Her audition: E.G. Daily, 51, of Hollywood, Calif., auditioned with Faith Hill’s “Breathe.” Her impassioned performance got Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green to spin their chairs. Both praised her range and her rasp. In the end, E.G. opted to become a member of Team Blake.
His audition: Austin Jenckes, 25, of Duvall, Wash., auditioned with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man.” His powerful performance, including a big note near the end, prompted Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green to spin their chairs. Austin decided to join Team Blake.
The audition: Josh Logan, 33, of Manchester, N.H., sang “Too Close,” the Alex Clare hit. Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera turned around before he hit the first chorus. Adam Levine soon joined them, leaving Cee Lo as the only coach facing in the opposite direction when the song ended. “He can do it all,” Christina…
Her audition: Destinee Quinn, 20, of Surprise, Ariz., auditioned with the Dixie Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away.” The country judge failed to turn for the country singer, but Christina Aguilera turned around early into the performance, later joined by Cee Lo Green.
Her audition: Jacquie Lee, 16, of Colts Neck, N.J., opted to sing Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” for her blind audition. Big challenge for a teenager, right? But no problem for Jacquie, who sounded older than her age and showed determination in continuing to belt out the number when the judges were slow to spin…
His audition: Cole Vosbury, 22, of Shreveport, La., took a risk during his audition, singing “Movin’ On Up,” the theme song from “The Jeffersons” TV show from the 1970s and 1980s. It prompted Cee Lo Green to turn his chair, explaining he “had to turn around” since anyone who would do something that bold had…
His audition: Barry Black, 27, of Las Vegas, opened by making flugelhorn type noises with his mouth, then launched into a rendition of Bobby Calwell’s “What You Won’t Do for Love.” The performance prompted chair turns from Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Adam called Barry “weird and wonderful.” Barry chose Team Adam.
Her audition: Kat Robichaud, 29, of Raleigh, N.C., sang “I Got the Music in Me.” The high-energy performance was the first of the season and one of the best of the auditions. By the time she finished the chorus the first time, three judges were facing in her direction. The only one who didn’t turn:…
The audition: Donna Allen, 55, of Hollywood, Fla., turned in a passionate performance of “You Are So Beautiful” and prompted Adam and Christina to turn around in a heartbeat. Though Christina told Donna her voice was like “the heavens opened up,” Donna chose to join Team Adam.
Her audition: Shelbie Z., 21, of Jasper, Ala., auditioned with a sassy version of Gretchen Wilson’s “Here for the Party,” a performance that showed she was no stranger to a stage. But it was her powerhouse vocals that had Cee Lo, Christina and Blake spinning their chairs by the end of the second line of…
