I would tell them to really think about who they are as people. The Voice is not just a singing competition. It really comes down to how you come off as a person and how you connect with America with your story, and being relatable to people.
You gotta be strong. It really helps you find yourself as an artist. Then I hope to tour. It was something I was working on before The Voice. The director followed me around with a camera, and a few weeks before I went back for the battle rounds, I found out it was one of the first films to be picked up at the Sundance Film Festival. Judith Hill performs on 'The Voice'. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu. Rolling Stone. Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization.
Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. Still singing regularly with various jazz bands nearly every other night, she then became a regular every Monday with The Seekers. The surprise for Judith was to receive offers as a solo artist, so she asked a London-based freelance musician, Ron Edgeworth, to be her musical director, pianist and arranger. Ron Edgeworth in Now truly icons in the music industry, The Seekers made big news internationally, touring and recording intermittently through the 90s with continuing demand from not only life-long Seekers fans, but another three new generations of fans.
Judith is the only female singer with a 60s hit song to feature in the chart. It was a magical night. It wasn't until later that day when this nightmare became a reality as I arrived at the Staples Center for rehearsal. It was a very tragic day. They had already begun to collapse the stage and pack up the gear. Just the night before we were rehearsing… It was surreal.
What was it like to sing at the memorial service? It was an overwhelming experience. I mean, that was the same stage we rehearsed with him [on] two weeks prior. But it was a beautiful service. You were eliminated from the US version of The Voice - what did that experience teach you? When I was on The Voice, I made discoveries about my vocal style. No matter what the song was, I always managed to turn it into a soul song whether I wanted to or not.
I learned that at the heart of it, I'm a soul singer. My roots run deep, starting from the early days of jamming with my parents on Sly and the Family Stone and Curtis Mayfield songs. What difference did 20 Feet From Stardom make to your career? We were honoured with an Oscar and Grammy and many wonderful opportunities have come my way because of it.
People were inspired by the stories in the film and they continue to follow my story to see what happens next. How much of a struggle was it to make the leap to solo artist? It's a very rough road - that 20 feet from being a backing singer to an artist is a long 20 feet! But what keeps me going is a passion for music.
No matter what, it makes me happy to do it. What's the biggest difference between working as a backing vocalist and fronting your own material? Working as a backing singer is being a part of a group effort to give the artist what they need. It's a fun community to be a part of. Being a solo artist is a totally different experience. There is more responsibility and pressure, yet it is very rewarding. I love sitting in the driver's seat, directing everybody to achieve the sound I'm looking for.
There's nothing more fulfilling than making the sounds you hear in your head become a reality. Who's the most demanding artist you've sung for?
The most demanding was Natalie Cole. It was a short show, but she was very particular about how she wanted the vocals.
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