Caroline Ades Pennell, also known by her stage name Carol Ades, is an American singer and songwriter. She gained recognition as a contestant at the fifth season of the United States version of the reality singing competition The Voice.
Career
On The Voice Pennell was 17 when she auditioned for the fifth season of the American series of The Voice. She turned the chairs of CeeLo Green and Blake Shelton with her blind audition singing Ellie Goulding's "Anything Could Happen." She chose Green to be her coach.
In the "battle rounds", Pennell battled and won against Anthony Paul, singing "As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber. In the "knockout round", she faced George Horga, Jr. She chose to sing Ingrid Michaelson's "The Way I Am," and won once again. In the "Live Rounds", she sang "We're Going to Be Friends" by The White Stripes and won the majority in the public vote. In the Top 10, she sang "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and landed in the bottom three. Before voting in the "Instant Save" system, (Voting to pick one contestant in the bottom three to move forward) Pennell and Tessanne Chin performed Lorde's "Royals". Pennell was predicted to be the underdog in the bottom three, but after her performance, she received 80% of the Twitter votes and moved on to the Top 8. The next week, she sang "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence and The Machine, and again landed in the bottom three. Matthew Schuler was picked on Twitter by the "Instant Save," ending Pennell's time as a contestant.
Stage Song Original Artist Date Order Result Blind Audition "Anything Could Happen" Ellie Goulding September 23, 2013 1.2 Two chairs turnedJoined Team Cee-lo Battle Rounds (Top 48) "As Long as You Love Me" (vs. Anthony Paul) Justin Bieber October 14, 2013 7.1Advanced Knockout Rounds (Top 32) "The Way I Am" (vs. George Horga, Jr.) Ingrid Michaelson October 29, 2013 12.7Advanced Live Playoffs (Top 20) "We're Going to Be Friends" The White Stripes November 5, 2013 14.5Safe Live Top 12 "Wake Me Up" Avicii November 11, 2013 16.1Safe Live Top 10 "Leaving on a Jet Plane" Peter Paul and Mary November 18, 2013 18.4Bottom ThreeInstant Save Live Top 8 "Dog Days Are Over" Florence and the Machine November 25, 2013 20.3Bottom ThreeEliminated
+Non-competition performances Stage Song Original Artist Date Order Top 12 "Give a Little Bit" (with CeeLo Green, Kat Robichaud, Jonny Gray, Amber Nicole, and Tamara Chauniece) Supertramp November 6, 2013 15.2 Live Top 12 Results "Roam" (with CeeLo Green, Kat Robichaud, and Jonny Gray) The B-52's November 12, 2013 17.2 Live Top 10 Results "Royals" (with Tessanne Chin) Lorde November 19, 2013 19.4 Live Top 8 Performances "Lego House" (with Jacquie Lee, James Wolpert, and Matthew Schuler) Ed Sheeran November 25, 2013 20.3 Finals "Bohemian Rhapsody" (with Jacquie Lee, Cole Vosbury, James Wolpert and Matthew Schuler) Queen December 17, 2013 27.2 Finals "Wagon Wheel" (with Will Champlin, Cole Vosbury, Austin Jenckes and Jonny Gray) Old Crow Medicine Show November 26, 2013 27.6
Nettwerk Music Group Pennell announced that she would join the Nettwerk Music Group. She was featured on the album From Cover to Cover: 30 Years at Nettwerk. Her version of Coldplay's "Yellow" was one of the most downloaded songs from the album.
Other appearances In addition to Coldplay's "Yellow", Pennell has also covered "Come and Get It" from the movie The Magic Christian, a song written by Paul McCartney. Her performance was featured as one of the five songs on Music for Linda, produced by Paul McCartney, sold to raise funds for Women and Cancer Fund.
She was featured on Bassjackers and Lucas and Steve's song "These Heights".
Personal life As of 2022, Pennell resides in Los Angeles. She is queer.
Discography
As Carol Ades
Studio albums TitleDetailsLate Start Released: September 27, 2024 Label: Independent
Extended plays TitleDetailsThrough Released: October 29, 2021 Label: IndependentSadtown USA Released: December 9, 2022 Label: IndependentWorst Person in the World Released: March 6, 2026 Label: Forge Records
Singles TitleYearAlbum"I Can't Wait to Be British"2021Through"Crying During Sex""Unlearn Me""26"2022rowspan="2" "Before the Night Is Over""Sadtown USA"Sadtown USA"Special""First Christmas"rowspan="3" "All Time Low"2023"Free""Better Than You Found Me"2024Late Start"Hope Is a Scary Thing""Dreams""Late Start""Never Fucking Fall in Love Again""Good Swimmer"2025"Worst Person in the World"Worst Person in the World"Merry Go Round""Turns Out I'm Amazing"2026"Normal Feelings""That's My Girl""Familiar Hell"
As Caroline Pennell
Extended plays TitleDetailsThe Race Released: January 13, 2013 Label: Independent Formats: Digital downloadDecember Songs Released: November 4, 2016 Label: NettwerkPhases Released: January 12, 2018 Label: NettwerkBlue Released: May 22, 2020 Label: Nettwerk
Singles TitleYearAlbum"Follow the Sun"2016rowspan="3" "Say It in the Silence""Hallelujah""Lovesick"Phases"Drive Me Home"2017"Blue"2018Blue
Songwriting credits Title Year Artist(s) Album"Stuck"2018Lost KingsPaper Crowns"Would I"Maggie Lindemann"Favorite Part of Me"2019Astrid SDown Low"I Don't Like You"Grace VanderWaalLetters Vol. 1"Invisible"Zara LarssonKlaus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"Never Fucking Fall in Love Again"X LoversVirgin"Yours"2020Jesse McCartney"Tension"DagnyStrangers / Lovers"Past Life"Trevor Daniel and Selena GomezNicotine"Under / Over"Gracie AbramsMinor"Shh...Don't Say It"FletcherThe S(ex) Tapes"It's Okay If You Forget Me"Astrid SLeave It Beautiful"I Don't Know Why""Geen traan"Glennis Grace"Fuckedupminddd"Lauren AquilinaGhost World"Best Friend""What Do I Call You"TaeyeonWhat Do I Call You"Your Name Hurts"Hailee SteinfeldHalf Written Story"You"2021Benny Blanco with Marshmello and Vance JoyFriends Keep Secrets 2"Sin x Secret"Charlotte LawrenceCharlotte"Telling Myself"Joshua BassettJoshua Bassett"The Art of Starting Over"Demi LovatoDancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over"Lonely People""The Way You Don't Look at Me""Carefully""The Kind of Lover I Am""California Sober""Butterfly""EveryTime I Cry"Ava Max"He Loves Me, But..."Sofia CarsonSofia Carson"Under"Chelsea CutlerWhen I Close My Eyes"Sims"CorookAchoo!"Two Tears in a Bucket"2022Sofia CarsonSofia Carson"Sex Not Violence"YungbludYungblud"Halfway"BerHalfway"All I Need Is You"2023KeshaGag Order"Hate Me Harder""Cry Over Everything"Charli AdamsNothing to Be Scared Of"Punisher"K.FlayMono"People"Half AlivePersona"I Told You So"2024Briston Maroney"Look How Far You've Come"Joshua BassettThe Golden Years"Tonight I Might"KatseyeSIS (Soft Is Strong)"Adored"Paris HiltonInfinite Icon"I'm Not a Machine"Bishop BriggsTell My Therapist I'm Fine"30 Something"2025NaoJupiter"Death"CorookCommitted to a Bit"Red Flag"KeshaPeriod"Fashion"Michael CliffordSidequest"Kiss My Neck"Mimi WebbConfessions"If My Heart Was a House"JadeThat's Showbiz Baby! The Encore
References
External links Official website Bandcamp page iTunes page