His audition: Levi Watkins, 14, of Birminghan, Ala., performed “Hey, Soul Sister” by Train. Singing and playing ukulele, he was about halfway through the performance when Blake Shelton turned his chair The coaches are all shocked to find out Levi is a 14-year-old male; Kelly Clarkson said she thought she was listening to a woman…
His audition: Todd Tilghman, 41, of Meridian, Mississippi, performed “We’ve Got Tonight” by Bob Seger. His gruff vocals prompted three quick chairs turns before he even hit the chorus. And he had a four-chair turn before he was midway through the performance. John complimented the joy and spirit Todd showed on stage. Kelly loved his…
Singing a coach’s song is typically regarded as a rather risky endeavor on The Voice. Arei Moon did it anyway, and quite successfully, belting out a sassy version of Kelly Clarkson’s “Miss Independent” during her blind audition. She even enticed a chair turn from Kelly. Problem was, Nick Jonas turned first. And he was so…
Todd Michael Hall is an old hand at belting out rock songs. But millions of Voice fans saw the lead singer for the heavy metal band Riot do it in an uncustomary setting — a TV stage — earlier this week. Todd Michael’s performance of “Juke Box Hero” on The Voice Season 18 premiere prompted…
Eight years after canceling a scheduled audition for The Voice, Toneisha Harris made it to the show’s stage. And she made the most of her second opportunity, turning four chairs with a pitch-perfect performance of Foreigner’s “I Want to Know What Love Is.” Kelly Clarkson called her performance “a blessing” and Toneisha received praise from…
Chelle needed just a couple of notes to earn a chair turn from Blake Shelton on Season 18 of The Voice. The 18-year-old from Bargersville, Indiana, wound up with three coaches to choose from following her cover of Billie Eilish’s “idontwannabeyouanymore.” And while Nick Jonas said she’s the type of artist he’d love to write…
Tate Brusa was nearly through his blind audition cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” on The Voice Season 18. And none of the coaches had turned. But Nick Jonas would later say he heard “fight” in Tate’s voice, and that’s what he did next, delivering a big note that prompted chair turns from Nick and Blake…
Megan Danielle turned just one chair with her blind audition for The Voice Season 18. But she landed exactly where she wanted to be on the show. The 17-year-old from Douglasville, Ga., auditioned with a cover of Adele’s “Remedy.” She had Kelly Clarkson proclaiming “wow” within the first few notes and turning her chair a…
Her blind audition: Chelle, 18, of Bargersville, Indiana, performed “idontwanttobeyouanymore” by Billie Eilish. She needed just a couple of la da das to provoke a chair turn from Blake Shelton. Nick Jonas turned when the song and Chelle’s vocals swelled. Kelly Clarkson eventually followed suit. Nick said he’d love to write songs for Chelle. Kelly…
His blind audition: Tate Brusa, 16, Salt Lake City, Utah, auditioned with “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran. None of the coaches budged for the first 80 seconds of his performance. Then Tate hit a big note near the end of the song that prompted chair turns from Nick Jonas and Blake Shelton. Blake called his performance…
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