‘The Voice’ Knockouts, Pt. 2: Jewel of Denial
The Voice Knockouts continued apace this Tuesday, and finally, my girl Belle Jewel, the bell of the Season 11 ball, got the screentime she has so long been denied. Belle and her baby bangs and her probably-not-on-her-birth-certificate stage name have intrigued me ever since she auditioned with a Postmodern Jukebox-style version of Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” But then producers ironically did forget about Belle: Both her Blind Audition and her Battle Round were montaged! Oh, the shade. The shade of it all.