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Meet Preston Howell of The Voice Season 17

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Preston C. Howell, just 14, earned a spot on The Voice Season 17. (NBC Photo)

Preston C. Howell, just 14, earned a spot on The Voice Season 17. (NBC Photo)

His audition: Preston C. Howell, 14, of Miami, Fla., performed “Dream a Little Dream of Me” by The Mamas and the Papas. His pitch perfect vocal prompted quick chair turns from Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. Gwen Stefani soon followed. Preston took the vocal to another level and earned a chair turn from John Legend as well. Kelly liked his originality. John complimented him on a brave song choice and his execution of it. Blake called his voice “timeless.” Preston decided to join Team John.

Here’s more about Preston.

* He’s a singer, actor and dancer from Pembroke Pines, Fla.

* He’s been performing as part of a five-member group called Miami Squadz.

* Preston has also been selected to be part of Acapop, a national kids acapella group produced by the founders and musical creators behind Pentatonix.

* On his website, Preston says Acapop is working to create an album and some music videos for future release.

* Judging from his YouTube channel, he’s been involved in several theatrical performances over the years, including “The Sound of Music,” “Carrie the Musical,” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie.”

* Last September, at age 14, he sang “America the Beautiful” before a semifinal match at the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

* He also sings in Spanish judging from his cover of Mark Anthony’s “Flor Pálida” on YouTube. Check it out below.

* And talk about versatility, his Facebook bio says he started singing at age 4 with a few Frank Sinatra songs. Preston credits his dad for introducing him to that style of music at a young age.

* Preston told The Voice coaches “jazz really connects to me” and that he’s a big fan of Michael Buble.

* Preston was also a finalist in the South Florida Kids Got Talent competition for the past four years on in the 2019 South Florida Fair Starz Of the Future competition.

See also …
Preston C. Howell talks about his blind audition on The Voice

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3 Comments

  1. TAMMY October 1, 2019 at 6:39 pm -  Reply

    I wanted to pick Preston for my team but he was not on the list of artists to pick from. it doesn’t even show who’s team he’s on. and his video on the app stops before it says who he picked. What happened?

    • Mark Franklin October 1, 2019 at 6:54 pm -  Reply

      He’ll be on the show tonight. That was a sneak peek video you saw, to get people to watch tonight.

  2. Chery October 1, 2019 at 7:59 pm -  Reply

    Wth is going on? Why can’t we find him?

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