Jessie J: Don't tell me your sob story
Jessie J has banned sob stories on 'The Voice'.
The singer – who will judge the new BBC1 show alongside Will Young, will.i.am and Tom Jones – says she will be judging wannabe stars on their talent and not whether they've had a hard life.
She said: "No one wants to know if you have a sore throat — that's how hard I am going to be on the contestants."
While emotional stories are commonplace on rival show 'The X Factor', Jessie, who helped Tulisa Contostavlos select the groups at Judges' Houses, says she is still a fan and is backing girl group Little Mix to win this weekend's final.
She told The Sun newspaper: "Little Mix are cool girls. It's nice to hang out with them and make sure that they realise that there is a world beyond winning and there's a world beyond 'X Factor'."
Although she is looking forward to taking part in the UK version of 'The Voice', Jessie recently revealed she doesn't feel she's had a "long-enough career" to be a judge.
The 'Price Tag' singer said: "I don't like the idea of being a judge, but I like the idea of being a coach. I don't like judging people, you know? I'm 23 and I don't feel like I've had a long enough career to have the right to tell people my opinion.
"Everybody's taste in music is different, so I might think someone isn't so good, while someone else reckons they're amazing.
"I'm going in hardcore. I'm not someone who says: 'You're great'. I won't kiss people's arses. I look for technique, mic control, breathing, passion, determination, hard work, voice, tone, star quality - all of it. I'm about the singing."
