Adam Wakefield delivers a strong performance with 'Love Has No Pride' while sitting behind the piano, while Bryan Bautista strips down Beyonce's '1+1'.
- May 10, 2016
AceShowbiz - "The Voice" Top 9 continued to deliver their best performances in hopes of making it to the semifinals. Paxton Ingram of Team Blake Shelton kicked if off with a cover of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody". He set the bar high for the next performers as his coach praised his improvement each week.
Also from Team Blake, Mary Sarah sang "My Church" by Maren Morris. During rehearsal, Blake encouraged her to sing without playing guitar so that she could connect with the audience more. "I was caught up in watching you emote," Pharrell Williams commented, adding that he could feel she connected more to this song that her previous song choices.
Nick Hagelin of Team Christina Aguilera tried to redeem last week's bottom two place with an acoustic rendition of "Hold On, We're Going Home". He connected to the song personally, but his vocals were still not impressive. "I loved the rhythm of it," Christina said.
Hannah Huston, the last artist of Team Pharrell, sang "Say You Love Me" by Jessie Ware. With her strong performance, Pharrell still has a big chance to win this season. "That was my personal favorite performance by you this entire season," Blake declared.
Team Adam Levine's Shalyah Fearing was up next, singing "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke. The 15-year-old once again proved that she has one of the best voices in the competition. "Nobody means it more than Shalyah does," her coach praised her.
Laith Al-Saadi, also from Team Adam, followed it up with a performance of "We've Got Tonight" by Bob Seger. The rock singer showed his different side with a stripped-down ballad, allowing him to highlight his vocals while he also played the piano.
Adam Wakefield from Team Blake also sat behind the piano while singing "Love Has No Pride" by Bonnie Raitt. "You always come out so soulful and so strong," Christina gushed, as Blake called it his best performance so far.
Alisan Porter of Team Christina sang "Cryin' " by Aerosmith. She once again proved that she can sing anything. "You were a superstar just now," her coach praised her rocking performance.
Team Christina's Bryan Bautista was the last to perform, delivering his own take on Beyonce Knowles' hit "1+1". "You have the most impressive ability to sound so effortless in the high parts," Adam said, as he showed off his strong vocals with the stripped down performance.
Also on tonight's show, Blake and Gwen Stefani performed their duet "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" live for the first time. Florida Georgia Line was another musical guest, singing their new single "H.O.L.Y."
One of these singers will be eliminated on Tuesday (May 10) results show.
