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Kaiya Hamilton of The Voice Season 27

The Voice returned Monday, Feb. 3 with the coaching quartet of Kelsea Ballerini, John Legend, Michael Buble and Adam Levine.

Blind auditions will continue each Monday until all their teams are full.

Here’s more about Kaiya.

* She’s 27, hails from Greenville, N.C., and sings everything from gospel to pop music, according to her Soundcloud bio.

* She comes from a musical family that recognized her talent early on. By age 7, she began singing with her church youth choir and her school chorus.

* Kaiya was 13 when her mother entered her in a pageant to help with her shyness. She wound up with a role in a stage play called “Behind the Pulpit.”

* She was still in her mid-teens when she relocated to Atlanta to be closer to an acive music scene.

* And in 2017, she wound up on the VH1 showed “Signed” where aspiring artists competed for a chance to be signed to one of three record labels.

* On several occasions over the years, Kaiya has commented on releasing music. But she doesn’t appear to have music on streaming sites.

* When she does release music, her goal will be simple, she told Medium in a 2021 interview. “My music will be relatable and will inspire people to continue their dreams.”

* And she told Shoutout Atlanta, she thinks it’s her unique sound is her biggest asset. “I feel what sets me apart is my originality. I’ve never been told I sound like any other singer or artist, although I admire quite a few of them.”

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