Lucas O’Reilly, a Newport resident, performed during the blind auditions on The Voice on Monday night.

Unfortunately, no judges chairs turned during his performance of James Taylor’s “Carolina in My Mind”.

O’Reilly will join What’s Up Newp for a live virtual video conversation on Wednesday at 5 pm to discuss his journey and his experience on the show.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...