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

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?

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?

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 513 With Orlando Mendez From NBC’s The Voice Orlando is a second-generation American, his grandparents immigrating from Cuba. Despite his strong Cuban influence and growing up in Miami, Orlando took an interest in country music in high school and soon earned the nickname “Cuban Cowboy.” When Orlando’s grand...

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?

A leader in worship music exploring the world of music from the center of the world's largest stage. NBC's The Voice. 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?

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?

Believing it's her mission to help people through the power of music, Morgan is a full-time touring musician having opened for artists such as Luke Bryan, Rick Springfield, Hank Williams Jr., Old Dominion and Kane Brown. She's also recently sang back up on Cody Johnson's radio single "Nothing on You." In 2020, Morgan won Artist and Record of the Year for the Nashville Industry Music Awards for her...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 511 With Valerie Harding From NBC’s The Voice Valarie is a new grandma to her 6-month-old granddaughter and another recently born. Valarie admits it's a bit strange to be a grandmother at only 41, but she also became a mom to her first son at the age of 18. Shortly after becoming a parent, she joined the ba...

Raquel is Dominican and Puerto Rican and is a self-described hippie who loves yoga, art, and music. When she was six years old she was singing alone in her room when her mother overheard her and decided to get her an agent. By 11, Raquel had booked her first professional gig on Nickelodeon’s “Dora The Explorer” as the voice of Dora’s friend Kate. Opportunities continued to arise and at 19 she land...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 493 With Lana Scott From NBC’s The Voice She’s been singing her entire life and grew up participating in musical theater and performing at church. Her grandmother Lana, her namesake, always encouraged her singing and pushed her to pursue country music. After high school Lana attended Berklee College of Musi...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 447 With Samara Brown From NBC’s The Voice Samara grew up in the Bronx in a very religious and musical household. She was only allowed to listen to gospel music and naturally got her start singing in church. Samara was first introduced to secular music in college and found her calling in musical theater. Af...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 421 with Katie Ray from NBC’s The Voice Katie grew up in northern California and learned all about music from her father. She would sing at coffee shops with her dad and brother and got involved in the school choir, but was always too shy to perform on her own. Katie took a long break from music and didn’t...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 410 with Raine Stern from NBC’s The Voice. From a very young age, Raine had a sense of awareness that beckoned her to inspire change. As a child, she would recite detailed speeches to her family on issues that were important to her. She soon realized the powerful response that music can evoke and picked up...

Jeremy grew up in a large Puerto Rican family in Queens and got his start singing at neighborhood block parties. At ten years old, his family moved to Florida and Jeremy began participating in choir at church and school. He later became a worship leader and started gaining traction in the local music scene. At 21, he got the opportunity to open for Andrea Bocelli in Germany and finally felt his ca...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 350 with Girl Named Tom winners of NBC’s The Voice. Girl Named Tom is the first act in the 21 seasons of “The Voice” to have four of their songs in the iTunes Top 10 at the same time. In addition, the group reached #1 twice on the main iTunes Top 200 chart with “River,” and “The Chain.” “Hits From the Road...

Jershika grew up singing in church, but her dad was in the military so her family moved around. Once she was in middle school they finally settled down and Jershika was able to get into music. She joined every choir she could and was thrilled to have a steady group of friends, but unfortunately her family moved again halfway through her senior year. Jershika remained focused on graduating and went...

Jim grew up playing in various folk and bluegrass bands and went on to become a music teacher and then a father. He taught his son how to play guitar at six years old and soon after, Sasha was joining Jim on stage at his gigs. Sasha didn’t have an easy childhood, but music was always the constant that kept him going. At the start of high school, Sasha came out as transgender. Those were difficult...

Wendy was born in Memphis, Tennessee and got her start singing in church where her father was a minister. She went on to perform throughout school and joined a band in college while also doing studio work. For five years, Wendy was a signed recording artist, opened for Michael Bolton, and had a song chart on the Billboard Hot 100. When her recording contract ended, Julio Iglesias made her his duet...

Hailing from a small town, this sibling trio was initially homeschooled where music became a big part of their curriculum. They enrolled in piano lessons at a young age and joined theater once they started attending public school. Despite their artistic upbringing, they all planned to become doctors, but things changed when their father was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2017. When Bekah finished...

Peedy doesn't remember a time when he wasn't obsessed with Elvis Presley. His mother started playing Elvis songs for him at three years old and he went on to dress as Elvis for Halloween ten years in a row. In high school, Peedy joined musical theater and knew he was a natural entertainer. He often landed the lead roles and proceeded to compete in theater competitions throughout his school years....

Zae had a rocky start to life, but always found comfort in music. At three years old, Zae and his siblings were placed into foster care, but were eventually all adopted into one family. He started singing and as he got older he began performing around town at local coffee shops. At 16, Zae got in trouble with his school and was afraid of disappointing his parents so he ran away and tried to make i...

Jacob grew up singing in the church choir and began learning guitar at 12. He played in several bands throughout high school and at 19 hopped on a train and headed west. At 21, he joined a farming program that allowed him to travel the country and study regional music along the way, which shaped him into the artist he is now. He decided to pursue music full-time in 2012 and started a ragtime band....

Connor grew up in a small town nestled on the Ohio River where he started his pursuit after music and his faith. Hearing his family sing hymns at church ignited his passion for music and inspired him to learn the guitar. Outside of music, Connor also spent much of his time on the tennis court. He led his high school team to three undefeated seasons and achieved back-to-back Player of the Year. Con...

James grew up amongst a musical family in California. He started playing drums when he was 10, but was always shy about singing. While his mother encouraged singing, James focused on playing music instead. When he was 18, he tragically lost his mother to cancer but used his grief to begin exploring his voice and writing songs. James recently started gigging and singing at open mic nights in Ohio w...

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 245 with Cam Anthony winner of season 20 on NBC’s The Voice That’s Play It Forward. You can listen to the full conversations w...