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Owen Danoff and John Gilman rehearse for their battle round match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Owen Danoff turned four chairs with his blind audition cover of “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” on The Voice.

But he says he faced a couple of challenges when it came time for his Team Adam battle round match with John Gilman.

First, they were asked to sing the Bonnie Rait version of “Runaway.” While both singers were familiar with the song, neither were that familiar with her version, Owen admitted during a conference call with the media this week.

And Owen, a singer-songwriter from New York, was asked to perform without his guitar.

“I just had to sing with a mike, which is something that I’m not really used to or so comfortable with,” Owen said. “Adam and (his adviser) Tori Kelly helped me out a lot with that.

“Both of us really worked hard on an arrangement and I mean, I think we really came up with a cool arrangement and did what we set out to do. I think it went really well,” Owen added.

As for what turned the tide in his favor?

“I’m not sure,” he admitted. “Because John and I, I think the arrangement that we had and the song choice created a kind of a middle ground in terms of both of our styles. So I just think it came down to what Adam was liking at the time.”

Owen, 25, at the time he auditioned was declared the winner of the battle we saw just a snippet of. That means he advances to the knockout round with Team Adam. John was eliminated.

For more on Owen, head here. For more on John, head here.

John Gilman and Owen Danoff perform during the battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Owen Danoff performs during the battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

John Gilman performs during the battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)