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Nicholas David

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Updated: NBC's 'The Voice' Contestant Has Ties to Oakdale, Makes 'Top 6'

Nicholas David of NBC's "The Voice" used to play music in Oakdale.

Nicholas David has been performing on hundreds of thousands of televisions across America for the past several weeks, but he used to sing for a much smaller crowd in Oakdale.  Nicholas David, a contestant on NBC's hit TV show "The Voice" used to perform for the residents of Oak Meadows Senior Living in Oakdale. David — known for his "unique soulful style" — used to play piano and sing with his grandfather at Oak Meadows.  "His grandma and grandpa lived at Oak Meadows and he used to come out here and play piano and sing, while his grampa played accordion and sang," said Oak Meadows Director of Community Relations Kim Utecht Prayfrock in an email to Oakdale Patch. "His grandparents are now in heaven, but they would have been so proud." David…

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Parent's Talk: Nicholas David on 'The Voice': Pride of Minnesota Parents

Fame has nothing to do with the kind of pride we feel for our children. What makes you proud of yours?

If there’s one thing I’ve learned as the parent of a 1-year-old in the last year: We all have dreams for our children. Huge, ambitious dreams. And, of course, we never know what our children will become. I can’t possibly imagine what it’s like to see your child become famous on television. Which is why, on Monday night, I just asked. I was talking to David Mrozinski, the father of the now quite famous Nicholas David, the musician on NBC’s “The Voice.” Nicholas is the Eagan, MN native who has advanced to be one of just eight musicians from across the country vying for a recording contract on the insanely popular reality TV show. I met David Mrozinski at the Eagan Patch’s Voice Viewing Party at Ansari’s in Eagan. The event was as much an …

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Nicholas David's Rise to Fame on NBC's The Voice Stuns Family and Friends (in Eagan Patch), LIVE from Eagan: Family Cheered as Nicholas David Belted Out Strong Performance on 'The Voice' (in Eagan Patch), Ansari's Mediterranean Grill & Lounge (in Eagan Patch), and 3 more ›

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