Tessanne Chin Crowned Season Five Champion of NBC's THE VOICE

Tessanne Chin has been crowned as the season-five champion of NBC's Emmy Award-winning musical competition series "The Voice."

A member of Adam Levine's team, Chin comes from a musical family and previously sang backup for reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. She hopes her win on "The Voice" will allow her music to find a global reach.

"The Voice" is the season's #1 unscripted series on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in every key demographic - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 - plus kids 2-11 and teens 12-17. Through the first 12 weeks of the season, "The Voice" is averaging a 4.9 rating, 13 share in adults 18-49 and 14.8 million viewers overall on Monday nights and a 4.4/12 in 18-49 and 14.0 million viewers on Tuesdays, according to "most current" averages from Nielsen Media Research, making "The Voice" the #5 series, the #4 entertainment series and #1 unscripted series on the Big 4 in adults 18-49 (rankings excludes sports pre- and post-game shows).

One Three Media (a Hearst | Mark Burnett company), Talpa Media USA Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series was created by John de Mol, who executive produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers and Lee Metzger.

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