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Miya Bass and Drew Cole perform during the battle round on The Voice. Both singers advanced. (NBC Photo)

The Voice paired up 12 singers during the third night of the battle round on Monday.

But only three went home.

That’s because another three — Miya Bass, Jaclyn Lovey and Kaleb Lee — were rescued from elimination by steals.

That leaves just one steal — Alicia Keys has it — entering the final six battles, which will air Tuesday night.

Oh, NBC has been billing this as a triple-feature week of sorts for The Voice.

Don’t be fooled. Wednesday’s episode will be a clip show, featuring the best of the blind auditions and the battles for those in need of a refresher.

Here’s my recap. Again, I didn’t agree with all the decisions that came down on Monday’s show.

BEST OF THE NIGHT

TEAM ADAM LEVINE

The matchup: Drew Cole vs. Miya Bass
The song: “Knocking on Heavens Door” by Bob Dylan
The background: Drew Cole, 25, of Los Angeles, scored one of the biggest blind audition hits with his cover of “Sex and Candy” and turned two chairs. Adam was the only coach to turn for Miya’s cover of “Issues.” She’s 29 and from Jamaica, New York.
The performance: Great song choice. Great performance. Maybe that’s why it’s already been viewed 620,000 times on YouTube. Drew has a distinctive vocal approach, so I’m not surprised Adam kept him. Miya? Wow, she’s just a powerful, powerful singer who got a very well deserved steal.
The outcome: Adam declared Drew the winner, but Miya will advance too, thanks to a steal by Alicia Keys.

THE OTHER STEALS

TEAM BLAKE SHELTON

The matchup: Kaleb Lee vs. Pryor Baird
The song: “Don’t Do Me Like That” by Tom Petty
The background: Kaleb, 31, of Ormond Beach, Fla., auditioned with “Never Wanted Nothing More” and turned two chairs. Pryor, 35, of Old Orchard, Calif., covered “I Don’t Need No Doctor” and turned all four chairs.
The performance: I wasn’t crazy about the song choice and was surprised that performance resulted in a steal. That said, Pryor took liberties with the song and they paid off. He went a little wild with his vocals. That paid off too.
The outcome: Blake declared Pryor the winner, putting Kaleb on the brink of elimination, before he was stolen by Kelly Clarkson.

TEAM ALICIA KEYS

The matchup: Britton Buchanan vs. Jaclyn Lowry
The song: “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran
The background: Jaclyn Lovey, 16, of Placerville, Calif., performed “Can Help Falling in Love” in the blinds and turned two chairs. Britton, 18, of Sanford, N.C., performed “Trouble” and turned three.
The performance: Season 14 of The Voice features lots of seasoned performers. So it was great to see these teens show the youngsters on the show might be a force to contend with as the competition heats up. A really, really nice collaborative effort with great harmonies from Britton and Jaclyn. Nice to see they were both able to advance.
The outcome: Alicia declared Britton the winner, but Blake swooped in and stole Jaclyn at the very last second.

WHERE WAS THE STEAL?

TEAM KELLY CLARKSON

The matchup: Justin Kilgore vs. Molly Stevens
The song: “Burning House” by Cam
The background: Molly, 34, of Raleigh, N.C., auditioned with “Heavenly Day” and turned two chairs. Justin, 30, of Buffalo, Texas, performed “Tomorrow” and turned all four chairs.
The performance: These two singers delivered a really nice cover of the Cam hit. And no way Kelly can turn her back on Justin “Four-Chair-Turn” Kilgore after he shows off that kind of range. But where was the steal? Anyone? I mean, Molly absolutely had one of the most distinctive voices among the Season 16 cast.
The outcome: Justin Kilgore was named the winner by Kelly; no one stole Molly, meaning she was eliminated from the show.

THE COACH GOT IT WRONG

TEAM ADAM LEVINE

The matchup: Genesis Diaz vs. Mia Boostrom
The song: “Because of You” by Kelly Clarkson
The background: Genesis Diaz, 19, of Miami, Fla., auditioned with “Praying” and turned two chairs. Adam was the only coach to turn for Mia, 24, of Boston, Mass., who auditioned with “Pillowtalk.”
The performance: Mia displayed a rich, deep tone and there was absolutely nothing wrong with her vocal. But Genesis lit up the stage and would have offered more diversity to a Season 16 cast overloaded with females who want to sing pop-soul. Remember, her forte is Latino pop, and she was absolutely fierce on the battle round stage.
The outcome: Adam declared Mia the winner; Genesis was eliminated.

THE COACH GOT IT RIGHT

TEAM BLAKE SHELTON

The matchup: Jordan Kirkdorffer vs. Wilkes
The song: “Nobody to Blame” by Chris Stapleton
The background: Jordan 28, of Franklin, Tenn., auditioned with “In Case You Didn’t Know” and turned two chairs. Wilkes, 34, of Waleska, Ga., auditioned with “One Headlight” and also turned two chairs.
The performance: Great song choice, great duet. But Wilkes came off a little more believable, a little more country and a lot more weathered when the song swelled from the midway point on. I’m guessing he might be a dark horse on Season 14.
The outcome: Blake declared Wilkes the winner; Jordan was eliminated from the show.