Jamaica's Tessanne Chin Wins Season 5 of "The Voice"

Jamaican reggae singer Tessanne Chin was declared the winner of the fifth season of NBC’s The Voice tonight.  “Jamaica is celebrating with the United States,” said host Carson Daly after the big reveal, as fireworks exploded in the background.    Sharing Tessanne’s victory was her coach, Adam Levine — the second time one of his artists has claimed the top prize.   “It’s been nothing but a joy to work with you,” she told her mentor moments before learning about her win. “You’ve been a shoulder to cry on, you’ve been a friend, you’ve been invested, you’ve been true. I love you, I trust you.”
Tessanne’s emotional journey tugged at the heartstrings of fans, especially after her stunning, tearful performance of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” last week.  Alluding to the personal circumstances affecting his mentee, Adam explained at the time, “The things that [are] upsetting you are very intense and very serious, and we all respect that, but I know what you’re going through.”
But on Tuesday, everyone on The Voice stage was smiling — including the singers Tessanne defeated. Sixteen-year-old Jacquie Lee, coached by Christina Aguilera, was the runner-up, while musician Will Champlin — also from Team Adam — came in third place.   But Jacquie and Will didn’t walk away empty-handed. In fact, they drove away: At a special tour of Universal Studios’ back lot, all three finalists learned that they had each won a brand-new Kia car.
The two-hour live telecast also featured performances by Lady Gaga (teaming up with Christina, whom she’d just met), Celine Dion (dueting both with Tessanne and, later, Ne-Yo), Alloe Black (with Will), Paramore (with Jacquie) and OneRepublic.
The season’s ousted contestants also took to The Voice stage one last time, joining the finalists in rousing renditions of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Bruno Mars’ “Treasure,” Outasight’s “Tonight Is the Night,” “Wagon Wheel” and “Hold On, I’m Coming.”
Tessanne closed the show by debuting “Tumbling Down,” a song written specifically for the new champion by OneRepublic founder Ryan Tedder, “The Voice’s” in-house songwriter-producer.
Tessane’s win for Team Adam means that the Maroon 5 frontman now has more ammunition to use against his archnemesis Blake Shelton, who taunted him throughout the season with his three consecutive wins. (Blake was officially toppled from his throne when his remaining artist, Cole Vosbury, was eliminated in week six.)
article by Drusilla Moorhouse via today.com