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Members of Team Adam heading into the knockout round on The Voice include, from left, Mia Pfirrman, Blessing Offor, Damien Lawson, Rebekah Samarin, Chris Jamison, Toia Jones, Matt McAndrew, Alessandra Castronovo. (NBC Photo)

Team Adam heads into this week’s knockout round on The Voice with three singers who turned four chairs during the blind auditions.

But if I had to pick a sure bet to make the live rounds a couple of weeks from now, I’d point my finger toward talented singer-songwriter Matt McAndrew.

Beyond that hunch, the competition for the four live rounds spots on Team Adam looks downright fierce.

You’d have to think Mia Pfirrman is a favorite to advance. But what if she’s pitted against Alessandra Castronovo or Toia Jones, two of the show’s most impressive singers during the battle round?

And who knows what Rebekah Samarin is capable of? She’s advanced through two rounds, and we’ve yet to hear one of her full performances.

Remember, four of the eight singers below will advance to the live rounds, along with the singer Adam steals during the knockout round.

Follow the links below and you’ll find a full bio on each singer as well as video of pre-Voice performances.

Check back Monday night when live blogging of Season 7 of The Voice continues.

Chris Jamison, 20, of Pittsburgh, Pa., auditioned with John Mayer’s “Gravity.” He turned all four chairs, then won a battle round match with another four-chair turn recipient, Jonathan Wyndham. During the battle, they performed “Young Girls” by Bruno Mars.

Mia Pfirrman, 19, of Temple City, Calif., auditioned with Katy Perry’s “Unconditionally.” She turned four chairs. She defeated another four-chair turn recipient, Beth Spangler, in the battle round. They performed “I Turn to You” by Christina Aguilera.

Damien Lawson, 35, of Monroe, La., auditioned with Boyz II Men’s “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” and displayed one of the best pure voices we heard during week one of Season 7. He turned all four chairs. In the battle round, he defeated Kelli Douglas, who turned three chairs in the blind audition. They performed Otis Redding’s “Knock on Wood.”

Blessing Offor, 25, of New York, sat at his keyboard and auditioned with Bill Withers’ “Just the Two of Us.” He turned four chairs and joined Team Pharrell. He lost his battle round match to Katriz Trinidad; they performed “Do I Do” by Stevie Wonder. Adam and Gwen tried to steal Blessing; he joined Team Adam.

Matt McAndrew, 23, of Philadelphia, Pa., auditioned with “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. The singer-songwriter turned three chairs with his performance. In the battle round, he defeated Ethan Butler, a two-chair turn recipient in the blind auditions. They performed “Yellow” by Coldplay.

Toia Jones, 29, of Montgomery, Ala., auditioned with Adele’s “One and Only.” She turned two chairs with a powerful performance of the song. In the battle round, she performed Beyonce’s “Halo” and lost to DaNica Shirey. But both Gwen and Adam tried to steal her; Toia opted to join Team Adam.

Alessandra Castronovo, 21, of Millstone Township, N.J., auditioned with “When Love Takes Over,” the David Guetta song that features vocals by Kelly Rowland. In the battle round, she scored an upset over four-chair turn recipient Joe Kirk. They performed Rihanna’s “Stay.”

Rebekah Samarin, 20, of Marrieta, Calif., sang Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You” for her blind audition and enticed two chair turns. In the battle round, she defeated Clara Hong, who turned three chairs during the blind auditions. During the battle round, they performed “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.”