{"id":1465,"date":"2023-10-03T02:12:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T06:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/the-voice-john-legend-finds-his-doppelganger-in-impressive-singer-talakai\/03\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T02:12:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T06:12:22","slug":"the-voice-john-legend-finds-his-doppelganger-in-impressive-singer-talakai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/the-voice-john-legend-finds-his-doppelganger-in-impressive-singer-talakai\/03\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Voice&#8217;: John Legend Finds His Doppelganger in Impressive Singer Talakai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Talakai impressed the coaches on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/tv\/the-voice\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Voice<\/em><\/a><span> with more than just his vocal talents!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 34-year-old singer took the stage during Monday&#8217;s Blind Auditions with a heartfelt rendition of Sam Smith&#8217;s &#8220;Stay With Me&#8221; that earned chair turns from\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/john-legend\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">John Legend<\/a><span>\u00a0and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/reba-mcentire\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Reba McEntire<\/a><span>. But their jaws dropped when they turned their chairs, due to his resemblance to one of their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Wait until you see his face,&#8221; John told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/gwen-stefani\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Gwen Stefani<\/a><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/niall-horan\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Niall Horan<\/a><span>\u00a0as their chairs turned. &#8220;I&#8217;m looking at myself! Like, a taller, more handsome version of myself.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;What&#8217;s up, twin!&#8221; Talakai joked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The resemblance was remarkable, and John&#8217;s mind was considerably blown. &#8220;We even have the same barber!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unsurprisingly, the resemblance is something Talakai&#8217;s been hearing about for a while. &#8220;Every day at work, I get it. In school, they used to sing &#8216;Ordinary People&#8217; down the hallway all the time,&#8221; he shared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reba was pretty sure she didn&#8217;t stand a chance in landing the singer, but said she didn&#8217;t blame him. &#8220;I absolutely love your voice, your range&#8230; I&#8217;m already a huge fan,&#8221; she raved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ultimately, the &#8220;family&#8221; resemblance won out and Talakai chose to join Team Legend! The pair even snapped a twinning selfie as he left the stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/the-voice-coaches-share-what-the-show-is-like-without-blake-shelton-exclusive-211727\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">When ET spoke with the coaches<\/a><span>\u00a0ahead of the season premiere, Reba said that Gwen, Niall and John have\u00a0welcomed her to the show &#8220;warmly, like a sister.&#8221; However, she noted that the friendly vibes go away when it&#8217;s time to get down to business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;They&#8217;ve helped me, they&#8217;ve guided me and taught me, and then after I learned up to that point, then they say, &#8216;You&#8217;re on your own,'&#8221; she recalled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We still want to beat her,&#8221; John agreed with a laugh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Voice\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span>airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. PT\/ET on NBC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>RELATED CONTENT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/the-voice-john-legend-finds-his-doppelganger-in-impressive-singer-talakai-212369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talakai impressed the coaches on The Voice with more than just his vocal talents! 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