Blind audition: Gabriel Violett, 26, of New York, N.Y., sang “Treat You Better” by Shawn Mendes. He got an early chair turn from Alicia Keys and a last-second chair turn from Blake Shelton. Gabriel told The Voice coaches he wants to sing R&B pop with his own little twist and is trying to figure out…
Blind audition: Aaron Gibson, 25, of Atlanta, Ga., auditioned with a slowed-down version of REM’s “Losing My Religion,” showing off nice raspy vocals. Midway through the song, Blake Shelton, Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys turn in rapid succession. Alicia called his voice “such a special, powerful tone” and liked the way Aaron made the song…
Blind audition: Preston James, 16, of Nashville, Tenn., auditioned with Chris Stapleton’s “Nobody to Blame.” Blake Shelton turned around, but no one else, meaning Preston automatically became a member of Team Blake. His auditioned was montaged, so we saw only a tiny snippet of it. His background: The Voice website tells us Preston grew up…
