AMY VACHAL of Team Adam (Levine) may have hit upon a formula for her to go deep in The Voice singing competion. For the second week in a row, she has taken a Top 10 hit and made it her own by it adding her own unique style. The Filipina/American's performance - sometimes unconsciously strumming an imaginary ukulele - was good enough to get her into next week's show for the ten finalists.
Last week she left behind the old standards that she is so comfortable with and gave Drake's "Hotline Bling" the Amy Vachal treatment. This week she did it again with Taylor Swift's "Blank Space." which she turned into a folksy, more playful version of the chart topper. That's her strength. She didn't try to imitate Swift, but she turned the American Music Awards Song of the Year into her own creation.
"Adam came up with the song, it wasn't on any of my lists," Vachal said with a laugh after her performance. "We collaborated and tried a bunch of different songs, and finally he said, 'We are doing this.' I started out playing the guitar, but as an art piece it didn't fit. Still I did get to play air ukulele, and I infused a vintage feel to it."
Unlike the other performers who try to reproduce hit songs note by note, Vachal has the talent to turn almost any song into her soft, sweet style. This will do her well in The Voice because fans begin know whet style to expect from her.
 |
| Amy Vachal sings Taylor Swift. |
Pharrell Wilson, her former coach, said, “The way you are doing these songs, it frames your voice so well.” Coach Adam told her, “I am so proud of you, the way you’ve won this season is taking your own approach to songs. That is the artistry that I love.”He also urged fans to buy Vachal's cover on iTunes, one of the ways fans can vote. Those iTunes votes are multiplied by 10 if the download finishes in the top ten. By the time voting was over, Vachal had the No. 4 downloaded song on the streaming site.
Blake Shelton, who wanted Vachal on his team, commented, “I love these flips that you guys are doing. That may be my favorite vocal from you so far. To hear the lower register of your voice … I have never heard it so clear and so loud.”
Vachal's own coach Adam Levine said, "The way you've won this season is by taking your own approach to songs. You've completely triumphed. I'm as pleased as I could possibly be," said the lead singer for Maroon 5.
This was the first time Vachal iTune downloads surpassed favorite Jordan Smith, who finished at eighth. Voice contestant Emily Ann Roberts finished tenth. Joining Vachal, Smith and Roberts in the final 10 are: Braiden Sunshine, Zach Seabaugh, Madi Davis, Barrett Baber, Jeffrey Austin, Lorin Bukowski and Shelby Brown. Jeffery Austin went home.
The competition only gets more tense as the ten remaining singers return next Monday (Nov. 30) to pursue their dreams on another round of The Voice.
###
No comments:
Post a Comment