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Her audition: Sydney Sterlace, 15, Buffalo, N.Y., “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo: Her opening sparked quick chair turns from Michael Buble and Gwen Stefani. The young singer is showing nice showmanship in spite of her younth. She gets chair turns from Gwen Stefani and Reba McEntire too, giving her four chairs. Then Sydney showed off even more vocal skills on an excellent ending. Snoop said she captivated him like he’d been in church and said he hasn’t heard anyone who sounded as good as her. Gwen promised to be Sydney’s “cool mom” and promised to name her new kitten Sydney. Reba said she might be her “grandmom.” Sydney decided to join Team Gwen.

Here’s more about Sydney:

* She’s a 15-year-old singer from Buffalo, N.Y., who will turn 16 during the course of Season 26

* She’s a junior at West Seneca Senior High School and has been performing in public for quite some time.

* Her YouTube channel features photos of her performing in Buffalo’s Got Talent in 2019. She made it all the way to the finals.

* The same year, there’s another YouTube video of young Sydney performing Christina Aguilera’s “I Will Be” at the Erie County Fair.

* In 2020, she auditioned for Acapop Kids with a cover of Demi Lovato’s “Stone Cold” and earned a spot with the group.

* She’s among several singers featured in a video cover of “This City,” designed as a tribute to Nolan Gibbons, a member of the group who died in his sleep at age 15.

* Earlier this year, she was selected to sing the national anthem for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. You can check that out on her YouTube as well.

* We won’t officially know whether Sydney turned chairs until her audition airs, but NBC has released a clip in which Snoop Dogg tells the young lady: “I haven’t heard anybody that sounds as good as you. I’m just being honest.” It sounds for all the world like he’s making a pitch for her to join his team.

* Sydney has been studying voice at the Bello Voice Studio in Orchard Park, N.Y. The studio has been publicizing her upcoming appearance on the show, applauding Sydney because “she has worked so hard and is literally reaching out and touching the stars.”

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