Cam Anthony was born on Camren Anthony Sherman, born August 19,2001 and is an American singer who experienced pre-teen success with viral YouTube videos, and later won the FOX revival of Showtime at the Apollo in 2018, and the 20th season of The Voice in 2021, where he was coached by Blake Shelton.
14 Facts About Cam Anthony
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Cam Anthony became a child YouTube star in 2013 at the age of eleven, when his covers of songs such as "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars and "Royals" by Lorde went viral.
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Cam Anthony was consequently picked to perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" on the Truman Balcony for Barack Obama at the White House Easter Egg Roll in 2014, when he was twelve years old, and appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that same year.
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Cam Anthony appeared on the 2018 FOX revival of Showtime at the Apollo, winning a headlining show at the Apollo Theatre with his performance of the Bill Withers song, "Ain't No Sunshine".
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In October 2019, Cam Anthony moved to Los Angeles "to be closer to the heart of the music industry", cutting ties with Aftermath Entertainment the following year.
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Cam Anthony stated, "I made that step to separate from my label and that same night I got an email from The Voice saying the blind auditions were open for casting calls".
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In 2021, Cam Anthony competed on the 20th season of The Voice, appearing in the season premiere on March 1,2021, and auditioning with the Sam Smith song, Lay Me Down.
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Cam Anthony remained a top contender throughout the season, and in the semifinals, Anthony "stunned the crowd with his powerful rendition" of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday", later noting that the song was special to him due to a family tradition of performing it at funerals of loved ones.
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Cam Anthony's win earned Shelton his eighth victory as a coach with Cam Anthony being the fourth African-American male winner and the first winning artist that had another coach blocked in their blind audition.
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Cam Anthony noted the significance of the date being the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.
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Cam Anthony was chosen to open the annual Philadelphia Welcome America Festival held in July 2021, sponsored by Wawa, for which Cam Anthony was set to perform alongside the Philly Pops in a lineup featuring Bebe Rexha and Flo Rida.
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In October 2021, Cam Anthony returned to the set of The Voice to visit the coaches, including new coach Ariana Grande, and to give advice to performers auditioning for the show.
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In January 2022, Cam Anthony was picked to sing the national anthem at the AFC wild card game at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Cam Anthony again returned to The Voice in May 2023, to perform in a season finale tribute to his retiring coach, Blake Shelton.