WATCH: 16-Year-Old Riley Elmore of West Dundee Wows Judges on ‘The Voice’
In 2015, it was St. Charles North High School grad Jeffery Austin who electrified audiences and made Kane County proud as a finalist on the nationally syndicated NBC television show, The Voice.
This year, Kane County has another singing hometown hero on The Voice in the form of 16-year-old Riley Elmore of West Dundee, who passed the blind audition on Monday, Sept. 19, and will be a part of Team Adam Levine during season 11.
The Dundee-Crown High School student wowed the judges with his rendition of “The Way You Look Tonight” and had coaches Levin and Blake Shelton dueling to have him on their team. Levin won by standing up and performing a little mini-duet with Elmore — a really wonderful TV moment, with fun backstage shots showing the priceless reactions of Riley’s parents.
But don’t take my word for it, just click on the video embedded in this article to see it and believe it.
“The Voice” airs 7 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays on NBC.
Riley Elmore’s Bio on ‘The Voice’ Website
Riley’s passion for music began when he started playing the trombone in the fourth grade. When he joined a Jazz Band, he discovered a passion for Frank Sinatra. Every time Riley takes the stage, he wears a pin with Frank Sinatra sayings given to him by his grandfather. Riley is definitely an old soul, but as a young artist, he still gets nervous on stage and deals with confidence issues, so performing for four superstar coaches is a big step.
How ‘The Voice’ Works
SOURCE: www.nbc.com/the-voice
The two-time Emmy Award-winning “The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the blockbuster vocal competition show’s new season.
Superstars Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys join coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton and host Carson Daly this season. For the first time, a pair of female coaches will command the red chairs for NBC’s immensely popular musical competition series.
The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: the first begins with the blind auditions, followed by the battle rounds, the knockouts, the live playoffs and, finally, the live performance shows.
During the blind auditions, the decisions from the musician coaches are based solely on voice and not on looks. The coaches hear the artists perform, but they don’t get to see them — thanks to rotating chairs. If a coach is impressed by the artist’s voice, he/she pushes a button to select the artist for his/her team. At this point, the coach’s chair will swivel so that he/she can face the artist he/she has selected. If more than one coach pushes his/her button, the power then shifts to the artists to choose which coach they want to work with. If no coach pushes his/her button, the artist is eliminated from the competition.
Once the teams are set, the battle is on. Coaches dedicate themselves to developing their team of artists, giving them advice and sharing the secrets of their success, along with help from their celebrity advisors. During the battle rounds, the coaches pit two of their own team members against each other to sing the same song together in front of a studio audience. After the vocal battle, the coach must choose which of his/her singers will advance to the next round of competition, while the losing artist is available to be stolen by another coach. Each coach has two steals available during the battle rounds.
At the end of the battle rounds, only the strongest members of each coach’s roster remain and proceed to the knockout rounds. Here, the artists are paired against a teammate once more, but this time, they select their own songs to perform individually, while their direct competitor watches and waits. They are vying for their coach’s confidence and decision to take them to the live shows. One superstar, universal advisor is on hand to work with all of the coaches and their teams as they prepare the artists for this challenge. But the coaches alone choose the winner, and the artist not selected is available to be stolen by another coach. Each coach has one steal available during the knockout rounds.
In the live playoff rounds, the Top 20 artists compete to secure a spot in the live shows. Artists perform live, and America votes to save their two favorite artists from each team. The coaches then save one remaining artist to complete their roster. The remaining contestants move on to the final phase of the competition – the live shows.
In the final live-performance phase of the competition, the Top 12 artists compete each week against each other during a live broadcast. The television audience votes to save their favorite artists. The three artists with the lowest number of votes are eligible for the “Instant Save.” These artists each perform a new song that represents why they should earn the save. Then, America has the opportunity to save their favorite performer by tweeting #VoiceSave along with the artist’s name. The singers with the lowest number of votes are sent home each week. In the end, one is named “The Voice” and receives the grand prize of a recording contract.
“The Voice” is a presentation of United Artists Media Group (an MGM company), Talpa Media USA Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series was created by John de Mol, who serves as executive producer along with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Jay Bienstock, Lee Metzger and Chad Hines.
