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Even someone who grew up singing, immersed in song within family and church, could be forgiven for suffering butterflies when stepping out onto a nationally televised stage.
Tuscaloosa native Emma Caroline Warren had to remind herself to take deep breaths before singing in front of Blake Shelton, John Legend, Nick Jonas and Kelly Clarkson, but as shown on last Monday’s “The Voice,” on NBC, the singer, going now by simply Emma Caroline, didn’t let trepidation show.
“It’s hard to prepare yourself to be on that big a stage, in front of those celebrity coaches,” she said in a phone interview from Nashville, where she’s been living and working for about four years, having graduating from Tuscaloosa Academy in 2013, then attending the University of Alabama. “I don’t know that there’s a way to prepare yourself for that.
Alabama has a new state sweetheart, and she had judges on NBC’s “The Voice” spinning their chairs before she could get through a single verse last week.
Emma Caroline Warren, a 25-year-old singing sensation from Tuscaloosa, made her hometown proud this week when her blind audition on the singing competition show earned her a spot on “Team Blake.” If she wins, the show will award her $100,000 and a recording contract with Republic Records.
After wowing the judges with her rendition of Kacey Musgraves’ “Slow Burn, Warren made her Tuscaloosa roots apparent with an iconic “Roll Tide.”
“You have to say that when you’re from Tuscaloosa,” said John Legend, an award-winning singer-songwriter and judge on this season of The Voice.
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1. A controlled burn in the
Talladega National Forrest caused a noticeable haze over the northern part of Tuscaloosa County on Tuesday, with the smog more prominent in the afternoon hours.
2. Protests were held outside of
Tuscaloosa City Hall on Tuesday by supporters of
Sonya McKinstry, the incumbent District 7 councilwoman who was defeated by a narrow margin in the March 2 election by Cassius Lanier. McKinstry has asked a court to overturn the results, which were certified Tuesday, due to Lanier s felony record.
HAPPENING NOW: District7 Sonya MKinstry supporters are outside of the Tuscaloosa City Hall asking people to Stand with Sonya. Mkinstry has filed a complaint stating Cassius Lanier was never eligible to run for office. @abc3340pic.twitter.com/nS5naLt6zT