Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Chloe Kohanski started off Night 5 of the blind auditions on the right note, turning three chairs with her performance of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.”

If an artist turned four chairs, he or she seemed drawn to Team Adam.

But not so far in Season 13. Entering Monday’s show, Jennifer Hudson had two four-chair turns on her team (Chris Weaver and Davon Fleming), Miley Cyrus had landed two (Brooke Simpson and Moriah Formica) and Blake Shelton had one (Keisha Renee).

Monday night, Adam finally won over a singer everyone wanted. Pop singer Jon Mero opted to join Team Adam after dazzling the coaches with his show-closing cover of “Versace on the Floor” by Bruno Mars.

Twelve singers landed spots on the show Monday, though we only got to meet nine of them. Katrina Rose and country singers Natalie Stovall and Ryan Scripps got the montage treatment.

Want to know how unfair montages are? Check out Natalie’s inside peek on how much time the singers invest in the blind auditions, something she sent out to fans before Monday’s episode.

And, wow, what great strategy, The Voice. Fans show season after season after season how much they enjoy the country performers featured on your show, and you decide to montage two of the most accomplished to make a team in Season 13.

Yep, that’s Emmy-winning decision making right there.

Here’s a recap of Monday’s show, with my picks for the top three performances. Check back tomorrow and I’ll let you know how all the songs did on iTunes.

1. Jon Mero
Song: “Versace on the Floor” by Bruno Mars
Chair turns: Jennifer Hudson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turned early in the performance. Miley Cyrus later joined them, giving Jon a coveted four-chair turn.
Why: No doubt, Jon deserved those four chairs. He showed great range, great power and delivered a spot-on vocal throughout. He joined Team Adam Levine.
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2. Chloe Komanski
Song: “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac
Chair turns: Miley Cyrus, Blake Shelton and Jennifer Hudson. Chloe stuck with her pre-performance preference and joined Team Miley.
Why: Loved her tone, loved the passion in her performance. Most of all I loved that rasp in her voice. Not to mention the song choice.
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3. Ignatious Carmouche
Song: “Latch” by Disclosure
Why: Three words — that range! Incredible! And he stayed there for the entire second half of the performance.
Chair turns: Once Ignatious started showing off his range, Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton turned. He joined Team Jennifer.
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See also:
A playlist featuring 25 original songs from Season 13 artists
Links to profiles of more than 40 Season 13 artists
(The rest are coming soon)

Brandon Brown
Song: “Georgia On My Mind” by Ray Charles
Chair turns: Adam Levine turned very early in the performance. Blake Shelton and Jennifer Hudson turned late. He picked Team Adam.
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Dennis Drummond
Song: “She Talks to Angels” by the Black Crowes
Chair turns: Adam Levine turned early in the performance, Blake Shelton late. Dennis joined Team Blake.
Voice Views profile: coming soon

Ilianna Viramontes
Song: “New Soul” by Yael Naim
Chair turns: Blake Shelton and Miley Cyrus turned late in the performance. She joined Team Miley.
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Meagan McNeal
Song: “Can’t Feel My Face” by the Weeknd
Chair turns: Jennifer Hudson turned on a big glory note miday through the song, giving Meagan a spot on the show.
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Rebecca Brunner
Song: “Believer” by Imagine Dragon”
Chair turns: Blake Shelton turned at the very last second, giving Rebecca a spot on the show.
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Whitney Fenimore
Song: “Hold On We’re Going Home” by Drake
Chair turns: Midway through the performance, Adam Levine and Miley Cyrus turned. She joined Team Adam.
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Made show but montaged

Katrina Rose
Song: “Kozmic Blues” by Janis Joplin
Chair turns: She earned a spot on Team Miley Cyrus
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Natalie Stovall
Song: “If It Hadn’t Been for Love” by The SteelDrivers
Chair turns: She earned a spot on Team Blake Shelton
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Ryan Scripps
Song: “Body Like a Dirt Road” by Sam Hunt
Chair turns: He earned a spot on Team Blake Shelton
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Did not make the show

Olivia Kay
Song: “Ghost”
Chair turns: None. Olivia, at 13, was the youngest singer at the blind auditions.

Nathan Graham
Song: “Nobody to Blame”
Chair turns: None.