Kennedy Holmes, a 13-year-old Florissant native and John Burroughs 8th grader, continued her streak of wowing judges with her upbeat pop performance of Meghan Trainor’s “Me Too” on Monday night’s episode of “The Voice.”
Holmes – who was labeled a contender to win the hit NBC vocal competition show from her appearance during the blind auditions for the 15th season opener – made it through to the top ten with a steady stream of pop and R&B ballads. But last night she showed another side for fans to love thanks to the direction of her celebrity coach Jennifer Hudson.
Hudson selected the pop track with a pulsating dance beat. Holmes has already made her vocal range and ability clear, and with her latest performance she proved herself a double threat by working the entire stage – and even hopping down in the judging station pit – with some seriously impressive dance moves, including an impeccably executed moonwalk.
“How are you breathing,” “The Voice” host Carson Daly asked Holmes after the performance. “Oh my gosh, that was amazing! Being 13 and having fun is one thing. Nailing professional choreography like that is a whole other ballgame. You were incredible.”
The panel of celebrity coaches agreed.
“I love that you can sing a ballad and I love that you can nail a song like a professional,” Kelly Clarkson said. “But you’re 13 and its awesome to see you being your age and doing something fun as well.”
“If that was being 13, then I sucked at being 13,” celebrity coach Adam Levine said. “That’s crazy that you can dance like that. A lot of times people are put in the position where they are dancing with people, but they can’t necessarily dance. But you can move. That’s a strength that we really didn’t know much about until this moment.”
Just as she has done from the very beginning, Holmes left her own coach beaming with pride as one of two performers representing for “Team J-Hud” in the top ten.
“You never disappoint,” Hudson said. “I don’t even know what to say to you. I’m just so proud and I enjoyed watching every single thing that you just did on that stage, and that you are ready for the game – I don’t care if you are 12 or 13.”
NBC’s The Voice airs Monday and Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. CST on NBC.
