Pretty thorough bio at the end of this release mentions that Alisan Porter turned down a “major label release” to “follow her heart. The Voice season 10 winner will debut her new single “Deep Water,” out 4/28, on The Voice 12 Top 11 results show on May 2. Check out the official announcement below. At least the show is inviting her back…
Season 10 winner Alisan Porter is set to perform her new single “Deep Water” on the Tuesday, May 2 (8-9 p.m.) live telecast of NBC’s three-time Emmy Award-winning series The Voice. The stakes are high as the Top 11 artists face elimination with only 10 advancing in the competition.
Porter won America’s heart and top vote as a member of Team Christina during season 10 of The Voice. Her victory made history with Christina Aguilera becoming the first female coach to have a champion on the show after 10 seasons.
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The Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter appropriately refers to herself as “art-centered,” and she personifies that statement within her music. It’s no surprise Porter could sing with perfect pitch at 9 months old, as her mother often proudly shares. Born to a Broadway singer mom and rocker dad, she went from wowing America on Star Search at 5 to starring in the 1991 John Hughes film Curly Sue. Obsessed with music, she kept a picture of Janis Joplin above her bed between cranking everything from Joni Mitchell and Carole King, to Nirvana and Pearl Jam throughout her formative years. Post-high school, Porter logged time on Broadway, starring in the first production of Footloose and revival of A Chorus Line – keeping up a family tradition started by mom. Heading west, she fronted The Canyons and released two solo albums, namely 2009’s Alisan Porter and Who We Are in 2014. During a 2016 respite from music, a friend secretly submitted her to The Voice.
Following her season 10 victory and staunchly committed to a personal vision, she turned down a major label release in order to follow her heart. That energy courses through her 2017 single, “Deep Water.” Co-written with Matt Rollings and Stephony Smith and produced by Greg Wells (Adele, Elton John), the song swims through resounding piano keys and a Southern-style organ. Her robust vocals take hold, building from vulnerable verses into the vital refrain, “I’m going to swim these deep waters alone.” For the first time, listeners get to hear Porter in all her glory this year.
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