Teen wins 'The Voice' as the show wins in ratings

"The Voice" crowned Texas teen Danielle Bradbery its new winner on
Tuesday, proving to the country singerthat she could do what she'd
thought to be impossible.
"I remember singing in my room to my wall, just acting like there's so
many people out there even though I knew I could never do that,"
Bradberytold CNN after her big win. "My mom wanted to do something
about my voice, and signed me up and we took a road trip to Dallas for
'The Voice' (auditions) not knowing what was going to happen. I was
scared to death. And it led to me being the winner, and that is
unbelievable."
The 16-year-old claimed the title during Tuesday's finale of the NBC
singing competition, which was packed with performances from Cher,
Bruno Mars and "Voice" coach Christina Aguilera, who will return to
the series next season after a short hiatus. Bradbery is "The Voice's"
youngest winner, and also the third victor in a row from coach Blake
Shelton's team.
Shelton, who was celebrating his 37th birthday on Tuesday, told CNN
that hedoesn't try to win as much as he tries to build a team that
excites him.
"This year, I finally got the country team that I dreamed of since day
one,and I have a little bit more knowledgeabout that than I had in the
past," he said. "But the truth is, anybody could win if they have
Danielle Bradbery. She's just an incredible, God-given giftto the
music industry. Anybody who can sing like that, with almost no
experience whatsoever coming into this thing, is very special. Any
producer, no matter what genre, wouldbe thankful to work with somebody
that talented."
New "The Voice" coach Usher Raymond saw one of his mentees, Michelle
Chamuel, land in second place, while the Swon Brothers from Shelton's
team came in third.
The show itself was a huge ratings winner for NBC on Tuesday, as the
finale pulled in 15.3 million viewers. That marked "The Voice's"
most-watched finale to date, and it also surpasses the 14.3 million
who watched "American Idol's" 12th seasonfinale on Fox in May.
That veteran singing competition is undergoing a slew of changes, as
Fox has announced that longtime producerNigel Lythgoe is departing
"Idol," along with judges Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj.
But perhaps the updates will benefit "Idol"in the same way it's worked
for "The Voice," which temporarily brought in Usher and Shakira as
coaches this season in place of Aguilera and Cee LoGreen.
"People thought we were crazy to switch up something that was
working," host Carson Daly told CNN, "But ... it's about American
families. I think people feel guilty that there's not enough
connectivity between theirkids and themselves, and maybe their parents
if they're still around. There's not a lot of great TV on network
primetime that brings them all together. If you can figure out how
todo that, and I think 'The Voice' has, then you're doing something
right."