Transgender

If Jim along with Sasha Allen got on The Voice Live Shows, they made history because Sasha was the first openly transgender contestant in the NBC competition series that made it through the Battle Rounds in the entire 21 seasons of the show. They are the Newtown, Conn. duo are now part of the Top 8 of the contest! Sasha has announced that he's transgender on the Blind Auditions package. He told Parade.com that it was a long process to come up with the idea. Sasha stated that it was a struggle to come up with a choice because he had to showcase a vulnerable aspect of himself in front of millions and millions. The transition took place while at the age of high school. "But [last week during the fan week], watching people's reactions to and support for the show and how it's affected those around you really demonstrated that it was worth it and was the right choice, regardless of the fact that it was difficult to take." "'Have you ever Seen the Rain' is a song that has been in the list of songs that we've always wanted to perform on the show for a really lengthy time," Sasha told Parade.com. We performed the song prior to The Voice even existed. We received the song and we were thrilled. We already knew the song and had some ideas of how to set it up. "I found myself pleasantly shocked by the way that fans executed the song."