The Voice returns with the final pairings in the knockout rounds before the vocalists move onto the live shows and the audience at home can vote for their favorite. The teams are almost finalized and some coaches are left with one steal in this round.
The knockout rounds allow members of the same team to perform individually and it is then up to their coach to decide who will advance to the live shows.
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The knockout rounds also feature Taylor Swift as a celebrity mentor to all of the teams. Swift provides insight into the performance and helps each contest to better their stage presence before trying to impress their coach.
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Kicking off the night was Team Blake who paired up Allison Bray and Taylor Brashcars. Bray performed “Sin Wagon” by the Dixie Chicks. Brashcars performed “Landslide” by Dixie Chicks. Williams started out the comments by saying that it comes down to what Shelton needs on his team because both women are so different. Stefani added that she loved the control that Brashcars shows in her performance. Levine said even though that “Landslide” is more his kind of song, he was leaning towards Bray for this round. The decision was left to Shelton who chose to advance Brashcars.
Team Gwen followed with Beth Spangler and Ryan Sill. Sill chose to sing, “Miss Independent” by Ne-Yo. Spangler chose to put her own unique spin on “Too Little, Too Late” by JoJo. After two passionate performances, the decision was up to Stefani and she advanced Sill to the live playoffs.
Next up was Jean Kelley and Menlik Zergabachew from Team Pharrell. Kelley selected “Chandelier” by Sia to perform for the knockout rounds. Zergabachew picked “Could You Be Loved” to sing for his knockout performance. Stefani started off the comments by saying that Jean really made the performance her own and it was intense. Both artists had been on Team Gwen before being stolen by Williams. In the end, Kelley moved on to the live playoffs.
Team Adam was next and Levine had paired Blessing Offer with Chris Jamison. Offer chose to perform “Your Body is a Wonderland.” Jamison picked “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding. Everything came down to Levine who chose to send Jamison to the live shows sending Offer home.
Following Team Adam was Team Blake who paired up Grant Ganzer against Reagan James.
Ganzer sang, “Apologize” which was originally by One Republic. James chose to sing “Hit Em’ Up Style” by Blu Cantrell. Williams said that Ganzer really took a moment to shine and that James was addicting to watch. In the end he would pick to advance James. The decision was left up to Shelton who sent James to the live shows sending Ganzer home.
The final battle of the night went to Anita Antoinette and Craig Wayne Boyd. Antoinette put her own spin on “Rude!” by MAGIC. Boyd chose to sing “Can’t You See” by The Marshall Trucker Band. The decision was ultimately up to Stefani who advanced Antoinette to the live shows. In the moments before Boyd walked off stage he was stolen by Shelton.
With that performance, all of the teams had been finalized and the live shows will start next week.