33-year-old Shawn Sounds turned all 4 judges chairs with his K-Ci & JoJo's "All My Life" audition on The Voice. This Houston teacher pulled out all the stops to impress the panel as he belted out these iconic lyrics.
“And all my life I've prayed for someone like you
And I thank God that I, that I finally found you
All my life I've prayed for someone like you
And I hope that you feel the same way too
Yes, I pray that you do love me too”
For a moment, I thought the judges might pass on this incredible audition. But, when Shawn reached the very end, he nailed every single note.
Every single judge hit their button and turned around to see the man behind that powerful voice. After the performance, judge John Legend had nothing put praise for Shawn, “You managed a difficult arrangement, which is really a sign of a lot of skill. And then at the end – Whoa!”
With a voice like that, all the judges assumed that Shawn made a living as a musician. Actually, this Houston native is a middle-school teacher.
After this memorable audition, I think Shawn is going to be the talk of the school. This incredible performer truly earned a 4-chair turn on The Voice and he had a hard decision to make as far as which team he would join.
Ultimately, Shawn chose to join team John Legend and I have a feeling that this is going to be a contender we watch all season long.