Joshua Vacanti (The Voice) Bio, Age, Family, Height, Wife, Worship Leader, Live Play offs, Net worth

Joshua Vacanti Biography

Born in Lockport, New York, Joshua Vacanti is a singer and songwriter best known for competing in the 21st season of NBC’s reality singing competition, The Voice. He is a graduate of Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, New York, and  SUNY Buffalo State College. Besides music, he works as a prevention educator where he teaches kids about drug prevention and encourages them to set goals to accomplish what they want.

Joshua Vacanti Age | Birthday

The Lockport, New York native, Vacanti is 28 years old as of 2021. Born in 1993, the now 28-year-old celebrates his birthday on

Joshua Vacanti Family

Vacanti was born and raised to his parents in Lockport, New York. His family/parents have been very supportive of him since childhood. Joshua’s parents could be seen in the audience at The Voice singing competition where he is a contestant. The 28-year-old has not revealed the identities of his parents to the public, however, he plans to do so in the future.

The Voice season 21 contestant has siblings including a sister whom he has shared photos of on his Instagram page.

Joshua Vacanti
Joshua Vacanti

Joshua Vacanti Height

Vacanti stands at a height of 5 feet and 11 inches. He is above the average American height.

Joshua Vacanti High School

Vacanti attended Lockport High School in New York. He revealed that he was constantly bullied for his weight gain and high pitch while in school. This was after he gained weight on prescription medicine for chronic asthma.

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Joshua Vacanti Wife

Vacanti has been married to his longtime girlfriend Sam Olewnik since November 2019. The pair married on November 29, 2019, and they will celebrate two years in marriage on 29th November 2021. Joshua and his wife Sam Olewnik sing together at a worship choir.

Joshua Vacanti Worship Leader

Vacanti is a worship leader at the Chapel at Crosspoint, The Chapel at Lockport, and Solid Rock Assembly of God in Gasport.

Joshua Vacanti The Voice | Audition | Top 20

At 28 years old, Vacanti is one of the contestants to perform in the 21st season of NBC’s reality competition show, The Voice.  The season whose judges are Ariana Grande,  John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, and Blake Shelton premiered on September 20, 2021.  For his blind audition, he performed Into the Unknown from Frozen 2. Coach  John Legend was the first judge to turn his chair around. He then blocked judge Ariana Grande who turned her chair moments later. Vacanti chose #TeamLegend.

The Lockport native revealed that when he was 8 years old, he developed severe and chronic asthma which led him to be often hospitalized. To fight his condition, the doctors prescribed heavy steroids which in turn made him rapidly gain weight.  He was constantly bullied in school for his weight gain and high-pitched voice and it is during that time he ran to music as his safe place.

Vacanti found a place for himself in the community choir. He sang with the Buffalo State Chamber Choir and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Victoria Furby.

The Voice Battle Rounds

Joshua was paired with Keilah Grace for the Voice battles. The pair sang Olivia Rodrigo’s Good 4 U.  He won the battle sending Keilah home, and booking himself a spot in The Voice season 21 Knockouts.

The Voice Knockouts

The 28-year-old from Lockport, New York,  performed a rendition of Falling by Harry Styles competing against Sabrina Dias who sang Ed Sheeran’s  Photograph.  He won the round hence booking himself a spot in the Top 20 and The Voice Live playoffs.

The Voice Season 21 Live Playoffs | Top 20

Joshua performed a slow and soulful rendition of Lady Gaga’s You and I. Coach Kelly regretted that he was not in his team because John Legend blocked her during Joshua’s blind audition. On the other hand, John was quite impressed by Joshua’s “stunning voice,” and expressed his happiness that he blocked Ariana from stealing him.

To Vote The Voice Season 21

Now that the live playoffs are here, viewers are expected to vote for their favorite contestant to keep them in the competition as they compete for the Top spot.

According to the  #TheVoice official Twitter page, there are two ways to vote.

  • “The Voice” official app — The app is available in the App Store and Google Play.
  • NBC.com/voicevote — To vote through the official website, fans must create an NBC account.

Each method allows up to 10 votes.

According to NBC.com/voicevote, the voting window opens Monday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. MT. Voting remains open through Nov. 9 at 5 a.m. MT.

The Voice season 21 Contestants

Other contestants of The Voice season 21 include:

Joshua Vacanti Net worth

Vacanti has an estimated net worth of $300k- $1 million. His primary source of income is his career as a singer and prevention educator.