{"id":2196163,"date":"2025-12-12T10:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2196163"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:18:07","slug":"central-pa-singer-advances-to-the-voice-finale-wants-to-make-everyone-proud-no-matter-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/central-pa-singer-advances-to-the-voice-finale-wants-to-make-everyone-proud-no-matter-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Pa. singer advances to \u2018The Voice\u2019 finale, \u2018wants to make everyone proud no matter what\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VILXQZ5A2ZG65MU6DJ2J3HP2O4\">Adams County native Aubrey Nicole has moved closer to her goals as a professional singer now that she\u2019s made it to the finale of NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"AYAY3HGE2FBZNHMV7TZUQUFKOE\">On Dec. 1, the first episode of the \u201cPlayoffs\u201d premiered, in which singers from Reba McEntire and Michael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s teams performed, all competing to represent their coach in the Season 28 finale episodes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PBZRMBO5ZFAIFFCW5F5E54LKVY\">Nicole, a member of Team Reba (McEntire), impressed her coach with a soulful cover of Alannah Myles\u2019 \u201cBlack Velvet,\u201d which ultimately landed her a spot in the finale. During the episode, Nicole cried and hugged her coach, thanking McEntire for choosing her. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3SY2IQFKGJAAZGT7FRLMFALXJ4\">After making her decision, McEntire shared just why she chose the 20-year-old. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YA6OVQ3NXZFRZP5QL3JYTM7Q54\">\u201cI chose Aubrey because she has a way of portraying a lot of emotion,\u201d McEntire said. \u201cThat\u2019s what music is supposed to be about. I definitely think Aubrey has a shot to win the whole competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NXNDQEUGJNCZXNOHNR2QS2JDOQ\">McEntire\u2019s kind words appear to have left Nicole a bit shocked. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2HCDX5VXCRGDHEP2YFU2BH6OCU\">\u201cIt\u2019s so insane,\u201d Nicole said during a phone interview. \u201cShe\u2019s been one of my biggest inspirations for the longest time. To know that she thinks I\u2019m special and could win the finale is crazy. It feels good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5TTN65OQNNC7JLGIRPPHQLJHXM\">Nicole\u2019s journey on \u201cThe Voice\u201d has been full of twists and turns. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/central-pa-singer-tries-to-make-her-dreams-come-true-on-the-voice-i-just-need-to-do-my-best.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/central-pa-singer-tries-to-make-her-dreams-come-true-on-the-voice-i-just-need-to-do-my-best.html\">Back in October<\/a> she was almost sent home after a \u201cBattle Round.\u201d Luckily, buzzers went off from both McEntire and another \u201cVoice\u201d coach, Snoop Dogg, indicating she had been saved, and got to choose which coach she went with. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"V25QMGT6DZCKFMDJL2XDA7LC6M\">\u201cThe experience has been incredible; it\u2019s been a wild ride,\u201d Nicole said. \u201cI lost a battle. I was saved. It\u2019s been a crazy storyline. I\u2019m just glad to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KVEE7LGEXRCOLKKOSAM2LKAKYE\">While competing and pursuing her dream, Nicole made time in late November to return to Pennsylvania, visiting supporters and old friends at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/17UFHAmqsg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/17UFHAmqsg\/\">Ripleigh\u2019s Creamery in McSherrystown<\/a>, where she used to work. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZGWWDI6VXJCDPHPD2LDTCAKJHQ\">\u201cIt was so cool,\u201d Nicole said. \u201cI genuinely was not expecting a lot of people to be there. I haven\u2019t been home the whole time I\u2019ve been on the show. I saw a lot of support online, but I didn\u2019t know how many people were going to show up [in person]. I kid you not, it was so busy, I don\u2019t think I ever got to sit down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"X77N24PYCRAXZBT6X4INLFCJTE\">The creamery has been supporting Nicole\u2019s journey from the start. Laura Maring, co-owner of the shop, said this opportunity is \u201cdeserved\u201d for the 20-year-old. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NRF2LLTK7BCFLA2C7VUGSPQPZ4\">\u201cShe absolutely deserves it; she has an amazing voice,\u201d Maring said. \u201cAubrey has a fantastic character, is incredibly kind, and deserves this more than anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YEMRW6EDNBDBLMKI2CEMTBOEGM\">The Season 28 finale will premiere at 9 p.m. Dec. 15 and 16. Nicole says that whether she wins or not, she wants to continue pursuing her dreams by releasing original music and just making her loved ones proud. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PID4EPL5YRC3JLHXXSBN5WOHBM\">\u201cMy family is so excited,\u201d Nicole said. \u201cI could not be more grateful; they\u2019ve always been supportive of what I do. This whole experience has not only been incredible for me, but also for them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IY5WNRA73RGUHHTK3TWENTMBAQ\">\u201cThank you to everybody who has supported me this far,\u201d Nicole added. \u201cI want to make everyone proud in the finale, no matter what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FGFHJEHGJFDSZMPIRESK6EPYHY\">\u201cThe Voice\u201d can be viewed on NBC or streamed on Peacock. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adams County native Aubrey Nicole has moved closer to her goals as a professional singer now that she\u2019s made it to the finale of NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Voice.\u201d On Dec. 1, the first episode of the \u201cPlayoffs\u201d premiered, in which singers from Reba McEntire and Michael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s teams performed, all competing to represent their coach in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[37633,424038,393783,55607],"class_list":["post-2196163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-episodic","tag-nup_208092","tag-season-28","tag-select"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2196163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2196164,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196163\/revisions\/2196164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2196163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2196163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2196163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}