Jaali Boyd is among the artists who auditioned for Season 29 of The Voice. The Voice will kick off Season 29 with a new format and just three coaches — Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levin and John Legend — on Feb. 23. Here’s more about Jaali: * She’s a 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Columbus, Ohio, now based…
Aaron LaVigne is among the artists who auditioned for Season 29 of The Voice. The Voice will kick off Season 29 on Feb. 23 with a new format and three coaches — John Legend, Adam Levine and Kelly Clarkson. Here’s more about Aaron: * He’s from Cincinnati, Ohio, and he’ll show up on The Voice…
Blaire Elbert is among the artists who auditioned for Season 29 of The Voice. The Voice returns to NBC Monday, Feb. 23, with the coaching trio of Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend. Here’s more about Blaire: * She’s a country artist from Lubbock in west Texas, a graduate of Belmont University and she’s…
His audition: Jared Shoemaker, 32, of Richmond, Kent., performed “I Never Lie” by Zach Top. He served in the U.S. Navy and started singing to keep his spirits up. Now he’s a full-time artist. He’s performing at a time when Kelly’s team and John’s team are already full. Wow, Jared, immediately showed off a…
Her audition: Mikenley Brown, 19, of New Castle, Indiana, performed “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry. She slowed down the song, quite impressively. And that prompted very early chair turns from Adam Levine and John Legend. When Mikenley hit the chorus she got a chair turn from Kelly Clarkson as well. Adam loved her tasteful version…
His audition: Lucas West, 20, of Fairport, N.Y., performed “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John. Sitting behind the keys, Lucas launched into an impressive cover of the Elton John classic, showing off his range, especially at the end of the performance. He showed off nice stage presence too. Adam Levine was the first coach…
Her audition: Liv Ciara, 16, of St. Peters, Missouri, performed “We Can’t Be Friends” by Ariana Grande. Liv auditioned in Season 28 and didn’t get a chair to turn. Singing a ballad, Liv showed off a great tone from the first note. And she turned in a really strong performance. She has a star look…
His audition: J.W. Griffin, 25, of Moultrie, Ga., perromed “Long Haired Country Boy” by Charlies Daniels. J.W. showed off a nice country tone, earning a quick chair turn from Kelly Clarkson. Before he even hit the chorus, Adam Levine and John Legend turned as well. Adam said J.W. has one of his favorite voices he’s…
If there was any doubt American Idol has rounded up some amazing vocal talent for Season 24, it sure should have vanished Monday night. The show introduced us to a wide array of talented singers, from virtual novices with star potential to big voices who clearly have more performing experience. I’ve already profiled many…
Trew the Star didn’t get to open last week’s American Idol audition, and he didn’t get to close it out. But fans of the show made his audition video the most popular of Week 3. And by a sizeable margin. A 24-year-old from Montgomery, Ala., Trew performed “Nothing Can Change This Love” by Sam…
