Chris Kroeze | |
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Background information | |
Born | Barron, Wisconsin, United States | January 28, 1991
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | Republic |
Chris Kroeze (born January 28, 1991) is an American singer. He is the runner-up of season 15 of the American talent competition The Voice at the age of 27. [1]
Chris was born and raised in Barron, Wisconsin. [2] He learned to play the guitar when he was six after his parents bought him a guitar. He started singing in middle school when he was 13 years old and started performing in local bars while in high school as part of a local band. He studied audio production and engineering at a college in Minneapolis. [3] He then went to pursue a music career in Nashville, where he recorded a song at the studio of Dierks Bentley. He later returned to Wisconsin. He has performed regularly in the Middle East for the troops. [4]
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In 2018, Chris Kroeze entered the 15th season of The Voice. In his blind audition he sang "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton turned, and he chose to be a part of Team Blake. In his battle, he was paired with folk rock singer Mercedes Ferreira-Dias where they sang Will Jennings and Steve Windwood's "Back in the high life again" and Shelton advanced Kroeze. In the knockout rounds, he was paired with blues rock singer Michael Lee, and though Lee was declared the winner, Shelton used his "save" to advance Kroeze as well. He made it to the finale and placed second in the competition on December 18, 2018.
Stage | Song | Original artist | Order | Result |
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Blind Audition | "Pride and Joy" | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 4.2 | Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton turned, joined Team Blake |
Battles (Top 48) | "Back in the High Life Again" (vs. Mercedes Ferreira-Dias) | Steve Winwood | 8.4 | Saved by Coach |
Knockouts (Top 32) | "Burning House" (vs. Michael Lee) | Cam | 13.6 | |
Live Playoffs (Top 24) | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 15.4 | Saved by Public |
Live Top 13 | "Let It Be" | The Beatles | 17.1 | |
Live Top 11 | "Long Train Runnin'" | The Doobie Brothers | 19.2 | |
Live Top 10 | "Callin' Baton Rouge" | Garth Brooks | 21.8 | |
Live Semifinals (Top 8) | "Jumpin' Jack Flash"/ "Chain of Fools " (duet with Sarah Grace) | The Rolling Stones/Aretha Franklin | 23.1 | |
"Can't You See" | The Marshall Tucker Band | 23.7 | ||
Live Finale (Final 4) | "Two More Bottles of Wine" (with Blake Shelton) | Emmylou Harris | 25.9 | Runner-up |
"Human" (original song) | Chris Kroeze | 25.7 | ||
"Sweet Home Alabama" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 25.1 |
Kroeze is married to Mara, and they have two children. [3]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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US Heat [5] | US Indie [6] | |||
Chris Kroeze |
| 14 | 34 |
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Single | Year | Peak chart positions |
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US Country | ||
"Human" | 2018 | 39 [8] |
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