Connor Closs spent years imagining what it would feel like to stand on The Voice stage. On Monday night, the 23-year-old New Jersey singer finally got his chance — and walked away with two coaches fighting to have him on their team.
Closs performed Hozier’s “Too Sweet” during the latest round of Season 30 Blind Auditions, bringing a smooth, smoky quality to the song that immediately gave the performance its own character.
Adam Levine was the first coach to make a move. When Closs reached the song’s first chorus, Levine hit his button and turned his chair, clearly liking what he was hearing.
Riley Green soon joined the competition, giving Closs a two-chair turn and setting up a head-to-head battle between the two coaches.
By the end of the performance, Closs had made an even bigger impression. Levine and Green were both on their feet, and the young singer became emotional as he realized that his longtime dream of earning a chair turn had become real.
The moment meant even more because Closs had grown up watching The Voice. As a kid, he would recreate the show in his family’s living room, pretending to be a contestant while imagining coaches turning their chairs for him.
Music was not always his only focus. Growing up in Middletown, New Jersey, Closs was also heavily involved in sports, including basketball and track, before his passion for performing began taking a bigger role in his life.
That journey eventually led him to professional performance opportunities. Before appearing on The Voice, Closs worked as a singer and actor and became a lead vocalist for a Jersey Shore cover band, gaining valuable experience performing in front of live audiences.
Once the Blind Audition ended, Levine and Green each tried to convince him that their team was the right place for him. Closs ultimately chose Adam Levine, officially becoming the newest member of Team Adam.
But there was an interesting twist. Levine apparently wasn’t the coach Closs had originally imagined choosing before walking onto the stage. His plans changed after experiencing the Blind Audition and hearing what the coaches had to say.
That decision gave Levine another promising artist as the Season 30 teams continue to fill up, while Green was forced to watch another singer he wanted head to a rival coach.
For Closs, however, the result was bigger than simply choosing between two coaches. The kid who once pretended to compete on The Voice in his living room had finally stood on the real stage, watched two chairs turn around and left with Adam Levine as his coach.
