the Akron native<\/a> ultimately decided to join Queen Latifah\u2019s team.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cShe\u2019s somebody that I\u2019ve looked up to my entire life,\u201d Lett said. \u201c[She\u2019s] one of the celebrities that if I had to have my career look like somebody\u2019s, it would definitely be hers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lett grew up in East Akron, attending Hatton Community Learning Center and then Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts. Her family moved to Atlanta after her eighth grade year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Singing and music were instilled in her from a young age, Lett said. She comes from a musical family. One of her uncles is opera singer Lawrence Brownlee. Another uncle is part of the gospel group Half Mile Home.<\/p>\n
Although she grew up singing in church, Lett said she still found herself \u201csneaking some R&B music.\u201d Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan and Earth, Wind & Fire top her list of favorites.<\/p>\n
Lett released a new single, planning first EP<\/p>\n
After high school, Lett attended Georgia State University, where she studied music technology and voice. She took a break from school in 2020 after her sister Taylor died. Around then is when Lett decided to pursue music more seriously. She began booking gigs and performing at open mics.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy sister was born with cerebral palsy, so she was disabled her whole life,\u201d Lett said. \u201cLosing her was a reminder to me that I can\u2019t just sit around and do nothing because my sister never had the opportunity to do some of the things that I\u2019m capable of doing. That definitely put an engine in me to take it seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lett eventually went back to school, and graduated in May. Right after graduation, she was in Los Angeles auditioning for \u201cThe Voice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Blind auditions wrapped up in the Oct. 6 episode, and the battles began. During this stage, two members from the same team perform a song together. The winner advances to the next round.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lett couldn\u2019t reveal when her battle will air but said viewers will \u201cbe in for something amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regardless of how things shake out for her on \u201cThe Voice,\u201d Lett is committed to making music her career.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLong term, I\u2019m looking to achieve Grammys, nominations, all the things. I\u2019m the next Beyonc\u00e9,\u201d she said with a laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last month, she released her new single, \u201cFriendzone.\u201d She\u2019s currently working on her first EP, \u201cMozaic,\u201d which she describes as a project about all the genres that have influenced her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I\u2019m somebody who was called to do this,\u201d Lett said of making music. \u201cI want people to feel something when they hear me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Voice\u201d airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on NBC.<\/p>\n
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