The Voice has shortened the finals this spring so Season 6 can wrap up before Memorial Day. Hence last weeks triple elimination. Hence this weeks performance-results combo which will presumably cut the field down to a final three.
Last week, the show bid farewell to three singers who had turned four chairs during the blind auditions in vocal powerhouse Sisaundra Lewis, returning singer Delvin Choice and Philadelphia gal Audra McLaughlin.
That leaves us with five talented vocalists.
Heres how Im ranking them heading into Mondays show. Last weeks rankings are in parenthesis.
1. Christina Grimmie (1, Team Adam): You dont get 2 million followers by posting covers on YouTube if you arent an incredibly talented singer. And Christina has shown us just how talented she is in the past two weeks with her unique take on a pair of tunes originally recorded by rappers. I doubt shell do that three times in a row. I have no doubt she will be singing in next weeks finals since shes the best singer still standing.
2. Josh Kaufman (5, Team Usher): The guy from Indianapolis has emerged as Christinas top challenger for the Season 6 crown in spite of lackluster song choices by Usher. This is It by Kenny Loggins? The oft-done I Cant Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt? Regardless, the latter was the best-selling single from Top 8 week and earned Josh bonus points for the second time, matching Christina. No one else in the Top 5 has cracked the iTunes Top 10.
3. Jake Worthington (2, Team Blake): Hey, Jake went up-tempo last week, singing Hillbilly Deluxe. Now, Im not sure he proved he has a side, which was Blakes apparent goal, but the crowd loved it and Jake looked more comfortable on stage than the week before when he was performing a ballad. The combination of Jakes country charm and Blakes popularity will likely be enough to get the Texas lad into the finals.
4. Kristen Merlin (3, Team Shakira): She has been the surprise of Season 6. Hey, she turned just two chairs during the blind auditions, and here she is a week away from the finals, cracking the Top 10 on iTunes country chart on a weekly basis. Truth be told, shes a better, more emotional country balladeer than Jake. I just think the country voters are more likely to go for the cowboy hat and Jakes aw-shucks persona.
5. Kat Perkins (7, Team Adam): How talented and popular are the contestants on The Voice? Just ask Kat. She has topped the iTunes rock chart for three straight weeks, and she still needed two instant saves to advance this far. That means the odds get even longer this week on a show where a female rocker hasnt made the finals since Season 2 when Juliet Simms finished second.
The Voice continues on NBC tonight at 8/7c. Be sure to check it out and see how Christina does in the semi-finals!
Source: The York Dispatch
From christinagrimmie.com