Chris Blue

American singer (born 1990)

R&B
soul
gospel
pop

^[1]^[2]Occupation(s)SingerInstrument(s)VocalsYears active2014–presentLabelsRepublic Records

Musical artist

Chris Blue (born January 15, 1990) is an American soul singer. He is the winner of season 12 of the American talent competition The Voice at the age of 27. He was the very last artist to sing during the blind auditions and filled the last spot on Team Alicia.

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Blue was born on January 15, 1990, in Glendale, Arizona to Ernest Blue Jr. and Janice Blue-Williams.^[3]^[4] He is the youngest of seven children.^[5] The family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, when he was 10 years old.^[4] Blue started singing in church at age 3.^[6] Blue started preaching at Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee , and was ordained at the age of 15. He eventually became a worship leader in the Cokesbury United Methodist Church.^[6] Choosing a music career from very early on, he formed the Blue Brothers with his siblings and later they appeared on BET's Bobby Jones Gospel show.^[6] He won the Voice-Off Knoxville competition in 2015.^[6] He toured locally as well as in England, The Bahamas, Jamaica and the Virgin Islands.^[7] Blue also attended Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN, and was actively involved in the campus worship ministry as well as the campus gospel choir.

The Voice (2017)

Blue auditioned in 2017 to compete in season 12 of The Voice.^[8] In the blind auditions, broadcast on March 14, 2017, on NBC, he sang "The Tracks of My Tears" from The Miracles and was the last competitor to perform in the Blind Auditions on episode 7 of the auditions.^[8] Alicia Keys was the only judge left with a place in her team and she chose Blue.^[8] Blue became part of Team Alicia by default.^[8]

He won the title for the season against Blake Shelton's finalist Lauren Duski who finished as runner-up.^[8]

The Voice performances

– Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

Stage	Song	Original artist	Date	Order	Result
Blind Audition	"The Tracks of My Tears"	Smokey Robinson and The Miracles	March 14, 2017	7.9	Alicia Keys, the only judge with places left on team Joined Team Alicia by default
Battles (Top 48)	"Adorn" (vs. RJ Collins)	Miguel	March 21, 2017	10.2	Saved by Alicia
Knockouts (Top 32)	"Superstition" (vs. Quizz Swanigan)	Stevie Wonder	April 3, 2017	13.1	Saved by Alicia
Live Playoffs (Top 24)	"Love on the Brain"	Rihanna	April 17, 2017	17.7	Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 12	"Love and Happiness"	Al Green	April 24, 2017	19.6
Live Top 11	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Percy Sledge	May 1, 2017	21.11
Live Top 10	"24K Magic"	Bruno Mars	May 8, 2017	23.5
Live Semifinals (Top 8)	"If I Ain't Got You" (duet with Vanessa Ferguson)	Alicia Keys	May 15, 2017	25.2
Live Semifinals (Top 8)	"Take Me to the King"	Tamela Mann	May 15, 2017	25.5
Live Finale (Final 4)	"Diamonds and Pearls" (with Alicia Keys)	Prince and The New Power Generation	May 22, 2017	27.3	Winner
	"Money on You" (original song)	Chris Blue		27.6
	"Rhythm Nation"	Janet Jackson		27.12

Non competition performances
Order	Collaborator(s)	Song	Original Artist
22.1	Vanessa Ferguson, Stephanie Rice and Alicia Keys	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"	Aretha Franklin
28.7	Usher	"Everybody Hurts"	R.E.M.

Personal life

Blue met his English fiancée Stephanie Dunkley in 2014.^[8]

Discography

Singles

2017: "Money on You"
2017: "Blue Blood Blues"
2017: "Humanity"
2019: "You Are My Heaven"

Releases from The Voice

2017: "The Tracks of My Tears"
2017: "Adorn" (with RJ Collins)
2017: "Superstition"
2017: "Love on the Brain"
2017: "Love and Happiness"
2017: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
2017: "24K Magic"
2017: "If I Ain't Got You" (with Vanessa Ferguson)
2017: "Take Me to the King"
2017: "Diamonds and Pearls" (with Alicia Keys)
2017: "Rhythm Nation"
2017: "Money on You"

References

^ Mallenbaum, Carly (May 24, 2017). "'Voice' champ Chris Blue: Now I can give fiancée the wedding she deserves". USA Today. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ "Team Alicia takes it! Alicia Keys gets first 'Voice' victory with Chris Blue". Today. May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ "Chris Blue Celebrity Profile". Hollywood Life. 22 March 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Chris Blue advances to knockout rounds on 'The Voice'". News Chief. March 26, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
^ "The Voice's Chris Blue recalls being 'little Michael' of family group". WBIR.com. March 21, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Knoxville's Chris Blue passes Voice audition". WBIR.com. March 14, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Chris Blue: 5 Things To Know About The Crazy Good Singer On Season 12 Of 'The Voice'". Hollywood Life. April 18, 2017. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Knoxville's Chris Blue wins 'The Voice' Season 12". Knoxville News Sentinel. May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.

External links

Official website
'Voice' Season 12 Champ Chris Blue on Alicia Keys, Battling Doubt: I Almost Didn't Audition, Rolling Stone

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sundance Head	The Voice (American) Winner 2017 (Spring)	Succeeded by chloe mk
Preceded by "Darlin' Don't Go"	The Voice (American) Winner's song "Money on You" 2017 (Spring)	Succeeded by "Wish I Didn't Love You"