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Blake Shelton will have Bette Midler as his battle round adviser on The Voice (NBC Photo)

During this round, teammates are paired up in duets, with their coach deciding which singer advances and which one is in danger of heading home.

Of course, this being The Voice, there are steals at play at well. Each coach has two this round, so there will be plenty of team switching going on.

When the dust settles a couple of weeks from now, the original cast of 48 will be whittled to a cast of 32 for the knockout round.

Below are the battle round pairings. The number is parenthesis are the number of chairs each artist turned during the blind auditions.

Follow the links, and you find a profile of each artist, complete with background info that was disclosed on the show and information about music this season’s contestants have already released. And, trust me, they’ve already released lots of download worthy music.

This round also features guest advisers, Charlie Puth for Team Alicia, Joan Jett for Team Miley, Bette Midler for Team Blake and Sammy Hagar for Team Adam.

Team Adam

Nolan Neal (4) vs. Johnny Rez (2)

Billy Gilman (4) vs. Andrew DeMuro (2)

Brendan Fletcher (3) vs. Bindi Liebowitz (2)

Elia Esparza (3) vs. Ponciano Seoane (2**)

Simon Gundy (2) vs. JSOUL (1)

Natasha Bure (1) vs. Riley Elmore (1)

Team Alicia

Dave Moisan (4) vs. Michael Sanchez (1)

We McDonald (4) vs. Lauren Diaz (3)

Whitney & Shannon (4) vs. Gabriel Violett (2)

Christian Cuevas (3) vs. Jason Warrior (2)

Josh Halverson (3) vs. Kylie Rothfield (2)

Halle Tomlinson (2) vs. Belle Jewel (1)

Team Blake (20 chair turns)

Blaine Long (3***) vs. Josh Gallagher (2)

Courtney Harrell (2) vs.
Ethan Tucker (2)

Dana Harper (2) vs. Tarra Layne (1)

Gabe Broussard (2) vs. Christian Fermin (1)

Sundance Head (2) vs. Dan Shafer (1)

Austin Allsup (1) vs. Preston James (1)

Team Miley

Ali Caldwell (4) vs. Courtnie Ramirez (2)

Aaron Gibson (3) vs. Sa’Rayah (2)

Darby Walker (3) vs. Karlee Metzger (2)

Charity Bowden (2) vs. Josette Diaz (1*)

Khaliya Kimberlie (2) vs. Maye Thomas (2)

Sophia Urista (2) vs. Lane Mack (1)

*** Only three spots remained on the show when he auditioned.
** Only two spots remained on the show when he auditioned.
* Only one spot remained on the show when she auditioned.