5 Things You Should Know About Carter Rubin, The Teen Who Just Won 'The Voice'

Carter began his journey on The Voice when he was 14, but his passion for singing started when he was just 7 years old. By the time he won the show, he was 15, making him the youngest male singer to win The Voice. Brynn Cartelli, the winner of Season 14, was also 15 when she won.

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Before his amazing performance of “You Say” by Lauren Daigle, Carter opened up about bullying he's faced at school. “Being a 14-year-old boy in middle school-slash-high school that sings, not very athletic… most boys my age their voices have already dropped down,” he said. “So I have been picked on by other kids for being this different, unique individual.”

"As I get older, I realize being unique isn’t a bad thing,” he added.

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In the 1960s, Carter's grandfather was an unofficial backup vocalist and guitarist for the Long Island rock group Jay and the Americans, who sang the hit song "Come a Little Bit Closer" and "This Magic Moment." "I think I got the singing gene from him," Carter said on The Voice.

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Carter also performs with his family for the nonprofit organization Families in Arms, which they created in honor of Carter's older brother, Jack, who has autism. Carter has said he's very close with his brother, telling The Voice coaches, "We have the best bond I could ever ask for."

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Carter told Newsday that he auditioned for America’s Got Talent when he was 11 or 12 years old, but he didn't make it on to the show.

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