The Voice finalized its lineup for the playoffs Monday night when it aired the last six knockout round matches.
Each team will take five singers in the playoffs, which begin Monday, April 28 and conclude on Monday, May 5.
Two teams will perform each night. And once the singing ends, each coach will be forced to select the two singers they will take into the live semifinals.
No steals or saves this time around. Twenty singers will enter the playoffs; only eight will emerge.
Now, there are all sorts of problems and issues with this format, which I’ll delve into in later blogs.
Remember, not too long back, The Voice playoffs were live and included fan voting. This format means no fan voting until the final two episodes of the season.
Anyway, for those who’ve lost track because The Voice has stretched Season 27 out so much, here’s a look at who will be singing for each team in the playoffs.
Note that Adam will take four four-chair turns from the blinds into the playoffs; John will take two. Meanwhile, the five singers remaining on Team Michael turned a combined seven chairs in the blinds.
Oh, and this coming Monday, The Voice will air a recap show called Road to the Playoffs. So don’t expect to see any new performances. I’d advise skipping it altogether and watching American Idol, where fan voting started last weekend.
Following the links will take you to more on each artist.
TEAM ADAM (18 chair turns from the blinds)
Lucia Flores-Wiseman turned four chairs in the blinds, then won her battle round match for Team Adam on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Conor James turned four chairs in the blinds, then won his battle round match for Team Adam on The Voice (NBC Photo)
Britton Moore turned four chairs in the blinds, then won his battle round match for Team Adam on The Voice
Ethan Eckenroad turned four chairs in the blinds, then won his battle round match for Team Adam on The Voice (NBC Photo)
Kolby Cordell turned two chairs in the blinds, then won his battle round match with Team Legend on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
TEAM KELSEA (13 chair turns from the blinds)
Jaelen Johnston turned three chairs in the blinds, then won his battle round match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Iris Herrera turned three chairs in the blinds, then won her battle round match with Team Kelsea on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Alanna Lynise turned three chairs in the blinds, then won her battle round match with Team Kelsea on The Voice (NBC Photo)
Tinika Wyatt prompted Adam Levine to hit his coach’s replay button to earn a spot on The Voice. She lost her battle round match, but was stolen by Kelsea Ballerini. (NBC Photo)
Darius J. turned three chairs in the blinds. He lost his Team Adam battle round match, but was saved by his coach on The Voice (NBC Photo)
TEAM LEGEND (16 chair turns from the blinds)
Bryson Battle turned four chairs in the blinds, then won his battle round for Team Legend on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
BDII, aka Brian Darden turned four chairs in the blinds, then won his battle round match with Team Legend on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Renzo, aka Dennis Lorenzo turned three chairs in the blinds, then won his battle round match with Team Legend on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Olivia Kuper Harris turned three chairs in the blinds, then won her battle round match with Team Legend. (NBC Photo)
Ari Camille turned two chairs in the blinds and joined Team Legend. She lost her battle round match on The Voice, but was stolen by Adam Levine. (NBC Photo)
TEAM MICHAEL (7 chair turns from the blinds)
Kaiya Hamilton turned two chairs in the blinds, then won her battle round match with Team Michael on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Jaydn Cree turned two chairs in the blinds, then won her battle round match with Team Michael on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Adam David turned just Michael Buble’s chair in the blinds. He then won his battle round match with Team Michael on The Voice (NBC Photo)
Barry Jean Fontenot turned just Michael’s chair during the blinds. He lost his battle round match, but was saved by Michael Buble on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Angie Rey turned just Kelsea’s chair in the blinds, then then won her battle round match on The Voice.
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