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Team Kelly Clarkson in the live playoffs will include Jake Hoot, Max Boyle, Damali, Hello Sunday and Shane Q. (NBC Photo)

Twenty artists are performing in the live playoffs for The Voice in Season 17.

Thirteen will advance to next week’s competition.

That will include the top two vote-getters from Team Kelly and one singer Kelly saves tomorrow night.

Here are song by song grades for the members of Team Kelly.

Shane Q: He’s singing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” Chalk this up as another song choice I don’t quite understand. I mean, a Top 13 spot is on the line; seven singers are going home this week. Shane shows off his vocal talent. I just would have liked a song that displayed more emotion. Blake calls it a “great job.” Kelly praises his versatility. Grade: B–

Hello Sunday: They’ll sing Adele’s “Hello.” No, no, no. Rough opening. And now it sounds more like screaming than singing. I’m not loving this arrangement either. Look, these young ladies made fabulous progress from the blinds to the battles and again from the battles to the knockouts. But given the Season 17, talent … well, this was sort of a mess. Still, Gwen says they were incredible. Kelly loved their energy and their brave song choice. Grade: D.

Damali: She’s singing “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. She’s another young singer, loaded with potential and with a bright future. She delivered a nice ending to that performance. There were some vocal inconsistencies leading up to that ending, though. John liked her emotional investment in the performance. Kelly calls her “incredibly gifted.” Grade: C–

Max Boyle: He’s singing “Falling Slowly” by Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová. Hey, a nice song choice. Max is showing a bit of nerves early in this performance. He finds his stride, however, when the song hits the chorus. He’s also serving up a reminder of his range. And a really nice ending. Not as good as his Billie Eilish cover in the knockouts, but that should be good enough to make the Top 13. Kelly calls him “so good.” Grade: B

Jake Hoot: Not sure Jake needed the pimp spot on Team Kelly to advance. He’s singing “You Lie” by Reba McIntire. Look, he’s moving on. He just has a deep, classic country sound that Voice fans are going to love. I won’t be surprised if he makes the finals. That was another solid performance from Jake. And he gets an endorsement from Blake. Kelly praises the range he showed on the song. Grade: B