Brynn Cartelli

The Voice (2018)

Cartelli auditioned in 2018 to compete in the fourteenth season of The Voice. For her blind audition she sang "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth. Two of the four coaches, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton, turned their chairs for her. She chose to be part of Team Kelly, who was a first-time coach on the show.

Over the course of the competition, Cartelli continued to show coaches her vocal ability. It was often noted that coaches believed that her voice was powerful and mature despite her young age. She competed against fellow Team Kelly member twenty-one-year-old Dylan Hartigan in the Battle rounds as the two sang "...Ready for It?" by Taylor Swift. Clarkson deemed her the winner and advanced her to the Knockout rounds (while her opponent, Hartigan, was stolen to Team Blake). In the Knockout rounds, she then defeated fellow team member Jamella with her rendition of "Here Comes Goodbye" by Rascal Flatts, which Clarkson deemed superior to Jamella's performance of "Girl Crush" by Little Big Town. Thus, Cartelli advanced to the live shows.

On the live Playoffs, Cartelli performed the song "Unstoppable" by Sia on the first night of the Live Playoffs. The public voted her making her through to the top twelve immediately, sparing her a second performance that week. Coincidentally, the performance of Cartelli occurred on her fifteenth birthday. Kaleb Lee would end up joining her in the top twelve via the public vote on Team Kelly's second performance night, and D.R. King would be Clarkson's final save choice to join them both.

Cartelli continued advancing throughout the live shows, which included covers of "Up to the Mountain" by Patty Griffin in the top twelve week, "Yoü and I" by Lady Gaga in the top eleven week, "Fix You" by Coldplay in the top ten week, and "What the World Needs Now is Love" by Burt Bacharach in the semifinals week. The latter two songs charted in the top ten of iTunes and gave Cartelli a download bonus multiplier for each performance.

During part one of the live finale on May 21, 2018, she joined her coach, Clarkson, in a coach duet as they sang "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House. She then performed the original song "Walk My Way" written by Julia Michaels, and she closed the night with "Skyfall" by Adele. The following night, she performed a duet with Michaels of the songs "Issues" and "Jump." At the end of the night, Cartelli was named the winner of season fourteen over Team Alicia member Britton Buchanan. This also signified a win for her coach, Clarkson, who had secured her first win as a coach on her first attempt on the show. Cartelli received a prize of $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group.

After The Voice

After winning The Voice, Cartelli signed with Brandon Blackstock, Clarkson's husband and manager, and manager to Blake Shelton. Cartelli will open up for Clarkson on her Meaning of Life Tour, which will begin on January 24, 2019.^[1] Cartelli is currently in the process negotiating a record deal with Atlantic Records.^[2]

Singles