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The Voice: Team Blake Recap – Week 8

Jeanna D. — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:12:44 +0000

And there you have it…

The Voice‘s battle rounds are now complete, and six members from each team are moving on to the live shows.

As we already know, Team Blake consists of RaeLynn, Jordis, Charlotte Sometimes, Erin Willett, Jermaine Paul… and tonight Naia Kete was added to the group!

Coach Blake Shelton paired Naia up against country boy, Jordan Rager. The amazingly talented Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert were there once again to help mentor the team.

For the battle, Naia and Jordan performed Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours.” As the coaches pointed out, we have seen better from both contestants and their full skills were not on display this round. When it was time for Blake to make a decision, he decided to advance Naia to the live shows.

Continue reading to check out video of the battle…

Naia vs. Jordan

Naia is very unique and we are sure she will shine next week! We are looking forward to seeing her perform again. We will miss Jordan with his country rasp and charm, but we wish him the best of luck and know we will be seeing great things from him.

And we are so excited for Team Blake! They definitely are a strong group of artists, and now it’s time to take on the competition.

@Blakeshelton: Now the battles are over, the war shall now begin…. #TEAMBLAKE!!!!

The Voice is about to really heat up!

Tune in next Monday on NBC at 8/7c to catch the first live episode of the season! You won’t want to miss it.

To check out behind the scenes videos, interviews, blogs, photos, and all things The Voice… visit http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/. Also, you can purchase full length recordings of the audition and battle round songs on iTunes!

Go Team Blake!

The Voice: Team Blake Recap – Week 7

Jeanna D. — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:13:55 +0000

The battle rounds are coming to an end on The Voice, and Team Blake is almost complete!

This week, we saw Jermaine Paul up against ALyX and Erin Willett versus Gwen Sebastian. Two of our favorite girls, Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert, were back to mentor and assist the team. Jermain and Erin got some help from Kelly, while ALyX and Gwen worked with Miranda.

Jermaine vs. ALyX

Jermaine and ALyX performed Billy Ocean’s “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car” for their battle. Both did a great job and it was a solid fight, but Coach Blake Shelton decided to go with Jermaine.

Jermaine is a seasoned performer with such professionalism and killer voice. He had me the whole round, and I felt like I was at his own concert.

Congratulations to Jermaine! We can’t wait to see you next round. Also, good luck to ALyX! We are sure she will have success.

Battle Video:

Continue reading for Erin and Gwen’s battle…

Erin vs. Gwen

With their beautiful vocals and heartfelt performance, Erin and Gwen had the best and most emotional battle of the night with their rendition of Pat Benatar’s “We Belong.” They moved everyone to tears. We cried over Erin’s terrible loss of her dad and her strength to stay in the competition for him. We cried for Gwen’s beautiful spirit and graciousness. And we cried for the friendship that these two contestants obviously share. Erin and Gwen are two of my favorite contestants this season, and I think they are so talented.

Blake decided to have Erin move on to the next round. However, being the generous and ever supportive coach that he is, Blake recently asked Gwen to join his Well Lit & Amplified Tour and also to perform with him at the ACM Awards on April 1st. Could you ask for a better coach and friend than Blake? He is something special. You can read more of the story here.

Congratulations to Erin! We are very excited to have her on Team Blake. And best of luck to Gwen! We love her and know that she is going to have a great career.

Battle Video:

Blake tweeted:

So far we have @JermainePaul @erin_willett @RaeLynnOfficial @4EverSometimes and @jordismusic… One more spot left for team Blake!!

Who will get the last spot on Team Blake? Stay tuned to find out if Jordan Rager or Naia Kete move on to the next round of the competition.

Catch The Voice on Monday nights at 8/7c on NBC.

The mentors:

Blake: @blakeshelton
Miranda: @miranda_lambert
Kelly: @kelly_clarkson

The Voice: Team Blake Recap – Week 6

Jeanna D. — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:18:33 +0000

On Monday night, the battle rounds continued on The Voice. This week’s recap is relatively short since there was only one Team Blake battle.

This past episode, we had Charlotte Sometimes up against Lex Land. Team Blake’s awesome mentors (I’m pretty jealous, to be honest), Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert, were back. Kelly worked with Charlotte (read more about their mentor session), while Miranda helped out Lex.

Blake chose Foster The People’s “Pumped Up Kicks” for the girls’ battle. Charlotte and Lex gave it their all on performance night, and Blake ended up choosing Charlotte to advance in the competition.

Charlotte vs. Lex Battle:

Charlotte gave a great performance, and we are happy to see her continue with Team Blake. And we didn’t know beforehand, but Charlotte is also pretty funny and has a great sense of humor.

Congratulations to Charlotte! We are looking forward to seeing her again next round.

We also want to wish good luck to Lex. We are sure more good things will come her way.

Catch The Voice on Monday nights at 8/7c on NBC.

Did you miss last week’s recap? Check it out here.

The mentors:

Blake: @blakeshelton
Miranda: @miranda_lambert
Kelly: @kelly_clarkson

Kelly & Blake:

Miranda & Blake:

The Voice: Team Blake Recap – Week 5

Jeanna D. — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:02:01 +0000

With all teams complete, The Voice is officially in the second phase of the competition!

The battle rounds began last night, and our Team Blake had to send two members home. It was a fight between Adley Stump vs. RaeLynn and Brian Fuente vs. Jordis.

Joining Team Blake as mentors are music superstars, Miranda Lambert and Kelly Clarkson. Miranda and Kelly are each in charge of six members. This week, Miranda worked with RaeLynn and Jordis, while Kelly helped out Adley and Brian. None of the team members knew that they were being mentored by Miranda and Kelly. Needless to say, they were all very excited when they walked into the room and saw them. I loved getting to watch Miranda and Kelly work with the team. They are both so unbelievably talented, knowledgeable, and down-to-earth. Not to mention, you cannot beat their first-hand experience when it comes to singing competitions.

RaeLynn vs. Adley

Blake chose Tom Petty’s, “Free Fallin’” for RaeLynn and Adley’s battle. The girls both sounded great and Adley has some vocal range. Unfortunately, Blake had to make the difficult decision of sending someone home. In the end, he decided to have RaeLynn continue forward in the competition.

Blake, Miranda, & Kelly working with RaeLynn & Adley:

RaeLynn & Adley’s Battle:

Continue reading to check out Jordis & Brian’s battle….

Jordis vs. Brian

For Jordis and Brian’s battle, Blake chose Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic.” Blake felt they both did not give their best performance and he had heard better from them. Still, both singers held their own during the battle. When it was time to choose, though, Blake decided to keep Jordis.

Blake, Miranda, & Kelly working with Jordis & Brian:

Jordis & Brian’s Battle:

We hate when we have to lose someone from the team, but that is the game. We want to wish Adley and Brian the best of luck! We are confident that they will both have careers, and we can’t wait to hear music from them in the future!

And a big congratulations to RaeLynn and Jordis! We’ll see you next round. Go Team Blake!

Catch The Voice on Monday nights at 8/7c on NBC.

The mentors:

Blake: @blakeshelton
Miranda: @miranda_lambert
Kelly: @kelly_clarkson

Kelly & Blake:

Miranda & Blake: