British singer Christina Marie first found fame on BBC talent show The Voice, where she reached the final of the 2014 edition under the tutelage of Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson. Her passion for music was initially fed by her mother, who sang on the U.K. pub circuit around their hometown, Bristol, and Marie performed with her from a young age. After years of playing at open-mike nights and local bars, Marie quit her day job as a legal secretary after she made the cut on The Voice following her blind audition, where she won the praises of three out of the four judges with her rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing." She went on to reach the final, going head to head with Sally Barker, Jamie Johnson, and eventual winner Jermain Jackman. She also found mild chart success with her quarterfinal performance of Foo Fighters' "Everlong," which entered the U.K. Singles Chart in 2014. ~ Scott Kerr