Each of The Voice coaches — John Legend, Michael Bublé, Kelsea Ballerini, and Adam Levine — had a stake in who’d be crowned the show’s newest champion in the Tuesday, May 20, finale. But after Jadyn Cree, Lucia Flores-Wiseman, and Jaelen Johnston were eliminated, it came down to Renzo, who was coached by Legend, and Adam David, who was coached by Bublé.
All eyes were on host Carson Daly as he prepared to announce the name of the winner. “It’s funny,” Michael Bublé told TV Insider right after the live broadcast. “I don’t think I’ve ever stared at Carson Daley’s lips so intensely. I was hoping he’d start to say ‘A’ [as in Adam]. I was literally looking at his lips.”
What was going through David’s mind when it was just him and Renzo left? “I was hoping that my name would be called,” he simply stated. Looking forward, The Voice champion said, “I want to put out some music and go on tour. I want to play. I want to play for audiences and not, you know, empty rooms.”
Sure, it’s the contestant who wins, but the winning coach also takes his or her bows — not because they want to win for just themselves, but for their singer. “Listen, I’m really competitive,” Bublé said. “Not one person who has ever sat in that red chair doesn’t have a killer instinct. We all want to win. Sometimes, I think there’s a bigger personal stake than others.”
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Was Bublé able to more freely hope David would emerge as the victor after the other singer he was coaching (Cree) was eliminated? “I really care about both [Adam and Jayden],” Bublé responded. “She’s a pop star. A lot of people had negative things to say about her last night [online] and I called her. I said, ‘Jayden, you pour so much light. There’s a lot of darkness out there. Don’t you allow them to ever take away your light.’”
During the two-hour finale, Bublé and Cree performed the Sonny and Cher hit “I Got You Babe,” coincidentally on Cher’s birthday! “I wrote her [to let her know],” Bublé said. “I also said to the producers, ‘Can you please say happy birthday to Cher?’ She’s the greatest.”
“Adam and I have become really close,” Bublé continued. “I was heavily invested in our friendship. I was [ultimately] much less worried about me not winning than I was just wanting my buddy to win.”
David was quite candid throughout the competition talking about his life. He recalled being encouraged to pursue singing after attending the Broward Arts Camp in Florida while in middle school. He also spoke about his recovery from a past drug addiction. David being so open not only didn’t push people away but it may have helped him become more identifiable to The Voice‘s audience.
“I think anytime you’re vulnerable and you speak openly about what you’re going through, people feel more comfortable,” David offered. “Everyone is going through sometime and I’ve had so much experience going head first into uncomfortable situations and owning my feelings.”
“I would tell people to lean into vulnerability,” he added. “Vulnerability is a super-power.”
Might Adam David return to the summer camp arts program that he attended as a teen to talk to current students and inspire them? “I did have a conversation with the guy who created it,” he said.
“We’re still close. He told me when I sang, when I really sang for the first time, ‘Hey, man, that was really good.’”
“Don’t stop,” David advised to anyone who has similar dreams to sing professionally. “No matter what instrument you play, you bring something to the world that the world needs. Keep playing. Build a connection.”
This is The Voice for season 27, as voted on by viewers: blues rocker Adam David, from Team Michael Bublé.
When his name was announced, the 34-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., looked genuinely stunned. After all, he almost wasn’t even there, but he won the Instant Save during the live semifinals.
With the exception of Bublé, each of the celebrity coaches — also including Kelsea Ballerini, John Legend, and Adam Levine — had just one contestant left from their teams in the finals. They were Team Kelsea’s country crooner Jaelen Johnston, who placed second; Team Legend’s soulful rocker Renzo, who placed third; and Team Adam’s genre-defying Lucia Flores-Wiseman, who won fourth.
The “Home” singer had two contestants, David and pop singer Jadyn Cree. Bublé won last season in his first outing as a coach, so with David’s win, the Canadian coach’s streak continues.
Cree, the daughter of The Voice alum Bryan Olsen, who finished third on the show when he represented Team Legend in the finals back in 2024, placed fifth. She had said Monday that her dad very much wanted her to beat him, but that wasn’t to be.
The revelation ended a star-studded, two-hour concert that featured coaches performing with their contestants. They had trimmed their initial teams of super talented stars-in-the-making from 12 to one (or two) over the past three months. There was a time when Ballerini even “felt queasy.”
Other celebrated performers, including coaches from past seasons or international versions of the show, took the stage, too. They included Alicia Keys and Amanda Reid, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Chance the Rapper, Joe Jonas, Foreigner, James Bay and Sheryl Crow (a mega mentor this season), and Bryce Leatherwood, who won the show in 2022.
Bublé will return to the show again next season, where he will sit alongside veteran coaches Niall Horan, Reba McEntire, and Snoop Dogg. The Voice season 28 premieres this fall.
In the meantime, Entertainment Weekly caught up with David after his win and found out what the experience — and the win — meant to him.
ADAM DAVID: Everyone rushed the stage, and I was just hugging every single person, every contestant. It could have easily been anybody, and everyone’s so amazing, and it was a real surreal moment.
Do you remember exactly when you realized this was possible?
I hoped and I prayed. I don’t think I gave myself the opportunity to believe that it wasn’t going to happen, but I was ready. Even when I got called to do my Instant Save, I felt like — going up against Olivia, Bryson, and Iris, I really felt like I was going home. They’re so amazing and to have made it through that was a victory. And then to have made it to the end and then to top three and then to top two, is a rush.
Which of your performances do you think best encompasses you as an artist?
I think that the Allen Stone song [“Unaware”] that I did and “Hard Fought Hallelujah” felt really authentic to me. I loved the Joe Cocker, “You Are So Beautiful.” I love that song. But I think those two are probably the kind of music that I tend to put out.
What will you miss most about your time on The Voice?
I’m going to miss my friends. I’m going to miss the other contestants. It’s kind of like a shared trauma going through something like this. We all got really close. We all got really, really close, and it’s a really special thing to go through this with people, and I think I’ve made some friends for life. I’m going to have to make a lot of effort to stay connected with them.
What does this win mean to you?
I want to talk about my recovery for just a second, because this win isn’t just for me, it’s for the people that I got clean with. It’s for all the people that I attend meetings with. It’s for anybody that’s struggling. They say when you get clean, you can have a life beyond your wildest dreams. And I’m a testament to that right now. And I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t make that decision a little over six years ago, and I want people to know that, because anyone that’s struggling to get a day clean, I want them to know that it’s possible and just one day at a time.
