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Georgia Starnes of The Voice Season 26

Season 26 begins Monday, Sept. 23 with the coaching quartet of Gwen Stefani, Reba McEntire, Michael Buble and Snoop Dog.

Here’s more about Georgia:

* She’s 22, a Texas-born pop and R&B artist who graduated from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas.

* On Instagram, she describes herself a singer, songwriter and model, now based in L.A.

* Georgia’s already released 10 songs, including a three-song live EP in 2023.

* Two of her songs — “Burnin'” and “Symphony”– each have more than 130,000 streams on Spotify.

* She’s released a pair of singles in 2024 — “Sun” and “TBH.” Check out her vocal versatility on the upbeat “TBH” below.

* In her Spotify bio, Georgia says she calls her music glitter soul, a unique blend of pop and contemporary R&B.

* She adds that her vocal inspirations include Jazmine Sullivan, Rihanna and Erykah Badu.

* In a 2023 interview with Canvas Rebel, Georgia said she’s been pursing an artistic and creative path since “the first talent show I did in kindergarten.”

* “I always knew, watching other artists growing up, that I would and could do the same for my job,” she added.

* In the same interview, Georgia says she’s “been blessed to experience life lessons at an early age and has been able to reflect those” in her music.

* And fans who like what they hear when she auditions on The Voice might not have to wait long for more. Late last week, Georgia promised “new music soon” in a social media post.

* Georgia’s already amassed a pretty impressive social media following — to the tune of 12,000 followers on Instagram and 13,000 on TikTok.

Georgia on social media:
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