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Meghan Linsey performs earlier this season on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Guess who was the only coach on The Voice who didn’t spin his chair during Meghan’s blind audition?

Of course, Blake made up for that misstep a couple of weeks later, saving Meghan after she lost a Team Pharrell battle round match.

Now, they’re headed to The Voice finals together, even though Meghan came to the show with a desire to sing more soulful material, rather than just country music, as she looks for a second chance at stardom in the music business.

The results have been impressive: Meghan has hit the Top 10 on iTunes three times, more often than any Voice contestant not named Sawyer.

Here’s a look at her path to the Season 8 finals, followed by videos of all her performances on the show.

Blind audition: She auditioned with a country version of the Nazareth classic rock hit “Love Hurts.” No one turned around until late in the performance, when Pharrell, Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera did so almost simultaneously. The only coach who didn’t turn around was Meghan’s old acquaintance, Blake Shelton.

Battle round: She battled Paul Pfau in a Team Pharrell battle. They sang “Don’t Let Me Down.” Pharrell declared Paul the winner; Meghan was stolen by Blake Shelton. Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera tried to steal her as well.

Knockout round She was matched against Travis Ewing, Blake’s other stolen contestant from the battle round. Meghan performed “Natural Woman,” turned in one of the most impressive vocals from the opening night of the knockouts and was declared the winner.

Live playoffs: She performed OneRepublic’s “Love Runs Out” and was voted into the finals. The song landed at number 103 on the iTunes singles chart.

Top 12: She performed “Girl Crush.” The song landed at number four on the iTunes singles chart, third best from the show. It landed at number one on the iTunes country chart.

Top 10: She advanced to the Top 8 on fan voting. Her cover of “Home” hit number 25 on iTunes, third best of the night’s 10 songs.

Top 8: She advanced to the Top 6 on fan voting. Her cover of “Something” hit number 27 on iTunes, fifth best of the eight songs performed.

Top 6: She performed “Amazing Grace” and “Steamroller Blues” and advanced to the Top 5 on fan voting. “Amazing Grace” hit number 5 on iTunes, second best for the night. “Steamroller Blues” hit number 24, fifth best of 12 songs from the night.

Top 5: Meghan scored her third Top 10 iTunes hit since the finals began with “Tennessee Whiskey.” The song landed at number 5 on the iTunes singles chart and number one on the country chart. Her other song from the night, “I’m Not the Only One,” hit number 21 on iTunes.

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