Was Niall Horan promoting Huntley more than Mara Justine? 'The Voice' fans 'pissed' as 21-yr-old comes third

Huntley won 'The Voice' Season 24 and Ruby Leigh was declared the runner-up
UPDATED DEC 20, 2023
Fans expressed that Niall Horan promoted Huntley more than Mara Justine in 'The Voice' Season 24 finals (NBC)
Fans expressed that Niall Horan promoted Huntley more than Mara Justine in 'The Voice' Season 24 finals (NBC)

UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA: Mara Justine missed the chance to be in the Top 2 of 'The Voice' Season 24. She came in third position in the show. 

Fans were shocked to see Mara not win the show. Therefore, there are a lot of theories doing the rounds on the Internet where fans are speculating the reason behind Mara getting the third position and not being in the Top 2.

A few believe that Niall did not prompt Mara as much as he promoted Huntley. On the other hand, a few fans claim that Top 2 singers couldn't have been from the same team as it would have made viewers believe the show was rigged.

Therefore, the Top 2 singers were chosen from 2 different teams.

A fan claimed, "Not to play the blame game but it got obvious that Niall was promoting Huntley more than Mara."

Another speculated, "Honestly they probably didn’t want both finalists to be from the same team that’s the only reason mara got third." 

Fans believe Mara's voice was over the top and record labels and famed singers will easily notice her. "Mara and Justine will get signed by a label for sure. Two rare talents," a fan said.

An angry fan tweeted, "I’m so pissed Mara lost."

"MARA WAS ROBBED!!!" wrote one.

Another claimed, "How Mara didn’t win #TheVoice is BULLS**T."



 



 



 



 



 



 

Mara Justine and Niall Horan singing in 'The Voice' Season 24 finals (NBC)
Mara Justine and Niall Horan singing in 'The Voice' Season 24 finals (NBC)

Who won 'The Voice' Season 24?

Huntley was announced the winner of 'The Voice' Season 24. He clearly was in shock and disbelief after the winner's name was announced. Huntley's eyes were filled with tears as his family cheered for him.

Huntley hugged Ruby Leigh and coach Niall came up to congratulate him. 

The viewers of 'The Voice' Season 24 were not shocked seeing Huntley win the season's title as they were already cheering for his win. However, many believed each one of the finalists was the deserving candidate.

'The Voice' Season 24 finalists Huntley's song choice slammed in finale (NBC)
'The Voice' Season 24 winner Huntley (NBC)

Who is runner-up of 'The Voice' Season 24?

Ruby Leigh and Huntley were in the Top 2 position. With Huntley being declared the winner, Ruby became the runner-up of the show.

'The Voice' Season 24 fans believed Ruby was 'robbed' from winning the show as she was a better candidate than Huntley. 

Lila Forde from Team John Legend came in 5th position and Jacquie Roar from Team Reba McEntire came in 4th.

Ruby Leigh announced the runner-up of 'The Voice' Season 24 (NBC)
Ruby Leigh was announced the runner-up of 'The Voice' Season 24 (NBC)

If you've yet watched the 'The Voice' Season 24 finale, tune in to Peacock or NBC to catch up with it.

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