Brayden Lape parents Bryan and Kari were excited to see him in the top five of The Voice. Lape’s family is from Michigan.
Grass lake is about to get its first local celebrity after a sixteen-year-old sophomore from Grass Lake High School advanced to the final five lineups. Although he is the youngest in the game, his voice is no joke, as he got named the fourth finalist halfway through the live broadcast.
Indeed, the semifinals had eight participants fighting to win the trophy as it was their final shot. With $100,000, and a recording contract with Universal Music Group on the line, the singers did not forget to bring their A-game.
The teenager’s rendition of In Case You Didn’t Know by Brett Young floored the judges as host Carson Daly declared him to have passed the test.
Only December 12 will show if he will go home with the money, as audiences stay tuned to find out.
Meet Brayden Lape Parents Bryan And Kari Lape
The voice season 22 participant Brayden Lape would not have reached so far in the competition without the support of his parents, Bryan Lape and Kari Lape.
Besides, they have been there since day one, waiting beside him when he sang Niall Horan’s This Town in Blind Auditions. His charming country twist on the tunes had already caught the judges’ attention, but his family anxiously waited on the sidelines for their decision.
When it was time to make the final judgment, his family showed up to hug him as his sister was near tears. Singer John Legend got curious about his family and asked if there were any other musicians, to which they replied they were a sporty household. Even Brayden was proficient in football, basketball, and baseball, operating as the star quarterback.
He began singing during the pandemic as the Coivd restrictions shut down all training. Having nothing to do, he self-thought guitar and started doing cover songs. A few gigs and performances later, he ventured into writing and hoped to record his first album in the upcoming year.
After his triumphant entrance into the reality show, the behind the scene footage with the entire brood packed in the back seat. They all smiled and seemed accepting of his fate. His mother was the one who encouraged him to audition virtually for the show as a simple conversation developed into a zoom call.
They patiently waited for a few months until they got a call from Los Angeles to fly to the Blind Auditions. The rest was history, as he is one of the top contenders for the trophy for the twenty-second season. But he did not forget to show his gratitude to get his mother, inviting her to practice where she had a one-in-a-lifetime meeting with his coach Blake Shelton. The long journey made him miss home and his friends, but they sent him their love from a state apart.
Indeed, his community has joined in to support the boy, with father Bryan still not fathoming the extent of his achievements.
Are Gwen and Blake Coach Parents To Brayden Lape?
Family transcends blood relations, as singers Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani did not shy away from taking the Coach parent title.
The trio met two months ago when the fifteen-year-old Brayden took center stage for his blind auditions. His singing style resonated with Blake as he got intrigued when he heard his voice. Singer Camilla Cabello encouraged Bake Shelton to press the red buzzer as he gave in to her wishes. After all four chairs turned, Stefani immediately showed remorse for missing out on such a cute trainee. She thanked her husband for pressing the button at the last moment and not letting him slip by.
NBC reported that the Havana singer praised him by saying his voice was made for the radio, hinging to a long and flourishing career ahead. All of You singer John Legend also chipped in, admiring the youngster’s voice as they all threatened they would steal him from under Blake’s nose.
Gwen offered him the help he needed as she was the same age as his mom and proclaimed herself and her partner as his coach parents. Since her dad also came from his hometown, she became his momager and settled his worries.