‘The Voice’ Contestant Jordan Rainer Performs ‘Fancy’ In Front Of ‘The Queen’ Reba McEntire, Earns Impressive Four-Chair Turn

Jordan Rainer; Photo Courtesy of The Voice

Jordan Rainer, a 33-year-old from Atoka, Jordan Rainer, earned a four-chair turn on NBC’s The Voice season 24 premiere with an impressive cover of Reba McEntire’s hit, “Fancy.”

On Monday (Sept. 25), the Oklahoma native, who currently resides in Nashville, took to the stage to deliver a show-stopping performance of the McEntire tune, which was penned by Bobbie Gentry and first recorded by Gentry in 1969.

Donning an all-black ensemble complete with a wide-brim hat and circular sunglasses, Rainer strummed her acoustic guitar while belting out the lyrics to the iconic country hit.

“She said, ‘here’s your one chance, Fancy, don’t let me down / Here’s your one chance, Fancy, don’t let me down,’” Rainer sings on the tune’s chorus.

Four-Chair Turn

Her stunning rendition of the McEntire track impressed all four coaches: Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, Gwen Stefani and John Legend. McEntire was the first to turn her big red chair followed by Horan, Stefani and Legend.

Following Rainer’s blind audition, she detailed why she chose to audition with McEntire’s “Fancy,” explaining that it’s “because it’s the best and honestly, it was written by a strong woman.”

Rainer continued, “It was made famous by a strong woman. And it represents lyrically what women do to survive. And I’m a woman who has done what I’ve had to do to survive, and so I feel that song in every bone in my body.”

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After offering Rainer a standing ovation, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, Gwen Stefani and John Legend then praised her strong audition.

Horan admitted the delivery gave him “goosebumps” before Gwen Stefani chimed in, pointing out the risky choice of performing a McEntire song in front of “the queen” herself.

Stefani commented on Rainer’s bold move. “This is really difficult. The queen is here. You sing her song and I’m Gwen Stefani doing ska music from Anaheim, California,” Stefani continued. ”I am new to country music. Eight years ago I met Blake and that got me into the genre more, but it’s really about how do I get you to grow and compete with everybody else that’s on this show. One thing I also could help you with is obviously song choices. I could just be like Blake.”

“Honestly, I would love to work with you. You’re very gifted,” she said in conclusion.

Horan then added, “When we turned and it all matched up. The energy in your vocal to the energy and the performance, the sunglasses, the hat. Being Irish, there’s an element of our music that really feeds into country music. A lot of folk, A lot of that finger picks up. Oh my gosh. I’ve really fallen in love with country music and you are definitely a country star. I would be an absolute honor to work with you.”

Further attempting to have Rainer join his team, Horan pulled an unexpected stunt as he hit his button again. The button played a recording of Blake Shelton, a former coach on The Voice, which found Shelton praising Horan, calling him “a global superstar,” among other persuading terms.
Jordan Rainer; Photo Courtesy of The Voice
Next, it was McEntire’s turn to try and convince the contestant to join her team by discussing the shared aspects of their lives. This prompted Rainer to reveal that she recently performed in McEntire’s newly opened restaurant, bar, retail store, and live music venue located in her home state of Oklahoma.

“If you did choose me as your coach, you know we’d have a blast,” McEntire said before later adding, “We would have such a good time together talking about old times in Atoka, Oklahoma. And I would keep you away from Niall the whole time because he’s a wild man.”

“Wait a second, I have one other thing to say… I also do TV and we love to do a little acting and you would be perfect for that.”

Legend went on to boast about Rainer’s vocals and ability to entertain.

“Real Deal”

“You’re a real deal singer with great range, great charisma, great stage presence. You’re going to do fantastically on the show,” he gushed.

Rainer’s audition marked the first of Season 24 of The Voice.

Tune into the singing competition show on Monday, September 25 at 8/7c on NBC to find out who Jordan Rainer chose as her coach.