OSRIVER. I HAD NOT SEEN THAT BEFORE.
IT WAS FUN.
ALL OF METRO DETROIT OF COURSE,
WATCHED.
WATCHED. FORTUNATELY VOTED FOR BETH
GRIFFITH MANLY ON VOICE THIS
LAST SEASON.
LAST SEASON. SHE MADE ALL OF DETROIT SO
PROUD.
PROUD. >> SHE DID.
FOR AN EXPERIENCED PERFORMER IT
IS NOT EASY TO STEP ON TO WORLD
STAGE KNOWING THAT MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE ARE WATCHING AND JUDGING
YOU.
YOU. BUT TAKE A LOOK.
>> I CAN CLEARLY TELL YOU THAT
WAS THE MOST NERVOUS I THINK, I
HAVE EVER BEEN TO SING.
BECAUSE, YOU STEP ON THAT STAGE.
AND THE ROOM IS SO QUIET.
YOU CAN HEAR A PIN DROP.
ON CARPET.
ON CARPET. THAT QUIET.
THAT QUIET. BUT YET ROOM IS FULL OF PEOPLE.
SO YOU COME IN THERE.
YOU STAND ON YOUR MARK, ON THE
STAGE.
STAGE. YOU SEE CAMERAS.
THEN YOU SEE THE BACK OF THE
FOUR CHAIRS.
FOUR CHAIRS. YOU KNOW, THAT THERE IS BLAKE
SHELTON IN A CHAIR.
KELLY CLARKSON IN A CHAIR, JOHN
LEGEND IN A CHAIR AND ADAM
LAVEN92 A CHAIR.
BUT YOU DO NOT SEE THEM.
YOU ARE THINKING TO YOURSELF.
MY GOSH I AM GETTING READY TO
SING TO NOT ONLY ICONIC
MUSICIANS AND STARS AND ARTISTS.
BUT I AM SINGING TO SOME
CAMERAS.
CAMERAS. AND ON AVERAGE PROBABLY ABOUT
10 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING.
SO THAT WHOLE THOUGHT PROCESS IS
JUST FREAKING ME OUT.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪ >> IT WAS LIKE THANK YOU JESUS I
WILL NOT BE EMBARRASSED OR GO
HOME WITHOUT A CHAIR TURN.
WHOLE THING.
WHOLE THING. SO I AM THING ALL OF THAT AND
THEN I THINK, OKAY, I CANNOT BE
TOO EXCITED AND FORGET THE WORDS
OR SLIP AND FALL, ALL OF THIS
STUFF IN MY HEAD GOING ON.
I THOUGHT I WILL GIVE THE BEST
SHOW I CAN GIVE.
BY THE TIME I GOT INTO
PERFORMING FOR THE PEOPLE AND
PERFORMING FOR AMERICA.
I TURNED AROUND AND I SEE JOHN
LEGEND BOPPING HIS HEAD.
I THOUGHT YES.
THIS IS EVERYTHING.
TOTALLY CHANGED MY LIFE IN THE
FACT THAT I HAVE OVER A MILLION
VIEWS ON "YOUTUBE".
PROUD OF THAT.
I GOT A CHANCE TO MEET GREAT
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. AND A CHANCE TO BE ON PRIME
TIME.
TIME. ON A MAJOR NETWORK.
AND ONE THING WALK AWAY WITH IS
EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT WIN.
ALL FOUR OF THOSE COACHES CAN
NEVER SAY THEY NEVER MET OR
HEARD BETH.
HEARD BETH. SO THERE IT IS.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> FANTASTIC. 10 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. I THINK SORT OF PREPARED YOU FOR
TONIGHT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
>> MY GOSH.
YES.
YES. IT WAS GREAT.
>> IT WAS SO GREAT.
GREAT FUN TO WATCH.
BUT NOW THAT YOU LOOK BACK AT
IT.
IT. WHAT DID YOU BRING AWAY WITH
YOU?
YOU? WHAT WAS MOST IMPORTANT THICK
YOU LEARNED ABOUT THAT KIND OF
PRESSURE AND THAT KIND OF
PERFORMANCE SPACE?
PERFORMANCE SPACE? >> I THINK MOST IMPORTANT THING
I BROUGHT BACK IS THAT NEVER
DOUBT YOURSELF.
DOUBT YOURSELF. IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TRY
AND GO FOR IT.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST
THINGS I HAVE EVER DONE TO GO ON
VOICE.
VOICE. TAKE THE CHANCE.
ON ME.
ON ME. I TOOK A CHANCE ON ME.
I FEEL LIKE I WON.
JEW WON.
JEW WON. YOU WON.
YOU WON. >> SO HAPPY JEW MADE US SO PROUD
HERE IN DETROIT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TELL US ABOUT THE COACHES.
AND WHAT WERE THEY LIKE IN
PERSON?
PERSON? >> WHAT YOU SEE ON TV IS HOW
THEY ARE.
THEY ARE. THE.
THE. >> GOOD TO HEAR.
>> BIG BUBBLY PERSON KELLY
CLARKSON YOU SEE ON TV.
SHE IS LIKE THAT AS A COACH.
WHEN YOU HAVE ONE-ON-ONE
COACHING SHE IS SAME WAY.
JOHN LEGEND IS THAT SMOOTH SUAVE
GUY.
GUY. GIVE YOU INCREDIBLE ADVICE AND
COACHING ON HOW TO BE A BETTER
SINGER.
SINGER. WHAT WAS SO GREAT IS THAT THEY
COULD SEE SOMETHING IN ME I
DIDN’T SEE.
DIDN’T SEE. I TOOK THAT INFORMATION.
AND IT IS HERE.
NEVER LEAVE.
NEVER LEAVE. I MEAN A SPONGE.
THERE TO BE A STUDENT.
YOU ARE ALWAYS A STUDENT.
NEVER STOP LEARNING.
I WENT THERE AS A PROFESSIONAL
SINGER.
SINGER. BUT ALSO A STUDENT TO BE BETTER.
>> THEY ARE TELLING TO US
WRAP-UP.
WRAP-UP. BUT ASK YOU FIRST ABOUT THE
CLOTHES.
CLOTHES. >> YES.
>> YES. THEY ARE ALL IN MY CLOSET I
COULDN’T YOU CAN KEEP THEM?
EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW THAT.
>>YES.
>>YES. I 24 ONE OF THE SUITS YESTERDAY.
YOU KNOW IT WAS AMAZING TO BE --
YES.
YES. >> HERE THEY ARE.
>> IN THE CLOSET, IN THE CLOSET.
LET ME SEE WHAT IS NEXT?
ACTUALLY I WAS STYLED FROM
DETROIT STORE.
DETROIT STORE. FOR THAT BLACKOUT FIT.
THE STRIPES.
THE STRIPES. I HAVE ALL OF IT.
>> DID YOU MOW GOING IN YOU GOT
TO KEEP IT?
>> NO.
>> NO. AN AMAZING GIFT.
>> PRETTY GOOD.
>> YES I BROUGHT SOME CLOTHES
BACK WITH ME AND SHIPPED OTHER
CLOTHES.
CLOTHES. I GOT A FED-EX BAG AND IT IS
LIKE CHRISTMAS.
LIKE CHRISTMAS. >> I KNOW THAT IN THE WORLD OF
REALITY TV.
REALITY TV. WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS REAL AND
WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS
SOMETHINGED TO MAKE IT
INTERESTING FOR VIEWERS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT WHAT ENDED
UP BEING ON THE AIR, WAS
REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT YOU WENT
THROUGH AND WHAT WAS GOING ON
BEHIND THE SCENES?
>> GOING ON A SHOW LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW IT IS A REALITY SHOW.
SO YOU ARE AT THE HANDS OF THE
PRODUCERS.
PRODUCERS. AND NOT ABOUT WHAT I WANT.
MY JOB WAS TO GO ON THE SHOW AND
REPRESENT DETROIT AND SING.
AND SMILE.
AND SMILE. I THINK I DID THAT.
>> YOU DID.
>> EVERYTHING ELSE IS LIKE WHAT
THEY PICK AND CHOOSE TO AIR.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID NOT
AIR IS I CURRENTLY WORK WITH
KIM.
KIM. HE IS FROM DETROIT.
THEY DID NOT AIR THAT.
>> WE LOVE KIM.
>> YES.
>> YES. SO, YOU KNOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> DO YOU STILL KEEP IN TOUCH
WITH PEOPLE FROM SEASON 16?
>> I DO.
>> I DO. ACTUALLY, LENA WAS ON THE SHOW
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. WE SANG.
WE SANG. WE STILL TALK.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A TEXT THREAT.
WE ARE ALL TEXTING EACH OTHER
ALL THE TIME.
WE STILL TALK AND ENCOURAGE EACH
OTHER.
OTHER. IF I AM TRAVELING TO ANOTHER
CITY I WILL TELL THEM I AM HERE.
SOME CONTESTANTS HAVE COME TO
SHOWS I AM DOING.
IT IS GOOD.
>> HEAR FROM KELLY FREQUENTLY?
>> I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE
COACHES.
COACHES. BUT THEY FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
MEDIA. THEY WILL RESPOND BY LIKING 70S
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> SPEAKING OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
HOW DO WE GET YOUR INSTAGRAM?
>> THANK YOU.
MY INSTAGRAM IS BETH ALWAYS
SINGS.
SINGS. AND MY ALBUM IS OUT.
GO TO BETH ALWAYS SINGS.COM
DOWNLOAD MY ALBUM.
I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> YOU SOUNDED FANTASTIC.
GLAD YOU WERE PART OF TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
CHANNEL 4 ALWAYS SHOWS ME LOVE.
APPRECIATES IT.
APPRECIATES IT. >> OUR PLEASURE.
>> MORE ON IT COME.
STAY WITH US, AS WE CONTINUE OUR
COVERAGE OF THE FORD FIREWORKS
LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT.