Current:Home > NewsMac Royals makes Gwen Stefani blush on 'The Voice' with flirty performance: 'Oh my God' -WealthMindset Learning
Mac Royals makes Gwen Stefani blush on 'The Voice' with flirty performance: 'Oh my God'
View
Date:2025-04-16 14:51:53
Musical prowess isn’t the only kind of game needed to succeed on “The Voice.”
Team Legend singers Brandon Montel, Taylor Deneen and Mac Royals dazzled during the final round of Knockouts Tuesday night with their silky vocals and feel-good performances of “Nobody Gets Me” by SZA, “Sweet Thing” by Rufus and Chaka Khan and “Lost Without U” by Robin Thicke, respectively.
During rehearsals, Royals was advised by coach John Legend to turn on the charm to convey the sultry tone of his performance. “When you think about staging, just connect with somebody,” Legend said. “Flirt with Gwen!”
Royals clearly did his homework, with coach Gwen Stefani later saying she felt the heat from the Arkansas vocalist onstage.
“Mac, were we locking eyes the entire performance? There was a point where I was like, ‘Oh my God,’ ” Stefani said, to which Royals coyly smiled. “Everything that you brought to that performance was exactly like something I would have watched on some Grammys performance.”
Royals’ heartthrob-level smoothness helped him clinch a Knockout victory, as Legend declared him the winner. Royals’ opponent Deneen also secured her place in the competition when Legend hit his save button to keep the Oklahoma City singer on Team Legend.
“Taylor’s a really special singer,” Legend said. “Her voice is so sweet, but when she goes for those big notes, it’s also really powerful.”
Here’s what else went down on Tuesday’s episode.
Lennon VanderDoes makes John Legend, Gwen Stefani cry with ‘moving’ performance
Team Niall’s Alexa Wildish, Julia Roome and Lennon VanderDoes tugged on the coaches’ heartstrings with emotional renditions of “Believe” by Cher, “Unstoppable” by Sia and “I Won’t Give Up” by Jason Mraz, respectively.
VanderDoes’ sweet cover of the Mraz ballad even moved Legend and Stefani to tears. Legend, who gushed over the Arizona singer’s “passionate” performance, struggled to give his critique as he continued to weep onstage.
“I thought of you as the underdog,” Legend told VanderDoes with tears streaming down his face. “I just felt you like beamed fully (as) yourself, and it felt so moving to me.”
Despite VanderDoes’ touching performance, the 27-year-old lost the Knockout to his opponent Wildish, who stunned coach Niall Horan with her folk reimagining of Cher’s techno-pop hit.
“Alexa is the most mind-blowing moment I’ve ever had on this show,” Horan said. “She is a one-in-a-million talent. She could potentially win this.”
'The Voice':John Legend tries to steal back Claudia B. after Mara Justine battle
The Voice':Niall Horan bests Gwen Stefani, gets back at John Legend with Mara Justine steal
veryGood! (787)
Related
- Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
- Tornadoes touch down in Chicago area, grounding flights and wrecking homes
- The First Native American Cabinet Secretary Visits the Land of Her Ancestors and Sees Firsthand the Obstacles to Compromise
- The CEO of TikTok will testify before Congress amid security concerns about the app
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Here's what the latest inflation report means for your money
- Researchers looking for World War I-era minesweepers in Lake Superior find a ship that sank in 1879
- Could Migration Help Ease The World's Population Challenges?
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- DC Young Fly Dedicates Netflix Comedy Special to Partner Jacky Oh After Her Death
Ranking
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- New Research Explores the Costs of Climate Tipping Points, and How They Could Compound One Another
- FBI Director Chris Wray defends agents, bureau in hearing before House GOP critics
- Wildfire Smoke: An Emerging Threat to West Coast Wines
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- The CEO of TikTok will testify before Congress amid security concerns about the app
- Shoppers Are Ditching Foundation for a Tarte BB Cream: Don’t Miss This 55% Off Deal
- Why Cynthia Nixon Doesn’t Want Fans to Get Their Hopes Up About Kim Cattrall in And Just Like That
Recommendation
2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
Warming Trends: Best-Smelling Vegan Burgers, the Benefits of Short Buildings and Better Habitats for Pollinators
Maryland’s Capital City Joins a Long Line of Litigants Seeking Climate-Related Damages from the Fossil Fuel Industry
The Repercussions of a Changing Climate, in 5 Devastating Charts
DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
The Beigie Awards: All about inventory
Amazon Shoppers Say These Gorgeous Gold Earrings Don't Tarnish— Get the Set on Sale Ahead of Prime Day
Vitamix Flash Deal: Save 44% On a Blender That Functions as a 13-In-1 Machine