'The Voice' Recap: Christina Aguilera Makes a Tough Decision
"" season 2 entered the battle round on Monday, March 5 and already was put in a difficult situation. The "Ain't No Other Man" songstress was forced to pick between Anthony Evans and Jesse Campbell who both blew away the judges/mentors.
Gospel singers Anthony and Jesse delivered a powerful performance of ' "If I Ain't Got You", prompting host Carson Daly to call it "a heavyweight battle." Green said he couldn't pick one, while and said they chose Jesse, though the frontman noted that he would've hated it to be Xtina at such moment.
"I am so upset right now that I have to make this decision," Xtina admitted, adding that this decision killed her. After mulling over it, the 31-year-old singer finally picked Jesse to be in the live shows later this season and sent Anthony home.
Earlier that night, she also pitted Chris Mann against Monique Benabou in a duet of 's "The Power of Love". Cee-Lo and Adam were in favor of Chris, but Blake said he preferred Monique. Xtina sided with Cee-Lo and Adam, keeping Chris on the show.
Also sending two contestants home that night was Blake. The country crooner pitted Adley Stump again! st RaeLy nn in a battle to sing 's "Free Falling". Xtina and Cee-Lo declared their preference for Adley's rendition, but Adam thought RaeLynn showed a more unique performance. In the end, Blake agreed with Adam and kept RaeLynn on his team.
The "Honey Bee" hitmaker, whose wife served as one of the guest mentors along with the likes of , , and , put Jordis Unga and Brian Fuente in a face-off to deliver 's "Ironic". Xtina and Adam chose Jordis. Blake agreed with them and sent home Brian.
Adam, meanwhile, had his proteges Tony Lucca and Chris Cauley battling it out in the performance of 's "Beautiful Day". Xtina backed her former fellow Mouseketeer, Tony. Cee-Lo was on the same side with her, but Blake chose Chris. Adam eventually decided to keep Tony.
As for Cee-Lo, he wanted to see Cheesa and Angie Johnson in a battle to perform "Total Eclipse of the Heart". The judges were divided in their reviews, with Adam in favor of Cheesa, while Xtina and Blake chose Angie. The member, however, picked Cheesa to stay on his team.
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