Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Her audition: Rose Short, 34, of Killeen, Texas, performed “Preach.” Her intense opening on the John Legend cover failed to turn a chair, but Kelly Clarkson spun as soon as Rose hit the chorus. At which point, Rose unveiled the power in her voice and prompted a chair turn from Gwen Stefani as well. Gwen called her voice “ridiculous” and especially liked the connection she made to the lyrics. Rose opted to join Team Gwen.

More about Rose:

* Rose started singing when she was 5 on the military base in Germany where her father was stationed. She’d often perform at community events there.

* Her family eventually moved to Texas, where she became involved in choir and theater.

* While she loved music, after school she needed a job that paid the bills, so she took one as a corrections officer at a male maximum-security prison.

* She worked that job for eight years before leaving it in 2016 to focus on music again.

* “I was longing to perform. That’s all I could think about,” she told The Voice. “I didn’t go to school. I didn’t have an education. But if I didn’t quit, I was going to lose my mind.”

* Rose is now a full-time musician performing in the Central Texas area.

* In fact, performing as The Rose Short Experience, she has a birthday show set for Saturday at Chiefs Sports Bar back in her hometown.

* An R&B / soul artist, she said she has not released original music yet.

* She told Voice Views her biggest performance prior to The Voice was a performance on Showtime at the Apollo. That was about 10 years ago. Head here to check it out.

See also …
Rose Short talks about her Voice blind audition

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