Katie Kadan was the very first contestant we met on Season 17 of The Voice. Two minutes later, she’d established herself as an artist to watch as the season progresses. Every Voice coach turned for her soulful and sassy performance of Aretha Franklin’s “Baby I Love You.” Katie opted to join Team Legend. And, as…
When the Season 17 blind auditions opened on The Voice, Blake Shelton had a bit of trouble enticing artists to join his team. Which seemed a bit baffling since he’s coaches seven singers to victory on The Voice and advanced three artists to the four-singer Season 16 finale. But Cali Wilson didn’t hesitate to go…
Injoy Fountain tried out for American Idol back in 2018, but couldn’t quite snag a golden ticket to Hollywood. So she went to The Voice Season 17 auditions to show what she was capable of. Mission accomplished. Her rousing audition performance of “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande, complete with some rapping, earned Injoy a spot…
Brennen Henson is one of the artists who was thrilled to hear Gwen Stefani had joined The Voice coaching panel for Season 17. After all, he considers himself an alternative artist, an aspiring rock star. And Gwen’s as alternative as you get among the current Voice coaching lineup. Turns out, Brennen landed exactly where he…
You might recall that Jared Herzog said he auditioned for The Voice as a Valentine’s gift to his girlfriend. Cree was introduced to us as a big fan of The Voice. And as a big fan of Blake Shelton. His blind audition song choice, “Speechless” by Dan + Shay, was even inspired by Cree because…
Calvin Lockett recalls watching American Idol and The Voice with one of his cousins. “We’re 10 days apart, so he was always one of my best friends,” Calvin says. “We always used to talk — we would watch it and say, ‘We’re going to do this one day.” Tragically, the cousin died in an accident…
Some artists on Season 17 of The Voice have gone down to the final seconds before prompting a chair turn. There wasn’t nearly that much suspense when Steve Knill showed up on stage and launched into his cover of “Up to the Mountain.” Steve had Kelly Clarkson praising his song choice two lines into the…
Want proof that perseverance pays off? Just take the case of Lauren Hall, a 25-year-old singer-songwriter based in L.A. by way of Chicago. Let’s just say Season 17 wasn’t the first time she auditioned for The Voice. But if her previous attempts didn’t go as well as she would have liked, this time was much…
Five years ago, Jessie Lawrence nabbed a golden ticket on American Idol. Now he’s back on the singing show scene. having snagged a spot on Season 17 of The Voice. The 31-year-old from Newark, N.J., accomplished that with a heartfelt version of O-Town’s “All of Nothing.” His performance prompted a chair turn from Gwen Stefani…
Myracle Holloway headed to The Voice blind audition stage with two things to prove. Age is just a number. And it’s never too late for a second chance. The former background singer for Earth, Wind and Fire had stepped away from music to deal with substance abuse and issues stemming from her childhood. But there…
