SAWYER FREDERICKS NAMED CHAMPION OF "THE VOICE"

Popular Member of Team Pharrell Excelled in Competition and Earned America's Top Vote

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - May 19, 2015 - Sawyer Fredericks was crowned champion of NBC's Emmy Award-winning musical competition series "The Voice" tonight, earning the grand prize of a recording contract and being named as the Voice for season eight.

Jamison, from Fultonville, N.Y., was a member of Team Pharrell. Follow him on Twitter at @SawyerFrdrx.

"The Voice" is averaging a 3.9 rating, 12 share in adults 18-49 and 13.8 million viewers overall so far this season with its regular Monday and Tuesday editions in "most current" results from Nielsen Media Research. "The Voice" is both the #1 Monday series and the #1 Tuesday series on the Big 4 networks this season in adults 18-49.

"The Voice" is a presentation of United Artists Media Group (an MGM company), Talpa Media USA Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series was created by John de Mol, who serves as executive producer along with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Marc Jansen and Lee Metzger.

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