Jake Hoot
Jake Hoot is an American country singer. He is the winner of season 17 of the American talent competition The Voice at the age of 31.
Early life
Jake Hoot was born on July 7, 1988 in USA. Jake is one of nine siblings in his family. He is the second oldest to his parents Aaron and Stacey Hoot, who are Christian missionaries. At nine-years old, he relocated with his family to the Dominican Republic where his parents continued their mission for a full decade from 1998 to 2008. He learned the guitar and began singing there, developed a fluency in Spanish and played in the Dominican baseball league for a year. Upon return to the States, he was homeschooled, then in 2009 attended Tennessee Tech University. He had a back-up role in Tennessee Tech's football offensive line during his first season in 2010. He went on to graduate with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2013, and found a job at a local media production company, at the same time pursuing his music career with many local gigs that built some popularity for him.Career
''The Voice'' (2019)
In 2019, Hoot entered the 17th season of The Voice. In his blind audition, He sang "When It Rains It Pours" by Luke Combs. Only Kelly Clarkson turned her chair and Jake was defaulted to Team Kelly. He made it to the finale and won the competition on December 17, 2019.| Stage | Song | Original artist | Order | Result |
| Blind Audition | "When It Rains It Pours" | Luke Combs | 3.2 | Only Kelly Clarkson Turned, Joined Team Kelly by default |
| Battles | "Always on My Mind" | B.J. Thomas | 9.3 | Saved by Coach |
| Knockouts | "Cover Me Up" | Jason Isbell | 11.2 | Saved by Coach |
| Live Playoffs | "You Lie" | Reba McEntire | 15.15 | Saved by Public |
| Live Top 13 | "Danny's Song" | Loggins and Messina | 17.12 | Saved by Public |
| Live Top 11 | "Every Light in the House" | Trace Adkins | 19.10 | Saved by Public |
| Live Top 10 | "That Ain't My Truck" | Rhett Akins | 21.5 | Saved by Public |
| Live Semifinals | "Up Where We Belong" | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | 23. | Saved by Public |
| Live Semifinals | "Desperado" | Eagles | 23.8 | Saved by Public |
| Live Finale | "Wintersong" with | Sarah McLachlan | 25.7 | Winner |
| Live Finale | "Better Off Without You" | Jake Hoot | 25.2 | Winner |
| Live Finale | "Amazed" | Lonestar | 25.9 | Winner |