all time high and it's now becoming strange that this show is called The Voice that's supposed to give emphasis around great vocals, but I don't see how it's any different now from American Idol and The X Factor at this point with these big staged performances. But I digress.

On with the rankings!

The Voice 4: Top 10 Results Show

The seemingly unending male domination on these reality singing shows is officially over! We've seen it on American Idol and now with this show's Top 8 stacked with 7 talented ladies. It's also interesting to note that half of them are COUNTRY singers. They should just name the show Country Voice instead no? Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with the genre, but this season is fast losing the diversity that was once very refreshing.

Oh, and both Shakira and Usher are left with just one finalist each. Wow. But, enough of that..

RESULTS after the jump!

The Voice 4: Top 10

This was, yet again, another strong week for The Voice. Some perceived frontrunners faltered, which somehow gave way for a couple of dark horses to shine this week. At this rate, it's almost impossible to predict with such a strong group of finalists. There were no legit duds this season and things will get more predictable as we whittle down the batch into a small group.

On with the rankings!

The Voice 4: Top 12 Results Show

Tonight, they eliminated 2 more contestants whittling them down to the Final 10. The results were a little predictable, but it's interesting that they are the one being coached by the new mentors. Hmm. Very interesting.

RESULTS after the jump!

The Voice 4: Top 12

And yet another strong week for The Voice that even the underdogs - the people I ranked low in my "prediction" list yesterday - performed better than expected. Who knew? This is really turning out to be the best season of The Voice from a good set of finalists to the seemingly charismatic judges.

Without further ado, let's get on with the rankings with the write up to follow!

The Voice 4: Ranking The Top 12

Just like last season with The Voice - and also with American Idol and The X Factor - I'm ranking the Top 12 finalist based on their performances from the blind auditions down to the live playoffs last week. This will EASILY change as the season progresses - there could be some surprises throughout the season - but this is how I see it so far.

So, who will be the successor of the highly visible Cassadee Pope to Jermaine Paul to Javier Colon. Umm, they're the show's winners just so you know. Haha.

On to the rankings!

The Voice 4: Live Playoffs Results Show

Well, the results were as predictable as ever. I mean, I correctly predicted 3 our of the 4 eliminated contestants and I'm somewhat happy with the outcome. I would've saved the other one for the other one - haha! this does not make sense no? - but I digress. I think, The Voice 4 has an interestingly strong and diverse set of finalists. Good job!

Results after the jump!

The Voice 4: Live Playoffs Part 2

Tonight was less than stellar compared to yesterday, but I must say that there were a couple of outstanding performances from Team Shakira and Team Blake. Somehow, I feel like every team has at least one solid contestant worthy to win the show and that makes for a strong season.

That said, will these judges ever criticize anybody? It's almost as bad as Ellen DeGeneres or even Steven Tyler. Oh, and where are the supposed "fresh songs" that makes the show so much "cooler" than American Idol when they used Against All Odds, Imagine, Feeling Goods, I Have Nothing, Let's Stay Together and How Do I Live all in two days!!

On with the show!

The Voice 4: Live Playoffs Part 1

I hate to say this, but the talent this season is insanely good - possibly the best of The Voice. Of course, that's not to say there are no cannon fodders, but there are no real duds with some pretty strong set of contenders!

Tonight highlighted though how solid Team Adam is and it's annoying that we get to see someone's elimination tomorrow. Can't we just get one from Usher and give space to one of Adam's acts? Oh, and Usher's song choices were abysmal! Did he share the same song list with American Idol?

Enough!

On with the show!

The Voice 4: Knockout Rounds Part 2

.. and just like that, Knockout Round for Season 4 is done! Yes, this year's talent is quite strong - despite some questionable cuts - and I'm quite excited with the Playoffs next week. 

One thing though, with Blake Shelton having four country acts in his team, he's becoming more of Christina Aguilera from last season when she tried to put up a team mostly composed of female belters and Dex Duron. There's no variety and that might hurt his team. Usher, on the other hand, may have the most variety this season, but possibly also the weakest group. We'll see.

On with the show!

The Voice 4: Knockout Rounds Part 1

Is it early for me to claim that The Voice Season 4 probably has the strongest bunch EVER? Indeed, there are a couple of ringers in the group, but that doesn't take away the fact that we actually have a solid group of singers this season - and pretty diverse!

That said, I still think that this round should have, at least, ONE STEAL for that contestant that got paired up with another strong performer and I saw a couple of singers who didn't deserve to go home this early.

But as always, I digress.

Let's get on with the rankings!

The Voice 4: Battle Rounds Part 3

I must say, The Voice Season 4 is turning out to be a strong one. The level of talent this season is undeniably strong and I'm actually more than impressed. Personally, the match ups in this episode was ridiculously even that I myself had problems picking who won what. But, as usual, I digress. Haha.

Let get on with the Battle Round!

The Voice 4: Battle Rounds Part 2

What? Just three full performance in a matter of an hour? Seriously? Sure, we need some clips of the mentoring that happens before the actual sing-off, but we don't need 20 minutes of that and less than 2 minutes of the actual performance. Plus, the recap every other break got a bit out of hand. Yes, I understand the need for it at the beginning and probably at the end of the show, but recapping in between was pointless. We're not stupid to have us be reminded of what happened just 5 minutes ago. Geez!

Anyway, on with the show!

The Voice 4: Battle Rounds Part 1

.. and we are suddenly in the Battle Rounds of Season 4. That's fast no? I must say that this was a pretty entertaining episode. No actual trainwrecks and everyone did pretty good with their duets and surprisingly, the judges made some relatively good choices after each battle performances.

Let's see how everyone did!