Jake’s Take’s Fifth Anniversary: The Top 30 Female Singers Discovered on Reality TV-Part Two

Did you miss part one? Click here to read it! Part two of my countdown features some of the extraordinary women from the past ten years of singing competitions.   #20: Stacy Francis (X Factor USA: Season One) I will never forget where I was when I heard Stacy Francis sing for the first time. […]

Jake’s Take’s 5th Anniversary: The Top 30 Greatest Reality TV Performances of All-Time-Part Two

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Missed Part One? Click here to read it!  Here’s a little fascinating fact about the artists that are featured in part two of my Top 30 Greatest Reality TV Performances of All-Time.  I have interviewed ALL of these excellent performers! #20-Sharon Irving: “Glory” (America’s Got Talent, 2015) Sharon Irving kicks off […]

Jake’s Take: The Top 10 Best “Voice” Performances of All-Time

  By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tomorrow, The Voice will return for its tenth season! But before, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams and the Queen of The Voice- Christina Aguilera begin the NBC reality competition’s tenth round of Blind Auditions, Jake’s Take is celebrating the ten greatest performances in the show’s history.   10-Will Champlin: […]

Jake’s Take: My Favorite Team Xtina Moments

  By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com If you talk to anyone that knows me, they will instantly tell you who my favorite Voice coach is the one and only Christina Aguilera! Next week, the Queen of The Voice to celebrate the NBC singing competition’s tenth season.  In honor of her return, Jake’s Take is presenting its […]

The 12 Defining Performances from Reality TV (the 2015 Edition)

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that we are five weeks away from 2015 ending! Every time this year, Jake’s Take looks back at the most impeccable and memorable moments from all aspects of pop culture. Today, I decided to look at the 12 Defining Performances from Reality TV! 12. Jordan Smith: […]

The Five Question Challenge with Kimberly Nichole

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The moment that Kimberly Nichole belted out the first few notes of “Nutbush City Limits” on The Voice: Season Eight, I instantly became a fan of her work! While she may have lost her Battle Round with former Team Pharrell teammate Lowell Oakley, she found new solace in the form of […]

Jake’s Take On: The Top 12 Performances of “The Voice: Season Eight”

  By Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Voice finale is just around the corner! As Sawyer Fredericks, Koryn Hawthorne, Meghan Linsey and Joshua Davis prepare for the biggest night of their lives, Jake’s Take is providing a retrospective of the season. While there were so many performances that captivated me all season long, the 12 performances […]

“The Voice: Season Eight” Top Six perform twice!!

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, The Voice’s nail-biting save saw America rally behind Team Christina’s India Carney as they successfully eliminated 2/3 of Team Blake! Now, only six artists remain! Tonight, The Voice Top Six took to the stage twice and delivered performances that got them closer to that recording contract with Universal Music […]

CeeLo, Usher & Gwen return to “The Voice”

  By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tonight, The Voice hosted its first reunion! Former coaches CeeLo Green (Seasons 1-3 & 5), Usher (Seasons 4 & 6) and Gwen Stefani (Season 7) returned home to the show’s Universal Studios Hollywood-based set to assist current coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera in mentoring their […]

Nick Jonas and the Instant Save return to “The Voice: Season Eight”

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, The Voice: Season Eight Top 12 took to the Universal Studios Hollywood soundstage and rocked! Nine members of the Top 12 peaked into the Top 50 iTunes charts and three artists (Sawyer Fredericks, Kimberly Nichole and Meghan Linsey) had their songs reach into the Top Five. Tonight, two artists […]

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