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The 323 band, including (from left) Jacob Sumpter, Jonathan Perry, Kinsley Treadwell and Ben from The Voice Season 26

Their audition: 323 (Jonathan Perry, Kinsley Treadwell and Jacob Sumpter), of Tallahasee, Fla., “You Drive Me Crazy” by Britney Spears: Impressive opening with all three belting out “Crazy.” Reba turned early in the performance. Near the end of the performance, Michael turned as well. Reba loved their choreography and their harmonies and noted that she grew up in a family singing group. Michael said they sound beautiful together. 323 joined Team Reba.

Here’s more about 323.

* The 323 is a vocal trio consisting of Jonathan Perry, Kinsley Treadwell and Jacob Sumpter.

* They’re based in Tallahassee, Fla., and have a fourth member named Ben. He plays keys and, hence, wasn’t part of The Voice audition.

* The band just formed in April 2023, but has been keeping up a busy schedule of show dates in the Tallahassee area.

* And just months after forming, the 323 participated in the Southern Lights talent showcase, a three-night musical competition.

* They wound up finishing second, performing a Whitney Houston cover in the semifinals and “going back” to their gospel roots in the finale.

* They auditioned for that competition with a cover of N’Sync’s “It’s Gonna Be Me,” so this is a very versatile trio. On Instagram, they write “from pop to country, we’ve got it {covered}.”

* In an introductory video for that competition, Jonathan explains that all four of them help lead worship at their church. “We just decided we all sound good together, let’s give this a go. So here we are.”

* The band’s name? Simple. It’s the first three digits of their zip codes.

* As for music inspirations, Jonathan says he was raised on southern gospel music , Kinsley points to female artists including Lauren Daigle and Adele and Jacob cites gospel artist Kelontae Gavin.

* 323 does not appear to have released music yet. But they’ve posted full versions of six songs to their YouTube and you can check out “Mary Did You Know” below.

* Fun facts about the group: Jacob can do a backflip; Kinsley can recite the names of all the presidents in 15 seconds; Jonathan sometimes goes to Starbucks three times a day; and Ben was a long jumper and sprinter in college.

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