Snoop Dogg has recruited 12 singers (so far) for his first team on ‘The Voice’ — including a 61-year-old flight attendant

After serving as the unofficial mascot of the Paris Olympics, Snoop Dogg is now on to his next adventure as a first-time coach on “The Voice.”
The rapper made his “Voice” coaching debut during the Season 26 premiere and has already snagged three singers for his team.
Here’s a look at the singers Snoop Dogg has recruited (so far) for Season 26.
Note: This story will be updated throughout the season.
Mary McAvoy
Following her performance of Jessie Ware’s “Say You Love Me,” Mary McAvoy had her pick between Snoop Dogg and Michael Buble for her coach.
The 35-year-old from Boston ultimately opted to go with the coach who turned first for her: Snoop Dogg.
“You sound amazing — I don’t have many selections left but you were worth me taking that chance,” the rapper said following McAvoy’s performance, adding that as her coach he would listen to her so he could understand who she wants to be as an artist. “I’m willing to gamble on you and I hope you’re willing to gamble on me.”
Brad Sample
Brad Sample immediately had McEntire’s interest with his rendition of The Box Tops’ “The Letter.”
“I love your voice, your energy and I love that song,” McEntire told the 38-year-old singer from Nashville. “You look like you were having fun playing.”
It seemed like Sample was a shoo-in for McEntire’s team — he noted how he’s played in her Nashville studio a couple of times, and even said his daughter wanted him to join the country singer’s team.
But in a surprise twist, Sample ended up joining Snoop Dogg, who turned around for the singer near the end of the performance when he let out a high wail. Snoop Dogg praised the variety of styles in Sample’s sound, and said he would love to continue mixing different styles and genres together throughout Sample’s time in the competition.
Eliza Pryor
It looked like Eliza Pryor’s time on “The Voice” was going to end with her audition, but then Snoop Dogg turned around at the very last second to keep the 17-year-old on the show — and on his team.
Snoop Dogg said he could tell Pryor, who currently lives in Los Angeles, was young but believed she had a lot of potential.
“I’m astonished that no one else picked you,” he said, following her performance of The Cranberries’ “Linger.”
Georgia Starnes
Occasionally during the blind auditions, the “Voice” coaches will get surprised — especially when the voice they turned around for doesn’t match up with the image of the singer they had in their head.
Georgia Starnes, a 21-year-old singer from Dallas, Texas, gave them all a surprise when she took the stage to perform Sam Smith’s “Too Good at Goodbyes.” In the coaches’ minds, the mature soulful-pop sound did not match with the fairly young contestant, who was wearing a cowboy hat for her audition.
But by the end of her performance, Starnes had all four coaches fighting over her. The contestant told the coaches that she has been singing since she could talk, and has been having some success gigging in the Los Angeles area lately.
“I love being shocked in this competition. You don’t look like the sound that comes out of your body — I did not expect this,” Michael Buble said, noting that when he starts to sing, people expect to see someone who is much older. “We think you could become a star.”
But out of all the pitches she heard from the coaches, the one that resonated most with Starnes came from Snoop Dogg.
“You sound amazing, your stage presence, the way you hold a note,” the rapper said. “I would love to find a way to put you in a position to be all that you can be, because I see it, I believe it, but it can only happen if you become a part of Coach Snoop’s team.”
MisterMoon
Leah and Savs met three years ago on a double date, became best friends and formed the singing duo MisterMoon.
“She dumped him and kept me,” Leah told the “Voice” coaches with a laugh.
The friends, who describe their music as “folk-hop,” performed Kacey Musgraves’ “Deeper Well” for their “Voice” audition and got the attention of Reba McEntire and Snoop Dogg with their higher harmonies.
McEntire said the music made her feel happy and that she could listen to them sing all day long. Gwen Stefani said they seemed like “true artists,” while Snoop Dogg praised their “sisterhood.”
In the end, MisterMoon opted to join Snoop Dogg’s team.
Michael Alexandersson
Michael Alexandersson was another “Voice” contestant that gave the coaches a surprise during the blind audition round. For all of the coaches, Alexandersson’s physical appearance didn’t match the voice that brought the Dean Martin classic “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” to life.
Stylistically, Buble would’ve made the most sense as a coach for Alexandersson. But the jazz/swing singer, who was clapping along and seemed to be enjoying the performance, didn’t turn around for a chance to snag Alexandersson on his team.
“I know it’s crazy that I didn’t turn my chair. For me it was self-preservation — I don’t need to compete against somebody like you,” Buble joked.
Instead, the 26-year-old from Texas had a choice between Stefani and Snoop Dogg.
Although Stefani praised his vocal style, Alexandersson ultimately chose to join Snoop Dogg’s team.
Christina Eagle
For a while, it looked like Christina Eagle’s time on “The Voice” was going to be short-lived. But during the final seconds of her performance of Lainey Wilson’s “Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” Snoop Dogg ended up turning around and getting Eagle on his team by default.
McEntire said she didn’t turn for Eagle, a 23-year-old singer from North Carolina, because she could sense some nerves that affected the performance. But the country music legend said she was excited to get to know Eagle better, and Stefani complimented the singer’s energy.
But Snoop Dogg had the most enthusiastic response for Eagle: “There was so much excitement going on I had to see it. I was hearing it, but I wanted to see it. … That’s what I’m in it for, I’m in it for the spirit of it and what I can do to help, to add on. I don’t want perfection, I want what you are.”
Gail Bliss
Looking to fulfill a bucket list she created when she turned 60, Gail Bliss took her shot and tried out for “The Voice.”
While all four “Voice” coaches seemed intrigued by Bliss’ country-blues style, none of them turned around for a chance to get the 61-year-old singer from Little River, South Carolina, on their team, as the Deseret News reported.
By the time Bliss finished singing, Snoop Dogg — who had seemed on the brink of turning around several times throughout the performance — was visibly upset.
“If nothing else, I want to inspire the older folks to keep dreaming, keep living, keep having fun,” Bliss, a professional singer and flight attendant, told the “Voice” coaches following her performance. “That’s where I’m coming from.”
Gwen Stefani praised the performance and said she could tell Bliss was a professional singer. Reba McEntire said she was glad Bliss tried out because it is “very important for people to dream big and go for it.”
But Snoop Dogg wasn’t ready to say goodbye to Bliss just yet. Noting that his late mother had a sister named Gail — who was his favorite aunt — the rapper was emotional as he decided to take advantage of the Coach Replay button, a new feature on the show this season that gives “Voice” coaches a second chance to snag a singer for their team.
“Snoop might be the most unlikely choice for me,” Bliss said. “But right now, he is my angel.”
Dreion
Dreion, a 27-year-old singer from Omaha, Nebraska, had the “Voice” coaches clapping and dancing with his rendition of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Shining Star.” By the end of the performance, the singer had a standing ovation and all four coaches fighting over him.
The coaches were delighted to learn that Dreion has previously toured as the opening act for Earth, Wind & Fire.
“It’s very rare that you can get somebody that can sing and have a stage aura like you have — that takes years,” Stefani said. “And that’s not an easy song to do. I would love to work with you.”
Coach Michael Buble called it a “pleasure” to hear the performance, while Reba McEntire reminded the contestant that she won the most recent season of “The Voice” as a coach.
But it was Snoop Dogg who connected most with Dreion, telling the singer that he believed he could help him get over the top with his skills. When Dreion chose to join his team, Snoop Dogg called it a “Super Bowl” win.
Jake Tankersley
Jake Tankersley’s performance of Zach Bryan’s “Something in the Orange” had all four “Voice” coaches fighting over him. While country music legend Reba McEntire was the most obvious choice for Tankersley, Gwen Stefani opted to use her block to prevent the “Fancy” singer from snagging the “Voice” contestant.
So it was up to the other coaches to make their case. Stefani noted that she has become more involved in country music due to her marriage to country star Blake Shelton. Buble mentioned how he has sung with Dolly Parton and was one of the songwriters behind Shelton’s No. 1 hit “Home.”
But in the end, the singer from Oklahoma chose to go with Snoop Dogg.
“I love country music,” Snoop Dogg said. “And I’ve done records with Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Hank Williams Jr. If you were on my team, this would shake up the world!”
ChrisDeo
One of the most heartwarming auditions of the night came from 16-year-old ChrisDeo, who performed Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up.”
Following her performance, which got the attention of Buble and Snoop Dogg, the 16-year-old began to cry. With some prompting from the coaches, she then explained how she is a street singer from Queens, New York, and isn’t used to receiving much praise.
“People laugh at me when I sing,” she told the four coaches, who were smiling at her. “Everybody was just so happy to see me and I’d never felt that before.”
Buble noted how he was 16 or 17 years old when he started playing in clubs. People didn’t pay to hear him sing, either, he said. Instead, his grandfather, who was a plumber, would trade free plumbing with club owners and musicians to let him in so he could perform.
While ChrisDeo was visibly touched by all of the coaches’ kind words, she ultimately selected to join Snoop Dogg’s team.
“When I heard your first note, I knew to turn and hit that button,” Snoop Dogg said. “And then to hear your story — ‘cause you had the confidence to come up here and sing after saying that they laughed at you, but we couldn’t hear that. You are strong. You have a gift.”
Torre Blake
Torre Blake comes from an athletic family — her father, Jeff Blake, was a quarterback in the NFL for 14 years. But Torre Blake is carving out a path as a musician and has made her next step by making it onto “The Voice.”
Following Blake’s performance of Erykah Badu’s “On & On,” the singer from Austin, Texas, had her pick of Stefani and Snoop Dogg. All of the coaches praised her artistry and style, but with some assistance from her father, who joined her on stage, Blake decided to go with Snoop Dogg.