![]() It was yet another predictable performance from a cute kid who has frustratingly coasted through to the semifinals - and possibly to the actual finals - without having to do much except, well, look cute. ![]() Even though he was unencumbered - not playing guitar or sitting on a stool this time - he made almost no use of the vast stage, and he kept his eyes shut for much of the song. ![]() This was indeed an awesome way to kick off Monday’s episode, but I do worry that going first, on a night crammed with a dozen musical numbers, could hurt Justin’s chance of making the top five.īrayden Lape (Team Blake), “In Case You Didn’t Know”Ĭonversely, Brayden - the youngest and greenest singer in the competition, at age 16 - brought almost no drama to his Brett Young cover. “What I love about your performances is they always start out like big, but then you know it's going somewhere from there,” said Blake. “It doesn't escape me that you started the competition ‘Glory,’ my song - and then this is like ‘Glory’ on steroids,” quipped John Legend. What a way to get it started!” raved host Carson Daly. “Oh, we are not messing around tonight in the semifinals. Justin dedicated this “quite theatrical” Cynthia Erivo anthem to his wife, who encouraged him to try out for The Voice, and he brought all the drama, with a big-scale, stylized production (complete with interpretative dancers and billows of dry-ice fog) and a fierce, confident delivery. These were the eight solos of Monday’s semifinals: She truly is every woman, and I think she even managed to displace Bodie and become this season’s new frontrunner. I believe this woman is the future - of Season 22 - and we will be seeing her in the finale next week. But when the semifinalists each performed solo, Morgan was still the star of the night - and the producers were saving all their love for her, placing her last, in the pimp spot. Luckily for all eight contestants, these Whitney duets were just bonus performances, with none of them receiving any feedback from the coaches or even being uploaded onto YouTube. (Photo: Trae Patton/NBC via Getty Images) (NBC via Getty Images) But they worked it out OK, even if I much preferred Bodie’s moments when he gave off a breezy Sting/Colin Hay/Peter Gabriel vibe.īryce Leatherwood and Morgan Myles duet on 'The Voice' Season 22. ![]() I’d assumed that Bodie and Brayden’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” (aka “I Wanna With Some-Bodie,” heh) would be an utter disaster, since these were contestants of wildly different genres and skill-sets. But of course, the season’s power-belters, like Parijita Bastola, Justin Aaron, Kim Cruse, and Omar José Cardona, seemed more naturally suited for such multi-octave material - while less rangy country crooners like Bryce Leatherwood and Brayden Lape, or an indie stylist like Bodie, would presumably have a tougher time.īut as it turned out, the most traditional duets - Omar and Justin doing “The Greatest Love of All,” and Kim and Parijita taking on “I’m Every Woman” - were the night’s least exciting Houston performances, even if they were capably sung. The Whitney songbook (much like the songbooks of other divas like Mariah, Celine, and Adele) is challenging for pretty much any singer. 23 on NBC’s sister network, USA), this rare Voice theme night posed a unique challenge for the semifinalists. The singers all joined forces for Whitney Houston duets, and while the real purpose there was to synergistically promote the upcoming Whitney biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody (which premieres Dec. The Voice’s top eight competed Monday, on the do-or-die semifinals episode that will determine the five contestants advancing to next week’s Season 22 finale. 'The Voice' Season 22 top eight contestants Omar Jose Cardona, Bodie, Bryce Leatherwood, Justin Aaron, Parijita Bastola, Kim Cruise, Brayden Lape, and Morgan Myles.
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