Thunderstorm Artis performs on day three of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Competition. Artis is at present on tour with Prepare. Amy Harris/Invision/Related Press
He stepped onto the stage of “The Voice” with an acoustic guitar. Calmly strumming, 23-year-old Thunderstorm Artis started to sing The Beatles’ “Blackbird,” a slower, drawn-out model that pulled emotion from every be aware.
He’d solely reached the third line of the music when three of the 4 coaches on “The Voice” turned their chairs round to get a have a look at the musician standing earlier than them.
By the point he completed the primary refrain, Artis had received over all 4 coaches — Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, John Legend and Nick Jonas.
Legend, who is understood for being extra selective with regards to turning his chair, stated Artis had a “magical” tone. The singer-songwriter from Hawaii was a favourite all through the present’s 18th season, finally inserting as a runner-up within the competitors (the victory went to Todd Tilghman, a pastor from Mississippi).
Within the three years since his look on “The Voice,” Artis has continued his music profession, sharing levels with artists together with Jack Johnson and Booker T. Jones, based on his web site. Now, the 27-year-old artist has joined Prepare for the band’s 2023 summer time tour, which included a cease in Salt Lake Metropolis on July 31.
Who's Thunderstorm Artis?
Artis is from Hawaii and grew up in a big musical household (he’s considered one of 11 youngsters). His father, Ron Artis, was a session musician who performed keyboards on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the Deseret Information beforehand reported.
When his father died all of a sudden from a coronary heart assault, Artis started singing extra as a means to deal with his grief, based on the singer’s bio for “The Voice,” per the Deseret Information.
The singer-songwriter has launched a variety of music since his time on “The Voice.” Final 12 months, his music “Stronger” was featured on the Season 19 premiere of “Gray’s Anatomy” (that model has been streamed greater than 4.5 million instances on Spotify). Earlier this 12 months, he launched “Shock,” a music about his spouse, Religion, who he met after doing his blind audition for “The Voice” in 2020.
“We met randomly at a live performance,” Artis informed Individuals. “On the time, I didn’t suppose that real love actually existed. And to my shock, she got here into my life and tore down a variety of these partitions.
“I’ve all the time written from a spot of ache and turmoil and deep, thought-provoking issues,” he continued. “However with ‘Shock,’ I needed to go the other means. It was the primary time that I used to be in a position to write about one thing that I’m tremendous completely happy about.”
Most just lately, Artis launched the only “Stand Up Eight,” which has been streamed greater than half 1,000,000 instances on Spotify.
Performing a combination of originals and covers, Artis has acquired excessive reward as Prepare’s opener.
“His emotional covers of ‘Blackbird,’ ‘Hallelujah’ and ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ had been sensible, however his authentic closing observe ‘I’m So In Love With You’ earned him a standing ovation as he left the stage. His spouse must be happy the music he wrote for her introduced the group to its toes,” Dan Savoie wrote in a assessment for 519 Journal.
Artis has a handful of exhibits with Prepare that extends by means of mid-August.