Jershika Maple Covers For KING & COUNTRY’s “God Only Knows” On ‘The Voice’
Jershika Maple offered a powerful cover of a CCM classic during the Top 13 Live Playoffs of NBC’s singing competition show ‘The Voice.’ You can view her live performance of for KING & COUNTRY’s “God Only Knows” below. Her heartfelt performance earned her a standing ovation by all four judges and it moved judge Kelly Clarkson to tears. ‘The Voice’ airs Mondays and select Tuesdays on NBC (8-10 p.m. ET).
Joel and Luke Smallbone shared the video on their social media accounts with the note “Jershika Maple you had us in tears with your rendition of “God Only Knows” … Thank you for making it your own… thank you for your heart… and thank you for sharing it with the world! We’re cheering you on dear girl!”
Following its release in 2018, “God Only Knows” made chart history for the duo. The song spent a total of six weeks at #1 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart – their longest reign at the top of the Billboard charts to date. Additionally, “God Only Knows” spent 12 weeks leading Australia’s TCM chart – setting yet another record for Joel and Luke Smallbone. In subsequent months, for KING & COUNTRY released re-imagined versions of the hit song with Timbaland and Dolly Parton. The Dolly Parton version had unprecedented success quickly surpassing 70 million on-demand streams in only one week and the moving music video reached No. 1 on iTunes across all genres.
