Suzanna Choffel
Eliminated in the Knockout rounds, The Voice season 3 (2012); coach Blake Shelton
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Suzanna Choffel reached the Knockout rounds on The Voice season 3 in 2012 on Blake Shelton's team and then re-released Steady Eye Shaky Bow internationally as Archer in 2013. In June 2014, she joined the band Spanish Gold as keyboardist and backup singer for the rest of its national tour. She released the albums Hello Goodbye in 2017 and Bird by Bird in 2024 on Middlebitty Music. Her music is on Apple Music. In January 2026, she launched Another Mother, a podcast about motherhood and music. She said in September 2026 that she was recording a new album and preparing another season of the podcast. Suzanna Choffel & Friends were scheduled to play the Saxon Pub in Austin on October 26, 2026.
The story so far
2006 to 2012
Early Middlebitty Records albums and The Voice
Suzanna Choffel released the album Shudders & Rings in 2006 and followed it in 2011 with the album Steady Eye Shaky Bow, both on Middlebitty Records. She then competed on The Voice season 3 in 2012 with coach Blake Shelton and was eliminated in the Knockout rounds.
The documentary film Catfish used a video of her performing Tennessee Stud.
2013 to 2024
An international release and touring with Spanish Gold
Suzanna Choffel re-released Steady Eye Shaky Bow internationally as Archer, with the bonus track "Golden Fires", on Red Parlor Records. She joined the band Spanish Gold as keyboardist and backup singer for the rest of its national tour. She released the album Hello Goodbye in 2017 and the album Bird by Bird in 2024 on Middlebitty Music.
Now
FOX 7 Austin, Another Mother and new music
Suzanna Choffel was featured in Tuning In with Casey Claiborne, a FOX 7 Austin segment about her music and commercial voice work published in March 2025. She launched Another Mother, a podcast about motherhood and music, with a welcome episode in January 2026. In September 2026, she said she was recording a new album and preparing another season of Another Mother.
Round by round
The Voice season 3 · Eliminated in the Knockout rounds
- Went through
- Eliminated
Blind auditions ·
“Landslide”
Two chairs turned: chose Blake
Knockouts
“Could You Be Loved”
Lost the knockout; eliminated
What the judges said
Christina liked Suzanna’s song choice.
Christina Aguilera · mjsbigblog
Music
Discography (5 releases)
| Title | Type | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
 Shudders & Rings | Album | 2006 | Middlebitty Records |
| Steady Eye Shaky Bow | Album | 2011 | Middlebitty Records |
| ArcherAlternate edition | Album | 2013 | Red Parlor Records |
 Hello Goodbye | Album | 2017 | Middlebitty Music |
 Bird by Bird | Album | 2024 | Middlebitty Music |
Cover images: Apple Music.
More to listen to
Wikipedia views
2,415 in the year to September 2026.
Personal info
- Labels
- Middlebitty Music from 2007Red Parlor Records from 2013
- Associated acts
- Spanish Gold keyboardist and backing singer, from 2014
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- Wikipedia
The Voice season 3 finalists
Cassadee PopeWinner
Terry McDermottRunner-up
Nicholas DavidThird place- Trevin HunteTop 4
- Amanda BrownTop 6
Melanie MartinezTop 6
Cody BelewTop 8- Dez DuronTop 8
- Bryan KeithTop 10
- Sylvia YacoubTop 10
- Adriana LouiseTop 12
- Michaela PaigeTop 12
The Voice season 3: all finalists and their careers · Semifinalists · Earlier rounds
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What the judges said
Christina felt Suzanna and Lelia were well matched.
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