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Cami Clune reacts to being saved by Kelly Clarkson during Tuesday’s results show on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

If The Voice follows Season 18’s ridiculous format that demanded each team be represented in the finale, they’re the singers most likely to do so.

They’re the four singers who automatically advanced based on fan voting during The Voice results show Tuesday night.

Cami Clune, Ben Allen, Jim Ranger and Tamara Jade then advanced after being saved by their respective coaches.

They’ll be joined in next week’s Top 9 by Bailey Rae, who won the instant save at the end of Tuesday’s show.

For song by song grades for the instant save, head here.

Meanwhile, here’s a recap.

Team Kelly:

The results: Desz was voted through. Cami Clune received the save. Madeline Consoer and Tanner Gomes were eliminated.
My take: The right two singers advanced, though I would have ranked Cami above Desz for the same reason Kelly saved her. She has a lane on the show all to herself. Honestly, given some of Kelly’s recent decisions, I was very pleased with the save choice. She just stole Cami; I thought she might go with someone who had been on her team all season.

Team Gwen:

The results: Carter Rubin was voted through. Ben Allen was saved. Joseph Soul and Payge Turner were eliminated.
My take: I thought Payge outperformed Carter Monday night, but Carter was outstanding in the knockouts. And I wasn’t surprised to see him as the most popular with fans from Team Gwen. Ben deserved the save after outperforming everyone on Team Gwen Monday night.

Team Blake

The results: Ian Flanigan won the fan vote. Jim Ranger got the save. The meant the end of the road for Sid Kingsley, Worth the Wait and Taryn Papa.
My take: Ian Flanigan as the Season 19 champ? It just became a lot more likely. He’s the type of singer Voice fans love and Monday’s song choice was spot on. Jim’s selection for the save surprised me a bit. Not because he didn’t deserve it, but because that means Blake is heading into next week with similar singers.

Team John

The results: John Holiday won the fan vote. John Legend then saved Tamara Jade. Chloe Hogan was eliminated; Bailey Rae got the instant save.
My take: Tamara needed to be saved because she delivered the best performance of the 17 we witnessed Monday. After giving John Holiday the pimp spot two straight week, producers should be thrilled that he was voted through. In other words, the expected happened here.