'The Voice' contestant Alyssa Crosby on her Binghamton start and that last-second steal

Alyssa Crosby stood on the stage of NBC's "The Voice," waiting for the final verdict.

When it came, and her coach Reba McEntire chose fellow contestant Asher HaVon as that round's winner, she accepted it. It wouldn't be the end for her, she knew. Persistence helped get her this far, and she could do it again. She was ready to go back to the hotel to pack and get on a flight back home to Binghamton, New York.

As she began to give her final remarks of gratitude, coach Chance the Rapper interrupted, slamming his hand on the giant red button in front of him. Using the lone "Steal" coaches are allowed on the show, he added Crosby to his team and saved her from elimination.

"It was a great feeling to know that somebody like Chance who didn’t turn around for me initially saw something in my performance that made him believe in me and want to use his one and only steal on me," Alyssa said.

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Alyssa Crosby auditioned six times for 'The Voice'

Crosby graduated from Whitney Point High School. She was born in Binghamton and her family moved to Florida when she was 3, then returned to the Southern Tier when she was 16.

Her official entrance to the local music scene happened eight years ago, when Crosby put out an ad on Craigslist looking for bandmates, and with some friends of her parents she created local cover band, WildCard. She's an honorary member of indie pop band Grown Ups and is also part of an acoustic duo with Nick Gacioch and his band, Nick G & the Neons.

Her current spot on "The Voice" is not her first interaction with the show. Over eight years, Crosby has auditioned six times.

"Every time I would watch a new season I’d just picture myself up there," she said. "And I finally got a yes … finally got on that stage. It was the coolest experience ever."

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Since joining the show in its 25th season, Crosby says every day looks different.

They interchange between wardrobe, where a personal stylist works with contestants on their stage looks, vocal training with coaches and band rehearsals. Contestants have found time to explore their surroundings, as well, and Crosby said the people she has had the opportunity to share this experience with will forever hold a place in her heart.

“That was probably my favorite part of the whole experience," she said, "all the really amazing people I got to meet that were in the same boat as me. We’re all just trying to live our dream.”

In her "Battle Round" appearance on the show March 18, Crosby shared the stage with Asher HaVon in their duet performance of Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero."

The battle was a dance of harmonies, and an exploration of range for both singers. The show's judges, Dan+Shay, Chance the Rapper, John Legend and Reba McEntire, praised Crosby's "powerful" performance and called her "a real artist to be reckoned with."

HaVon won the battle round that night, but Alyssa would remain in the competition thanks to her new coach, Chance.

“I stole Alyssa because she was going neck and neck with somebody who’s just a natural, God-given talent," he said. "When you can pull that out of yourself, to me that’s the quality of a star."

Crosby's next on-stage performance will be during the show's "Knockout Rounds," which begin April 8. To other dream chasers out there, her advice is simple.

"If you love it and it’s worth doing for you… don’t ever stop doing it, just keep doing it," she said. "Every successful person will tell you it’s not how many times you’ve fallen down it’s about getting back up."

"The Voice" airs Monday and Tuesday at 8 p.m. on NBC.

This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: For "The Voice" contestant Alyssa Crosby, show a lesson in persistence