On this week’s episode of “The Voice,” Kirbi from Team Niall received accolades for performing “Hard Fought Hallelujah” by Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll. The 24-year-old singer from Florence, Alabama, later posted on Instagram, “This song means so much to me and I just can’t believe I had the chance to sing it here.”
The episode that aired on Monday (Nov. 24) concluded Season 28’s Knockouts, with Kirbi advancing to the Playoffs.
For her blind audition on “The Voice,” Kirbi sang a powerful rendition of for KING + COUNTRY’s Grammy Award-winning song “God Only Knows.” That performance earned the contemporary Christian singer a rare four-chair turn from the judging panel.
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Afterward, judge Snoop Dogg told Kirby, “The music that you chose and the way that you [are] standing on your faith is beautiful. The world that we live in right now, with so much negativity, and for you to stand for what’s right, I applaud you for that.”
‘The Voice’ Contestant Kirbi Advances to Playoffs
On Monday’s episode of “The Voice,” Kirbi explained that “Hard Fought Hallelujah”—written and originally performed by Christian artist Brandon Lake—was very meaningful to her. The contestant also said she’s a big fan of Jelly Roll, who later collaborated with Lake on that hit song. Kirbi once opened for a Jelly Roll concert, she said.
Former One Direction pop star Niall Horan, Kirbi’s coach on “The Voice,” praised her “unbelievable” performance on Monday’s show. Horan added that he loves it when “girls cover guys’ songs.”
“I feel like I’m gonna pass out,” Horan told Kirbi. “That was your best performance to date, without a shadow of a doubt. It was beautiful to watch, beautiful to listen to, you just smashed it.”
On this week’s episode of “The Voice,” Kirbi from Team Niall received accolades for performing “Hard Fought Hallelujah” by Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll.Click to PostHer coach added, “Her performance tonight was just undeniable. There was no way she could sing like that, give the emotion that she gave, and leave this competition.” Kirbi “absolutely deserves to be in my top four,” Horan continued, noting that he’s “so excited going into the Playoffs.”
Kirbi, whose real name is Savanna Kirby, moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2023 to pursue a singing career.
