Episode 17 is named Dedication week on The Voice. Season 21 has been a rocking season with brilliant performances by the contestants. However, this week all the 13 contestants have dedicated a song to their loved ones. The evening brought plenty of emotions.
Even, the coaches John legend, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, and Ariana Grande got involved fully with the contestants during rehearsal, as the week possessed great significance for the creator, performer, and as well as judges of the show.
The evening started off with the performance by Paris Winningham who performed a rendition of Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’, dedicated to his grandmother. Even, during the rehearsal coach Blake encouraged him to execute more power into his performance.
The week continued with Wendy Moten, who sang Ronstadt’s ‘Blue Bayou’, dedicated to her high school music teacher. It was a flawless performance by her. All the coaches were stunned by her performance. Ariana could hardly find any word for her performance. Coach Blake appreciated as “beyond finesse”.
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‘Humble and Kind’ by Tim, McGraw, was dedicated by Lana Scott to her father as the song reminds her of her father. Although Blake had some suggestions for some improvement in her performance, he did not forget to mention that Lana had a “pure innocence”, in her performance.
Jeremy Rosado dedicated song to his father the song ‘Because You Loved Me’, by Celine Dion. His father is suffering from a severe heart condition. Before his performance he mentioned, “He lives of just artery”. He further added, “He’s my best friend, and he is the reason I am here.” When Jeremy started the slow ballad, it brought tears to Kelly’s eyes. Ariana said of his performance, “oozed love and heart” and commended him for singing Dion’s song.
One of Kelly’s girls, Hailey Mila surprisingly dedicated her song to Kelly. The 13-year-old sang The Pretenders’ ‘I’ll Stand By You’, saying that Kelly has always supported her throughout her rehearsal. She is the one who had believed in her. And Kelly appreciated her performance with adjectives like “incredible”, and “ethereal and angelic” voices. She further compared her to Celine Dion.
Ariana’s Ryleigh chose to sing ‘Rhiannon’ by Fleetwood Mac to honor her sister. Ariana said it was one of her favorite performances. Jim and Sasha Allen took on a rendition of Elton John’s ‘Your Song’ to dedicate Sasha’s late cousin. Ariana commented that she was “fearless” about choosing the song.
From Team Legend Shadale dedicated her song to her father. She sang, ‘Life is a Highway’ by Rascal Flatts. Jershika maple sang ‘God only Knows’ for her 4th- and 5th-grade teachers, who supported her in managing her dyslexia.
