Caroline Pennell
Caroline Ades Pennell, also known by her stage name Carol Ades, is an American singer and songwriter. She gained recognition as a contestant at the fifth season of the United States version of the reality singing competition The Voice.
Career
On ''The Voice''
Pennell was 17 when she auditioned for the fifth season of the American series of The Voice. She turned the chairs of CeeLo Green and Blake Shelton with her blind audition singing Ellie Goulding's "Anything Could Happen." She chose Green to be her coach.In the "battle rounds", Pennell battled and won against Anthony Paul, singing "As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber. In the "knockout round", she faced George Horga, Jr. She chose to sing Ingrid Michaelson's "The Way I Am," and won once again. In the "Live Rounds", she sang "We're Going to Be Friends" by The White Stripes and won the majority in the public vote. In the Top 10, she sang "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and landed in the bottom three. Before voting in the "Instant Save" system, Pennell and Tessanne Chin performed Lorde's "Royals". Pennell was predicted to be the underdog in the bottom three, but after her performance, she received 80% of the Twitter votes and moved on to the Top 8. The next week, she sang "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence and The Machine, and again landed in the bottom three. Matthew Schuler was picked on Twitter by the "Instant Save," ending Pennell's time as a contestant.
| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
| Blind Audition | "Anything Could Happen" | Ellie Goulding | September 23, 2013 | 1.2 | Two chairs turned Joined Team Cee-lo |
| Battle Rounds | "As Long as You Love Me" | Justin Bieber | October 14, 2013 | 7.1 | Advanced |
| Knockout Rounds | "The Way I Am" | Ingrid Michaelson | October 29, 2013 | 12.7 | Advanced |
| Live Playoffs | "We're Going to Be Friends" | The White Stripes | November 5, 2013 | 14.5 | Safe |
| Live Top 12 | "Wake Me Up" | Avicii | November 11, 2013 | 16.1 | Safe |
| Live Top 10 | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" | Peter Paul and Mary | November 18, 2013 | 18.4 | Bottom Three Instant Save |
| Live Top 8 | "Dog Days Are Over" | Florence and the Machine | November 25, 2013 | 20.3 | Bottom Three Eliminated |
| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order |
| Top 12 | "Give a Little Bit" | Supertramp | November 6, 2013 | 15.2 |
| Live Top 12 Results | "Roam" | The B-52's | November 12, 2013 | 17.2 |
| Live Top 10 Results | "Royals" | Lorde | November 19, 2013 | 19.4 |
| Live Top 8 Performances | "Lego House" | Ed Sheeran | November 25, 2013 | 20.3 |
| Finals | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | December 17, 2013 | 27.2 |
| Finals | "Wagon Wheel" | Old Crow Medicine Show | November 26, 2013 | 27.6 |
Nettwerk Music Group
Pennell announced that she would join the Nettwerk Music Group. She was featured on the album From Cover to Cover: 30 Years at Nettwerk. Her version of Coldplay's "Yellow" was one of the most downloaded songs from the album.Other appearances
In addition to Coldplay's "Yellow", Pennell has also covered "Come and Get It" from the movie The Magic Christian, a song written by Paul McCartney. Her performance was featured as one of the five songs on Music for Linda, produced by Paul McCartney, sold to raise funds for Women and Cancer Fund.She was featured on Bassjackers and Lucas and Steve's song "These Heights".