"Not winning performance"— The Voice fans react to Shye's rendition of One of Us during finale part 1

The Voice season 26 aired part one of its finale this week on Monday, December 9, 2024. The segment saw the finalists, Shye, Sydney, Jeremy, Danny, and Sofronio perform live in front of the studio audience while the segment was aired live for the rest of the country to watch.

For her first performance on the night, Shye sang One of Us by Joan Osborne. Fans of the reality show commented on the singer's performance online and had mixed feelings about the same. One person wrote on X:

"Shye i love shye, solid performance. But its not winning performance. We have seen better from shye, she needed more of a catcb factor. Overall shes amazing but not this performance for final"

"What is going on? Everyone sounds so weak tonight. Honestly, Shye ruined that song. Her voice was so monotone and weak. This season's final s*cks so far," a fan commented.

"Is this a popular song being performed by Sydney? I don’t get the song choice…sounds nervous & pitchy. No comparison to the first two…not even Shye. Sweet girl but sour voice tonight," a tweet read.

Some fans of The Voice season 26 praised Shye's performance:

"about shye's finale performance? the song choice is giving alanis morissette... BUT SHE REALLY BALANCED THE NOTES AND THE PITCH AND EVERYTHING. there are no words to describe the rest of the performance but DAMN SHES HONESTLY PRETTY GOOD," a person wrote.

"Shye putting her signature sound over an iconic song. She sounds so self-assured, resonant. This felt like a visiting celeb giving us a taste of her artistry. Enjoyed it!" a fan commented.

"Shye. Finally someone does a good job. Good song and good song choice for her voice. Well done!" a tweet read.

Fans of The Voice season 26 further said:

"I wanna say this shye performance is good and shye is doing a beautiful job with the song and this is not the right first song choice for shye too win the voice," a person wrote.

"the vocals of Shye is okay but her singing doesn’t make me feel a thing, what a waste of a good song by alannis," a fan commented.

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Shye takes the stage in The Voice finale with One of Us by Joan Osborne

During her first performance of the night during The Voice finale part 1, Team Bublé's Shye sang One of Us by Joan Osborne. The singer received praise from the coaches as Reba McEntire noted she was the contestant's biggest fan and encouraged her to remain positive. Shye's mentor, Micheal Bublé told her she was "blessed" to have the voice that she had.

In The Voice season 26 finale part 1, Danny Joseph took to the stage first with a rendition of Ain't No Love in Oklahoma by Luke Combs. The cast member received praise by the judges as Gwen Stefani told him that he had it "all" and praised the last note of the song. Reba McEntire, Danny's mentor said she felt like a proud parent and noted that the contestant never disappointed her.

Next up was Jeremy Beloate from Team Snoop. The singer sang What the World Needs Now is Love by Jackie DeShannon and brought his mentor to tears. The famed rapper told him that it was about how Jeremy made him feel and that he brought out "that feeling" in him. Michael Buble also praised the singer stating he was a "beautiful" soul and noted that he wanted to see Jeremy on Broadway.

Sydney from Team Gwen sang I Love You, I'm Sorry by Gracie Abrams. About her performance, Snoop Dogg said that she "grew up" during The Voice season 26 finale and said she looked like she was in Wicked. Her mentor Gwen Stefani praised her and said the singer was fulfilling her coach's dream.

Sofronio from Michael Bublé's team was up next and sang Unstoppable by Sia. His coach compared him to a superhero while Reba McEntire told him that the sky was the limit for the singer.

Fans reacted to all the singers' performances online but were divided by Shye's first performance of the night. The Voice season 26 finale part 1 is currently underway and the voting lines remain open.

Stream episodes of The Voice season 26 on NBC.