The Voice Season 8: Top Blind Auditions
Ethan Hayes
Updated on March 15, 2026
Who stood out on opening night of The Voice? Check out these impressive auditions now.
Sawyer Fredericks
1Sawyer Fredericks is only 15 years old! But he sounded twice that age when impressing folks with “I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow” on The Voice season premiere.
Meghan Linsey
2Love hurt for Meghan Linsey on the first night of The Voice. This Nashville native drew the attention of all three mentors with her opening audition, as seen here.
India Carney
319-year-old India Carney turns all four coaches with her blind-audition version of “New York State of Mind.”
Kimberly Nichole
4New Yorker Kimberly Nicole powers through her blind audition, taking Ike and Tina Turner’s “Nutbush City Limits” to new heights.
Mia Z
5Mia Z delivers a sultry blind-audition take on B.B. King’s “The Thrill Is Gone.”
Corey Kent White – Chicken Fried (The Voice)
6Corey Kent White nails his blind-audition version of “Chicken Fried.”
Hannah Kirby
7Texas pop singer Hannah Kirby scores the final blind-audition slot when her cover of “The Letter” lands her on Team Blake.
Vance Smith
8Diesel mechanic Vance Smith covers the Four Tops’ “Reach Out I’ll Be There” in his blind audition.
Nathan Hermida
917-year-old Nathan Hermida turns his soulful blind audition of “Sure Thing” into a ticket to the last spot on Team Adam.
Caitlin Caporale
10Caitlin Caporale pays homage to Christina Aguilera, covering her “Impossible” in her blind audition – and then singing a duet with her.
Paul Pfau
11Paul Pfau’s blind-audition take on the standard “Fly Me to the Moon” has two coaches fighting for him.
Rob Taylor
12Rob Taylor is a 22-year old from Louisiana. He caused three of four chairs to turn around during his initial audition for The Voice.
Sarah Potenza
13Sarah Potenza is a 34-year old from Nashville. She went all Sam Smith on judges and viewers with her rendition of “Stay with Me” on opening night.
Cody Wickline
14For his blind audition, Cody Wickline turned all four chairs with his take on the country classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” This 20-year old from West Virginia has quite the bright future in music.
Joe Tolo
15Joe Tolo performs “To Love Somebody” and wins a spot on The Voice.
Anthony Riley
16Anthony Riley strikes pay dirt in his blind audition with his take on James Brown’s “I Got You (I Feel Good).”
Tonya Boyd-Cannon
17Tonya Boyd-Cannon’s powerful blind-audition take on Pharrell’s “Happy” has three coaches competing for her.
Gabriel Wolfchild
18Gabriel Wolfchild performs “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” on Season 8 of The Voice.
Brooke Adee
19Brooke Adee has the coaches fighting for her after her blind audition, “Skinny Love,” strikes a chord.
Blaze Johnson
20With his blind-audition version of “How to Save a Life,” Blaze Johnson has two coaches competing for him.
Deanna Johnson
21Deanna Johnson wows the coaches and crowd with her version of “All I Want.”
Michael Leier
22Michael Leier has Blake and Adam battling after his blind-audition version of “Last Kiss.”
Travis Ewing
23Multi-instrumentalist Travis Ewing breaks through with his blind-audition performance of Destiny Child’s “Say My Name.”
Sonic
24San Francisco’s Sonic makes her mark with a blowtorch blind audition, “Money on My Mind.”
Kelsie May
2515-year-old Kelsie May fires up the coaches with her take on Loretta Lynn’s “You’re Looking at Country” in her blind audition.
Barry Minniefield
26Barry Minniefield delivers a strong blind-audition take on “Me and Mrs. Jones.”
Jacob Rummell
2718-year-old Jacob Rummell has his pick of coaches after delivering his version of “Count on Me” in his blind audition.
Adam Levine
28Finally, Adam Levine fulfills his dream of blind auditioning for The Voice, turning some chairs with his take on Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer.”
Koryn Hawthorne – My Kind of Love (The Voice)
2916-year-old Koryn Hawthorne nails her blind audition, “My Kind of Love.”
Jack Gregori – Ring of Fire (The Voice)
30Lawyer Jack Gregori’s blind-audition take on Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” lands him on Team Adam.
Ashley Morgan – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Voice)
31Session singer Ashley Morgan steps into the spotlight with her blind-audition version of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”
Jeremy Gaynor – Superstar (The Voice)
32West Point Band vocalist Jeremy Gaynor turns four chairs with his blind-audition take on “Superstar.”
Brenna Yaeger – The House that Built Me (The Voice)
33Brenna Yaeger’s blind-audition take on “The House that Built Me” has two coaches battling for her.
Briar Jonnee – Take a Bow (The Voice)
34Briar Jonnee turns her blind-audition performance of “Take a Bow” into a ticket to Team Pharrell.
Brian Johnson – Reason to Believe (The Voice)
35Brian Johnson delivers a stirring blind audition, “Reason to Believe,” and has his choice of coaches.
Lexi Davila – Dreaming of You (The Voice)
36Small-town girl Lexi Davilla has two coaches fighting for her after her blind-audition take on “Dreaming of You.”