At simply 14 years previous, Jaylen Dunham has already constructed an impressive collection of performing achievements. His resume contains commercials, enjoying extras in films, modeling, and singing. He has carried out in stage performs, on the web, and now he is auditioning for The Voice.
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Dunham hails from Charlotte, North Carolina, the place he lives along with his mother and pop, and simply throughout the road from grandma. He’s been singing since he was a bit of child. Almost as quickly as he may discuss, he was singing, a performer from the very begin.
Dunham began posting song covers online when he was 12 years previous, some of which have gained thousands and thousands of views. That led him to acting at and successful beginner night time at The Apollo, with a efficiency of “Listen” by Beyoncé. “When he sang, the crowd just shook the whole building,” mentioned Aaron Dunham, Jaylen’s dad. “Anything he puts his mind to, he goes 110%.”
Jaylen Dunham's The Voice Season 26 Blind Auditions: particulars
If it ain’t broke, don’t repair it. Dunham hit The Voice stage for his Blind Audition with a repeat efficiency of “Listen.” The song begins low and gentle, Dunham’s evolving voice fraying just a little at the edges. His voice is changing (as it's wont to do, when you’re 14) and that’s one of the things he hopes a Coach will be able to help him navigate as a performer.
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By the end of the song, Dunham transferred into a higher and seemingly more comfortable range, delivering a performance that would make any Artist proud, let alone one so young. Unfortunately, none of the Coaches turned for Dunham. At least, not yet. As soon as the Coaches turned around to provide feedback, they absolutely lost it. Gwen Stefani bolted from her chair to congratulate Dunham on his performance and give him a hug.
“They switched out a person, right? Was that you singing?” Stefani asked. “I can’t believe this.”
Across the board, the Coaches were flabbergasted by the cognitive gap between what they had heard and what they were seeing. “I can’t imagine how formidable you are going to be in three years, five years, 10 years,” said Michael Bublé.
“Your singing in that low range of your voice; I’m blown away,” Stefani continued, pointing out some areas for improvement and explaining, perhaps, why none of the Coaches turned. “I think as the song went on you were getting more and more worried that we weren’t going to press, and I could hear it.”
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The frustration in Stefani’s voice at the lost opportunity was palpable but, fortunately for everyone, Stefani had a trick up her proverbial sleeve. “We have this new thing on The Voice. Basically, if you’re like ‘Dang, I should have pressed my button, but I didn’t press my button,’ you can press your button,” Stefani said, and press it she did. Just like that, Dunham instantly became the latest addition to Team Gwen.
“I had to use my Coach Replay for Jaylen. In that moment I was thinking, ‘Should I use it?’ and then I was like, ‘Yes, you have that feeling right now; you have that regretful feeling. That’s what it’s for,’” Stefani said. “My favorite part about his voice was when he was coming in and singing his really low, soft voice. He had a lot of control. To think that is live, on stage, at 14 years old, I can’t wait to see what happens next.”
We can’t wait, either.
