Country singer and participant on NBC’s hit show “The Voice,” Tom Nitti, was notably missing from Monday’s episode, and it was announced that he would not be making a comeback to the competition.
Nitti, a member of Team Reba, was conspicuously absent during Monday night’s episode, the second round of the playoffs for Season 24.
In a surprising turn of events, judge and mentor Reba McEntire revealed at the start of the episode that Nitti had departed from the show and would not be continuing this season, leaving McEntire with only five singers on her team.
While the exact reason for Nitti’s departure was not specified, both McEntire and host Carson Daly cited “personal reasons” for his exit, without providing further details.
Despite the setback, McEntire had an otherwise successful episode, bringing back Team Reba contestant Ms. Monét with her Super Save. The 51-year-old singer delivered a powerful rendition of Aretha Franklin’s “Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do).”
As for Tom Nitti, according to his contestant bio, he hails from New Hartford, New York, taught himself to play the guitar at 18, and put his musical aspirations on hold when he joined the military. Following his military service, Nitti joined law enforcement and now trains new troopers at the New York State Police Academy.
Indeed, the unexpected departure of Tom Nitti from “The Voice” has left both fans and contestants with unanswered questions and an air of mystery surrounding his sudden exit.
