Snoop Dogg has hired a new coach The voice season 26, and he’s already made an impression by doing something the show hasn’t seen before: bringing in a celebrity mentor who isn’t a professional singer. Many fans of NBC’s singing competition were confused when they heard that Simone Biles would team up with the rapper’s team during the November 25, 2024 episode.

What does Simone Biles do on ‘The Voice’?

Simone was announced as a playoff advisor for Team Snoop following the November 19, 2024 episode. She will help the rapper coach five vocalists as they compete for a spot on the live shows. At the end of the evening, only two members of Snoop’s team advance to the next round.

“Talent, poise and 11 Olympic gold medals!” The voice wrote on Instagram on November 21, 2024. “Welcome Simone Biles to #TheVoice as Team Snoop’s Playoff Advisor MONDAY 8/7c on @nbc.”

Many fans expressed confusion about the casting choice in the comments.

“How does this make sense? Lol,” one user wrote.

“I love her! But she’s not a singer :/,” another person added, while a third user commented: “I love her too but I’m baffled?”

However, others took the opportunity to defend Simone and said the decision made perfect sense.

“This makes perfect sense when you realize that these people can already SING and what they need is training in stage presence, confidence and performance, which she is an expert in,” one person wrote.

Singer Rescue Wrightalso known as NOIVAS, who participated The voice season 23 also played a role. “People don’t realize that Simone can give really good advice about performance, routine, stage presence and self-confidence. It’s not just about ‘the voice’. They can already sing, they don’t need advice on that…believe me, I would know as an artist from the show,” he wrote.

Why did Snoop Dogg choose Simone Biles as his advisor on ‘The Voice’?

Although Simone may seem like an unusual choice The voiceSnoop himself enlisted the artistic gymnast to join him on the show after they were a good fit at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

“We have such diverse careers. But the things we were dealing with, they’re dealing with now,” he told the newspaper Associated press prior to delivery. “We have the best experience and knowledge to give to these artists. She’s an artist. I am an artist. We performed under extreme circumstances. We always do our best. But sometimes things happen behind closed doors that you don’t know about. So we can talk to those things and really reassure them.

Snoop, coaching next to him for the first time Michael Buble and returning coaches Reba McEntire And Gwen StefaniSimone said he fit in with his team, which is like a “family.”

“It feels good,” the rapper said. “(Simone) can do anything she wants to do. She picks and chooses what she wants to do. We’re at that point in our career now. It must feel good. It can’t be forced, otherwise I wouldn’t do it. Period, period, blank.”

Meanwhile, Simone said she and Snoop were “able to challenge each other and give the artists the best insight for the next round.”

The Olympian continued: “It was quite simple, simple. We are both very gentle. But if we need to bring out that energy, we can. For us it was about building confidence for the week ahead.”

Simone, who won three gold medals and one silver at the Paris Olympics, also talked about how she could relate to the performers despite not being a singer herself.

“These are the learning steps: learn, process, go back in and work,” she explained. “They all have the vocal talent. It’s about harnessing that, knowing when to release it, what songs to sing and what genre you fit into. And what you want your legacy to be. This is truly a special show, as is the judging. They don’t get to see the physical appearance first. It’s all outside the ears, listening and also putting together their craft.