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The Voice coaches were quite stingy with their chair turns when the Season 19 blind auditions were filmed.

How else do you explain just one chair turn for Casme following that high-energy performance we witnessed Monday night?

Or just two for Kelsie Watts following that superb cover of a Kelly Clarkson song.

But the coaches were finally enticed to give Desz just the third four-chair turn of the season when she closed Monday’s show with her version of “Unbreak My Heart.”

Here’s a recap of Monday’s show, complete with Voice Views’ picks for the top performances of the night.

BEST OF THE NIGHT

The artist: Desz, 30, Houston, Texas
The song: “Unbreak My Heart” by Toni Braxton
Chair turns: Desz had barely begun singing when Kelly turned her chair. John quickly followed. A powerful, passionate vocal and a great glory note eventually enticed chair turns from Gwen and Blake as well. John praised her performance, the range and the creativity she showed on a song that’s difficult to sing.
Her choice: The Voice decided to extend the suspense and reveal which team Desz joins at the beginning of Tuesday’s show. John Legend has lured both four-chair turns so far — Tamara Jade and Cami Clune — to his team.

RUNNERS-UP

The artist: Kelsie Watts, 29, Nashville, Tenn.
The song: “I Dare You” by Kelly Clarkson
Chair turns: A big glory note from Kelsie at the end of the song prompted chair turns from Kelly and Gwen. Kelly’s reaction “You just one-upped me on my own song.” Gwen called her “incredible” as well. Kelly predicts she could make the finale.
Her choice: Kelsie joined Team Kelly

The artist: Ben Allen, 42, Estero, Fla.
The song: “Red Dirt Road” by Brooks & Dunn
Chair turns: Blake and Gwen turned early in the performance. John joined as well. Gwen liked his strong, clear confident voice. Kelly predicted he might make the finale. Blake said he’s eager to pass along some of his country music knowledge to Blake and also predicted he’d be successful on the show.
His choice: Ben opted to join Team Blake.

ALSO MADE THE SHOW

The artist: Rio Souma, 28, Detroit, Michigan
The song: “Cruisin'” by Smokey Robinson
Chair turns: He got an almost immediate chair turn from Gwen, followed quickly by John and Kelly. Kelly called him “wonderful” and complimented him on making unique choices. John called him a phenomneal vocalist and said he deserved to be a four-chair turn. Gwen life the confidence he showed on stage.
His choice: Rio opted to join Team John.

The artist: Ryan Berg, 27, Dallas, Texas
The song: “Waiting on the World to Change” by John Mayer
Chair turns: Gwen turned quickly. John turned midway through the performance only to discover he’d been blocked by Gwen. They wound up being the only two coaches to turn. Gwen said she loved thee original sound of his voice.
His choice: Gwen’s use of the save meant Ryan automatically became a member of Team Gwen.

The artist: Jus Jon, 30, Newport News, Va.
The song: “Talk” by Khalid
Chair turns: Blake turned late in the performance and wound up being the only chair turn. Blake called him an incredible singer and reminded Jus Jon that he’s won the show with non-country singers. All three other coaches complimented him on his voice but said they were looking for more dynamics in the performance.
His choice: With Blake as the only chair turn, Jus Jon automatically became Team Blake.

The artist: Carter Rubin, 14, Long Island, N.Y.
The song: “Before You Go” by Lewis Capaldi
Chair turns: John turned early in the performance. Gwen turned as well at the midway mark. John said he sounded polished and show more control than would be expected from someone his age. Gwen pledged to help him with stage presence and called his voice beautiful. John noted he doesn’t often turn for the show’s youngest singers.
His choice: He opted to join Team Gwen.

The artist: Casmé, 39, New Orleans, La.
The song: “Baby I Love You”
Chair turns: A couple of impressive glory notes midway through the performance prompted a chair turn from John. He called it a beautiful, soulful rendition of the song and liked the positive energy she brought to the performance. Blake complimented her on a powerful voice.
Her choice: Casmé automatically became a member of Team John.

NO CHAIR TURNS

The artist: Michelle Moonshine, 28, Salt Lake, Utah
The song: “Carolina In My Mind”
Chair turns: No one turned, but Kelly complimented Michelle on a pretty tone and Gwen called the performance heartfelt.

The artist: Becca Kotte, 33, Fargo, N.D.
The song: “American Woman” by The Guess Who
Chair turns: No one turned for Becca’s high-energy rock performance. But John called her incredible and encouraged her to try The Voice again.

The artist: James Mays, 27, Memphis, Tenn.
The song: “The Show Must Go On”
Chair turns: No one turned for James