Country singer Jake Hoot won The Voice season 17 after being coached by Kelly Clarkson, and the fans are curious to find out what he's been up to ever since. Jake came into season 17 of The Voice as a 30-year-old aspiring singer from Cookeville, Tennessee. Interestingly, Jake's Blind Audition performance of Luke Combs' "When It Rains It Pours" only got one coach to turn her red chair for him: Kelly Clarkson. That huge vote of confidence was only the start of what became a very successful partnership between Jake and Kelly on the show.
Jake Hoot stayed loyal to Team Kelly Clarkon throughout the competition. During the course of the season, Jake impressed the coaches after winning the Battle against Steve Knill performing the powerful ballad "Always On My Mind". In the Knockouts round, Jake's performance to Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up" also prevailed. Then, in the Playoffs, the public voted to keep Jake Hoot in the competition after watching his performance to Reba McEntire's "You Lie". When it comes to the live shows, Jake performed Kenny Loggins' "Danny's Song", Trace Adkins' "Every Light In The House", Rhett Akins' "That Ain't My Truck", the Eagles' "Desperado", and Lonestar's "Amazed".
Alas, as it is often said on the show, winning The Voice is just the first step in an artist's career, and Jake Hoot appears to be very aware of that. Since he won season 17, Jake has worked tirelessly to grow as an artist. While it is true that the COVID-19 pandemic placed a huge burden on up-and-coming musicians who rely on live gigs to make money, Jake has still recorded a myriad of remote appearances where he could showcase his talents and new music. He was also very active on his Instagram, where he now has over 71,000 followers. In 2021, Jake Hoot released a brand-new song featuring none other than his The Voice coach Kelly Clarkson. The song is called "I Would've Loved You", and its music video already has 1.5 million views on YouTube.
Jake's post-The Voice life has also taken a romantic turn, as the country singer got married to Brittney Hoot in March 2021. Many songs from his latest EP, "Love Out Of Time", have already surpassed his The Voice performances when it comes to numbers on Spotify. For example, Jake's duet with Kelly Clarkson has over 660,000 listens on Spotify, which is a very impressive number. All things considered, it is clear that Jake Hoot has been hard at work since winning the show and has a bright 2021 ahead of him.
Jake Hoot was Kelly Clarkson's most recent mentee to win The Voice, which means that the coach is now hungry to get another win under her belt. The team that Kelly has so far put together in season 20 is quite impressive, so it's possible that she'll have a chance at winning again.
The Voice season 20 airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT on NBC.
Source: Jake Hoot's Instagram