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Michelle Obama, Jill Biden to appear on 'The Voice'

By Annie Martin
First lady Michelle Obama (R) and Jill Biden (L) with Scott Kelly at the White House on January 20. White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson/UPI
1 of 3 | First lady Michelle Obama (R) and Jill Biden (L) with Scott Kelly at the White House on January 20. White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 29 (UPI) -- Michelle Obama and Jill Biden will appear on The Voice next week.

The NBC reality competition confirmed that Obama and Biden will appear on the Monday, May 2 episode to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their Joining Forces initiative.

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"Breaking news: @FLOTUS & @DrBiden are visiting #TheVoice to celebrate the #JoiningForces anniversary on Monday," The Voice official Twitter wrote Thursday.

Obama and Biden co-founded and launched the Joining Forces program in 2011. The initiative aims to provide wellness, education and employment opportunities for service members, veterans and their families.

News outlets reported that the episode will see the Top 10 contestants perform for Obama, Biden and an audience filled with active military, veterans and their families. It will air at 8 p.m. ET.

Obama will appear on CBS series NCIS the next day. The police procedural's May 3 episode will see Mark Harmon's character, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, take part in a Joining Forces roundtable with Obama and military spouses.

"It was such a pleasure working with first lady Michelle Obama and it's our honor to support the Joining Forces initiative and the military families that benefit from it," NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg said.

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Obama and president Barack Obama returned to the United States this week following a six-day trip abroad. The couple visited with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William and Kate Middleton last Friday.

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