The Voice: The 11 Best Blind Auditions Of Season 12
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1. Felicia Temple, "All I Could Do Was Cry"
"Felicia Keys" may not be a contender (yet) for the throne of Queen Bey, who covered this oldie-but-a-goodie in Cadillac Records. But the Jersey girl's vocals were so soaring that Etta James could probably hear 'em up in heaven.
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4. Casi Joy, "Blue"
The Kansas City native's LeAnn Rimes cover was so on point that the performance didn't just leave us with something to sing about, it left us with something to yodel about.
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2. Chris Blue, "The Tracks of My Tears"
The Knoxville, Tenn., charmer probably packed his audition with a couple more vocal tricks than he really needed to. His smooth-as-silk take on Smokey Robinson & the Miracles was always destined to leave viewers as ecstatic as his mom was backstage.
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7. Julien Martinez, "Pride and Joy"
Lurking behind the 21-year-old California boy's sweet face was a surprisingly gravelly voice that made coach Adam think he was hearing "the birth of Satan." Which, to be clear, he meant as a compliment.
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5. Kawan DeBose, "Let's Get It On"
The only thing that could possibly be bigger than the voice on this 30-year-old Floridian — whose falsetto coach Adam likened to the late, great Prince's — is his personality. A winning combination if ever there was one.
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11. Lauren Duski, "You Were Meant for Me"
After hearing the Michigan native's understated Jewel cover in the premiere, TVLine sorta yawned — which so outraged so many of you (based on your recap comments) that her potential had to be reevaluated.
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3. Lilli Passero, "A Love of My Own"
Even before the 26-year-old Californian had told the coaches that she was inspired by vintage artists, her pitch-perfect rendition of Carla Thomas had done so. More than just one to watch this year, Lilli's one for the ages.
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10. Quizz Swanigan, "Who's Loving You"
Besides being the youngest singer in the competition — and, arguably, the one with the most memorable name — this 13-year-old dynamo belted out the Jackson 5 classic with the confidence of a grownup Michael.
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6. Sammie Zonana, "Dangerous Woman"
The wedding singer packed enough smoke into her bluesy reimagining of the Ariana Grande hit to run the very real risk of having firefighters storm the stage in search of a blaze.
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9. Taylor Alexander, "Believe"
If, going forward, coach Adam allows the native of Georgia to be half as daring as he was in his audition — Cher redone with a country twang?!? — his combination of inventiveness and polish should take him far.
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8. TSoul, "Take Me to the River"
Though only 29, the singer revealed with his soulful take on the Talking Heads a memorable voice that has, as coach Blake was quick to point out, "all the herbs and spices" of a 50-year-old's.