'The Voice' Season 17 Top 10 Playoffs: Marybeth Byrd's 'Lose You To Love Me' performance has fans claiming she sang better than Selena Gomez
Marybeth Byrd from Team John stole the show on Monday night with her performance of Selena Gomez's 'Lose You To Love Me' on 'The Voice' Season 17.
'The Voice' Season 17 returned on Monday night for the Top 10 Playoffs and two contestants will be eliminated this week while the remaining Top 8 will move into the semifinals. Seven singers will be saved by America's vote, and the bottom three contestants will battle it out in the Instant Save to see who will be chosen by America.
The coaches, John Legend, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and Gwen Stefani, returned to their seats while the Top 10 battled it out hoping to win the highest vote. Marybeth from John Legend's team was the second contestant to perform on Monday night, and she hit all the right notes during her performance of Selena Gomez's 'Lose You To Love Me'.
It turned out to be a gorgeous performance, she made the song her own by rocking the stage as she went on. The coaches were equally impressed with her performance. “I thought this was your most artistic performance you’ve given so far," John Legend said after her performance. “It’s very powerful, this was really beautifully done,” Kelly Clarkson shared. While Gwen added, "I was floored by that."
Taking to Twitter after Marybeth's performance, fans even went on to claim that she did a better job than Selena Gomez herself. Some fans also shared that she slayed it. "MaryBeth sang that song better than Selena did #TheVoice #VoiceTop10."
"That performance by @marybeth_music CHILLS!!!! #TheVoice," wrote a fan. While another added, "Well done @marybeth_music #TheVoice you drew me in with that performance."
"And once again, @marybeth_music has me crying. That song is powerful enough; but just wow. #TheVoice #teamlegend," shared a fan. Adding to that another fan said, "marybeth_music Sounds better than Selena! She sounds soooo good! I hope she wins! #TheVoice."
"Marybeth Byrd is smart to pick good story songs. She is so expressive and in touch with her emotions. She did this better live than Selena at the AMAs. Love the violins and floating flowers set too. Nice touch. #TheVoice #VoiceTop10 big note was a lil tentative. Overall good tho," wrote another fan.
'The Voice' Season 17 airs every Monday and Tuesday night only on NBC. Check your local listings for more information.