Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Lots more post-Voice music dropped over the past week, plus I’ll catch up on a couple of releases I missed.

That music includes a new pop single from Kiraly Viktor and new covers from Taylor John Williams, Destiny Rayne and Steve Knill.

Destiny’s also featured on the Spanish version of an original released back in 2017 by former Voice contestant Brian Nhira.

Here’s a bit about all those releases. The links, where available, take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify versions below.

Kiraly Viktor from Season 9 has teamed up with fellow Hungarians and EDM artists Cooky & Drawen for a catchy new pop dance song called “Touch Me.” Writes Kiraly on social media: “We live in difficult times! We want to get in touch with each other! Even if it can’t be physically, at least until then, we can sing “Touch Me.”

*Destiny Rayne from Season 17 has released a lovely cover of “Tiny Dancer,” a song she performed during the knockout round on The Voice. Writes Destiny on Instagram: “I have so many special memories of me sitting in my little car seat listening to Elton John in the car with my mom.” It’s Destiny’s first release since the show, but she adds “it’s just the beginning.”

Speaking of …

Brian Nhira from Season 10 has released a Spanish version of his lovely ballad “Would You Still Love Me?” The Spanish version is ¿Me Amarias? and features Destiny Rayne. There’s a music video too. And congrats go out to Brian and his wife Sonia, who recently celebrated the birth of their first child, son Zayden Glory Nhira.

* Taylor John Williams from Season 7 also has a new cover out, putting a nice spin on Toni Braxton’s “Unbreak My Heart.” It follows the originals “Leticia” and “Malibu” as the third release this year from the guy who finished fifth on Season 7.

* Steve Knill from Season 17 delivers a great vocal on his cover of James Blunt’s “Monsters.” “I’ve fallen in love with this song ..I hope I did it justice!” Steve’s also released covers of “Shallow,” “Simple Man” and “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” so far this year.