Her audition: Nina Howland, 24, New York, N.Y., “Love Me Like a Man” by Bonnie Raitt: Wow, Nina’s opening screamed soul and sass and performance know-how. Her first belted line had Kelly Clarkson and Queen Latifah turning chairs with gusto. And Nina sure performs with gusto, like she owns The Voice stage. Her big ending…
His audition: Bryan Jaymes, 39, Baton Rogue, La., “Every Time You Go Away” by Paul Young: Bryan shows off an emotive tone, a nice stage presence and plenty of range. He earned a quick chair turn from Adam Levine. Queen Latifah quickly followed. Riley Green eventually turned too. Queen called his performance “beautiful and amazing.”…
Her audition: Chari, 31, Atlanta, Ga., “Get Here” by Oleta Adams: Chari showed off a big, rich voice and it sparked a quick flurry of chair turns, with Adam Levine leading the way. Chari had all four chairs facing her way before hitting the chorus. Chari completed an impressive performance, with a nice little frill…
His audition: Johnnie Kapua, 31, Herriman, Utah, “Die with a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars: His wife pushed him to audition. Good thing. He was only two lines in and already had Queen Latifah and Kelly Clarkson facing his way. Johnnie has impressive range. They wound up being his only chair turns. Kelly…
