'The Voice' Season 24: Who is Lila Forde? John Legend retains his title as 'four-chair king' beating Gwen Stefani to coach singer

'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde sang a delicate version of Blind Faith's song 'Can't Find My Way Home'
Lila Forde picked John Legend as coach over Gwen Stefani (Instagram/@johnlegend/@lilfody/@gwenstefani)
Lila Forde picked John Legend as coach over Gwen Stefani (Instagram/@johnlegend/@lilfody/@gwenstefani)

UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA: With her electric piano, Lila Forde took center stage on 'The Voice' Season 24, Episode 5.

Her delicate version of Blind Faith song swiftly garnered her a 4-chair turn, which pleased one coach a little too much.

Lila had a fast turn from Gwen Stefani and was followed by John Legend after only a few lines.

Lila's amazing version of Blind Faith's 'Can't Find My Way Home' inspired all four coaches to turn.


 
 
 
 
 
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"Your tone has so many parts," Niall Horan stated. He made a comparison between her and Joni Mitchell.

Gwen stated that Lila was genuine and just what the world needed. She was putting up a good fight for her. "You are my dream Voice girl to work with," Gwen said. 

John claimed to have overheard "wisdom." He went on to say, "Everything felt under your control."

Reba McEntire referred to Lila as an elderly soul. Lila mentioned that she works full-time in Los Angeles.

'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde (Instagram/lilfody)
'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde (Instagram/@lilfody)

Which coach did 'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde pick?

Lila picked Team Legend. "Season 24, the heat is turning up," John said. "I'm still the four-chair king," he announced. 

'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde picks Team Legend (Instagram/lilfody/johnlegend)
'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde picked Team Legend (Instagram/lilfody/@johnlegend)

'The Voice' Season 24 singer Lila Forde is daughter of a classical pianist

Lila is a Seattle-based musician in her mid-20s who describes her music as a combination of jazz, folk, and singer-songwriter styles.

Lila claims she grew up around music in a 2021 interview with the Daily Trojan. Her mother is an accomplished classical pianist.

Lila stated that she began "getting really into jazz" in high school and chose to study music in college as well.

She ended up attending the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music and was a student there when she launched her EP.

Lila was also a member of Thorton's Afro-Latin American Jazz Ensemble and received the Manilow Scholarship while at USC.

'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde (Instagram/lilfody)
'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde began 'getting really into jazz' in high school (Instagram/@lilfody)

'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde has released a six-song EP

Lila has previously released songs, including a six-song EP titled 'In Another Life' from 2021, as well as two recent singles, 'Come Loose' and 'All I Expected.'

A successful Kickstarter effort aided in the funding of that EP, which Lila stated was recorded when Covid-19 struck and the world came to a halt.

Her most recent song, 'All I Expected,' was released in early June. A music video is also included. She claimed she penned the song in 2021 after suffering from writer's block for months.

She told the Daily Trojan that her time at USC was crucial to her growth as a singer-songwriter.

'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde (Instagram/lilfody)
'The Voice' Season 24 contestant Lila Forde released a six-song EP in 2021 (Instagram/@lilfody)

'The Voice' Season 24 airs every Monday and Tuesday on NBC at 8 pm ET.

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