The Voice season 26 is returning to its twice-weekly schedule. Mega Mentors Sting and Jennifer Hudson will join the show during Monday’s (Nov. 11) episode to mentor the remaining contestants heading into the Knockout Rounds. Each artist will compete against two of their teammates with a song of their choice. Although each coach does have one Save and one Steal this round, they ultimately can choose only one winner to send directly to the next round. Team Snoop’s Austyns Stancil has emerged as a viable contender, blowing away quite literally everyone with his Knockout performance of Luther Vandross’ “Dance With My Father.” And it’s far from the first time that the Oakland, California native has dazzled a crowd.
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Watch This Incredible National Anthem Performance From Austyns Stancil
Austyns Stancil caught the attention of The Voice viewers when he nabbed a four-chair turn with his Blind Audition performance of Smokey Robinson’s “Ooo Baby Baby.” The proud “girl dad” selected Gwen Stefani as his coach. However, despite an extraordinary Battle Rounds performance of Sam Smith’s “Lay Me Down,” Stefani chose to move forward with Stancil’s opponent, Jose Luis.
However, coaches Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg and Reba McEntire all pounced on Stancil in a rare triple steal, and the R&B singer found new life on Team Snoop.
Clearly, Stancil knows how to work a crowd. Back in May, he delivered a show-stopping performance of the national anthem at Kauffman Stadium before a Kansas City Royals game. Watch below.
Sharing footage of the performance on Instagram, Stancil wrote, “Looking forward to what is to come. I enjoy the work, as everything else is momentary. The work is forever and that is my focus.”
The work continues at 7 p.m. Eastern tonight (Monday, Nov. 11) on The Voice, as Stancil learns his fate in the Knockout Rounds.
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Ariana Grande occupied her big red chair for just one season of The Voice. And for the “thank u, next” hitmaker, that was plenty of time.
“I got so emotionally attached to everyone. That’s my problem,” Grande said during a recent appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast. “I can’t really do that because I really get in. I really get in there with everyone. I love everyone so much. I love meeting people, and I’ve felt so invested.”
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