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Chris Blue (born January 15, 1990) is an American soul singer. He is the winner of season 12 of the American talent competition The Voice at the age of 27. He was the very last artist to sing during the blind auditions and filled the last spot on Team Alicia.

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Blue was born on January 15, 1990, in Glendale, Arizona to Ernest Blue Jr. and Janice Blue-Williams.[1][2] He is the youngest of seven children.[3] The family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, when he was 10 years old.[2] Blue started singing in church at age 3.[4] Blue started preaching at Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee , and was ordained at the age of 15. He eventually became a worship leader in the Cokesbury United Methodist Church.[4] Choosing a music career from very early on, he formed the Blue Brothers with his siblings and later they appeared on BET's Bobby Jones Gospel show.[4] He won the Voice-Off Knoxville competition in 2015.[4] He toured locally as well as in England, The Bahamas, Jamaica and the Virgin Islands.[5] Blue also attended Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN, and was actively involved in the campus worship ministry as well as the campus gospel choir.

The Voice (2017)

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Blue auditioned in 2017 to compete in season 12 of The Voice.[6] In the blind auditions, broadcast on March 14, 2017, on NBC, he sang "The Tracks of My Tears" from The Miracles and was the last competitor to perform in the Blind Auditions on episode 7 of the auditions.[6] Alicia Keys was the only judge left with a place in her team and she chose Blue.[6] Blue became part of Team Alicia by default.[6]

He won the title for the season against Blake Shelton's finalist Lauren Duski who finished as runner-up.[6]

The Voice performances

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Non competition performances
Order Collaborator(s) Song Original Artist
22.1 Vanessa Ferguson, Stephanie Rice and Alicia Keys "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Aretha Franklin
28.7 Usher "Everybody Hurts" R.E.M.

Personal life

Blue met his English fiancée Stephanie Dunkley in 2014.[6]

Discography

Singles

  • 2017: "Money on You"
  • 2017: "Blue Blood Blues"
  • 2017: "Humanity"
  • 2019: "You Are My Heaven"

Releases from The Voice

References

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External links

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