Grand Ole Opry Tour Guide’s Vince Gill Cover Earns a Four-Chair Turn on ‘The Voice’—And the Coaches Turn to Their Craziest Antics Yet to Win Her Over
Kayleigh Mathews, a 31-year-old Grand Ole Opry tour guide, earned a four-chair turn on The Voice with her performance of Vince Gill’s “When I Call Your Name”. The coaches’ enthusiastic pitches, including playful efforts by Adam Levine and Riley Green to win her over, ended with Mathews choosing Queen Latifah.
Mathews said she followed her heart and gut, praising Latifah as both a talented performer and a genuinely good person. Kelly Clarkson compared Mathews’ voice to Patty Loveless and LeAnn Rimes, while Green praised her interpretation of Gill’s country classic. Latifah said she was excited to work with a country singer and described the genre as connected to soul, rhythm and blues.
- Kayleigh Mathews earned a four-chair turn on The Voice.
- She performed Vince Gill’s “When I Call Your Name”.
- Mathews chose Queen Latifah as her coach.
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The Voice is a television talent competition where coaches listen to contestants sing and vote on whether they want to mentor them during the competition. A four-chair turn, where all four coaches vote for the same contestant, is particularly rare and significant.
Kayleigh Mathews is a 31-year-old who works as a tour guide at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, a famous historic venue for country music. During her Voice audition, she performed her own version of "When I Call Your Name," a well-known country song by Vince Gill.
Her performance impressed all four coaches enough to vote for her, meaning she had to decide which one would become her mentor for the competition. She ultimately chose Queen Latifah.