Already a Champion
- The Voice hopeful Jonathan Mouton beat cancer five years ago, and now he’s looking to slay Season 21 of the hit NBC competition series.
- The 30-year-old choir director was recruited to superstar John Legend’s team and received high praise from the rest of the coaches.
- Although cancer may throw a temporary wrench in your life plans, it’s important to never let the disease steal your dreams and opportunities.
The 30-year-old choir director, who sang Leave the Door Open by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak for the blind auditions, was recruited by superstar John Legend’s team because of his impressive singing skills. Legend even got up and out of his seat after turning around, moving and grooving to the Los Angeles native’s “silky” rendition.
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As an artist, Mouton is a bit ahead of the game, as he has already recorded and released his own music, having collaborated with Kosta Lois on One Night, My Time and Devotion. Mouton grew up doing quite a bit of theatre on the west coast and his mother Lydia Mouton happens to be a vocal coach.
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This is not the singer/songwriter’s first go on a reality series. He appeared on the Fox show I Can See Your Voice, performing for celebrity panelists Bob Saget and Donny Osmond.
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The details of Mouton’s cancer battle are unclear, but apparently he discovered a lump in his throat while looking in the mirror. We will continue tuning into The Voice to cheer him along and see his story unfold.
Do what you love, even if cancer gets in the way
Never Stop Living During and After Cancer
There is nothing quite like a cancer diagnosis and subsequent battle to knock your life plans and pull the tablecloth out from under you. The key is always to keep going, and realizing that it may just be a temporary bump in the road that will only enhance your resilience and tenacity as you continue on the path of life. Never lose sight of your dreams and never let cancer steal life moments away from you.
Survivor Tripp Hornick was diagnosed with testicular cancer when he was a college studentbut he didn't let that get in the way of the goals he had set for himself. Even though he was undergoing radiation in New Yorkhe was determined to graduate on time from University of Pennsylvania and perform in a musical he had been cast in. And he did it all during his treatment. "It's very important, that if you're able to, to keep on living your life," Tripp says.
Singing his way through cancer treatment
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