St. Louis’ Kennedy Holmes finished in 4th place in season 15 of “The Voice” Tuesday night.
Holmes and Kirk Jay were the first two knocked out, leaving Chevel Shepherd and Chris Kroeze for the final decision. In the end, confetti fell as Chevel Shepherd was named the season 15 winner.
Despite the 4th place finish, the St. Louis teen captured the attention of the entire country with her performance this season on "The Voice".
5 On Your Side has been following Kennedy from the time she was 10 years old and performing in 'Hairspray' at The Muny.
There’s a welcome home celebration for Kennedy December 27 at 7 p.m. at Ballpark Village. Everyone is invited!
Here was our first introduction to the girl that whose voice would mesmerize America:
The St. Louisan and John Burroughs student made another big impression before her arrival on 'The Voice' when she got the chance to sing the National Anthem at Busch Stadium:
When she did make it to the auditions for 'The Voice' at age 13, her star really started to shine. Her very first performance received a four-chair turn and standing ovation from the judges:
Kennedy also was able to sing a duet with one of her idols, Jennifer Hudson, during her very first time on 'The Voice' stage. She sat down with our Heidi Glaus to talk about the whirlwind experience:
After becoming an overnight sensation, Kennedy continued to impress week after week.
But away from the cameras, she's still just a teenager with real-life teenage problems.
Kennedy gave our Jenna Barnes a behind the scenes look into her life at school, As you might have guessed, her favorite subject? Choir.
Want to know how big of a deal Kennedy has become in St. Louis? Just take it from one of her classmates, "St. Louis has the Cardinals, the Arch and now we have Kennedy Holmes."
And it's not just in St. Louis.
Even Ellen DeGeneres has taken note of the teenage sensation:
Now she's in the final four with a shot at winning the whole thing.
Here's what Kennedy told our Allie Corey just ahead of her final performances on the show:
No matter what, St. Louis and the country know her star will only continue to get brighter.
