Reba McEntire Scoops Up An Alabama Gospel Singer

Reba McEntire Scoops Up An Alabama Gospel Singer

Blind Auditions continued on Monday night’s (March 4) episode of The Voice, complete with twists, turns and shocking decisions from both the show’s coaches and its superstar-in-the-making contestants.

One of those surprise twists worked out in coach Reba McEntire‘s favor. She turned her chair for a Mississippi-born singer named Asher HaVon who grew up singing in church and showcased an expert sensibility for gospel runs and stage presence. In addition to all that spine-tingling soul, he brought pop glitz and glamor to his performance of Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain” — after turning her chair, McEntire even described this contestant as the total package.

But she had some competition when it came to actually wooing HaVon over to her team. Dan + Shay also turned their chair, and Shay Mooney pointed out that they actually had a sweet personal connection to HaVon: He shares a first name with Mooney’s oldest son, Asher.

Even more serious a threat was Chance the Rapper, who was the first coach to turn his chair for HaVon, hitting his button when the young singer was just a few bars into his audition.

“I instantly turned around ’cause I could tell you’re trying to win this competition, and you should. Everything that you did was phenomenal,” Chance raved. “Like, it was next level. I was blown away by it.”

As HaVon weighed his options, Chance seemed like the frontrunner: The singer’s family members, cheering him on from the sidelines, even started chanting “Chance! Chance! Chance!” to show which option they were pulling for.

But the talented young singer threw a curveball: “Chance, I really love you. I really do, I really do. But I gotta choose Reba,” he said, as McEntire clapped her hands and hopped out of her chair in excitement.

It’s not clear exactly what made HaVon pick McEntire — maybe he was just drawn to working with a legendary vocal powerhouse — though if you look closer at his wide-brimmed hat and leopard print sleeve cuffs, it seems entirely possible this singer might have a country side we haven’t seen yet.

The Voice airs Monday and Tuesday nights on NBC.

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