Beverly McClellan
The Voice season 1 · Third / fourth place
Where are they now
Beverly McClellan recorded five independent albums before The Voice and was not signed to a label. Talk of the Town came out in 2003. In 2004 she won Best Overall Performer at the New York National Music Festival. In 2011, Beautiful, featuring Christina Aguilera, reached number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100. She sang lead on John the Revelator for Steve Vai's 2012 album The Story of Light and toured with him that year. She gave her final show in March 2018 and died on October 30, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Key figures
- Hot 100 entries1 Hot 100 entryRank on Encore Index: #50 (tie) of 80
- Wikipedia views, 12 months4,098 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #237 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 2015182,145 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #163 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2011
The Voice, season 1
Third / fourth place
- 2012
She recorded lead vocals on John the Revelator for Steve Vai's 2012 album The Story of Light and toured with Vai the same year.
- 2012
On May 23, 2012, Steve Vai's site announced that The Story of Light would be released on August 14 on Favored Nations Records, with Beverly McClellan as a guest vocalist on John the Revelator.
- 2018
In March 2018 she performed her final show on the 24th.
- 2018
She died on October 30, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
More milestones
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Before the show she had recorded five independent albums and had not been signed by a record label.
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She first played with Tami Gordon in a duo called Uncommon Ground.
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She joined Swoop, a band from Fort Lauderdale, before she auditioned for The Voice.
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She later formed her own band, DJ's Daughter, named after her mother.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales | Billboard peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As a Girl | Album | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Back to My Roots | Album | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Uncommon Ground | Album | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Talk of the Town | Album | 2003 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Beautiful (featuring Christina Aguilera) | Single | 2011 | Not documented | Not documented | Not applicable | No. 74Hot 100 |
| Fear Nothing | Album | 2011 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Beverly McClellan | Album | 2011 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | New York National Music Festival | Best Overall Performer | Won |
Sources
- Beverly McClellan — Wikipedia, August 24, 2026.
- The Voice (American TV series) season 1 — Wikipedia, July 31, 2026.
- Announcing The Story of Light — vai.com, May 23, 2012.
- The Voice alum Beverly McClellan dies of cancer at 49 — Fox News, October 31, 2018.
- Beverly McClellan, by Beverly McClellan — Bandcamp (Beverly McClellan).
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Beverly McClellan", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
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