Jordan Smith and Regina Love adopted a simple strategy heading into The Voice battle round. They wanted to make their performance so good that neither of them would go home. It’s an oft-adopted approach. But with only eight steals available, it fails much more often than it works. Jordan and Regina made it work. Jordan…
Mark Hood’s secret to battle round success: Being himself. Sounds simple, but it didn’t necessary come naturally for the 24-year-old from Chicago, one of The Voice’s most energetic and charismatic performers. For the battles, he was paired with Celeste Betton, a 27-year-old gospel singer from Hinesville, Ga. “Singing with a girl was different and,…
Ellie Lawrence’s blind audition on The Voice aired more than three weeks ago. And she’s still in the Top 25 on the iTunes’ alternative chart with her cover of “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off.” But the 26-year-old indie-rock singer from Calhoun, Ga., says she still picked up valuable pointers during the…
Chris Crump turned four chairs during his blind audition for Season 9 of The Voice. But he still felt like a bit of an underdog heading into his Team Blake battle round match. A 31-year-old from Texas with a pop and Christian pop album under his belt, Chris was being asked to perform a…
