{"id":48410,"date":"2021-02-09T01:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-teen-headed-to-hollywood-for-blind-audition-on-the-voice\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:42:44","slug":"cortez-teen-headed-to-hollywood-for-blind-audition-on-the-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-teen-headed-to-hollywood-for-blind-audition-on-the-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortez teen headed to Hollywood for blind audition on \u2018The Voice\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Montezuma-Cortez High School sophomore Hannah Fish will get a chance to perform for a national television audience on NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Voice.\u201d<\/span>Courtesy of Hannah Fish<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Montezuma-Cortez High School sophomore Hannah Fish will be headed to Hollywood to sing in a blind audition on NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fish, a 16-year-old Cortez native, made it through three rounds of online auditions to earn her invitation to Los Angeles for the blind audition component of the show. The show was set to resume in July, but was temporarily postponed because of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

Fish told The Journal <\/em>that she had \u201cfallen in love\u201d with the show a while back and saw no reason that she couldn\u2019t try it out herself. She did research on how to get an audition and watched vigilantly over the show\u2019s casting list.<\/p>\n

Fish did a total of three virtual auditions, with the last one being on a Zoom call with behind-the-scenes staff from the show. These auditions earned her an invite to the set in Hollywood where she will sing in front of a national television audience.<\/p>\n

Most of her singing experience came from performing with school choirs, at church and with her father.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve pretty much been singing all my life,\u201d Fish said.<\/p>\n

Though Fish does like to mix it up, she focuses on country music. She likes performing songs by classic artists like Reba McEntire and Waylon Jennings.<\/p>\n

When asked which artists she most resembles, Fish told The Journal <\/em>that she matches up well with the country music duo Maddie & Tae.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir range is just like perfect with my voice, and it\u2019s really easy to match their levels,\u201d Fish said.<\/p>\n

During the initial auditions, Fish went a little bit outside of her comfort zone, singing \u201cArms\u201d by Christina Perri and \u201cCan\u2019t Help Falling in Love,\u201d by Elvis Presley.<\/p>\n

Cole McKinney, Fish\u2019s guardian, is looking forward to seeing her on the big stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s great,\u201d McKinney said. \u201cI\u2019ve never heard her sing on something like this, so I think it\u2019ll be exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Voice\u201d is the No. 1 series on NBC, where previously unknown singers perform for and get coached by famous recording artists. John Legend, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas are judges on the show.<\/p>\n

Fish said she is itching for the opportunity to work with Blake Shelton.<\/p>\n

During the blind auditions, the decisions from the musician coaches are based solely on voice and not on looks. The coaches hear the artists perform, but they don\u2019t get to see them, thanks to rotating chairs. If a coach is impressed by the artist\u2019s voice, he or she pushes a button to select the artist for his or her team. At this point, the coach\u2019s chair will swivel to face the artist. If more than one coach pushes their button, the power then shifts to the artist to choose which coach they want to work with. If no coach pushes their button, the artist is eliminated from the competition.<\/p>\n

While she\u2019s not certain yet, Fish said she\u2019s considering performing \u201cMore Hearts Than Mine,\u201d by Ingrid Andress or \u201cTake Me To Church,\u201d by Hozier.<\/p>\n

The Journal <\/em>learned of Fish\u2019s advancement to the blind audition via Montezuma-Cortez High School\u2019s daily announcements newsletter.<\/p>\n

Fish follows in the footsteps of Chevel Shepherd of Farmington, who was invited as a high school junior to a blind audition for Season 15 of \u201cThe Voice\u201d in 2018. She trained with Clarkson and went on to win $100,000 and a recording contract with Universal Music Group.<\/p>\n

Shepherd shares with Fish a love for country music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m wanting to bring the classic sound and style \u2013 I\u2019m wanting to incorporate that in my own version,\u201d Shepherd said. \u201cThe Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker sound \u2013 I love that music and I\u2019m trying to incorporate that within my own style and bring back that classic sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

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