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What's next for Emmalee?
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ost everyone in Clarksville watched season 19 of The Voice, even if they had never watched the show before. The reason for that was simpleEmmalee Feldman. The amazingly talented artist appeared on Team Kelly, and her hometown of Clarksville joined her for the journey. Emmalee blew the judges and audience away with her performances on the show, but what will really blow people away is how Emmalee plans to move forward after her time in the spotlight on The Voice. According to her official website, Emmalee has lived in Montgomery County since she was young, when her family moved to the Clarksville area from North Carolina. A self-described indie-pop artist, Emmalee Feldman began singing in church at age 5 when she was known as Emma. She began playing piano at 8, and guitar at 11. After receiving a guitar for her eleventh birthday, Emmalee was inspired to begin writing her own songs. She is known to many around the area as a church worship leader, having served in several local churches. Many folks have seen her live performances in both Clarksville and Nashville. Some people 6
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watched because they know Emmalee’s father, Bryan Feldman, who is principal at Clarksville High School. Proud former music teachers at Madison Street Music & Arts Academy shared updates about her progress on social media. Some remembered her star making turn as winner of Nashville’s Rising Star in 2016.
People scrambled to purchase the five pop singles Emmalee has released over the past two years, which include “Fearless”, “Find Your Fire” and “Cover”. Her two previously released Christian LPs, 2015’s “Pocket Full of Raindrops” and 2017’s “Nothing On Us” became top finds in local music shops, and could be heard all over Clarksville Living
Clarksville as locals followed her journey. The entire community joined in support of Emmalee and her experience on The Voice, awestruck by her a cappella audition rendition of Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know”. Now that Emmalee has finished her time on Team Kelly, what are her next steps? She
