It’s up to America to send Michigan opera singer, Ryan Gallagher, to the live shows on “The Voice.” The 32-year old, from small town Ada near Grand Rapids, just performed in the Four-Way Knockout round on the hit NBC reality singing competition with just one of the performers advancing.
Gallagher competed against three other singers, Julia Cooper, Taryn Papa and Larriah Jackson, instead of just one because his coach, Kelly Clarkson, chose his opponent in the Battle Round, but she ended up using her only save of the season on him. The other three singers in the Four-Way Knockout were also saved.
Gallagher, who is on Team Kelly, slayed his performance of Andrea Bocelli’s “Time To Say Goodbye.” If you close your eyes, you might think you are listening to Josh Groban.
“Ryan, you stand out above everyone because no one sings like you,” Clarkson said after his performance. “Even if I don’t even know what you’re saying, it didn’t even matter, it’s so moving. It’s time for a fresh new thing.”
Papa sang “Cry” by Faith Hill, Cooper performed “Wish You Were Gay” by Billie Eilish and Jackson sang “One and Only” by Adele. All three nailed their performances and received praise from their coaches.
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We first met the 32-year old Gallagher when he surprised the coaches with his Groban-type voice performing Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion’s “The Prayer” during “The Voice” Blind Auditions last month.
“First of all, no one in this competition can touch you. You are totally unique,” Clarkson said as she made her pitch for Gallagher to choose her over Blake Shelton. “I’m so excited. He sounds effortless and it sounds like a conversation from the gods,” Clarkson added after he chose her team over Shelton’s.
We next saw him last week when he took on Marisa Corvo in the Battle Round. The two gave a powerful performance of Celine Dion’s “Surrender.” Clarkson chose Corvo, but as we mentioned, saved Gallagher.
Gallagher was born and raised in Grand Rapids. He attended St. Thomas the Apostle before his family moved to Ada when he was in the 5th grade. He graduated from Forest Hills Central and while in high school, also worked at his father’s construction company, Gallagher Design Inc.
After graduation, he spent two years at GRCC before moving to Nashville to pursue a singing career. He has lived in Los Angeles for the last 11 years. Gallagher has four brothers and one sister and his mother has been battling multiple sclerosis for nearly 29 years. He revealed before his Battle Round performance that his mother was battling Covid. Gallagher said she recently got out of ICU.
“My mom is just a very positive person. She is just so strong,” Gallagher told MLive. “Being kids, it was so hard because we all had to pull our weight. I think my mom being sick when we were all so young allowed us to all be so close. It gave us so much discipline, compassion and empathy at a young age.”
While Gallagher has performed for many years all over the world at events like weddings, beauty pageants, and store openings, he says “The Voice” could give him an opportunity to advance his career to a new level.
“The Voice” was an opportunity to be on the biggest stage. People tend to enjoy my voice even though it may not be something they typically listen to. This is my opportunity to capture a big audience. I’ve been able to travel and pay the bills, but I would really like to win the show so I can get a record deal. I’d like to put a record out that I’m proud of and tour to promote it. If not, I’d love to keep performing. It’s my life.”
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