As teams continue to fill out on Season 5 of The Voice, I’ll be posting blogs on each singer who earns a spot on the show. Check out those blogs for a recap of each singers’ audition and background, including tidbits about their pre-Voice careers and samples of their pre-Voice music.
His audition: James Wolpert, 22, of Lancaster, Pa., auditioned with Jack White’s “Love Interrupted.” The coaches were slow to turn around. But when James hit an a cappella segment in the middle of the performance, all three male coaches spun their chairs. A big note at the end enticed Christina Aguilera to do so as…
Her audition: Tessanne Chin, 28, of Kingston, Jamaica, auditioned with Pink’s “Try.” How well did she do? Well, all four judges were facing in her direction before she completed the chorus the first time. Adam Levine told her she “could easily win The Voice this year.” Countered Blake: “It’s very hard to win this show,…
Her audition: Holly Henry, 19, of Minneapolis, auditioned with Coldplay’s “The Scientist.” Blake Shelton turned around in a heartbeat. By the end of the song, so had the other three judges, making Holly one of only two singers to earn a four-chair turn-around on the second night of auditions. Her genuinely awestruck reaction to that…
His audition: Jonny Gray, 29, of Austin, Texas, performed “All These Things That I’ve Done” by the Killers and turned in easily one of the impressive male vocals from the first week of auditions, prompting Adam Levine to proclaim “damn” within the first couple of notes. He turned around and so did Cee Lo, who…
Her audition: E.G. Daily, 51, of Hollywood, Calif., auditioned with Faith Hill’s “Breathe.” Her impassioned performance got Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green to spin their chairs. Both praised her range and her rasp. In the end, E.G. opted to become a member of Team Blake.
His audition: Austin Jenckes, 25, of Duvall, Wash., auditioned with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man.” His powerful performance, including a big note near the end, prompted Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green to spin their chairs. Austin decided to join Team Blake.
The audition: Josh Logan, 33, of Manchester, N.H., sang “Too Close,” the Alex Clare hit. Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera turned around before he hit the first chorus. Adam Levine soon joined them, leaving Cee Lo as the only coach facing in the opposite direction when the song ended. “He can do it all,” Christina…
Her audition: Destinee Quinn, 20, of Surprise, Ariz., auditioned with the Dixie Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away.” The country judge failed to turn for the country singer, but Christina Aguilera turned around early into the performance, later joined by Cee Lo Green.
Her audition: Jacquie Lee, 16, of Colts Neck, N.J., opted to sing Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” for her blind audition. Big challenge for a teenager, right? But no problem for Jacquie, who sounded older than her age and showed determination in continuing to belt out the number when the judges were slow to spin…
