Emily Ann Roberts (born October 23, 1998) is an American country singer and songwriter. She was a contestant on NBC's The Voice, as a member of team Blake Shelton, and she became a finalist on season 9. Songs she performed on the show charted on the Billboard magazine charts, where three songs were on the Hot Country Songs and one placed on the Hot Christian Songs chart. After the show, she finished school before focusing on her music career.
In 2018, she released her first single "Stuck on Me and You," which charted in the top 40 on iTunes. On May 14, 2019, Roberts returned to The Voice stage to perform her latest single "Someday Dream". Her debut album, Can't Hide Country, was released on September 22, 2023.
Early and personal life Emily Ann Roberts was born on October 23, 1998, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Tommy and Kelly Roberts. She has an older sister named Abby, who graduated from Karns High School, in Karns, Tennessee, in 2015. On November 7, 2020, she married high school boyfriend Chris Sasser.
Career The Voice Roberts' music career started in 2015, with her appearance on season 9 of NBC's The Voice, where she got a two chair turn during the auditions, when she chose to be part of Blake Shelton's team on the show. Her renditions of the songs, "Blame It on Your Heart", "Why Not Me", and "She's Got You", during show, charted on the Billboard magazine chart, where they placed at No. 43, No. 33, and No. 21 respectively on the Hot Country Songs chart. She performed, "In the Garden", on the program, where it placed at No. 14 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
Roberts finished in second place on the finale to Jordan Smith from Team Adam.
Episode Song Original Artist Order Results Blind Auditions(September 22) "I Hope You Dance" Lee Ann Womack & Sons of the Desert 2.8 Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turnedJoined Team Blake Battle Rounds – Top 48(October 20) "I'm That Kind of Girl" (vs. Morgan Frazier) Patty Loveless 10.6Saved by Coach Knockout Rounds – Top 32(November 2) "Cowboy Take Me Away" (vs. Nadjah Nicole) The Chicks 13.4 Live Playoffs – Top 24(November 10) "In the Garden" C. Austin Miles 16.10 Live Top 12(November 16) "Blame It on Your Heart" Patty Loveless 18.4Saved by Public Vote Live Top 11(November 23) "Why Not Me" The Judds 20.10 Live Top 10(November 30) "She's Got You" Patsy Cline 22.2 Semi-finals – Top 9(December 7) "9 to 5" Dolly Parton 24.7 Finale(December 14) "Burning House" Cam 26.12 Runner-up "Islands in the Stream" (with Blake Shelton) Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton 26.7 "Blue Christmas" Elvis Presley 26.2
+Non-competition performances Round Order Collaborator(s) Song Original artistThe Live Playoffs Result17.3 Barrett Baber, Nadjah Nicole, Zach Seabaugh, Morgan Frazier, Ivonne Acero"Stand"Rascal FlattsThe Top 12 Result19.1Barrett Baber and Zach Seabaugh"Lean On Me"Bill WithersThe Finale Result 27.14 Ivonne Acero, Morgan Frazier, Nadjah Nicole, Riley Biederer, and Shelby Brown"Summer Nights”Rascal Flatts
After The Voice After the show she returned to school for the rest of her junior year. She took online night classes and graduated in May 2016, and started working full-time in Nashville in June. An opportunity opened in 2017 to be on a gospel tour called "The Gospel Through Girls & Guitars" which led to Emily Ann Roberts' first gospel album titled "Bigger Than Me" in August 2017. She continued to play and sell out all her live shows ending 2017 very strong. In 2018 Starstruck Records signed her and in September "Stuck On Me + You" was released as her first country music single. A second single, "I Got Forever," was released the following month. November saw the release of a third single "Your Christmas Eve". A full album is expected for a 2019 release. April saw a fifth single "Someday Dream" released. In May The Voice asked her back to perform her new single on the show.
In 2024, Roberts both covered the song "Try Everything" and provided the voice of Trixie for the reimagined Country Bear Musical Jamboree attraction at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
In 2025, Roberts signed a record deal with RECORDS/Sony Music Nashville.
Discography Albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US US Indie CAN Bigger Than Me Released: August 2017 Label: Format: CD — — — Someday Dream (EP) Released: July 12, 2019 Label: Starstruck Records Format: Digital downloads — 47 — Can't Hide Country Released: September 22, 2023 Label: Starstruck Records Format: Digital downloads — — — Memory Lane (EP) Released: October 3, 2025 Label: Sony Music Nashville Format: Digital downloads — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Releases from The Voice Albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US US Indie CAN The Voice: The Complete Season 9 Collection Released: December 15, 2015 Label: Republic Records Format: Digital download 43 — 99 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Debut week sales USCountryPeak chart positions for singles charting on Billboard Hot Country Songs:
US US Christ CAN 2015 "In the Garden" 34 — 3 — US: 21,000 "Blame It on Your Heart" 43 — — — US: 10,000 "Why Not Me" 33 — — — US: 21,000 "She's Got You" 21 103 — — US: 41,000 "9 to 5" 25 119 — — US: 35,000 "Burning House" 4 56 — 99 US: 83,000 "Islands in the Stream"(with Blake Shelton) 19 101 — — "Blue Christmas" 34 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Theme parks Year Title Role Note 2024 Country Bear Musical Jamboree Trixie
Awards and nominations YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.2026Academy of Country Music AwardsNew Female Artist of the YearHerself
References
External links Emily Ann Roberts The Voice artist profile