Last night Lyme’s Braiden Sunshine sang his heart out in NBC’s ‘The Voice’ as one of the Top 9 finalists on the program. His rendition of “Amazing Grace” was truly amazing and now more than on any occasion previously, he needs our votes and VOTING CLOSES AT NOON TODAY!
You can safely wager that the whole population of Lyme and Old Lyme, Connecticut, was watching — and rooting for — him, but he needs votes because tonight four contestants will be eliminated to reduce the number to the four finalists who will sing again next week to determine the overall winner. The five who will be eliminated will be determined bu yesterday and today’s voting. So — if you haven’t done so already — get you fingers ready to vote and then VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!
Here’s how: 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.
After being lured to New Jersey by his mom, Elizabeth Sunshine, on the pretext of visiting a car show, 15-year-old Braiden – a sophomore at Lyme-Old Lyme High School – sailed through the Blind Auditions with Blues Traveler’s “The Mountains Win Again.”
He joined Team Gwen [Stefani] and then proceeded to win the Battle round with “No One Is To Blame,” by Howard Jones. After undergoing an image change along the way and sporting a new hairstyle (no more boyish curls, instead sleek, straight hair) and wearing a snappy suit, he simply cruised through the Knockout round with Michael Bublé’s “Feeling Good.”
Four weeks ago, Braiden sang Bread’s classic “Everything I Own” in the Live round and then learned on Wednesday’s results show, in his mom’s words, “… that after America voted, Braiden was one of the two members on his six-artist team to receive the highest number of votes from the nation and therefore he was put through to the Top 12.”
The fairytale continued when Braiden’s performance of Styx’s ”Renegade” pushed his recording to #1 on iTune Rock Charts and earned him a place in the Top 11 group.
Members of the high school have been showing their support for Braiden in numerous ways including honoring him with the traditional sheet on the tennis court fence.
Asked how he felt about being selected to be in the Top 12, Braiden responded, “It is incredibly exciting. And humbling that I was chosen to stay by the American public. It makes me so happy to know that people are enjoying what I love to do. I love the people here that are so supportive.”
Braiden continued, “I am so happy to represent Connecticut and would love to stay here so if you could please download the free Voice app and vote for me every Monday night after the show. You get 10 votes on the Voice app and 10 more on NBC.com and if you purchase the song on ITunes it also counts as a vote.”
Congratulations, yet again, to Braiden on this incredible achievement!
The whole town is again rooting for you …
Editor’s Note: Click here to read a great article about Braiden published by APlus.com.