The Voice - Playoffs (First Round)

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And so we've reached The Playoff Rounds of The Voice Season 6.

Most of the contestants that caught my attention in the audition rounds are no longer in the competition (Ria, Alaska & Madi, Emily B, etc.). But I'm not particularly upset because those who still remain are mostly amazing and will probably sing circles around the American Idol S13 hopefuls (with the exception of maybe Alex and Caleb).

As of now, only Blake has chosen his top 3 representatives:

Jake Worthington

I'm happy to see Jake still in the competition. He may be the country dude and he's not quite the looker, but I enjoyed his performances and he actually has a really good voice. In fact, he is what Dexter from AI should have been. All the best to Jake.

Sissaundra Lewis

Okay, so Sissaundra may be one of the best singers in the competition, however she tends to oversing plus she's not really the kind of singer audiences would vote for. In other words I have no idea how well she will fare in the live rounds.

Audra McLaughlin

Audra is a bit of a dark horse, I think. I don't remember her audition, and her battle round performances were pretty bleh in my opinion, but what she sang for the Playoffs definitely gave her quite a boost. She has really powerful country voice, with an amazing range. If she (or her coach) chooses good songs, she may be able to stick around the Top 12 for some time.

Contestants eliminated from Team Blake:

Madily Paige

Poor, poor Madilyn. She was paired with Bria Kelly during the Playoffs on Usher's team and naturally Bria won. (Although personally I thought Madilyn sounded more in control than Bria. I guess big pipes trump small pipes. As expected)

So Blake stole her, and was then promptly eliminated when she chose to sing (or was forced to sing) Zedd's Clarity. I mean, come on! Why that song? It's not an easy song to sing, let alone for an important moment like playoffs. What a waste.

Just take a look at this and you'll know why she was eliminated so harshly. That was a performance worthy of American Idol *cough*.

Ryan Whyte Maloney

Granted, Ryan wasn't that bad a singer but in no way was he primed for the Top 12.

His performance, though wasn't horrible, was nothing to shout about. At least he didn't falter as badly as Madilyn?








Now Blake's team has 2 good female singers (and one of them a country singer too) and one cherubic country boy, and usually that's a good thing. But, the other coaches have yet to make their decisions, so I can't say that Blake looks like he is set to win this shindig again.

Stay tuned for more on the other teams!