The battle round continues tonight on The Voice during a one-hour episode in which we’re likely to see three full match-ups and get small snippets of three others. First, some musings on what we witnessed last night. Robbed: I understand Gwen Stefani’s decision to keep John Taylor Williams; his blind audition cover of “Heartless” was…
Which battle round song from Monday’s episode of The Voice is most popular on iTunes this morning? The answer is the show-closing performance by Luke Wade and Griffin, by a comfortable margin. As of 8 a.m., their version of “Maybe I’m Amazed” was sitting at number four on iTunes rock chart. And it was number…
Only three contestants were eliminated on the first night of the battle round on The Voice, and two of those were singers who had turned four chairs during the blind audition. In fact, as many contestants were saved as eliminated on night one. Those getting a second chance on the show include Griffin, picked up…
The battle rounds begin tonight on The Voice. By the time the dust settles two weeks from now, the Season 7 cast of 48 will have been whittled to 32. Half of the contestants will be in jeopardy of going home in this round. But eight will be saved and find themselves under the tutelage…
Thanks to teaser videos posted on the official site of The Voice, we already know most of the pairings for the battle rounds, which begin tonight. In this round, two team members are paired off for a duet. Their coach decides which singer advances. The loser goes home, unless stolen by one of the other…
Sometime over the next two weeks, DaNica Shirey of York will return to the national spotlight as a contestant on The Voice. DaNica, 25, made a splash about three weeks ago when she was featured on the second blind audition episode in Season 7 of the NBC hit show. She sang Jessie J’s “Big White…
Her audition: Beth Spangler, 30, of Aiken, S.C., auditioned with Beyonce’s “Best Thing I Never Had.” She immediately displayed strong pop vocals and broke into a big smile when she wound up with Adam Levine and Blake Shelton facing in her direction early in the performance. At the last moment, they were joined by Gwen…
His audition: Matt McAndrew, 23, of Philadelphia, Pa., auditioned with “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. He showed off a nice soft tone as the song opened and got Adam Levine to turn around quickly. Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams joined him when Matt hit the chorus. Adam said he felt like he was listening…
Her audition: Mayra Alvarez, 26, of La Porte, Texas, auditioned with Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” and said her biggest challenge would be to make the song her own. Mayra did just that and eventually prompted chair turns from Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton. Gwen called her “such a beautiful singer” and said her voice was…
His audition: Justin Johnes, 15, of Massapequa, N.Y., performed a soulful version of Passenger’s “Let Her Go.” What he didn’t know when he took the stage is that only one coach — Blake Shelton — had a spot remaining on his team. And Blake waited until the very last second to turn around, though he…
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