We only saw about 10 seconds of Oliv Blu’s blind audition on The Voice episode that aired Monday night. But the 20-year-old neo-soul artist from the Chicago area was more than happy to detail how it all went down when the auditions were filmed last October. That’s especially true since her performance of “On and…
Jej Vinson had a strategy in mind when he stepped onto The Voice stage to perform Drake’s “Passionfruit.” It worked. He’s one of just six singers so far from Season 16 to turn four chairs during his blind audition. “I chose ‘Passionfruit’ because it shows that I could bring something different to the table by…
For a 14 year old, Mikaela Astel seemed remarkably calm as she performed BØRNS “Electric Love” and earned a spot on Season 16 of The Voice in a blind audition that aired Monday. Mikaela admits that wasn’t necessarily the case. “I may have seemed calm on The Voice stage, but I was not at all,”…
Funsho from Season 15 of The Voice dropped his second single since the show Friday. And he’s just one of five former Voice contestants with new music out today. Funsho’s new song is “Dis Ting” and follows “Legends 4 Life,” which he dropped back in January. “I feel really good about the music I’ve been…
His audition: Jej Vinson, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., performed “Passionfruit” by Drake. He immediately displayed impressive vocals, prompting Blake to turn early in the performance. Kelly followed. As Jej’s vocals soared and fluttered, eventually, Kelly and John did as well. Blake and Kelly called Jej a potential winner of The Voice. Jej opted to…
Her audition: Mikaela Astel, 14, of Queens, N.Y., auditioned with “Electric Love” by BØRNS. Her unique singing voice enticed an immediate chair turn from Kelly Clarkson. She also enticed a chair turn from John Legend. Kelly complimented her on a tone that can’t be taught — one that’s beautiful and angelic. Mikaela opted to join…
Her audition: Oliv Blu, 20, of Flossmoor, Ill., performed “On & On” by Erykah Badu for her blind audition. The Voice showed only a 10-second snippet of her performance, but she got a chair turn from John Legend. He complimented her for having a sound all her own and for flipping the song in a…
Andrew Sevener delivered a a rousing version of “Honky Tonk Women” during a blind audition that aired Monday night on The Voice. He even threw in a brief, but impressive guitar solo. Yet only Blake Shelton turned his chair. That prompted Blake to wonder aloud why the other coaches were making it so easy for…
Blake Shelton loves to play location association when it comes time to reel in singers on The Voice. But it wasn’t going to work after Selkii’s impressive blind audition performance of Macy Gray’s “I Try,” which aired Monday night. Selkii hails from Durban, South Africa, and Blake had to admit he’d never been there. But…
Kayla Seeber advanced on The Voice Comeback Stage, scoring a battle round victory in video exclusive the show released Monday night. Kayla, 18, of Poplar Grove, Ill., was pitting against Crystal Rose, 26, Kansas City, Miss. Viewers met both singers during Monday’s blind audition episode of The Voice where neither turned a chair but both…
