He spent most of his childhood in the Dominican Republic.
He turned just one chair during the Season 17 blind auditions.
Yep, folks, that’s part of the background of country singer Jake Hoot, who’s now on the cusp of becoming The Voice’s Season 17 champ.
If he completes that mission, he’ll become the first one-chair turn ever to win a Voice title.
He’s Team Kelly, of course, and that one-chair turn is a bit misleading.
Black wanted to turn during his blind audition. But Blake had used his block on Kelly and was convinced she’d block him should he turn for Jake.
So he kept his chair facing in what turned out to be the wrong direction while Kelly landed one of the show’s best country voices of 2019.
Here’s a look back at Jake’s Voice performances. The numbers represent the number of views each had on YouTube as of Thursday night.
See also …
Ranking the Top 4 on The Voice
A look back at Katie Kadan’s Voice performances
A look back at Ricky Duran’s Voice performances
A look back at Rose Short’s Voice performances
iTunes results for the Top 8
Blind audition — “When It Rains it Pours” — 777,000
Battle round — “Always on My Mind” — 507,000
Knockout round — “Cover Me Up” — 594,000
Live playoffs — “You Lie” — 212,000
Top 13 — “Danny’s Song — 168,000
Top 11 — “Every Light in the House” — 108,000
Top 10 — “That Ain’t My Truck” — 151,000
Top 8 — “Desperado” — 181,000
Top 8 Duet — “Up Where We Belong” — 75,000
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