

There's lots of good stuff to discuss, so let's get straight to the recapping, shall we? Blake Shelton may have jokingly tweeted out what was supposedly Adam Levine's personal cell phone number (yeah, right), but the contestants did not phone it in this week… so the numbers viewers should have been repeat-dialing were the voting hotlines for Delvin Choice, Christina Grimmie, Kristen Merlin, Sisaundra Lewis, et al. (The episode's rather random guest mentors, Hollies/CSN&Y legend Graham Nash and super-producers Busbee, Scott Hendricks, and Natural, seemed to have a positive effect.) Really, there was only one dud performance in the bunch. “I love the big notes you did and how you sustained them, and that control is so crazy-cool,” Clarkson, another Texas native and Desz’s future coach, told her."The Voice" top 10 contestants competed Monday, and it was an incredibly strong night. Season 19’s third-place winner, meanwhile, was Desz, who got all four Voice chairs spinning with her soulful rendition of Toni Braxton‘s heartbreak anthem.

Note for note, you had a plan, you knew where you wanted to go, and your voice had so much fire,” the 12-time Grammy winner told him. “Everything you did was done with such a level of confidence. Season 18 contestant Mike Jerel had all four coaches begging him to join their team after he hit all the right notes with his James Brown cover. Season 18: Mike Jerel, “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” Artis joined Team Jonas and ranked third in Season 18.

“Your vocal control was just perfect,” Jonas said.

Thunderbird Artis inspired Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, and Legend to turn their chairs within the first moments of his rendition of this Beatles favorite, and Blake Shelton wasn’t far behind. Season 18: Thunderstorm Artis, “Blackbird” “What you did, it showed your skill, it showed your mastery of your instrument, but it also showed that you have magic, too,” John Legend told her. The four coaches spun their chairs for her, then gave her a standing ovation. Sting might have been feeling the sting seeing this Season 16 champ put a flawless spin on his hit. Season 16: Maelyn Jarmon, “Fields of Gold” “There’s no denying this God-given talent that you have,” the singer and pianist told her. All four judges wanted Diaz on their team, but it was a foregone conclusion that she would choose Team Alicia. You could practically see Alicia Keys get goosebumps as Season 11 contestant Lauren Diaz started performing the coach’s own track. Season 11: Lauren Diaz, “If I Ain’t Got You” “You just moved me so much today.” Smith ultimately chose Team Adam, though, and went on to clinch the Season 9 title. “You are amazing,” the No Doubt singer told him. He had hardly finished before Gwen Stefani stormed the stage to give him a hug. Jordan Smith swung from belting out high notes to crooning in falsetto performing this Sia song for his Season 9 tryout.
