{"id":212504,"date":"2019-05-02T21:45:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T01:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=212504"},"modified":"2019-05-03T05:04:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T09:04:47","slug":"filipino-singer-jej-vinson-advances-to-the-voice-top-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/02\/filipino-singer-jej-vinson-advances-to-the-voice-top-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipino singer Jej Vinson advances to The Voice Top 13"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Pretty speechless. Top 13. I\u2019m out of words, but I want to thank Kelly Clarkson for seeing something in me.” (Photo<\/a>: @jejvinson<\/a>\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once again, Filipino singer Jej Vinson stuns \u201cThe Voice\u201d Season 16 audience, especially his coach Kelly Clarkson, and makes it to the American singing contest\u2019s Top 13.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an episode that aired last Monday, April 29, Jej serenaded viewers with his version of \u201cLove Lies\u201d by Khalid and Normani. After advancing to the Top 24 the week prior, the Top 13 was then chosen either by votes from the American audience or the coaches themselves. For Jej, it was the latter, American Idol Season 1 winner Kelly using her \u201csave\u201d on Jej over the other team members that became his fighting chance to win the overall title.<\/span><\/p>\n

The news was shared on The Voice U.S.\u2019s official Twitter account as well, sharing a video of the Filipino talent captioned, \u201cJej Vinson is headed into the #VoiceTop13! Who else is excited?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the other contestants that also advanced to the Top 13 round of the show include: Rod Stokes from Team Kelly Clarkson as well, Andrew Sevener, Gyth Rigdon, Carter Lloyd Horne, Dexter Roberts and Oliv Blu from Team Blake Shelton, Maelyn Jarmon, Shawn Sounds and Celia Babini from Team John Legend, and LB Krew and Mari from Team Adam Levine.<\/span>
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Now, the 22-year-old is anticipating the next round of the hit television show, where five will be eliminated from the 13\u00a0 contestants. The theme for the songs will be \u201cFan Night,\u201d where the viewers themselves will get to choose what songs the contestants will perform.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an interview with Asian Journal, the Davao native Jej talks about his musical background, stating, \u201c<\/span>I kind of grew up chorally trained, and then a little bit after that, I started listening to more jazz and R&B, and then when I moved to LA, I started to appreciate more radio-friendly and pop artists, so it\u2019s kind of a mixed bag of influences,\u201d even sharing that originally, his parents encouraged the young student to pursue nursing, but immediately switched to a musical course at the University of Southern California. <\/span><\/p>\n

He adds, \u201cThat year when I decided to go to school for music, there was a lot of doubt within myself but I\u2019m glad that my parents actually supported me. It actually helped lift me up and encouraged me to keep going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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