{"id":5355,"date":"2022-11-27T13:39:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T10:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/istori.website\/?p=5355"},"modified":"2025-07-20T15:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:50:47","slug":"voice-judges-spin-around-for-seniors-1961-etta-james-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/istori.website\/?p=5355","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Voice\u2019 Judges Spin Around For Senior\u2019s 1961 Etta James Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Years ago, Rita had set aside her hopes of becoming a professional singer. Life, as it often does, led her down a different path. But thanks to the encouragement of her daughter, she found herself on the stage of <strong>The Voice van Vlaanderen (The Voice Senior)<\/strong> in Belgium, ready to give it one last shot. What followed was one of the show\u2019s most unforgettable auditions to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rita chose the iconic <strong>\u201cAt Last\u201d<\/strong> by Etta James \u2014 a bold and beloved ballad that demands both emotional depth and vocal strength. It\u2019s a song that\u2019s been performed by legends like <strong>Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin<\/strong>, and <strong>Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong>, so expectations were high. At first, Rita appeared slightly reserved, feeling her way into the performance. But as the music built and the words poured out, <strong>something clicked<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her voice blossomed into a rich, soulful sound that filled the room with warmth and emotion. The passion in her delivery and the <em>effortless control<\/em> in her voice captured the essence of the classic track. One by one, the judges couldn\u2019t help but turn their chairs. <strong>Helmut Lotti<\/strong> was the first, followed quickly by the other coaches, clearly moved by Rita\u2019s stunning vocal presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, Rita chose to join <strong>Team Lotti<\/strong>, setting the stage for what could be an incredible journey ahead in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes this performance so special isn\u2019t just Rita\u2019s age \u2014 it\u2019s her authenticity. She didn\u2019t imitate; she interpreted. Her voice carried the wisdom of her years and the joy of a long-awaited moment finally realized. It\u2019s a beautiful reminder that <strong>music knows no age limit<\/strong>, and talent can bloom at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a fan of Etta James or just love a story of resilience and second chances, Rita\u2019s performance is sure to move you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <strong>Watch Rita Roeland\u2019s full performance of \u201cAt Last\u201d below and see why all four judges turned their chairs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"664\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3AHXymL64DQ\" title=\"Rita - ''At Last' | Blind Audition | The Voice Senior | VTM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years ago, Rita had set aside her hopes of becoming a professional singer. Life, as it often does, led her down a different path. But thanks to the encouragement of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category--english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5355"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9343,"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5355\/revisions\/9343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istori.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}