The Voice Season 12 returned Monday night on NBC, with coaches Gwen, Blake, Alicia and Adam fighting again to build up the best teams.
Who’s got the edge so far, and who’s struggling out of the gate?
We saw Gwen go too far, in the opinion of some viewers, last week in implicitly pitching herself and Blake Shelton as a package deal.
Would week two of the Blind Auditions (following last week’s back to back to BACK three-night premiere event) offer more of the same?
Let’s run down who made it through to the battle rounds…
Micah Tryba
24-year-old Micah went with “I’m Every Woman” by Whitney Houston. It was not up there as one of the best, but some of the judges made it clear that there was a coaching opportunity with her.
After some crazy comments from Blake, Micah chose to join his team.
Troy Ramey
Troy turned in a real show-stopping performance of “Wild World” by Cat Stevens. It was so good that all the coaches wanted him in their teams.
The coaches were full of praise and wanted to help Troy evolve into something more. Gwen continued to be persistent, and it worked in her favor. Troy chose to join her.
Jack Cassidy
Jack was revealed to be related to Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, and Shaun Cassidy. This ultimately meant he had a solid voice with his rendition of “One of Us” by Joan Osborne.
Alicia was adamant she wanted this singer in her team, and it made sense. Her high notes and soul music would do wonders for his voice.
Kawan DeBose
Kawan DeBose went with “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye. Adam knew this was an opportunity to take him to the end of the competition, but the other judges did not want to give up, either. Kawan chose Team Adam.
“Because I’ve rocked with this dude since Songs About Jane and because you have one of my favorite keyboard players in your band, P.J. Morgan, I pick Adam.”
At least he did his homework.
Gaby Borromeo
Abby had an interesting story. She ditched her music career to become a waitress after being close to signing a record deal in New York.
Seven years later, she decided to take another stab at a music career. Singing “Happy” by Leona Lewis was tough, but she proved she had the vocal chops a good bit into the song.
Adam opted to tell her that he could help her work on her flaws if she gave him a chance. She chose his team. Is Adam on a role?
Missy Robertson
Missy Robertson went with “Scars to Your Beautiful” by Alessia Cara. It was amazing. She sounded like a seasoned performer that\s been in the game a long time.
Blake tried to pull her over to his team, but she knew she could flourish with some guidance from Alicia.
Aaliyah Rose
Aaliyah went with “Rise Up” by Andra Day. She managed to hit all of the notes flawlessly and let the coaches know she had been noticed by Meghan Trainor for her singing.
Gwen pointed out that she could tell nerves were an issue for the young girl, but they could work together to help her improve.
Josh West
Josh West got all of the judges to turn with his rendition of “Ordinary World” by Duran Duran. Hearing that Josh was also a songwriter was good.
You could tell he knew what it took to make it in the industry. Adam made the best play for the young singer, and he eked out a victory.
Who would have guessed that Adam would finally have some new blood in his team?
Not us.
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