Lyme’s own Braiden Sunshine is the only Connecticut representative on NBC’s The Voice this season, and at 15, he is the youngest ever to appear on the show. The program, which is currently the top-rated show on television, airs tonight at 9 p.m.
During the conclusion of the previous show, Sunshine was revealed as one of the top 20 contestants moving on to the Live performances, which start tonight.
We caught up with Sunshine — a sophomore at Lyme-Old Lyme High School — yesterday in Los Angeles where he is busy rehearsing for tonight’s live competition.
In an exclusive e-mail interview with LymeLine.com, he told us that his favorite experience so far on The Voice has been, “Meeting the incredible people other artists and making life-long friends. These guys are incredible performers and amazing people.” He added that other highlights have included, “Meeting and working with the coaches, meeting my idol John Popper and playing on stage with Blues Traveler.”
We asked how long he has been singing and Sunshine responded, “I started singing at five, but I joined my first band at age nine. We recorded two original albums, then they headed off to college, so I have been singing with another group named Stone Creek and doing a lot of acoustic solo performing.” Sunshine is well-known in Old Lyme as a veteran performer at the Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau annual talent show, The Bizz, which has organized viewing parties for both his performances to date.
Finally, we wondered how life back at Lyme-Old Lyme High School has been between the shows and how his classmates have reacted to his new national stardom. He replied, “They were really happy for me. A lot of people congratulated me and were asking lots of questions about the coaches.”
To keep this incredible experience alive for this naturally humble young man (and, of course, the associated fame for Lyme and Old Lyme!), Sunshine is now dependent on votes to continue advancing in the show, so here at LymeLine.com, we’re delighted to show our support for him by sharing information about how to vote for Braiden.
There are four voting platforms:
- The Voice app on your phone
- Twitter:follow Braiden.sunshine
- The Voice Facebook page
- NBC.com/thevoice website
Each platform will accept up to 10 votes from each viewer.
Additional votes can be cast with an iTunes purchase:
If you download the song performed on the show, it counts as one vote, but if the song is in the Top 10 at the close of voting, iTunes votes are multiplied by 10.
Voting is open for 14 hours, starting at 10:01 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9.
Vote while the show is in progress on Monday using the voice app.
Voting closes at noon on Tuesday.
GOOD LUCK, BRAIDEN!
Editor’s Note: Follow Braiden by going to BraidenSunshine.com. Follow this link to view Braiden’s performance on the previous show: http://youtu.be/fqBCeI0B26A