Joseph Soul – How Deep is Your Love by Bee Gees – Team Gwen Stefani – Poor cannon fodder. Joseph's Knockout was montaged. He landed dead last in our favorites poll. It's a very smooth jazzy performance, but unfortunately, forettable. He needed a big performance tonight to pop finally. Gwen gushes that he showed a side tonight, that nobody has seen yet.. She praises him for staying in tune. Isn't that minimum? Besides, he did have pitchy moments.
Carter Rubin – Hero by Mariah Carey – Team Gwen Stefani – Carter, a high school sophomore, is only 15 years old. I've said it before, but he reminds me a lot of Season 9 winner, Jordin Smith. Carter has that same clear, high tone. Gwen chose a suitable, age appropriate song choice for Carter. He lacks life experience, but he does know how to infuse a song with emotion. He's surprisingly NOT half-baked as young singers often are. He just had a birthday, says Gwen. "You're mind blowingly good…tears in my eyes," she says.
Jim Ranger – Rumor by Lee Brice – Team Blake Shelton – Jim has a very inviting, tone. He sounds purposeful, yet effortless. Or in other words, he has confidence. He sings the last chorus almost a cappella, along with a few passionate growls. Jim did what he needed to do to stay in this competition, and then some. Blake calls him "unbelievably talented," predicting Jim will be in the finale. Well!
Worth The Wait – Love is Alive by the Judds – Team Blake Shelton – I think most of all, Blake loves the idea of having a country group on his team. Vocally, this family group is just average. Their harmonies are better than their tentative solo vocals. This is actually the group's weakest performance. It's really shaky in spots. Blake feels the group stepped up to the next level, delivering their best performance of the season. I beg to differ.
Ian Flanigan – Make You Feel my Love by Bob Dylan – Team Blake Shelton – A Bob Dylan song is a good choice for Ian's super low and raspy voice. I haven't really cared for him much, but this is his best performance of the season. It's very understated, but authentic and affecting. Blake is out of his chair YELLING BEGGING America to vote for Ian. Calm down, dude!
Taryn Papa – I Hope You´re Happy Now by Lee Brice and Carly Pearce – Team Blake Shelton – It feels like Taryn has fallen through the cracks this season. There is so much competition on Team Blake, she doesn't have a chance to make the Top 9. But she's one of my favorite Team Blake singers. She's got range, emotion and a lovely alto tone. I'm glad she got another chance to sing. Blake reminds her that he knew she could fight her way out of the 4 way knockout.
Sid Kingsley – Beyond by Leon Bridges – Team Blake – There is so much competition on Team Blake, Sid might have been better off returning to Team Legend after Kelly eliminated him in the Knockouts. He's got the blue-eyed soul thing going on. His soulful passion is appealing. Blake can't believe he ended up on three teams. "This guy has been kicked around on this show…keep him here!" Blake says.
Tamara Jade – Crazy by Gnarls Barkley – Team John Legend – Tamara puts her own spin on "Crazy." She always transforms covers into something marvelous. This arrangement is fierce, as Tamara uses her impressive range to great effect. Loved that little maniacal laugh at the end. John calls her a superstar. "You just own the stage," he says. "You know you're supposed to be here." Her confidence is off the charts. Ha. Tamara calls her coach "Uncle John."
Chloé Hogan – My Future by Billie Eilish – Team John Legend – Chloé is another singer who has cruised under the radar. She's really a special artist. Very musical, with great instincts. And that's beside her skillful phrasing. This performance is just lovely. "Gorgeous!" shouts John. YEP. John compliments her going the extra mile to make her performance perfect.
Bailey Rae – Sweet Music Man by Kenny Rogers – Team John Legend – John wanted to hold on to his first ever country team member. That meant letting go of more talented contestants. At 18, Bailey could use more experience. For instance, she overdoes the country affectations. Having said that, she's delivering the best performance of the season here. So, Kelly Clarkson made the song suggestion. John has no idea how to coach a country singer.
John Holiday – Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra – Team John Legend – After becoming accustomed to John's unusual vocals, I've come to the conclusion, that I don't care for them much. His tone is very…harsh. It always feels like he's pushing too hard. Effortless is not a word I would use to describe his style. Although, he's obviously musical, and his phrasing is excellent. Coach John gushes over John's versatility and talent.
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