Wow! That’s the only way to describe my reaction when I heard Addison Agen’s original music. Addison, from Fort Wayne, Ind., was just 15 when she released her 10-track “New Places” album in April 2016. Let’s just say it’s chock full of must-hear tracks. “Play It By Ear” might be my favorite pre-Voice song among…
You don’t get Voice contestants with a more intriguing background than Esera Tuaolo. Sports fans might remember the name. After growing up in poverty in Honolulu, Hawaii, Esera became a football star at Oregon State University and went on to play nine years as a defensive linemen in the NFL, suiting up for the Green…
A season of The Voice wouldn’t be complete without some talented female country artists. And you won’t find many who show up with a more impressive resume or a more impressive collection of pre-show music than Natalie Stovall. Performing to the tune of 200 shows per year as Natalie Stovall and The Drive, she’s released…
Not many contestants on The Voice show up with multiple Dove award nominations under their belt. But according to multiple Christian music sites, that was part of Adam Cunningham’s resume when he auditioned for Season 13. Adam grew up in a Christian home in Iowa and began singing with his family’s traveling music ministry at…
Chloe Kohanski is a native of Nashville, Tenn. But before Blake Shelton gets too excited when he hears her impressive vocals during a Voice blind audition, he should keep in mind that she’s not necessarily another aspiring country singer. She hails from a band called Cumberland Blues that formed when its five members were looking…
Davon Fleming is a veteran of one televised singing competition. He’s about to embark on another. Back in 2010, the Baltimore native was named as one of the Top 20 singers from among 15,000 aspiring contestants on BET’s singing show Sunday’s Best. He didn’t win; that honor went to Le’Andria Johnson. But seven years later,…
Several artists who made a splash as contestants on American Idol have later tried The Voice and have done even better. That list would include Frenchie King (Top 8, The Voice Season 1), Jamar Rogers (Top 8, The Voice Season 2) and Keith Semple (Top 20, The Voice Season 8). Sundance Head, who cracked the…
One of the most talented young artists we’ll meet on Season 13 of The Voice is Noah Mac. With a full name of Noah McMoyler, he’s a Dublin, Calif., native who released his first major project — a six-track EP called “Light” — earlier this year at age 17. He made his singing debut 10…
Emily Luther’s blind audition on The Voice won’t mark her first appearance on national television. Back in 2011, she and a fellow Berklee College of Music student recorded a duet of Adele’s “Someone Like You” for a Perez Hilton cover contest. It became a YouTube sensation. Next thing, Emily knew, she and the fellow student…
Looking for something a bit different in terms of music or a music video? Well, Kat Robichaud never disappoints in that regard. The standout from Season 5 of The Voice — she finished Top 10 — Kat recently released a new music video for a song called “Artists.” Since The Voice, Kat released one…
