Joshua Vacanti, a 2016 graduate of Buffalo State College’s music program, has advanced to the Top 10 in NBC’s singing competition The Voice. Vacanti, who is on John Legend’s team, was invited to perform on November 29 after receiving numerous votes from viewers and rave reviews from coaches for his dramatic performance on November 23 of the Queen song “The Show Must Go On.”
The show airs weekly, Monday nights at 8:00 p.m., on local NBC affiliate WGRZ-Channel 2 and can also be viewed on The Voice app, or at NBC.com/VoiceVote.
Viewers’ votes will again determine Vacanti’s advancement to further rounds. Viewers can vote for their favorite contestant on the NBC website; voting closes Tuesday, November 30, at 7:00 a.m.
A graduate of Lockport High School, Vacanti studied privately with Buffalo State associate professor of voice Holly Bewlay and sang with the Buffalo State Chamber Choir and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Victoria Furby, chair and associate professor of music.
Premiering on April 26, 2011, and based on the Dutch reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, The Voice has aired for 20 seasons. The show aims to find unsigned singing talent from contestants age 13 or older drawn from public auditions.
The winner of each season of The Voice reportedly gets $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group. Season 21 of The Voice wraps up in December.