"VOCALS WERE VOCALING"— The Voice fans praise Austyns during three-way knockout with Jake and Christina

The Voice season 26 aired a brand new episode this week on Monday, November 11, 2024. The segment saw the singers compete in a three-way knockout battle during which each coach sent three singers from their teams for a face-off as they performed a solo on stage. The winner would move on and the others were up to be stolen by the coaches.

From Team Snoop, Austyns Stancil, Christina Eagle, and Jake Tankersley performed together. Their performance was met with cheers from the studio audience, and they received praise online. One person took to X to write that Austyns' "vocals were vocaling," a sentiment shared by many other fans.

"after austyns, christina and jake's knockout, i have somehow came to a decision on who might be going to the next round even though christina and jake are good and deserved to go to the next round, i gotta go with austyns... THE VOCALS WERE VOCALING"

"Christina Eagle giving us that light Country twang, love her swoops into the notes, solid low notes. She has some serious swagger. Yes, take us to your church. Enjoyed it. #TheVoice #VoiceKnockouts Had the coaches dancing in the aisles. Sweet!," a fan commented.

"Jake Tankersley with the solid sedate open, very resonant lows, pulled out a little grit in the upper. Good storytelling. He rode the rhythm nicely. They didn't do him any favors putting him 3rd tho," a tweet read.

Reacting to Austyns's performance, The Voice fans said:

"Austyns Stancil was sweating up there, embodied all the emotion and memories the song deserved. Loved his melodic flourishes, wasn't too much. Reminded me of Luther but gave it his own spin esp on that Beautiful falsetto ending," a person wrote.

"Snoop Dogg and Austyns got me bout to cry over here. Who knew Snoop was so emotional? This why I like the show. Getting to know these artists!!" a fan commented.

"and THAT is how you start a show! YES Austyns!! Beautiful," a tweet read.

The Voice season 26 fans further said:

"Austyns. He has such a nice smooth voice without over doing it. Very good," a person wrote.

"Austyns won already. I’m crying my eyes out," a fan commented.

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Who won the three-way Knockout battle between Austyns, Christina, and Jake in The Voice season 26?

The Voice season 26 episode 12 saw the 36 remaining contestants be divided into teams of three within the larger teams. The coaches paired their singers together and they performed a song of their choice. While one would win the knockout battle, the others could either be saved or stolen.

The first trio on stage was Austyns Stancil, Christina Eagle, and Jake Tankersley from Team Snoop. Austyns sang Dance with my Father by Luther Vandross in memory of his late father who passed away a year before. Christina sang My Church by Maren Morris while Jake sang Going, Going, Gone by Luke Combs.

After all three performances, Reba McEntire told Austyns he was "spirit-filled" and asked him if was missing someone.

"My father, I lost him," the singer said.

He added that he was happy to have gotten the opportunity to sing the song in front of the coaches.

The Voice season 26 coach said it was "amazing" how healing music was. She said Austyns' father was no longer with them and neither was Reba's father. She said his song went "to the heart."

While complimenting Christina's performance, Reba said they were all going to church. She further praised the contestant's movement on stage and said she was "having fun with it." The Voice season 26 coach also chimed in on Jake's performance and complimented his "great, round, big voice."

Gwen Stefani and Michael Bublé also praised the singers, while Stefani said she didn't know how Snoop Dogg was going to pick between the three contestants. The team coach, Snoop Dogg, praised all three singers, declared Austyns the winner, and saved Christina despite the others trying to steal her.

Jake Tankersley was up for elimination but Gwen successfully stole the cast member, saving him from going home.

Fans of the show reacted to the contestants knockout battles and praised Austyns' win.

The Voice season 26 will air episode 13 on November 12, 2024, on NBC.