‘The Voice’ Season 28 Finale Live Blog: Night 1 (December 15, 2025)

Team Niall’s Ross closed out the show with a cover of ABBA’s “The Winner Takes It All.” The powerful performance elicited cheers from the crowd and coaches alike, with Horan telling Ross, “Dude, I am so, so proud of. That was absolutely incredible.” 

Team Snoop’s representative returned to The Voice stage with a performance of Bruno Mars’ hit “Locked Out of Heaven.” Snoop was a proud coach after Edwards’ performance, telling him, “That’s what I’m talking about—the complete package.”

The teenager, who would be the youngest winner of the show if he came out victorious, concluded his bid for the crown with a cover of Whitney Houston’s “One Moment in Time.” Afterwards, an emotional Bublé said, “Thank you for being so amazing.”

During her second time on stage, Team Bublé’s McKenzie put a unique spin on Olivia Rodrigo’s mega hit, “Drivers License.” McKenzie sped up the track and added more moments of power to show off her incredible pipes. Bublé was impressed by the showing, and told McKenzie, “I love you.”

The country trio once again showed why they were voted through by America with their second performance of the night, James Bay’s “Let It Go.” They showed off their oft praised harmonies during the performance, once again earning kind words from Horan in the process. “Guys, that was so special,” he said.

During her second time on stage, Nicole performed McEntire’s 1991 hit, “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.” Nicole did the track proud according to McEntire herself, who praised, “You knocked it out of the ballpark.”

Ralph Edwards’ cover of Foreigner’s 1984 hit “I Want to Know What Love Is” left Snoop Dogg, as well as the other coaches, impressed by his vocal power and range. After his epic performance, which was complete with a group of backup dancers and singers, Snoop told Edwards, “Thank you, Ralph. Never give up.”

Team Niall’s Aiden Ross showed off his impressive range with his performance of JVKE’s “Golden Hour.” Horan was impressed with Ross’ time on stage, telling him, “I’m so proud of you, Aiden. You always do find the heartbeat in the end.”

Team Bublé’s Jazz McKenzie decided to perform Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds” on the finale. Before the performance Bublé encouraged McKenzie to make viewers “cry their faces off” with her performance. She delivered on that and much more, with Bublé even tearing up himself.

Aubrey Nicole, Team Reba’s sole finalist, opted to cover Cody Johnson’s “‘Til You Can’t” for her finale performance. She looked right at home on stage, wearing an all-white ensemble of a dress, a cowboy hat, and boots. Nicole did McEntire proud, with her coach complimenting, “You’re beautiful inside and out. I couldn’t be more proud.”

The 14-year-old from Team Bublé, who was the second America-voted contestant to make it into the finale, took the stage next covering Forrest Frank’s “Your Way’s Better.” He showed off his pipes during the energetic performance, which his proud coach called “bold” and “amazing.”

Host Carson Daly revealed that Horan has been under the weather the last couple of weeks. While Horan managed to make it to the show, the former One Direction member revealed that he’s been put on vocal rest. As such, he will not be performing duets with his two finalists on the Dec. 16 episode of the show. Instead, Reba McEntire will step in to do the job.

Team Niall’s wild card contestants, who America voted through to the finale, got the performances started by covering Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s 1987 hit “Fishin’ in the Dark.”

Max Chambers and DEK of Hearts are the two artists that America voted through to the live finale. That means that Michael Bublé and Niall Horan will each have two representatives in the finale and two chances to win.

The day is finally here! Voting is officially open for season 28 of The Voice.