Danielle Bradbery talks ‘Voice,’ coming out of her comfort zone, and Blake Shelton’s support
By Wendy Geller | Our Country – Wed, Aug 28, 2013 2:59 PM EDT
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Talk about a fairy tale come true: Danielle Bradbery’s story sounds so-over-the-top on paper that it’s almost cliche. A shy teenage girl with no prior vocal lessons and no stage experience finds herself auditioning for a wildly popular reality talent show, due to her mother signing her up behind her back. Said inexperienced girl goes on to wow the nation, win the whole shebang, and become the youngest-ever champion on NBC’s “The Voice.”
"It kind of blows my mind too," admits Team Blake’s latest pride and joy, with a smile. She explains that she really, honestly never did think she was going to win in the first place. More cliches? Possibly, but in Bradbery’s case there’s not even a whisper of insincerity in them.
Instead, the Texas teenager — who is as remarkably composed in real life as she appeared on “The Voice” — explains that, once she realized she was indeed on the show (no turning back!), she decided to take a measured approach and observe her competitors for pointers. “During the competition I always watched everyone else and kind of picking to myself who would win…everybody was just so amazing and I was just learning off of their stage presence and what they did.”
Her astute plan, of course, worked admirably. Not only is the now 17-year-old (16 at the time of her win) the youngest victor in the show’s history, she’s also the very first bona fide country winner. That would be fine at any time with Bradbery, who says country music is her “foot-down” genre, but it’s also an especially impressive feat given that her particular “Voice” season held a heavy roster of country talent overall.
"It was definitely different this season on ‘The Voice,’ being more country than ever," she notes. "I was starting to think that maybe they have a plan — or Blake has a plan. Who knows?" She smiles again. "I guess they wanted a country artist this season. Country is awesome!"
Speaking of country, Bradbery is definitely now poised to take Nashville by the horns, having landed a cream-of-the-crop deal with Big Machine Records (home to Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw) and on track to release a debut album soon (her first single, “Heart of Dixie,” bowed in mid-July). She’s also, of course, scored one of the best mentors in town: That would be Shelton, naturally. Bradbery notes that her coach has continued to keep a watchful eye on her even after the season’s end.
"Blake has still been in contact with me as much as possible," she explains. "He’s always just checking up on me and asking me about how [the new album process is] going, and sometimes I’ll let him hear the songs and he’ll have his own opinion on them. So far he’s loved them, so that’s good. He’s been by my side pretty good now."
Another valuable friend is fellow Team Blakester and Season 3 winner Cassadee Pope. “She’s so sweet and she’s always asking me how I’m doing and I ask her as well,” says Bradbery, who has hung out with the singer a few times since her victory. “Hopefully some day we’ll do something together…she’s awesome.”
Bradbery’s rigorous new schedule seems as if it would be a lot for anyone, let alone someone so young, to balance. However, the singer remains unruffled, saying she takes time on the weekends to go home to her family and friends and “be a normal teenager…listen to music…barbecue…hang out.” Still, the question remains: How does she keep such a solid attitude about her newfound fame?
I’ve had a lot of people ask me ‘how do you stay so mature and so calm, or so humble,’” she admits, adding that she believes it has to do with her kind and open-minded approach to life in general. “I’ve been so loving to people and just open arms to everybody for a long time. I hate being rude to people.”
She also points out that she’s found her place where she never had any experience before — namely the stage. “I come off as innocent, but I mean — it’s crazy because when I step onstage, when I sing, it’s like my comfort zone. The stage feels like where I’m meant to be. It makes me feel so much more comfortable.”
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翻译：
Danielle谈论TV之旅，有关她如何应对困惑与迷茫，以及导师Blake给予了她怎样的支持与鼓励
By Wendy Geller | Our Country – 2013-08-28
这是一个有关梦想成真的故事：报纸上刊登的Danielle的故事无非都是写陈词滥调，读起来着实让人有过于夸大之感。一个从未上过声乐课，没有任何舞台经验的害羞少女，因为受到妈妈的鼓舞与推动，而参加了一个风靡全球的电视选秀节目的试音。就是这个初出茅庐的少女赢得了全美的支持，成为了NBC“The Voice”史上最年轻的冠军得主。
“实在是太难以置信了，”作为Team Blake最新的骄傲，她笑着说自己真的从没想过会赢。陈腔滥调？也许吧，但是这个女孩的话语里真的没有一丝的伪善之言。
而且，这个德州少女——现实生活中依旧和她在TV时一样沉着稳重——她解释道，当她意识到自己真的成为了节目的一份子的时候（没有回头路可走了），她决定采取慎重的方法，以学习她的竞争对手为方针。“在比赛中我经常会观察别人，将他们和自己作比较...他们每个人都非常棒，而我只是观摩他们的舞台表演。”
她的精明计划的确非常有效。她不仅仅是TV史上最年轻的冠军，而且她还是第一个最最纯粹的“乡村冠军”。无论何时何地，Danielle都会将乡村音乐视为自己的归宿，不过考虑到在她这一季有那么多极具实力的乡村派选手，她的胜利就显得更加伟大了。
“这一季的TV真的和以前不一样，比以往多了好多的乡村歌手，”她说道。“我现在在想也许这是个趋势——或者说是Blake引领了这个趋势。不过真相谁知道呢？”她笑着继续说道，“我猜他们这一季想要捧一个乡村歌手出来。因为乡村音乐实在是太棒了！”
说到乡村音乐，Danielle现在已明确地表示准备占据那什维尔，她已经和大机器唱片公司签了约（和Taylor Swfit以及Tim McGraw同公司），并且她正在筹备她的首张专辑（她的首单"Heart of Dixie,"在七月中旬已经发行）。此外，Danielle拥有最最棒的导师Blake的指导。她提到在比赛结束之后Blake依旧在关注着她。
“Blake仍然会时不时得和我联系，”她说道。“他总是会问我新专辑准备得怎么样了，有时候我会给他听我的歌，他会给我一些中肯的意见。到现在为止我的歌都得到了他的好评，这让我感觉很好。现在能有他在我身边给予我鼓励与支持，我真的很高兴。”
另一个来自Team Blake的第三季的TV冠军Cassadee Pope，“她人很好，我们经常会问对方过的怎么样，进展得顺不顺利，”Danielle说，自我得冠之后我已经和她一起出去玩过了哟。“希望我们未来能有机会合作...她真的很棒。”
Danielle的近乎严格的日程表对于大部分人来说都是一种折磨，更不必说要让这么年轻的小女孩来适应了。然而，她依旧显得非常平静，她说她在周末还是回家去见她的家人和朋友，“继续过一个平凡孩子的生活...听音乐...吃烧烤...和朋友出去玩。”于是，疑问仍存在着：她是如何做到以这么淡定的态度来面对新生活的呢？
“已经有很多人问过我类似的问题，为什么我可以这么成熟，这么冷静的面对事情，为什么可以对什么事都保持谦逊的态度，”她觉得总的说来是她开明豁达的态度起了作用。“我一直很爱我身边的人，我所做的只是对所有的人张开双臂并且接受他们。因为我不喜欢以粗鲁的态度待人。”
此外，她还指出自己经历了从未有过的体会——她的意思是指在舞台上的感受。“虽然我以前没什么经验，但却竟然惊奇地发现自己在舞台上唱歌的时候，会觉得非常的舒适与安全。仿佛舞台就是我生来就该拥有的。这样的感受让我表演起来更加自然了。”
“这听起来很不可思议吧。我也不知道我是怎么做到的。”

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