¡®The Voice¡¯ Season 27 Episode 12 recap: Kelsea and Adam narrow their teams from 5 to 2 in ¡®Playoffs Premiere
? \?Season 27 advanced to the "Playoffs" stage of the competition on Monday. In this round, each coach brings their team of five to the stage for a single performance that will determine which two move on the live shows. By the end of the round's 20 performances, only eight artists will remain in the competition. Mega Mentors??and??assisted Team??and Team???in the rehearsals leading up to the April 28 episode.Team?KelseaThe five performances for Team Kelsea were?Iris Herrera?with "White Horse" by?Chris Stapleton,?Jaelen Johnston?singing "If You're Reading This" by?Tim McGraw,?Alanna Lynise?singing "Nobody Gets Me" by?SZA,?Tinika Wyatt?with "I Can Only Imagine" by?MercyMe, and?Darius J?on "Hey Ya!" by?Outkast. During rehearsals with Sheryl, she was impressed by the "huge voice" of Iris and backed up Kelsea's advice for Jaelen to not rework the song too much because he wants the audience to recognize it. Sheryl recognized that Alanna "deeply feels" a song when she performs it, was in love with the "beautiful" song choice Tinika made to inspire people, and agreed that "comparison is the thief of joy" and that Darius should be proud of how unique he is. Following their stage performances,?John Legend?told Iris that her voice was "shredding," Adam appreciated that Jaelen is "different within the category [he] exists in," and John said that Alanna has the "right voice, right approach, and right musicality" to be a superstar.?Michael Bubl¨¦?thanked Tinika for her "rich and textured and gorgeous" performance and was excited and "inspired" by Darius for putting a retro spin on an unexpected contemporary song. Team?AdamThe five performances for Team Adam were?Lucia Flores-Wiseman?singing "In My Life,"?Conor James?doing "Pink Pony Club" by?Chappell Roan,?Kolby Cordell?with "Finesse" by?Bruno Mars,?Ethan Eckenroad?on "The Night We Met" by?Lord Huron, and?Britton Moore?with "Somewhere Only We Know" by?Keane. During the rehearsal sessions, LeAnn warned Lucia about the notes she was "squeezing" off in the vocal, coached Conor through moving lyrics around to find room for his breath, and wanted Kolby to be "playful and flirt" by mixing up the melody in new ways. LeAnn wanted Ethan to focus on projecting his voice by making sure his "voice is supported by air" and urged Britton to find the "dynamics" in his performance because he was "beautifully sitting in one area" otherwise. Following their stage performances, John noted that Lucia's gift was "shining through" her and said she "deserves to have a major career" and referenced Conor being in his element with his song choice because it felt like he was on stage in a musical. Michael called Kolby "one of the great contenders" that could win the whole show and Kelsea likened Ethan's voice to?Benson Boone?and?Hozier?in that rock Americana style. Michael loved Britton's interpretation of his song because it showed his range. The updated teams are: ?¡ª?Ari Camille,?BD.ii,?Bryson Battle,?Olivia Kuper Harris,?Renzo ?¡ª?Adam David,?Angie Rey,?Barry Jean Fontenot,?Jadyn Cree,?Kaiya Hamilton ?¡ª?Alanna Lynise,?Iris Herrera ?¡ª?Kolby Cordell,?Lucia Flores-Wiseman The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series?The Voice?is in its 27th season featuring?five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows. In the coaches' chairs, Michael is the defending champion after winning Season 26. He is joined by John, in his 10th season, and Kelsea, competing for the first time. Adam rejoined the panel of coaches for his 17th season after taking a hiatus following Season 16.
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