John Legend’s relationship with Voice Advisor Jazmine Sullivan

John Legend and Jazmine Sullivan knew each other long before teaming up in the last season Voice.

“We’ve been going back since Philly,” Legend exclusively told E! News about his season 22 advisor on the NBC competition series. “She’s still in Philly, but I went to college in Philly and spent a lot of time in the music scene there.”

“All IThe singer shared that he often watched the young Sullivan perform at open mic parties in the city and was blown away by her talent from the start, saying: “We were like, ‘Who does this 15-year-old sound like?’ “

Recently collaborated with the two-time Grammy winner for the song “love” from his new album LEGENDthe singer knew his Team Legend members would be just as excited to work with Sullivan as he was.

“I love it when we have ‘singers,'” the 43-year-old shared. “Her and Brandy I know the other singers love them as singers, and I just know that every single one of them will flip when they see her as their mentor.”