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Monday was the final night of тАЬThe VoiceтАЭтАШs┬аseason 20 Knockout Rounds тАФ and two of┬аKelly ClarksonтАЩs┬аyoungest team members gave it their all┬аto make it to the live shows!
In the nightтАЩs┬аfinal Knockout, Anna Grace and Gihanna Zoe put┬аtheir vastly different, but equally impressive, vocal skills on display, leading to a tough decision тАФ and a surprise steal.
First up, Anna slowed┬аdown The Band PerryтАЩs тАЬIf I Die Young,тАЭ┬аturning it into a dreamy, ethereal ballad that earned┬аaudible reactions from Kelly,┬аJohn Legend┬аand┬аBlake Shelton.
Then, Gihanna soared┬аthrough her soulful rendition of PinkтАЩs тАЬGlitter in the AirтАЭ тАФ that had Kelly in tears during rehearsals тАФ┬аshowing off her stunning belt and even more impressive control during the songтАЩs quieter moments.
тАЬThis is not gonna be a fun one for you, Kelly,тАЭ Blake warned.
тАЬTo take a song like this and make it your own in this way, I thought was the right move, and I thought you did a really good job with it,тАЭ┬аNick Jonas┬аtold Anna, however he admitted┬аto Kelly that he would pick Gihanna to win the Knockout.
тАЬYou show up each week with kind of a different thing for all of us to hear,тАЭ he shared┬аwith the young performer,┬атАЬwhich is really incredible, to be so good at so much.тАЭ
John praised┬аboth singersтАЩ personality and confidence, saying he got тАЬchillsтАЭ from AnnaтАЩs тАЬgracefulтАЭ high notes and joking with Gihanna that he didnтАЩt believe she was actually just 17 years old: тАЬIt sounded so confident and sure, I gotta check the birth certificate!тАЭ
As their coach, Kelly was diplomatic, saying the talented young performers are тАЬvery powerful in different ways.тАЭ She praised┬аAnnaтАЩs chills-inducing тАЬetherealтАЭ tone and GihannaтАЩs тАЬbig presence, for anyone, but especially a 17-year-old.тАЭ
тАЬHonestly, itтАЩs just gonna come down to who, in this moment, is going to be able to navigate this competition better,тАЭ she admitted of the tough decision. Ultimately, she chose Gihanna to win, but got a saving grace from an unlikely place тАФ as Blake stole Anna for his team!
тАЬIf I could hug you, I would hug you!тАЭ Kelly shouted in celebration.
тАЬI stole Anna because I think sheтАЩs got an open lane on my team,тАЭ Blake shared, telling the emotional singer, тАЬThis is hardcore competition. These are world-class vocalists. And I happen to think that youтАЩre one of them.тАЭ
In addition to their coaches, the season 20 performers had extra input during the Knockout Rounds from this seasonтАЩs Mega Mentor:┬аSnoop Dogg!┬аET spoke with Snoop┬аahead of his epic reveal, and the legendary rapper shared how excited he┬аwas to help coach the up-and-coming singers and impart his own wisdom and experience to┬аthe hopeful stars. But, while he had┬аhis own thoughts on each of the coaches, Snoop wasnтАЩt playing favourites!
тАЬItтАЩs hard to say which team that I like working with the best, because thereтАЩs so much talent inside of each team,тАЭ he marvelled. тАЬEach team has some unique singers and some unique artists that could possibly make it past the show. I know only one personтАЩs gonna win, but it seems like thereтАЩs about six or seven record deals up in here.тАЭ
See more in the video below. тАЬThe VoiceтАЭ airs Mondays at 8 p.m. PT/ET on NBC.
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