The Voice revealed Monday’s duet pairings via Instagram story. The remaining 8 singers will sing Christmas duets alongside their solo performances. Since ya can’t have a gimmick without a sponsor, the duets will be brought to you by…Target. Like last year, fans can vote for duet pairings during the overnight window via twitter (one vote per handle), downloading and streaming the song (10 streams) at iTunes.
The Voice season 13 Top 8 Pairings:
- Davon Fleming and Brooke Simpson
- Adam Cunningham and Red Marlow
- Keisha Renee and Addison Agen
- Chloe Kohanski and Noah Mac
There are drawbacks to throwing duets into the voting mix. Voting for duets means voting for two contestants at once–like it or not. And if the duet pairing is a mismatch, and/or the performance a bust? Oh well! Better make sure that solo is perfect. That the system has the potential to screw over worthy contestants matters not a whit. For the show, it’s all about juicing those iTunes and social media stats.
The good news? The pairings this season are reasonable. Remember when indie artist Hunter Plake was teamed with young R&B vocalist Aliya Moulding last season? That less-than-perfect pairing may have cost Hunter a spot in the final. But this time, the pairings make sense both genre and popularity wise.
For instance, putting together the two remaining country artists, Adam and Red, is a no brainer. Ditto pairing up the big voiced belters, Brooke and Davon. Keisha considers herself, country, but she’s got R&B flair. Addison is a singer/songwriter, but her vocals have soulful undertones. Maybe an Addison/Noah pairing would have made more sense, as the are the seasons “artists.” But Noah and Chloe are a reasonable pairing. Their strong fan bases are also a good match.
Check out The Voice Instagram story here (It will disappear offthe site after 24 hours).
Also, keeping in the holiday spirit, check out these cute photos of The Voice singers dressed in their holiday finest.
Noah Mac
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcgc8JGBnEc/?taken-by=nbcthevoice
Brooke Simpson
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcgko44Bw46/?hl=en&taken-by=nbcthevoice
Keisha Renee
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcgVMFohCOt/?taken-by=nbcthevoice
Adam Cunningham
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcgLovYBj9_/?taken-by=nbcthevoice