Charleston native, College of Charleston student advance after winning ‘The Voice’ battle rounds

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Two women with Charleston connections are moving on to the knockouts after winning their battle rounds on “The Voice” Monday night.

Page Mackenzie, Charleston native

32-year-old Page Mackenzie impressed coach and country star Kelsea Ballerini with her rendition of Morgan Wallen’s “Lies, Lies, Lies.”

The performance led to Mackenzie being named the winner over teammate Robert Hunter.

“Page has some power to her voice. She also knows how to reign it in and then open it back up and break the walls down,” Ballerini said after the round.

In her blind audition, Mackenzie earned two chair turns while singing “Hell on Wheels” by Pistol Annies, one from Ballerini and the other from Judge Michael Bublé.

Although she was born and raised in Charleston, Mackenzie moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2016 to further her music career.

After moving, Mackenzie landed roles opening for stars like Lauren Alaina, Kenney Chesney, and fellow Lowcountry native Darius Rucker. She has also performed on stages across Charleston, such as the Music Farm, Windjammer, and Sottile Theater.

Grace Miller-Moody, College of Charleston student

College of Charleston student Grace Miller Moody also clinched her spot in the knockouts while performing “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon.

The Florence native beat out teammate Tori Templet to advance.

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“Honestly, Grace-Miller, you stood up to this beautifully,” Coach Adam Levine said during his post-performance review.

Levine added later, “Grace-Miller has this heart-wrenching little break in her voice that’s kind of her power as a singer. I kind of just love hearing it.”

Moody chose Levine to be her coach after receiving a four-chair turn in her blind audition, which featured “Sunday Morning” by Levine’s own band, Maroon 5.

She shared that she chose Levine due to her special connection with the band.

“The importance behind that song is that my little brother had cancer. He was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of seven, and we all, actually after he got in remission, went to a Maroon 5 concert,” Moody said in an interview with News 2.

When she’s not filming for The Voice, you can catch Moody performing at local gigs around Charleston. She plays at Share House every Tuesday starting at 8:30 p.m.  

The knockout rounds for season 27 will begin Monday, April 8.