‘I can’t even speak!’ Gwen Stefani is almost lost for words as her contestant Ryan Sill is saved by viewers on The Voice
She may be a newbie to the programme but Gwen Stefani is becoming something of a success story on The Voice.
Lorded for her engaging banter and sizzling performances, the 45-year-old singer had another win on Tuesday – her contestant Ryan Sill was saved by the public.
While Gwen was celebrating with Ryan, a preppy college student from Virginia, Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton were commiserating – both lost one of their team members.
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‘It’s too intense’: Gwen Stefani, 45, was almost at a loss for words as her contestant Ryan Sill was on the edge of elimination on Tuesday’s episode of The Voice
That left the country star and Happy singer with two students each, while Gwen and Adam Levine are still riding three.
Ryan, 20, was in the bottom three with Sugar Joans, a Californian who has been scratching a living in a cover band, and 18-year-old Nashville sweetheart Jessie Pitts.
Each were given a last ditch chance to avoid ejection with one performance.
Ryan Sill sounded almost feminine with his haunting ‘song for survival’ – More Than Words by 1980s rock band Extreme.
Bottom three: Ryan was in the bottom three along with Team Pharrell’s Sugar Joans and Team Blake’s Jessie Pitts (pictured from right to left)
‘This is so intense, I adore you…you keep on getting better all the time,’ said Gwen, calling the youngster ‘incredibly talented’.
‘I can’t even speak, it’s too intense, it’s too much,’ babbled the Sweet Escape singer who looked stunning in a high-necked black and silver gown.
Jessie’s swan song was Sara Bareilles’s Gravity.
By the skin of his teeth: Ryan faced elimination for the second straight week as Gwen embraced him shortly after it was announced he’d been saved through audience Twitter vote
‘I’ve never had the opportunity to work with somebody as sweet as Jessie,’ said Blake.
‘This kid is the sweetest person ever,’ he added as the teen began to well up.‘You light up the room when you walk into it,’ he added.
‘Even if this ends for you today…you and I are going to be friends for a long time,’ he assured her.
Purple-haired Sugar Joans went with Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) for her final performance.
‘That was amazing Sugar, you know how I feel about you…there is so much texture to your voice,’ said Pharrell, 41, who was wearing an embroidered bomber jacket and one of his trademark hats in a fawn colour.
Two is the loneliest number: The episode left Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton with only two team members left in the competition
‘There’s to much deep ambition inside you, to change this world just by your voice and we are going to do that in the studio,’ he gushed emotionally.
The final ten contestants will go on to next week.
Gwen kicked off the night by singing The Tide is High in hot-pants and ankle boots with her three admiring protégées.
Described by Blake as ‘the best top twelve ever’ the final contestants were then lined up on the chopping block to face the eliminations.
Country crooner: 18-year-old Nashville sweetheart Jessie performed Sara Bareilles’s Gravity to try to save herself from elimination
California cool: Sugar powered through Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
In it to win it: Ryan performed a haunting version of Extreme’s More Than Words, which put him over the edge to win the fan vote
The first artist to be saved by the public vote was Team Adam’s tattooed New Jersey resident Matt McAndrew.
‘I couldn’t be more confident with my team,’ said Adam, 35, who is the lead singer of the Maroon 5 pop band.
Next on the secure list was Gwen’s Jamaican powerhouse Anita Antoinette – who brought the house down with Redemption Song last night.
America also looked kindly on Pharrell’s brunette cutie DaNica Shirey and Blake’s Nashville daddy crooner Craig Wayne Boyd.
Still here: All three members of Team Gwen; Anita, Taylor John and Ryan (pictured from left to right) were lucky enough to advanced to the top 10,
Moving on: All three Team Adam members; Damien, Matt and Chris also advanced
The stars of NBC’s Marry Me were in the audience to cheer on the winners.
British multi-platinum artist Ella Henderson, 18, sang her hit Ghost, while wearing a floor-length black gown.
Next to be spared was Adam’s one-name-only star Damien.
Blake beamed when the baby of the show, confident 15-year-old Reagan James, was spared.
After the final performance fans had a chance to tweet in to save one of their favourites in a five-minute time slot.
She’s got pipes: British singer Ella Henderson performed her hit Ghost in the middle of the programme
Blake, 38, hit the stage to sing Elton John’s jolly ballad Sad Song, with his trio of adoring country music students.
Also off the block was Gwen’s hat-wearing Oregon boy Taylor John Williams.
Adam was smug when his last contestant Chris Jamison was rescued.
Next week the battles continue with the final ten.
Platinum: Gwen opened up the night performing Blondie’s The Tide Is High with her team
