When Kenny Iko hit the high notes of Bruno Mars’s Versace on the Floor” on The Voice , 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.

“I don’t know how I was able to finish that song,” Iko admits. “I was like, ‘let me just give these guys a hug.’ I fought through it, and I will never forget that moment.”

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 b

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