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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Spirit-Filled 'Voice' Contestant Stuns With Chill-Inducing Hymn - CHARISMA NEWS

Brooke Simpson

Spirit-Filled 'Voice' Contestant Stuns With Chill-Inducing Hymn

12/5/2017 CHARISMA NEWS

Brooke Simpson stunned on The Voice last night with her performance of "Amazing Grace."

Before she made her way to the small screen, the Team Miley contestant sang her lungs out with Campus Choir at Lee University, affiliated with the Church of God.

The performance reached No. 2 on iTunes Monday night.

Watch the video for yourself.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Jordan Smith Is Crowned The Voice's New Champion! - PEOPLE

(From left) Barrett Baber, Jeffery Austin, Emily Ann Roberts and Jordan Smith

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Jordan Smith Is Crowned The Voice's New Champion

BY NICK MASLOW

@nickmaslow

12/15/2015 PEOPLE

Congratulations, Jordan Smith!

On Tuesday, the singer was crowned The Voice's season 9 champion. Emily Ann Roberts placed second, while Barrett Baber and Jeffery Austin rounded out the final four.

After host Carson Daly called his name, Smith, 21, was joined on stage by his coach Adam Levine and family members.

But Smith didn't have long for celebratory hugs. He soon held up the mic and burst into an emotional performance of "Climb Every Mountain." It was a short reminder why his fans – including coaches Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, and Pharrell – fell in love with him after the season debut in September.

Building up to the final reveal on Tuesday, Smith soared alongside Usher while singing the crooner's dance hit "Without You." Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Coldplay, Missy Elliott, and more stars also took center stage for numbers.

Smith – a Lee University college student from Harlan, Kentucky – caught the coaches' attention with his high-pitched voice by nailing Sia's "Chandelier" during blind auditions. But the highlight of his journey came on Dec. 7, when he delivered a stunning rendition of Queen's "Somebody to Love."

"I don't need to say anything at all because that's one of the best things I've ever seen in my entire life," said Levine.

His recording soon raced to the top of the iTunes chart, ending Adele's five-week reign with "Hello."

"I was actually on the red carpet doing press after the show. We were all checking the charts anyway just to see how everybody was doing," Smith told PEOPLE of discovering his achievement. "I opened my phone and saw it and I almost was moved to tears. It was so incredible!"

He struck gold again on Monday, reclaiming the No. 1 spot on iTunes with his spin on Christmas classic "Mary, Did You Know?".

The latest season of NBC's singing competition has spawned not just chart toppers, but also music's new it couple, Shelton and Stefani.

The Voice will come back for a tenth season in 2016, with Christina Aguilera returning to the lineup of coaches as Stefani takes a break to release new music.

"I don't want Gwen to not be on the show," Shelton recently told Extra of the upcoming season. "Why can't we have a fifth coach?"

Watch on PEOPLE: Jordan Smith video

Friday, December 11, 2015

Jordan Smith Could Be 'The Voice' but Faith Is First - CBN News Charlene Aaron

Jordan Smith Could Be 'The Voice' but Faith Is First

12-11-2015 CBN News Charlene Aaron

NBC's "The Voice" hasn't crowned a new winner this season, but many agree that contestant Jordan Smith is already a star.

The 21-year-old college student from the small town of Harlan, Kentucky, managed to knock Adele from the top spot on iTunes after singing Queen's "Somebody to Love," during the semi-finals Wednesday night.

Jordan Smith's rendition of "Somebody to Love" on NBC's "The Voice" knocked Adele off the top of the iTunes charts. Watch his performance here.

In an article for People Magazine, Smith's coach Adam Levine said, "I don't need to say anything at all because that's one of the best things I've ever seen in my entire life."

When Smith sang the Christian hymn, "Great is Thy Faithfulness" on the show a few weeks ago, it also topped the charts on Billboard and iTunes.

Click here to see Jordan Smith sing the hymn, "Great is Thy Faithfulness" on NBC's "The Voice."

Smith said church is where his love for singing began. His parents are both musicians and raised him in the church choir from a young age in the congregation of House of Mercy in the town of Wallins Creek, Kentucky.

"I love to lead worship and my parents really encouraged me to sing in church," said Smith. "My faith is who I am and I wanted to share that with the world," he said in a recent online interview with djchuang/"Spinning Up Disruptive Ideas."

Smith, a senior at Lee University, is also a member of the Lee University Campus Choir which points to the role faith plays in his life. Lee is a Church of God school in Cleveland, Tennesee.

He said he chose the college because of its Christian focus.

"My faith is the thing that gives me strength and that I find joy in. At the end of the day with my problems and concerns, I can turn to God and I can have peace in my situation. That's been the main thing that's carried me through this. My relationship with God has kept me grounded and has been my foundation through all of it."

Regardless of how "The Voice" turns out for him, Smith said he's not worried about the future.

"This platform has opened so many doors for me and has allowed me so many opportunities to make music in lots of different ways," he said.

"At this time, I'm just waiting prayerfully and doing my best. Whatever happens, I know I will continue to make music and lead worship wherever I go. While my future is unsure at this moment, I know who holds the future, and I will continue to move and trust in God's plan for me."

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Hear the 'Hallelujah' That's Trampling Secular Tunes on International Charts - JESSILYN JUSTICE Charisma News

Hear the 'Hallelujah' That's Trampling Secular Tunes on International Charts

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The Voice's Jordan Smith made waves when his rendition of "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" knocked Adele from her top spot on iTunes last month.

Now, the Lee University student is at it again, sinking his teeth into "Hallelujah" and crushing the secular competition, including Selena Gomez, Drake and Meghan Trainor, among others.

When Smith auditioned for The Voice earlier this year, coach Adam Levine called him the "most important person ever" to be on the show.

Watch the video to see his latest performance and do your best to hold in the tears.

Watch here: Jordan Smith on The Voice

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