"Thin and nasal" — The Voice fans criticize Eliza Pryor's rendition of Linger

The Voice season 26 aired Blind Auditions Part 5 on Monday, October 14, 2024. The segment saw several talented singers appear on the NBC show in hopes of getting a chair turn to join one of the coaches of the NBC show.

One such singer was 17-year-old Eliza Pryor who sang Linger by The Cranberries. Although the judges seemed to enjoy the young contestant's performance, none of them turned until the last minute. Ultimately Snoop Dogg turned his chair and said that he heard something he liked.

Fans of The Voice season 26 reacted to Snoop Dogg's decision to press his buzzer for Eliza Pyor and were divided by the contestant's audition. One person wrote on X:

"Eliza Pryor grooving to the opening, hyped that energy and kept it for the vocals. I could hear the smile thru her vocal, just a little thin and nasal. The coaches were grooving to the song choice. And then the sneak attack"

"Hopefully this doesn't come across as abrasive (not intended so), but I assume you don't have an ear for pitch? The question was more; why did Snoop turn for Eliza?," a fan commented.

"Unfortunately Eliza is off. Lots of pitch issues. Snoop must've turned on potential (which is probably/maybe there)," a tweet read.

Some fans of The Voice season 26 felt Eliza sounded like a "regular person":

"Sorry, but Eliza sounded like a regular person singing at home. Just ok," a person wrote.

"sorry but eliza pryor really didn't do it for me ..," a fan commented.

"She had a lot of pitch issues," a tweet read.

Fans of the reality singing competition further said:

"Why didn’t more coaches turn for Eliza?," a person wrote.

"That was an incredible performance by eliza pryor," a fan commented.

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The Voice season 26 episode 5 — Eliza Pryor's rendition of Linger by the Cranberries earns her a spot in Snoop Dogg's team

In The Voice season 26 episode 5, titled, The Blind Auditions Part 5, coaches Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani got ready to welcome more contestants into their teams.

One such contestant was 17-year-old Eliza Pryor, from Dallas, Texas. Before her audition began, the contestant noted she had moved to Los Angeles with her father to advance her musical career while her mother and brothers were in Texas. The contestant emphasized the importance of getting a chair turn ahead of her performance.

The contestant stated that her family had made many sacrifices for her career and that she wanted to show them that it was worthy. She added that she wanted to make them proud.

As per NBC Insider, the coaches started to groove when Eliza's performance started, but none of them turned immediately. Michael and Gwen sang along but didn't seem interested in pursuing the contestant. Snoop Dogg turned his chair on the last note of The Voice season 26 contestant's performance.

He explained why he picked her and said that he heard something he liked. He added that he loved that she "kept control of the record" and saw potential in her. The Voice seaon 26 coach further said that he was "astonished" nobody else turned their chair for her.

Eliza was one of three people who joined Team Snoop in episode 5. Others included Mary McAvoy and Brad Sample.

Fans of the show took to social media to react to the Blind Auditions performance and couldn't understand why the famed rapper turned his chair for Eliza Pryor.

The Voice season 26 will air episode 6, the final round of Blind Auditions on October 15, 2024, on NBC.