Johnson County native Kate Cosentino eliminated on ‘The Voice.’ Here’s what’s next
The knockout round on “The Voice” brought a “bittersweet” ending for Johnson County native Kate Cosentino when she was eliminated from the NBC singing competition Monday.
“Voice” coach and former One Direction star Niall Horan instead chose to keep Cosentino’s teammate, Gina Miles, for the next round of competition.
“And with that — my time on The Voice has ended,” Cosentino posted later on Instagram. “It’s a bittersweet goodbye. I’m so proud of what I put out there and ecstatic that my amazing, talented friend @ginamilesofficial gets to continue on representing Team Niall.
“If you found me through the show — I am overjoyed to have you here my biggest hope was that MY people would find me and by goodness you did and I hope you’ll stick around!”
In head-to-head competition with Miles, the Blue Valley West High School graduate sang a jazzy version of Blondie’s “Call Me.” It was a hit with the celebrity coaches, and Cosentino’s fans, who took to social media after the elimination to criticize Horan’s choice.
Chance the Rapper called it Cosentino’s “best performance.”
Kelly Clarkson told Cosentino, who is 23, the performance was “the lane for you. This is what you do. … You’re just very rock ‘n’ roll.”
Blake Shelton called it “incredible,” telling Cosentino he felt like it was “the first time I’ve seen you because it was so weird, out there,” and sounded so good.
“Kate just took it to the next level. I’d be going with Kate if it was me,” Shelton told Horan, who had told Cosentino, “you could go all the way” after her audition.
But Monday night, he chose Miles because “Gina is just so consistent.”
Before leaving the stage, Cosentino thanked Horan for “letting her show the goofy person that I am and giving me the chance to show it on stage.”
“The talent level at this stage is off-the-scale,” Horan said, sounding dejected. “It’s hard to see really, really gifted people leave.”
Cosentino congratulated Miles on social media and told her: “Now go win this thing!!”
Also in Monday’s episode, viewers got to see Cosentino sing for legendary country singer Reba McEntire, who mentored the competitors.
Horan described Cosentino to her as having that “jazzy, kinda Amy Winehouse-y vibe.”
McEntire was impressed by Cosentino, who has been singing since she was a young girl and released her first album in seventh grade. She lives in Nashville now, where she’s working on her career.
“Kate’s stage presence is really good,” McEntire said, noting Miles’ timidity.
“When (Gina) gets more experience on stage she is going to be a powerhouse,” McEntire said. “Right now, Kate’s got it.”
Charlie Hustle congratulated Cosentino after the show. The Kansas City T-shirt maker created a Communi-Tee to mark her time on the show. The shirt sells for $36, and 25% of the proceeds go to the nonprofit Art as Mentorship program in Kansas City, which operates The Rebel Song Academy, a youth music camp.
Cosentino told her social media followers that her vision of “Call Me” will be available in May.
“This may be the end of an era BUT it’s just the beginning of a career,” she promised.
This story was originally published April 18, 2023 at 2:33 PM.
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