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‘The Voice’ Season 15 Teams: 2018 Top 10 Contestants

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Photo by: Art Streiber/NBC "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 Jennifer Hudson on "The Voice" 2018

Jennifer Hudson is a major competitor on The Voice, and she has been a coach that contestants yearn to work with on the show. Next season, Hudson will be taking a break from the show, which is common for judges. Over the years, some of the other coaches who have participated in the show include Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, and Alicia Keys. Replacing Hudson next season is John Legend, who joins the show as a 2019 judge.

This is Hudson's second season on The Voice and when she first became a cast member, Billboard reported her saying that, "For me to come from a place like that, where once I was a contestant and then who would’ve ever thought that I would be a coach, and the chair’s turning around for other hopefuls." Hudson was a winner on American Idol, just like her fellow Voice judge Kelly Clarkson. In fact, Clarkson was the first ever winner on the classic, singing competition show.

Now let's get into the contestants who are left on J-Hud's team on The Voice season 15. Her remaining singers are Kennedy Holmes and MaKenzie Thomas. Holmes has been a front-runner this season.

As a contestant during the blind auditions, MaKenzie Thomas automatically defaulted onto Hudson's team. She performed the song "Big White Room" for her audition and Hudson was the only coach to turn her chair around for the singer.

Thomas is 20 years old and is from Wallingford, Kentucky. This is not her first time appearing on The Voice, as she actually auditioned for The Voice last season. When she appeared on season 14, she didn't make it onto any team, so she practiced at home, worked on her vocals and came back for another try, which turned out to be successful. Thomas' NBC bio gave more details about her Voice journey, stating, "MaKenzie has returned to The Voice feeling more confident than ever. Unfortunately, MaKenzie did not make a team during the Season 14 Blind Auditions, but she took the coaches' advice very seriously. She spent the last year refining her vocals, dispelling her nerves and performing with a gospel band called Elevated Praise to prepare for her second audition."

Contestant Kennedy Holmes is the youngest singer left on the show, as she is only 13 years old. When she first auditioned on the show this season, she earned a four-chair turn from the judge, with a performance of the song "Turning Tables".

Coach Jennifer Hudson is known for throwing her shoes at contestants when she gets really excited or moved by their performances. She has definitely proven this to be true on the show this season. She has even thrown shoes at contestants who weren't on her team. Talking about her shoe-throwing habit, Hudson said on The Voice that, "Where I come from, that's a compliment. And we know at times when you sing like that, you better be prepared to what? Duck."

Now that you have the rundown on Jennifer Hudson's team, you can continue to get to know who the remaining singers are on the show this season. Move on to the next page for Blake Shelton's team members left on season 15 of The Voice.

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