Jake Hoot wound up being caught up in an odd bit of strategy on The Voice. Blake Shelton had used his block on Kelly Clarkson earlier in the blind auditions. So when Jake launched into his cover of “When It Rains It Pours” by Luke Combs, Blake felt certain Kelly would retaliate to keep him…
John Legend has the strongest team entering the battle round on The Voice. And he used his block to land 23-year-old Max Boyle from Toledo, Ohio. That impressive a cappella opening to Max’s blind audition performance of Ed Sheeran’s “Wayfaring Stranger” likely had something to do with it. And the vocal range Max demonstrated once…
Entering Monday night’s episode of The Voice, just four spots — one per team — remain on the Season 17 cast. That means Monday’s show will serve a dual purpose — completing the teams and kicking off the battle round. And entering the pre-taped battles, it appears John Legend assembled the strongest team in…
You might say Destiny Rayne took a risk during The Voice Season 17 blind auditions. She sang a song for that audition — “To Make You Feel My Love” by Adele — that she’d never performed before. It all worked out just fine for the 23-year-old from Coral Springs, Fla.. Her rendition prompted chair turns…
Lots of contestants on The Voice have had family members and friends shout coaching suggestions from backstage. Matt New had the rare experience of having his wife and two young children brought on stage to meet the coaches. Followed by a family huddle to determine whether he should join Team Gwen Stefani, Team Kelly…
EllieMae says there’s no doubt The Voice stage is the largest on which she’s ever performed. Though the 21-year-old from Idaho has already released four singles, EllieMae says she didn’t start performing live shows as a solo artist until about two years ago. She has performed in a couple of music festivals in her hometown….
Mendeleyev made the unusual decision of performing without The Voice band to back him during his blind audition. You might say that worked out okay. He turned all four coaches chairs with his cover of “Girl from the North Country” by Bob Dylan. And he wound up joining Team John Legend for Season 17. Here’s…
John Legend has had no trouble convincing the most coveted artists to join his team on Season 17 of The Voice. And after Khalea Lynee turned four chairs in the blinds audition, he praised her beautiful tone and the choices she made during the performance. His sales pitch probably wasn’t even necessary. Khalea worked her…
Katie Kadan was the very first contestant we met on Season 17 of The Voice. Two minutes later, she’d established herself as an artist to watch as the season progresses. Every Voice coach turned for her soulful and sassy performance of Aretha Franklin’s “Baby I Love You.” Katie opted to join Team Legend. And, as…
When the Season 17 blind auditions opened on The Voice, Blake Shelton had a bit of trouble enticing artists to join his team. Which seemed a bit baffling since he’s coaches seven singers to victory on The Voice and advanced three artists to the four-singer Season 16 finale. But Cali Wilson didn’t hesitate to go…
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