“The Voice” aired its second episode on Tuesday, March 26. It was the second night of blind auditions. Shakira and Usher got their first taste during the premiere on Monday, and in this episode, it was clear they were comfortable and fitting in with Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. By the end of Monday night’s auditions, one singer stood out above the rest: Judith Hill. She had previously been a backup singer for Michael Jackson and performed at his funeral. During her performance, she received a standing ovation. Adam Levine even stood on his chair and declared he would set himself on fire if he didn’t get her on his team, and she ultimately chose him. So there was a lot of curiosity to see if anyone could surpass her. While there were some impressive singers, Judith Hill remains the best we’ve seen this season, but it is still very early in the competition.
Typically, there are a few performances where no chairs turn around, but in the second episode of this season, almost every singer secured a coach. Six singers really brought their A-game. The first was Josiah Hawley, who performed one of Adam Levine’s songs and managed to get three judges to turn around, including Adam. Surprisingly, he chose Usher as his coach.
Midas Whale, a folk duo blew the judges away and got all four of the judges to turn their chairs and try to convince them to choose them, but chose Adam Levine. Abraham McDonald followed a touch act, and was the only contestant to walk away without a single chair turning around.
Cathia got Shakira, Usher, and Blake to turn around when she sang a Spanish song and chose Shakira. The best of the night was Sarah Simmons who had all four judges begging her to be on their team and she chose Levine.
Blake Shelton, who usually is able to win over the contestants and uses the fact that he has won two seasons to his advantage, did not gain a single member to his team. The night ended with Blake Shelton having three team members, Adam Levine having three, Usher having three, and Shakira having four.
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