Background
Lee was born in Colts Neck, New Jersey to parents Denise and Richard Lee.
Lee was born in Colts Neck, New Jersey to parents Denise and Richard Lee.
She attended Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey and has two siblings: an older sister named Nicole and a younger brother named Richie, who attends Cedar Drive Middle School. Lee chose Aguilera and remained on her team the entire season.
She is best known for being the runner-up of Season 5 of National Broadcasting Company"s singing competition The Voice in 2013 as part of Christina Aguilera"s team and as a solo artist signed to Atlantic Records. She is of Italian descent. 2013: The Voice At the blind auditions on September 24, 2013, Lee performed Amy Winehouse"s "Back to Black," persuading Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton to turn their chairs.
In the Battle rounds, Lee was paired with Briana Cuoco where they sang the song "House of the Rising Sun," and advanced.
During the Knockout round, Lee sang "Stompa" by Serena Ryder against Anthony Paul and Christina selected her to move on to the Live Playoffs, sending Paul home. Lee continued through the Live Rounds and during the Top 5, got an iTunes bonus for reaching the Top 10 overall songs with her studio version of "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan.
2014–present: After The Voice and "Broken Ones" European Parliament After the show, Lee was signed to Lyor Cohen"s Label, 300 Entertainment, in partnership with Atlantic Records. She performed her debut single, "Broken Ones," on the Top 5 Results of season 6 of The Voice on May 13, 2014.
This was the first time the song was performed and her first time returning to the show since being a contestant.
The song was released to iTunes the same day. lieutenant was written by Dana Parish and Andy Hollander. Although the song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, it managed to peak at number 36 on the People’s Digital Songs.
Lee also took part in The Voice Summer Tour 2014, a summer tour starting on June 21 in San Antonio, Texas and concluding in Redmond, Washington on August 2, 2014.
She was also joined by Kristen Merlin, a Top 5 finalist, and Jake Barker, a top 20 finalist. lieutenant was announced on September 29 that Lee would be releasing her "Broken Ones" European Parliament on October 21, 2014 and an iTunes pre-order was available on October 6.
A lyric video for "Tears Fall" was premiered on October 10 on Music Television. On April 20, 2015, the official music video for "Tears Fall" was exclusively premiered on Music Television. The video was filmed at Zsa Zsa Gabor"s mansion in Los Angeles, and was directed by Blair Waters. Lee has cited her coach, Christina Aguilera, as a major influence.
She has referenced Aguilera as she stated, "t was really surreal, and it was a dream come true because I always idolized her from the start.".