Ricky chose to become a member of Team Blake. He is a member of Blake Shelton’s team. His dad committed suicide; he lost his mother to breast cancer. They have been dating for over a year and live in Austin. GRAFTON - From Grafton to Guatemala, people are zoning in on Ricky Duran's voice. I'm just trying to zone in on my craft and to prepare for the what's next.”, https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/collections/ricky-duran, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. “I feel kind of anxious about getting out there,” he says, “especially after all the publicity I got on 'The Voice.' As The Voice Season 17 continues, artist Ricky Duran is emerging as a star. It was filmed at his mother's old house in Shrewsbury. Worcester County's Ricky Duran To Appear On 'The Voice' - Grafton, MA - The Grafton native will be on Monday night's blind audition episode. All of that labor will soon bear fruit, beginning with his first single since his time on “The Voice,” “She Closed Her Eyes,” which will be released on Dec. 4 on all platforms. “I've had a tug of war with some record deals,” says Duran, “but I've decided to go ahead and release it on my own to start. Gwen Stefani, who last coached in the twelfth season in 2017, returned after a four season-hiatus, replacing Adam Levine. In addition to the single being released Dec. 4, a music video will be released the same day. He'll be backed in the concert by Jon Deas, who plays piano with Gary Clark Jr.; drummer Mike Braz of Worcester-local favorite band the Blue Light Bandits; Dakota Colby on bass; and Billy Blunt on backup guitar. “It's a song I wrote about two years ago,” says Duran, recounting how he wrote the song shortly after his mother's death. Ricky Duran will take "The Voice" stage on NBC for the season 17 finale with the backing of his family at home in Massachusetts, including his three sisters. One of Ricky’s first singles — “Tattoo Tears” (2017) — was written about a friend who committed suicide. He made it to the finale and became the runner-up on December 17, 2019. Alyssa Tosti is the girlfriend of "The Voice" finalist Ricky Duran. September 6, 2019 By Mark Franklin 3 Ricky Duran, 29, of Worcester, Mass., earned a four-chair turn on The Voice Season 17. Ricky Duran and Will Breman duet on The Outfield's "Your Love" during The Voice Live Top 8 Performances 2019.» In addition, he's set to perform his first full-scale concert since his time on “The Voice,” which will stream live on Dec. 9. Tickets are available for $20-$75, with higher prices including a merchandise bundle and a Q&A afterward. She suffered a stroke before his blind audition. He's not just starting with any song, though. He says he was looking forward to the show, which was postponed until March 2021, “which was kind of a bummer.” But now things seem to be moving for him again, at least in the virtual space, if not the real world. The show's innovative format features five stages of competition: the Blind Auditions, then the Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and, finally, the Live Performance Shows.Ricky Duran and Will Breman: The Outfield's \"Your Love\" - The Voice Live Top 8 Performances 2019https://youtu.be/6SQhZMl6VIsThe Voicehttp://www.youtube.com/user/nbcthevoice The weeks to follow would culminate in Duran finishing as the runner-up to country singer Jake Hoot. Article continues below advertisement The Massachusetts native has a long history with music and has yet this season to find himself on the chopping block — and we understand why. In his blind audition, He sang " River " by Leon Bridges. all four coaches turned their chairs and gave a standing ovation. John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton returned as coaches for their second, fourth, and seventeenth seasons, respectively.