‘The Voice’: John Legend and Dan + Shay Make Team Cuts for Live Shows

sound The Season 25 playoff rounds began on Monday, meaning Coach john legend And Dan + Shay Some difficult decisions had to be taken!

The remaining five singers from Team Legend and Team Dan + Shay in the first round of the playoffs came on stage for another performance – with a song chosen by their coaches. At the end of the show, the coaches were faced with perhaps their toughest choice yet, reducing the five singers to three who would compete for America’s vote in the upcoming live shows.

While Jon and Dan + Shay could get feedback from their fellow Season 25 coaches Reba McEntire And chance the Rapper During the playoffs, the final decision rested on him alone.

Check out the full recap of the Season 25 playoff finalists below — plus, the reveal of who made it to the live shows!

team legend

nathan chester

After a two-chair blind audition performance of Al Green’s “Take Me to the River”, Nathan has been a favorite of Team Legend throughout the season. She won her battle with a show-stopping cover of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” and kept it soulful in the knockout with Elvin Bishop’s “Fooled Around and Fell in Love.”

In the playoffs, Nathan stuck to his guns and turned The Beatles’ “Oh! Darling” into a modern soul standard, earning him praise from all four coaches.

kamalei kava’a

The Native Hawaiian singer wowed the coaches with her Blind Audition performance of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song”, and ultimately earned a spot on Team Chance. He continued his winning streak with a heartfelt Battle Round rendition of Israel Kamakawiwoole’s “Over the Rainbow”, although he lost in the Knockout – only to be stolen by Team Legend.

At the Knockouts, Cameli returned to the winning formula, and took on another influential Bob Marley classic with “No Woman No Cry”.

Brian Oleson

This season’s oldest contestant, Brian, received three chairs for his blind audition performance of OneRepublic’s “Love Runs Out”. After landing on Team Legend, Bryan so wowed his coach with his Battle Round rendition of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” that he skipped the Knockouts entirely.

Brian returned for the playoffs with Toto’s beloved karaoke track – “Africa” ​​– and once again, his impressive vocals put a new twist on the yacht rock classic.

sorry

One of Season 25’s impressive bilingual artists, Mafe, with his Blind Audition cover of “Besame Mucho”, earned a four-chair turn – and ultimately, a spot on Team Legend. After winning the Battle and Knockout rounds with Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend” and Ariana Grande’s “Almost Is Never Enough,” respectively, the talented Miami singer was ready to try performing live shows.

Thrilled to see that Team Legend’s playoff mentor was a fellow Latin artist, MalumaMaffei impressed both him and John with her Playoffs cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You”.

zoe levert

In a rare attempt to sit on a chair while trying to make it into the live competition, Zoe wins over John with her Blind Audition performance Taylor Swift’s Original author’s rendering small big city Single “Better Man.” She came on strong with wins in the Battle and Knockout rounds – singing Maren Morris’s “The Bones” and The Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away” – showcasing her country’s potential in an effort to win over fans.

For Zoe’s playoff performance, John threw it back to the late ’90s, and tasked her with putting a new spin on the Goo Goo Dolls’ soundtrack classic, “Iris.”

Team Dan + Shay

Karen Waldrup

The veteran singer won over both country-oriented coaches with her soulful performance of Joe Dee Messina’s “Bye Bye” in her blind audition. But after Reba was blocked by Dan + Shay, she got down with the newbie coaches and thanked them for their support of her Battle Round win on her track, “Save Me the Trouble.”

Karen continued her season 25 performance in the Knockouts, singing on Trisha Yearwood’s country classic, “Georgia Rain,” and kept things going in the playoffs with a stellar performance of Lanny Wilson’s “Heart Like a Truck.”

Anya is true

The impressive 17-year-old singer won over Dan + Shay (and Chance, though he lost) with her Blind Audition performance of Stephen Sanchez’s “Until I Found You.” They also won their Battle Round duet of John Mayer’s “Half of My Heart”, as well as their Knockout Round with Aurora’s “Runaway”.

For the playoff round, Anya took on the heavy task of covering Taylor Swift’s epic song “All’s Well (Taylor’s Version)” — and although she didn’t perform for the full 10 minutes, the young singer delivered her unique rendition. Breakup classic.

olivia rubini

Olivia was the last cast member to join the season 25 team, when John pressed his button after a rendition of Linda Ronstadt’s “Long, Long Time”. When she lost in the Battle Round performance of Stevie Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen”, she was stolen away by Dan + Shay, and won their knockout with a cover of Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer”.

The singer made a more retro (for herself) choice in the playoffs, putting her soulful, indie rock spin on The Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand by You.”

tae lewis

As a new member to Team Dan + Shay, Tae initially won a spot on Team Reba in the Blind Auditions with Keith Urban’s “Somebody Like You”. He won his Battle Round performance of “We Don’t Fight Anymore” by Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton, however, ultimately lost his Knockout with Cody Daniel Johnson’s “Nothin’ on You”, before being stolen away by the newbie coaching duo. . ,

For the playoffs, Tae performed a country classic, Randy Houser’s “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight”, which he said reminded him of family and his musical roots.

madison curbelo

Contestant four-chair Madison returns with fresh renditions of beloved classics sound After an unsuccessful audition in Season 20, she won over all the coaches with her bilingual blind audition of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me”.

After choosing to join Team Dan + Shay, Madison impressed her newbie coaching duo with her performance of “Lucky/Suerte” in the Battle Round of Jason Mraz and Ximena Sarinana – so much so that they gave her a playoff pass. , allowing him to leave. Knockout completely.

In the playoffs, Dan + Shay’s team mentor, Saweetie, calls Madison her “little sister”, and gives her a lot of advice, including impressing her with her performance of “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac.

And the live finalists are…

Dan + Shay were first to choose their finalists on Monday, and for their first selection, they went with madison curbelo, “How come you don’t let Madison come to the live shows?” Dan said to the camera. “There’s something about his voice. You feel it in your soul and in your heart.”

Next, the pair was selected Karen Waldrup, Dan praised, saying, “We pushed Karen because she gave an absolutely incredible performance.” “She’s very consistent, she’s someone we can trust.”

Ultimately, Dan + Shay ended their team for life Tae Lewis. “I know that when they come to the live show, the lights come on, the cameras are on, he’s going to perform,” Shay said in amazement. “He’s very exciting, he’s very energetic, and he wants it, more than anybody in the entire competition.”

Next up was Team Legend, and while John faced some tough decisions, his first choice was the easiest: nathan chester, “He’s been consistently brilliant,” John praised. “I love that he gives us a complete performance – from the choreography to the singing, everything. He’s the whole package.”

For his second choice, John stuck to his one-chair standout, selecting Zoe Levert. “She has gotten better and better with time,” the proud coach praised. “This performance was my favorite of the round. I was waiting for this moment to hit and Zoe did exactly what she needed to do.”

As far as the last live selection of the night goes, John’s tough call goes down Brian Oleson. John praised, “Brian is a star and every time I see him perform, I feel like I’m at a Brian concert.” “His presence on stage is very capable, his voice is amazing – Brian deserves to be brought to life.”

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