Her audition: Amber Sauer, 35, of Paradise, Calif., auditioned with “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran. A huge ending, filled with glory notes, prompted Kelly Clarkson to turn, and earned Amber the final spot on Season 14 of The Voice. Her background: Growing up, Amber says she was moved by the musical divas — “the…
Her audition: Sharane Calister, 24, of Des Moines, Iowa, performed “Make It Rain” by Ed Sheeran. Alicia Keys turned early; Kelly Clarkson later turned as well, at Alicia’s urging. Sharane joined Team Alicia. Her background: Sharane says she grew up on gospel music. Her grandmother forced her and her sister to be in the choir….
Her audition: Hannah Goebel, 21, of Nashville, Tenn., auditioned with “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys. Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine turned almost immediately. Alicia Keys and Blake Shelton followed, but Kelly blocked Alicia, then wound up landing Hannah for her team. See also … Hannah on leaving the show: “I still have…
His audition: Jorge Eduardo, 24, of Dallas, Texas, performed “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi. Kelly Clarkson turned her chair a couple of notes into the performance. She wound up being the only coach to do so, meaning Jorge automatically joined Team Kelly. His background: Jorge is from Mexico, but he’s currently living in Dallas. He says…
Her audition: Jamella, 21, of Mission Viejo, Calif., performed “Dive” by Ed Sheeran. Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton turned during a blind audition that was montaged, meaning we saw only a few seconds of it. Jamella joined Team Kelly. Her background: Jamella says she was raised by a single mom who was a dancer and…
His blind audition: Rayshun LaMarr, 33, of Fort Washington, Md., performed “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. Adam Levine turned almost immediately and was quickly joined by Alicia Keys. Rayshun joined Team Adam. His background: He’s been part of a corporate and wedding band called Sound Connection and says he’s traveled all over the world with…
His blind audition: Britton Buchanan, 18, of Sanford, N.C., performed “Trouble” by Ray LaMontagne. He quickly had Alicia Keys, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton facing in his direction. Blake blocked Adam, limiting Britton’s choices to two coaches. He opted to join Team Alicia. His background: Britton’s mom said she knew she wasn’t raising a future…
Her audition: Jackie Foster, 21, of Poway, Calif., performed “What About Us” by Pink. Kelly Clarkson turned as soon as the song swelled’ Alicia Keys later followed. Jackie joined Team Kelly. Her background: She says she starting singing at home around age 6, then got into musical theater. Her first role ever was as a…
His blind audition: Justin Kilgore, 30, of Buffalo, Texas, performed “Tomorrow” by Chris Young. All four coaches turned, but Alicia Keys blocked Blake Shelton, limited Justin’s choices to Alicia, Adam Levine and Kelly Clarkson. He opted to join Team Kelly. His background: Justin grew up on a farm that has been in his family for…
I’ve been eager to hear new music from Season 13 Voice standout Noah Mac, expecting something unique. Noah delivered Friday, and didn’t disappoint. He released “The Soliloquy,” his first post-Voice single, and an accompanying music video that you can check out below. “It may be a little different than what you have seen from…
