The Voice season 26, an Emmy award-winning singing competition series, gives talented artists a chance to showcase their talent on the stage. Through a series of segments and levels, coaches Michael Buble, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire, and Gwen Stefani help the contestants give their best on stage and find their singing style.
So far, blind auditions, battle rounds, playoffs, and knockouts have aired and multiple eliminations have taken place. with two artists remaining for each team. The Top 8 contestants have headed to the live semi-final.
In the newly released December 2, 2024 episode, these eight artists performed solo as well as duets to impress the audience as well as the judges. The results will be revealed on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
The Voice season 26 episode 18 titled Live Semi-Final Performances was released exclusively on NBC on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The episode synopsis reads:
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"The top eight artists perform live for the first time in front of coaches Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire, and Gwen Stefani for their chance in the live finale; viewers will have the chance to vote for their favorite artist overnight."
What happened on The Voice season 26 episode 18?
The Top 8 artists who performed on The Voice season 26 live stage included Christina Eagle, Jeremy Beloate from Team Snoop, Adam Bohanan, Danny Joseph from Team Reba, Jan Dan, Sydney Sterlace from Team Gwen, Shye, Sofronio Vasquez from Team Buble.
First, Team Snoop’s Christina performed Man! I Feel Like a Woman by Shania Twain on stage. Snoop pointed out similarities between Christina and Reba's voices, the rest of the coaches were impressed by the powerful performance as well.
From Team Gwen, The Voice contestant Jan sang Open Arms by Journey, his "calm and composed" voice hooked the audience as the coaches predicted great things for him in the future as well as in the competition.
Then, it was time for a duet performance between Jeremy and Sofronio. Later in the episode, Team Reba's Adam took to the stage to sing his version of What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye. Reba complimented his "joyous" energy on stage while Snoop applauded him for making an iconic song his own.
Another duet featuring Christina and Danny followed by Adam and Jan's duet performance took place on The Voice season 26 episode 18 as well. Next up was Sydney from Team Gwen who performed When the Party’s Over by Billie Eilish on stage.
Gwen pointed out there was a maturity in Jan's voice that elevated her stage presence and vocal abilities.
Additionally, Team Buble’s Shye selected The Joke by Brandi Carlile to showcase his talent and vocal abilities. Reba praised Shye for his “pure and crisp" voice while Michael compared her performance to hit artists such as Celine, Adele, and Barbra.
The Voice season 26 episode 18 ended with Team Snoop’s Jeremy, Team Reba’s Danny, and Sofronio's performances. The last Deut to perform in this episode was s Shye and Sydney who sang Fields of Gold.
All episodes of season 26 are available to stream on NBC. The live shows aired on Monday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. ET and the upcoming episode will be released on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 9 p.m. ET.
