is a 17-year-old singer from Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy who has passed the blind auditions on the 15th season of on NBC. With a following of 180,000 on her Instagram account, The Voice staff invited her to a private audition in Indiana which was followed up with other interviews, ultimately leading to .
During Abby's conversation with Elaine Diehl in WVXU's studio on Tuesday, October 16th, she talked about her love of 's music and being thrilled to be on Team Kelly. She won a spot on Team Kelly with her performance of "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara.
Abby also discussed taking voice lessons since the 2nd grade, the glam and music teams working with contestants on The Voice, and how wonderful the support of her family and school is. Abby Cates's next appearance on The Voice will be the battle rounds next week.