Three Berklee Alumni Win Spots on The Voice
Ricky Duran B.M. '11
California native Allan-Blitz, whose full name is Mendeleyev Galileo Einstein Pythagoras Darwin Euclid Leonardo Allan-Blitz, impressed the judges with a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Girl from the North Country.” Judge Kelly Clarkson gushed over Mendeleyev's sound, comparing his voice to a glass of pinot noir. He chose John Legend for his coach. Duran, who grew up not far from Berklee in Worcester, Massachusetts, performed a soulful rendition of Leon Bridges’s “River." He joined Blake Shelton's team. Stephenson, who said she considers herself an Americana singer, performed "Let Him Fly" by the Dixie Chicks and Patty Griffin. An alumna of the Berklee a cappella group Pitch Slapped, Stephenson chose Clarkson for her coach.
Other Berklee students and alumni have competed on past seasons of The Voice, including Erika Zade, Courtney Harrell, and recent graduate Jackie Foster B.M. ’18. Stephenson, Duran, and Mendeleyev will compete in the show’s battle rounds, which begin on October 14.
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