The Voice season 26 released the part one of its two-part finale on Monday, December 9, 2024. The segment aired live and saw the top five take to the stage multiple times as they performed more than once. Several celebrities also made appearances, including Martha Stewart who kicked off the episode by reminding everyone that all five contestants received four-chair turns during the blind auditions.

Danny Joseph from Team Reba sang Back to Black by the late Amy Winehouse for his second performance of the night. He received praise from the judges but fans online were conflicted by his act. One person wrote on X:

“Yikes Danny ! No!!!! Not good!! You ruined Amy Winehouse! Meemaw is drunk she was thinks that was good!”

“Sorry but Danny’s voice is too gruff, gnarly, loud and sounds the same on all his songs, it’s actually not that great,” a fan commented.

“Danny. Poor Amy Winehouse. Didn’t that woman go through enough? This might have been his best performance, but I still think he should stick to guitar,” a tweet read.

Some fans of The Voice season 26 praised Danny Joseph’s rendition of Back to Black:

“Danny Joseph with the surprise attack. Well played, sir. He laid this groove, gave us a lil growl but kept it sedate, intimate. Always love his guitar solos. He makes that axe sing. Enjoyed this take on Amy Winehouse immensely,” a person wrote.

“About Danny’s second finale performance? well… OMG HE’S SINGING BACK TO BLACK (even tho i recognize the chorus and not the full song). really fits his whole style, as well as a perfect performance as a whole altogether,” a fan commented.

“I wanna say this danny song is good but I wanna say this isn’t reba season for back to back wins and i wanna say this I miss katie o she would of been a stand out in this voice show finale competition,” a tweet read.

Fans of The Voice season 26 further said:

“Danny Joseph went to sing a song that was performed by a fellow Londoner artist, Amy Winehouse, “Back To Black”. Very notable,” a person wrote.

“Stick to playing guitar Danny,” a fan commented.

Danny Joseph’s The Voice seaon 26 finale part 1 performances explored

In The Voice season 26 episode 20, titled, Finale Part 1, Danny Joseph was the first finalist to take the stage. As part of his first act of the night, he sang Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma by Luke Combs. Gwen Stefani chimed in on the performance and said that he was amazing while his coach noted she felt like a proud parent.

During his second performance of the night, The Voice season 26 finalist sang Back to Black by Amy Winehouse. The coaches chimed in on Danny’s performance and Snoop Dogg praised the twist he added to the song and called him a “superstar.” Meanwhile, Reba expressed how proud she was and told the contestant that America should just give him the win.

Danny Joseph is amongst the finalists of ongoing The Voice season 26. Others include Sydney Sterlace, Jeremy Beloate, Sofronio Vasquez, and Shye. During the episode, each singer performed twice.

In the first round, Team Snoop’s Jeremy sang What the World Needs Now and brought his coach to tears. This was followed by Team Bublé’s Shye who performed One of Us. Team Gwen’s Sydney was up next and sang I Love You, I’m Sorry followed by Team Bublé’s Sofronio singing Unstoppable.

For their second performance of the night, Jeremy chose to perform Dancing on My Own, followed by Sofronio singing A Million Dreams. Sydney sang Chasing Cars, and Shye closed the show with Falling.

Fans of The Voice reacted to Danny’s performances online and were divided by his rendition of the Amy Winehouse track.

The Voice season 26 will announce its winner on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 9 pm ET.