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Firefighter Proposes Onstage After No-Chair Audition on The Voice

The onstage proposal drew praise from coaches, with Snoop Dogg even hinting at label interest.

Overview

  • The Sept. 23 episode showed 35-year-old Jacob Ryan Gustafson performing Morgan Wallen’s “Spin You Around,” with no chairs turning from Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, Snoop Dogg, or Michael Bublé.
  • After receiving feedback, Gustafson invited his girlfriend, Jennifer, to the stage and proposed, and the coaches joined them to celebrate when she accepted.
  • Horan said he was close to turning, Snoop noted he has a record label and might explore working with Gustafson, and Bublé told him he had effectively “won The Voice.”
  • Gustafson is a Loma Linda Fire Department firefighter from Yucaipa, California, who described working demanding 48-hour shifts while pursuing music.
  • The audition and proposal were filmed in July, and Gustafson released an engagement-inspired single, “If I Could Change Anything,” on Sept. 22 timed to the broadcast.