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Jake Hoot (born July 7, 1988) is an American country singer. He is the winner of season 17 of the American talent competition The Voice at the age of 31.[2]

Jake Hoot
Born	(1988-07-07) July 7, 1988 (age 34) Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.[1]
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals Guitar
Years active	2019–present

Early life

Jake Hoot was born in Texas on July 7, 1988.[1] Jake is the second oldest of nine siblings in his family. Their parents are Aaron and Stacey Hoot who are Christian missionaries. At the age of nine, he and his family relocated to the Dominican Republic where his parents lived and worked as missionaries from 1998 to 2008. He learned the guitar and began singing while in the country, developed a fluency in Spanish, and played in the Dominican baseball league for a year. Upon returning to the US he was homeschooled; in 2009 he attended Tennessee Tech University. He had a back-up role playing football on Tennessee Tech's offensive line for his freshman year in 2010. He graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2013 and found a job at a local media production company. At the same time he pursued his music career with many local gigs building his popularity.[3]

Career

The Voice (2019)

In 2019, Hoot entered the 17th season of The Voice. In his blind audition, He sang "When It Rains It Pours" by Luke Combs. Only Kelly Clarkson turned her chair; thus he was on Team Kelly. He advanced to the finale winning the competition on December 17, 2019.

  – Studio version of performance was the most streamed song on Apple Music

Stage	Song	Original artist	Order	Result
Blind Auditions	"When It Rains It Pours"	Luke Combs	3.2	Only Kelly Clarkson Turned, Joined Team Kelly by default
Battles (Top 48)	"Always on My Mind" (vs. Steve Knill)	Brenda Lee	9.3	Saved by Coach
Knockouts (Top 32)	"Cover Me Up" (vs. Melinda Rodriguez)	Jason Isbell	11.2
Live Playoffs (Top 20)	"You Lie"	Reba McEntire	15.15	Saved by Public
Live Top 13	"Danny's Song"	Loggins and Messina	17.12
Live Top 11	"Every Light in the House"	Trace Adkins	19.10
Live Top 10	"That Ain't My Truck"	Rhett Akins	21.5
Live Semifinals (Top 8)	"Up Where We Belong" (duet with Marybeth Byrd)	Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes	23.
	"Desperado"	Eagles	23.8
Live Finale (Final 4)	"Wintersong" with (Kelly Clarkson)	Sarah McLachlan	25.7	Winner
	"Better Off Without You" (original song)	Jake Hoot	25.2
	"Amazed"	Lonestar	25.9

After The Voice

"Better Off Without You", his coronation-winning song written by Hoot himself, became his first single. Hoot made his Grand Ole Opry debut on February 4, 2020.[3]

Personal life

Hoot married Jessica Lynn Steele, an Emergency Room nurse, in 2013 and had a daughter, Macy, born in 2015. He released some songs on YouTube singing to his daughter. The couple divorced in 2017. On March 7, 2021, he married Brittney Hoyt.[4]

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US Country Digital
2019	"Better Off Without You"	36[5]	—
2021	"I Would've Loved You" (feat. Kelly Clarkson)	—	10

Other charted songs

Year	Songs	Peak chart positions
		US Country
2019	"Desperado"	38[6]
	"Wintersong"	30[5]
	"Amazed"	50[5]

References

External links

• The Voice 2019 Blind Audition - Jake Hoot: "When It Rains It Pours" on YouTube - (September 30, 2019)
• The Voice 2019 Jake Hoot - Finale: "Better Off Without You" on YouTube - (December 17, 2019)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Maelyn Jarmon	The Voice (American) Winner 2019 (Fall)	Succeeded by Todd Tilghman
Preceded by "Wait for You"	The Voice (American) Winner's song "Better Off Without You" 2019 (Fall)	Succeeded by "Long Way Home"

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