Emily Ann Roberts (born October 23, 1998) is an American country singer and songwriter. She was a contestant on NBC's The Voice, as a member of team Blake Shelton, and she became a finalist on season nine. Songs she performed on the show charted on the Billboard magazine charts, where three songs were on the Hot Country Songs and one placed on the Hot Christian Songs chart. After the show, she finished school before focusing on her music career. In 2018 she released her first single "Stuck on Me and You," which charted in the top 40 on iTunes. On May 14, 2019 Emily Ann returned to The Voice stage to perform her newest single "Someday Dream". As of June 2019 she is signed to Starstruck Records. A full album was to be released sometime in 2019. Her debut album, Can't Hide Country, was released on September 22, 2023.
Emily Ann Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Emily Ann Roberts |
| Born | October 23, 1998 Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country, gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Republic, Starstruck Entertainment |
Early and personal life
editEmily Ann Roberts was born on October 23,[1] 1998,[2] in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Tommy and Kelly Roberts. She has an older sister named Abby,[3] who graduated from Karns High School, in Karns, Tennessee, in 2015. On Nov 7, 2020 she married high school boyfriend Chris Sasser.[4]
Career
editThe Voice
editRoberts' music career started in 2015, with her appearance on season nine of NBC's The Voice, where she got a two chair turn during the auditions, when she chose to be part of Blake Shelton's team on the show.[5] Her renditions of the songs, "Blame It on Your Heart", "Why Not Me", and "She's Got You", during show, charted on the Billboard magazine chart, where they placed at Nos. 43, 33, and 21 respectively on the Hot Country Songs chart.[6] She performed, "In the Garden", on the program, where it placed at No. 14 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[7]
Roberts finished in second place on the finale to Jordan Smith from Team Adam.
| Episode | Song | Original Artist | Order | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Auditions (September 22) |
"I Hope You Dance" | Lee Ann Womack & Sons of the Desert | 2.8 | Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turned Joined Team Blake |
| Battle Rounds – Top 48 (October 20) |
"I'm That Kind of Girl" (vs. Morgan Frazier) | Patty Loveless | 10.6 | Saved by Coach |
| Knockout Rounds – Top 32 (November 2) |
"Cowboy Take Me Away" (vs. Nadjah Nicole) | The Chicks | 13.4 | |
| Live Playoffs – Top 24 (November 10) |
"In the Garden" | C. Austin Miles | 16.10 | |
| Live Top 12 (November 16) |
"Blame It on Your Heart" | Patty Loveless | 18.4 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 11 (November 23) |
"Why Not Me" | The Judds | 20.10 | |
| Live Top 10 (November 30) |
"She's Got You" | Patsy Cline | 22.2 | |
| Semi-finals – Top 9 (December 7) |
"9 to 5" | Dolly Parton | 24.7 | |
| Finale (December 14) |
"Burning House" | Cam | 26.12 | Runner-up |
| "Islands in the Stream" (with Blake Shelton) | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | 26.7 | ||
| "Blue Christmas" | Elvis Presley | 26.2 |
| Round | Order | Collaborator(s) | Song | Original artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Live Playoffs Result | 17.3 | Barrett Baber, Nadjah Nicole, Zach Seabaugh, Morgan Frazier, Ivonne Acero | "Stand" | Rascal Flatts |
| The Top 12 Result | 19.1 | Barrett Baber and Zach Seabaugh | "Lean On Me | Bill Withers |
| The Finale Result | 27.14 | Ivonne Acero, Morgan Frazier, Nadjah Nicole, Riley Biederer, and Shelby Brown | "Summer Nights” | Rascal Flatts |
After The Voice
editAfter the show she returned to school for the rest of her junior year. She took online night classes and graduated in May 2016, and started working full-time in Nashville in June. An opportunity opened in 2017 to be on a gospel tour called "The Gospel Through Girls & Guitars" which led to Emily Ann Roberts' first gospel album titled "Bigger Than Me" in August 2017.[8] She continued to play and sell out all her live shows ending 2017 very strong. In 2018 Starstruck Records signed her and in September "Stuck On Me + You" was released as her first country music single.[9] A second single, "I Got Forever," was released the following month.[10] November saw the release of a third single "Your Christmas Eve".[11] A full album is expected for a 2019 release. April saw a fifth single "Someday Dream" released.[12] In May The Voice asked her back to perform her new single on the show.[13][14]
In 2024, Roberts both covered the song Try Everything and provided the voice of Trixie for the reimagined Country Bear Musical Jamboree attraction at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] |
US Indie [16] |
CAN [17] | |||||||
| The Voice: The Complete Season 9 Collection |
|
43 | — | 99 | |||||
| Bigger Than Me |
|
— | — | — | |||||
| Someday Dream (EP) |
|
— | 47 | — | |||||
| Can't Hide Country |
|
TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Debut week sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [18] |
US [19] |
US Christ [20] |
CAN [21] | |||
| 2015 | "In the Garden" | 34 | — | 3 | — | US: 21,000[22] |
| "Blame It on Your Heart" | 43 | — | — | — | US: 10,000[23] | |
| "Why Not Me" | 33 | — | — | — | US: 21,000[24] | |
| "She's Got You" | 21 | 103 | — | — | US: 41,000[25] | |
| "9 to 5" | 25 | 119 | — | — | US: 35,000[26] | |
| "Burning House" | 4 | 56 | — | 99 | US: 83,000[27] | |
| "Islands in the Stream" (with Blake Shelton) |
19 | 101 | — | — | ||
| "Blue Christmas" | 34 | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Silent Night" | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | "Stuck On Me + You" | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Got Forever" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Someday Dream" | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Emily Ann Roberts (emilyann_music) (October 24, 2015). "After 48 hours in the Dallas airport and a pretty rotten real birthday my precious boyfriend turned things around and made the day after my birthday one of the best days ever. Thank you so much for everything you do and how sweet you are! You are so precious to me!". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Emily Ann Roberts (emilyann_music) (October 24, 2015). "My boyfriend is so literally way too good for me. Thank you so much for the most amazing 17th bday". Twitter. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Wildsmith, Steve (September 2, 2015). "Young singer-songwriter Emily Ann Roberts makes waves in the local scene". The Daily Times (Maryville, Tennessee). Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Despres, Tricia (November 8, 2020). "The Voice Alum Emily Ann Roberts Marries High School Sweetheart Chris Sasser — See the Photos!". People. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Norwin, Alyssa (November 24, 2015). "'The Voice': Emily Ann Roberts Is Bound To Be A Country Star, Even If She Doesn't Win". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Billboard. "Emily Ann Roberts – Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Billboard. "Emily Ann Roberts – Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "About". Emilyannroberts.com.
- ^ "Stuck on Me + You – Single by Emily Ann Roberts". Music.apple.com.
- ^ "I've Got Forever – Single by Emily Ann Roberts". Music.apple.com.
- ^ "Your Christmas Eve – Single by Emily Ann Roberts". Music.apple.com.
- ^ "Someday Dream – Single by Emily Ann Roberts". Music.apple.com.
- ^ "Emily Ann Roberts Returns to 'The Voice' Stage With 'Someday Dream' Performance: Watch". Billboard. May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Emily Ann Roberts to release new song Friday". Wbir.com. 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Emily Ann Roberts Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Emily Ann Roberts Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Emily Ann Roberts Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles charting on Billboard Hot Country Songs:
- "Emily Ann Roberts Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- "Emily Ann Roberts Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Emily Ann Roberts Album & Song Chart History – Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Emily Ann Roberts Album & Song Chart History – Christian Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Emily Ann Roberts Album & Song Chart History – Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Asker, Jim (November 19, 2015). "Emily Ann Roberts, Deitrick Haddon & Chris Tomlin Scale Christian/Gospel Charts". Billboard.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 23, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: November 23, 2015". Roughstock.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 30, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: November 30, 2015". Roughstock.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 7, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: December 7, 2015". Roughstock.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 14, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Singles: December 14, 2015". Roughstock.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 17, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Singles: December 14, 2015". Roughstock.