John Legendis PEOPLE’s reigningSexiest Man Alive— and hisVoiceteam couldn’t be more thrilled about it.
After the top 13 performed during the live show on Monday night, the musician’s three contestants — Will Breman, Marybeth Byrd and Katie Kadan — reacted to their coach adding the SMA title to his VEGOT (Voice, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony)-winning status.
“I guess that makes us the sexiest contestants alive,” Breman, 25, told reporters. “I’m sure the sexiness comes with proximity, that sort of thing.”
Byrd, 18, jokingly added with disappointment that Legend’s wife,Chrissy Teigen,has “already got him taken!”
As to what it’s like behind the scenes with Legend, the three contestants said that the Sexiest Man Alive also brings the funny.
“I was talking to him about how I had to rest [my voice] this week because it was really hoarse,” Breman said. “He was talking about vocal rest and how Chrissy, his wife, thinks he’s mad at her all the time. That turned into a great interplay because I was like, ‘Well, glad I’m single.’ It was funny. He’s just a wonderful guy to work with.”
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Byrd said her funniest encounter with Legend happened while preparing for the night’s performance, which was a part of “Dedication Week” and had the contestants dedicate their song choices to someone special in their lives.
John Legend with daughter Luna and son Miles.Chrissy Teigen/Twitter
For Kadan, 38, her funniest moment with Legend came while preparing to duetElton John’s“Tiny Dancer” with former contestant Destiny Raye during the Battle Rounds.
“I pride myself on harmony,” she said. “And he wanted to change the harmonies that I would come up with. I couldn’t get it for the life of me — I just couldn’t do it — and I was getting so mad at myself and then all the staff on the side were just laughing and John was like, ‘Katie, it’s okay. I know you’re gonna get it.'”
In response, Kadan emotionally said, “Youdon’tget it, John!” But eventually, Legend was right and she did get it.
“He had to sing it with me over and over,” she said. “I finally got it, thank God.”
During Monday night’s show, Breman sang Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up” in dedication to his mom, Byrd sang Vince Gill’s “Go Rest High on That Mountain” in dedication to her late grandpa and Kadan sang Mary J. Blige’s “I’m Goin' Down” in dedication to all of the single ladies out there.
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Breman — who is the firstVoicecontestant with Asperger’s syndrome — said his current time on the show has been years in the making.
“And I’m like, ‘Is this real?’ I’m expecting Western Union to come out and have me like transfer money [to] get my Ethiopian inheritance or something,” he continued in reference to a popular email scam. “But so far, so good. Maybe in the next couple of weeks, we’ll see. I haven’t been asked to transfer money yet.”
Voice coaches Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend.Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Byrd, on the other hand, decided to try out at the open call auditions last minute.
“I was actually working with a good friend in Nashville, and we were at the dinner table and he goes, ‘Hey, since I have a band gig tomorrow, and we won’t be working together, and you and your mom are free, why don’t you go audition forThe Voice? They’re in town,'” she recalled. “I was like, ‘Oh, I could never. So many people try out. There’s just no way.’ I didn’t even have anything to wear. And so that night, we pulled something together. The next day, I went and tried out and so now I’m here.”
“I’m the best kept secret in Chicago, which isn’t the greatest thing,” she said. “Competition isn’t something that I generally love to do, and I was apprehensive about coming out. But my friend talked me into it, and it’s the best decision I’ve made.”
John Legend and Blake Shelton.Trae Patton/NBC
Last week, Legend’s fellowVoicecoachBlake Sheltonrevealed his Sexiest Man Alive cover on the show. As a previous Sexiest Man Alive titleholder, Shelton felt it was only right that he share the news.
“As you may remember, I was the2017 PEOPLE Magazine Sexiest Man Alive. Because of that, it is my duty to formally introduce the next Sexiest Man Alive, and he just so happens to be here tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, the man, the myth, the legend! 2019 People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive, John Legend!” Shelton said.
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source: people.com
