The voice The Kelly Clarkson technique is arguably the queen of covers. She obviously gained fame by interpreting songs by other artists in another singing competition, american idol, and more recently its viral “Kellyoke” segments have become the highlights of its daytime chat program. There seems to be no melody, no matter how iconic or ubiquitous, that Kelly can’t make her own, since Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and Erasure’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” and “Always” “Only You ”by Yazoo, even“ Should I Stay or Should I Go ”, from the first wave of British punk The Clash. But on Monday Voice Kelly revealed to her team’s consultant, the Latin superstar Luis Fonsi, that his main success is the 1 music that she believes to be untouchable.
“I just realized something,” Kelly told Luis during the pre-recorded rehearsals of Battle Rounds. “You have a song in the story that I’m afraid to cover, ‘Despacito’. … and I have been practicing then difficult, because I love to sing in Spanish or just in different languages. “
“Yes it is It’s many letters. It’s wordy for me! ”Luis admitted with a laugh.
“AND it’s the greatest song of all time. I’m like, ‘You know what? I’ll let it go, ‘”Kelly said humbly.
I’m sure loyal The Kelly Clarkson Show and The voice spectators – and apparently Luis himself, who exclaimed: “Ah, come on, you to have to cover it now! ”When he heard about Kelly’s“ Despacito ”anxiety – have faith that Kelly could totally kill the success of Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, if she decided to try. Perhaps one day, with the encouragement of Luis, she will add to her playlist “Kellyoke”; we’ll just have to wait and see.
In the meantime, we’ll also have to wait until the Elimination Rounds, which start on April 19, to see Kelly at the The voice full time again. Last week, it was announced that Kelly had become ill and, therefore, summoned one of her former team advisers, Kelsea Ballerini, to occupy her red chair during the actual Battle Rounds performances this season. Kelsea returned as a substitute coach this Monday, and while Kelly missed him once again, her team was in good hands, with Kelsea consulting Kelly via text message every step of the way. Monday’s episode ended with two members of Team Kelly impressively playing Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” – a song Kelly sang during a “Kellyoke” segment earlier this year – and they did such a dreamy job that Kelsea joked: “This that’s why Kelly didn’t show up today! ”But in the end, with Kelly’s remote guidance, Kelsea made the right choice.
Below are the battles from Monday’s show:
BLAKE TEAM: Cam Anthony vs. Emma Caroline, “10,000 hours”
Cam and Emma are very different singers – Cam is an R&B specialist with gospel roots; Emma is a captivating naive country – so Dan + Shay’s pop crossover hit seemed like a good middle ground choice for them. Dan + Shay even served as mentors to Blake Shelton in Battle and generously stated that Cam and Emma’s version was better than the original! Well, maybe they were a little right. There really was no middle ground here: Emma displayed a beautiful and cheerful tone, but Cam was absolutely dominated in this battle. Although he is six years younger than Emma, his experience as a former child prodigy (he started singing at the age of 4 and once performed in the Ellen and the White House) made him a TV talent. Cam was expressive and in his element, playing for the cameras and the virtual audience, as well as for his duet partner. Emma, on the other hand, froze and stopped herself. “It’s frustrating to know that you’re a great singer, and I don’t know if you to know if you are a great singer, because of your body language, ”Blake told Emma before choosing Cam, who he said was“ born for this ”. That’s why it was so surprising when, while Emma was taking her post-defeat shame walk down the front steps, Blake used her only Save of the season on her. “I want to scare some stage presence out of you!” he said, explaining his last-minute decision to press the button. But I have a feeling that Emma will be even more scared when she has to compete against the saved opponents of the other coaches in the frightening Quadruple Elimination of the next round.
WINNER: Cam Anthony / SAVED: Emma Caroline heads to the Quadruple Knockout
TEAM KELLY: Halley Greg vs. Gihanna Zoë, “Thinking Out Loud”
This battle has been described as yet another dunk, but I don’t think the coaches have given enough credit to harm Halley. At best, they praised Halley with adjectives like “quirky” and “interesting”, along with his frequent mention that his voice was not as big or technically flawless as his opponent’s. But Halley let out a Minnie Riperton-style dog whistle decibel note out of nowhere, and that alone impressed me. Yes, Gihanna was the strongest singer overall (although trainer Nick Jonas was being a bit hyperbolic when he compared her to Beyoncé – twice!), but I appreciated the sweetness, the warmth and the “imperfections” of Halley’s voice. This was a battle that I wouldn’t have minded resulting in a rescue, but after Kelsea texted Kelly, she followed her boss’s orders to choose Gihanna and let Halley go. Ultimately, Kelsea needed to save that save for later anyway.
WINNER: Gihanna Zoë
TEAM LEGEND: Durell Anthony vs. Zania Alaké, “Emotion”
The choice of music was inspired by the recent fantastic documentary by Bee Gees (in which Nick makes a cameo) and the predilection of John Legend’s wife, Chrissy Teigen, for the remake of Destiny’s Child of this ballad written by Gibbs. It was the perfect fit for the soft voices of both contestants, and their slow jam duet was like something straight out of the 1978 Soul Train Awards. Vocally, this was a very balanced combination and just an excellent overall performance; I prefer battles that look like, well, real battles and more like professional duets. But Zania was the most charismatic and attractive artist here. John said the two were “wonderful” and specifically praised Durell’s falsetto, but he ended up choosing Zania because he was impressed by how much she “stepped up” and “really delivered” after receiving guidance from her team consultant during the week, the “Vocal Bible” herself, Brandy.
BLAKE TEAM: Keegan Ferrell vs. Jordan Matthew Young, “Calling All Angels”
34-year-old rocker Jordan has a lot of courage and gravel in his voice (Dan + Shay paid a great compliment when comparing him to Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes), while 21-year-old Keegan is a silky pop singer – so this ballad powerful train truth seemed to favor Jordan. And that’s exactly how it happened on stage. Keegan did his best, but he was clearly out of his element, approaching the music hesitantly, and he seemed destined to fail. That said, while “Calling All Angels” was a good showcase for Jordan’s robust roar, which Blake enthusiastically described as “worn out” and “hot”, it can be argued that Keegan, a pop producer, is more relevant to the current market than a bar band newsboy like Jordan. And that is an argument that pop star Nick was willing to make when he used his only theft of the season in Keegan. I’m still not sure if Keegan has a stage presence to go far in this competition, but I think he deserves the chance to show what he can really do, so he’s on the right team for now. (Side note: Keegan had the option to join Team Kelly originally, but he thought Blake could take him to the “next level”. Oops.)
WINNER: Jordan Matthew Young / STOLEN: Keegan Ferrell switches to Team Jonas
TEAM JONAS: Lindsay Joan vs. Zae Romeo, “Rewrite the Stars”
Zae was a four-wheeler in blind auditions and therefore apparently had the advantage. But Lindsay is a veteran of the theater who acted in Fancy Boots, then, a battle with a Greatest showman Tune and two mentors (coach Nick and adviser Darren Criss) with acting experience could easily have tipped in their favor. This battle turned out to be a fierce competition, all for the sake of taste; it is clear that Lindsay’s style was more traditionally from Broadway than that of independent designer Zae, and eventually Nick “went with his intuition” and chose the last competitor, which was hardly a shock. But if this battle had been shown as part of You are who i want, How do you solve a problem like Maria, The Glee Project, or Legally blonde: the musical – The search for Elle Woods, the result could have been quite different.
WINNER: Zae Romeo
TEAM LEGEND: Ciana Pelekai vs. Denisha Dalton, “You Broke Me First”
More like “You Montaged Me First”, amirite? This season’s Battle Rounds have managed to avoid any montage so far, but luck has run out for poor Ciana and Denisha, whose entire experience in Battles was reduced to less than a minute of airtime on Monday. It was a confusing minute, with the two women practically shouting at each other, so maybe that brutal editing was justified. As far as I could tell, John was right in choosing Ciana, and I remember enjoying his new and fun “Dance Monkey” Blind Audition. But Denisha’s “Pillowtalk” audition was also excellent, so I wonder what that went wrong here. Oh well. We’ll see if Ciana gets more watch time next time.
WINNER: Ciana Pelekai
TEAM KELLY: Corey Ward vs. Savanna Woods, “Dreams”
The Stevie Nicks classic was definitely in Savanna’s wheelhouse; she even said she grew up singing Fleetwood Mac with her old band. But the song worked wonderfully with Corey’s rasp too, and the two shared the kind of chemistry that burns the TV screen that Kelly said it usually takes years to build. “I don’t have any notes. I will not spoil what just happened. I’ll stay out of your way, ”she sighed deliciously during the rehearsal. Corey and Savanna’s instant connection translated into the main stage, with a vocal mix and natural ease that left Kelsea in awe. (Kelsea once covered “Dreams” with Halsey and knows how difficult it can be to make such an “iconic” song of her own.) Kelsea was leaning towards Savanna, but the three regular coaches were rooting for Corey. Of course, this was Kelly’s final decision, and after an intense exchange of text messages with Kelly, Kelsea revealed that the winner of this battle was Corey … and the Save recipient of the Kelly team was Savanna! “Kelly knew this was going to be difficult, and she was determined to save,” Kelsea explained – implying that she at least had something to say about this outcome. Well, whoever made the decision to save Savanna, it was the right decision. Savanna didn’t deserve to have her Voice crushed dreams.
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