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Finding Her 'Voice': Long Island Native Turns Chairs On Popular TV Show Finding Her 'Voice': Long Island Native Turns Chairs On Popular TV Show
Finding Her 'Voice': Long Island 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 Teen Gives Judges Goosebumps On 'The Voice' With 'Dream A Little Dream' Cover Hudson Valley Teen Gives Judges Goosebumps On 'The Voice' With 'Dream A Little Dream' Cover
Hudson Valley Teen Gives Judges Goosebumps On 'The Voice' With 'Dream A Little Dream' Cover A 13-year-old girl from the Hudson Valley is turning chairs on NBC's "The Voice." Orange County resident Julia Roome, of Warwick, wowed judges on the Tuesday, Sept. 26 episode of the popular singing show, with a cover of Ella Fitzgerald's "Dream A Little Dream" (scroll for video). "The fact that you're 13 and you sing like that makes me want to vomit," Niall Horan said. "In a good way." Gwen Stefani was so impressed that she got up to give her a hug. According to the bio on her website, Julia has been performing since the second grade and released her first original "Steel Glass" at 10 y…

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by Cecilia Levine
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22-Year-Old New Yorker To Appear On Live Shows Of 'The Voice' 22-Year-Old New Yorker To Appear On Live Shows Of 'The Voice'
22-Year-Old New Yorker To Appear On Live Shows Of 'The Voice' Bella DeNapoli, a 22-year-old New Yorker, had made it to the live shows of the singing competition "The Voice." The Long Island native, a resident of West Islip, grew up "surrounded by music," according to her contestant profile.  She has been performing on the show's 21st season, which debuted on Monday, Sept. 20, and most recently made in through the show's "Knockout Rounds." During her audition for the competition, which aired on NBC in September, DeNapoli performed her own rendition of Danity Kane's song "Damaged." After impressing the judges, she chose to perform on judge Ariana Gra…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Teen Carter Rubin Wins NBC's 'The Voice' Long Island Teen Carter Rubin Wins NBC's 'The Voice'
Long Island Teen Carter Rubin Wins NBC's 'The Voice' Sing it from the rooftops: a Long Island teenager has been crowned as the new champion of NBC’s “The Voice” competition. Carter Rubin, a 15-year-old Shoreham resident, became the competition’s younger-ever winner this week after wowing the celebrity judges and audience while starring on the show over the past month. Earlier story - Video: Long Island Boy Wows Judges On 'The Voice' "Oh my God, we won!" pop star Gwen Stefani, who coached Rubin throughout the competition, posted on social media with the champion by her side. "This is so crazy. We're trying to understand that this is happening…

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by Zak Failla
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Video: Long Island Boy Wows Judges On 'The Voice' Video: Long Island Boy Wows Judges On 'The Voice'
Video: Long Island Boy Wows Judges On 'The Voice' A Long Island teen was in the middle of a tug-of-war between two of the country’s biggest recording artists after taking centerstage and starring on NBC’s “The Voice.” Carter Rubin, a 15-year-old Shoreham resident, impressed both judges Gwen Stefani and John Legend with his rendition of Lewis Capaldi’s “Before You Go,” on the popular show, as the two celebrities sought to represent the teenager as his coach. “You do not look like your voice,” Stefani said when she spoke after Rubin's song. “I can’t believe what I am hearing and seeing right now. This is a shock.” Legend also tried to pers…

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by Zak Failla