The Voice Recap: Blake Shelton Makes Tough Cut Between Cali Wilson and EllieMae
These have all been tough decisions...
The second night of Battle Rounds for season 17 of NBC’s The Voice seemed to be over as quickly as they began. As always is in these face-offs, the competition is fierce, but so benevolent between the competitors and the decision is unbelievably difficult for the coaches.
Fortunately, the ability to “save” a member of their team remained for coaches Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton and the “steal” option remained for all of the contestants.
Here’s how the competition continued:
TEAM KELLY and NORMANI
ALEX GUTHRIE (25) and INJOY FOUNTAIN (28)
Battle track – “Home” by Marc Broussard
- BLAKE: picked Injoy
- JOHN: picked Injoy
- GWEN: picked Alex
Winner: ALEX
KELLY: “Alex has a very versatile voice, his range is insane. It was a little hard for everybody to hear on this particular song but I think that Alex is going to be really impressive in the Knockouts.
TEAM GWEN and WILL.I.AM
ELISE AZKOUL (28) and MYRACLE HOLLOWAY (44)
Battle track – “Breathin’” by Ariana Grande
- KELLY: couldn’t pick
- BLAKE: picked Myracle
- JOHN: couldn’t pick
Winner: MYRACLE
GWEN: “I really had to go with Myracle because she really moves people and she has a special gift.”
TEAM JOHN and USHER
KATIE KADAN (38) and DESTINY RAYNE (23)
Battle track – “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John
Standing ovation
- GWEN: picked Katie
- KELLY: couldn’t pick
- BLAKE: couldn’t pick
Winner: Katie
JOHN: “Katie’s voice is so rich, it’s so powerful. She’s just a superstar and there’s no way I couldn’t pick her.”
STEAL: Blake and Gwen (as Destiny was leaving the stage)
DESTINY picked Gwen
The following battles were not televised, but these are the results:
TEAM JOHN and USHER
MAX BOYLE (23) and MATT NEW (29)
Battle track – “Let Me Love You” by DJ Snake and Justin Bieber
Winner: MAX
TEAM BLAKE and DARIUS RUCKER
CALI WILSON (28) and ELLIEMAE (21)
Battle track – “Miss Me More” by Kelsea Ballerini
Winner: CALI
The Battle Rounds continue on Monday and Tuesday through October 28 when the four-part Knockouts begin. On November 11, The Voice goes live as the journey to a new winner continues.
