EPISODE · May 4, 2019 · 5 MIN
Kendra Checketts From NBC's The Voice
from That Voice: A Decade With The Performers On NBC's The Voice · host Arroe Collins
Kendra started acting at just 4 years old, but didn't reveal her powerful voice until she performed in a fourth-grade talent show. Realizing she had a gift, her parents would often make the two-hour commute to L.A. for auditions. One night while they were driving home, her father had a brain hemorrhage that left him in the hospital for the next year. Kendra did her best to lift his spirits by singing to him and playing piano in the lobby. Now that he's fully recovered, Kendra has released multiple singles on Spotify and Apple Music and started singing at events to help raise over $80,000 for various charities.If you could share a conversation with a seed before it becomes a tree would you speak of its future fruit or would it be all things right now?
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Kendra started acting at just 4 years old, but didn't reveal her powerful voice until she performed in a fourth-grade talent show. Realizing she had a gift, her parents would often make the two-hour commute to L.A. for auditions. One night while they were driving home, her father had a brain hemorrhage that left him in the hospital for the next year. Kendra did her best to lift his spirits by singing to him and playing piano in the lobby. Now that he's fully recovered, Kendra has released multiple singles on Spotify and Apple Music and started singing at events to help raise over $80,000 for various charities.If you could share a conversation with a seed before it becomes a tree would you speak of its future fruit or would it be all things right now?
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