His audition: Malik Heard, 18, of Dallas, Texas, auditioned with “Chains” by Nick Jonas. He earned chair turns from Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera before he even hit the chorus. Christina complimented him on the “accurate, amazing runs” during his performance. Malik decided to join Team Christina.
Update: In the battle round, Malik went up against Bryan Bautista. They performed “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” Bryan was declared the winner, but Malik was stolen by Pharrell Williams, meaning he’ll advance to the knockout round as well. Their performance wound up being the most popular of the night on iTunes, sitting at number 104 on the Top 200 singles chart 24 hours later.
His background: His parents come from an athletic background. His mother played basketball in college; his dad was an All-American in track. Malik started off following in their footsteps. “I’m thankful that they put me into sports,” he says. “It showed me work ethic. It showed me how not to give up. But my sophomore year, I decided to move on to something else — music.” His parents have been supportive of the switch. Malik says he was in a youth group in high school, performing R&B, rock and pop music. He got a partial scholarship after high school, but put that on hold to try out for The Voice.
What the show didn’t show:
On iTunes: Just his performances from The Voice.
Keeping up with Malik:
Twitter: @_MalikHeard
Facebook
YouTube
“Thinking Out Loud” (Ed Sheeran cover)
“Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley cover)
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