Austin Montgomery of Henry, Calif., can’t assist it: He’s bought a one-of-a-kind voice! The 19-year-old singer proved that in his blind audition on Season 22 of The Voice, which aired on Tuesday evening (Oct. 4) on NBC.
Onstage, he auditioned with Hank Williams, Sr.’s “I Can’t Assist It (If I’m Nonetheless in Love with You).” Though Montgomery is simply an adolescent, he stunned viewers along with his old-school data of music, and along with his deep and highly effective vocals. He confirmed off his low baritone voice and his standout vibrato, incomes a flattering comment from beginner coach Camila Cabello.
“He feels like Elvis [Presley],” Cabello whispered to Blake Shelton as her hand hovered over her crimson button.
Gwen Stefani was the primary to show round for the singer, although. She spun her chair early on throughout one of many starting notes. Each Shelton and Cabello concurrently rotated their chairs halfway by way of the efficiency. And, to point out that she was having fun with Montgomery’s rendition of the traditional nation hit, Cabello stood up and swayed her hips back and forth.
Afterward, she instructed Montgomery, “I really like you! I’m an enormous fan!”
“I feel it might be essential should you requested the three of us who sang that tune you simply carried out. A minimum of certainly one of us is aware of who wrote and sang that tune,” Shelton stated, referring to himself as that one individual. “I feel it’s a present to have you ever on this present. I might be honored to be your coach. We may truly do that proper.”
“What does proper imply?” Cabello questioned, making an attempt her greatest to steer Montgomery to affix her workforce. “Would you slightly have proper or have enjoyable, and be attention-grabbing, thrilling, unpredictable such as you, my man? I used to be actually excited after I heard your voice. I used to be like, ‘That’s a voice that I might love to listen to on the radio.’ Our technology doesn’t have voices like yours. I don’t have anybody else such as you on my workforce. What I’m in search of is musical variety, and I like that you simply’re completely different and unpredictable. I feel we may do some cool stuff collectively and convey your outdated soul to this technology.”
“I really like your voice. You sound such as you’re straight out of the previous,” Stefani instructed Montgomery, who beforehand famous that he grew up listening to artists like Jerry Lee Lewis, Williams and Johnny Cash.
“It’s loopy that you simply’re 19 years outdated. I feel I may coach you properly as a result of you might have a lot character and magnificence,” Stefani added. “That’s in all probability one thing that I may do properly. However, musically, should you don’t decide me, don’t decide Camila. I’m being actual right here, guys. That is your profession. That man, [Blake], proper there, that is what he loves. He loves what you do, and so do I. I might be completely satisfied to teach you, however I wanna be actual.”
After Stefani shared her phrases as an ally to her husband Shelton, it appeared Cabello didn’t have a lot of a leg to face on. Montgomery went with the veteran coach, saying, “I’m going with Blake, for positive.”
“I assumed (Austin) was actually completely different,” Cabello stated. “However in the end, outdated soul, he needed to go along with an older individual.”
