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Koryn Hawthorne performs earlier this season on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

For starters, she wound up on Team Christina, which already had two more experienced powerhouse female vocalists in India Carney and Kimberly Nichole.

Then the student at Lighthouse Christian Academy needed a pair of saves to survive the early rounds.

Both times, Pharrell Williams came to the rescue. He stole her from Team Christina after a knockout round loss; then he saved her when she wasn’t one of the top two vote-getters from his team duirng the live playoffs.

But since the finals began, the 17-year-old has become a fan favorite, in large part because of the intensity she brings to the stage.

And she enters the finals as the only singer to top Sawyer Fredericks on iTunes; she did it on Top 10 week when her performance of “Make It Rain” hit number three.

Here’s a look back at Koryn’s journey to The Voice finals, followed by video of all her performances.

Blind audition: Koryn sang Emeli Sande’s “My Kind of Love,” prompting Pharrell and Christina Aguilera to turn around for her performance. She opted to join Team Christina.

Battle round: She was matched against Vance Smith. They sang “Love Me Harder” by Ariana Grande and The Weeknd. Christina declared Koryn the winner; Vance was eliminated from the show.

Knockout round: She was pitted against Kimberly Nichole. Koryn performed Pink’s “Try” and received high praise from the judges, but Christina declared Kimberly the winner, pushing Koryn to the brink of elimination. Pharrell rescued her with his knockout round save.

Live playoffs: She performed “How Great Thou Art” and received Pharrell’s coach’s save to make the finals. The song hit number 74 on iTunes singles chart.

Top 12: She performed Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger.” The song landed at number 33 on iTunes, fifth best from the show. It landed at number 13 on the iTunes pop chart.

Top 10: She advanced to the Top 8 on fan voting. Her version of “Make It Rain” hit number three on iTunes, best of the week.

Top 8: She advanced to the Top 6 on fan voting. Her cover of “Girl on Fire” was number 35 on iTunes, seventh best of eight songs from that night’s show.

Top 6: She advanced to the Top 5 on fan voting. “Everybody Hurts” hit number 32 on iTunes; “Dream On” hit number 46. They were the sixth and eighth most popular of 12 songs on iTunes.

Top 5: Her cover of “Oh, Mary, Don’t You Weep” hit number 21 on iTunes and number one on the Christian/gospel chart. Her version of “One” hit number 54 on iTunes. They were the sixth and 10th most popular of the 10 songs from Top 5 night.

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