Her audition: Katie Kadan, 38, of Chicago, Ill., performed “Baby, I Love You.” Her stellar and soulful version of the Aretha Franklin classic prompted an almost immediate chair turn from John Legend, followed by Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and Gwen Stefani, making her the first four-chair turn recipient of Season 17. Kelly quickly learned she’d…
His audition: James Violet, 20, of Syracuse, Utah, performed “Sweet Creature” by Harry Styles: A solid opening by James prompted a quick chair turn from Kelly Clarkson. The song didn’t offer many opportunities for vocal gymnastics, but James provided a hint of his vocal firepower late in the performance. And that was all it took…
Their audition: Hello Sunday (Chelsea and Myla, both 14), of Atlanta, Ga., auditioned with Keala Settle’s “This is Me.” They were the first duo to audition for Season 17 and it took the coaches a couple of minutes to figure out they were listening to a duo. They sounded very young during their performance and…
Her audition: Marina Chello, 37, Plainview, N.Y., auditioned with Pink’s “Walk Me Home.” Marina displayed a really nice vocal tone from the opening note. But it wasn’t until she displayed her vocal firepower that Blake Shelton turned his chair. Kelly Clarkson turned as well. Blake said he was drawn to the power in her voice…
His audition: Jake Hoot, 30, of Cookeville, Tenn., performed “When It Rains It Pours” by Luke Combs. Jake delivered a solid country vocal and poured on the power near the end of that performance. Kelly Clarkson turns around and begs Blake not to hit his button. Turns out he didn’t, fearful Kelly would use her…
Her audition: Cali Wilson, 28, of Salem, Iowa, performed “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks). She’s doing an interesting version of the classic hit, a passionate, heartfelt version of the song. And she prompted chair turns from Blake Shelton and John Legend a little past the midway point. Gwen Stefani eventually turned as well. John…
His blind audition: Alex Guthrie, 25, of Marietta, Ga., performed “Love and Happiness.” He was well into his Al Green cover when a big note near the end of the performance prompted a chair turn from Kelly. Gwen soon followed. Kelly liked the “jam session” feel of his performance and the versatility in his voice….
Her audition: Lauren Hall, 25, West Hollywood, Calif., performed “One and Only” by Adele. And she was just one line into the song when Kelly Clarkson turned her chair. Lauren showed off a nice little growl in her voice. But that’s the only chair turn she can entice, so she automatically became a member of…
Her audition: Kyndal Inskeep, 22, of Nashville, Tenn., sang “Never Been to Spain.” Kyndal’s “Three Dog Night” cover displayed a mix of soul, country and rock that could take her far on the show. She was only a couple of lines into her performance when Gwen Stefani turned around. Blake Shelton turned too, only to…
His audition: Will Breman, 25, of Santa Barbara, Calif., sang “Say You’ll Be There.” He promised a jazz-i-fied, funk-i-fied version of the Spice Girls song. He certainly changed the song up, but it was the scatting midway through the song that prompted chair turns from John Legend and Gwen Stefani. John liked his interesting take…
