And then there were … 13?
“The Voice” started Tuesday with 24 contestants, all of whom performed during Monday’s live show. By the end of the episode, each judge’s team of six had been whittled down to three: two performers “saved” by online voting and one chosen by his or her judge during the show.
Two singers from the Comeback Stage, a competition conducted online until now, performed live and Ayanna Joni was also saved with a lightning five-minute Twitter vote to join the newly smaller group.
Sprinkled in between the eliminations were performances from Kane Brown and the Backstreet Boys.
But make no mistake, this episode was all about narrowing the field.
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The contestants left are:
TEAM ADAM:
DeAndre Nico, saved by online voting
Reagan Strange, saved by online voting
Tyke James, saved by Adam Levine
TEAM KELLY:
Chevel Shepherd, saved by online voting
Sarah Grace, saved by online voting
Kymberli Joye, saved by Kelly Clarkson
Ayanna Joni, from the Comeback Stage
TEAM JHUD:
MaKenzie Thomas, saved by online voting
Kennedy Holmes, saved by online voting
SandyRedd, saved by Jennifer Hudson
TEAM BLAKE:
Kirk Jay, saved by online voting
Chris Kroeze, saved by online voting
Dave Fenley, saved by Blake Shelton
Of course, that left a lot of favorites out in the cold, which left some fans less than happy. Twitter user @timbronkema summed up many viewers’ feelings about the new format, which he said “stunk this season.” And @iam_AmandaGaby said, “So many talented people went home tonight who were better than the gimmicky vote-in!”
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