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| Dominates, Taylor Swift Surprises Finalist Michelle Chamuel |
Now, the fight is really on. The remaining six contestants performed two songs each last night. Twice the opportunity to succeed—or fail.
Coach Blake Shelton dominates the field with three of the remaining vocalists, and Adam Levine, Shakira, and Usher each have only one left. But Usher and Adam weren’t going down without a fight: Usher shocked Michelle Chamuel with a unannounced visit from Taylor Swift and Adam switched things up by giving Amber Carrington some risky country tunes.
Holly Tucker started off the evening with some fresh, sassy attitude singing Martina McBride‘s “When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues.” Next was Usher’s girl Michelle Chamuel belting Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know.” The Swon Brothers followed, crooning “Wagon Wheel,” complete with back-up dancers, and prompted Blake to say they “sound like no one else.”
Sasha Allen went classic: a lesser-known Aretha Franklin hit, “Ain’t No Way,” delivering what we thought was the most memorable performance of the night. Despite a stumble, Danielle Bradbery gave a serviceable rendition of Pam Tillis’s “Shake the Sugar Tree.” And Amber Carrington ended the first half with a country-fied, Adam Levine-special version of Skid Row‘s “I Remember You.”
The second round began with the Swon Brothers squarely in their comfort zone: “Okie From Muskogee,” by Merle Haggard. Tucker dedicated Rascal Flatts’ “My Wish” to her parents, delivering the sweet, sincerity we’ve come to expect. Carson Daly called the audience response to Chamuel’s rendition of Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” the most “enthusiastic of the night.” And even though Chamuel started off shaky, not even her visit from Swift topped the way she killed it at the end of the song.
We love Patsy’s Cline‘s iconic “Crazy” but didn’t feel that way about Carrington’s rendition; she didn’t distinguish it enough to make it her own. Next up, though wobbly in rehearsal, Bradbery drew on her sister’s heartbreak and belted out Sara Evans’s “A Little Bit Stronger,” rocketing toward the finals.
Finally, Allen closed the evening with a diva take on Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats.” Her coach, Shakira, proudly noted that Allen deserved comparison to Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé‘s alter ego, due to her first name—and head-to-toe ferocity.
Watch Sasha Allen’s fierce rendition of “Before He Cheats”:
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