That Voice: A Decade With The Performers On NBC's The Voice

Lisa returns to "The Voice" for the second time. After not getting a chair turn last season, she took the coaches' advice and has worked hard to fine tune her voice. Lisa has a big personality, but has recently realized that she also has an intimate side to her voice. She has been performing at SoFar Sounds, a pop-up concert series, which has allowed her to perfect her artistry and discover differ...

Kendra started acting at just 4 years old, but didn't reveal her powerful voice until she performed in a fourth-grade talent show. Realizing she had a gift, her parents would often make the two-hour commute to L.A. for auditions. One night while they were driving home, her father had a brain hemorrhage that left him in the hospital for the next year. Kendra did her best to lift his spirits by sing...

LB grew up singing gospel music in church with his family. He found his love for the spotlight after singing at a pep rally his freshman year of high school. In 2014, LB moved to Little Rock hoping to attract a larger audience for his two bands. Unfortunately, he couldn't make ends meet by performing so he recently started working on the assembly line for a tractor company. LB is hoping "The Voice...

Jej was born and raised in the Philippines to a traditional Filipino family. He started singing karaoke after watching his parents sing in choir. When he was 15, his parents moved the family to America for a better life and landed in South Dakota. At 18, Jej joined an a cappella camp in Los Angeles and knew music was his calling. The family packed up and followed Jej to California where he studies...

Rod grew up watching his sister sing in church, but he was too shy to participate. Being a larger kid, he ended up spending most of his time playing football. He continued to play in college, but his football dreams were cut short when he had to drop out to take over the family construction business. Without football in his life, Rod felt inspired to start singing and his family started their own...

Shawn grew up around music and was enrolled in college-level classes for vocal performance, theater and dance by the time he was in fourth grade. In high school, his family moved to Florida where he joined a community choir that traveled the state singing with artists such as Barry Manilow. After graduating college, Shawn took a break from music to focus on his career in teaching. He currently tea...

Music runs in this family. Their mom was in the church choir, their dad in musical theatre, and their younger brother is in a rock band. In 2010, Megan moved to Nashville to pursue a solo career. She later asked Katey and Ryan to join her and sing harmony on her album, which sparked their interest to become a trio. In 2016, they opened for LeAnn Rimes and toured the U.S. Katey later got married an...

Dennis grew up in a working class family in a small town in Ohio, where his father worked as a steelworker for almost 40 years. Dennis knew he always wanted more and his family was supportive of him pursuing whatever he desired. With music being his passion, Dennis got his first guitar at seven years old and a few years later started his first blues band. In 2012, after graduating from Berklee Col...

Hanna comes from a musical family. Her dad was in a barbershop quartet, and her paternal grandfather played with The Osmonds and several jazz artists. She is enrolled in the Orange County School of the Arts, where she focuses on commercial music. Hanna's parents constantly push her and her siblings to prove they can do anything if they put their minds to it. Hanna earns money as a piano teacher wi...

Born in the Philippines, Kathrina and her family moved to Los Angeles when she was nine years old. It was a huge culture shock for Kathrina, and she had a hard time understanding English. Music not only helped her cope, but also helped her learn a new language. In high school, she joined the drama club and from that moment on was hooked on performing. She continued performing in plays all througho...

Dylan comes from a very creative family. His dad plays guitar and is a high school drama teacher, so both Dylan and his sister loved doing musical theater productions growing up. After high school, Dylan started a pop rock band called Don't Sigh Daisy, and had the opportunity to open for Switchfoot, Young the Giant and Fun. Despite having some success, the band ultimately broke up as the members s...

Aaliyah stepped on stage for the first time at age four and hasn't stopped since. Since age 10, she has posted more than 50 videos on YouTube with the help of her mom, gaining over 13 million views. She caught the eye of Radio Disney after performing "Let It Go" at their award show and later posted a Meghan Trainor cover, which caught Meghan's attention and forged a friendship. She's been singing...

When Janice was 21 years old, her daughter, Hannah, was born. A few years later, when her daughter was only four, Hannah's father passed away from cancer. It was really tough being a single mom, but it taught her how to be strong. Janice needed the strength because in 2012 she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She fought it and survived. In the midst of all the tragedy, she met her wonderfully s...

Josh comes from a musical family. Although his father, who is a guitar teacher, taught him how to play, his real passion was singing. He wrote songs and performed with his dad around Glendale. During that time, he was homeschooled in order to have flexibility with music. He graduated high school at 15 and has been working as a full-time musician with his dad, booking gigs and traveling to various...

Darby started acting lessons at six years old and songwriting at 10. After her ninth birthday, her mom packed up her and her sisters' home in Georgia and moved them to Southern California to further her career. Darby has taken part in various showcases since moving to L.A. and mostly performs at coffee shops and charity events. Unfortunately, her dad passed away when she was 13, and while she was...

Growing up in a small town, Justin felt the need to suppress his sexuality, and in turn, he didn't feel that he could pursue his love for country music unless he was hiding who he really was. In his sophomore year, he made the difficult yet precedent-setting decision to be the first male cheerleader in his town. Justin came out at 19 and moved to Austin soon after to pursue music full-time, but he...

Josette is a Miley Cyrus superfan and had all of her albums and posters as a kid. With very little performance opportunities in her New Jersey town, Josette created a YouTube channel and gained fans by uploading covers and originals. At school, Josette sings in a choir, an 18-person a capella group, participates in musical theater and plays sax in the band. In what's left of her free time, Josette...

Keith is a natural resource manager in Germantown, Tennessee, which means he oversees 29 nearby parks and all their park rangers. Keith and his wife used to live in a state park and worked as animal rehabilitators. When he's not roaming the woods, Keith is singing and playing music. He has always loved music, but he put his dreams on the back burner to take a more sensible route. After he and his...

Mike can be found performing at many local clubs on weekends. He gets his musical talent from his parents, but growing up, the focus was always football. Mike became one of the highest ranked high school football players in the nation and received 13 full-ride scholarships. Unfortunately, he did not have the grades to pursue his college football dreams. He started working to get by and it was his...

Claire grew up with a love and passion for music, and she spreads that joy to others by volunteering as a music, dance and theater instructor. She has done a series of fundraising concerts for childhood cancer research and teen suicide prevention - issues which have directly affected people in her life. Bringing awareness to these ailments is one of Claire's main goals and she loves to integrate c...

The 16-year-old singer - who has become known for her classic honky-tonk sound and yodeling talents - was crowned the winner of season 15 of The Voice on Tuesday. Shepherd's win marks the second victory in a row for two-time coach Kelly Clarkson, who won last season with her contestant Brynn Cartelli. Shepherd beat out Team Blake Shelton's Kirk Jay and Chris Kroeze, and Team Jennifer Hudson's Kenn...

RADHA's full name, Radharani, means "graceful Indian queen." Her parents emigrated from the Philippines to provide a better life for their family, making her first-generation American. Karaoke is big in Filipino culture, and RADHA likes to say she "learned how to read and sing at the same time." Her first big performance was in her sixth grade talent show, which sparked her lifelong dream of music...

Natasia is no stranger to doing whatever it takes to pursue her dreams. She always loved music but was too shy in high school to perform. After graduation, she married her high school sweetheart and gigged around, but the pressure of a young marriage was overwhelming. In a brave decision, Natasia left her husband and moved with her sister to Nashville. Natasia's sister is her #1 supporter. While s...

Unlike most 16-year-olds, Anthony likes to spend his time busking on the streets of San Francisco in front of local bars and cafes. His mother inspired this lifestyle by introducing him to music at a young age. Through his mother, Anthony met Harvey Mandel, who once played at Woodstock. Anthony has been performing with his band for the last several months. He also performs his original songs at lo...

Tyshawn is the eldest of 12 siblings and serves as the father figure to his family. Music has been a constant for Tyshawn through the many hardships his family has faced. After attending a performing arts high school, Tyshawn entered a Russian singing competition show in which he placed in the Top 10 and was broadcast all over Europe. Currently, Tyshawn lives with his family and runs his business,...