Kelly Clarkson continues to impress in her first season as a coach on “The Voice.” She heads into the knockout round with one of the strongest of the four teams, rivaled only by three-time coach Alicia Keys. The two veterans of the reality competition series — Adam Levine and Blake Shelton — lag well behind.
Clarkson pitted her original dozen artists against each other in six battles. The winners of those — Alexa Cappelli, Brynn Cartelli, Jorge Eduardo, Jamella, Justin Kilgore and D.R. King — move on to the knockout round, which kicks off on April 2. Clarkson used one of her two steals in Battle 1, picking up Tish Haynes Keys when Levine opted to go with Rayshun LaMarr after their duet on “Sweetest Thing.” She used the other in Battle 3 when Shelton went with Pryor Baird over Kaleb Lee after their performance of “Don’t Do Me Like That.”
Her eight artists earned a combined 17 chair turns during the blind auditions. She chose six of these during the blind auditions while the other two were steals from coaches who went with the competing artists in the battle round.
We have compiled a power ranking of the contestants now on Team Kelly Clarkson. 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. 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 Clarkson and her team. (Vote in the polls on Team Alicia Keys , Team Adam Levine and Team Blake Shelton.
SEE ‘The Voice’ winners: Where are they now (Season 1 – 13)?
Brynn Cartelli
Age: 14
Hometown: Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Battle 1 (won against Dylan Hartigan; he was stolen by Blake Shelton)
Song: “…Ready for It?” by Taylor Swift
Blind Audition 1
Song: “Beneath Your Beautiful” by Labrinth
Chair Turns: 2 – Kelly, Blake
Justin Kilgore
Age: 30
Hometown: Buffalo, Texas
Battle 3 (won against Molly Stevens)
Song: “Burning House” by Cam
Blind Audition 1
Song: “Tomorrow” by Chris Young
Chair Turns: 4 – Alicia, Kelly, Adam, Blake (blocked)
D.R. King
Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Battle 1 (won against Jackie Foster; she was stolen by Adam Levine)
Song: “Sign of the Times” by Harry Styles
Blind Audition 1
Song: “Believer” by Imagine Dragons
Chair Turns: 2 – Kelly, Blake
Alexa Cappelli
Age: 18
Hometown: Upland, California
Battle 4 (Hannah Goebel dropped out)
Song: “Pray” by Sam Smith
Blind Audition 4
Song:”I’ve Got the Music in Me” by Kiki Dee
Chair Turns: 2 – Adam, Kelly
Kaleb Lee (steal from Blake Shelton after losing battle to Pryor Baird)
Age: 31
Hometown: Ormond Beach, Florida
Battle 3
Song: “Don’t Do Me Like That” by Tom Petty
Blind Audition 1
Song: “Never Wanted Nothing More” by Kenny Chesney
Chair Turns: 2 – Kelly, Blake
Tish Haynes Keys (steal from Adam Levine after losing battle to Rayshun LaMarr)
Age: 37
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Battle 1
Song: “Sweet Thing” by Rufus with Chaka Khan
Blind Audition 5
Song: “Chain of Fools” by Aretha Franklin
Chair Turns: 2 – Kelly, Adam
Jorge Eduardo
Age: 19
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Battle 2 (won against Amber Sauer)
Song: “Starving” by Hailee Steinfeld
Blind Audition 3
Song: “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi
Chair Turns: 1 – Kelly
Jamella
Age: 21
Hometown: Orange County, California
Battle 2 (won against Teana Boston)
Song: “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by the Shirelles
Blind Audition 3
Song: “Dive” by Ed Sheeran
Chair Turns: 2 – Kelly, Blake
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