The Voice coaches discovered two stars, Valerie Ponzio and Hanna Eyre, during Monday night's episode of Season 12's "The Blind Auditions" round.

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Eleven more artists advanced to "The Battle Round" after they each landed a coach -- either Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani or Alicia Keys -- during last night's two-hour episode on NBC.

The night began with the coaches looking to fill up their teams. At this point in the season, Adam had nine artists on his team, both Alicia and Gwen had eight artists, and Blake had snagged seven team members.

Valerie, a 32-year-old from El Paso, TX, sang "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash. Adam said he heard a little bit of all the coaches in her voice because her performance was so dynamic. He called her "the most well-rounded singer" he's ever heard.

Gwen told Valerie, who always idolized Gwen, that she's "obsessed" with her in return and would love to work with her.

Alicia is also a big influence for Valerie, and the coach wanted to bring out the blues, country and soul in her voice. And last but not least, Blake said she has an "incredible voice" and he can help her with her "Americana" sound.

Adam told Valerie to try something different, and in other words, avoid picking Blake. In the end, Valerie chose to join Blake's team.

Hanna, a 15-year-old student from Laguna Niguel, CA, took the stage with a new rendition of Taylor Swift's "Blank Space," and Adam, Blake and Gwen all turned their chairs around.

Adam said he was going to "claw and fight" for her because she's "miraculously talented" and he was "blown away" by what she does at age 15.

Gwen wanted a girl for her team who is "young, sparkly and talented." Gwen said she can share everything she's learned from her years in the music industry fronting a band as a teen.

Blake said she has an "approach" much unlike anyone else he's ever heard before because she manages to sing a lullabye with power.

Blake added that when she smiles, the whole room lights up. Gwen argued that Blake was "manipulating" Hanna, but Blake noted she's the type of artist he gets excited about on the show. In a surprising reveal, Hanna opted to join Adam's team.

Adam also snagged Nala Price, a 17-year-old from Sebring, FL, for his team.

Blake added the following members to his team last night: Enid Ortiz, a 25-year-old medical assistant from Tampa, FL; Terry "TSoul," a 29-year-old singer from Richmond, VA; and Andrea Thomas, whose audition was briefly featured in a montage.

Gwen scooped up Kenny P, a 30-year-old musician from Cleveland, OH; Sammie Zonana, a 24-year-old from Austin, TX; and Davina Leone, whose audition was shown in the montage of clips.

Alicia won over the following artists for her team: RJ Collins, an 18-year-old guitar salesman from Chicago, IL, and Hunter Plake, a 20-year-old from Baton Rouge, LA.

"The Blind Auditions" for The Voice's twelfth season will come to a close on Tuesday, March 14 on NBC.


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