Her audition: Radha, 20, of Jersey City, N.J., auditioned with “Mama Knows Best” by Jessie J. Her big opening prompted a quick chair turn by Adam Levine. Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton also turned by the end of the performance. Adam blocked Jennifer, then landed Radha for his team after compimenting her “control and maturity.”…
His audition: Jake Wells, 23, of Kansas City, Missouri, auditioned with “When the Stars Go Blue” by Ryan Adams. He turned in a strong performance, but it wasn’t until the very final second that Adam Levine turned his chair, giving Jake a spot on the show. Adam complimented Jake on “the most unique tone” he’s…
D.R. King and Jackie Foster created music magic when they were paired up during the battle round on Season 14 of The Voice. Their cover of Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times” was the most popular of the 24 songs from the show’s battle round, cracking the Top 100 on iTunes and the Top…
Hold it, summer isn’t even over and we’re already talking Christmas music? At least the good news is that we’re talking about Christmas music David Archuleta style. That conjures up memories of his 2009 “Christmas From the Heart” album, which remains one of the best holiday collections we’ve ever gotten from a former singing show…
Her audition: Audri Bartholomew, 20, of St. Louis, Missouri, auditioned with “Never Enough,” a song recorded by former The Voice contestant Loren Allred. Despite a solid vocal, it wasn’t until Audri held out a long glory note near the end of the performance that she got a chair turn from Jennifer Hudson. Since she was…
Blind audition: Keith Paluso, 30, of Memphis, Tenn, performed “Way Down We Go” by Kaleo. He earned a quick chair turn from Blake Shelton. On the final note, Adam Levine turned as well, only to discover he’s been blocked by Blake. That meant Keith automatically joined Team Blake. His background: Keith told The Voice he’s…
Her audition: Katrina Cain, 29, OF Denton, Texas, audtioned with Stevie Nick’s “Rhiannon>” Her unique take on the song prompted turns from Blake Shelton and Jennifer Hudson, the only available coaches. Team Adam Levine and Team Kelly Clarkson were already full. Katrina decided to join Team Blake. Her background: She got married a few days…
Her audition: Kennedy Holmes, 13, of St. Louis, Missouri, auditioned with Adele’s “Turning Tables.” Adam Levine turned about two lines into the song. By the time Kennedy completed the chorus, she had a four-chair turn, the first of Season 15. Jennifer called her “amazing” and took the stage to sing a bit of “I am…
His blind audition: DeAndre Nico, 23, of Port Arthur, Texas, performed Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man.” Adam Levine turned at the first run-through of the chorus and was quickly joined by Jennifer Hudson. Near the end of the performance, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton turned too, giving DeAndre just the second four-chair turn…
Her audition: Sandy Redd, 35, of Chicago, Ill., auditioned with “River” by Bishop Briggs, immediately showing off impressive vocals and stage presence. Adam Levine and Jennifer Hudson turned quickly; before the performance ended, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton had joined them, giving Sandy just the third four-chair turn of Season 15. Jennifer threw both shoes…
