His audition: Funsho, 28, of Lagos, Nigeria, auditioned with “Finesse” by Bruno Mars. He earned a quick chair turn from Adam Levine. Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson followed. Adam called him a complete vocalist. Funsho decided to join Team Adam. His background: He’s from Nigeria and still remembers the country, but says he was young…
Once upon a time, back in high school, Sam Robbins envisioned a career as a punk rock drummer. One performance as a frontman convinced him to change musical directions. We’ll likely see the end result on Season 15 of The Voice. Sam is one of the singers to announce that he auditioned for the show….
Her audition: Radha, 20, of Jersey City, N.J., auditioned with “Mama Knows Best” by Jessie J. Her big opening prompted a quick chair turn by Adam Levine. Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton also turned by the end of the performance. Adam blocked Jennifer, then landed Radha for his team after compimenting her “control and maturity.”…
His audition: Jake Wells, 23, of Kansas City, Missouri, auditioned with “When the Stars Go Blue” by Ryan Adams. He turned in a strong performance, but it wasn’t until the very final second that Adam Levine turned his chair, giving Jake a spot on the show. Adam complimented Jake on “the most unique tone” he’s…
D.R. King and Jackie Foster created music magic when they were paired up during the battle round on Season 14 of The Voice. Their cover of Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times” was the most popular of the 24 songs from the show’s battle round, cracking the Top 100 on iTunes and the Top…
Hold it, summer isn’t even over and we’re already talking Christmas music? At least the good news is that we’re talking about Christmas music David Archuleta style. That conjures up memories of his 2009 “Christmas From the Heart” album, which remains one of the best holiday collections we’ve ever gotten from a former singing show…
Her audition: Audri Bartholomew, 20, of St. Louis, Missouri, auditioned with “Never Enough,” a song recorded by former The Voice contestant Loren Allred. Despite a solid vocal, it wasn’t until Audri held out a long glory note near the end of the performance that she got a chair turn from Jennifer Hudson. Since she was…
Blind audition: Keith Paluso, 30, of Memphis, Tenn, performed “Way Down We Go” by Kaleo. He earned a quick chair turn from Blake Shelton. On the final note, Adam Levine turned as well, only to discover he’s been blocked by Blake. That meant Keith automatically joined Team Blake. His background: Keith told The Voice he’s…
Her audition: Katrina Cain, 29, OF Denton, Texas, audtioned with Stevie Nick’s “Rhiannon>” Her unique take on the song prompted turns from Blake Shelton and Jennifer Hudson, the only available coaches. Team Adam Levine and Team Kelly Clarkson were already full. Katrina decided to join Team Blake. Her background: She got married a few days…
Her audition: Kennedy Holmes, 13, of St. Louis, Missouri, auditioned with Adele’s “Turning Tables.” Adam Levine turned about two lines into the song. By the time Kennedy completed the chorus, she had a four-chair turn, the first of Season 15. Jennifer called her “amazing” and took the stage to sing a bit of “I am…
