Hearing-Impaired 'The Voice' Contestant Receives Rare Four-Chair Turn After Enchanting Blind Audition

Mar 05, 2019 by apost team

True beauty is a painful process. Let me explain. Imagine with me for a second that you're a child again. Like most children, you find yourself feeling sick at some point, and you're tugging on your ear. You soon find yourself in the doctor's office with a simple ear infection. But unlike most ear infections, this one leaves you partially deaf for the rest of your life. The pain in your ear is gone now, but so are a lot of the sounds of the world around you. How can beauty possibly come from this?

Twenty-five-year-old Maelyn Jarmon, from Texas, dared to unveil her beauty decades in the making during the Voice's 16th season's Blind Auditions. You see, Maelyn was that young child at the doctor's office whose world suddenly went quiet in one ear after suffering from a simple ear infection.

But for her, partial deafness was no excuse to silence her beauty. Instead, she silenced the room with her deafening talent as she stood in her courage to own her story and inner wounds.

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Maelyn graced Sting's 1993 song "Fields of Gold" with her own transforming beauty from her own personal pain. Afterward, Kelly Clarkson described the moment as a "God-given gift." She commented on her ability to connect with people through her music. Her brave and vulnerable performance birthed the first four-chair turn of the entire season!

Blake Shelton praised her for the power in her voice. "It cuts through everything," he said. He added that he felt so moved when he heard her sing.

John Legend wholeheartedly agreed by saying that she demonstrated a level of mastery with her voice. "But, it also showed that you have magic too," he said.

Yes, John Legend said she had magic. But, he didn't just experience her voice. You and I both have a voice. He experienced her transformation from her pain to her purpose. After paying her such a rich complement, John gained Maelyn as the first member on his team. We're so eager to see what happens when true beauty has John Legend for a coach!

So, what do you think about Maelyn's audition? Do you think her hearing disorder affected the performance in any way? Let us know in the comments and be sure to spread the word about this article if it brought you joy and inspiration!