Caroline Pennell
| Caroline Pennell | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Caroline Ades Pennell |
| Born |
27 December 1995 Saddle River, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, Indie Jazz, Indie Pop, Folk, Indie Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Nettwerk |
| Associated acts | The Voice, Jay Stolar, Ceelo Green |
| Website |
carolinepennell |
Caroline Pennell (born December 27, 1995 in Saddle River, New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter. She was a contestant on the fifth season of The Voice.[1]
Early life
Pennell was born in 1995, to Bonnie and Kieth Pennell. Pennell cited that music was a huge part of her childhood. Pennell has three younger siblings: Bailey, Lucy, and Davis. Caroline was born in Saddle River, New Jersey, and has lived there her whole life.
On The Voice
Caroline Pennell auditioned for the fifth season of the American series of The Voice. She turned the chairs of CeeLo Green and Blake Shelton with her blind audition singing "Anything Could Happen" from Ellie Goulding.[2] She chose CeeLo Green. In the battle rounds she battled Anthony Paul, singing "As Long As You Love Me". CeeLo chose to save Caroline. Then in the knockout round, she faced George Horga, Jr. singing "The Way I Am". She was again picked by CeeLo to advance to the Live Rounds. In the Live Rounds, she sang "We're Going to Be Friends" by The White Stripes, and was saved by viewer votes. In the top 10, she sang "Leaving on a Jet Plane" but landed in the bottom 3. Right before voting in the "Instant Save" system to pick one in the bottom three to move forward, Caroline and Tessanne Chin performed Lorde's "Royals". Caroline was predicted the underdog in the bottom three, but after her performance Twitter blew up, with Caroline receiving 80% of the votes, and moved forward to the top 8. The next week, she sang "Dog Days Are Over" and landed in the bottom three. Matthew Schuler was picked on Twitter by the "Instant Save", with Caroline Pennell being eliminated off the show.
Caroline originally picked Green, "Because she says that comfort is a big thing for her, and CeeLo radiates comfort. I just always wanted to hug him".[3]
- – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "Anything Could Happen" | Ellie Goulding | September 23, 2013 | 1.2 | Two chairs turned Joined Team Cee-lo |
| Battle Rounds (Top 48) | "As Long as You Love Me" (vs. Anthony Paul) | Justin Bieber | October 14, 2013 | 7.1 | Advanced |
| Knockout Rounds (Top 32) | "The Way I Am" (vs. George Horga, Jr.) | Ingrid Michaelson | October 29, 2013 | 12.7 | Advanced |
| Live Playoffs (Top 20) | "We're Going to Be Friends" | The White Stripes | November 5, 2013 | 14.5 | Safe |
| Live Top 12 | "Wake Me Up" | Avicii | November 11, 2014 | 16.1 | Safe |
| Live Top 10 | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" | Peter Paul and Mary | November 18, 2014 | 18.4 | Bottom 3 Instant Save |
| Live Top 8 | "Dog Days Are Over" | Florence and the Machine | November 25, 2013 | 20.3 | Eliminated |
| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 12 | "Give a Little Bit" (with Cee-lo Green, Kat Robichaud, Jonny Gray, Amber Nicole, and Tamara Chauniece) | Supertramp | November 6, 2013 | 15.2 |
| Live Top 12 Results | "Roam" (with Cee-lo Green, Kat Robichaud, and Jonny Gray) | The B-52's | November 12, 2013 | 17.2 |
| Live Top 10 Results | "Royals" (with Tessanne Chin) | Lorde | November 19, 2013 | 19.4 |
| Live Top 8 Performances | "Lego House" (with Jacquie Lee, James Wolpert, and Matthew Schuler) | Ed Sheeran | November 25, 2013 | 20.3 |
| Finals | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (with Jacquie Lee, Cole Vosbury, James Wolpert and Matthew Schuler) | Queen | December 17, 2013 | 27.2 |
| Finals | "Wagon Wheel" (with Will Champlin, Cole Vosbury, Austin Jenckes and Jonny Gray) | Old Crow Medicine Show | November 26, 2013 | 27.6 |
Nettwerk Music Group
Caroline announced that she would join the Nettwerk Music Group. She was featured in their album, "From Cover to Cover: 30 Years at Nettwerk". Her song "Yellow", originally by Coldplay, was one of the most iTunes downloaded songs from that album.
Discography
Caroline released her EP The Race on December 1, 2013.[4] She wrote and co-produced all songs. The EP received great praise from the public and critics. It currently has 4,000 downloads, as one of the most downloaded Voice alumni albums released after being on the show. The EP contained the following tracks:
- EPs
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- Other appearances
She also covered "Come and Get It" from the movie Magic Christian, a song written by Paul McCartney. Her performance was featured as one of the five songs on Music for Linda, a CD produced by Paul McCartney, an album sold to raise funds for Women and Cancer Fund.
Caroline also covered Coldplay's song Yellow on Network Records 30th anniversary album, From Cover To Cover: 30 Years at Nettwerk. [5]
References
- ↑ TVLine: The Voice's Caroline Pennell on Tackling Bieber, Rocking 'Royals,' Accepting Cee Lo's Laid-Back Coaching: 'Everyone Else Was Standing Up'
- ↑ NorthJersey.com: Saddle River singer Caroline Pennell talks about 'Voice' and future in music
- ↑
- ↑ The Voice finalist Caroline Pennell records five-track EP
- ↑ Album Stream: From Cover To Cover: 30 Years at Nettwerk