Current:Home > StocksMac Royals makes Gwen Stefani blush on 'The Voice' with flirty performance: 'Oh my God' -WealthSphere Pro
Mac Royals makes Gwen Stefani blush on 'The Voice' with flirty performance: 'Oh my God'
View
Date:2025-04-14 02:30:32
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! (76)
Related
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- 4 women, 2 men, 1 boy shot at trail ride pasture party during homecoming at Prairie View A&M University in Texas
- What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the cases against police and paramedics
- Civilians fleeing northern Gaza’s combat zone report a terrifying journey on foot past Israeli tanks
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- Mexico’s Zapatista rebel movement says it is dissolving its ‘autonomous municipalities’
- Serena Williams Aces Red Carpet Fashion at CFDA Awards 2023
- Indian states vote in key test for opposition and PM Modi ahead of 2024 national election
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Dive-boat Conception captain found guilty of manslaughter that killed 34
Ranking
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Backstage with the Fugees: Pras on his hip-hop legacy as he awaits sentencing in conspiracy case
- Bronny James in attendance for USC opener in Las Vegas, and LeBron James hopes for a comeback
- Starbucks increases U.S. hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers
- Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
- Abigail Breslin Mourns Death of My Sister’s Keeper Costar Evan Ellingson
- Highland Park suspected shooter's father pleads guilty to reckless conduct
- 11 Comfy (and Cute) Thanksgiving Outfit Ideas for Every Type of Celebration
Recommendation
South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
Maine man sentenced to 15 years for mosque attack plot
22 UN peacekeepers injured when convoy leaving rebel area hit improvised explosive devices, UN says
Iowa to pay $10 million to siblings of adopted teen girl who died of starvation in 2017
Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
Priscilla Presley Shares Why She Never Remarried After Elvis Presley's Death
Mexican governor says 1 child died and 3 others were exposed to fentanyl, but downplays the issue
Michigan football served notice of potential disciplinary action from Big Ten