Emily Ann Roberts
American country singer and songwriter (born 1998)
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Emily Ann Roberts (born October 23, 1998) is an American country singer and songwriter. She was a contestant on NBC's The Voice, as a member of team Blake Shelton, and she became a finalist on season 9. Songs she performed on the show charted on the Billboard magazine charts, where three songs were on the Hot Country Songs and one placed on the Hot Christian Songs chart. After the show, she finished school before focusing on her music career.
October 23, 1998
Emily Ann Roberts | |
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| Born | Emily Ann Roberts October 23, 1998 Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country, gospel |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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In 2018, she released her first single "Stuck on Me and You," which charted in the top 40 on iTunes. On May 14, 2019, Roberts returned to The Voice stage to perform her latest single "Someday Dream". Her debut album, Can't Hide Country, was released on September 22, 2023.
Early and personal life
Emily Ann Roberts was born on October 23,[1] 1998,[2] in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Tommy and Kelly Roberts. She has an older sister named Abby,[3] who graduated from Karns High School, in Karns, Tennessee, in 2015. On November 7, 2020, she married high school boyfriend Chris Sasser.[4]
Career
The Voice
Roberts' music career started in 2015, with her appearance on season 9 of NBC's The Voice, where she got a two chair turn during the auditions, when she chose to be part of Blake Shelton's team on the show.[5] Her renditions of the songs, "Blame It on Your Heart", "Why Not Me", and "She's Got You", during show, charted on the Billboard magazine chart, where they placed at No. 43, No. 33, and No. 21 respectively on the Hot Country Songs chart.[6] She performed, "In the Garden", on the program, where it placed at No. 14 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[7]
Roberts finished in second place on the finale to Jordan Smith from Team Adam.
| Episode | Song | Original Artist | Order | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Auditions (September 22) |
"I Hope You Dance" | Lee Ann Womack & Sons of the Desert | 2.8 | Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turned Joined Team Blake |
| Battle Rounds – Top 48 (October 20) |
"I'm That Kind of Girl" (vs. Morgan Frazier) | Patty Loveless | 10.6 | Saved by Coach |
| Knockout Rounds – Top 32 (November 2) |
"Cowboy Take Me Away" (vs. Nadjah Nicole) | The Chicks | 13.4 | |
| Live Playoffs – Top 24 (November 10) |
"In the Garden" | C. Austin Miles | 16.10 | |
| Live Top 12 (November 16) |
"Blame It on Your Heart" | Patty Loveless | 18.4 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 11 (November 23) |
"Why Not Me" | The Judds | 20.10 | |
| Live Top 10 (November 30) |
"She's Got You" | Patsy Cline | 22.2 | |
| Semi-finals – Top 9 (December 7) |
"9 to 5" | Dolly Parton | 24.7 | |
| Finale (December 14) |
"Burning House" | Cam | 26.12 | Runner-up |
| "Islands in the Stream" (with Blake Shelton) | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | 26.7 | ||
| "Blue Christmas" | Elvis Presley | 26.2 |
| Round | Order | Collaborator(s) | Song | Original artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Live Playoffs Result | 17.3 | Barrett Baber, Nadjah Nicole, Zach Seabaugh, Morgan Frazier, Ivonne Acero | "Stand" | Rascal Flatts |
| The Top 12 Result | 19.1 | Barrett Baber and Zach Seabaugh | "Lean On Me | Bill Withers |
| The Finale Result | 27.14 | Ivonne Acero, Morgan Frazier, Nadjah Nicole, Riley Biederer, and Shelby Brown | "Summer Nights” | Rascal Flatts |
After The Voice
After the show she returned to school for the rest of her junior year. She took online night classes and graduated in May 2016, and started working full-time in Nashville in June. An opportunity opened in 2017 to be on a gospel tour called "The Gospel Through Girls & Guitars" which led to Emily Ann Roberts' first gospel album titled "Bigger Than Me" in August 2017.[8] She continued to play and sell out all her live shows ending 2017 very strong. In 2018 Starstruck Records signed her and in September "Stuck On Me + You" was released as her first country music single.[9] A second single, "I Got Forever," was released the following month.[10] November saw the release of a third single "Your Christmas Eve".[11] A full album is expected for a 2019 release. April saw a fifth single "Someday Dream" released.[12] In May The Voice asked her back to perform her new single on the show.[13][14]
In 2024, Roberts both covered the song "Try Everything" and provided the voice of Trixie for the reimagined Country Bear Musical Jamboree attraction at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
In 2025, Roberts signed a record deal with RECORDS/Sony Music Nashville.[15]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
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| US [16] |
US Indie [17] |
CAN [18] | |||||||
| Bigger Than Me |
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| Someday Dream (EP) |
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— | 47 | — | |||||
| Can't Hide Country |
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— | — | — | |||||
| Memory Lane (EP) |
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— | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Releases from The Voice
Albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Debut week sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [22] |
US [23] |
US Christ [24] |
CAN [25] | |||
| 2015 | "In the Garden" | 34 | — | 3 | — | US: 21,000[26] |
| "Blame It on Your Heart" | 43 | — | — | — | US: 10,000[27] | |
| "Why Not Me" | 33 | — | — | — | US: 21,000[28] | |
| "She's Got You" | 21 | 103 | — | — | US: 41,000[29] | |
| "9 to 5" | 25 | 119 | — | — | US: 35,000[30] | |
| "Burning House" | 4 | 56 | — | 99 | US: 83,000[31] | |
| "Islands in the Stream" (with Blake Shelton) |
19 | 101 | — | — | ||
| "Blue Christmas" | 34 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Theme parks
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Country Bear Musical Jamboree | Trixie |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2026 | Academy of Country Music Awards | New Female Artist of the Year | Herself | Pending | [32] |