Idol Chatter & Voice Views

The live shows begin Monday night on The Voice.

Monday and Tuesday will feature two-hour shows, with two teams performing each night. NBC will air a one-hour results show Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Let’s rank the members of Team Shakira.

Garrett Gardner, Kris Thomas, Karina Iglesias and Sasha Allen of Team Shakira on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

1. Sasha Allen: When Shakira stole Sasha Allen from Team Adam, she immediately became her new team’s best bet to reach the finals. Want proof? Go back and listen to the sensational version of “At Last” the former Broadway star unleashed during the knockout round. Especially that final glory note. At this point, it’s hard to fathom anyone else on the team finishing ahead of her.

2. Garrett Gardner: In his second attempt at The Voice, he just barely made a team when Shakira turned her chair at the last instant of his blind audition. Now he’s on the live shows, perhaps the singer who’s shown the most improvement over the course of the still-young season. If he keeps performing like he did on “Too Close” in the knockout round, he just might become a fan favorite.

3. Karina Iglesias: No one improved a team more through steals than Shakira, and Karina is the other reason why that’s true. Her knockout round performance of “Are You Gonna Go My Way” was my least favorite Karina effort so far, but it certainly didn’t lack for power or passion. And, remember, she held her own with Judith Hill during their battle round performance of “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World.”

4. Kris Thomas: I haven’t been a big fan of Kris’ song choices so far, and “A Wonderful World” was my least favorite winning performance from Night 1 of the knockout round. But it was good enough to beat one of Shakira’s favorite singers (Mary Miranda), and if he matches that incredible range with something more current and fan-friendly, he could easily leap-frog Karina and Garrett on this list.

Editor’s Note: Follow the links above for a bio on each singer, complete with pre-Voice music.