The Voice kicked off its season 3 premiere week with three days of blind auditions, producing several memorable contestants to keep an eye on. Here are our 10 favorite blind auditions from week 1.
The gentlemen took premiere week with some of the better auditions, but with nine seats left to fill on Team Xtina, 11 on Teams Adam and Blake and 12 left on Team Cee Lo, there’s still time for the ladies to blow us away.
1. Trevin Hunte
Cee Lo didn’t recruit many contestants for his team in the first week of season 3, but he did get one of the best singers of the competition so far in 18-year-old Trevin Hunte. Singing Beyonce’s “Listen,” Trevin led Cee Lo to predict he “might be THAT dude” who wins the title this season.
2. Aquile
Christina fought off Adam and Cee Lo for Aquile – a biracial crooner who grew up in Wyoming and learned to play guitar after breaking his jaw. Adam described Aquile’s voice as “rich” and “buttery” following his rendition of Elton John’s “Your Song,” but we would also add “soothing” to descriptors of the 24-year-old’s voice.
3. Nicolle Nelson
A self-proclaimed hippy, Nicole blew all four judges away with her performance of “Hallelujah.” She’s also easily the best female vocalist of the week.
4. Joe Kirkland
Texas native and frontman for pop punk band Artist Vs. Poet Joe Kirkland earned himself a spot on Team Adam after his take on The All-American Rejects’ “Gives You Hell.” He had trouble with breath control but the rest – his use of falsetto and growl, in particular – was noteworthy. He’s good-looking, already has a following and makes interesting choices with his voice. He could go far.
5. Terry McDermott
Scottish rocker Terry didn’t have the saddest story or the brightest personality (though he did have the cutest kid), but his classic rock sound won over three of the judges just as he concluded his performance of “Baba O’Riley.” He ultimately chose Blake, who joked that Terry’s accent could win him the competition.
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