His audition: Patrique Fortson, 38, of Atlanta, Ga., performed Oleta Adams’ “Get Here.” His powerful vocal prompted a quick chair turn from Jennifer Hudson. Adam Levine later joined her, saying not to turn would have been “an insult to singing.” Jennifer said when Patrique’s voice opened up, the gates of heaven opened up. Patrique joined…
Her audition: MaKenzie Thomas, 20, of Wallingford, Ken., auditioned with Jessie J’s “Big White Room.” Her impressive vocal prompted Jennifer Hudson to turn around midway through the performance. She was the only one to do so, but Jennifer called her definite “JHUD material.” Her background: MaKenzie auditioned in Season 14, but didn’t get a chair…
Blind audition: Franc West, 38, of Atlanta, Ga., auditioned with a classic, Otis Redding’s “Dock of the Bay.” Kelly Clarkson seemed immediately impressed by the performance, but didn’t turn. Jennifer Hudson did and automatically landed Franc as a member of Team JHUD. She said she especially liked the smokiness in his voice. His background: Franc…
Blind audition: Claire Dejean, 17, of Dallas, Texas, performed “Hurt Somebody” by Noah Kahan and Julia Michaels. She got a very quick chair turn from Blake Shelton, and a pretty ending prompted Kelly Clarkson to turn as well. Kelly complimented her soulful singer-songwriter vibe. Claire opted to join Team Kelly. Her background: Claire told The…
His audition: Mikele Buck, 39, from Big Chimney, W.Va., auditioned with “She Used to Be Mine” by Brooks and Dunn. Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton turned on the last note. Blake praised Mikele’s “rough-around-the-edges” sound, but the veteran musician opted to join Team Kelly Clarkson. His background: Mikele says he hails from a military family,…
Wyatt Rivers spent most of his college years as part of a band. Now he’s a solo artist aspiring to land a spot on The Voice Season 15. Wyatt is one of the singers who auditioned for the show, which returns to NBC on Monday, Sept. 24. Here’s more about Wyatt. * Wyatt is from…
His audition: Chris Kroeze, 27, of Barron, Wisc., auditioned with Stevie Ray Vaughn’s “Pride and Joy.” His strong opening prompted quick chair turns from Blake Shelton and Jennifer Hudson. Blake called his singing “electrifying.” Chris decided to join Team Blake. His background: Chris says he lives in the epitome of small-town America. His closest neighbors…
His audition: Jarred Matthew, 31, of San Diego, performed Al Green’s “Tired of Being Alone.” His vocals prompted an almost immediate chair turn from Adam Levine. Blake later turns as well. As impressed as he was with the audition, Adam said Jarred needs help with his falsetto and said he can assist with that. Jarred…
With more than 34,000 followers on Instagram and more than 300,00 views on her YouTube channel, you might say Calista Quinn already has quite a fan base. Which is all the more impressive considering she’s just 15 years old. Calista has also announced that she auditioned for Season 15 of The Voice, which kicks off…
His audition: Matt Johnson, 26, of Staunton, Va., auditioned with “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross. He neared the end of the song without a chair turn, then hit a prolonged glory note, promptly Jennifer Hudson to turn and giving Matt the last spot on Season 15. All of the other teams were full when…
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