Alicia Keys heads into the knockout round on season 14 of “The Voice” with the strongest team of the four coaches. That is not surprising given that she also had the best team before the battles began as her 12 artists had a whopping 29 chair turns during the blind auditions. At the end of the battle round, she had cut that roster in half and added two steals.
These eight artists merited 22 chair turns between them. Compare that to the rosters of the other coaches: six-time champ Blake Shelton (19 turns); rookie Kelly Clarkson (17 turns) and three-time winner Adam Levine (13 turns).
Keys pitted up her original 12 artists against each other in six battles. The winners of these — Johnny Bliss, Britton Buchanan, Sharane Callister, Terrence Cunningham, Christiana Danielle and Kelsea Johnson — move on to the knockout round. She used one steal to throw Miya Bass a lifeline after Adam Levine opted to keep Drew Cole following their duet on “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” And she picked up Team Blake Shelton artist Dallas Caroline after she lost to Spensha Baker when they did battle on “I Could Use a Love Song.”
We have compiled a power ranking of the contestants now on Team Alicia Keys. These would-be winners are listed from best to worst based on their reception in the blind auditions and battles, the resulting sales of their tracks on iTunes and the votes of viewers like you.
Take a look at detailed bios of each of them in the photo gallery above and then read a the recap of each of the songs that got them to this stage of the competition below. If you haven’t voted in our poll yet, be sure to do so at the bottom of this post and then sound off in the comments section about both Keys and her team. (Vote in the polls on Team Kelly Clarkson, Team Adam Levine and Team Blake Shelton.
Sharane Calister
Age: 24
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Battle 1 (won against Jamai)
Song: “Mercy” by Shawn Mendes
Blind Audition 6
Song: “Make It Rain” by Ed Sheeran
Chair Turns: 2 – Alicia, Kelly
Miya Bass (steal from Adam Levine after losing battle to Drew Cole)
Age: 25
Hometown: Queens, New York
Battle 3
Song: “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan
Blind Audition 5
Song: “Issues” by Julia Michaels
Chair Turns: 1 – Adam
Dallas Caroline (steal from Blake Shelton after losing battle to Spensha Baker)
Age: 17
Hometown: Santa Rosa, California
Battle 4
Song: “I Could Use a Love Song” by Maren Morris
Blind Audition 6
Song: “Always on My Mind” by Willie Nelson
Chair Turns: 2 – Kelly, Adam, Blake
Terrence Cunningham
Age: 36
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Battle 4 (won against Livia Faith)
Song: “Stars” by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Blind Audition 4
Song: “My Girl” by the Temptations
Chair Turns: 4 – Alicia, Kelly, Adam, Blake
SEE ‘The Voice’ season 14 schedule: Knockouts begin April 2, live shows April 16, finale May 22
Johnny Bliss
Age: 26
Hometown: New York, New York
Battle 2 (won against Megan Lee)
Song: “Versace on the Floor” by Bruno Mars
Blind Audition 3
Song: “Preciosa,” a Spanish language anthem
Chair Turns: 4 – Alicia, Kelly, Adam, Blake
Britton Buchanan
Age: 17
Hometown: Sanford, North Carolina
Battle 3 (won against Jaclyn Lovey; she was stolen by Blake Shelton)
Song: “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran
Blind Audition 1
Song: “Trouble” by Ray LaMontagne
Chair Turns: 3 – Alicia, Adam (blocked), Blake
Christiana Danielle
Age: 22
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Battle 1 (won against Shana Halligan)
Song: “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon
Blind Audition 3
Song: “Hotline” by Drake
Chair Turns: 3 – Alicia, Adam, Kelly
Kelsea Johnson
Age: 21
Hometown: Newark, Delaware
Battle 2 (won against Jordyn Simone; he was stolen by Adam Levine)
Song: “Don’t Let Go (Love)” by En Vogue
Blind Audition 1
Song: “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” by Meghan Trainor
Chair Turns: 3 – Alicia, Adam, Kelly
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