Her audition: Caroline Sky, 16, of San Anselmo, Calif., auditioned with “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by Carole King. Gwen Stefani turned midway through the performance; Blake Shelton joined her just as it wound down. Gwen said she loved her voice and her control. Caroline opted to join Team Gwen. Her background: She said she…
Two of the songs from Tuesday’s episode of The Voice were charting on iTunes this morning. Only five singers who made the show were featured in Tuesday’s episode. The best performance on iTunes comes from 31-year-old rocker Johnny Gates, now a member of Team Gwen Stefani. His cover of Rod Stewart’s “Maggie May” was sitting…
Tonight, we meet five more contestants on Season 12 of The Voice. And since there are only five contestants to meet during an hour-long show, I’m really hoping that the show has finally done away with those awful montage segments. I mean, The Voice has already introduced us to seven singers who failed to turn…
As of 8 a.m. this morning, four singers from Monday’s episode of The Voice had cracked the Top 200 on iTunes genre charts. Troy Ramey, who turned four chairs with his audition, was leading the way at number 26 on the iTunes rock chart with “Wild World.” Kawan DeBose and Taylor Alexander each cracked the…
Eighteen of the 48 spots on Season 12 of The Voice have already been claimed. Tonight, we meet nine more artists we might be voting for when the live episodes begin. Meanwhile, if you’d like to learn more about the Season 12 artists we’ve already met, head to this blog. I’ve posted profiles on 16…
Her audition: Casi Joy, 26, of Nashville, auditioned with “Blue” by LeAnn Rimes. She earned an almost immediate chair turn from Gwen Stefanie. Before the performance ended, Alicia Keys, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine had all turned as well. Blake said he and Casi were meant to work together. Sure enough, the country singer joined…
Her audition: Stephanie Rice, 27, of Texarkana, auditioned with Kelly Clarkson’s “Piece by Piece.” She’d barely started an emotional performance when Blake Shelton turned around. He was soon followed by Gwen Stefani. Gwen praised the emotion in Stephanie’s performance. Stephanie joined Team Gwen. Her background: Stephanie told The Voice she realized she was gay around…
His blind audition: Jesse Larson, 34, of Minneapolis, Minn., auditioned with John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy.” Only Adam Levine turned around, but that was enough to give Jesse a spot on the show. “There’s no one with ears that should not have turned around for that,” Adam said of Jesse’s performance. His background: Jesse says he’s…
Her audition: Aliyah Moulden, 15, of La Habra, Calif., auditioned with a polished-beyond-her-years performance of “Hound Dog” that enticed chair turns from Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys. Blake reminded Aliyah that he’s had success with young female singers on the show before and complimented on her being so composed on The Voice stage….
His audition: Brandon Royal, 31, of Orlando, Fla., auditioned with Stevie Wonder’s “Master Blaster (Jammin’).” He earned chair turns from Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. Gwen said she sensed different kinds of musical influences in his performance. Brandon decided to join Team Gwen His background: He grew up in the Virgin Islands. He says his…
