Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Regina Love and Jordan Smith prepare for the battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Jordan Smith and Regina Love adopted a simple strategy heading into The Voice battle round.

They wanted to make their performance so good that neither of them would go home.

It’s an oft-adopted approach. But with only eight steals available, it fails much more often than it works.

Jordan and Regina made it work.

Jordan was named the winner of the Team Adam battle round after they performed “Like I Can” by Sam Smith. Regina was stolen by Gwen Stefani.

“I would not have chosen another person to sing my battle with,” said Jordan, 21, of Harlan, Ken., who also turned in one of Season 9’s most highly touted blind auditions. “I am so happy that I got to share this experience with Regina. We became so close through that.

“We would pray together before rehearsals. And our mindset going into the battle was just to make this as good of a duet as possible instead of a duel and work towards making a really good performance and presenting something so that the coaches would have no other choice but to keep one of us and steal one of us.

“It really did take a lot of working together,” he added during a conference call with the media. “And she is just such a fun person to work with, she’s so kind and so sweet and she was encouraging to me and she pushed me to be better. She has an electrifying stage presence and a powerhouse vocally. So for me to climb to that level — she pushed me to be better.”

Regina, 51, Atlanta, Ga., said she feels “exactly the same” about being paired with Jordan for the battle round.

She also joked that he and the other contestants on The Voice are helping her in another way.

“You guys know I’m not 21 years old,” she said. “It was a blessing to be a part of — I feel like I’m getting younger by the minute being around beautiful people. I think my clock might be turning back.”

For more on Regina, head here. For more on Jordan, head here.

And check back for live blogs Monday and Tuesday when the battles continue on The Voice.

Jordan Smith and Regina Love perform during the battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Jordan Smith performs during the battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Regina Love performs during the battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)