Beth Griffith-Manley

Beth Griffith-Manley Bio

Beth Griffith-Manley is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known as a contestant on season 16 of ‘The Voice’ and as the daughter of Johnny Griffith, a multi-Grammy award-winning keyboardist and member of the Funk Brothers. Beth is both a natural and trained vocalist, receiving vocal coaching as a teenager by Cheryl Valentine and Deirdre Jason Thompson. As a young child, Beth was not pushed towards pursuing a music career similarly to her father and thus, completed a degree at the University of Phoenix. During her college days, she still performed with various bands and in 2006, was tapped to perform a duet with Ali “Ollie” Woodson for the song, ‘Reach Out Everyone’. Not long after, beth provided backup vocals for Grammy-winning artists such as Yolanda Adams as well as Anita Baker, whom she sang with as a background vocalist for five years. In 2013, Beth toured with Grammy-nominated artist, KEM also providing background vocals as well as duets and her own solo performances. She debuted her first single in 2017 titled ‘Pillow Talk’ and released her debut album, ‘Free’ by the end of the year. In 2019, Beth joined the singing competition, ‘The Voice’, and won a space on John Legend’s team. Although she did not win the competition, she made it to the Live Cross Battles portion of the show. Along with her successful work and support for other artists, Beth’s vocals were also featured on TV shows such as ‘Glee Project’, ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’, and ‘Dancing with The Stars: Icons Night’ for their 22nd season and was also the stand-in for Whitney Houston for the movie, ‘Sparkle’.