Well, we've reached the end of another season on The Voice and it is no surprise that iTunes master Jordan Smith was crowned the new champion. The two hour extravaganza was full of performances and interviews followed by more performances and some of the guests brought down the house. Here are the highlights.
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| I would have watched this all night. |
Tonight's episode featured several solo superstar performances because we needed the contestants to understand that they will probably never be as big as these guys:
--Coldplay's backup dancers were, um, animals.
--Missy Elliot brought puppets and children in "mafia" sweaters with her. She's a total badass.
--I'm not super familiar with Sam Hunt, but he was on fire. Or had it behind him anyway.
--The Weekend is just as good on a Tuesday as he is on a Saturday and Sunday.
--Justin Bieber took a page out of Missy's book and "worked it."
We also had the traditional "bring backs" where the Final Four were kind enough to help us remember some of the eliminated contestants that we forgot about immediately after their last appearance:
--Barrett brought back Zach (just Zach) to sing "Forever and Ever Amen" by Randy Travis. The two voices compliment each other well and really I was just happy to see Zach's bright and shining face again.
--Jeffery brought back Madi (yay!) for a duet of "Tears Dry On Their Own" by Amy Winehouse. The verses were low for both of them and the band was a touch loud, but the choruses were fantastic.
--Jordan brought back Korin, Amy, Evan, Regina and Mark for Journey's "Any Way You Want It." This was really fun to watch (shout out to Regina) and I'm sure it was even more fun to perform.
--Emily Ann brought back Ivonne, Morgan, Shelby, Nadjah and Riley for their rendition of "Summer Nights" by Rascal Flatts. The girls sounded great together and the light sabers in the audience won me over. Side note: I will be seeing The Force Awakens on Thursday and I can't freaking wait.
And finally, the Final Four were matched with their own celebrity singers which could always go either way. There have been some painful pairings over the years as well as some pretty awesome collaborations. Tonight was fairly middle of the road:
--Emily Ann and Ricky Scaggs performed "Country Boy" and Emily Ann looked like a kid on Christmas morning. Man that song is fast.
--Jordan joined with Usher for "Without You." The second half of the song was pretty stellar.
--Jeffery and Tori Kelly slayed "Hollow." I loved every minute of it.
--Barrett and Wynonna had the best "sing with a star" pairing of the night with "No One Else On Earth." Barrett looked ecstatic and Wynonna was hilarious, sassy, and owned the stage as usual.
Results! The order of elimination went Jeffery (really?), Barrett, and then Emily Ann. Jordan was crowned the Season 9 winner and his family, accompanied by Adam, stormed the stage. He sang a rousing rendition of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" while the confetti fell and the season came to an end. Jordan absolutely earned this title and here's hoping he will be a victor with success and not someone falling into the "who?" category a year from now.
We undoubtedly have only a short break until The Voice returns in 2016. Xtina will be in, Gwen will be out, and I hope the show includes a puppet Missy Elliot as the 5th coach. For real. You wanna switch it up NBC? Instead of a 9 person semi-finals, let's do #TeamPuppetMissy instead. Anyway, I wish you all safe and happy holidays and we will catch up again in 2016!
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