Watch SC singer dazzle judges on ‘The Voice’ with Zayn cover. ‘He made it his own’

An accountant with a passion for music auditioned on “The Voice” — and won over the celebrity judges.

Ronnie Wilson, who is from South Carolina and lives in Georgia, wowed Reba McEntire and John Legend with his cover of the Zayn song “Pillowtalk,” according to video from the episode that aired Monday, March 11.

“What I loved about Ronnie’s performance is he made it his own and found really great moments to vocally embellish it in ways that highlighted the strengths of his voice,” Legend said.

Both Legend and McEntire turned their chairs around during the blind audition, a sign that they couldn’t get enough of the performance. Though Wilson works full time as an accountant, he still pursues music on the side.

“Music has always been embedded to who I am,” he said, according to the NBC website. “My mother sang. She was a youth choir director at church. She stuck me on that choir, gave me a microphone, and I haven’t looked back since.”

Wilson said he draws inspiration from gospel and country music. So it might not come as a surprise that McEntire showed off her ties to the country industry when she staged a phone call with Keith Urban from the set of the show.

“You have a quality in your voice that just makes a person feel good,” she said. “And I’m thrilled to death that you love country music.”

Legend also vied for a chance to coach Wilson, pointing out that the two both have worked with numbers.

“What I loved about the performance is you created moments by being creative with the melody,” Legend said. “You kind of made the song your own.”

Wilson ultimately decided to join Legend’s team as he moves forward in the competition. The contestant — a 28-year-old from the Greenville-area town of Liberty, South Carolina, and now living in Atlanta — said he hopes he can be someone that people look up to.

“I believe that me being on ‘The Voice’ — me being not just Black, but Black and gay, living in the South, still very, very active in the church today... To see me truly embrace all aspects of myself, I hope that I can inspire others to fully be themselves in the best possible way,” the singer, also known as Ronnie Little, told NBC.

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