South Jersey's Mara Justine Makes Finals on NBC's 'The Voice'

Mara Justine, the 21-year-old Galloway Township singer has become a national star, advancing to the final five on NBC's singing competition, The Voice.

Mara Justine Advances to the Finals on The Voice

On Tuesday's Top 9 results show, Mara Justine waited to hear that she was the fourth finalist automatically going through to Monday's Voice finale.

Mara joins Team Legend's Lila Forde, Team Niall's Huntley, Team Reba's Ruby Leigh, and Team Reba's Jacquie Roar, who earned an instant save to be the last contestant to advance.

That gives Team Niall two finalists, Team Reba two finalists, and John Legend one artist. Team Gwen Stefani is a no-go for Monday's live finals.

A Re-Cap of Mara Justine's Top 9 Week Performances

Mara Justine had the shining performance on Monday night as part of a trio with Jacquie Roar and Nini Iris singing Taylor Swift’s “Don’t Blame Me.”

Mara returned to the stage with the fan-chosen “Parachute” by Chris Stapleton.

John Legend said: “I have never heard you hit notes like that before. I think this is your best vocal performance. I have seen different sides of you. I regret you are not on my team.” See the video of this song below.

What's Next For Mara Justine on The Voice?

The finale is on Dec. 18 with performances from the Top 5 and the results on Dec. 19.

Mara Justine will join Lila Forde, Huntley, Ruby Leigh, and Jacquie Roar for next week's two-part live finale. Each contestant has the chance to sing a ballad and an up-tempo song for the coaches and the viewers.

At the end of a star-studded show on Tuesday, one contestant will finally be named The Voice.

Mara Justine's Road to The Voice

The Voice is Mara's third national TV reality singing competition.

Mara, 21, advanced to the finals of NBC's America's Got Talent in 2014.

Then, in 2018, 15-year-old Mara competed on Fox-TV's American Idol, where she impressed judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan on her way to a top 14 finish.

Long before that, Mara had already developed a strong South Jersey following while singing on Maury Povitch's television show Maury’s Most Talented Kids at age 9 and belting out Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Love of All" on stage at Sea Isle's Got Talent" as a 10-year-old.