Michael Bublé Reveals He Turned DownThe Voiceat Least 15 Times: 'Most of the Singers Are Better Than Me'

Michael Bublé.Photo:Art Streiber/NBC via Getty Art Streiber/NBC via Getty It’s finally time forMichael Bubléto joinThe Voice.The 49-year-old Grammy-winning crooner appeared on the Sept. 23 episode ofTodayto discuss becoming a coach onThe Voicefor season 26 — and he revealed it’s not the first, second or even tenth time he’s been approached for the NBC reality singing competition series.Bublé told the outlet he’s turned down joiningThe Voiceabout “15-16” times, partially because he didn’t want the pressure of judging other vocalists.

Michael Bublé Says He Found Himself by 'Impersonating' His 'Favorite Artists' onThe Voice: 'It Worked' (Exclusive)

ToMichael Bublé, jazz is everything. In a compilation clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE fromThe Voice, the Canadian crooner opened up about his love for the music genre — and the impact it has on his life. “The greatest gift America has ever given to the arts, in my opinion, is jazz,” Bublé, 49, says. “The first thing that brought me toward jazz and swing was the musicality. Right away, I just loved the musicianship, the arrangements, the greatness that came with each chart,” he continues.

Michael Bublé Steals a Country Singer onThe Voicefor His Final 'Piece of the Puzzle' — Find Out Who It Is

Michael Buble.Photo:Tyler Golden/NBC via Getty Tyler Golden/NBC via Getty On Monday, Nov. 4, the Canadian crooner used his final steal in the Battles to take one ofReba McEntire’s contestants after she chose his opponent to stay in the competition. For the battle,Tate RennerandTanner Frickwent head-to-head as they belted out the lyrics toJelly Roll’s “Need a Favor.” After thinking long and hard, McEntire, 69, announced that Renner was the winner of the competition.

Michael Caine Reveals What Advice Tom Cruise Asked Him for as a Young Actor: He Had 'Something Special'

Michael Caine (left); Tom Cruise.Photo:Getty(2) Getty(2) Michael Caineis looking back on his earliest encounter withTom Cruise— when the latter was just a “very polite” young actor. Caine, who writes that he’s known Cruise for “over 40 years,” remembers running into the actor at an event for Caine’s 1983 comedy-dramaEducating Rita. “I turned around and there was this young actor, very polite, asking questions about how not to be just a flash in the pan,” Caine writes.

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Education:Rutgers University – Newark, Muhlenberg College Michael Calcagno is a former photo editor at PEOPLE. He first left PEOPLE in 2016 and then rejoined in 2017 before leaving in 2021.He joined PEOPLE in 2015.Prior to joining PEOPLE, Michael was an associate photo editor at The Weather Channel in 2014, a media and marketing consultant for Silverstein Properties from 2010 to 2014 and worked as a photographer and photo and video editor for various clients.