The voice coach Kelly Clarkson is the undisputed queen of covers. She naturally gained notoriety with the interpretation of other artists’ songs in another singing competition, American Idol, and more recently, her viral “Kellyoke” segments have become the highlights of her day chat program. There seems to be no tune, however iconic or ubiquitous, that Kelly can not make her own, from Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” to Erasure ‘s “Always” and Yazoo’s “Only You”, to even “Should I Stay or Should I Go” by the first wave of British punk legends The Clash. But on Monday’s Voice Kelly reveals to her team advisor, Latin superstar Luis Fonsi, that his distinctive hit is the one song she believes is untouchable.
“I just realized something,” Kelly told Luis during the pre-formed Battle Rounds rehearsal. “You have the one song in history I’m afraid to cover,” Despacito. ‘… And I practiced so difficult because I like to sing in Spanish or in just different languages. ”
‘Yes, this is many lyrics. It’s literally for I! Luis admitted with a laugh.
‘And it’s like the greatest song of all time. I’m like, ‘You know what? I’m going to leave it alone, ‘Kelly said humbly.
I’m sure it’s loyal The Kelly Clarkson Show and The voice viewers – and apparently Luis himself, who exclaimed: ‘Oh, come, you has to cover it now! When he heard about Kelly’s “Despacito” anxiety, you have to believe that Kelly could kill Fonsi and Daddy Yankee if she ever decides to try it. Maybe one day, with Luis’ encouragement, she’s going to add it to her ‘Kellyoke’ playlist; we’ll just have to wait and see.
In the meantime, we will also have to wait until the Knockout Rounds, which starts on April 19, to bring Kelly The voice again full time. Last week it was announced that Kelly had become ill and therefore used one of her former team advisers, Kelsea Ballerini, to fill her red seat during the actual Battle Rounds performances this season. Kelsea returned this Monday as a substitute coach, and although Kelly was missed a lot again, her team was in good hands, and Kelsea consulted Kelly via text message every step of the way. Monday’s episode ended with two Team Kelly members performing Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” – a song Kelly performed during a “Kellyoke” segment earlier this year – fantastically – and they did such a dreamy job that Kelsea joked:It that’s why Kelly did not show up today! “Finally, Kelsea, with Kelly’s distance lead, made the right call.
Below are the fights of Monday’s performance:
TEAM BLAKE: Cam Anthony vs. Emma Caroline, “10,000 Hours”
Cam and Emma are very different singers – Cam is an R&B belter with gospel roots; Emma is a wonderful country genius – so Dan + Shay’s crossover pop hit seemed to them a good choice in the middle ground. Dan + Shay even served as Blake Shelton’s Battle mentors and generously claimed that Cam and Emma’s version was better than their original! Well, maybe they were half right. There really was no middle ground here: Emma displayed a beautiful, lazy tone, but Cam was absolutely dominated in this fight. While six years younger than Emma, his experience as a former prodigy (he started singing at the age of 4 and performed once on Ellen and at the White House) made him a natural for TV. Cam was expressive and in his element, playing for the cameras and virtual audience as well as for his duet partner. Emma, conversely, froze and held back. ‘It’s frustrating to know you’re a great singer, and I do not know or not you know if you’re so great of a singer, because of your body language, ‘Blake told Emma before understanding Cam, who he said was’ born to do it’. That’s why it was so surprising when Blake used his one Save of the season on her when Emma took her shame off the stage on the front steps. “I want to scare a stage presence in you!” he says, explaining his shocking last-minute decision to push his button. But I have a feeling that Emma will be even more afraid if she has to compete against the other coaches’ saved participants in the frightening four-way result in the next round.
WINNER: Cam Anthony / SAVED: Emma Caroline moves on to the four-way knockout
TEAM KELLY: Halley Greg vs. Gihanna Zoë, “Louding Out”
This fight was portrayed as another slam dunk, but I don’t think the coaches gave enough credit to undercut Halley. At best, they compliment Halley on adjectives like ‘quirky’ and ‘interesting’, while often mentioning that her voice is not as big or technically flawless as that of her opponent. But Halley broke a Minnie Riperton-like dog-whistle-decibel note out of nowhere, and that alone impressed me. Yes, Gihanna was the strongest singer (although coach Nick Jonas was a bit hyperbolic when she compared her to Beyoncé – two times!), but I appreciated the sweetness, warmth and ‘imperfections’ of Halley’s voice. It was one fight that would not pretend to me, leading to a Save, but after Kelsea texted Kelly, she followed her boss’s order to pick Gihanna and let Halley go. As it turns out, Kelsea had to save that Save for later anyway.
WINNER: Gihanna Zoë
TEAM LEGEND: Durell Anthony vs. Zania Alaké, “Emotion”
This song choice was inspired by Bee Gees’ recent fantastic documentary (in which Nick makes a cameo) and by John Legend’s wife Chrissy Teigen’s penchant for the Destiny’s Child remake of this Gibbs-written ballad. It was the perfect match for both contestants’ buttery smooth voices, and their duet with slow jam was like something that came straight from the 1978 Soul Train Awards. It was a fairly even match and an excellent performance; I prefer fights that feel less like well, real fights and more like professional duets. But Zania was the more charismatic and compelling entertainer here. John said they were both “wonderful” and specifically praised Durell’s falsetto, but he eventually chose Zania because he was impressed with how much she “walked in” and “really delivered” after taking the lead from her team advisor. for the week, the Bible ”itself, Brandy.
TEAM BLAKE: Keegan Ferrell vs. Jordan Matthew Young, “Calling All Angels”
Thirty-four-year-old roots-rocker Jordan has a lot of grit and grit in his voice (Dan + Shay gave him a big compliment by comparing him to Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes), while 21-year-old Keegan has a silky pop-crooner – hence this Train-power ballad really looked like it was Jordan. And that’s exactly how it played on stage. Keegan did his best, but he was clearly out of his element and approached the song for the time being, and he seems to be failing. That said, while “Calling All Angels” was a good showcase for Jordan’s robust bellows, which Blake ruthlessly described as “defense” and “hot,” it could be argued that Keegan, a bedroom doll maker, was more relevant. is current market as a bar band traveler like Jordan. And that’s an argument pop star Nick was willing to make when he used his one steal of the season on Keegan. I’m still not sure if Keegan has the stage presentation to get far in this competition, but I think he deserves the chance to show what he can really do, and so he’s in the right team right now. (Note: Keegan originally had the option to join Team Kelly, but he thought Blake could take him to the next level. Oops.)
WINNER: Jordan Matthew Young / STOLEN: Keegan Ferrell moves to Team Jonas
SPAN JONAS: Lindsay Joan vs. Zae Romeo, “Rewrite the Stars”
Zae was a turn with four chairs in the Blind Auditions, so he apparently had the advantage. But Lindsay is a theater veteran who has been in Kinky Boots, such a fight with a Biggest Showman tune and two mentors (coach Nick and team advisor Darren Criss) with acting experience could have gone awry in her favor. This fight was ultimately a close competition, all down to a matter of taste; of course, Lindsay’s style was more traditional Broadway than that of style producer Zae, and in the end, Nick ‘went with his guts’ and chose the last contestant, which was hardly a shock. But if this fight was broadcast as part of You’re the one I want, How to solve a problem like Mary, The Glee project, of Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods, the outcome 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’, amiriet? The Battle Rounds of this season have so far managed to avoid any montages, but poor Ciana and Denisha, whose entire Battles experience was reduced to less than a minute of airtime on Monday, ran out of luck. It was a messy minute while the two women were virtually yelling at each other, so maybe this cruel change was justified. From what I could fetch, John was ready to pick Ciana, and I remember her fresh, fun Blind Audition from ‘Dance Monkey’. But Denisha’s “Pillowtalk” audition was also excellent, so I wonder what went wrong here. Oh dear. We’ll see if Ciana gets more time next time.
WINNER: Ciana Pelekai
TEAM KELLY: Corey Ward vs. Savanna Woods, “Dreams”
The Stevie Nicks-written classic was definitely in the cab Savanna’s wheelhouse; she even said she grew up with Fleetwood Mac with her former orchestra. But the song also worked excellently with Corey’s rasp, and these two shared the kind of chemistry that burned through the TV screen that, according to Kelly, usually takes years to build. ‘I have no notes. I’m not going to destroy what just happened. I will stay out of your way, ”she gasps with joy during the exercise. Corey and Savanna’s immediate connection translates to the main stage, with a vocal blend 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 leaned towards Savanna, but the three regular coaches were looking for Corey. Of course, this was ultimately Kelly’s call, and after an intense SMS exchange with Kelly, Kelsea revealed that the winner of this Battle was Corey … and the recipient of Team Kelly’s Save was Savanna! “Kelly knew it would be difficult, and she was going to save,” Kelsea explained, suggesting she had at least had a say in the outcome. Whoever made the decision to save Savanna was the right decision. Savanna did not deserve to have her Voice dreams shatter.
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