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Lucia Flores-Wiseman reacts to her four-chair turn blind audition on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Lucia Flores-Wiseman turned four chairs and 11 other artists earned spots on The Voice as the show aired its fourth blind audition episode of Season 27 Monday night.

Adam Levine lured Lucia to his team, giving his five four-chair turns so far in his return to the show. The other three coaches had landed two total; Kelsea and Michael have yet to convince a single four-chair turn to join their teams.

Meanwhile, Michael Buble’s struggles continued. Four artists joined his team on Monday’s show. But he was the only coach to turn for two of those artists and has yet to land an artist who turned more than two chairs this season.

In addition to Lucia, singers earning spots on the show Monday included Aaron Rizzo, Antonio Ramsey, Dimitrius Graham, Hailey Wright, Kaiya Hamilton, Kolby Cordell, Fran Osla, Nell Simmons, Olivia Kuper Harris and Robert Hunter.

Here’s a recap. The links take you to a profile of the singer, complete with information on music they’ve already released.

BEST OF THE NIGHT

Lucia Flores-Wiseman, 22, Maple Valley, Wash., performed “La Llorona” by Angela Aguilar: Lucia’s lovely tone prompted almost immediate chair turns from Adam Levine and Michael Buble. Kelsea Ballerini joined them just a couple lines late, followed by John Legend.Lucia’s performance continued to get stronger until an excellent closing note. Kelsea said the performance left her feeling weirdly emotional and said Lucia has a “God-given voice.” Adam said she has a singular voice. John called her performance like Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse singing in Spanish. Michael made his pitch in Spanish, calling her voice “amazing.” Lucia decided to join Team Adam.

RUNNERS-UP

Fran Posla, 25, New York, N.Y., “What the World Needs Now” by Jackie DeShannon. Showing off a unique tone, Fran enticed an early chair turn from Adam Levine. Her soulful delivery eventually earned a chair turn from John Legend as well. Kelsea complimented her on a comfortable voice. John said she has a cool voice and makes interesting musical choices. Adam loved her bravado and the fact that she’s different. She joined Team Adam.

Olivia Kuper Harris, 34, Manhatten, N.Y., “Dream a Little Dream of Me” by Doris Day: Olivia’s lovely delicate vocals earned quick chair turns from Adam Levin and John Legend. Midway through the performance, Kelsea Ballerini joined them. In spite of a nice ending, Michael Buble stayed put. Adam loved the ethereal quality of her voice and called her “really special.” John liked the beauty of her tone and said he liked the risks she took during the performance. Olivia opted to joined Team Legend.

ALSO MADE THE SHOW

Kolby Cordell, 32, Ontario, Calif., performed “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross. Kolby showed off strong vocals and stage presence. John Legend and Michael Buble turned early in his performance. John liked the way he made the song his own and said he heard “a lot of church” in Kolby’s vocals. Michael liked the spirit Kolby brough to the stage. Kolby decided to join Team Legend.

Hailey Wright, 19, Redwater, Texas, performed “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” by Freddy Fender. Her opening prompted chair turns from Michael Buble and Kelsea Ballerini. Wow, haven’t heard this song in years and years. And Hailey’s delivering a nice version of it. Strong ending too. John liked the yodel in her voice and said her vocals show a lot of maturity for her age. Kelsea called her voice undeniably country. Michael noted he’s done duets with Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton. Hailey opted to join Team Kelsea.

Dimitrius Graham, 33, Baltimore, Md., performed “Get You.” A singing show vet, Dimitrius earned chair turns from Kelsea Ballerini and Michael Buble with a soul, but frill=filled performance. Adam said he really liked his voice. John loved the creative risks he took and liked the tone of the higher part of his voice. Michael found his performance very sexy. Kelsea loved his range and said she’s inspired by his voice. He joined Team Michael.

Kaiya Hamilton, 26, Atlanta, Ga., performed “ICU” by CoCo Jones. Kaiya immediately showed off a unique, sultry sound. She earned chair turns from Kelsea Ballerini and Michael Buble. John called it some of the best singing we’ve heard today. Kelsea called her pitch and tone amazing. Michael said she has a deep, rich voice and the ability to do a ton of runs. She decided to join Team Michael.

Robert Hunter, 33, Garner, N.C., performed “Til You Can’t” by Cody Johnson: His country vocals earned an almost immediate chair turn from Kelsea Ballerini. Robert delivered an impassioned performance. And Michael Buble turned too late in the performance. John loved the power in his voice. Kelsea loved the story-telling aspect of his performance. Michael said he’s desperate for a country artist. Robert brought his wife and daughter to the stage and asked his daughter who her favorite singer is. Her adorable response: Kelsea Ballerini. And so Kelsea landed another country singer.

Antonio Ramsey, 35, Boynton Beach, Fla., “Every Little Step” by Bobby Brown: Quite frankly, it would have been easier to judge his performance if The Voice had cut the damn mics on the judges. How rude! How annoying! The coaches get their turn when the song ends. Let us hear the singer, uninterrupted, please! No one turned for Antonio’s performance. But given a second chance to impress the coaches, he got John Legend to push his coach’s replay button. John liked his rich tone.

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THE MONTAGED

The Voice aired just a few seconds of the following performances because … well, hey, it’s The Voice … and they had to give us full packages on two singers who didn’t make the show. Oh, and do you think the show cares enough to post the full performances online since cameras were rolling the entire time? Of course not. Because, again, this is The Voice.

Aaron Rizzo, 27, Atlanta, Ga., performed “Drops of Jupiter” by Train. Only Michael Buble turned. He said he loved Aaron’s unique sound.

Kameron Kaso, 18, Wichita, Kansas, performed “This Town” by Naill Horan. Again, Michael was the lone chair turn. He liked Kameron’s
“gentle and pure voice.”

Nell Simmons, 40, New Orleans, La., performed “Love Hangover” by Dianna Ross. Only Joh Legend turned. He said he thinks the other coaches were intimidated because he turned so quickly. He complimented Nell on her pure and soulful sound.

Olivia Kuper-Harris listens to feedback from the coaches following her blind audition on The Voice. (NBC Photo)