{{short description|American singer}}

{{One source|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chris Kroeze

| background = solo_singer

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|28}}

| birth_place = [[Barron, Wisconsin]], United States

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| occupation = Singer

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| years_active = 2018–present

| label = [[Republic Records|Republic]]

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'''Chris Kroeze''' (born January 28, 1991) is an American singer. He is the runner-up of [[The Voice (U.S. season 15)|season 15]] of the American talent competition ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''.

==Early life==

Chris was born on January 28, 1991 in [[Barron, Wisconsin]]. At the age of six, Chris' parents bought him a guitar as an outlet for his energy. With encouragement from his dad, he started singing in middle school. After college, Chris knew he needed to head to Nashville to further his career. His family held a fundraiser in their small town to help him pursue his dream. He met the right people in Nashville and recorded a song at Dierks Bentley's studio with some of Dierks' backing band. Now, back home in Wisconsin, he currently plays 200-plus shows a year and travels overseas to play for the troops in the Middle East.

==Career==

In 2018, Chris Kroeze entered the fifteenth season of the voice. In his blind audition she sang "[[Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy]]" by [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]]. [[Jennifer Hudson]] and [[Blake Shelton]] turned, and he chose to be a part of Team Blake. He made it to the finale and placed second in the competition on December 18, 2018.

===The Voice (2018)===

{{Main|The Voice (U.S. season 15)}}

====''The Voice'' performances====

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:16px;"

|-

! scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" | Original artist

! scope="col" | Order

! scope="col" | Result

|-

! scope="row" | Blind Audition

| "[[Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy]]"

| [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]]

| 4.2

|[[Jennifer Hudson]] and [[Blake Shelton]] turned, joined Team Blake

|-

! scope="row" | Battles (Top 48)

| "[[Back in the High Life Again]]" {{small|(vs. Mercedes Ferreira-Dias)}}

| [[Steve Winwood]]

| 8.4

|rowspan=2|Saved by Coach

|-

! scope="row" | Knockouts (Top 32)

| "[[Burning House]]" {{small|(vs. Michael Lee)}}

| [[Cam (singer)|Cam]]

| 13.6

|-

|-

! scope="row" | Live Playoffs (Top 24)

| "[[Have You Ever Seen the Rain?]]"

| [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]

| 15.4

|rowspan=6|Saved by Public

|-

! scope="row" | Live Top 13

| "[[Let It Be]]"

| [[The Beatles]]

| 17.1

|-

! scope="row" | Live Top 11

| "[[Long Train Runnin']]"

| [[The Doobie Brothers]]

| 19.2

|-

! scope="row" | Live Top 10

| "[[Callin' Baton Rouge]]"

| [[Dennis Linde]]

| 21.8

|-

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | Live Semifinals (Top 8)

| "[[Jumpin' Jack Flash]]"/ "[[Chain of Fools]] " {{small|(duet with Sarah Grace)}}

| [[The Rolling Stones]]/[[Aretha Franklin]]

| 23.1

|-

| "[[Can't You See (The Marshall Tucker Band song)|Can't You See]]"

| [[The Marshall Tucker Band]]

| 23.7

|-

! scope="row" rowspan="3" | Live Finale (Final 4)

| "[[Two More Bottles of Wine]]" {{small|with [[Blake Shelton]])}}

| [[Emmylou Harris]]

| 25.9

|style="background:lightblue;" rowspan="3" | '''Runner-up'''

|-

| "Human" {{small|(original song)}}

| Chris Kroeze

| 25.7

|-

| "[[Sweet Home Alabama]]"

| [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]

| 25.1

|}

==Discography==

===Singles===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

|-

! [[Hot Country Songs|US<br />Country]]<br><ref name="US Country">{{cite web|title=Hot Country Songs|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2018-12-29|website=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media, LLC|accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

|-

! scope="row"| "Human"

| 2018

| 11

|}

==References==

{{reflist}}

{{The Voice (U.S.)}}

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[[:Category:1991 births]]

[[:Category:21st-century American singers]]

[[:Category:21st-century men singers]]

[[:Category:American male country singers]]

[[:Category:American country singer-songwriters]]

[[:Category:American new wave musicians]]

[[:Category:Living people]]

[[:Category:People from Barron, Wisconsin]]

[[:Category:Republic Records artists]]

[[:Category:Singers from Wisconsin]]

[[:Category:The Voice (franchise) contestants]]

[[:Category:Universal Music Group artists]]