Emily Ann Roberts | |
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Birth name | Emily Ann Roberts |
Born |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
October 23, 1998
Genres | Country, gospel |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Republic |
Emily Ann Roberts (born October 23, 1998) is an American singer. She was a contestant on NBC's The Voice, as a member of team Blake Shelton, and she became a finalist on season nine. Songs she performed on the show have charted on the Billboard magazine charts, where three songs were on the Hot Country Songs and one placed on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
Emily Ann Roberts was born on October 23, 1998, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Tommy and Kelly Roberts. She has an older sister named Abby. She graduated from Karns High School, in Karns, Tennessee, in 2015.
Roberts' music career started in 2015, with her appearance on season nine of NBC's The Voice, where she got a two chair turn during the auditions, when she chose to be part of Blake Shelton's team on the show. Her renditions of the songs, "Blame It on Your Heart", "Why Not Me", and "She's Got You", during show, charted on the Billboard magazine chart, where they placed at Nos. 43, 33, and 21 respectively on the Hot Country Songs chart. She performed, "In the Garden", on the program, where it placed at No. 14 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
Roberts finished in second place on the finale to Jordan Smith from Team Adam.