His blind audition: Drew Cole, 25, of Los Angeles, performed “Sex and Candy” by Marcy Playground. Adam Levine turned almost immediately, followed by Blake Shelton. Drew decided to join Team Adam. His background: A Connecticut native, he works as a bartender at a theater in L.A. He made the move after a YouTube video he…
Her audition: Miya Bass, 29, of Jamaica, New York, performed “Issues” by Julia Michaels. Adam Levine turned as soon as she hit the chorus. He was the only coach to turn, but that’s all Miya needed to make the show. Her background: Both of her parents worked for the New York Police Department. Her sister’s…
Former The Voice standout Reagan James celebrated Valentine’s Day by releasing a new single. The song is the sultry, R&B infused “Wya” — short, of course, for “where you at.” On Instagram, Reagan writes that the song is “dedicated to my ladies who may be a bit lonely this year, or have a man who…
Her blind audition: Kyla Jade, 33, of Nashville, Tenn., performed “See Saw” by Aretha Franklin. She earned chair turns from Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. Kyla decided to join Team Blake. Her background: Kyla told The Voice she’s from a Pentecostal background, which meant lots of school, lots of church and lots of church choir…
His audition: Wilkes, 34, of Waleska, Ga., auditioned with “One Headlight” by The Wallflowers.” Blake Shelton and Adam Levine turned late in the song. Wilkes opted to join Team Blake. His background: Wilkes says his journey in music started when he was in high school. For 12 years, he was part of a band called…
Her audition: Genesis Diaz, 19, of Miami, Fla., auditioned with “Praying” by Kesha. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turned at the very end of the performance. Genesis decided to join Team Adam. Her background: Her parents are from Cuba and performed in the same band there. Her mom moved to America to pursue her musical…
His audition: Terrence Cunningham, 36, of Los Angeles, Calif., accompanied himself on keys for a stripped-down version of “My Girl.” He got almost instant chair turns from Adam Levine and Alicia Keys; Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton soon followed, making Terrence just the third four-chair turn recipient of Season 14. He opted to join Team…
Her blind audition: Brynn Cartelli, 14, of Longmeadow, Mass., performed “Beneath Your Beautiful” by Labrinth. Kelly Clarkson turned midway through the performance and was later joined by Blake Shelton. Brynn decided to join Team Kelly. Her background: Brynn says she was 4 years old when her mother introduced her to the Kelly Clarkson hit song…
His audition: Jordon Kirkdorffer, 28, of Franklin, Tenn., auditioned with “In Case You Didn’t Know” by Brett Young. He prompted chair turns from Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.. The country singer opted to join Team Blake. His background: He’s an accountant in Nashville. “I get to work with spreadsheets, which I know a lot of…
Her audition: Megan Lee, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., auditioned with Robert Flack’s “Killing Me Softly with His Song.” Her audition was montaged, meaning we only saw a few seconds of it. Alicia Keys turned, the only judge to do so. But that earned Megan a spot on Season 14. What we missed: Megan told…
