Alisan Porter

At 43 years old, Alisan Porter has this physical status:

Life and career

Porter, who was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, is the great-granddaughter of Worcester, Massachusetts, rabbi Joseph Klein's prominent Worcester rabbi. The Charlotte Klein Dance Center was owned by her grandmother. Ric Porter, Porter's father, was co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter of the Worcester-based band Zonkaraz. Laura Klein's mother, Laura Klein, also worked with dance, mentoring Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski, who appeared on Star Search in 1987 in the junior dance category before they became known as the Coors Light Twins. Porter heard her singing in the hotel lobby and booked her to appear on the next episode when she was in Los Angeles for the twins' appearance on Star Search. Porter has been singing and performing since the age of three; at age five, she became the youngest Star Search competitor to win the competition. She appeared on Pee Wee's Playhouse as one of the playhouse gang in Season 2.

Porter appeared in numerous films as a child; she became known for playing the title role in the 1991 film Curly Sue opposite Jim Belushi. On television, she appeared as Lynn Redgrave's youngest daughter on the short-lived ABC sitcom Chicken Soup in 1989. She had been slated to appear on Perfect Strangers as a new regular cast member, but she was forced to leave after just one episode.

Porter continued acting at Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut, where she was a member of a theater company and appeared in numerous productions. Porter, a freshman, portrayed Anita in West Side Story, while a senior took the lead in Cinderella. Porter's former high school drama teacher said she was not surprised by the result after she won The Voice in 2016. "She blow everybody away" with her appearance in West Side Story, and "She brought the best out of everyone else." Her enthusiasm rubbed off on everyone. She inspired others."

Porter began attending Broadway shows in New York when she was 18 years old. In the show Footloose, she was portrayed as Urleen. Porter starred in The Ten Commandments: The Musical at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, as Miriam, Adam Lambert, and Broadway actress Lauren Kennedy. Variety rated her performance of "Light of a New Day" as "superb."

The Razor band formed in 2003, with Porter as the vocalist and main songwriter. In 2004, the Razor was broken. She declared the birth of her new band, The Alisan Porter Project, in March 2005. Bebe Benzenheimer appeared at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York City during 2006. Alisan Porter, her first album, was released on October 9, 2009.

On July 3 at the US Capitol West Lawn in Washington, D.C., Porter performed the National Anthem at the 2016 A Capitol Fourth special. On PBS, the special was broadcast. On November 6, 2016, she performed the anthem at the nationally broadcasted Sunday Night Football game in Oakland, CA.

Porter, Mary Sarah, Chris Mann, Matthew Schuler, Michael Sanchez, and Chloe Kohanski appeared on The Voice: Neon Dreams, a new Las Vegas show.

She became a contestant on season 10 of The Voice and performed "Blue Bayou" for her blind audition appearance on February 29, 2016. Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams, all four coaches, reserving her positions for her, and she chose Aguilera as her coach. Porter was up against Lacy Mandigo's "California Dreamin" by The Mamas & the Papas as a rock version in the battle rounds. Porter defeated Daniel Passino in the knockout rounds. Porter went on to perform at the live shows, winning by public vote every week as a finalist. Porter was named the season ten champion of The Voice on May 24, 2016. She also helped make The Voice US history by becoming the first female coach on the program, awarding Aguilera her first victory as a mentor.

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