Spensha Baker
Spensha Baker | |
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.jpg) Baker at the 2018 National Memorial Day Concert | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Spensha Baker |
| Genres | Country Urban gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | Official site |
Spensha Baker is an American singer from San Antonio, Texas. She is best known for coming in fourth place on the fourteenth season of The Voice.
Career
[edit]Spensha Baker started her singing career at a very young age as a 2004 contestant on Star Search. She performed at the White House for President George W. Bush.
She released her first album, Outloud!, explaining that she named it Outloud!, because "that is the way I live my life: Openly. I want to succeed and fail out loud. I want to laugh out loud, breathe out loud, love out loud, and live out loud. Not only is this my personal anthem, but I’m positive it can be an anthem for everyone. It's also the title track on my album.”
The Voice
[edit]Baker was a 2018 contestant on Season 14 of the American The Voice. She auditioned for the show in an episode broadcast on March 6, 2018 singing "Blackbird" by the Beatles. She earned chair turns from Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton and ultimately chose to be on Team Blake.[1] In the Battles round, she was paired with Dallas Caroline with both singing "I Could Use a Love Song" by Maren Morris. Coach Shelton picked Baker to move to the Knockouts round. Spensha won the Knockout vs. Austin Giorgio and moved on to the Live Playoffs. Then during the Live Playoffs, she was chosen by her coach, Blake Shelton to move on to the Top 12. During the Top 12 week, Baker sang "Down on My Knees" by Trisha Yearwood, advancing through to the Top 11. During Top 11 week, Baker sang "Better Man" by Little Big Town, advancing through to the Top 10. During Top 10 week, Baker sang "Red" by Taylor Swift, advancing through to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Baker sang "My Church" by Maren Morris and a duet of "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye and "Rise Up" by Andra Day with Kyla Jade. Her version of "My Church" reached #10 on iTunes, giving Baker an iTunes bonus multiplier, multiplying all of her iTunes votes by five. In the finals she was placed fourth behind Kyla Jade, Britton Buchanan, and Brynn Cartelli.
The Voice performances
- – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
| Stage | Song | Original artist | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "Blackbird" | The Beatles | 6.1 | Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton Turned Joined Team Blake |
| Battle Rounds (Top 48) | "I Could Use a Love Song" (vs. Dallas Caroline) | Maren Morris | 10.6 | Saved by Coach |
| Knockout Rounds (Top 32) | "Broken Halos" (vs. Austin Giorgio) | Chris Stapleton | 12.4 | |
| Live Playoffs (Top 24) | "I Still Believe in You" | Vince Gill | 16.7 | Not Chosen |
| "Smoke Break" | Carrie Underwood | 17.1 | Saved by Coach | |
| Live Top 12 | "Down on My Knees" | Trisha Yearwood | 19.4 | Saved by Public vote |
| Live Top 11 | "Better Man" | Little Big Town | 21.11 | |
| Live Top 10 | "Red" | Taylor Swift | 23.5 | |
| Live Semifinals (Top 8) | "What's Going On"/Rise Up (duet with Kyla Jade) | Marvin Gaye/ Andra Day | 25.4 | |
| "My Church" | Maren Morris | 25.3 | ||
| Live Finals (Top 4) | "Tell Me About It" (with Blake Shelton) | Tanya Tucker feat. Delbert McClinton | 27.7 | 4th Place |
| "Old Soul" (original song) | Spensha Baker | 27.11 | ||
| "Merry Go' Round" | Kacey Musgraves | 27.4 |
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 2008: OutLoud!
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Digital [2] |
US Country [3] |
US Country Digital [4] | ||||
| 2007 | "Purpose" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Hallelujah" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "Blackbird" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Could Use a Love Song (with Dallas Caroline)" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Broken Halos" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Still Believe In You" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Down on My Knees" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Better Man" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Red" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Church" | — | — | — | 21 | |||
| "Merry Go 'Round" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tell Me About It (with Blake Shelton)" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Old Soul" | — | 34 | 37 | 5 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Upadhyaya, Kayla (March 6, 2018). "'The Voice': Blind Auditions Bring Another Four-Chair Turn". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Spensha Baker - Chart History Billboard Digital". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Spensha Baker - Chart History Billboard Country". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Spensha Baker - Chart History Billboard Country Digital". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.[dead link]
External links
[edit]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American women singers
- African-American women singer-songwriters
- American women singer-songwriters
- Singer-songwriters from Texas
- American gospel singers
- People from Killeen, Texas
- The Voice (franchise) contestants
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters