'We are supposed to be socially distancing and you just touched millions of people,' said Blake Shelton, who called in from his quarantine safe haven in Oklahoma.
marked Part 1 of the live remote finale, which host Carson Daly called"by far our most memorable finale in 'Voice' history" as the coronavirus pandemic forced the NBC singing competition to go virtual over safety concerns.
Each artist was tasked with performing a cover and an original song. Each coach is represented in the finale, but Shelton has a slight advantage with two finalists, both of whom are four-chair turns.The South Carolina native, who received a two-chair turn in the Blind Auditions, kicked off the show with an emotional performance of Prince's "Purple Rain."
Later in the night, CammWess performed an original song called "Save It for Tomorrow," which encouraged listeners to save their worries for another day when they are better able to handle them. Shelton said Tilghman"breathed so much life into that it just feels familiar." He added,"That's your gift. That's how easy it is for you to speak to the audience."The Indie-pop artist’s performance of his original song,"Butterflies," channeled a music video, with graphics filling the background as he sang from his home in Atlanta.
Clarkson raised her wine glass in celebration after he hit his closing note. She added,"You make every song easy. You make it sound like it’s effortless."Although he’s from Hawaii, Artis chose to write about Arizona in his original song,"Sedona." The four-chair turn said he was inspired by his love of escaping the state's popular beaches for the mountainside, adding that he saw a picture of Sedona in a magazine.
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