Just 18, Kat Hammock took The Voice stage, sat behind her keyboard and played a song more than twice that old. Thanks to her lovely, lilting vocals, it worked out just fine. Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton turned for Kat’s performance of Billy Joel’s “Vienna.” And after hearing the pitches from the two superstar coaches,…
Marina Chello is one of the singers taking a second shot at music with the help of The Voice. She thought she was on the verge of breaking out as a full-time artist back in 2009, when she signed a record deal and released a couple of singles. But it “just didn’t happen.” Instead, she…
Royce Lovett told The Voice he grew up in the sticks of Tallahassee, Fla., “singing and rapping to the wind.” This week found him on national television, playing guitar and singing Wyclef Jean’s “911” in front of The Voice’s four superstar coaches. His performance wound up prompting chair turns from Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton….
Her audition: Brennan Lassiter, 20, of Dacusville, S.C., performed “You Are My Sunshine.” Brennan promised a country-fied version of her audition song, and then delivered just that, with a very impressive vocal growl thrown in for good measure. She also showed tons of stage presence for someone who said she really hasn’t performed outside of…
His audition: Cory Jackson, 24, of Jonesboro, Ark., performed “Galveston.” Corey showed off a nice, deep country tone on the Glen Campbell classic, but he was well into the song before country coach Blake Shelton turned his chair. Near the end of the song, Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson turned as well. Gwen said she…
Her audition: Elise Azkoul, 28, of Atlanta, Ga., sang “Million Reasons.” She showed nice control and a really nice tone once she hit the chorus of the Lady Gaga hit. She also demonstrated that there’s some power behind that voice. All of which prompted a chair turn from Gwen Stefani midway through the performance. A…
Shane Q became the third singer to turn four chairs and six more singers earned spots on The Voice during the second night of the Season 17 blind auditions Tuesday. Kelly landed Shane for her team, giving her two four-chair turns in two nights. Brennan Lassiter picked Team Kelly after turning four chairs on Monday’s…
The Voice paid the price for Season 16 this week. Or at least part of the price. The show won the Monday night ratings battle, beating FOX’s “911” by a narrow margin. But it also recorded its worst ever ratings for a premiere (1.7 among adults 19-49, per TV By the Numbers). And the 8.93…
Katie Kadan’s been singing professionally for eight years. Brennan Lassiter said she’d never sang outside of church. But both turned four chairs Monday night when The Voice aired the first of its pre-taped bind audition episodes for Season 17. By the end of the night, nine singers had landed spots on the show. John Legend…
This has been a particularly productive year for past winners of The Voice. Eleven of the show’s first 14 winners have already released music in 2019. Six of those have released an album or EP in the past nine months. Below is a quick look at what the former winners of The Voice are up…
