'The Voice' advances nine talented artists from "Battle Round"

The Voice continued its infamous "Battle Round" with six more faceoffs during Monday night's broadcast of Season 9 on NBC.


The Voice coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams advanced nine artists after six of them won their respective battle against a fellow teammate and three of them were stolen by a different coach so they could continue on in the competition.

Blake matched Blaine Mitchell with Blind Joe to perform "Old Time Rock And Roll." Blake said the singing was "a dead tie" so he selected Blind Joe for his team since he's special and offers a different rock and country mix.

However, Adam opted to steal Blaine for his own team.

Adam paired Cassandra Robertson and Viktor Kiraly to sing "Nobody Knows." Adam found it impressive that Viktor could hold his own when singing with a talent like Cassandra, who put Pharrell into an "effortless trance." In the end, Adam picked Viktor because his voice was a bit more unique.


Adam also required singing duo Andi and Alex to square off against Chance Pena. The trio took the stage with "Wherever You Will Go," and although Chance shined, it seemed like a given Andi and Alex were going to advance.

But Chance impressed Blake enough to get stolen by him.

Last night's broadcast featured two battles for Gwen's team. She matched Chase Kerby with Korin Bukowski for a haunting performance of "Samson." Adam judged them technically, but Gwen argued their performance was so deep and emotional that Adam was completely wrong. Gwen eventually opted to keep Korin on her team.

Gwen also had Braiden Sunshine go up against Lyndsey Elm with a performance of "No One Is To Blame." Gwen called Lyndsey " star" considering her control and stage presence, but she thought Braiden's vocals were "mind blowing" and cool. Gwen, who confessed she was more confused than ever when making this decision, advanced Braiden.

In a Riley Biederer vs. Evan McKeel battle for "Team Pharrell," the two artists took the stage with "Higher Ground." Pharrell loved Riley's choice of notes and use of the stage, but he called Evan's range "stratospheric." Pharrell selected Evan for his team in the end.


Riley will still continue on in the competition though, as Gwen decided to steal her for her own team.

The final phase of the "Battle Round" will air Tuesday night at 9PM ET/PT on NBC.






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