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  • “Tessanne A Roots” Says Colin Channer

    “Tessanne A Roots” Says Colin Channer

    “Tessanne Represents Something Deeply Emotional,” Writes The Celebrated Novelist 

    “To us, Tessanne is more than her talent, more than an exemplar of range, timing, and vocal control,” the noted Jamaican novelist Colin Channer wrote in a piece for the Wall Street Journal‘s website just before Tessanne Chin was announced as the winner of Season 5 of NBC’s The Voice and celebrated by singing a duet with Celine Dion. “It’s the sense that we’ve always been good, great even, but have often had to accept second or third position, because that’s just the way of the world.”  More After The Jump… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Tessane Chin “Stronger” on The Voice

    WATCH THIS: Tessane Chin “Stronger” on The Voice

    Jamaican Singing Sensation Wins Knockout Round

    The first time he heard Tessanne Chin sing, Adam Levine told her she could easily win the whole thing. And after this week’s Knockout Round, she took a step closer to fulfilling Adam’s prophecy. The Jamaican chanteuse went up against Ashley DuBose and blew her out the frame with a rousing rendition of Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger.” The night was a double defeat for Ashley since none of the other judges picked her up.  Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Tessanne Chin “If You Love Me”

    HEAR THIS: Tessanne Chin “If You Love Me”

    Tessanne Lays Down The Law On the Fight This Feeling Juggling

    Now that the Shaggy and Beres selection “Fight This Feeling” is a certified modern classic, the good folks at Ranch Entertainment had the good sense to release a full juggling pon the Sly & Robbie riddim, first deployed on Dennis Brown’s “Sitting and Watching.” There are some nice cuts on here, but the one we’ve got stuck on repeat is by Tessanne Chin, who’s currently tearing shit up on NBC’s The Voice even though reggae lovers have known about her voice for years. Singing like the grown woman she is Tessanne calls out a trifling man who’s showing signs that he’s taking her for granted, or even worse, playing her for a fool. Listen up fellas.  Audio After The Jump…

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  • Tessanne Chin Kills It On “The Voice”

    Tessanne Chin Kills It On “The Voice”

    Jamaican Singing Sensation Represents On Worldwide Television

    On the season premiere of NBC’s The Voice last night, the rest of the world learned something that Jamaica has known for a long time: Tessanne Chin can sing her ass off! The singer, who is currently under Shaggy’s management, got all four judges spinning around in their chairs with her rendition of “Try.” In fact they’re already saying she could win the whole thing “easily”—as her excited family cheered her on backstage. So which judge will she choose as her mentor / vocal coach? Video After The Jump…

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