Tucson Singer Kayleigh Mathews Lands Four-Chair Turn on Nbc’s the Voice After Stunning Coaches With Vince Gill Ballad

TUCSON, AZ — Tucson country singer Kayleigh Mathews made a major impression on NBC’s The Voice when her blind audition drew a four-chair turn during Monday night’s episode. The moment came about a minute into her performance of Vince Gill’s ballad “When I Call Your Name.”

Adam Levine was the first coach to hit the buzzer and spin around. Riley Green followed, then Kelly Clarkson and Queen Latifah, setting up a rare four-way competition for the 31-year-old singer.

A four-chair turn means every coach wants a shot at recruiting the contestant, and Mathews’ performance put her in that position before the song was even halfway through.

How Mathews’ country roots carried her from Tucson to Nashville

Mathews left Tucson in 2018 for Nashville, a move that fits the path many aspiring country artists take when they want to build a national career. Since then, she has released at least two independent EPs along with several singles.

Her music is available on all major streaming platforms, which suggests she has already been building a catalog and audience outside the television stage. That background helps explain why her blind audition sounded polished enough to win over multiple coaches at once.

The audition also showcased the kind of vocal control that country fans tend to prize in a singer tackling a classic like Vince Gill’s “When I Call Your Name.”

Adam Levine, Riley Green, Kelly Clarkson and Queen Latifah all made their case

Once the chairs turned, the competition shifted from performance to persuasion. Levine told Mathews that the way she filled the room with her voice made her seem like “such a magnificent talent,” and he said he would be honored to coach her.

Green leaned on his country background as he made his pitch, while Clarkson reminded Mathews and the other coaches that she had recorded with Vince Gill. The arguments gave Mathews a chance to compare four different kinds of coaching experience before making her choice.

That mix of voices matters on a show built around mentoring as much as singing. For Mathews, the four-chair turn signaled not just approval, but a rare level of attention from all sides of the panel.

Why Queen Latifah won the battle for Mathews

In the end, Mathews picked Queen Latifah. The rapper-turned-actress told her that she turned around because Mathews “deserved to have a four-chair turn,” framing the moment as a recognition of the singer’s talent rather than a simple contest win.

Latifah said the audition felt spiritual, telling Mathews, “You took me to church.” She added that the more Mathews sang, the more she felt she could help her find songs that bring out the beauty in her voice.

That promise of song selection and vocal translation appeared to sway Mathews, who seemed to respond to Latifah’s emphasis on helping her continue to connect emotionally with listeners.

Mathews kept the result quiet before the episode aired

The episode was pre-recorded, which meant Mathews already knew the outcome by the time it aired Monday night. Even so, she did not reveal her coach choice in a social media post the night before the broadcast.

In that post, she shared a photo from her blind audition and wrote that she was at a loss for words to describe the moment in her life. She pointed to “late nights,” “thousands of miles,” closed doors, prayers and small victories as part of the road that led her there.

Her message suggested that the audition was the product of years of work rather than a single lucky break, and she framed the chance to sing on national television as an answered prayer.

What comes next on The Voice season 30

Mathews’ run on The Voice will continue next week, keeping the Tucson singer in the competition as the show moves deeper into its 30th season. NBC airs the series Monday nights, with episodes also available on Peacock.

For fans following her progress, Mathews has also pointed viewers to her Facebook page, kayleighmathewsmusic. Her appearance on the show gives her a national platform after years of recording and performing independently.

For Tucson listeners, the blind audition marked a high-profile moment for a hometown country artist whose biggest television break came from a classic song and a rare unanimous response from the coaches.

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