Josette Diaz is opening up about her Blind Audition, including whether she was warned beforehand Miley Cyrus was the only coach remaining with an open spot on her Season 11 team.
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"I did not know Miley was the only one, but I did have an idea of how many spots were left and I think that's why I came in very nervous and not knowing what to expect," Josette told reporters during a recent conference call.
"I knew that the teams were filling up and I knew that I was the last few to go. So that definitely made me very nervous."
Josette, a 17-year-old from Cresskill, NJ, teaches guitar and is very involved with the music department at her school. Josette was basically Miley's biggest fan before appearing on the show.
Miley appeared to reject many The Voice hopefuls before Josette got her chance to shine.
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"When Miley turned around for me, I just -- I can't even put into words how excited I was. It was a dream come true for sure," Josette said.
Josette also got into detail about why she picked "Love Yourself" as her audition song.
"'Love Yourself' is a very acoustic song and it's the simplicity of it that I always really liked. Whenever I gig, it's always just me and my guitar and the song is -- all you hear really is Justin Bieber and the guitar," Josette explained. "I thought it was a perfect choice for me and my style of music."
If Josette survives her upcoming Battle round, hopefully fans will hear some of her original music!
"I'm a very, very, very big songwriter. I've been writing since I was seven. I love writing music. It's definitely a huge passion of mine. My music is very chill [and] has a very kind of acoustic coffeehouse vibe to it," the artist said.
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"I started teaching myself how to play the guitar when I was around 10-years-old, and yes, after this, I taught myself how to play the piano and I've been writing ever since."
The Voice's eleventh-season "Battle Round" kicks off Monday, October 10 at 8PM ET/PT on NBC.
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