About Terry McDermott
Born 1977. Terry McDermott is a British singer.
Terry McDermott (born 6 August 1977) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He has been part of a number of bands including Driveblind in the UK, and Lotus Crush in the US. In 2012, he came to prominence as the runner-up of the third season of the American version of The Voice.
Early life McDermott came from Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He is a follower of the Aberdeen football club.
For the show's fifth season, McDermott became the social media host in the live shows.
Performances and results Studio Version of song charted on the iTunes Top 10 Show Song Original Artist Order Result Blind Audition "Baba O'Riley" The Who 1.1 Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, and Blake Shelton turned McDermott joined Blake Shelton's Team Battle Round "Carry On Wayward Son" (vs. Casey Muessigmann) Kansas 10.1 Saved by Blake Shelton Knockout Round "Maybe I'm Amazed" (vs. Rudy Paris) Paul McCartney 17.7 Live Playoffs "Don't Stop Believin'" Journey 18.2 Saved (Public Vote) Top 12 "More Than a Feeling" Boston 21.12 Safe Top 10"Summer of '69" Bryan Adams 23.2 Safe Top 8 "Over" Blake Shelton 25.3 Safe Top 6"I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner 27.4 Safe "Stay With Me" Faces 27.7 Top 4 (Semi-finals)"Let It Be" The Beatles 29.4 Safe Top 3 (Finals) "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (w/ Blake Shelton) Aerosmith 31.3 Runner-up "Broken Wings" Mr. Mister 31.5"I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner 31.7
In popular culture His vocals appear in a Japanese advertisement for Coke Zero. It was used in a Japanese Soccer League theme and played during J-League matches in Japan.
Discography Albums with Driveblind 2006: Driveblind 2008: The Future You Were Promised EP with Lotus Crush 2011: Half Light Morning 2015: Rabbit Hole with Terry McDermott & The Bonfires 2013: Palmetto Heights EP
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US CAN US Rock US Country 2012 "I Want to Know What Love Is" 84 62 — — "Let It Be" 70 56 — —2013 "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"(with Blake Shelton) — — — 43 "Pictures" — — 27 — "In Your Eyes" — — — —"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Who is Terry McDermott?
Scottish singer
When was Terry McDermott born?
Terry McDermott was born on 6 August 1977.
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Terry McDermott is a singer.
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Terry McDermott is British.
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· DBpedia: Terry McDermott (singer)
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