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 by Team Blake; Craig Wayne Boyd, picked up by Team Gwen; and Jean Kelley, picked up by Team Pharrell.
The biggest upset of the night was pulled off by 18-year-old Elyjuh Rene, who bested 36-year-old background singer Maiya Sykes, one of the standout performers from the blind auditions. Philly’s Chris Jamison won a battle of singers who had turned four chairs during the auditions, defeating Jonathan Wyndham.
Other victorious battle round singers on Monday included Sugar Joans and Taylor John Williams of Team Gwen, James David Carter of Team Blake, and Luke Wade of Team Pharrell.
Below are photos of the battles, provided by NBC.
Amanda Lee Peers and Taylor John Williams during their Team Gwen battle round match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Amanda Lee Peers during her Team Gwen battle match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Taylor John Williams during his Team Gwen battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Amanda Lee Peers and Taylor John Williams await the outcome of their battle round match on The Voice. (NBC Photo0
Chris Jamison and Jonathan Wyndham during their Team Adam battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Chris Jamison during his Team Adam battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Jonathan Wyndham during his Team Adam battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Jean Kelley and Sugar Joans during their Team Gwen battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Sugar Joans during her Team Gwen battle match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Jean Kelley during her Team Gwen battle match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Sugar Joans reacts to her Team Gwen battle round win on The Voice. Jean Kelley (left) was stolen moments later. (NBC Photo)
Craig Wayne Boyd during his Team Blake battle match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
James David Carter during his Team Blake battle match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Craig Wayne Boyd and James David Carter during their Team Blake battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Craig Wayne Boyd and James David Carter await the outcome of their battle round match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Elyjuh Rene and Maiya Sykes during their Team Pharrell battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Elyjuh Rene during his Team Pharrell battle match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Maiya Sykes during her Team Pharrell battle round match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Elyjuh Rene and Maiya Sykes await the result of their battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Griffin and Luke Wade during their battle round match on Team Pharrell on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Griffin during his Team Pharrell battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Luke Wade during his Team Pharrell battle round on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Griffin and Luke Wade await the outcome of their battle round match on The Voice. (NBC Photo)
Amanda Lee Peers Chris Jamison Craig Wayne Boyd Elyjuh Rene Griffin James David Carter Jean Kelley Jonathan Wyndham Luke Wade Maiya Sykes Season 7 Battle Round Sugar Joans Taylor John Williams
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