Nick Jonas joins as a coach for Season 18 of ‘The Voice’

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Nick Jonas will join the upcoming spring cycle of “The Voice” as a coach.

Jonas, who has had a successful career in film, television, and music – both solo with The Jonas Brothers – will be joined by returning music superstar coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton and host Carson Daly on the four-time Emmy Award-winning hit musical competition series.

Jonas announced the big news today on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” while promoting Jonas Brothers’ platinum album and current single, “Only Human.”

“I’m so excited to be a part of ‘The Voice’ family,” said Jonas. “It’s such an awesome group of individuals, and I can’t wait to help these artists really build and hone in to find their unique voices.”

Nick Jonas is one-third of The Jonas Brothers. They earned three consecutive No. 1 albums and sold-out shows throughout three continents. The success of the band provided a launchpad for the successful and solo careers of Nick and his brothers, Joe and Kevin Jonas, who have kept loyal fans yearning for a reunion until now. Earlier this year, the band announced their highly anticipated return to music with a new single, “Sucker,” which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Making history once more, the band captured No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their now platinum-certified album, “Happiness Begins.”

Jonas has also received solo critically acclaimed success off his self-titled album that includes the triple-platinum and No. 1 U.S. radio hit, “Jealous.” A recipient of the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s prestigious Hal David Starlight Award, Jonas co-wrote an original song titled “Home” for the animated film “Ferdinand.” The song was nominated for 2018 Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Song.

As an actor, Jonas received critical praise for his lead role in the 2016 Sundance Film Festival favorite “Goat.” He also appeared in a guest-starring role in the horror-comedy series “Scream Queens” and starred in the television series “Kingdom.” In 2017, Jonas starred alongside Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black in the blockbuster film “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” Sony’s reimagining of the 1995 hit “Jumanji.” The film passed “Spider-Man” to become Sony’s highest-grossing film ever at the U.S. box office. Later this year, he will appear in the “Jumanji” sequel (in theaters Dec. 13) and Roland Emmerich’s “Midway” (in theaters Nov. 9). Jonas also recently completed production on Lionsgate’s post-apocalyptic thriller “Chaos Walking,” which stars Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland and is scheduled for release in 2020.

Season 18 of The Voice begins taped blind audition this month.

Belinda Thomas