He Was Amy Winehouse's Singer at Award Shows and Nobody Knew Him | The Voice

Heshima Thompson had already been rejected by The X Factor twice — once in 2009 and again in 2011 — and had spent years working as a professional actor in EastEnders, Spooks and Prime Suspect while quietly moonlighting as one of Amy Winehouse's backing vocalists, performing alongside her at international award shows during the Back to Black era, before he walked onto The Voice UK Season 1 in 2012 describing himself as a "triple threat" and saying "I'm relying purely on my voice this time and that's scary," sang Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" and turned every single chair in the building before joining will.i.am's team for a Battle Round against a fellow contestant that the BBC called one of the most closely matched of the entire season. 🔔 Subscribe for more full journey videos every week: www.youtube.com/@TheVoiceVault?sub_confirmation=1 WHAT IS A JOURNEY VIDEO? Every performance from a contestant's complete run on The Voice — Blind Audition, Battle Round, Knockout Round, Live Playoffs, Semifinals, and Finale — all edited together in one video so you never have to hunt for individual clips again. #TheVoice #TheVoiceJourney #BlindAudition