The Voice USA 2014 Recap: Night 1 – Battle Rounds (VIDEO)
| March 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM EDTThe teams on The Voice USA 2014 have been assembled and it is time for the coaches (Blake Shelton, Shakira, Adam Levine and Usher) pair up the singers on their teams for the Battle Rounds on The Voice USA Season 6. This is where the steal comes into play and the singer the coaches don’t pick for the Knockout Rounds on The Voice 2014 can be stolen by one of the other coaches. This is also where things get more exciting on The Voice Season 6 and I love it! Come watch with us during our The Voice USA 2014 Recap and see who got eliminated on The Voice USA 2014 tonight!
Last week on The Voice 2014 Season 6, the blind auditions came to an end and we finally saw the completed teams for the Battle Rounds take shape. Team Adam, Team Blake, Team Shakira and Team Usher all think they have what it takes to win this season, but only one of them can come out on top. Who do you think has the strongest team heading into this next round?
The fun and the battles begin soon, so follow along with our recap below and see the videos of the Battle Rounds when available from NBC!
WARNING: THE VOICE USA 2014 SPOILERS AHEAD!
The following post contains videos from tonight’s episode of The Voice 2014 Season 6 Battle Rounds. Don’t want to see them yet or see who went home on The Voice USA Season 6 tonight, then don’t look ahead!!!
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Here we go…we start the show with a look at this season’s mentors, which is Miranda Lambert for Team Shakira, Aloe Blacc for Team Adam, The Band Perry for Team Blake and Jill Scott for Team Usher! Enough previews, so let’s get this started!!!
Team Usher: Biff Gore vs. T.J. Wilkins
Song: “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” by The Temptations
Biff is looking to leave a legacy for his six children and was a four-chair turnaround! T.J. comes from a rough neighborhood and hoping to do better for his family. Usher has shaved down the hair and no ‘fro going tonight! He thinks they both love R&B, so he chose this classic R&B song. Jill tells Biff when he is singing to beg, he better beg. He has them sing to Jill to win her attention and wants them to be desperate with this performance. This is a pretty solid battle and both have similar tones and totally get into it and have some fun personalities, but this is a toss-up for me!
Winner: T.J. Wilkins and Blake Shelton likes what he sees in Biff and steals him away for Team Blake!
Team Blake: Jake Worthington vs. Lexi Luca
Song: “It Goes Like This” by Thomas Rhett
Jake was not able to get any coaches to turn around last season, but he got three chairs this season and went with country. Lexi worked through some nerves to get through the audition. They are both excited to see The Band Perry when they walk in. Blake gave them a young song and think it is exactly where country music is today. Blake is thinking Jake is a favorite, but Lexi works it out before the battle starts and he thinks this is a battle now. This was a great song choice for them and they both are doing so good and giving me chills! Jake needs to annunciate words a little better though, but Lexi worked through those nerves!
Winner: Jake Worthington and no steals for Lexi!
Team Shakira: Dani Moz vs. DeShawn Washington
Song: “My Kind Of Love” by Emeli Sande
Dani works in PR, but she is here to chase her dreams. DeShawn gave up everything to take care of his parents and left college after one semester. These are two different artists, but Shakira wants to see them interact together. This is going to be interesting matchup, as they both have their own sound that is very good. Miranda wishes she could cuss after hearing them sing so good! I think DeShawn has a great voice and a lot of grit and soul in there, but Dani outshined him on this one.
Winner: Dani Moz and no steals for DeShawn!
Team Adam: Kat Perkins vs. Patrick Thomson
Song: “Whenever I Call You Friend” by Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks
Kat is a former musician turned nanny! She wants to show the children they can follow their dreams no matter what. Patrick grew up in a musical family and inspired his musical goals. Kat had to make sure she was breathing when she met Aloe! Adam thinks there is a classic quality to their voices and it needs to be paired together. Aloe said they are seeing more of Kat’s eyelids than eyes and perform to them. While I think Patrick has a very good voice and is solid, I think Kat has something more and she has that star quality and stood out on the stage.
Winner: Kat Perkins and Shakira wants Patrick, so she steals him for Team Shakira!
Team Blake: Paula DeAnda and Sisaundra Lewis
Song: “Do What U Want” by Lady Gaga featuring Christina Aguilera
Paula is a former teen star and she is hoping to revive her career with The Voice USA 2014. Sisaundra wants to show her children that it does not matter where you are at in life, you can follow your dreams. Blake tells them they both need to pick their moments to shine and if they try to find more moments then it could make the song awkward. They both have amazing voices and a great song choice by Blake. Paula is more reserved and Sisaundra is so big and it overshadows Paula. Sisaundra nails her moment and Paula was more weak, so I am going Sisaundra.
Winner: Sisaundra Lewis and no steals for Paula!
Team Usher: Jake Barker vs. Stevie Jo
Song: “Higher Ground” by Steve Winwood
The blind audition for Jake was the first time he has ever performed on stage, as stage fright has kept him from singing live. Stevie Jo is attending college on a music scholarship. Usher said they both enjoy R&B, but wanted to take them out of their comfort zone with this song choice. Jill thinks that Jake has a Justin Timberlake voice going on and Stevie Jo has so much passion with every note! Yeah, Jake definitely has the Justin thing going on and does so well on stage. Stevie Jo is good, but I’m Team Jake!
Winner: Stevie Jo and all three coaches want to steal him, but Jake picks and joins Team Adam!
The battles are done for tonight on The Voice USA 2014. Who is your favorite so far?
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