Brynn Cartelli: 'Voice' Winner Is Youngest Ever

LONGMEADOW, MA—Brynn Cartelli, a 15-year-old music and high school student from Longmeadow, was crowned champion of “The Voice” on Tuesday, announced NBC Universal. Described as soulful and poppy, Cartelli is the youngest winner in the history of this four-time Emmy Award-winning show on NBC.

Spensha Baker and Kyla Jade from Team Blake, and Britton Buchanan from Team Alicia provided tough competition as the finalists.

Cartelli sang “Beneath Your Beautiful” by Labrinth featuring Emili Sande in her blind audition, continues the announcement. That earned her a chair turn from both Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. After both coaches fought to work with this young talent, Cartelli ultimately chose first-time coach Clarkson.

A powerful performance of Sia’s “Unstoppable” in the Live Playoffs got Cartelli a place in the Top 12 though America’s votes. Her ability to cross genres with songs such as Patty Griffin’s “Up to the Mountain,” Lady Gaga’s “You and I” and Coldplay’s “Fix You” brought Cartelli all the way to the Semi-Finals, where a moving performance of Jackie DeShannon’s “What the World Needs Now Is Love” sealed the deal and sent her all the way to the Finals.

Cartelli debuted her original single “Walk My Way” on the finale. The tune was co-written by Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum selling artist and songwriter Julia Michaels. Coach Clarkson joined Cartelli for a duet of “Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House and Cartelli closed out the evening with a powerful cover of “Skyfall” by Adele.

Season 14 of “The Voice” concluded at Universal Studios, CA, with a star-studded live finale featuring performances by Jason Aldean, James Bay, Florence + The Machine, Halsey featuring Big Sean, Dua Lipa and Season 13 winner Chloe Kohanski. Additionally, the finale featured special musical collaborations with the Top 4 artists and chart-topping singers, including Season 15 coach Jennifer Hudson, Ryan Adams, Kane Brown and Julia Michaels.

Also on the finale, Cartelli performed a special duet with Michaels, who also served as one of this season’s Battle Advisers. Together they sang a medley of her Grammy-nominated smash hit “Issues” and new single “Jump” (feat. Triple Redd).

Cartelli is Season 14’s most-streamed artist in Apple Music and hit the iTunes Overall Top 10 singles chart four times this season. Her original single, “Walk My Way,” reached #2 on iTunes.

Cartelli has earned the grand prize of a recording contract.

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