Taylor Swift Gets Emotional On ‘The Voice’ Over Shocking Heart Surgery Story

Grammy-winning singer Taylor Swift is a Mega Mentor in the Knockout rounds of The Voice this week. She’ll be helping the show’s coaches prepare their artists for their latest performances. [Make sure you take the Taylor Swift ‘Voice’ Challenge below, when you’re done reading]
The show released a preview clip from Monday’s new episode, featuring an emotional moment between Taylor, coach Kelly Clarkson, and artist Melinda Rodriguez. Check it out below.
Taylor Swift’s Emotional ‘The Voice’ Moment
Melinda shared that she would be singing Mariah Carey’s song “Always Be My Baby” in honor of her brother Chris. She added that he’s Taylor’s “biggest fan,” explaining that he has all of her album titles as tattoos. (Melinda also has a tattoo that says “Fearless” in honor of Taylor.)
The 23-year-old got emotional as she shared that Chris just got called in for a heart transplant, and told her she couldn’t leave the show to be with him, “because what if it’s Taylor Swift [as the mentor]?”
“Chris has to wake up,” Melinda said. “Because there’s no way I can’t tell him about this. That’d be the world’s biggest injustice.” Taylor was touched, and asked for an address to send Chris gifts.
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The preview of Taylor Swift’s appearance also includes some of her advice for Melinda’s performance. She and Kelly Clarkson come up with an idea for Melinda to start the performance on the chorus of the song.
Taylor also advises Melinda to show “a mischief, and a flirtation, and a confidence” during her performance. Taylor and Kelly are both rocking out in their seats during her rehearsal. We’ll have to wait until the show airs to find out how Melinda does against her Knockout competitor Jake Hoot.
The Taylor Swift ‘Voice’ Challenge
The Voice released a 13 minute long video of Taylor Swift posing on the set of The Voice with the following caption: 13 minutes of @taylorswift. Don’t say we never gave you anything. ?? #TheVoice. So here’s your challenge – how long can you watch Taylor Swift before it’s too much? Watch and comment below.
We can’t wait to see what other powerful moments with Taylor Swift the Knockouts could have in store.