His audition: DeShawn Washington, 23, of Natchitoches, La., sang “Twistin’ the Night Away” for his audition on The Voice. DeShawn turned in a solid and fun version of the song, but it wasn’t until the end that Shakira turned around. She was the only coach to do so. But Usher complimented him on performing classic…
His audition: Stevie Jo, 19, of Tyler, Texas, auditioned for The Voice with an Usher song, “There Goes My Baby.” About halfway through the song, Usher turned his chair. He turned out to be the only judge to do so, meaning he landed on Team Usher. Said Adam: “He sounds like Usher and he looks…
Her audition: Emily B., 33, of American Falls, Idaho, auditioned for The Voice with Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Games.” She demonstrated a wonderful tone from the word go, and a huge note toward the end of the performance prompted Shakira, Blake Shelton and Usher to spin their chairs in turn. Shakira complimented the intelligent choices Emily…
His audition: Morgan Wallen, 20, of Knoxville, Tenn., sang “Collide” for his blind audition on The Voice. He immediately displayed a nice rasp to his voice, prompting Shakira to turn around in a heartbeat. She was joined by Usher midway through the performance. Usher complimented Morgan on his unique vocals. And Morgan joined Team Usher….
Her audition: Megan Ruger, 26, of Twin Lakes, Wis., sang Pink’s “Just Like a Pill” for her audition, hoping the judges would hear “the sassy, fierce, crazy me.” She delivered a fine rendition of the song, complete with a couple of prolonged glory notes. But it wasn’t until the last second that Usher and Blake…
Her audition: Lexi Luca, 17, of Wellington, Fla., auditioned with “Wasting All These Tears,” the first single released by Season 4 Voice winner Cassadee Pope. Lexi said she felt honored to sing the song because she looks up to Cassadee. One coach, Blake, turned for her performance. Lexi admits she skipped the last note of…
Her audition: Ayesha “Music Box” Brooks, 28, of Seattle, auditioned with “You Gotta Be.” She said she chose the song “because every day I wake up as a single mother and I have to tell myself: ‘You can do it. You’re strong enough.’” The performance prompted Shakira to turn around, earning Music Box a spot…
On making the finals: “Lives add an entirely new element of excitement,” says Dani Mox of Delmar, N.Y. “Plus it’s a game changer. You have to step up each performance, knowing the vote lies solely in the hands of America. You’ve got to put your best foot forward. No more relying on your coach connection…
His audition: Joshua Howard of Philadelphia, Pa., performed “This is What It Feels Like” for his blind audition. He says Adam Levine and Shakira turned around early in the performance. He wound up joining Team Adam, saying he went into the audition thinking he’d want either Adam or Usher should all four chairs turn around….
Her audition: Lindsay Pagano, 27, of Philadelphia, Pa., auditioned with “Lady Marmalade” and describes it as a pretty tense, nerve-wracking experience. “I had all these moments in my song where I thought, ‘Oh, maybe somebody will turn around on this point or this point,’” she said in a conference call with the media. “By the…
