'The Voice' 2022: Who is Valarie Harding? Camilla Cabello expresses regret over not turning for her
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Music in her blood, a new contestant made it her goal to make the judges swoon. Valarie Harding auditioned on Episode 3 with Aretha Franklin's 'Giving Him Something He Can Feel' and definitely left a mark, as judge John Legend claims she's "giving him something he can feel".
The Tulsa native made the classic song feel fresh, earning her chair turns from John and Gwen Stefani. Blake and Camilla Cabello did not turn at all. But later Camilla seemed to express major regret regarding her decision not to turn for Valarie. Although Gwen called her performance 'lazy', because of her timing, but she did appreciate it as it added to her performance. On the other hand, John was all praise for Valarie, stating he hadn't heard a voice like hers and complimented her vibrato. In the end, she picked Team John over Team Gwen. Read on to know more about the contestant and what fans have been saying about her.
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Your performance was MAGNIFICENT Valerie! Welcome to #TeamLegend #TheVoice pic.twitter.com/zfSg5RmSfL
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 27, 2022
Who is Valarie Harding?
Valarie Harding claims to have music in her blood. Hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 41-year-old works with her family at a sound and event setup company. According to her family members, Valarie is constantly singing, even while she's working. is a regular performer at the Retro Bar and Grill in Tulsa with the Thursday Night Retro Band and also performs regularly at Tulsa's DW Speakeasy. Since 2014, she's been married to fellow musician Parry Harding, also a member of that retro band.
After her soulful performance of Aretha Franklin's song, "Giving Him Something He Can Feel", she received major praise from John and ended up on his team. Camilla misjudged the scenario and did not turn for the singer but later expressed her regret. On the other hand, her insights about the performance were spot on as she pointed out that Valarie can make a song her own. Fans also agreed saying, "I'm not gonna stop saying that I think that @Camila_Cabello is spot on with her insights!!" as another stated, "Her voice is so soulful! Phenomenal artist!"
One called out that he knew who she would pick saying, "Knew she would pick John" A fan noted that she should have had a four chair turn commenting, "Valarie YOU BETTER SANG girl -- she gets John and Gwen to turn -- but as far as I'm concerned, she SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FOUR CHAIR #TheVoice" While another said, "Valarie Harding kicked right in with an opening riff and relaxed into the melody. Such a strong presence, solid vocal production, and knew where she wanted to go and got there... with a playful seriousness. #TheVoice #VoiceBlinds" One praised her song choice with, "AT LAST! Someone finally sang Something He Can Feel! I've been waiting for seasons! #thevoice #valarie"
I'm not gonna stop saying that I think that @Camila_Cabello is spot on with her insights!!
— Jocelyn (@smussyolay) September 27, 2022
Valarie YOU BETTER SANG girl -- she gets John and Gwen to turn -- but as far as I'm concerned, she SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FOUR CHAIR #TheVoice
— Josh Kennon (@skatefan78) September 27, 2022
Valarie Harding kicked right in with an opening riff and relaxed into the melody. Such a strong presence, solid vocal production, and knew where she wanted to go and got there... with a playful seriousness. #TheVoice #VoiceBlinds
— Robert Anton (@SoUWanaBaSinger) September 27, 2022
AT LAST! Someone finally sang Something He Can Feel! I’ve been waiting for seasons! #thevoice #valarie
— Georgia A. Popoff (@gappoet) September 27, 2022
'The Voice' Season 21 airs every Monday and Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.
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