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‘The Voice’ Knockouts: Did Jim and Allen deserve to go home instead of Manny Keith?

After noting down crucial pointers from Ed Sheeran, Manny Keith and Jim and Sasha Allen battled it to earn the coveted spot in the live playoffs

Episode 13 of ‘The Voice’ Season 21 aired the last round of the knockouts that saw Team Ariana Grande’s Manny Keith getting evicted from the show. Manny went for a showdown against the father-son duo Jim and Sasha Allen who completely owned the stage with their energetic performance.

After noting down crucial pointers from Ariana and mega mentor Ed Sheeran, Manny Keith and Jim and Sasha Allen battled it out in order to earn the coveted spot in the live playoffs. Keith belted out Harry Styles’ chart-topping single ‘Golden’, whereas, the father-son duo opted for the classic hit ‘Home’.  The coaches namely Kelly Clarkson and John Legend seemed highly impressed as soon as Jim and Allen landed on stage. Social media users felt Manny should have won the round also adding that how the right song choice matters on the singing reality show.
 
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Did Jim and Sasha Allen deserve to go home?

Jim and Sasha Allen were the first ones to perform followed by Manny Keith. While Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, and John Legend showed keen interest in the father-son duo, it was on Ariana to make the final call. After much deliberation, the pop star chose the duo ending Manny’s journey right there. Blake had the option to steal but he refrained from doing so.

Speaking about picking Jim and Sasha Allen as the winner of the knockouts round, Ariana asserted, “I absolutely had to pick Jim and Sasha Allen because what they do is so special and so infectious energetically. I think everybody will fall in love with them.” For the unversed, in one of the previous rounds, the ‘Thank U, Next’ crooner had used her last steal to bag Manny Keith in her team. Taking to Twitter, Keith later thanked the coaches saying, “WHAT A WILD RIDE! Thank you from the bottom of my heart @NBCTheVoice @ArianaGrande @blakeshelton  for believing in me… I’M SO THANKFUL. This isn’t the end for me. The best is still yet to come!”

‘Song choice is so important’

The viewers of ‘The Voice’ logged into Twitter to express their views on the latest face-off. “I like Jim and Sasha but Manny shouldve won.” Another user said, “#TheVoice i love how ariana saved manny but didnt choose him in the knockouts.” And, one added, “Song choice is so important. jim & shasha chose a song that best suited their voices. if manny would've picked a different song or maybe an octave higher he might've won. love both but jim & sasha probably won't make it far compared to other contestants.”
 
One person tweeted, “God I was hoping manny would pull through bc I haven’t been a fan of Jim and Sasha since day 1. What’s aggravating is ariana & ed coaching manny to dance around instead of focusing on his voice. Bet if he didn’t do all that he would’ve served more.” The next one shared, “Imo it was the song. Manny's actually pretty good. Better song choice he should have advanced.” And, another concluded, “Jim and Sasha Allen picked a bouncy offering. They sound great, but I was expecting more.. idk, energy. It was great but a little reserved.”
 

‘The Voice’ Season 21 airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 pm PT/ET on NBC.