The Voice: Jordis Unga, “I’m so thankful and overwhelmed”

465 days ago by Reg Seeton

This week on The Voice, fans saw singer Jordis Unga return to the spotlight to get a second chance after placing fourth on Rock Star: INXS six years ago.

Although Jordis didn’t win Rock Star prior to becoming part of Team Blake Shelton following her Blind Audition on The Voice, Unga retained a loyal fan base from her first shot at reality competition stardom. For many fans of Jordis Unga, her version of David Bowie’s “Man Who Sold the World” is still a favorite to this day.

On Monday night’s episode of The Voice, Jordis performed Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed,” which prompted judges Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera to turn their chairs around. In the end, however, it was Blake who won one of the best singers in The Voice competition when Jordis chose Shelton to be her coach.

So, how does Jordis feel about getting a second chance on The Voice so many years later? For Unga, The Voice means more than fans can imagine.

“It’s absolutely incredible,” said Jordis to The Deadbolt the next day.

“In all of those years in between Rock Star, there were ups and downs, record deals that weren’t, it’s been such a journey for me to keep doing music for a living. Not a lot of people get as many chances as I’ve gotten.”

Despite an impressive run on Rock Star: INXS, singing everything from “Baba O’Riley” by The Who and “Dream On” by Aerosmith to Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped Box” and Bowie’s “Man Who Sold the World”, Jordis Unga was a musical force who many fans noticed (including us) and followed throughout the years. As fate would have it, what was a loss for INXS without Jordis as a lead singer (eventually won by J.D. Fortune) is now a win for both The Voice and Unga.

“To be in this position again,” Jordis continued to The Deadbolt, “I’m so thankful and overwhelmed.”

“It means a lot for me to be here. And I think it means a lot to the people who have followed me throughout the years, through all of my success and all of my failures. I’m holding on tight to this one as far as I can. It feels really, really good to be here.”

Mistielwest

When the Camera first showed a shot of Jordis, I knew I recognized her, then they said her name and I got goose bumps, Jordis’s voice has “haunted” (for a lack of a better word) for the last 6 years since Rock Star: INXS I downloaded her Man who sold the world I still play it over and over to this day. When she auditioned on the voice I found myself crying with goose bumps, she is amazing and I am so excited for people to hear her sing again. I have been waiting for her to put out an album for 6 years, maybe now it will happen!
- CajunKim
  
  I couldn’t have said it better. I knew her immediately. So glad she’s back in the spotlight.
Lulu103103

If Jordis sings The Man Who Sold the World, and puts her hair in dreadlocks again, she’ll score BIGTIME!
LegEagle

Jordis is awesome and I enjoyed all her performances when she competed on “Rockstar”, especially “Imagine”. I think I’ve found my favorite for “The Voice”. Like on “Rockstar INXS” this one will be tough, too, but Jordis is sounding even better than she did 6 years ago, and that just might do the trick.
Robert_2136

Jordis is great, I bought her song from iTunes 6 years ago, I almost fell off my couch when I saw her on The Voice. Just let Jordis be Jordis and she can win.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_UJIK4P3Z46R4V3SUX4CWOK2ISA Brandys Dad

Yep, I remembered Jordis from way back. She’s the reason why I’m following “The Voice” this season. Her blind audition was rock solid and very convincing, but the next two performances were a little less so, and that will get her eliminated. The last performance to stay alive (bottom 3 sing-off) where she did “Wild Horses” was beautiful and I’m glad. My concern is that she’s trying too hard, she’s acting desperate and very emotional. I think if she could just calm down and settle in and concentrate on the performance and block out everything else, she’ll do better. The competition is getting much stiffer and although I cherish her because of past performances, I see some of the others as being better (for now). Come on Jordis! America loves a comeback. We’re rooting for you!