The battle rounds begin tonight on The Voice. By the time the dust settles two weeks from now, the Season 7 cast of 48 will have been whittled to 32. Half of the contestants will be in jeopardy of going home in this round. But eight will be saved and find themselves under the tutelage…
Thanks to teaser videos posted on the official site of The Voice, we already know most of the pairings for the battle rounds, which begin tonight. In this round, two team members are paired off for a duet. Their coach decides which singer advances. The loser goes home, unless stolen by one of the other…
Sometime over the next two weeks, DaNica Shirey of York will return to the national spotlight as a contestant on The Voice. DaNica, 25, made a splash about three weeks ago when she was featured on the second blind audition episode in Season 7 of the NBC hit show. She sang Jessie J’s “Big White…
Her audition: Beth Spangler, 30, of Aiken, S.C., auditioned with Beyonce’s “Best Thing I Never Had.” She immediately displayed strong pop vocals and broke into a big smile when she wound up with Adam Levine and Blake Shelton facing in her direction early in the performance. At the last moment, they were joined by Gwen…
His audition: Matt McAndrew, 23, of Philadelphia, Pa., auditioned with “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. He showed off a nice soft tone as the song opened and got Adam Levine to turn around quickly. Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams joined him when Matt hit the chorus. Adam said he felt like he was listening…
Her audition: Mayra Alvarez, 26, of La Porte, Texas, auditioned with Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” and said her biggest challenge would be to make the song her own. Mayra did just that and eventually prompted chair turns from Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton. Gwen called her “such a beautiful singer” and said her voice was…
His audition: Justin Johnes, 15, of Massapequa, N.Y., performed a soulful version of Passenger’s “Let Her Go.” What he didn’t know when he took the stage is that only one coach — Blake Shelton — had a spot remaining on his team. And Blake waited until the very last second to turn around, though he…
Her audition: Brittany Butler, 21, of Boston, Mass., auditioned with the 1960s hit “The Girl from Ipanema.” Her jazzy tone prompted Gwen Stefani to turn her chair early in the performance. She was later joined by Pharrell Williams, who praised Brittany’s unique performance. Brittany decided to join Team Pharrell. Her background: On the show, Brittany…
His audition: Ryan Sill, 20, of Sterling, Va., auditioned with OneRepublic’s “Secrets.” He immediately displayed a really nice tone, prompting Gwen Stefani to turn around in a heartbeat. When Ryan hit the chorus, Blake Shelton turned around as well. Gwen said she could tell Ryan’s tone was special as soon as he started singing and…
Her audition: Fernanda Bosch, 17, of Miami, Fla., auditioned with Macy Gray’s “I Try,” an it was immediately apparent she has an interesting voice. Still, she’s well into performance before Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton turn their chairs almost simultaneously. Blake liked her “natural sandpaper, gravel rasp,” called it “bad-ass” and “so Team Blake.” And…
