The Voice Season 8

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They picked their top 12 this week..the talent is fantastic this season. Not a bad one in the bunch.

Some notables.. (or potential winners..)

Team Adam - He's probably got the weakest team he's ever had. However, Joshua is the type of singer that tends to be popular with voters. He's sort of The Voice version of a WGWG...same type of genre, but actually can sing so it's all right. (And they don't automatically win every year.)




He also has a contestant named DeAnna. She's interesting. She's got a deep sultry voice, but she's inexperienced and not the most confident.




Now Pharrell..has a bunch of kids, two of them were 15 when they auditioned, the other 16. But they are mega talented. (One of the most talented overall teams I've ever seen on this show, IMO.)

The 15 year olds (although I think they've both turned 16 since) are the current favorites.

The first is Sawyer Fredericks. He's the clear front runner at the moment. It's like an old man is coming out of this kid when he sings.




Mia Z. is crazy talented..just crazy talented. She's the resident blues and Jazz singer on the show, and IMO, the standout the first night of the live playoffs. What she's been known for on the show so far, is her whistle notes.




And finally he has Koryn Hawthorne. He stole her from Xtina after a breakout performance, and she continued to be great in the playoffs taking a spot in Pharrell's top 3 instead of an original member. (Personally I don't like her vibrato but, but she can sing..and her personality is infectious.)




Christina has an unbelievably talented team technically, but to me, she's only got one contestant that can win. Kimberly Nichole was the standout of the second night of the playoffs. Her vocals were just amazing here..(India Carnie and Rob Taylor are the other two. Once again, great vocally..I'm not sure that either will get the fanbase.)



And finally, Team Blake has a country singer turned Blues artist named Meghan Linsey. Great great great singer.



Hannah and Corey are both charming individuals in different ways, but I don't think either are possible winners.


Notable contestants that didn't make the lives..

Brooke Adee..definitely a favorite of mine. She got a bad song and was a little too focused on hitting the notes than performing well.

Here's one of her better performances.


Sonic had a bad performance, but she had the potential to be great.




And Caitlin was a great vocalist..she was on Pharrell's team, and although she had a very good performance..the song choice wasn't a seller and she was on a stacked team. She reminds me of Pia, to be honest.