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…
Her audition: Marilyn Hucek, 34, Washington, D.C., by “La Tortura” by Shakira: She performed in Spanish and earned a quick chair turn from Queen Latifah. She delivered plenty of sass and energy and that eventually prompted Adam Levine to turn as well. Adam called her “awesome” and complimented her on the fine job she did…
His audition: Lance Tenazas, 22, Mission Viejo, Calif., “Risk It All” by Bruno Mars: Lance has an interesting singer-songwriter approach to this song. It took a while, but Kelly Clarkson turned with conviction. Not long after that, Riley Green followed. Lance delivered a nice tender ending with a touch of falsetto, but couldn’t entice Adam…
Hazel Gerson is among the artists rumored to have earned a spot on Season 30 of The Voice. The Voice returns to NBC on Monday, Sept. 21 with the coaching quartet of Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah and Riley Green. Here’s more about Hazel: * She’s a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from the San Francisco Bay…
His audition: Luke Curran, 31, Sarasota, Fla., “Operator” by Jim Croce: Luke’s unique singer-songwriter sound got an almost immediate chair turn from Riley Green. Adam Levine quickly followed. Adam loved Luke’s voice and his song choice. Riley praised Luke’s story-telling ability and said it only took him a couple of notes to know he needed…
Her audition: Amanda Mikkel, 31, Los Angeles, Calif., “Moon River” by Andy Williams: Amanda’s wonderful tone enticed almost immediate chair turns from Adam Levine and Kelly Clarkson. And Amanda was barely a minute into her performance when she had all four coaches facing in her direction. Adam praised the purity o her vocals and said…
His audition: Owen Uffens, 18, Rigby, Idaho, “Everybody’s Talkin’” by Harry Nilsson: Owen displayed a really nice tone and nice stage presence too. He got a quick chair turn from Adam Levine. Kelly Clarkson followed. Kelly called his tone divine and loved his vocal versatility. Adam complimented his subdued, silky smooth voice. And reminded him…
