Who is Lexi Stephens? ‘The Voice’ Season 30 contestant earns four-chair turn on Night 2
The latest episode of ‘The Voice’ Season 30 was Premiere Night 2. For that, several artists performed for the Blind Auditions round. Among many talented artists, one who caught everyone’s attention was Lexi Stephens. The 23-year-old from New York performed “Die on This Hill” and got all four judges to turn their chairs. As Lexi started singing, Adam was the first one to turn his chair. From the beginning, he wanted her to join Team Adam. Soon, Kelly also turned her chair, wanting Lexi to join Team Kelly. Meanwhile, Queen and Riley kept listening to Lexi’s voice while her parents cheered backstage for their daughter.
The show host, Carson Daly, noted that the coaches were “gonna fight” to have Lexi on their teams after multiple chair turns. Soon, Riley also turned his chair followed by Queen. After Lexi’s performance ended, all four judges gave her a standing ovation, and the audience cheered for her singing. Seeing everyone's response, Lexi got emotional. After her introduction, Adam was the first one to share his thoughts: “Wow! Lexi, I’m gonna prove to you that I’m gonna be your coach by how scrappy I’m about to get… to get you on my team. ‘Cause I’ve not heard that thing…that…that… intangible soulfulness that I need to fight tooth and nail to just make them understand that I’m the right coach.”
While talking about how amazing Lexi’s performance was, Adam also pointed out, “And honestly, Lexi, that was by far the best Blind Audition.” He added, “I think you’re probably gonna win ‘The Voice.’ You are the one.” As he said that, everyone cheered for Lexi even louder. She told the coaches that her father was a huge fan of ‘The Voice’ and he was backstage, getting emotional. “That was beautiful. That was like, masterful. You took every note and sang it perfectly. I waited a bit because I love that song.” Everyone eagerly waited to see which Team Lexi would join. However, the episode ended on a cliffhanger as her decision was not revealed.
For fans wondering, Lexi was a student at Palm Harbor University High School, where she served as vice president of the campus a cappella group The After School Specials. After her graduation, she attended Boston Conservatory at Berklee and studied musical theater and songwriting. Lexi also shared her excitement about participating in ‘The Voice’ via Instagram, where she wrote, “ive watched the voice since i was tiny & stepping on that stage was SURREAL.” Notably, according to the American Idol fan page, in 2023, Lexi auditioned for ‘American Idol’ Season 21 and earned a Golden Ticket. However, her audition wasn’t aired on TV.
