{"id":232,"date":"2019-12-17T22:25:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T22:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/?p=232"},"modified":"2019-12-17T22:25:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T22:25:27","slug":"ricky-duran-the-voice-gary-clark-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/ricky-duran-the-voice-gary-clark-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Duran Shares What Made Him Go on &#8216;The Voice&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8216;The Voice&#8217; season 17 live finale is airing tonight!  Fan favorite, Ricky Duran from Team Blake is one the 4 finalists.  Joining him are <a href=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/who-is-katie-kadan-from-the-voice-5-fun-facts\/\">Katie Kadan<\/a>, Jake Hoot and Rose Short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It may appear that he&#8217;s super comfortable on stage and that he has been doing this forever.  However, at one point trying out for &#8216;The Voice&#8217; seemed like a dream.  We are so glad he made his dream a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Today on Instagram, Ricky shared a fun back story about how he decided to try out for &#8216;The Voice.&#8217;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" data-src=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-1024x1019.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Duran from The Voice with Gary Clark Jr\" class=\"wp-image-234 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1019;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-1024x1019.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Duran from The Voice with Gary Clark Jr\" class=\"wp-image-234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ricky-duran-gary-clark-jr.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Ricky Duran with Gary Clark Jr | IG: RickyDuran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He reminisces meeting musician, Gary Clark Jr at a club in Austin, Texas.  &#8220;I met Gary&#8230;months before I auditioned for The Voice,&#8221; he said.  Seeing one of his favorite musicians in person inspired Ricky to go after his dreams.  He recalls telling Gary, &#8220;I&#8217;m trying to do big things.&#8221;  Little did they both know that was about to happen.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;I put Gary on my dream list of artists I&#8217;d like to collaborate with,&#8221;  said Ricky.  Guess who will be collabing with Gary tonight on the Voice season 17 finale?  That&#8217;s right!  &#8220;He came through,&#8221; Ricky said happily.  &#8220;We talked about that night I met him and had a good laugh about how wild it is that this is happening,&#8221; he continued.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Get ready for Ricky&#8217;s collab with Gary Clark Jr plus watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/therealitytv.com\/jennifer-hudson-the-voice-season-17-finale\/\">powerhouse performance from Jennifer Hudson to one of the most iconic songs ever tonight!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Tune into &#8216;The Voice&#8217; season 17 two-hour finale airing on NBC starting at 9pm EST.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/tag\/the-voice\"><strong>Want more on &#8216;The Voice?&#8217;  Get the latest headlines.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The Voice&#8217; season 17 live finale is airing tonight! Fan favorite, Ricky Duran from Team Blake is one the 4 finalists. Joining him are Katie Kadan, Jake Hoot and Rose Short. It may appear that he&#8217;s super comfortable on stage and that he has been doing this forever. However, at one point trying out for&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealitytv.com\/ricky-duran-the-voice-gary-clark-jr\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ricky Duran Shares What Made Him Go on &#8216;The 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