His audition: Jordy Searcy, 20, of Fairhope, Ala., auditioned with Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love.” Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani turned their chairs around when he hit the chorus. Pharrell Williams soon followed. Jordy opted to become a member of Team Pharrell. His background: Because his blind audition was part of a montage package, we weren’t…
Her audition: Kensington Moore, 16, of Campbellsville, Ken., auditioned with OneRepublic’s “Love Runs Out.” Blake Shelton turned his chair as soon as Kensington hit the chorus, earning her a spot on the show. He wound up being the only coach to turn around. Her background: Because she was part of a montage package, we weren’t…
His audition: Grant Ganzer, 16, of Johnston, Iowa, auditioned with “Unaware” by Allen Stone. Blake Shelton turned when he hit a high note on the first run-through of the chorus. Grant says Blake complimented him on the soul in hs voice and the passion he put into the song. His background: Grant was part of…
Her audition: Alessandra Castronovo, 21, of Millstone Township, N.J., auditioned with “When Love Takes Over,” the David Guetta song that features vocals by Kelly Rowland. Adam Levine turned around during the first verse; Blake Shelton followed. Adam praised the “sheer power” of Alessandra’s vocals. She chose to join Team Adam. Her background: She was part…
The final eight singers for Season 7 of The Voice were revealed Monday night. And Tuesday morning, fans seemed most impressed with Matt McAndrew, a 23-year-old from Philadelphia, Pa., who turned three chairs and opted to join Team Adam. Matt was leading all of Monday night’s contestants on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart as…
The cast of Season 7 on The Voice was finalized Monday night when eight new artists landed spots on the show. Below are photos of Monday’s chair-turn worthy performances, as provided by NBC.
Who’s building the best team on The Voice? Don’t look in the direction of Blake Shelton, who’s coached contestants to the crown more times than anyone else. Through the first four blind audition episodes, Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams have done a much better job of reeling in contestants whose auditions impressed all the coaches….
Her audition: Mia Pfirrman, 19, of Temple City, Calif., auditioned with Katy Perry’s “Unconditionally.” She immediately displayed a big voice and lots of potential, but was well into her performance before Adam Levine and Blake Shelton started a wave of chair turns. Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams followed. Pharrell complimented her on the vocal risks…
His audition: Jonathan Wyndham, 22, of Lexington, S.C., auditioned with A Great Big World’s “Say Something.” Not only did he display a fine voice, but he turned in a performance full of conviction. And that prompted every coach to turn around. Adam Levine complimented the “delicate vulnerability” in his voice, but said Jonathan also needs…
Her audition: Katriz Trinidad, 15, of San Diego, Calif., turned to an old favorite — Etta James’ “At Last” — for her audition. Her big voice and vocal fireworks prompted quick chair turns from Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton. Gwen called her close to “perfect” as a singer; Blake suggested she was “born…
