Cori Kennedy’s Voice Audition Is the Talk of Minnesota

Reba McEntire is one of the most iconic figures in the entertainment industry. A Country Music Hall of Famer, she has earned top ten hits in five consecutive decades, won numerous music awards, and built a successful television career that includes her hit self-titled sitcom and her current role as a coach on NBC’s The Voice.

Any up-and-coming country artist who gets the chance to work with Reba is going to jump at it, and that's exactly what Cori Kennedy did. The Kasson, Minnesota, singer wowed the coaches during her audition, and there was no doubt who she was going to select as her coach. Watch the moment she picked Reba below.

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Southeast Minnesota Woman Competing on Season 28 of The Voice

NBC’s popular singing competition returned for Season 28 on September 22 with a new wave of undiscovered talent. This season’s coaches include Reba McEntire, Snoop Dogg, Michael Bublé, and Niall Horan.

Cori Kennedy, a singer from Southeast Minnesota whose music is inspired by her friends, family, and small-town roots, took the stage during the September 29 episode.

I can only imagine the pressure she must have felt when she was called on stage in front of the coaches and the studio audience. If she was nervous or scared, you couldn't tell. She owned the stage that day.

She performed “Why Not Me?” by The Judds and an original song, and the coaches immediately fell in love with her. Who knows if she'll win the singing competition, but it's very clear that she's destined for big things.

See The Moment That Cori Kennedy Selected Reba

Kennedy told the national TV audience that she grew up watching Reba's sitcom and listening to her music, "It's Reba every day, all day!"