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тАЬThe VoiceтАЭ┬аhas crowned its season 20 champion!
After weeks of Blind Auditions, Battles, Knockout Rounds and show-stopping live performances, the┬аsinging competition was down to the┬аTop 5, and on TuesdayтАЩs live finale, the newest┬аVoice┬аchampion (and, of course, their winning coach) was announced.
And the winner isтАж.┬аCam Anthony, from Team Blake!
He finished ahead of Team KellyтАЩs Kenzie Wheeler┬аin second place, Team BlakeтАЩs Jordan Matthew Young in third place, Team NickтАЩs Rachel Mac in fourth place and Team LegendтАЩs Victor Solomon in fifth place.
The win, BlakeтАЩs eighth тАЬVoiceтАЭ victory, extends his record as the winningest coach in the history of the competition тАФ and the unlikely pair shared an ecstatic hug as confetti rained down around them.
Cam wowed the coaches all season, starting with┬аhis stunning Blind Audition performance of Sam SmithтАЩs тАЬLay Me Down,тАЭ which led to a crucial block of hopeful coach John Legend by Nick Jonas. But Cam chose a different direction, following his motherтАЩs wishes and teaming up with┬аBlake Shelton,┬аwho showered the young performer with praise all season long.
тАЬYou have delivered every time you stand on this stage,тАЭ Blake┬аmarveled after CamтАЩs┬аTop 17 performance of HozierтАЩs тАЬTake Me to Church.тАЭ┬атАЬIтАЩve never had more people asking me about an artist on my team, in 20 seasons of doing this show. You could be the first superstar that we launch off this show.тАЭ
CamтАЩs performance of┬аCynthia ErivoтАЩs тАЬHarrietтАЭ anthem, тАЬStand Up,тАЭ┬аhad Blake doubling down during MondayтАЩs finale, with a performance so moving, it even motivated his coach┬аto тАЬtry and get serious for a secondтАЭ about the talent he saw in the 19-year-old Philadelphia native.
тАЬOn my 20th┬аseason, God put this young man in my life on тАШThe VoiceтАЩ┬аthat may change everything for this show,тАЭ Blake said. тАЬI want people out there to know that the only thing bigger than CamтАЩs talent is his heart and his mind.тАЭ
As for his future musical plans,┬аCam┬аtold reporters following last weekтАЩs semi-finals that heтАЩs ready for тАЬeven bigger stages,тАЭ noting that heтАЩs got dreams of one day performing on the Grammys.
тАЬWeтАЩre working towards some amazing things,тАЭ he shared.┬атАЬIтАЩm hoping to release an album, trying to work on some really amazing things.тАЭ
For Cam, who found viral fame at a young age, but struggled to get his career off the ground, his success on┬аThe Voice┬аhas been about finding some hard-earned┬атАЬvalidationтАЭ as an artist.
тАЬTo be able to know that I can be myself onstage and I can be received in this way has been such an amazing and validating experience,тАЭ he shared. тАЬIтАЩm grateful.тАЭ
тАЬThe VoiceтАЭ┬аwill return later this year with season 21 тАФ featuring new coach Ariana Grande! See more from this season in the video below.
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