'The Voice' Season 23: Talia Smith secures last spot on Niall Horan's team with her soulful performance

All of the coaches recruited ten singers each on the last night of 'The Voice' Season 23 blind auditions
Talia Smith (L) sang her heart out to secure last spot on Niall Horan's (R) team (YouTube/nbcthevoice)
Talia Smith (L) sang her heart out to secure last spot on Niall Horan's (R) team (YouTube/nbcthevoice)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'The Voice' Season 23 teams are almost full with only one spot left. Blake Shelton happily filled up his last spot on Team Blake with Grace West. Kelly Clarkson and Chance The Rapper also got their teams.

However, the pressure gets extremely high for the last singers to audition with the last spot in Niall Horan's team being the final coach to fill up his team. Talia Smith sings her heart out and earned the last spot on Team Niall. Notably, all of the coaches recruited ten singers each on the last night of 'The Voice' Season 23 blind auditions.

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Who is Talia Smith?

Talia hails from Hyattsville, Maryland. The aspiring singer has studied at AMU & APU School of Security and Global Studies. She also went to Five Towns College and East-west School of International Studies. Talia currently serves in the US army as an Intel Analyst and Army Recruiter. She met her husband, Johnathan Smith, in the Army while stationed in Georgia and instantly sparks the connection. She is an adventure lover and often shares her life updates on her social media. However, Talia was fond of music for a long time but officially debuted her professional singing career after a devastating experience.

Talia Smith fights for her spot on 'The Voice'

Talia performed a soulful rendition of 'Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing.' Only 'Team Niall' was left with a spot so all eyes are on the newbie coach. Niall hit his button for Talia soon after the chorus kicked in. Niall praised her energetic performance saying, "That had absolutely everything." Kelly and Chance also shower praise on Talia and exclaim that Niall has made the right decision. Talia became the last member of Team Niall and the last contestant to join this season. Notably, Talia's devastating experience didn't stop her to claim the spot. Talia recently had a miscarriage which weakened her spirit. She overcame all the obstacles and decided to fight for her spot on 'The Voice.'

Could Talia Smith reach 'The Voice' Season 23 finals?

'The Voice' Season 23 viewers heap praise over Talia's performance and predicted that she could reach finals. A Twitter user wrote, "Tori Kelly would be so proud!! She stayed!! I’m so excited she’s on the best Team Niall!" Another user tweeted, "When This contestant sings 'Don't You Worry About A Thing' By @StevieWonder During Her first blind audition of @NBCTheVoice... Tonight Wow I thought She did such A great & Amazing Job, She sounded So Entertainment I felt like dancing!!!" Another user said, "She almost sounds like Minnie Rippleton. She could possibly hit 8 octaves!" Another user added, "Talia Smith starting acapella, taking her time, totally invested, beautiful tone." Meanwhile, other users gushed about Talia's performance in her audition video. Another user commented, "I can see her all the way to the finale for sure. she is a powerhouse singer. Niall got good. she rocked it she killed it and she nailed it." Another user added, "She has a great voice and I love her sweet energy too! I think she and Niall work so well together. It's beautiful to see her joy and gratitude and I'm looking forward to hearing her again and again!"



 



 



 



 

'The Voice' Season 23 airs every Monday from 8-9 pm ET and Tuesday from 9-10 pm ET only on NBC. You can also stream 'The Voice' Season 23 the next day on Peacock.

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