A Star Is Born! Alexia Jayy Makes History As First Black Woman To Win ‘The Voice’ — ‘I’m Singing For Everybody Who Believes In Me’
On Tuesday, April 14, the 31-year-old from Mobile, Ala., was crowned the winner of Season 29, dubbed "The Voice: Battle of Champions.” The post A Star Is Born! Alexia Jayy Makes History As First Black Woman To Win ‘The Voice’ — ‘I’m Singing For Everybody Who Believes In Me’ appeared first on MadameNoire.
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Congratulations to Alexia Jayy, who was crowned the winner of The Voice on Tuesday, April 14, and made history as the first Black woman winner on the long-running singing competition show.
“I cannot believe that I just won The Voice,” Jayy said on a FaceTime call with her mom after securing another victory for coach Adam Levine.
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“All that you need, you have. I think you already won,” the Maroon 5 frontman told Jayy before her win. Afterward, he said, “Nobody is more deserving of this honor.”
Season 29 of the four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series returned on Feb. 23 with a special format revamp dubbed “The Voice: Battle of Champions.” Fan-favorite coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Levine returned to the red chairs to form the only panel in the show’s 15-year history comprised entirely of The Voice winners.
Jayy stood out from the start, earning chair turns from all three coaches during her blind audition with a powerful performance of Aretha Franklin‘s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”
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