Chris Kroeze

Chris Kroeze (born January 28, 1991) is an American singer. He is the runner-up of season 15 of the American talent competition The Voice at the age of 27.

Chris was born and raised in Barron, Wisconsin. He learned to play the guitar when he was six after his parents bought him a guitar. He started singing in middle school when he was 13 years old, and started performing in local bars after finishing high school. He studied audio production and engineering at a college in Minneapolis.He then went to pursue a music career career in Nashville, where he recorded a song at the studio of Dierks Bentley. He later returned to Wisconsin. He has performed regularly in the Middle East for the troops.

In 2018, Chris Kroeze entered the 15th season of The Voice. In his blind audition he sang "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton turned, and he chose to be a part of Team Blake. In his battle, he was paired with folk rock singer Mercedes Ferreira-Dias where they sang Waylon Jennings and Steve Windwood's "Back in the high life again" and Shelton advanced Kroeze. In the knockout rounds he was paired with blues rock singer Michael Lee, and though Lee was declared the winner, Shelton used his "save" to advance Kroeze as well. He made it to the finale and placed second in the competition on December 18, 2018.

The Voice (2018)

The Voice performances

Kroeze is married to Mara, and they have two children.

Albums

Singles