Sadie Dahl didn’t have to sing much at all to get the attention of a coach on “The Voice.”
Within just a few seconds of her blind audition, the 19-year-old singer from Draper, Utah, had former One Direction member Niall Horan and Michael Buble turning around in their red swivel chairs for a chance to get her on their teams.
Country star Reba McEntire soon followed, and by the minute mark of Dahl’s performance — a rendition of Black Pumas’ “Colors” — Snoop Dogg joined to make it an impressive four-chair turn.
The teenager received an enthusiastic standing ovation from Horan, and a bold declaration from McEntire: “You could definitely win this thing.”
Here’s what the “Voice” coaches told Dahl during her audition — and who the budding singer ended up selecting to be her coach.
Utah singer Sadie Dahl auditions for ‘The Voice’
The “Voice” coaches were visibly shocked when Dahl revealed she was only 19 years old.
“Nineteen years old and singing like that,” Snoop Dogg said, praising her ability to incorporate multiple genres like pop, soul and R&B in her performance. “As I listen to your vocals, I hear so many different ranges of tone and delivery, and how you’re so professional and strong on stage.
“If you choose me as your coach, I think we would make great music, and I think you would have a great career after this show.”
Horan was so passionate about getting Dahl on his team that he used his one and only block to prevent Buble — the coach who has won the last two seasons of “The Voice” — from having a chance.
“I love how you never wavered,” Horan said of her performance. “It actually got better.”
McEntire offered up some of the highest praise, telling the teenager she has a shot at making it all the way to the Season 28 finale.
“Wow,” the three-time Grammy winner said. “You can definitely win this thing. I’m not kidding. That was mesmerizing. It’s so different what you do, so way to go. I would love to have you on my team, but wherever you land, I’m just very proud for ‘The Voice’ that you’re on ‘The Voice.’”
Although Buble wasn’t in the running to be Dahl’s coach, he said that having the singer on Season 28 was a win for “The Voice.”
“As deeply disappointed and devastated for myself as I am, I’m also as or more happy for you,” he said. “I’m going to cheer for you the whole time.”
After some deliberation, Dahl chose Snoop Dogg to be her coach. This season marks the rapper’s second run as a coach on the show, while the other three coaches are in their third season coaching. Snoop Dogg is also the only coach this season who doesn’t have a win under his belt.
But he believes Dahl can change that.
“Sadie was a great win,” he said following her audition. “I love her style, her voice, her uniqueness. I feel like she could win this show.”
Shortly after her audition aired, Dahl shared her excitement on social media.
“How is my life real?? 4 CHAIRS, a BLOCK, AND joining TEAM SNOOP?! I will NEVER believe this,“ she shared on Instagram. ”God is so good."
Dahl will next appear in the Battle round of “The Voice,” which premieres Monday, Oct. 13.
Who is Sadie Dahl?
As Dahl auditioned for “The Voice,” her mom and her grandmother, Linda, cheered her on from the side of the stage.
Dahl’s 71-year-old grandmother — who the teenager said is “the biggest fan of ‘The Voice’” — was visibly emotional as her granddaughter performed for “The Voice” coaches.
She’s also a nurse and two-time cancer survivor, and has been a source of inspiration for Dahl.
“Through all of that, she’s still coming to any gigs I have,” Dahl said on “The Voice.” “That teaches me a lot about how I should be pursuing my music, and to keep at it.”
Going into the audition, Dahl’s grandmother told her granddaughter “to sing from her heart, because the coaches turn when they feel emotion.”
Dahl shared with “Voice” producers that she graduated from high school about a year ago and currently manages a sensory deprivation spa.
She began classical violin training when she was 4, but didn’t discover her love for singing until she was 12, when her mom overheard her quietly singing in her room, per information “The Voice” shared with the Deseret News. Since then, Dahl has won local competitions, performed in bands and written original music.