Cassadee Pope turned the primary feminine winner of “The Voice” when she received season 3 in December 2012.
All 4 coaches circled for Pope’s blind audition efficiency of “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia, however she determined to hitch Blake Shelton’s group. Back in 2012, the opposite coaches have been Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and CeeLo Green.
A turning level for Pope on “The Voice” got here when she carried out “Over You,” a track co-written by Shelton and his then-wife Miranda Lambert. The track is impressed by the dying of Shelton’s brother, Richie Shelton. Pope’s rendition of the track knocked the megahit “Gangnam Style” by South Korean singer PSY out of the primary iTunes chart spot.
Nine years after her time on “The Voice,” 32-year-old Pope launched her third studio album in October 2021. Pope classifies the album, known as “Thrive,” as “Y’allternative,” because it has parts of pop-punk, rock, and nation music.
Heavy had an opportunity to meet up with Pope about her new album and what stunned her most about being on “The Voice.”
What Surprised Pope About ‘The Voice’
Pope admitted that competing on “The Voice” was “nerve-wracking” at occasions. “I’m positively not aggressive by nature so being on a show the place you are actually making an attempt to beat out different folks is tremendous intimidating,” Pope instructed Heavy. “I actually simply took the method of doing my factor, telling my story, not worrying about anyone else…simply doing what I felt I wanted to do in my intestine and that ended up type of working effectively for me.”
“The Voice” winner opened up in regards to the blind audition course of, revealing that it was totally different than she’d anticipated after watching the primary two seasons of the show. “What I did not notice they did is that they put everyone into a distinct lodge,” Pope instructed Heavy. “They take your telephone away, they take your computer systems away, you don’t have any connection to the surface world for a few days.”
Each day, the contestants could be taken right into a ballroom and the names of the individuals who could be auditioning that day have been introduced. Luckily for Pope, her title was known as on day two. “The days are lengthy when you have no technique of contacting folks and also you’re nervous about your audition,” she mentioned.
Once Pope knew she’d made it previous the blind auditions, she needed to maintain the key till the show aired. “That was troublesome as a result of on the time I used to be actually struggling,” Pope instructed Heavy. “I type of went broke. I used to be in LA making an attempt to pursue a solo profession. I had performed an acoustic tour the place a few of the nights 5 folks would show up. I used to be outwardly not doing effectively and I had this little secret of like ‘no I really received a four-chair activate The Voice however I am unable to say anyone but.'”
Why Pope Chose Team Blake
It wasn’t simply her love of nation music that made Pope select Shelton as her coach on “The Voice.” The singer instructed Heavy that she’d come to like Shelton’s teaching model whereas watching the primary two seasons of the NBC actuality show.
“I actually liked his method with being hands-on however letting the artists type of dictate the place they wished to go and letting them convey their imaginative and prescient to life,” Pope mentioned. “As an artist who had been within the trade for a very long time already at that time, I did not actually need to be pushed in a distinct route than what I used to be comfy moving into.” By the time Pope auditioned for “The Voice,” she had already toured with acts like Fall Out Boy together with her band Hey Monday.
Pope continues to be in contact with Shelton. She even rented out his Nashville bar Ole Red for the album launch get together for her 2019 document, “Stages.” She instructed Heavy that she lately noticed former “The Voice Coach” and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine at her buddy’s wedding ceremony. Levine’s spouse Behati Prinsloo was a bridesmaid.
Pope’s New Album Blends Country & Pop Punk
Pope’s old flame was nation music. “I grew up listening to nation music and that is how I realized to sing,” she instructed Heavy. “I’d cowl songs by Martina McBride and Trish Yearwood and Shania Twain. That’s type of the place I received my tone and my sensibilities.”
While Pope was writing her newest album, “Thrive,” she realized she wished to make a document that paid homage to the entire genres which have formed her as an artist. She paired up with producers Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town to realize the distinctive sound.
Pope’s influences for the album vary from Blink-182 to Shania Twain. “I’ve simply all the time liked Blink 182’s sensibility and the catchiness of even similar to the guitar licks and the bass licks and the drum fills. I actually wished that to resonate in my music,” mentioned Pope. “And I really like the type of spunky method Shania takes to singing.”
Watch the music video for the title monitor, “Thrive,” beneath:
Pope Is Gearing Up to Go On Tour
In 2022, Pope is trying ahead to launching a “Thrive” tour, doubtless someday in March. The singer-songwriter typically travels for work together with her French Bulldog, Cuppy, so she’s excited to assist launch the Mars Petcare BETTER CITIES FOR PETS airport certification program. The program goals to assist pet dad and mom journey with extra ease.
“I’m particularly excited as a result of they’ve given Nashville International Airport the primary certification in order that’s my native airport, that is the place I fly out and in of,” Pope mentioned. “The subsequent time I journey with Cuppy I do know he’ll be comfy.”
