Emily Keener

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| image = Emily Keener at Bocktoberfest 2017.jpg

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| birth_name = Emily Keener

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|23}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

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| occupation = Singer, songwriter

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano, harp

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| associated_acts = Pharrell Williams, Daniel Passino, Hannah Huston, Shalyah Fearing, Caity Peters, Moushumi, Lacy Mandigo, Jonathan Bach, Owen Danoff

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Emily Christine Keener (born November 23, 1998) is an American singer and songwriter. She started performing solo shows when she was 12. She became a contestant on season 10 of NBC's The Voice, in 2016 at the age of 16. She advanced to the Top 12 before being eliminated.

Life and career

Keener was born in Cleveland, Ohio and later moved to Avon Lake, Ohio in 2004, and finally moved to a 37-acre farm in Wakeman, Ohio in 2007, at eight years old. Keener taught herself to play guitar when she was around the age of ten. At eleven, she was writing songs, and by age twelve she was playing at area wineries and restaurants. Her father has greatly influenced her preferences for music, exposing her to a variety of styles and genres.{{Cite web|url=http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/04/26/local-singer-songwriter-emily-keener-talks-about-competing-on-the-voice|title=Local Singer-Songwriter Emily Keener Talks About Competing on 'The Voice'|website=Cleveland Scene|access-date=2016-05-03}} Keener has stated that she struggles with depression, and that writing music provides an outlet for her to cope.{{Cite web|url=http://www.norwalkreflector.com/Music/2016/04/26/The-great-the-good-and-challenging|title=Emily Keener discusses her depression, favorite and most challenging aspect|website=Norwalk Reflector|access-date=2016-05-03}}

In 2013, Keener released an album, A Book of New Beginnings, through iTunes,.{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-book-of-new-beginnings/id692599166|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822101718/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-book-of-new-beginnings/id692599166|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2016|title=A Book of New Beginnings|date=2013-08-31|website=iTunes|access-date=2016-05-03}} On June 11, 2016, Keener released a single titled "Elevator" through Bandcamp.,{{cite web|last1=Keener|first1=Emily|url=https://emilykeener.bandcamp.com/track/elevator|title=Elevator|website=Bandcamp|publisher=Emily Keener|access-date=18 October 2016}} which was later included on her album Breakfast, released November 18, 2016.

On May 22, 2020, Keener independently released her second album, I Do Not Have To Be Good.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/i-do-not-have-to-be-good/1499887504|title=I Do Not Have To Be Good|date=2020-05-22|website=iTunes|access-date=2021-06-10}}

''The Voice''

Keener auditioned for season 10 of The Voice, and turned the chairs of all four coaches. She chose Pharrell Williams as her coach. She won her battle against Jonathan Bach, which aired on March 21, 2016 with the song "Explosions."{{Cite web|url=http://www.norwalkreflector.com/Music/2016/03/02/Emily-Keener-crushes-Blind-Audition.html?ci=stream&lp=1&p=1|title=Judges offer much praise as Emily Keener crushes 'Blind Audition'|website=Norwalk Reflector|access-date=2016-04-04}} Her knockout against Shalyah Fearing aired on March 28, 2016; she won her knockout and advanced to the Live Playoffs. Williams used his coach save in the Playoffs to advance Keener to the Top 12, where she was eliminated.

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Stage ! Date ! Order ! Song ! Result
Blind Audition \| Tuesday March 1, 2016 \| 2.6 \| "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" \| All four coaches turned Joined Team Pharrell
Battle Rounds \| Monday March 21, 2016 \| 8.2 \| "Explosions" (vs. Jonathan Bach) \| rowspan=3\| Saved by Coach
Knockout Rounds \| Monday March 28, 2016 \| 10.6 \| "Big Yellow Taxi" (vs. Shalyah Fearing)
Live Playoffs \|Tuesday April 12, 2016 \|15.2 \|"Still Crazy After All These Years"
rowspan=2 \| Top 12 \|Monday April 18, 2016 \|17.4 \|"Lilac Wine" \|rowspan=2 \| Eliminated
Tuesday April 19, 2016 \|18.1 \|"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"

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Stage

! Date

! Order

! Song

! Result

Blind Audition

| Tuesday March 1, 2016

| 2.6

| "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

| All four coaches turned
Joined Team Pharrell

Battle Rounds