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Finding Her 'Voice': NY Native Turns Chairs On Popular TV Show Finding Her 'Voice': NY Native Turns Chairs On Popular TV Show
Finding Her 'Voice': NY Native Turns Chairs On Popular TV Show It took just three seconds for New York native Shye Roberts to get Gwen Stefani to hit that red button. The 17-year-old, originally from Long Island’s Glen Cove, ultimately convinced all four coaches to turn their chairs during her blind audition on NBC’s “The Voice,” in an episode that aired Tuesday, Oct. 8. Performing Five for Fighting’s 2001 hit, “Superman,” Roberts had both Stefani and Reba McEntire up on their feet in applause before the coaches made their cases, each pleading for the vocal powerhouse to join their team. “Wow. Your voice is like butter,” McEntire said. “It is just so …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hudson Valley's Ian Flanigan May Win Recording Contract, $100K On NBC's The Voice This Week Hudson Valley's Ian Flanigan May Win Recording Contract, $100K On NBC's The Voice This Week
Hudson Valley's Ian Flanigan May Win Recording Contract, $100K On NBC's The Voice This Week The Hudson Valley's own Ian Flanigan, one of five finalists on NBC's The Voice, could win $100,000 and a recording contract with Universal Music Group, depending on the quality of his live performance and how he is received by audiences at home.  Along with finalists Desz, John Holiday, Jim Ranger and Carter Rubin, Flanigan will perform live on Monday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. EST.  The season's winners will be announced after a two-hour episode on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Since first wowing the show's judges in October with his performance of the Zac Brown Band's Colder Weather, Flanigan…

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by Christina Coulter