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"The Voice" 2018 Winners - Top 10
Season 15 of The Voice continues with the top 10 performing tonight. The judges' teams continue to shrink each week, which means that votes are very important to the outcome of the show. Tonight, the top 10 are set to perform and all of the 2018 judges are each hoping to have the winning artist on the show this season. Tomorrow night, the eliminations will continue and they are based on tonight's performances. So, if you are inspired by tonight's vocals or have a favorite contestant in the mix, be sure to cast your votes. Judges Blake Shelton and Adam Levine are the veteran coaches on the show and they are also champions, which means they are fiercely competitive. Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson are also returning judges and last season, Clarkson took home the win, so she definitely has her eye on the prize again. Clarkson actually has the most contestants left on her team, so the overall odds are in her favor. Even so, all four of the judges have contestants left in the competition. This week, the contestants will compete for spots in the top 8, which means that two contestants will be voted off the show. Tonight's performances will determine who is safe tomorrow and who will have to sing for the Instant Save real-time voting from viewers at home. Last week, the top 11 performed and Lynnea Moorer was sent home. Moorer was a comeback contestant, who was a cast-off that participated in the digital companion series The Comeback Stage. She earned her way back into the competition, but her time back on the show was short-lived. Recently, coach Blake Shelton weighed in on what he thinks of the other coaches this season, joking to Hollywood Outbreak that his rivalry with Adam Levine is what makes the show so fun and watchable. Shelton said, "If I didn’t have him as a punching bag down there, I don’t know what I would do ... The only real cutthroat things that are going on are things that are going on between the coaches." The jokes and insults thrown back and forth among the judges is what Shelton believes draws in viewers. It creates comedy relief. Of course, another big draw is that the show features some amazing music artists and fresh faces. Shelton joked that, "As far as the other coaches go, you know, they can kiss my butt. I don’t care, and I think that’s what people like about the show." Shelton also gushed over fellow judge Jennifer Hudson's talent and her many accomplishments but he also called her "the sneaky one" out of the judges. When it comes to Kelly Clarkson, Shelton had very flattering things to say about her. Shelton said, "I don’t know that there’s ever been a person that’s been a coach on this show that’s more excited about being a coach on this show than [her] and it shows." Shelton is pretty close to Clarkson, as well as her husband. Now let's get to know each of the teams left in the competition, as well as the individual contestants, starting with Adam Levine's team. Continue on in our gallery to see the other teams on The Voice 2018.
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Team Kelly Clarkson on "The Voice" 2018
Last season, Kelly Clarkson won The Voice with singer Brynn Cartelli, a 15-year-old high school student. As for what happened with Cartelli after her win, Clarkson said to Parade that she told Cartelli, "You need a single. My husband [Brandon Blackstock], who manages me also, said, ‘You have to have something to bridge to her upcoming album,’ because you want to keep the momentum going. At the same time, I always tell her to stop and enjoy it, and don’t get too overwhelmed. It is good to keep the momentum, but not to be miserable. I didn’t have anybody to tell me that, so I am constantly annoying her with this message. I am, ‘It is not worth it unless you are having a good time.'" Clarkson's husband definitely knows what it takes to make it in music. After all, he reps fellow judge Blake Shelton.
Now, Clarkson is at it again and she has three remaining contestants on her team, each hoping to take the win this season. Going into the knockout rounds for season 15, the Team Kelly contestants were Sarah Grace, Kymberli Joye, Claire DeJean, Chevel Shepherd, Abby Cates, Natasia GreyCloud, and Zaxai. Clarkson's team has shrunk down since then. Last week, Clarkson lost singer Lynnea Moorer after she sang for America's Instant Save. The contestants remaining on Clarkson's team are Sarah Grace, Kymberli Joye, and Chevel Shepherd.
Shepherd is 16 years old and she hails from Farmington, New Mexico. In an interview with KOB4, Shepherd discussed some of the advice that her coach, Clarkson, has been giving to her throughout the course of the season. Shepherd said that, "What Kelly Clarkson told me was that I was in my head a lot. And she's been in my shoes, so what she told me kind of motivated to pick her because I feel like she could do a lot for me in the future."
As for contestant Sarah Grace, she was the first artist to be shown performing on the premiere episode of the season and she is just 15 years old. Grace has definitely had her moments of wowing the judges. Singer Kymberli Joye has been impressive with her vocals this season as well. When Joye is not performing or rehearsing for The Voice, she works as a worship leader and a minister, as stated in her NBC bio. She enjoys singing in church and has a religious background.
When it comes to how coach Kelly Clarkson feels about the other coaches, she has great things to say about each of them. In fact, People reported that Clarkson actually made each of them blankets earlier this year. Clarkson said, "I love putting on vinyl and having wine and quilting. It’s fun. I’m not great at it, but I like it." But, Clarkson does take pleasure in going up against Blake Shelton. She told Parade that last season, all she wanted was to beat Shelton on the show.
Now that you know more about the contestants left on Clarkson's team, get the rundown on Jennifer Hudson's team by moving on in our Voice teams gallery for season 15.