On The Voice, we hear many parents talk about how their children have been singing since they could talk. That’s not the story of Ryan Scripps. Oh, he got involved in music at a young age. But singing didn’t come until much later. On his website and Facebook bios, Ryan explains how he started playing…
A female rocker has never won The Voice. Could Moriah Formica become the first? Just a teenager, Moriah released a debut EP at age 16 and has followed it up with a trio of singles. She’s performed with the rock band Stryper and sings a duet with Stryper frontman Michael Sweet on his latest solo…
Shi’Ann Jones made it to the finals of a competition The Voice held last fall. And you probably never heard about it. In the summer of 2016, The Voice launched its first Snapchat competition. Singers were invited to send Snapchat clips of themselves performing. Then each of the Season 11 coaches — Alicia Keys, Miley…
Adam Pearce auditioned for Season 12 of The Voice, singing Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” No coaches turned, despite an impressive performance-ending glory note. That might be good news for Adam, because The Voice has a history of singers who don’t make the show one season, then return and do very, very well…
Wow! That’s the only way to describe my reaction when I heard Addison Agen’s original music. Addison, from Fort Wayne, Ind., was just 15 when she released her 10-track “New Places” album in April 2016. Let’s just say it’s chock full of must-hear tracks. “Play It By Ear” might be my favorite pre-Voice song among…
You don’t get Voice contestants with a more intriguing background than Esera Tuaolo. Sports fans might remember the name. After growing up in poverty in Honolulu, Hawaii, Esera became a football star at Oregon State University and went on to play nine years as a defensive linemen in the NFL, suiting up for the Green…
A season of The Voice wouldn’t be complete without some talented female country artists. And you won’t find many who show up with a more impressive resume or a more impressive collection of pre-show music than Natalie Stovall. Performing to the tune of 200 shows per year as Natalie Stovall and The Drive, she’s released…
Not many contestants on The Voice show up with multiple Dove award nominations under their belt. But according to multiple Christian music sites, that was part of Adam Cunningham’s resume when he auditioned for Season 13. Adam grew up in a Christian home in Iowa and began singing with his family’s traveling music ministry at…
Chloe Kohanski is a native of Nashville, Tenn. But before Blake Shelton gets too excited when he hears her impressive vocals during a Voice blind audition, he should keep in mind that she’s not necessarily another aspiring country singer. She hails from a band called Cumberland Blues that formed when its five members were looking…
Davon Fleming is a veteran of one televised singing competition. He’s about to embark on another. Back in 2010, the Baltimore native was named as one of the Top 20 singers from among 15,000 aspiring contestants on BET’s singing show Sunday’s Best. He didn’t win; that honor went to Le’Andria Johnson. But seven years later,…
