“Manny, I think you’ve got this great texture to your voice; it’s got that gravelly amazing thing, I thought you killed it,” Coach Michael Bublé told him afterward. Coach Snoop Dogg joked, “If it was my decision, I just remembered, it’s not my decision!”
But Coach Niall Horan got distracted halfway through his feedback, telling the singer, “Your grit in your voice, Manny, is something that I didn’t hear the last time…and you can run…by the way, did anyone ever tell you, you look a bit like Jimmy Fallon?”
Without missing a beat, Costello responded, “Every day, man.” At this point, everyone realized that the young Artist does bear a striking resemblance to the host of On Brand With Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, especially during his early days as a cast member on Saturday Night Live…and a Calvin Klein model!
Niall Horan says he used to be told he looked like this celebrity
“Dude I get Ellen DeGeneres, I get them all. When I used to have the blonde hair, the blonde tips,” Horan told Costello. Then, he threw in another compliment, telling Costello, “Dude, your voice is really great,” prompting Host Carson Daly to reply, “Thank you, Ellen.”
3 Quick Facts About ‘The Voice’ Season 28’s Manny Costello—the Girl Dad Country Singer and Reba Show Enthusiast
Voice Contestant Costello is a Country Artist
Country artists tend to perform well on The Voice. The genre’s focus on vocal ability and song interpretation makes it commonplace on a show about both. Costello is one of the most recent country artists to try their hand at the Voice stage.
Though we will have to wait for tonight’s audition to hear all of the judges’ comments on Costello, we can reveal that he was compared to some pretty big names in country. Check out the premiere tonight to find out which artists they were.
Costello is a “Girl Dad”
You can pick a “girl dad” from the bunch. It’s easy to see when a man has many girls in his life. He has a special something that you can see from a mile away. Costello is a “girl dad.” The 28-year-old’s fatherhood was a driving reason for him to audition for The Voice. He hoped to be an inspiration to his family by experiencing the journey of this show. Costello is known to watch The Reba Show with his daughters.
Costello’s audition song reflected his sentimental reason for joining the show. Costello called upon a country legend to help earn recognition from the celebrity coaches.
He Writes Original Music
Not all Voice contestants are at a point in their career where they can think about original music. Most are adept cover artists with undeniable talent. Costello, however, has begun to think about his own sound. His social media flexes not only his vocal talent but his songwriting chops, too.
Costello is following a long line of country songwriters with a track he previewed on his Instagram, “Drowning in the Whiskey.” It’s a simple, singer-songwriter-type track that feels at home in today’s country landscape.