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Tonight on “The Voice,” host Carson Daly reveals who America has chosen to be the winner. Did Gwen Stefani, Michael Buble, Reba McEntire, or Snoop Dogg coach the winning artist? The star-studded finale includes special performances by chart-topping artists (including former coach Kelly Clarkson), and the top eight reunite for a special “Wicked”-themed group performance.
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 26, Episode 21 to find out what happened Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this 26th season.
Here are the artists competing for the title:
TEAM SNOOP – Jeremy Beloate
TEAM REBA – Danny Joseph
TEAM GWEN – Sydney Sterlace
TEAM BUBLE – Shye, Sofronio Vasquez
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9:01 p.m. – To open the show, the five finalists and other three artists from the top 8 (Jan Dan, Adam Bohanan and Christina Eagle) all joined for a tribute performance to the film “Wicked” by sharing lines on the epic ballad “Defying Gravity.”
9:09 p.m. – Returning for the first time since coaching last season, Dan + Shay hit the stage to perform the title track of their holiday album “It’s Officially Christmas.”
9:14 p.m. – To celebrate her spot in the finale, Sydney partnered with coach Gwen on the Cat Stevens track “Wild World,” a song they see as an opportunity for them to “just have fun” together on stage.
9:24 p.m. – Making his “Voice” debut, Myles Smith stepped into the spotlight next to perform his popular song “Stargazing.”
9:27 p.m. – Jeremy said of his partnership with Snoop that he learned confidence through the “brotherhood” that they developed. To honor that connection, they performed “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding together.
9:35 p.m. – Team Niall winner from season 24, Huntley, made his grand return to the “Voice” stage tonight with his song “Skyline Drive.”
9:42 p.m. – Joining for their second song together, Riley Green and Ella Langley stopped by for “Don’t Mind If I Do.”
9:51 p.m. – The next artist-coach duet was Michael’s first of the night, his partnering with Shye on the Frank and Nancy Sinatra song “Something Stupid.” In their clip package, Michael and Shye seem to have had a ton of fun goofing off with one another during rehearsal sessions.
9:59 p.m. – The big moment of the evening came when Snoop collaborated with Sting for the world debut of their song “Another Part of Me.”
10:08 p.m. – Before hitting the stage for the first time in the night with Danny, Reba gave him the career advice that he should always have fun because “they can’t hold it against you later if it was your passion.” For their duet, they shared their take on “You Don’t Know Me” by Ray Charles and Michael.
10:17 p.m. – Making her own return to the stage in her coaching hiatus, Kelly delivered a bubbly rendition of her holiday song “You for Christmas.”
10:20 p.m. – After swapping some hockey lessons and a couple “I love yous,” the last artist-coach partner performance came from Sofronio and Michael on “Who’s Lovin’ You” by The Jackson 5.
10:30 p.m. – Performing both their hit “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and their new single “The Girl That I Call Home,” the legendary band Tears for Fears was the last special performance of the ngiht.
I think it will be Danny who wins
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I disagree, I say Sofronio takes the win. Hes got the voice and deserves to win and he has the most views watching and usually they win.
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Who won
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we dont know yet, but I am hopping for Sofronio. This shows the live time of performances and how it will go.
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A white guy playing a guitar seems to be a preference for most Americans. Not again!
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That better not be the case, he better not win the voice or I will not be happy and disappointed.
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Sofronio wins, Shye comes second.
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How do you know that? They didnt announce it yet
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All 5 finalists were amazing, all with different talent qualities. Have no idea who will win but my guess is 5) Danny, 4) Jeremy 3) Sydney 2) Shelby and 1) Sofronio wins
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