Who is Ainae Nielsen? Washington singer on 'The Voice' used to write poems before she turned to songwriting
Fans of 'The Voice' can soon look forward to being introduced to Ainae Nielsen, a Washington-based singer and songwriter. Interestingly, before she turned to music, Ainae was a poet. In a truly musical progression, she then began turning the poetry she wrote into music with pop, R&B and hip-hop influences.
With this sort of background, it's not surprising then that Ainae already has quite a musical repertoire. Her first release was a single called 'Full Plate' in 2017 followed by other releases including an EP 'Contort' in 2018 and the singles 'Dragon Heart Lemonade', 'Summertime Fine', 'Girls' and 'Here Tonight'. 'Here Tonight' was Ainae's only release in 2020.
'Contort' includes a cover of Dolly Parton’s 'Jolene'. Ainae posted a more recent cover of the song, to honor and thank Dolly Parton for her donations towards Covid-19 research. Ainae graduated from St Vincent Pallotti High School and attends Howard University, where she’s studying marketing, according to her Facebook page.
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Besides Dolly Parton, Ainae's musical idols seem to be Ariana Grande and Beyonce from what we can see on her social media pages. Ainae also seems to be an artiste who honors the healing power of music.
According to her web bio, "Ainae has created her unique sound that goes beyond what is being produced in today's music market. She creates an enjoyable, inviting experience and gives room for women to express themselves authentically. You can't heal wounds without talking about them, and Ainae is an artist who honors that."
Ainae doesn't just enjoy making music, she also enjoys dancing to it as we can see from these videos. Here's Ainae attempting to do a TikTok dance routine.
Season 20 of 'The Voice' airs on Mondays 8/7c on NBC. You can stream it anytime on PeacockTV. Tune in to see if Ainae's many skills get the judges to turn their chairs for her.