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Carson Daly with Tim Atlas as he was being stolen on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Well, the Season 9 eliminations began with the battle rounds last week, and three four-chair turn recipients — Manny Cabo, Lyndsey Elm and Krista Hughes — were among the victims.

The Season 9 cast is also one of the show’s youngest ever, with 11 singers who were under 18 when they auditioned.

Eight of those singers survived the battle round, including Braiden Sunshine, Emily Ann Roberts, Shelby Brown, Chance Pena, Madi Davis, Siahna Im, Ivonne Acero and Zach Seabaugh. Ivonne and Chance earned battle round steals.

Amanda Ayala, Cole Criske and Sydney Rhame were eliminated.

Nearly all of the advancing artists participated in conference calls with the media over the past two weeks.

For the stories behind the week one battles, follow the links below.

Team Adam:

James Dupre vs. Dustin Monk
Jordan Smith vs. Regina Love
Keith Semple vs. Manny Cabo
Viktor Kiraly vs. Cassandra Robertson
Shelby Brown vs. Amanda Ayala
Andi and Alex vs. Chance Pena (coming soon)

Team Blake:

Zach Seabaugh vs. Tyler Dickerson
Barrett Baber vs. Dustin Christensen
Chris Crump vs. Krista Hughes
Emily Ann Roberts vs. Morgan Frazier
Blind Joe vs. Blaine Mitchell
Nadjah Nicole vs. Cole Criske

Team Gwen:

Ellie Lawrence vs. Tim Atlas
Jeffery Austin vs. Noah Jackson
Summer Schappell vs. Hanna Ashbrook
Korin Bukowski vs. Chase Kerby
Braiden Sunshine vs. Lyndsey Elm
Siahna Im vs. Ivonne Acero (coming soon)

Team Pharrell:

Mark Hood vs. Celeste Betton
Madi Davis vs. Sydney Rhame
Kota Wade vs. Alex Kandel
Darius Scott vs. Daria Jazmin
Amy Vachal vs. Jubal and Amanda
Evan McKeel vs. Riley Biederer (coming soon)