Blind audition: Kylie Rothfield, 23, of Danville, Calif., performed One Republic’s “Wherever I Go,” doing a stripped down version of the song. Blake Shelton and Alicia Keys turned around near the end of the song, though Blake said “there was never a moment you didn’t have me.” Alicia complimented Kylie on being “so completely yourself.”…
Blind audition: JSOUL, 26, of Virginia Beach, Va., sang “Stay with Me” by Sam Smith and landed a spot on Team Adam Levine in a performance that was montaged, meaning we saw just a few seconds of it. Adam predicted he’ll go “far on this show.” His background: JSOUL started singing professionally at age 18,…
Blind audition: Maye Thomas, 27, of Broken Arrow, Okla., sang “Roses” by the Chainsmokers. Her vocal prompted an early chair turn from Adam Levine. And when Maye did a bit of a rap breakdown in the middle of the song, Miley Cyrus turned. Miley said she wants to make Maye the “gothic Dolly Parton.” Maye…
Blind audition: Ponciano Seoane, 25, of San Antonio, Texas, auditioned with just two spots left on the show — one on Team Adam Levine and one on Team Miley Cyrus — and enticed both of those coaches to turn for his performance of Phillip Phillips’ “Home.” Adam liked the emotion in Ponciano’s performance. Ponciano opted…
Blind audition: Natasha Bure, 17 of Los Angeles, auditioned with Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” She provided several interesting vocal wrinkles during the performance and got a chair turn from Adam Levine at the end of the first verse. Since he was the only coach to turn, she automatically became a member of…
Blind audition: Tara Layne, 30, sang Black Velvet by Alannah Myles and landed a spot on Team Blake Shelton. Blake complimented her on a shredding rock and roll voice. He was the only coach to turn around for a performance that was montaged, meaning we saw just a few seconds of it. Her background: According…
Her audition: Belle Jewel, 18, of American Fork, Utah, sang “Don’t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds and landed a spot on Team Alicia. Her audition was montaged, meaning viewers saw only a few seconds of it. Alicia Keys liked the 1930s swing vibe Belle put on the song. “She’s her own person; that’s…
Blind audition: Sisters Whitney and Shannon auditioned with Fleetwood Mac’s (Stevie Nick’s) “Landslide.” Midway through the performance, Adam Levine, Miley Cyrus and Blake Shelton turned around almost simultaneously. Before the song ended, they were joined by Alicia Keys. Adam called their performance “beautiful.” Blake said they sounded “so country” and reminded the sisters how well…
Blind audition: Josette Diaz, 17, of Cresskill, N.J., performed “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber at a time when only Miley Cyrus had a spot left on her team. And Miley had already bypassed a couple of singers when Josette’s crystal clear vocals captured her attention, though she waited until Josette’s impressive a cappella ending to…
Blind audition: Courtney Harrell, 36 of Los Angeles, stepped from the background as a songwriter into the foreground by singing James Bay’s “Let It Go.” A solid vocal prompted a chair turn from Blake Shelton. Then Courtney hit a heck of a glory note, prompting Alicia Keys to pound the button that spins her chair….
