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Jennifer Hudson, former American Idol standout and former Voice coach will be a mentor during the Season 26 knockout round along with Sting (below)

Sting will help coach the singers on Team Snoop and Team Gwen. Jennifer will help Michael Buble and Reba McEntire prepare their contestants for the knockouts.

Those pre-taped, three-way knockouts will begin airing Monday night. And it appears the knockouts will continue airing through at least the following Monday.

This will mark Sting’s first stint on The Voice in any role.

Jennifer is returning after serving as a coach in Seasons 13 and 15.

In Season 13, she was the only coach who didn’t get a singer into the season finale.

She has better luck in Season 15, coaching Kennedy Holmes — who had auditioned for the show at age 13 — to a fourth-place.

Jennifer also coached three seasons on the UK version of The Voice and lead a singer to the title in one of those seasons.

Head here for a look at the teams entering this season’s knockouts.