Team Usher
Josiah Hawley, “Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse vs. Jess Keller, “Give Me Something” by James Morrison
“It’s weird … I think you two should have sung each-others’ songs,”Adam told both artist. Josiah put an edgy twist on “Back to Black” while Jess played it safe with a song close to her heart — “Give Me Something.” by James Morrison. Blake and Usher wanted and expected “more” from both contestants. In the end, Josiah was selected to move on to the live show next week.
Audrey Karrasch, “How to Love” by Lil Wayne vs. Michelle Chamuel, “Raise Your Glass” by Pink
Usher broke out some serious training tactics with these two contestants to help them prepare for their knockout round. As the battle of the indie artists began, Audrey took a slow dreaded approach to Lil Wayne’s hip-hop ballad “How to Love,” while Michelle’s was full of energy as she worked the stage during her performance of Pink’s “Raise Your Glass” stole the show.“I feel like someone just told you that you won the lottery backstage before you came out on stage. I felt like I was celebrating with you while I was watching that performance,” Blake told her. In the end, Michelle and her energy were chosen for the next round.
C. Perkins, “She Ain’t You” by Chris Brown vs. Vedo, “(Everything I Do) I Do it For You” by Bryan Adams
In this case maybe more energy isn’t what they were looking for. It was the knockout battle for the R&B lovers. C. Perkins delivered energy and got the crowd swaying, while Vedo dedicated his performance to his late mother. Usher had a hard decision to make but with the pressure on he chose Vedo sending C. Perkins on his way.
Cathia, “Mr. Know it All” by Kelly Clarkson vs. Ryan Innes, “I Don’t Wanna Be” by Gavin Degraw
The toughest decision of the night was btween as Latin performer Cathia and doctor-turned-singer, Ryan Innes. Cathia surprised everyone with her ability to flex her strong vocals. It was harder for Ryan to showcase the vocal ability everyone grew to love. But in a surprise upset, Usher chose Ryan over Cathia but surely this won’t be the last Cathia takes a stage.
