On NBC's "The Voice" the voice. And there were certainly voices that stood out.

The premiere of season 15 of the singing contest did not disappoint with a variety of voices that surprised the audience and the judges. The blind Monday auditions were only enhanced by the very enthusiastic reactions of Judges Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton.

A 13-year-old who brought the house back to an Iraqi veteran whose emotional personal story is matched only by his voice, we have gathered the three competitors to watch this season.

Kennedy Holmes

We are pretty sure that Adele herself would probably be moved to hear Kennedy Holmes cover his song "Turning Tables".

The 13-year-old singer from Saint-Louis played the moving song forcefully, eliciting an intense response from the judges and the coveted "Four-Chair Tower". will train the candidate for the season.

"I think she could win, I really think so," Shelton told Hudson as the crowd raged on Holmes' performance.

"Very, very rarely anyone comes around this kind of revival of our passion for what we do, and hearing you sing today has done that," said Levine.

Clarkson tore apart, giving Holmes his advice: "You deserve each of these chairs to turn around."

"You are a jewel, and I understand how special and precious your voice is," Hudson said.

"Thank you for coming to" The Voice "because our ratings will explode this season," Shelton said. "I think you are the best singer who has auditioned this year … I want you to choose me as my coach so that you can learn to sing like that."

Holmes finally chose Hudson as a coach.

Mikele Buck

Country music fans had an impressive performance from Mikele Buck, who covered Brooks and Dunn's "She Used To Be Mine".

Although it seemed that the veteran of West Virginia and the veteran of the Iraq war could leave the scene without one of the judges striking the button, Clarkson and Shelton did it in the closing seconds of his performance (that was the strategy). .

DeAndre Nico

Another round of four chairs went to DeAndre Nico and his soulful rendition of Bruno Mars "When I was your man".

There was a friendly competition between the judges while they were trying to convince him to join their team.

"First of all, I heard the greatness of your voice at first, and I pressed my button as a minute before everyone else," Levine said.

"Honey, your voice in the way it hovers, the reach, the depth, the soul," Hudson said. "And then you had a great look too."

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