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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The pb vocalist of a Fresno-based set has made it onto the latest play of the deed singing contention 'The Voice.' Although his occurrence was ne'er successful doubt, Ralph Edwards admits it wasn't overnight.
Today, Ralph is champion known arsenic the pb vocalist of Vibe Check, a section set that has played crossed Fresno and the Central Valley. Vibe Check adjacent opened for world-famous acts specified arsenic Ludacris and the Ying Yang Twins astatine Fresno Tequilafest.
THE VOICE -- “The Blind Auditions Season Premiere” Episode 2801 -- Pictured: Ralph Edwards -- (Photo by: Griffin Nagel/NBC)But Edwards inactive remembers the archetypal clip helium ever sang retired large connected video. "I was 3 years aged singing, 'I judge I tin fly,' successful my grandma's surviving room," helium said.
From a young age, Edwards says helium ever dreamt of singing. As helium grew older, helium began singing successful schoolhouse and anyplace other helium could.
"When I truly started taking it much serious, I was doing it astatine school," Edwards said. "I went to Clovis West High School. Then, aft that, Fresno City. I was doing that, 'Next Big Thing' endowment shows astatine the Fresno Fair each year."
Through the years, Edwards says helium continued pursuing his imagination of competitively singing successful beforehand of a nationalist audience. He auditioned for American Idol, X Factor, America's Got Talent, and The Voice aggregate times.
"I was trying retired for the dependable arsenic overmuch arsenic I could. I person done it 11 times earlier this time. So this is technically fig 12," Edwards said. "12th time's the charm."
On his 12th attempt, Edwards says helium was initially skeptical. However, helium wasn't skeptical of his chances of winning, but of the invitation to audition.
"I'm not gonna lie. I thought it was. I thought it was spam," Edwards said. "My fiancé besides has entree to my euphony Instagram, and she looked astatine it."
"She was like, 'Oh no, this is legit,'" Edwards said. "I was like, 'Oh, good past yeah, good past let's bash it.'"
Not lone did Edwards nail his audition, but helium besides made it onto the amusement and performed successful beforehand of a nationalist assemblage and esteemed judges, including Snoop Dogg.
"It's surreal. It's crazy. It's beautiful," Edwards said. "They turned connected each the lights and stuff, and you get to spot it each lit up. And you conscionable spot a large aged motion that says 'The Voice,' and you've lone seen that connected TV until now."
THE VOICE -- “The Blind Auditions Season Premiere” Episode 2801 -- Pictured: Ralph Edwards -- (Photo by: Griffin Nagel/NBC)Edwards performed 'Lights,' by Journey, earning a unanimous four-chair crook from judges Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg.
Ultimately, Edwards chose to beryllium a portion of Team Snoop Dogg for play 28. Now, he'll conflict it retired successful Los Angeles for the remainder of the contention with the Central Valley down him.
"Thank you to everybody that has been reaching out, sending maine messages. If I haven't sent you a connection backmost yet, I will. I'm moving connected it," Edwards said. "I decidedly privation to amusement emotion arsenic overmuch arsenic I can. I privation to marque definite that everybody knows, I'm not successful L.A., I'm here, I'm successful Fresno.
