It takes a special courage to sing on national television and in front of established stars. But The Voice contestant Gymani took the courage to take it one step further in her blind audition Monday night, choosing to sing a rendition of “POV” by judge Ariana Grande.
To Gymani’s credit, she removed the song from the park and three of the four judges – Grande, John Legend and Blake Shelton – returned immediately. Kelly Clarkson took longer to make her decision but ended up assisting her midway through completing a four-seat turn, a distinction that Legend said was the “highest honor” the show had. Singing can give.
Legend called “the audacity of singing Ariana’s song behind her”, but marveled at the creative freedom the 23-year-old singer brought to her audition, telling her “you really making it his own.”
covering a coach’s hit song is a big risk, but it paid off for Gymani who received a 4 chair turn after belting Ariana Grande’s “pov.”
