Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Kelly Clarkson congratulates Presley Tennant following her cross battle victory on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Could Presley Tennant, Team Kelly Clarkson’s young pop singer, a one-chair steal in the blind auditions, make a run for the Season 16 crown?

Or how about Jej Vinson, who has already performed in front of Taylor Swift and a president and who turned four chairs with his blind audition?

All four are among the front-runners for The Voice on social media heading into Monday’s live playoffs and a week when The Voice field will be whittled from a Top 24 to a Top 13.

And with Season 16 shortened to just three weeks of finals, pre-show fan bases will be more important than ever in determining who comes out on top.

It’s important to note that most of the singers on top in the lists below came to The Voice with strong social media followings.

It’s also pretty clear from the numbers that, if you’re a young singer looking to build a social media fan base, The Voice is not the place to be. Just compare the numbers below to social media numbers for the Top 8 on American Idol.

The fault isn’t the singers, it’s the format.

Come Monday, fans will have heard the Top 8 on American Idol sing 13 times. The Voice will be presenting just the fourth performance from the Top 24 below. Fans simply haven’t gotten a chance to know The Voice cast as well.

After three rounds, Dexter Roberts is a front-runner on The Voice Season 16. (NBC Photo)

1. Presley Tennant (Team Kelly) 42,000
2. Jej Vinson (Team Kelly) 31,600
3. Dexter Roberts (Team Blake) 31,500
4. Domenic Haynes (Team Adam) 25,800
5. Gyth Rigdon (Team Blake) 22,500
6. Shawn Sounds (Team Legend) 17,800
7. Celia Babini (Team Legend) 17,300
8. Kalvin Jarvis (Team Adam) 15,900
9. Jacob Maxwell (Team Legend) 15,000
10. Maelyn Jarmon (Team Legend) 14,600
11. Kendra Checketts (Team Blake) 14,500
12. Jimmy Mowery (Team Legend) 10,100
13. Abby Kasch (Team Kelly) 9,033
14. Mari Jones (Team Adam) 8,673
15. Carter Lloyd Horne (Team Blake) 8,640
16. Lisa Ramey (Team Legend) 8,616
17. Matthew Johnson (Team Kelly) 7,958
18. Kim Cherry (Team Blake) 6,343
19. Rod Stokes (Team Kelly) 6,341
20. Selkii (Team Blake) 4,570
21. Rebecca Howell (Team Kelly) 4,432
22. Oliv Blu (Team Blake) 4,193
23. Betsy Ade (Team Adam) 3,751
24. Andrew Sevener (Team Blake) 3,086

Twitter

1. Jimmy Mowery (Team Legend) — 45,700
2. Dexter Roberts (Team Blake) – 23,700
3. Jej Vinson (Team Kelly) — 6.253
4. Gyth Rigdon (Team Blake) — 4,124
5. Maelyn Jarmon (Team Legend) — 2,520
6. Dominic Haynes (Team Adam) — 2,441
7. Oliv Blu (Team Blake) — 1,840
8. Lisa Ramey (Team Legend) — 1,781
9. Jacob Maxwell (Team Legend) — 1,744
10. Abby Kasch (Team Kelly) — 1,722
11. Selkii (Team Blake) — 1,673
12. Presley Tennant (Team Kelly) — 1,535
13. Rob Stokes (Team Kelly) — 1,311
14. Celia Babini (Team Legend) — 1,284
15. Matthew Johnson (Team Kelly) — 1,257
16. Carter Lloyd Horne (Team Blake) — 1,237
17. Shawn Sounds (Team Legend) — 1,208
18. Kim Cherry (Team Blake) — 1,189
19. Kendra Checketts (Team Blake) — 1,151
20. Rebecca Howell (Team Kelly) — 1,083
21. Mari Jones (Team Adam) — 1,073
22. Betsy Ade (Team Adam) — 1,020
23. Andrew Sevener (Team Blake) — 929
24. Kalvin Jarvis (Team Adam) — 804

Gyth Rigdon enters the live playoffs with one of the biggest social media followings on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

1. Gyth Rigdon (Team Blake) 92,361
2. Dexter Roberts (Team Blake) 55,355
3. Presley Tennant (Team Kelly) 12,942
4. Jimmy Mowery (Team Legend) 8,123
5. Betsy Ade (Team Adam) 7,837
6. Rob Stokes (Team Kelly) 7,784
7. Matthew Johnson (Team Kelly) 6,671
8. Abby Kasch (Team Kelly) 5,997
9. Jej Vinson (Team Kelly) 5,663
10. Rebecca Howell (Team Kelly) 5,421
11. Selkii (Team Blake) 4,830
12. Maelyn Jarmon (Team Legend) 4,604
13. Andrew Sevener (Team Blake) 2,994
14. Shawn Sounds (Team Legend) 2,849
15. Dominic Haynes (Team Adam) 2,799
16. Lisa Ramey (Team Legend) 1,730
17. Jacob Maxwell (Team Legend) 1,704
18. Kalvin Jarvis (Team Adam) 1,614
19. Kim Cherry (Team Blake) 1,607
20. Carter Lloyd Horne (Team Blake) 1,273
21. Celia Babini (Team Legend) 1,077
22. Oliv Blu (Team Blake) 1,020
23. Mari Jones (Team Adam) 646
24. Kendra Checketts (Team Blake) 587