Craig Wayne Boyd Wins The Voice (VIDEO)

The Voice 7 Winner is Craig Wayne Boyd!

Congratulations to Craig Wayne Boyd. The country singer was crowned champion of NBC’s musical competition series “The Voice” Tuesday night, earning the grand prize of a recording contract and being named as the Voice for season seven.

Craig is from Nashville, Tenn., and was a member of Team Blake. You can follow him on Twitter at @CWBYall.

The original song he performed, “My Baby’s Got a Smile on Her Face,” can be Downloaded from iTunes

Watch Craig Wayne Boyd’s “Baby’s Got a Smile on Her Face” Music Video

I’m not surprised that Craig won. Out of the four finalists competing for the crown, including Matt McAndrew, Chris Jamison and Damien, Craig had been kicking around show biz the longest. His experience showed in his confident performance skills. His appealing vocals are radio ready. You can argue that his song choices weren’t always stellar, but they were always accessible. Craig’s country style appealed to a broader spectrum of fans than the other genres (alt/rock, r&b, rhythmic pop) represented in the final 4.

However, Craig appeared to be a hard worker. He also had  a smart coach in Blake Shelton. There were some missteps in terms of song choice–Take it Easy for instance.  Poor choices, however,  were outweighed by brilliant ones, such as Craig’s re-worked version of “I Walk the Line” and his reverent rendition of the old Gospel tune “Old Rugged Cross.”

When Craig eventually makes his album, it will be interesting to note how many songs about trucks, beer and women he records. Ha. The two country winners, Danielle Bradbery and Cassadee Pope, are also the show’s most successful so far. Will Craig follow in their footsteps?

More will be revealed. But in the meantime, Craig begins his media tour on the Today Show in New York City Wednesday morning.

Big congratulations also go out to coach Blake Shelton on his 4th The Voice win and for kicking Adam Levine’s ass! Poor Adam had all 3 of his singers in the finals and he still left empty handed.

An honorable mention goes to coach Gwen Stefani who had Craig on her team long enough to make him over. You can’t diminish the impact of Craig’s physical transformation had on his game. I would say she sorta won too.

Watch Craig Wayne Boyd’s Winning The Voice 7 Moment

http://youtu.be/pfTzQ3LNOmQ

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