"When Kenny Iko hit the high notes of Bruno Mars's Versace on the Floor" on , the LA audience was already on its feet-but he didn't see Snoop Dogg's chair turn until the cheers nearly drowned out the music. Moments later, Niall Horan turned, too. The 35-year-old DC singer had just earned his spot on Team Snoop - and a second chance at the solo career he's been fighting for."
"For Iko, the song that landed him on Team Snoop was more than an audition choice. It was the first solo cover he posted after his R&B group 4EY The Future broke up, a way to reintroduce himself as an artist. Performing it live, with both his mother and his father-who is battling Parkinson's-cheering him on, was a "really full-circle moment," he says."
Kenny Iko delivered a powerful rendition of Bruno Mars's 'Versace on the Floor' in Los Angeles, prompting Snoop Dogg and Niall Horan to turn their chairs and earning Iko a spot on Team Snoop. The performance marked a personal milestone: the song was his first solo cover after his R&B group 4EY The Future broke up, and both parents attended, with his father battling Parkinson's. Iko advanced from the blind auditions to the Battles on The Voice and will perform again on NBC. His Instagram following grew to over 150,000, and local fans began recognizing him in Northwest DC. Bullying in junior high had previously driven him away from singing.
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