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Members of Team Pharrell entering the knockout round on The Voice include, from left, DaNica Shirey, Luke Wade, Taylor Phelan, Jean Kelley, Elyjuh Rene, Katriz Trinidad, Menlik Zergabachew, Ricky Manning. (NBC Photo)

Thanks to The Voice promos, we already know one of the knockout round matchups on Team Pharrell.

Pharrell will pit two of his four-chair turns — Luke Wade and Taylor Phelan — against one another, which opens up a spot in the live round for another of his singers.

Remember, four of the eight listed below will advance to those live rounds, along with the artist Pharrell steals during the knockout round.

My prediction: Taylor Phelan makes that live round. York County’s own DaNica Shirey might have a strong shot after impressive performances in the first two rounds. Same for Katriz Trinidad, who defeated four-chair turn recipient Blessing Offor in the battle round on a song ill-suited for her style.

Here’s a look at all the Team Pharrell contestants who will be competing in the knockout round. Follow the links and you’ll find a bio and pre-Voice videos for each singer.

Luke Wade, 31, of Dublin, Texas, performed Otis Redding’s “That’s How Strong Love Is” for his audition and turned four chairs way back in the season premiere. In the battle round, he defeated three-chair turn recipient Griffin. For their battle, they performed “Maybe I’m Amazed.”

Ricky Manning, 19, of Cape Coral, Fla., auditioned with “Love Me Again” and turned two chairs. He then defeated Brittany Butler, who also turned two chairs with her blind audition, in the battle round. They sang “On Broadway” by George Benson.

Katriz Trinidad, 15, of San Diego, Calif., turned to an old favorite — Etta James’ “At Last” — for her audition. She turned three chairs. In the battle round, she defeated a four-chair turn recipient, Blessing Offor. They performed “Do I Do” by Stevie Wonder.

DaNica Shirey, 25, of York, Pa., auditioned with Jessie J’s “Big White Room.” She turned three chairs and became York County’s first-ever contestant on the show. In the battle round, she defeated Toia Jones, a two-chair turn recipient in the blind auditions. They sang Beyonce’s “Halo.”

Taylor Phelan, 25, of Sherman, Texas, auditioned with The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather,” turned four chairs and wound up with one of the most successful blind audition singles on iTunes. In the battle round, he defeated Jordy Searcy. They performed “Breakeven” by the Scripts. Jordy had turned three chairs with his blind audition.

Menlik Zergabachew, 19, of Silver Spring, Md., performed Sublime’s “Santeria” as his audition song. He’s the reggae singer who turned a pair of chairs with that performance and joined Team Gwen. He lost his battle round match to Troy Ritchie; they sang “Maneater” by Hall and Oates. But both Pharrell and Adam tried to steal Menlik. He went with Pharrell.

Jean Kelley, 29, of Nashville, Tenn., auditioned with the Kelly Clarkson hit “Already Gone.” She turned a pair of chairs very late in that performance. She and Sugar Joans turned in one of the best Season 7 battles, singing “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child. Sugar won the battle, but Jean wound up being stolen by Pharrell.

Elyjuh Rene, 18, of Long Beach, Calif., auditioned with Beyonce’s “XO” and turned a pair of chairs. In the battle round, he scored an upset over Maiya Sykes, a four-chair turn recipient. They sang “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys.