His audition: Tyler Dickerson, 21, of Denham Springs, La., auditioned with “Hard to Handle.” Blake Shelton turned around just a couple of lines into the song, told Tyler he sounded great and chastised the other three coaches for not turning around. His background: Tyler is working with his dad’s fencing company; his dad calls him…
His audition: Jeffery Austin, 24, of Chicago, Ill., auditioned with Sam Smith’s “Lay Me Down.” Gwen Stefani turned around before he hit the first chorus. Gwen complimented his on a perfect performance, but wound up being the only coach to turn around. His background: Jeffery says all of his family members have had a hand…
Her audition: Riley Biederer, 19, of Atlanta, Ga., auditioned with Kelly Clarkson’s “Invincible” and earned a chair turn from Pharrell Williams. The audition was part of a montage package, but we heard Pharrell compliment Riley for being so “in the pocket” and for the awesome runs she included in her cover of the song. Her…
Her audition: Daria Jazmin, 27, of Los Angeles, Calif., auditioned with Meghan Trainor’s “Dear Future Husband.” Pharrell Williams, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani turned during a blind audition that was part of a montage package. Daria opted to join Team Pharrell. Her background: We didn’t get to meet Daria on the show, but her Voice…
Her audition: Cassandra Robertson, 48, of Dallas, Texas, auditioned with Ella Henderson’s “Ghost” and landed a spot on Team Adam. Her audition was part of a montage package, but we heard Adam Levine tell her she had too great a voice not to earn a spot on the show. Her background: The Voice website says…
Her audition: Amanda Ayala, 17, of Mahopac, New York, auditioned with Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen.” She had nearly reached the end of the performance when Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams turned around simultaneously. Adam complimented her on a performance that got “better and better.” Amanda joined Team Adam. Her background: This young lady introduced…
Update: The new album from Dawn and Hawkes came out Friday. For a mini review of it and all other The Voice related releases from 2015, head here. Below, Chris Hawkes and Miranda Dawn talk about the new album. Original post: This week, The Voice introduced us to the first duos to compete on the…
