Tonight the top eight finalists on The Voice took to the stage to win over America’s vote but before the competition got underway, the show announced that they have reached a milestone, the singles from the show have been downloaded over 20 million times.
The finalist came together to perform “Geronimo” by Sheppard.
Kicking off the night was Ryan Sill from Team Gwen. Sill performed “Open Arms” by Journey. Levine started off the comments by saying that he really killed this performance. Shelton added that he wasn't sure what else Sill could do because every week he is solid but this performance is his best yet. Williams added that every week he really shows how much he wants to win and each week he is doing better. Coach Gwen added that America really has to understand how far he has come and all the things that he has been working on.
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Craig Wayne Boyd from Team Blake took the stage next and put his own unique spin on “Take it Easy” by the Eagles. Williams added that he is so happy for Boyd and that amazing performance. Stefani said that the whole performance felt professional and that she was seeing an artist perform. Levine expanded on that by saying that Boyd had such an incredible moment last week and that this was a great choice. Levine even compliment coach Blake. Shelton added that Boyd is a rocker and that there is no holding that back.
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Following Boyd was DaNica Shirey from Team Pharrell. Shirey sang Heart’s classic “These Dreams.” Stefani started off the comments by saying that was a great song choice and this kind of song is something you would hear her perform if she was on the radio. Levine said that it was an amazing song and Shirey really can do anything. Shelton added that she forgets how little Shirey is but her voice is impressive and has such strength. Williams added that this is what they talked about before this performance and that he is proud of his whole entire team.
Taking a break from the performances, The Voice welcomed Nick Jonas to the stage who performed his latest hit “Jealous” with the help of the top eight.
Team Adam was up next and Damien took to the stage. He sang “Someone Like You” by Adele. Shelton started off the comments by saying this is the best season ever and that performance. Williams said that Damien really went up and down the stairs with his range on this song and it is amazing. Levine said that Damien really took this song to heart and this was his choice to perform it. This has been something that Damien was dreaming out and this was his best performance to date.
Chris Jamison from Team Adam took the stage next. Jamison took on “Sexual Healing” by Marvin Gaye. Williams said that hands down this was his best performance to date and that this was Jamison’s zone and he has to stay right there. Stefani said that this was a hard thing to take on and that Jamison looked comfortable during his performance. Levine was overcome with happiness and said that he feels like Jamison is Luke Skywalker and he is Obi-wan Kenobi.
Following Jamison was Luke Wade from Team Pharrell. Wade sang his own version of Simply Red’s “Holding Back The Years.” Williams explained that he wanted to take a classic song and make it a Wade original. Levine started out the comments by saying that from day one he has been a fan of Wade but he advised Wade to stop thinking and just feel his performance and see that fire. Shelton said that it was cool and it was a unique vibe. Coach Pharrell added that he understands what the other coaches are saying but the cool thing about Wade is that even if does think through his performances he is still amazing and wants to keep going in this competition with Wade.
Next up was Stefani and Williams who came together for the first time to perform their new single, “Spark The Fire” live.
Taylor John Williams from Team Gwen took the stage next and put his own spin on “Royals” by Lorde. Shelton started off the comments by that every time Williams performs he makes the song his own. Williams added that he normally doesn’t like when people go that far away from the original but he made it his own. Stefani added that he is lucky that Williams even selected her as his coach.
The final performance of the night went to Matt McAndrew from Team Adam. McAndrew sang “The Blower’s Daughter” by Damien Rice. Shelton said that he had never heard that song before and that was the version of that song he wanted to be introduced too. Ending on the fact that it was freaking brilliant. Levine said that love is a crazy thing but it is also brutal and when you can show people that as an artist, that is the most valuable thing and he is so proud that he is doing this on the show and he adores McAndrew.
The live results will be announced on NBC tomorrow night.