Heading into the third set of Blind Auditions on The Voice Season 29, four-time winner Kelly Clarkson‘s team was 80 percent full with only two spots to fill. Three-time winner Adam Levine had picked up seven artists and one-time winner John Legend‘s team was halfway complete. During this phase of the competition, each coach was looking for 10 diverse artists to comprise a team that they’d take into each of the subsequent rounds.
Also on their minds this season was the unique chance to earn the new “Super Steal” power, allowing them to override another coach’s steal during the Battles. To do so, they’d have to beat the other coaches in acquiring the most artists on three-chair turns. Comedian Druski and NBA legend Derek Fisher were keeping track of the coach’s totals via the Triple Turn leaderboard. After 23 blind auditions, Adam was the Triple Turn leader with three artists, Kelly was on his heels with two, and John was in last place with one.
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Read on for our The Voice 29 recap of “The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 3” performances which aired Monday, March 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC to find out which coach earned the Super Steal and for information about the final artists to join the completed teams.
KJ Willis
Age: 35
Hometown: Memphis
Song: “Roni” by Bobby Brown
Chair turns: John, Kelly
Kelly’s comments: “You cannot teach someone to be that kind of passionate and comfortable on stage. you have such a gift. I would suggest just holding back a little bit and save those spots because if you’re doing it the whole time people can lose sight of how special it is.”
John’s comments: “Your tone is impeccable. You’ve got texture, you’ve got soul, you’ve got just sauce on it. … I know you’re gonna do really well in this competition.”
Result: Team Legend
Houston Kelly
Age: 20
Hometown: Memphis
Song: “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn
Chair turns: Kelly
Kelly’s comments: “I am sweating, I have never waited that long. … You are so talented … you’re just such a great, solid country singer and I love that.”
Adam’s comments: “This was an uphill battle … you’re clearly where you should be.”
John’s comments: “Your voice has so much power to it, Kelly’s gonna be a great coach.”
Result: Team Kelly
Ashley Marina
Age: 18
Hometown: Pittsburgh
Song: “Tonight I Wanna Cry” by Keith Urban
Chair turns: Adam, John, Kelly
Kelly’s comments: “I can hear country in there, but I can also hear other influences musically which I think is really important. You got pitchy after we turned around. … I would love to help you tackle those nerves, girl.”
Adam’s comments: “You tackling the nerves and you getting past that literally is the formula to do well and succeed on the show. … We’re here to make you that much more comfortable in front of audiences.”
John’s comments: “We heard your tone, we heard the way you jump between different parts of your voice and it was really beautiful, it was tasteful, and it was really musical.”
Result: Team Legend
Aziz Guerra
Age: 20
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Song: “El Triste” by José José
Chair turns: Adam
Kelly’s comments: “That was so beautifully done, I loved it. And then you kept being more impressive as the song went on.”
John’s comments: “That was absolutely a beautiful performance. Your voice is so rich and textured and we were hearing a really beautiful range within your voice … it just all worked.”
Adam’s comments: “You have a lot of power and the way you delivered some of those lines at the end I was super happy.”
Result: Team Adam
Mariette Gevorgian
Age: 15
Hometown: Burbank, Calif.
Song: “Anyone” by Demi Lovato
Chair turns: None
Adam’s comments: “The great thing about being 15 years old and doing is, you’re not running out of time.”
Kelly’s comments: “I think today was timing, it’s just because my team is literally almost full. I would have turned for you so please come back.”
Result: No team
Jason Farol
Age: 36
Hometown: Redondo Beach, Calif.
Song: “Saturn” by SZA
Chair turns: None
Kelly’s comments: “Do I know you? … Our ‘Hallelujah’ was so good!”
John’s comments: “Kelly Clarkson and I were on this show called Duets and every week would sing with our artist … I loved that SZA song, I just felt like you were having a little bit of control issues when it came to pitch.”
Result: No team
Mikenley Brown
Age: 19
Hometown: New Castle, Ind.
Song: “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry
Chair turns: John, Adam, Kelly
Adam’s comments: “I didn’t even recognize the song at first ’cause you had put such your own thing to it. You’re tasteful, you have an ethereal quality to what you do. … When we turned around, you were just so lost in what you were doing … the kind of purity I love the most.”
Kelly’s comments: “Your tone is incredible. You have these little yodel effects in your voice … I am a big fan. I have also navigated a competition like this at your age.”
John’s comments: “That was so cool … I think you’re cool. I would love to work with you.”
Result: Team Kelly
Grace Humphries
Age: 18
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Song: “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell
Chair turns: John
John’s comments: “I just love that vibe and that spirit and I heard your voice and your tone; the way you just kinda graced the stage and I’m like I want you on my team.”
Adam’s comments: “That was so beautiful… I did hear some pitch stuff which is what held me back.”
Result: Team Legend
Natasha Blaine
Age: 27
Hometown: Seattle
Song: “Kiss of Life” by Sade
Chair turns: John
John’s comments: “Your tone is so beautiful. You approached the song with a lot of style and I really enjoyed your performance.”
Result: Team Legend
Drew Russell
Age: 32
Hometown: Los Angeles
Song: “Blue Bayou” by Linda Ronstadt
Chair turns: Adam
Adam’s comments: “I really think you’re special. You struggled a little bit in the beginning… I don’t care about that. To me, that happens to everybody, but the good news is you really salvaged the performance and I think what’s awesome… this will get a lot better.”
John’s comments: “You really turned it around and your voice is so beautiful and it has such clarity.”
Result: Team Adam
Syd Millevoi
Age: 23
Hometown: Secaucus, N.J.
Song: “Mamma Knows Best” by Jessie J
Chair turns: John, Adam
Kelly’s comments: “I am so mad right now. My team is full and like I don’t understand what just happened. I’m so angry.”
Adam’s comments: “Did you just win The Voice? … Super stoked. That’s like the quintessential meaning of this show, what you just did… your vocal pierced through this audience and shook us all to our core … your type of performing is a lost art form.”
John’s comments: “I’m in awe right now and I literally have one spot left on my team … you can win this competition.”
Result: Team Legend
Daniel Sovich
Age: 28
Hometown: Aurora, Ohio
Song: “Just the Way You Are” by Billy Joel
Chair turns: None
Kelly’s comments: “It felt more Broadway than anything else for me.”
Adam’s comments: “The vocal has a certain understatedness to it that when you lose that sometimes it can make it a different thing.”
Result: No team
Jared Shoemaker
Age: 32
Hometown: Richmond, Ky.
Song: “I Never Lie” by Zach Top
Chair turns: Adam
Adam’s comments: “The subtle simplicity of your voice is so refreshing and the emotion in the little breaks of voice. … You just have one of those great voices.”
Kelly’s comments: “I’m a fan, it was really really good.”
John’s comments: “I think it’s gonna be kinda fun to break up that country monopoly. … I would have totally pushed if I had a spot on my team.”
Result: Team Adam
Super Steal
By the end of Night 3, the race for the season’s new Super Steal power came down to Kelly and Adam. Both coaches finished the Blind Auditions with three artists who earned coveted three-chair turns.
With the Triple Turn leaderboard tied, the deciding factor became the number of two-chair turns each coach secured during the auditions. That tiebreaker tipped the scales in Kelly’s favor, giving the four-time champion the edge.
As the winner, Kelly earns the season’s Super Steal — a powerful new advantage that will allow her to override another coach’s steal during the upcoming Battle rounds.
The completed teams:
TEAM LEGEND: Adi Arora, AJ Robinson, Ashley Marina, Grace Humphries, Kendra Remedios, KJ Willis, Lucas West, Mike Steele, Natasha Blaine, Syd Millevoi
TEAM KELLY: Aaron LaVigne, Abigayle Oakley, Blaire Elbert, Houston Kelly, Jonah Mayor, Julia Golden, JW Griffin, Liv Ciara, Mikenley Brown, Tia Durant
TEAM ADAM: Alexia Jayy, Aziz Guerra, Bay Simpson, Bijou Belle, Drew Russell, Hunter Jordan, Jaali Boyd, Jared Shoemaker, Jeremy Keith, Moses G.
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