Damien Lawson was paired against one of his best friends during the battle round on The Voice, but prevailed over Kelli Douglas in a Team Adam showdown. They were asked to sing “Knock on Wood,” and Damien seemed assured and in control from the moment the song started. He also delivered several interesting ad libs….
Adam Levine pitted his two guitar players — Matt McAndrew and Ethan Butler — against one another in The Voice battle round. Then he asked them to perform Coldplay’s classic ballad, “Yellow.” Both turned in praise-worthy performances, and Ethan got compliments for excelling with a song that wasn’t in his wheelhouse. But Adam declared Matt…
Blake Shelton pitted Bree Fondacaro against Taylor Brashears in the battle round on The Voice Monday night. Then he asked them to sing Linda Ronstadt’s “You’re No Good,” saying the song should fit Bree’s sultry vocals as well as Taylor’s sass. As it turned out, Taylor’s sass and powerful vocals took the day. She was…
DaNica Shirey advanced to round three on Season 7 of The Voice Monday night. The 25-year-old from York — the first York County contestant on the show — squared off with Toia Jones, 28, of Montgomery, Ala., in the battle round for Team Pharrell. During the battle round, teammates are paired up, given a song…
A pair of four-chair turn recipients will return to the stage tonight as the battle rounds continue on The Voice. And tonight should mark the return of York’s DaNica Shirey to The Voice stage. She’ll be pitted against Team Pharrell colleague Toia Jones for a highly-hyped performance of Beyonce’s “Halo.” The four-chair turn recipients we’ll…
Week two of the blind auditions on The Voice will feature four more saves, five singers who turned four chairs in the blind auditions and the return of York’s DaNica Shirey to The Voice stage. In fact, DaNica’s battle round performance of “Halo” with Toia Jones is already being featured on The Voice website. And…
We saw eight battle round pairings on The Voice last week and the rest will be aired this week. Here are my picks for the top four performances from Week 1. 1. Sugar Joans and Jean Kelley, “Survivor” Jean and Sugar weren’t the most highly touted performers entering the battle round. In fact, both turned…
Two of the battle round performances from Tuesday’s episode of The Voice are neck and neck in the running for fan favorite on iTunes. As of 10 a.m., “Breakeven,” the song performed by Taylor Phelan and Jordy Searcy, was sitting at 105 on the iTunes singles chart. Just two spots behind was “Stay,” the song…
An unlikely song choice produced unlikely results on night two of the battle round on The Voice Tuesday night. Gwen Stefani decided to have reggae singer Menlik Zergabachew, 19, of Silver Spring, Md., and rock-pop singer Troy Ritchie, 21, of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., to sing Hall and Oates “Maneater.” When the singing ended, she declared…
The battle rounds on The Voice haven’t been overly kind to singers who turned four chairs during the blind auditions. In fact, three four-chair turn recipients were eliminated this week. Taylor Phelan, of Team Pharrell Williams, avoided that fate, but he had to overcome an outstanding performance by teammate Jordy Searcy to do it. The…
