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

Statesville, NC native Lacy Mandigo went head-to-head with teammate Katie Basden. Katie beat Lacy, and Blake named her the winner of the Knockout, but Pharrell pushed his button moments later and stole Lacy. With a dad who has been in several 80s hair metal bands, Lacy grew up with music in her life. After attending one of his shows, Lacy was blown away with the response of the crowd and fell in l...

Los Angeles native Alisan Porter went head-to-head with teammate Daniel Passino. Alisan beat Daniel, and Christina named her the winner of the Knockout. As a married mother of two and stepmom to one, Alisan proudly says that her family is “everything,” but her current life is a far cry from a career in Hollywood that began nearly 30 years ago. When she was just two, Alisan started auditioning for...

Emily Keener is a seventeen year old singer/songwriter (from Cleveland, OH) with a thing for Paul Simon. She plays her dad’s old acoustic guitar, and can fill a room with her unique style. Emily draws inspiration from a huge variety of artists and writers, and appreciates just about every genre of music in existence. Her eclectic interests are obvious to anyone who hears the unexpected blend of so...

Paxton is a former dancer and idolizes the work of Michael Jackson. He was once an extra in a commercial with Britney Spears. Now he teaches at Showstopper Dance Studio and sings at his local church in Miami. If you could share a conversation with a seed before it becomes a tree would you speak of its future fruit or would it be all things right now?

Thousand Oaks, CA native Katherine Ho went head-to-head with teammate Lily Green, singing a duet of “Lovefool” by The Cardigans. Katherine beat Lily, and Adam named her the winner of the battle. Both of Katherine’s parents have graduate degrees and work in science, but that didn’t stop the 16-year-old from pursuing her music dreams. A child of Chinese Immigrants, Katherine started playing piano at...

Long Beach, CA native Caity Peters went head-to-head with teammate Joe Vivona, singing a duet of “Honesty” by Billy Joel. Caity beat Joe, and Pharrell named her the winner of the battle. Caity started singing in middle school and went on to excel in her high school choir. She attended the Young Americans College of the Performing Arts for two years where she took college classes and taught singing...

Ann Arbor, MI native Laith Al-Saadi went head-to-head with teammate Matt Tedder, singing a duet of “Honky Tonk Woman” by The Rolling Stones. Laith beat Matt, and Adam named him the winner of the battle. Laith comes from a musical family, with the exception of his father who only listened to Arabic classical music growing up. When his parents divorced, Laith had the freedom to pursue all types of m...

Marietta, GA native Angie Keilhauer went head-to-head with teammate Teresa Guidry, singing a duet of “Back Seat Of A Greyhound Bus” by Sara Evans. Angie beat Teresa, and Blake named her the winner of the battle. Angie emigrated from El Salvador to the United States at 11, and didn’t pursue music until college. There, she balanced a job, school, and performing, which soon became overwhelming. In th...

Tulsa, OK native Brian Nhira went head-to-head with teammate Abby Celso, singing a duet of “Sugar” by Maroon 5. Abby beat Brian, and Pharrell named her the winner of the battle, but Adam pushed his button moments later and stole Brian. Brian’s parents moved from Zimbabwe to the United States 30 years ago. When he was young, his parents worked as traveling pastors and took Brian and his three sibli...

Shalyah Fearing, 16 (9-10AM eastern) Hudson, FL Tonight on The Voice’s battle round, Hudson, FL native Shalyah Fearing went head-to-head with teammate Tamar Davis, singing a duet of “Lady Marmalade” by Labelle. Tamar beat Shalyah, and Christina named her the winner of the battle, but Pharrell pushed his button moments later and stole Shalyah. 16-year-old Shalyah started singing when she was five....

Grand Island, NE native Hannah Huston went head-to-head with teammate Maya Smith, singing a duet of “Elastic Heart” by Sia. Hannah beat Maya, and Pharrell named her the winner of the battle. Growing up, Hannah loved singing but never did it in front of people. In her junior year of college, however, her friend asked her and a few others to sing while he proposed to his girlfriend. Everyone was ama...