Korin Bukowski performs for the save Tuesday night on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Three times, she stopped singing during her cover of “Try,” as though she’d lost the lyrics. She managed to finish the song, but not without difficulty.
You know what? The 21-year-old from Miami, who had already endured the pressure of earning instant saves in back-to-back weeks, says she wouldn’t change a thing.
During a Wednesday afternoon conference call with the media, Korin said it was simply a matter of being overcome with emotion.
“What happened to me was: two times being saved, having to be there a third time, I was really emotional,” she said. “Plus, it’s an emotional song. Everything about the song is how I’ve felt through my whole life. It was just a lot of emotion at once and I let them overwhelm me too much during the performance.”
She still received positive feedback from the coaches, all of whom ensured her the same thing happened to them at some point in their careers.
Korin said that support was “heart-warming,” especially the way coach Gwen Stefani stood up to explain to the audience “because she understood, right on the head, why that happened to me.”
Regrets? Not really, Korin said.
“Honestly, I wouldn’t take back anything that happened last night because I entered this competition an awkward, confused, quirky person,” she explained. “Throughout the competition, I feel like I lost a little bit of myself and I lost my magical quality. I feel like I exited the same way I entered.”
Except back then, when she turned just one chair in the blind auditions, that personality was likely what everyone remembered.
In the process of making the Top 10 on the most popular singing show on TV, Korin put together a string of impressive performances that belied the fact that she was one of The Voice’s least experienced contestants.
And we haven’t heard the last from Korin, a pre-med student prior to auditioning.
“This show has just flipped my life upside down,” she said. “Music was never in the realm of possibilities. I auditioned because I was like, ‘What can I possibly lose? I love to sing.’ I wanted to see what might happen. I never knew I would even get a chair turned.
“Making the Top 10 is the most incredible thing that’s ever happened to me success wise. I truly believe I might pursue music. I think I’m going to do it. The reason I auditioned for the show was because I wasn’t happy where I was. I really want to pursue what I love.”
“I would love to perform very anthemy indie-rock, indie-pop kind of music — anthemy or kind of haunting — I love those type of sounds.
“For a lot of people, this journey has been about getting their name out there more or their music out there more,” she added. “For me, the journey has been very different. I’ve only been singing mainstream music for a out a year.
“I didn’t who I was or wanted to be as an artist. Trying out different looks, different styles, different songs, different music — I have a greater understanding of who I want to be.”
Among the other topics Korin touched on during her exit interview:
* She relished her relationship with Gwen, who frequently commented about how much they had in common. “Meeting your idol is amazing. But realizing you get along so well and connect so well … I’m at a loss for worlds. It’s other wordly. We have very similar spiritual journeys going on and ahead of us.”
* Gwen is known for changing the appearance of her team members, and had Korin change her hair t platinum blonde during the competition. “She really does care about our singing as well as our look,” Korin said. “She’s just all about the package deal when it comes to a star quality kind of thing.”
* Asked how she thinks she stands out, Korin pointed to her personality. “I’ve never been a comfortable person. I’ve always been uncomfortable. A lot of people think that’s not okay. I think I’m an ambassador for saying, ‘That is okay. That’s just who you are. So own it.'”
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