His blind audition: Alex Guthrie, 25, of Marietta, Ga., performed “Love and Happiness.” He was well into his Al Green cover when a big note near the end of the performance prompted a chair turn from Kelly. Gwen soon followed. Kelly liked the “jam session” feel of his performance and the versatility in his voice….
Her audition: Lauren Hall, 25, West Hollywood, Calif., performed “One and Only” by Adele. And she was just one line into the song when Kelly Clarkson turned her chair. Lauren showed off a nice little growl in her voice. But that’s the only chair turn she can entice, so she automatically became a member of…
Her audition: Kyndal Inskeep, 22, of Nashville, Tenn., sang “Never Been to Spain.” Kyndal’s “Three Dog Night” cover displayed a mix of soul, country and rock that could take her far on the show. She was only a couple of lines into her performance when Gwen Stefani turned around. Blake Shelton turned too, only to…
His audition: Will Breman, 25, of Santa Barbara, Calif., sang “Say You’ll Be There.” He promised a jazz-i-fied, funk-i-fied version of the Spice Girls song. He certainly changed the song up, but it was the scatting midway through the song that prompted chair turns from John Legend and Gwen Stefani. John liked his interesting take…
Her audition: Marybeth Byrd, 18, OF Armorel, Ark., performed “Angel from Montgomery” by Bonnie Raitt. She turned in a very impressive performance on a really nice song choice for showing off what she’s capable of vocally. She got chair turns from Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani and John Legend in a heartbeat. And delivered a great…
Her audition: Kiara Brown, 21, Las Vegas, Nev., performed Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’.” Kiara sang the opening acoustically with minimal assistance from the band. She showed off a nice lilting tone. Midway through the performance she got a chair turn from Blake Shelton. Gwen Stefani eventually turned as well. Blake called her voice “hypnotic.” Gwen…
His audition: Jessie Lawrence, 31, Newark, N.J., “All or Nothing,” by O-Town: He showed off a big voice and lots of passion on stage. And he earned a chair turn from Gwen Stefani. Gwen called his voice “raw and untamed” and liked the fact that his approach to the song sounded so genuine. Because she…
Her audition: Joana Martinez, 15, of Miami, Fla., performed “Call Out My Name” by The Weeknd. Joana displayed a nice soulful tone, but it wasn’t until ater she hit a big power note midway through the performance that three coaches — Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson — turned around almost simultaneously. Blake called…
His blind audition: Shane Q, 28, of Sacramento, Calif. sang Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey”. He immediately displayed a great tone, and Blake Shelton’s “I’ve-got-this-one” gesture prompted a quick and defiant chair turn from Gwen Stefani. But as Shane continued to impress with his pitch-perfect vocals and range, all the other coaches turned as well. That…
Her audition: Damali, 16, of Norwalk, Calif., performed “Ocean Eyes” by Billie Eilish. The Voice seemed to cut off the beginning of her performance. But we heard Damali deliver a couple of big glory notes. That was enough to provoke a last-second button push from Kelly Clarkson. Kelly said the last-second chair turn was strategy,…
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