Reba McEntire Devastated After Country Singer Tom Nitti Leaves ‘The Voice’ Due To ‘Personal Reasons’
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Reba McEntire, who is currently serving as a coach on the NBC reality television show āThe Voiceā for the first time, was left devastated on Monday night when a member of her team had to quit the show due to āpersonal reasons.ā
McEntire Addresses Contestantās Exit
US Weekly reported that McEntire, 68, opened the show last night by revealing that her country music singer Tom Nitti had to leave the program due to āpersonal reasons.ā
āI have wonderfully talented people, but Tom had to leave for personal reasons, so I only have five artists tonight,āĀ she said.
Nittiās departure left McEntireās team with five contestants: Ruby Leigh,Ā Jordan Rainer,Ā Jacquie Roar,Ā Noah SpencerĀ andĀ Ms. MonĆ©t.
āMy team is gonna light the stage on fire,ā McEntire continued. āYou better watch.ā
Nitti had been one of McEntireās favorites ever since she was the first coach to turn her chair around for him when he auditioned by performing āSign, Sealed, Delivered (Iām Yours)ā byĀ Stevie Wonder.
āSomething in my gut said, āTurn your chair around,ā I did, and Iām just thrilled to pieces youāre gonna be on my team,ā she told him at the time.
McEntire later sang Nittiās praises when he won his Battle Round against teammate Dylan CarterĀ with his rendition of āāTil You Canātā by Cody Johnson.
Ā āI thought it was absolutely marvelous,ā McEntire said of the performance. āEven though your style of singing is so different, it complemented each other. It was just magical to me.ā
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Nitti Breaks His Silence
Nittiās official contestant bio states that he is originally from New Hartford, New York, and that he is a veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart after being deployed to Afghanistan. Once he left the military, Nitti became a member of law enforcement, and he currently trains troopers at the New York State Police Academy.
Nitti addressed his exit from āThe Voiceā on Instagram, saying that he has ābeen dreading this day ever since the blind audition.ā
After thanking his friends and family for their support, Nitti said that āas much as it absolutely stings to say, I had to make probably one of the hardest yet easiest decisions ever and ultimately at the end of the day, my kids will always come first and if I had to make the same decision again Iād do it over and over.ā
āThis isnāt the end of me and Iāll do what I do best for everyone to see which is keep my head down and move forward playing music and raising/creating new memories with a family I will continue to grow,ā he continued. āI never believed that whole things happen for a reason statement but in this case I think God has it all figured out. He knows I donāt break easily. For everyone asking, Iām alright and still standing.ā
āIm more than ready to continue to live life now happier than ever before,ā he concluded.
Related: Reba McEntire Urges America to Go Back to God
McEntire Takes Blake Sheltonās Place On āThe Voiceā
This is McEntireās first season serving as a main coach on āThe Voice,ā as she took the place of Blake Shelton after he left at the end of the 23rd season of the show earlier this year.
āItās a lot of pressure, because nobody can replace Blake Shelton. Heās a huge personality and a wonderful person. So Iām just getting in there trying to have fun and represent country music as best I can,ā McEntire toldĀ NewsweekĀ back in September.
Ā āItās a well-oiled machine, so getting in at this time is marvelous,ā she added. āEverybody knows the game plan, from the crew, the producers. Everybody on the show is so nice, so sweet, and have been so helpful. Iām loving it.āĀ
Nitti was one of the most talented performers on āThe Voiceā this season, and itās a shame to see him go. Who are you rooting for this season? Let us know in the comments section.
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