Background and career
Chris Blue (born January 15, 1990) is an American soul and gospel singer. He was the winner of season 12 of the American talent competition The Voice at the age of 27. He was the last artist to sing during the blind auditions in his season and filled the last spot on Team Alicia.
Blue was born on January 15, 1990, in Glendale, Arizona, United States, to Ernest Blue Jr. and Janice Blue-Williams. He is the youngest of seven children. The family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, when he was 10 years old. Blue started singing in church at the age of three. Blue started preaching at Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was ordained at the age of 15. He eventually became a worship leader in the Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Choosing a music career from very early on, he formed the Blue Brothers with his siblings and later they appeared on BET's Bobby Jones Gospel show. He won the Voice-Off Knoxville competition in 2015. He toured locally as well as in England, The Bahamas, Jamaica and the Virgin Islands. Blue also attended Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN, and was actively involved in the campus worship ministry as well as the campus gospel choir.
Blue auditioned in 2017 to compete in season 12 of The Voice. In the blind auditions, broadcast on March 14, 2017, on NBC, he sang "The Tracks of My Tears" from The Miracles and was the last competitor to perform in the Blind Auditions on episode 7 of the auditions. Alicia Keys was the only judge left with a place in her team and she chose Blue. Blue became part of Team Alicia by default. He won the title for the season against Blake Shelton's finalist Lauren Duski who finished as runner-up. The Voice performances
– Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
Blue met his English wife Stephanie Dunkley in 2014.
2017: The Complete Season 12 Collection (The Voice) 2019: Fresh Start 2019: One Light 2024: Foundations: The Hymns of My Heart
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
