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Chevel Shepherd reacts to advancing on The Voice as Abby Cates, Keith Paluso, Kymberli Joye, Sarah Grace and Zaxai look on. (NBC Photo)

If you’ve watched the live playoffs before, you know what to expect tonight on The Voice.

If not, here’s what will happen.

Two singers from each team will advance based on the overnight fan voting.

Then each coach gets to save one final contestant from elimination, meaning three of the six members of each team advance to next week.

The other three head home.

I’ve already made my choices on who should stay and who should go. You can check them out here.

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New tonight will be the selection of a 13th finalist from The Voice’s Comeback Stage.

At the end of the show, Lynnea Moorer and Ayanna Joni will sing for fan votes via a Twitter save in the last few minutes of the show.

Both auditioned for Season 15, but failed to turn a chair. Among six Comeback Stage contestants, Kelsea Ballerini selected them to perform for a spot on the show.

Lynnea is from Monterey, Calif., and was 19 at the time of her blind audition. Ayanni is from Yonkers, N.Y., and was 29 when she auditioned.

Now it’s time to get down to some results.

Team Blake: Advancing via fan votes are Kirk Jay and Chris Kroeze. Blake opts to save Dave Fenley.

My take: Good choice on Blake’s part. Would have liked to have seen Michael Lee advance instead of Kirk. That means Natasia Greycloud, Fonsho and Michael go home.

Team Adam: Advancing based on fan voting are DeAndre Nico and Reagan Strange. Adam opts to save Tyke James.

My take: Boo! Hiss! Tyke’s vocal was one of the weakest last night and the fact that he wasn’t voted through makes it clear the heart throb label they’re trying to put on him hasn’t worked yet. Kameron Marlow or Radha — preferrably Radha — would have been much better picks. Steve Memmolo also heads home.

Tam JHUD: Advancing via fan voting are Kennedy Holmes and MaKenzie Thomas, who says having Jennifer and Kelly throw shoes at her last night was one of the biggest moments of her life. Jennifer opts to save Sandy Redd.

My take: How in the world does Sandy Redd need a save? But great choice by Jennifer. That means Patrique Fortson, Franc West and Colton Smith head home. A bit surprised by the fan support for McKenzie, but great for her!

Team Kelly: Advancing based on fan voting are Chevel Shepherd, the only female country artist on the show, and Sarah Grace, who turned in one of my absolute favorite performances last night. Kelly used her save to keep Kymberli.

My take: That was the best possible pick by Kelly. Kymberli ranks right among the top of the Season 15 cast. It means the elimination of Abby Cates, Zaxai and Keith Paluso.

And the Top 13 is rounded out by Lynnea Moorer, who won the Comeback Stage showdown with Ayanna Joni. More on that in a bit.