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Jordan Matthew Young never imagined he’d make it this far on ‘The Voice’
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“I’m just a working class musician,” the rocker with long blond hair said during a recent episode. “It blows my mind.”
But for all of his surprise, Young has made it to the season finale of “The Voice.” He performs as a top five finalist Monday night.
And on Tuesday, he could be crowned the Season 20 winner. It’s a big moment for Young, whose life took an unexpected turn last year.
The 35-year-old artist has spent the past decade touring and performing as a blues singer. But like all musicians, his career that thrives on live audiences came to a crashing halt during the pandemic. So last year, Young left Austin, Texas, and returned to his Utah home to work for his family’s construction business, The Austin Chronicle reported.
During his run on
The Voice, Jordan Matthew Young has proved his talents in a wide variety of genres. Still, he knows how to keep it country, and the Team Blake standout returned to those traditional roots during his performance on Monday night (May 17.)
The Austin, Texas native covered John Conlee s Rose Colored Glasses during the live Top 9 performances episode. Young s coach, Blake Shelton, praised his song choice, explaining that it was one of his own go-to country covers to perform.
Conlee released Rose Colored Glasses in 1978 as the lead single and title track of his debut studio album. It peaked at No. 5 on the
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