Craig Wayne Boyd Welcomes Daughter Dakota Lynne

The Voice season 7 winner welcomed daughter Dakota Lynne on New Year's Eve, his rep confirms to PEOPLE

Craig Wayne Boyd welcomes daughter Dakota Lynne


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There’s a new little voice in Craig Wayne Boyd‘s household!

The season 7 winner of The Voice welcomed a baby girl with fiancée Taylor Borland on Thursday, Dec. 31, in Nashville, Tennessee, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.

Daughter Dakota Lynne Boyd — who arrived on her dad’s 37th birthday! — was born at 5:37 p.m., weighing 5 lbs., 3 oz.

“It was the best birthday present I could have ever received,” Boyd, who is also dad to 3-year-old son Jaxon, says.

“We are in love already and I am so grateful for our growing family. Dakota is beautiful just like her mom.”

Craig Wayne Boyd welcomes daughter Dakota


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The couple met at a holiday party in 2014 and announced their engagement in August.

“It was like love at first sight,” the “I’m Still Here” singer has said of meeting his bride-to-be.

— Anya Leon

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