Her audition: Cierra Mickens, 23, of Eagle River, Alaska, sang “Crazy” for her audition on The Voice. As soon as she hit the chorus, her big voice soared. That prompted Shakira to turn her chair. Blake soon followed, and Usher turned around at the very end of the song. But it was Shakira who took…
Her audition: Kaleigh Glanton, 20, Wichita, Kan., auditioned for The Voice with “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.” She immediately displayed a unique tone to her voice, turning in a performance that just kept getting stronger. Adam Levine turned around early in her performance, followed by all the other coaches. Shakira said she adored the…
Her audition: Lindsay Bruce, 25, Santa Rosa, Calif., auditioned for The Voice with “Even If It Breaks Your Heart.” She immediately displayed a deeper tone than you’d expect from a gal singing country music. And that voice enticed Adam and Shakira to turn their chairs. Adam called her performance “thoroughly pleasant.” But Shakira offered to…
Her audition: Brittnee Camelle, 23, Lawrenceville, Ga., auditioned with “Skyscraper.” After a bit of a slow start, her voice soared when she hit the chorus, prompting Usher to turn his chair. The range she displayed later in the performance prompted Shakira to turn around as well. Usher complimented her for having a “genuine tone.” And…
His audition: Caleb Elder, 19, Appomattox, Va., performed “Groove Me” for his Voice audition. He demonstrated lots of soul and a few dance moves, prompting Adam to turn around early in the performance. As it turned out, Adam was the only coach with a spot left on his team when Caleb stepped on the stage….
On making the finals: “I think I’m in a very special spot because I do have this dark horse kind of story kind of where I’m coming in under the radar,” says Tess Boyer of St. Louis, a twice-stolen singer. “I want to be The Voice winner of Season 6. I think what it’s going…
His audition: Josh Murley of Kerryville, Texas, sang “The Freshmen” for his blind audition on The Voice. He said a case of nerves hit him when he walked on stage. “I had to close my eyes for the beginning, for the first three notes. (Adam) turned within 8 seconds. After that it felt fine, great.”…
Her audition: Cali Tucker, 28, of Nashville, sang “Black Velvet” for her audition on The Voice. She said she tried to focus on the audience and ignore the coaches’ chairs when she hit the stage, determined to give a great performance. But she saw Blake Shelton’s chair spin when she hit “black velvet” in the…
His audition: Austin Ellis of Annapolis, Md., sang “Drift Away” for his audition on The Voice. “I got a couple lines into my song and between closing my eyes and singing passionately, I kind of saw in my peripheral that Adam had turned,” Austin recalled during a conference call with the media. “It was so…
Ben Briley wasn’t surprised to land in the bottom three on American idol Thursday night. He was surprised to be heading home, and he thinks the judges’ critiques had a lot to do with his elimination.
