Tate Brusa
Tate Brusa
Tate Brusa is a singer who rose to prominence after competing on season 18 of The Voice. In February 2020, Brusa made headlines after Blake Shelton, one of the mentors on The Voice, tried to lure him away from Nick Jonas' team with a puppy.
Personal Life
In 2019, Brusa performed a six-day set at the Sundance Film Festival.[1][8]
Outside of music, Tate enjoys playing on the varsity golf team and recently got his driver's license.[8]
The Voice
On the season 18 premiere of “The Voice”, Brusa got some real-time coaching from the show’s newest coach Nick Jonas. Brusa sang Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” for his blind audition. It took some time for judges to turn their chairs, but when Brusa hit an especially raspy note, Jonas and longtime coach Blake Shelton were battling for the contestant.[1][6]
John Legend, who said he didn’t “have a dog in this fight,” encouraged the young singer to go with Jonas.
”If you don’t choose me as your coach, this puppy’s going to go straight back to the animal shelter,” said Shelton, who was cuddling a cute dog that conveniently wound up on stage not long after Legend’s dog remark.[5][6]
To win Brusa over, Jonas decided to show the singer what he could do for him on the spot.
“I write things down as a way to remember things.
But I wrote the word ‘fight’ because I heard the fight in your voice and I think i can help you just hone in the moments that vocally weren’t your best,” he said.
“So if it’s OK, I’ll do some real-time coaching for you.”[1][6]
Brusa told the Deseret News:
“I figured the dog wasn’t going to go back to the pound if I didn’t pick Blake.
And originally I thought I was going to get the dog if I were to pick him, but then I realized that was a bit of a stretch.
I was amazed and honored that he turned around, but I had to go with Nick.”[5]