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Her audition: Allegra Miles, 17, from St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands performed “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon for her audition. The young singer settled behind a keyboard, showed off a unique tone and got a quick chair turn from Kelly Clarkson. Near the end of the song, Nick Jonas turned as well. Kelly liked her cool, artistic approach and called her performance beautifully done. Nick said Allegra has a chance of making the finals. Allegra joined Team Nick.

Here’s more about Allegra.

* She’s a 17-year-old pop/soul singer-songwriter, according to her web bio. She was born in San Diego and spent five years living in the Virgin Islands.

* Allegra moved to Palm Beach County, Fla., in 2014 and has been performing regularly in the West Palm Beach area.

* In a 2018 interview with OutLoud.com, Allegra said she hails from a musical family, began playing piano at age 4 and begin playing guitar and writing songs when she was 12.

* At age 13, she performed solo at Carnegie Hall after taking first place in the musical theater category of America Protege, an international vocal competition.

* She’s also trained in acting and dance and, last August, at age 16, completed a two-year theater training program at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre Goldner Conservatory of Performing Arts.

* She’s performed in a number of musical and also co-wrote, produced and directed a short musical “Ten Years Without You,” in 2018.

* As a singer-songwriter, she’s already released three singles — “Running with Fire” and “Reality” in 2018 and “4 AM” in 2019. Check out the latter below. She describes her original music as a fusion of pop, R&B and soul.

* She says her biggest inspirations are Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, and Mac Ayres.

* Jessie J. included a short instrumental track on her latest EP, “Rose Challenge,” and invited fans to write lyrics for the track. She wound up featuring Allegra in an Instagram story.

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