The Voice: Final Four Announced
After a short intro by President Obama (okay, not really an intro to The Voice, I’m thrilled the troops are coming home), we got to find out the final four contestants for season 1 of The Voice. We also found out they are already starting auditions for season 2, that’s good news too.
Things changed a little as the coaches were now turned into judges of their own teams. Each coach was given 100 points to split between their final two. Another 100 points were then split up according to public votes to determine who would advance to the finals. This is all a bit like trying to figure out Google’s algorithm and can fall by the way side by next season hopefully.
First up were Nakia and Vicci Martinez in what I thought was the tightest race. Coach Cee Lo had to announce his points first. He gave Nakia the slight edge with 51 points to Vicci’s 49 votes. Then came the apologies and explanations to Vicci (and why this is unnecessary). When the public votes were counted Vicci Martinez whooped Nakia by a total of 124 to 76. That surprised me a little, but I really do like Vicci and think she is a contender to win The Voice.
Adam Levine was the next coach put on the spot to announce his point designation. Levine had mentioned his battles with young Casey Weston during their rehearsals. I have to think that played a small part, at least, in his decision to give her only 35 points to Javier’s 65 points. Adam did explain to Casey that she is so young and has her whole musical life ahead of her, while Javier is likely nearing the end of his career starting point. The final score was shown so quickly, and likely so one-sided, that I missed it, but Javier was sent to the finals. That part was fully expected.
Blake Shelton took his team of Dia Frampton and Xenia to one of his concerts with Brad Paisley to get them used to the experience. He really has taken on the father figure role with his two “girls.” I fully expected Blake to split his 100 points evenly and it was no surprise at all when it was announced that he did just that. Shelton choked up a little when he explained that there was no way he could decide between his girls since he “loves them both.” In the end, Dia Frampton barely squeezed out the win to advance by a score of 106 to 94. Xenia will be just fine and with some polish and stage practice I suspect we’ll be hearing her soon on the radio.
Last up were the ladies on Team Christina Aguilera, Frenchie Davis versus Beverly McClellan. I call Aguilera’s even split of points to each a total cop out. Unlike Shelton, I think it had nothing to do with her love of either contestant. She just took the easy way out. It was a much closer race than I though it would be, but both ladies have strong fan bases. In the end it was Beverly McClellan who will advance to the finals on The Voice, beating Frenchie by a score of 107 to 93.
So there are your final four on season 1 of The Voice: Javier Colon, Vicci Martinez, Dia Frampton and Beverly McClellan. I now have to jump off the Team Adam Levine bandwagon as far as winning choices (I’ll stay on the regular Adam Levine bandwagon!) My pick to win season 1 is… Vicci Martinez. She’s a bit of a dark horse, but I think she can do it.
Okay, it’s your turn! Who do you think is going to win the first season of The Voice? Catch the finale next week on NBC!
Catch up and watch the videos from season 1 of The Voice right here:
The Voice Semi Finals: Nakia & Vicci Martinez Shine Again
The Voice: Frenchie Davis, Beverly McClellan, Xenia & Dia Frampton Move to the Semi-Finals
The Voice Goes Live: Team Blake Shelton Vs. Team Christina Aguilera
