The Voice Season 14: Top 11
Last night, the top 11 sang songs picked by their superfans. Let’s break down how everyone did below:
PRYOR BAIRD- “Night Moves”
It was cool seeing a softer side to Pryor. While he did deliver a softer sound, he never lost his vocal power. I love his rasp! This was an easy listening performance; one that you could just throw on and it immediately puts you in a good mood.
Sharane was given one of the hardest songs of the night, but she fared well. She showed good restraint in the beginning of the song and worked her way up to some really great runs. she stepped up to the diva song challenge, for sure!
KALEB LEE- “T-r-o-u-b-l-e”
I liked hearing Kaleb do a more fun, upbeat song. There was a bit of an anunciation issue, but beyond that he did a good job!
JACKIE FOSTER- “Love Reign O’er Me”
Jackie showed great breath control with this performance. She was relaxed and had fun with it. There were a few pitchy moments, but she rocked the stage! I really liked this arrangement as well.
JACKIE VERNA- “Strawberry Wine”
I felt that this was a great song choice for Jackie V. I liked hearing her hit some of those lower notes while still giving us the higher pitched vibrato she’s known for. This performance was the best she’s done so far, in my opinion.
KYLA JADE- “Sweet Sweet Baby (SInce You’ve Been Gone)”
This was an excellent song choice! Kyla slayed this song as she has done with all of her performances so far. Like Blake alluded to, Kyla really has come into her own on stage. She had some big shoes to fill, but definitely did the song justice.
CHRISTIANA DANIELLE- “Umbrella”
This was a haunting arrangement. The arrangement paired with the jazzy stylings of Christiana’s voice gave some intense Post-modern Jukebox vibes. She gave a great vocal performance on this one!
BRYNN CARTELLI- “You and I”
I really enjoyed the arrangement on this one. Brynn had fun with it. Though she faltered on her pitch in a couple places, she gave a solid performance overall.
RAYSHUN LAMARR- “Try a Little Tenderness”
This was literally the perfect song choice for Rayshun. I loved the instrumental in the opening. This song allowed Rayshun to showcase his range and energy on stage. Overall, a great performance!
BRITTON BUCHANAN- “Perfect”
Britton performed without his guitar this week (although it did just sit awkwardly on stage). I thought his performance was very heartfelt and beautiful. He sang with conviction; I believed every word he sang.
SPENSHA BAKER- “Better Man”
Spensha was poised on stage. This performance was vulnerable and beautiful. It was a nice way to close out the show.
Who do I think will be in the bottom this week? It’s hard to say. Statistically, if one has been in the bottom previously, they find themselves there again. So, Rayshun could find himself back in the bottom despite having a solid performance. As far as who joins him, I’d say maybe Christiana because of how much people are attached to the original song. Neither one of them would be in my personal bottom two, but at least one in my own personal bottom for the week is popular with the voters, so I do not forsee them being anything but safe this week.
BUT, that’s just this Voice superfan’s opinion. What’s yours?
