Her audition: Spensha Baker, 24, of San Antonio, Texas, auditioned with a stripped down version of “Blackbird” by The Beatles. She got chair turns from Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson midway through the performance and decided to join Team Blake. Her background: Spensha grew up in church singing gospel music. At age 11, she signed…
Her audition: Mia Boostrom, 24, of Boston, Mass., performed “Pillowtalk” by Zayn Malik. Adam Levine turned when Mia’s voice soared near the end of the song. He was the only coach to turn, but that earned Mia a spot on the show. Her background: When she was about 4, Mia’s dad bought a piano for…
His audition: Dylan Hartigan, 21, Wyckoff, N.J., performed “Danny’s Song” by Loggins and Messina. He was nearly to the end of the performance when Kelly Clarkson turned her chair. That meant Dylan automatically became a member of Team Kelly, an outcome that had him all smiles. His background: A former child actor, at age 6…
A 2015 show at Webster Hall in New York yielded unexpected results for former American Idol standout Sam Woolf. That night he met Long Island singer-songwriters the Como Brothers — Matt and Andrew. Soon, they were hanging out together after shows. Eventually, they began writing songs together as well. They released their first single, the…
The bold new single from Halo Circus now has a bold new video to match. Earlier this month, Allison Iraheta and husband Matthew Hager released the song “Narcissist,” which pokes fun at a society where so many people seem determined to draw attention to themselves on social media. In the music video, released over the…
Her audition: Amber Sauer, 35, of Paradise, Calif., auditioned with “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran. A huge ending, filled with glory notes, prompted Kelly Clarkson to turn, and earned Amber the final spot on Season 14 of The Voice. Her background: Growing up, Amber says she was moved by the musical divas — “the…
Her audition: Sharane Calister, 24, of Des Moines, Iowa, performed “Make It Rain” by Ed Sheeran. Alicia Keys turned early; Kelly Clarkson later turned as well, at Alicia’s urging. Sharane joined Team Alicia. Her background: Sharane says she grew up on gospel music. Her grandmother forced her and her sister to be in the choir….
Her audition: Hannah Goebel, 21, of Nashville, Tenn., auditioned with “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys. Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine turned almost immediately. Alicia Keys and Blake Shelton followed, but Kelly blocked Alicia, then wound up landing Hannah for her team. See also … Hannah on leaving the show: “I still have…
His audition: Jorge Eduardo, 24, of Dallas, Texas, performed “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi. Kelly Clarkson turned her chair a couple of notes into the performance. She wound up being the only coach to do so, meaning Jorge automatically joined Team Kelly. His background: Jorge is from Mexico, but he’s currently living in Dallas. He says…
Her audition: Jamella, 21, of Mission Viejo, Calif., performed “Dive” by Ed Sheeran. Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton turned during a blind audition that was montaged, meaning we saw only a few seconds of it. Jamella joined Team Kelly. Her background: Jamella says she was raised by a single mom who was a dancer and…
