Current:Home > reviewsMac Royals makes Gwen Stefani blush on 'The Voice' with flirty performance: 'Oh my God' -LegacyBuild Academy
Mac Royals makes Gwen Stefani blush on 'The Voice' with flirty performance: 'Oh my God'
View
Date:2025-04-18 20:32:27
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! (4)
Related
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Lilly Pulitzer Sunshine Sale Extended for 1 More Day With 70% Off Deals
- 2024 MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Makes History With Artist of the Year Win
- California Slashed Harmful Vehicle Emissions, but People of Color and Overburdened Communities Continue to Breathe the Worst Air
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Kate Gosselin zip-tied son Collin and locked him in a basement, he claims
- New York City police commissioner to resign after his phone was seized in federal investigation
- Court could clear the way for Americans to legally bet on US elections
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Polaris Dawn astronauts complete 1st-ever private spacewalk: Rewatch the moment
Ranking
- Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
- Northern lights may be visible in 17 states: Where to see forecasted auroras in the US
- Nearly six months later, a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot still hasn’t been claimed
- New Orleans Saints staff will stay in team's facility during Hurricane Francine
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Where is 'College GameDay' for Week 3? Location, what to know for ESPN show
- Hundreds gather on Seattle beach to remember American activist killed by Israeli military
- Kendall Jenner Debuts Head-Turning Blonde Hair Transformation
Recommendation
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
2024 VMAs: Katy Perry Debuts Must-See QR Code Back Tattoo on Red Carpet
Chappell Roan Steals the Show With 2024 MTV VMAs Performance Amid Backlash for Canceling Concerts
Remains found in car in Illinois river identified as 2 men who vanished in 1976, coroner says
Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
When does 'The Golden Bachelorette' start? Premiere date, cast, what to know about Joan Vassos
Northern lights may be visible in 17 states: Where to see forecasted auroras in the US
DWTS Alum Lindsay Arnold Speaks Out on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives as a Mormon Herself