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Billy Gilman was 28 when he auditioned for The Voice, but he showed up looking for a second chance at stardom in the music business.

He’d had his first taste at age 11, when he released a song called “One Voice” that cracked the Top 20 on the country singles chart. A number one album followed.

But when his voice changed, Billy was dropped by his record label and wound up back in his home state of Rhode Island, trying to revive his career.

He prefers singing pop now, and landed a spot on Team Adam Levine after turning four chairs in his blind audition. He was one of only six singers in Season 11 to accomplish that feat.

Here’s a look back at Billy’s performances on The Voice and how they’ve done on iTunes.

See also …
Ranking the Top 4 on The Voice
Who is The Voice leader on YouTube and social media?
A look back at Josh Gallagher’s Voice performances
A look back at Sundance Head’s Voice performances
A look back at Wé McDonald’s Voice performances

Semifinals: “I Surrender”
iTunes performance: #1, first among the Top 8

Semifinals: “Unsteady” (with Christian Cuevas)
Not available on iTunes

Top 10 — “Anyway”
iTunes performance — #4, 3rd among Top 10, trailed Sundance Head

Top 11 — “All I Ask”
iTunes performance — #11, 2nd among Top 11, trailed Sundance Head

Top 12 — “The Show Must Go On”
iTunes performance — #24, 2nd among Top 12, trailed We McDonald

Live playoffs — “Crying”
iTunes performance — #27, 1st among the Top 20

Knockout round — “Fight Song”
iTunes performance — #43, 2nd among 20 singers to advance

Battle round — “Man in the Mirror” (with Andrew DeMuro)
#107, 4th best among battle round songs, best among Season 11 finalists

Blind audition — “When We Were Young”
iTunes performance — #18, best among the 48 Season 11 contestants