Barrett Hankins Baber (born May 18, 1980) is an American

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ian, where he plays

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and

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music, and who was a contestant on

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's ''The Voice'', where he auditioned and got a four chair turn during

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, and he chose to be a member of team

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. His songs have charted on the ''Billboard'' magazine charts, during his performances on the show. He finished the competition in third place behind winner Jordan Smith and runner-up Emily Ann Roberts.

Early and personal life

Baber was born, Barrett Hankins Baber, on May 18, 1980, in

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, who considers

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, his hometown. He is a survivor of

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, which crashed upon landing at

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on June 1, 1999.

Music career

Early music career

His music career started in 2004, with his release, ''Fratbar Superstar'', that was released on December 14, 2004. He release the subsequent album, ''Colt Square Sessions'', on April 13, 2012. The third album, ''Battlefield Us'', was released on September 14, 2013. His first

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, ''Falling Again'', was released on May 8, 2015.

2015: ''The Voice''

He appeared on

's ''The Voice'', in the fall of 2015, with this appearance he got a four chair turn during the auditions, when he chose to be part of

's team on the show. His renditions of " Angel Eyes", "

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", "

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", "

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", and "

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", all have charted on the ''Billboard'' magazine Country Digital Songs charts, where they peaked at Nos. 41, 27, 9, 20, and 1, correspondingly. The songs, "Right Here Waiting", "Delta Dawn", and "I'd Love to Lay You Down", charted on the ''Billboard''

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chart, at Nos. 36, 47, and 16, respectively. The song, "I'd Love to Lay You Down", charted on the ''Billboard''

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at No. 92, while it also peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. : – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

2016: New music

On February 13, 2016, Baber released a new single, "Kiss Me Hello," co-written with Kenny Lamb. Baber released his newest album "A Room Full of Fighters" on November 4, 2016. Within the first day of the album's release, it topped the ITunes Charts at top 20.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Official website

''The Voice'' artist profile
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