{"id":9824,"date":"2016-03-08T14:19:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T14:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=9824"},"modified":"2016-03-08T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T14:19:46","slug":"keep-the-faith-cardiff-singer-may-still-be-the-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/03\/08\/keep-the-faith-cardiff-singer-may-still-be-the-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep the Faith &#8211; Cardiff singer may still be The Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_8999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8999\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/faith-.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8999\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8999\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/faith--238x300.jpg\" alt=\"faith\" width=\"324\" height=\"408\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8999\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/faith--238x300.jpg\" alt=\"faith\" width=\"324\" height=\"408\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>Faith Nelson who won the battle round<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFAITH Nelson is looking ahead to the knockout stage of BBC&#8217;s The Voice after her success in the battle round.<br \/>\nThe 18-year-old, who lives in Leckwith, is determined to overcome her nerves and make her family proud.<br \/>\nShe said: &#8220;I&#8217;m just going to think of the knockout round as a showcase of myself, because it makes me feel better about it.<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;ve enjoyed every single moment of being on The Voice and I have a great team so all I have to do is just sing.<br \/>\n&#8220;I know I used to think I&#8217;m doing this for my family, but I now know that I also have to do this for myself. I&#8217;m over the moon to be singing again and whatever happens, happens.<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m nervous, but girls like me don&#8217;t often get these opportunities. I&#8217;m so glad to be representing Cardiff and my hometown,Walthamstow.&#8221;<br \/>\nFaith defeated former Liberty X star, Kevin Simm, in the battle round on Saturday.<br \/>\nThey were partnered up to cover Jennifer Hudson&#8217;s Spotlight in the sing-off.<br \/>\nShe said: &#8220;The battle round was simply out of my comfort zone. It&#8217;s so scary to think that you are singing against someone.<br \/>\n&#8220;When I was sitting with the whole team getting ready to know who I was battling against, my heart was literally melting to pieces. I was so nervous.<br \/>\n&#8220;I never ever expected to sing with a star. Kevin Simm is amazing. I couldn&#8217;t believe I won the battle. I thought I never had a chance, but Paloma (Faith&#8217;s mentor) and Kevin helped to instil some confidence in me.&#8221;<br \/>\nFaith will continue to fight to keep her place in Team Paloma on Saturday (March 12).<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Kevin Simm Vs Faith Nelson: Battle Performance - The Voice UK 2016 - BBC One\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VzAhRT-U64c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Kevin Simm Vs Faith Nelson: Battle Performance - The Voice UK 2016 - BBC One\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VzAhRT-U64c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nLeighton Jones, another Cardiff resident, also made it through to the knockout round. He won his battle against Eli Cripps and remains a part of Team Boy George.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAITH Nelson is looking ahead to the knockout stage of BBC&#8217;s The Voice after her success in the battle round. The 18-year-old, who lives in Leckwith, is determined to overcome her nerves and make her family proud. 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