‘The Voice’ Season 19 Episode 9 Preview: Ben Allen, Kelsie Watts and Van Andrew advance to Knockouts
The drama and the twists of the battles round continued in Episode 8 of the ‘The Voice’ Season 19. While Blake Shelton opted for Ian Flanigan over Aaron Scott, John Legend snubbed Rio Sauma and chose Casme as his favorite for the Knockout challenge. In another round, Legend picked Cami Clune over James Pyle and taking complete advantage of the situation, Blake used the “steal” option for Pyle to make sure his journey continues in the singing reality show. Kelly Clarkson, on the other hand, went for Marisa Corvo but also saved Ryan Gallagher to advance them in the Knockout round. Gwen Stefani picked Ryan Berg over Liam St John.
Episode 9 Preview
Now, we have also got the preview for Episode 9 of the battles round and it will prove to be quite a showdown for the viewers. In the next episode, we will see singers Emmalee locking horns with Kelsie Watts from Team Kelly on Demi Lovato's ‘I Love Me.’ In the preview, Kelly can be seen taking a tough decision between the two and saying, “I am just so torn now because you both did so well and did exactly what I asked but Kelsie you are a firecracker.” Kelly later picks Kelsie as her favorite from the battle round.
Blake Shelton pairs Ben Allen and Sam Stacy on Zac Brown Band song ‘Free’ in the next episode and picks the former saying, “I chose Ben because America is going to fall in love with the sound of his voice which is twangy country.” Gwen, on the other hand, picks Van Andrew over Tori Miller after they cover Taylor Swift and Bon Iver’s ‘Exile’in the next episode saying, “I want to go with the person that helps keep improving” adding, “I am just really in love with Van. The guy has so much potential in his voice and it’s rare to find a singer like Van these days.” To reiterate, all the chosen contestants will now move to the knockout rounds.
Quick Recap
From Episode 7 of the ‘The Voice’ Season 19, we saw Blake Shelton opting for Jim Ranger over John Sullivan. Kelly Clarkson, on the other hand, went for Desz over Joseph Soul, however, the latter was saved by Gwen Stefani who currently has Chloe Hogan in her team from the battle round. John Legend chose John Holiday over Julia Cooper but also saved her later for his own team to make sure her journey continues in the competition. With the latest additions, this is how all the team stands. Team Kelly has Madeline Consoer, Sid Kingsley (steal), Desz, and Tanner Gomes. Team Gwen consists of Payge Turner, Joseph Soul (steal), and Chloe Hogan whereas, Team Legend has bagged Tamara Jade, Lauren Frihauf (steal), Bailey Rae, John Holiday, and Julia Cooper (save). Team Blake currently has Worth the Wait, Taryn Papa (save), Jus Jon, and Jim Ranger.
The new season of ‘The Voice’ is being hosted by Carson Daly. Season 19 episodes will be aired on NBC. Fans can also catch the singing reality show on the official website of NBC and on their official app along with the network's new streaming service Peacock.