Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Her audition: Tinika Wyatt, 50, San Diego, Calif., “Sorry Not Sorry” by Demi Lovato: Tinika showed off nice stage presence and powerful vocals, especially as the song wound to an end. But the coaches, surprisingly, stayed put. John Legend said he was so close to turning. Michael Buble loved her light. Tinika then pulled out a made-up song she submitted for an audition a decade earlier that name checked Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. And that prompted Adam to push his replay button and award Tinika a spot on the show.

Here’s more about Tinika:

* She’s a San Diego-based Christian artist with already releasd music.

* Tinika is the featured vocalist on “Another Reason,” a track on Aware Worship’s brand new album “So Glad We’re Here” that dropped Friday.

* She’s a member of that worship collective and another song she recorded with Aware Worship — “Cry Out” — has more than 2.4 million views on YouTube. You can check it out below.

* Tinika released her own Christian album, “Believe,” featuring 11 songs back in 2013.

* In a 2018 interview with SD Voyager, Tinika said she performed her first church solo at age 4 and has “been singing ever since.”

* Her website bio says she’s been worship leader at her local church in San Diego for many years.

* It also says highlights of her musical career include missionary crusades in Japan and Madagascar, Africa, where she got to sing for thousands of people.

* Tinika told SD Voyager she’s performed in different languages, incluidng Italian, Korean, Spanish, Japanese and Zulu.

* She adds: ” I sing a variety of genres in venues ranging from churches to private events, to major conferences, to night clubs. The location and people don’t matter to me as long as I can sing the life-giving messages God has given me.”

* She’s been married 29 years, has four grown children and she and her husband are marriage and family pastors at their church.

Update: Tinika released a Christian single called “Don’t Be Afraid” on March 21, calling it “a message God has given me. And it’s a necessary word of encouragement for all people, not just for me.”

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