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

Tom grew up in an Italian/Puerto Rican family with his parents and his sister, Celene. Exposed to a wide range of musical genres from an early age, he was inspired by Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and the Temptations. At 18, he taught himself to play guitar but he put his musical aspirations on hold to join the military after graduating high school. Tom was stationed in Germany...

Mara grew up in a close-knit Italian family and was 9 when she performed for the first time, singing "The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston at a local competition. When she won, everything clicked and she started performing at charity benefits and sports events. Now, Mara gigs at local bars and restaurants at the Jersey Shore and her entire family comes to watch. Mara's mom, Linda, was diag...

Living on the beautiful island of Oahu, Kaylee was born and raised in Ewabeach. The oldest of four, Kaylee's younger sisters look up to her for her musical and athletic abilities. Kaylee wrestled for her varsity team this past year and won several matches, including a tournament. Kaylee also has a softer side, and that's where she loves to incorporate music. She's performed for charity events, com...

Music has always been a safe haven for Elizabeth. Even when her home life felt overwhelming as she grew up with divorced parents, Elizabeth could turn to music. At 9, she got the courage to sing with her mom while she was leading the church choir. Eventually, Elizabeth joined her school's orchestra, which sparked her love for instruments. She learned to play the violin, piano and guitar. At 12, El...

Azán recently married her high school sweetheart and biggest cheerleader, Isaiah, and growing up with a single mom has shaped Azán into becoming a strong independent woman. All through high school Azán performed as a high-stepper dancer, competing in dance and singing competitions. After graduating from the University of North Texas, she opened up with a dance group for the boy band B2K on their M...

Alexa grew up in a musical family as her Dad’s passion for collecting vintage guitars inspired Alexa’s love for acoustic stringed instruments, which led to her playing guitar and octave mandolin. Alexa’s deep love for the Americana music scene came when she saw the Wailin’ Jennys perform at a festival when she was 17. Life came full circle when a member of that band sang harmonies on Alexa’s debut...

Caleb grew up listening to gospel greats and his entire family all performed in the church choir. In his hometown, country living, tobacco and corn fields are prevalent and have become a part of Caleb's upbringing. After high school, Caleb earned a BS in music business from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. While there, he met his girlfriend, DeAndrea, who is an opera singer. In 2021,...

Rachele's parents first discovered she could sing when she was 2, when they realized she was singing along to the Vietnamese music her dad would play in the car. At 9, Rachele had the opportunity to participate in a Vietnamese singing competition show and became known in the community. The show sparked her interest in performing and she's been singing for people ever since. As much as Rachele love...

Named after John Lennon, it's no surprise that Lennon developed a love for music at an early age. Growing up in a large, musical family, Lennon wasn't always confident in his singing abilities. His high-pitched voice was different, so he didn't take singing seriously until a college friend helped him find his confidence. While living in Idaho after dropping out of college, Lennon reconnected with...

Mac grew up without his father, who was incarcerated for much of Mac’s childhood, but found solace in the strong female figures in his life. He first picked up a violin in elementary school and later pursued a music business degree at Arkansas Baptist College. After his father’s release from prison, he opened an R&B nightclub and it was at his father’s club where Mac began honing his live perf...

Nini loves and misses her home country of Georgia, but always dreamed of moving to the U.S. In 2012, she auditioned for the Georgian format of “The Voice” and made it all the way to live shows. In 2016, she decided to move to New York alone, but once she arrived Nini barely had enough money to survive, so she contacted the former social media manager for the show, Saba, who was an acquaintance, at...

Huntley was singing and impersonating Elvis by the time he was 4 but never took himself seriously. When Huntley was 14, while walking home from school, a friend overheard him sing and assured him he was great. From that day forward, Huntley wanted to pursue music. After two years of college, he moved to Nashville but didn’t find the success he had hoped for. After falling out of love with the musi...

Born to two engineers, Alison stands out from the rest of the family. Her parents gifted her first guitar and she quickly learned to accompany herself. Before she knew it, she was gigging out all over the Detroit area and even ventured to Nashville and played at the famous Bluebird Café. By the time Alison was in sixth grade, she'd already opened with her original music for the Steve Miller Band i...

Jordan got off to a rocky start with her transition to adulthood. She found herself homeless, carless and jobless at 24. She eventually was thrown a bone from a friend who owned a donut shop and once she earned enough money, moved to Nashville and secured a publishing deal. It wasn't until about five years ago that she discovered she could pursue a career in singing as well. Jordan has only had on...

Being raised by a single mother, Jacquie understands the struggle as well as strength and hard work because of her upbringing. At a young age, she created her first business doing odd jobs and even invited other teens to work for her. Keeping her momentum as an entrepreneur, Jacquie is now the successful business owner of her own wedding DJ company. She has sung the national anthem for the NBA's P...

Fifty and thriving, Ms. Monét is the oldest in the competition and her experience backs up her age. Touring as a background vocalist, Ms. Monét has been a professional singer since she was 17. She's been on the road making a full-time living in music for the past 33 years! She's toured the world and has booked background gigs with incredible artists such as Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Eric Benét, B...

Julia may be the youngest in the competition, but has already accomplished so much in her life. She's gigging several times a month, singing the national anthem, and has performed in both an Off-Broadway play and many regional ones, as well. Julia lives only 90 minutes from New York, so she's had an opportunity to sing at the Friars Club as well as amateur night at the Apollo where she's won twice...

CORii has established herself as a prominent figure in the industry, excelling not only as a talented singer but also as a successful songwriter. She captivated audiences on NBC's "Songland," where she showcased her song "What If," which has amassed over 500,000 streams on Spotify alone. CORii lives with her husband and their 2-year-old son, Brooks. For the past couple of years, she decided to tak...

NOIVAS is no stranger to the musical stage ever since he picked up his first guitar at 10. He found some early success opening for Andy Grammer, Gavin DeGraw, Emeli Sandé, and Jason Mraz, but in the last few years NOIVAS has put music to the side to focus on his family. He and his partner had their first daughter, Bella, just over a year ago and recently welcomed their second daughter. Since settl...

Ray fell in love with music at a young age and went to a performing arts school where he was introduced to classical music. At college, he was active in choirs, opera and also began writing and recording music. Ray and his friends even put together a sold-out cabaret show in their hometown. Currently, Ray is working as a bausiness and data nalyst. His goal has always been to use his professional c...

Neil’s first memory around music was when his father made a mixtape for him. He listened to it relentlessly and wore it out, but growing up, Neil never saw music as a career. During high school, he gigged in coffee shops around St. Louis for fun when he wasn’t playing sports or in class. In college, he majored in English with a minor in Music and ended up failing his minor. Thankfully, he didn’t l...

Rachel grew up in a very musical family. Her grandma had eight kids who were all musical, and almost all the kids were in the family band, Mad Fact. When she got to high school, Rachel became the lead singer of the school's rock pep band, Orange Crush. Currently, Rachel works as a bartender where she serves up drinks, does social media marketing and sings about once a month as part of the Gebel Gi...

From an early age, Ryley Tate turned anything and everything into a drum set, and, by age 4, he graduated to a real drum set. From there, he moved on to keyboard and guitar. He never wanted to be away from his music, so his mom drew him a keyboard on cardboard, so he could practice on the go: at church, in the car, and at restaurants. When Ryley Tate decided he wanted to make his own music, he sav...

ALI was born completely deaf and her doctors said that she likely wouldn't be able to talk, much less sing. ALI always loved a challenge, and she was not going to let her disability get in the way of her love for music. Rather than rely on hearing to sing, she would feel the way the notes felt, replicating it physically. With that technique, along with the help of many operations, and good hearing...

Michael comes from a family of performers. His sister was known as the singer in the family. His mom, and biggest fan, was a news anchor and radio personality. At 15, Michael and his family moved to Texas, where he decided to join the choir to make some new friends. After high school, Michael moved to New York City to pursue his dreams in musical theatre. In 2017, he booked a job in a Jersey Boys...