Tessanne Chin
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Tessanne Chin (born September 23, 1985 in Kingston ) is a Jamaican pop singer . She won the fifth season of the American singing talent show The Voice in 2013 .
biography
Tessanne Chin's parents played in a band and she attended a performing arts school. When she was twelve she went to England for a while. Back in Jamaica she became the singer of the rock band Mile High . After a while, she left the band to pursue a solo career. For three years she was Jimmy Cliff's accompanist and worked for artists such as Ky-Mani Marley and Diana King . She was hired as the opening act for Patti Labelle , Keyshia Cole and Mary J. Blige . Finally, she also recorded her own album, In Between Words , which was released in 2010.
In 2013, Chin took part in the talent show The Voice in the United States. She convinced all four coaches in the blind auditions and chose Adam Levine's team . In the individual rounds she chose songs from her homeland by Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley twice . She did not have an outstanding performance until the semifinals, only through her performance of the Simon and Garfunkel classic Bridge over Troubled Water did she become the favorite. The song came in at number one on the iTunes charts after the semi-final show . In the finale, she scored with two other classics - I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston and Let It Be by the Beatles - and won the season.
Discography
Songs
- Songs from the The Voice broadcasts from September 24th to December 16th, 2013
- Try ( pink )
- Next to Me ( Emeli Sandé - "Battle" with Donna Allen )
- Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) ( Kelly Clarkson )
- Many Rivers to Cross ( Jimmy Cliff )
- My Kind of Love ( Emeli Sandé )
- If I Were Your Woman ( Gladys Knight )
- Underneath It All ( No Doubt )
- Redemption Song ( Bob Marley )
- Unconditionally ( Katy Perry )
- Bridge over Troubled Water ( Simon & Garfunkel )
- Let It Be ( The Beatles - Duet with Coach Adam Levine )
- I Have Nothing ( Whitney Houston )
Albums
- In Between Words (2010)
- Tessanne Chin (2014)
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- ↑ a b Chart sources USA: US
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated August 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at The Ranch Entertainment
- ↑ Tessanne Chin on the US iTunes charts
- ↑ Tessanne Chin Wins 'The Voice' Season 5 , Phil Gallo, Billboard, December 17, 2013
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| SURNAME | Chin, Tessanne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |