Jesse Kinch
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| Born | April 20, 1994 Seaford, New York, U.S. |
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| Website | www |
Jesse Kinch (born April 20, 1994) is an American rock singer, songwriter and guitar player. He also plays piano, bass and drums. He was the first and only winner of the American series of Rising Star[1] international franchise based on the Israeli series HaKokhav HaBa. The American series was broadcast on ABC. The show was hosted by Josh Groban and the panel of experts members were Brad Paisley, Kesha and Ludacris.
Life and career
Beginnings
Rising Star
In 2014, Kinch auditioned on the premier episode of the US Rising Star show broadcast live on June 22 that year on ABC singing "I Put a Spell on You" by Screaming Jay Hawkins getting 92% of votes including 7% from each of all three panelists and a standing ovation. During the "duels" round on July 16 against Will Roth, he sang "Whipping Post" from The Allman Brothers Band prevailing over Roth with a 90% score (89% on West Coast vote). On "The Round of Thirteen" stage on August 3, he again excelled with "Seven Nation Army" from The White Stripes garnering 88% (87% on the West Coast) ending with best score percentage of all thirteen contestants with Austin French a close second.
In the quarterfinals on August 10 with Top 8 remaining, he performed "Money (That's What I Want)" getting 88% on both coasts with Austin French getting 89% (but 86% on West Coast).
In the semi-finals (Top 6) where he sang "Billie Jean" from Michael Jackson, he yet again finished first among all semi-finalist with a vote 83% on both coasts and all three panelists voting "yes".
On the final broadcast on August 24, 2014, with Top 4 remaining he performed "Fortunate Son" from Creedence Clearwater Revival eliminating rival Dana Williams (87% to 30%) whereas other finalist Austin French eliminated rival Audrey Kate Geiger with a closer margin 70% to 49%. In the second and final round of the final the same day, he faced Austin French singing "Love, Reign o'er Me" from The Who, whereas French sang "Bless the Broken Road" from Rascal Flatts. Kinch clinched the title with a public vote of 76% against French's 61%.
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| Stage | Song | Original artist | Date | Percentage | Result | |
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| Auditions | "I Put a Spell on You" | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | June 22, 2014 | 92% | Safe (2nd) | |
| Duels | "Whipping Post" | The Allman Brothers Band | July 13, 2014 | 90% | 89% | Safe (1st) |
| Round of 13 | "Seven Nation Army" | The White Stripes | August 3, 2014 | 88% | 87% | Safe (1st) |
| Quarter-finals | "Money" | Barrett Strong | August 10, 2014 | 88% | Safe (2nd) | |
| Semi-finals | "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | August 17, 2014 | 83% | Safe (1st) | |
| Finals | "Fortunate Son" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | August 24, 2014 | 87% | N/A | Winner |
| "Love, Reign o'er Me" | The Who | 76% | ||||