The artists face their final challenge before the Live Finale: they have to draw upon everything they’ve learned across the competition to write a career-defining original song. And for an added twist, they won’t get feedback from the mentors, but vocal coach Stevie Mackey steps in to help out. Blaze confronts loneliness on the road, Johnna craves stability, and Kelly Rowland and Sara Bareilles push Melanie to search for herself.Songs: “Proof“ by Johnna Booth: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C2DJ43" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C2DJ43</a>“So Close“ by Blaze Johnson: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C45BQY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C45BQY</a>“Shifted Dreams“ by Melanie Mickel: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6BVDLBB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6BVDLBB</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The artists face their final challenge before the Live Finale: they have to draw upon everything they’ve learned across the competition to write a career-defining original song. And for an added twist, they won’t get feedback from the mentors, but vocal coach Stevie Mackey steps in to help out. Blaze confronts loneliness on the road, Johnna craves stability, and Kelly Rowland and Sara Bareilles push Melanie to search for herself. Songs: “Proof“ by Johnna Booth: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C2DJ43 “So Close“ by Blaze Johnson: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C45BQY “Shifted Dreams“ by Melanie Mickel: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6BVDLBB See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The artists face their final challenge before the Live Finale: they have to draw upon everything they’ve learned across the competition to write a career-defining original song. And for an added twist, they won’t get feedback from the mentors, but vocal coach Stevie Mackey steps in to help out. Blaze confronts loneliness on the road, Johnna craves stability, and Kelly Rowland and Sara Bareilles push Melanie to search for herself.Songs: “Proof“ by Johnna Booth: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C2DJ43" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C2DJ43</a>“So Close“ by Blaze Johnson: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C45BQY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6C45BQY</a>“Shifted Dreams“ by Melanie Mickel: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6BVDLBB" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C6BVDLBB</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Episode 7: The Encore Challenge (Part 1)

In a genre-redefining first, Breakthrough bursts onto the singing competition scene with an electrifying, audio-only series that strips away the superficial to reaffirm what matters most: pure talent. The captivating new Audible Original invites listeners on an intimate musical journey where it doesn't matter what you look like or who you know, just how you sound. Based solely on what they hear, expert celebrity judges Kelly Rowland (Destiny’s Child, The X Factor) and Sara Bareilles (Waitress, Into the Woods, Girls5eva) coach and evaluate five undiscovered artists as host Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Blindspotting, The Little Mermaid) leads competitors through a series of high-stakes singing and songwriting challenges for one top spot.As musically gifted as they are artistically unique, each finalist is driven by the same dream: to become music’s next must-listen. But to break through, they’ll have to dig deep, pushing their vocal, songwriting, and recording chops to their absolute limits while keeping their feet (and emotions) firmly grounded. With Kelly and Sara leading the way, each contestant will discover just how bright their star can shine as they remind each of us that pure talent is never just a shot in the dark.Listen to all of the songs from Breakthrough on Amazon Music or wherever you get your music: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C7SCDZN1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C7SCDZN1</a>This is an Audible Original, produced by At Will Media.

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In a genre-redefining first, Breakthrough bursts onto the singing competition scene with an electrifying, audio-only series that strips away the superficial to reaffirm what matters most: pure talent. The captivating new Audible Original invites listeners on an intimate musical journey where it doesn't matter what you look like or who you know, just how you sound. Based solely on what they hear, expert celebrity judges Kelly Rowland (Destiny’s Child, The X Factor) and Sara Bareilles (Waitress, Into the Woods, Girls5eva) coach and evaluate five undiscovered artists as host Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Blindspotting, The Little Mermaid) leads competitors through a series of high-stakes singing and songwriting challenges for one top spot. As musically gifted as they are artistically unique, each finalist is driven by the same dream: to become music’s next must-listen. But to break through, they’ll have to dig deep, pushing their vocal, songwriting, and recording chops to their absolute limits while keeping their feet (and emotions) firmly grounded. With Kelly and Sara leading the way, each contestant will discover just how bright their star can shine as they remind each of us that pure talent is never just a shot in the dark. Listen to all of the songs from Breakthrough on Amazon Music or wherever you get your music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C7SCDZN1 This is an Audible Original, produced by At Will Media.

In a genre-redefining first, Breakthrough bursts onto the singing competition scene with an electrifying, audio-only series that strips away the superficial to reaffirm what matters most: pure talent. The captivating new Audible Original invites listeners on an intimate musical journey where it doesn't matter what you look like or who you know, just how you sound. Based solely on what they hear, expert celebrity judges Kelly Rowland (Destiny’s Child, The X Factor) and Sara Bareilles (Waitress, Into the Woods, Girls5eva) coach and evaluate five undiscovered artists as host Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Blindspotting, The Little Mermaid) leads competitors through a series of high-stakes singing and songwriting challenges for one top spot.As musically gifted as they are artistically unique, each finalist is driven by the same dream: to become music’s next must-listen. But to break through, they’ll have to dig deep, pushing their vocal, songwriting, and recording chops to their absolute limits while keeping their feet (and emotions) firmly grounded. With Kelly and Sara leading the way, each contestant will discover just how bright their star can shine as they remind each of us that pure talent is never just a shot in the dark.Listen to all of the songs from Breakthrough on Amazon Music or wherever you get your music: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C7SCDZN1" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C7SCDZN1</a>This is an Audible Original, produced by At Will Media.

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