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The Voice season 26 made it to episode 11 on November 4. It marked the 5th Battles round episode where the four coaches- Reba McEntire, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, and Michael Bublé would send half their teams home by pitting them against each other within their own teams.
The battles round this season also called for a steal button like some of the previous seasons. Each coach could use this button twice to steal the contestants who aren't chosen to go forward by their coaches. Episode 11 also marked the end of the battles round which concluded with nine contestants in each team, a total of 36.
Katie O and 323 from Reba's Team were pitted against each other, and they sang Lonesome Loser by Little River Band. 323 was a band of three so they were already experienced with group performances and Katie O's addition took it up a notch.
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Reba decided to pick Katie over 323, so the band of three had to go home. Fans of The Voice took to X to root for Katie in her battle against 323.
"Only one in the trio with the voice to be a solo act is the girl. But none of them are as good as Katie. She wins it easily imo," said one fan.
"I wanna say this Katie is standing out on her own against 323 and I wanna say I'm am going with Katie as the winner of this battle," another fan said.
"After Katie O and 323's battles performance, and besides the lovely harmonies that I have ever heard... I feel like that I'm going to lean toward Katie... but I AM hoping that 323 might get stolen. who knows?" a third one added.
"Katie’o had all the lyrics it was like the other 3 were singing backup," added another fan.
Some fans of The Voice also praised 323's performing abilities alongside Katie's.
"That was an amazing performance by Katie O and 323," an X user wrote.
"Katie O. vs 323 with the acapella opening harmony. Delicious! This was fun, uplifting, and sounds tight. Katie has some solo moments and 323 got to show off their vocal solos and harmony, all so seamlessly. Well done," another X user wrote.
"Katie O sounds like she could their group member," commented one.
"Katie held her own against 323," another wrote.
Katie O and 323's performance on the battles round of The Voice season 26 episode 11
Both Katie O and the 323 trio were country singers, so getting mentored by country queen Reba was the best they could get. When Katie performed in the auditions, she got a 4-chair turn, which gave her the upper hand right from the start, against 323 who got turns from Michael and Reba.
In episode 11, Katie shared that she battled scoliosis as a teen. She also shared that she wasn't experienced with singing in groups, whereas her competitors, 323 were fully accustomed to singing in harmony. This made her nervous but one of the trio members got recording equipment to ease the preparations.
Katie seemingly did her best to harmonize with the trio and succeeded. Gwen used the words "perfect" and "incredible" for her while calling 323 her favorite band from The Voice. Michael loved their harmony so much he couldn't pick a winner, although eventually went with Katie because he thought her voice was the strongest.
Reba complimented their group performance and said it was seamless for her. She picked Katie to take forward and sent 323 home. And with that, Reba's team of 9 was complete.
New episodes of The Voice season 26 come out on Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 pm ET, on NBC.
