Pop/Rock
Tessanne Chin

Jamaican recording artist Tessanne Chin is best known for winning Season 5 of NBC's reality TV singing competition The Voice. She has opened for famous acts such as Patti Labelle, Peabo Bryson and Gladys Knight and toured for three years with Jimmy Cliff. Tessanne has collaborated with fellow Jamaican artists Shaggy ("Never Let Go") and Protoje ("Someone Like You") and was featured in a track by the legendary Jamaican band Third World, titled "By My Side." Other noted tracks by Tessanne are remakes of songs by other famous artists and bands such as Foreigner's "I Wanna Know What Love Is," Katy Perry's "Firework," and Phish's "Free." On December 10, 2013, her performance of Simon & Garfunkel's classic "Bridge over Troubled Water" for the semifinal round became number one on the iTunes chart. Her performance of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" became number one on the iTunes chart, with her also becoming the first contestant that season to achieve the top chart position twice. After her Voice victory was announced, she debuted her first U.S. single, "Tumbling Down," written by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic. She released Count On My Love in 2014. Tessanne continues to tour the world.