Asher HaVon, a 31-year-old gospel and R&B artist from Selma, Ala., was named champion of season 25 of NBC's The Voice on Tuesday night.
Other finalists this season included teammate Josh Sanders from Team Reba, Bryan Olesen and Nathan Chester from Team Legend, and Karen Waldrup from Team Dan + Shay.
On Monday night’s episode, HaVon performed an up-tempo live performance of “Last Dance” by Donna Summer as well as a down-tempo performance of “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.
Before being crowned the winner at the conclusion of Tuesday’s finale, HaVon was joined on stage by coach Reba McEntire for a duet of the Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald ballad "On My Own."
In his Blind Audition, HaVon showed off his gospel choir roots with a powerful rendition of Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain,” which had Reba, Chance and Dan + Shay campaigning for him. He ultimately chose to join Team Reba, where he and teammate Alyssa Crosby performed a duet of Tina Turner’s “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” during the Battle Round. In the Knockout round, he had all the coaches on their feet during a showstopping performance of Toni Braxton’s “Unbreak My Heart.” During both rounds, Reba chose HaVon to move on while his teammates were quickly stolen by other coaches.
During the Playoffs, HaVon gave the audience chills with an emotional rendition of David Guetta and Sia’s “Titanium,” securing a spot in the Top 12. In the first live show, he performed “I’ll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men, wowing with his technical ability. During the semifinals, HaVon joined Madison Curbelo and Serenity Arce for a haunting trio performance of “Fix You” by Coldplay and then stepped outside his comfort zone with his version of Beyoncé’s massive hit “Irreplaceable.”
Following her first win, coach Reba McEntire will return to “The Voice” Season 26 as the reigning champ, alongside new coaches Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé and returning coach Gwen Stefani.
