Singer Javier Colon arrives at the "The Voice" live finale...

Singer Javier Colon arrives at the "The Voice" live finale after party at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles after he was named the winner. Colon and his coach, Adam Levine, were the winners of the first season of the show. (June 29, 2011) Credit: Getty Images

As you know, a winner was crowned last night -- Javier Colon -- and as you also know, NBC wraps one of its real and rare bright spots in prime time. Expect questions next: Will Christina Aguilera be back? (Likely.) The rest of the judges? (Also likely.) But hits have a way of breeding instability in the talent ranks, so I guess we'll see. Nevertheless, this has been a successful rehab project for a career -- her's - that had hit some potholes before the spring launch of the show. In the Rolling Stone interview, she sounds buoyant and upbeat; no "I have to see what the future holds" kind of equivocation... 

Nice little interview with "Xtina" follows this clip; was on rollingstone.com yesterday.

  

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