The Voice - Gateway to the Live Rounds

The Voice continues to be more exciting than American Idol, but I'm not sure if the energy level will be the same moving into the live rounds.

Anyways, let's get right into the remaining 9 contestants who joins Team Blake's contestants in the Top 12 of The Voice Season 6.

Team Shakira

Tess Boyer

Oh yes, I'm so glad Tess is still in the competition! She basically went through the earlier rounds as cannon fodder but prevailed over the so-called frontrunners. Personally I think she is one of the best girls in the competition, seeing as she has the looks, the voice and also charisma. Here's hoping she won't disappoint in the live rounds!

Dani Moz

Dani's audition wasn't shown and she wasn't featured much in the Battle Rounds, so I can't say that I remember her performances. BUT over the last 2 weeks, she has proven to be one hell of a singer and her rendition of Edge of Glory for the play-offs rightfully earned her a spot in the Top 12. Plus, she kinda looks like Daryl Hannah.

Kristen Merlin

I think it's safe enough for me to say that none of Shakira's final contestants were pimped nor overly-hyped, and that is especially true for Kristen. She impressed me during her audition, and then after that she just kinda disappeared. None of her battle rounds were shown, so I had actually forgotten about her until the playoffs. Well, she didn't disappoint! Thank you Shakira for making the correct decisions.

Eliminated from Team Shakira - Deja Hall, Patrick Thompson.

Team Adam

Delvin Choice

Delvin isn't a  bad singer, but he hasn't been very impressive. Not sure about his chances in the live rounds. Then again, the other Team Adam contestants were even worse than him so deserves this more than they do.

Christina Grimmie

The Youtube sensation who didn't quite live up to the hype. Still, she is one of the better singers left in Adam's team and she has that tween/teen appeal. I really don't think Adam is going to be able to replicate his success from the previous season, what with a bland R&B singer and a not-quite-so-interesting pop artist. At most he'll only be able to rely on...

Kat Perkins

Arguably one of the best singers left in the competition, Kat is Adam's only bright hope for the live stage so I think she has a lot to live up to. All of her performances were shown (from her audition right up to the playoffs), and she more or  less nailed all of it. And I don't know if that's going to be a good thing for her since expectations will be VERY high. Best of luck to Kat.

Eliminated from Team Adam - Morgan Waller, Jake Barker

Team Usher

T.J. Wilkins

Okay, T.J. is by no means a bad singer but I don't think he has what it takes to be a star on the big stage. Above average voice yes, stage presence not so great. Honestly, Team Usher is starting to look like it's at a disadvantage.

Bria Kelly

Seriously, I can't stand Bria's voice and tone. In terms of goat bleat, she is actually worse than Jessica Meuse (Jess is bad enough). I wish she'd sing at normal levels all the time because her idea of high notes is 'SCREAM SCREAM SCREAM BLEAT'. Do. Not. Like. Either Usher teaches her to control her voice or she'll be going home VERY soon once she hits the main stage. Talk about overhyped.

Josh Kaufman

I present to you Josh, otherwise known as Usher's only chance at winning The Voice title. A four-chair turn who never failed to disappoint, Josh is probably the only contestant left on Usher's team that has some kind of chance at winning. Good vocals, good song choices, and I hope he'll continue making the right decisions.

Eliminated from Team Usher - Melissa Jimenez, Stevie Jo (a travesty! He should have been Top 3 instead of Bria or T.J.!)

Bad decisions aside, I'm looking forward to the live shows next week.