The Top 12 learn their fate Tuesday night on The Voice. Pictured are: front row, from left, Zach Seabaugh, Emily Ann Roberts, Madi Davis, Shelby Brown,Amy Vachal, Korin Bukowski, Braiden Sunshine; back row, from right, Barrett Baber, Mark Hood, Evan McKeel, Jeffery Austin, Jordan Smith. (NBC Photo)
So, who’s in trouble tonight on The Voice?
The answer is as simple as looking at the iTunes results from when voting ended at noon.
Eight of the 12 singers from last night’s show cracked the Top 35 on the charts.
Sitting at least 20 spots beneath them: Korin Bukowski and Braiden Sunshine of Team Gwen and Evan McKeel and Korin Bukowski of Team Gwen.
Braiden actually finished dead last on iTunes at number 75. But his song jumped 40 spots on the chart between midnight and noon ET. And last week he finished 20 spots behind Ellie Lawrence on the charts, yet advanced based on fan voting.
Here’s betting fans save him again.
Likewise, Korin surged on the charts, moving from 86 when I first checked at midnight to 55 by the time voting ended. She passed Mark and Evan in the process. If she got that same type of support from voters, she might slip into the Top 11 as well.
That could leave Mark and Evan as the two singers in the most danger tonight. Both were plagued by stale song choices Monday.
And, remember, Mark needed a Team Pharrell save last week to make the Top 12. That was after he placed 18th out of 24 singers on iTunes following a live playoff performance of “What Do You Mean?”
Of course, regardless of who finishes at the bottom of the voting, the instant save will be in effect, meaning fans will have a final chance to save their favorite via Twitter.
In case you’re wondering, Braiden has the most Twitter followers (9,529) of that foursome; Evan (5,611) has the least.
And we’re getting right down to some results on The Voice:
Advancing on The Voice:
* Jordan Smith (Team Adam): Well, he did beat everyone on the singles chart.
* Jeffery Austin (Team Gwen): Nice to see fans recognizing Jeffery’s talent.
* Emily Ann Roberts (Team Blake): That’s got to be a relief to Emily Ann, who needed Blake’s save last week.
* Madi Davis (Team Pharrell): Two weeks of lives and two outstanding performances.
* Braiden Sunshine (Team Gwen): Told you his fans would pull him through in spite of that mediocre performance last night.
* Barrett Baber (Team Blake): He just missed the Top 10 on iTunes and was number two on the country chart when I last checked.
* Amy Vachal (Team Adam): Turns out a booty call song worked out just fine for Amy.
* Evan McKeel (Team Pharrell): You’d better believe he’s breathing a sigh of relief.
* Shelby Brown (Team Adam): She’d better be safe. She delivered Monday’s best country performance.
* Zach Seabaugh (Team Blake): Yep, figured he’d advance though last night’s performance should have had him in the bottom two.
That leaves a bottom two of Korin Bukowski and Mark Hood.
The performances:
Blake and his team perform “Lean On.” Emily Ann and Barrett sounded very good on their solo portions.
Pharrell and his team perform “Just a Cloud Away.” Wow, I do not like this song. Not sure this will be much of a showcase for any of his team members.
The Save-Me Songs:
Mark Hood will sing “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.” In spite of a pressure-filled situation, he shows gret stage presence and delivers a fun performance, filled with vocal frills. Perhaps a few too many vocal frills. And that vocal could have been better, though Mark also delivered a big finish. Grade: B
Korin Bukowski: She’ll perform “Don’t Know Why.” This will be considerably less exciting, won’t it? Which is fine because dancing across the stage isn’t Korin’s style. But her voice is wandering off key on the chorus here, and that’s not good news in this situation. The situation also calls for something at least a bit less mellow. Grade: C+
And voters save Korin Bukowski.
That means Mark Hood heads home on The Voice.
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