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Blind auditions on The Voice began when season 26 premiered on September 23, 2024. This time, Michael Buble and Snoop Dogg joined as the new judges, alongside returning coaches Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani. The audience was introduced to a new twist, a coach replay button that allowed the judges to welcome an artist into their team even after their chair had already turned.
The Voice season 26 episode 4 titled Blind Auditions: Part 5 was released exclusively on NBC on October 14, 2024. In the latest episode, viewers saw four chair-turn performances by Cameron Wright and Kay Sibal during the auditions.
Toward the end of the episode, Team Snoop, Team Reba, and Team Gwen consisted of 12 team members as there were spots left for two more contestants. Meanwhile, three spots were left in Team Buble.
The official synopsis for episode 5 read:
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"Coaches Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani all vie to discover and coach the next singing phenomenon on the fifth night of blind auditions."
The Voice season 26 episode 5: Contestant Cameron Wright performed The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand
One of the main highlights of The Voice season 26 episode 5 was 34-year-old Cameron Wright's audition. Cameron, who uses they/them pronouns, performed The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand on stage. They dedicated this song to their grandmother who unconditionally loved them. They shared their background story about being part of the LGBTQ community and how their grandma supported them.
All judges were impressed by Cameron and their ability to hook the audience with their soulful and powerful voice. The Voice contestant received a four-chair turn and ended up choosing Michael as their mentor for the next round. Coach Michael appreciated Cameron's talent and promised to assist them in finding their voice through music.
Another highlight in this episode was 24-year-old Kay Sibal's audition. Throughout the episode, the judges competed against one another and convinced their favorite artist to become a part of their team. However, for this artist, Snoop backed out encouraging Kay to choose Gwen as her mentor.
The Los Angeles native shared her background story including her immigrant parents and her father passing away.
The Voice contestant sang From the Start on the season 26 stage, which impressed Snoop as he loved the "jazziness" of her performance. Snoop realized Gwen would be a better coach to help her bloom as an original artist, he said:
"I love the jazziness of that song and how you controlled your voice, I have to get out the way."
Kay ended up following Snoop's advice and decided to become part of Team Gwen. Apart from Kay, in episode 5, Camryn Brooks also joined Team Gwen. Cameron Wright and Mark Shiiba joined Team Buble, meanwhile, Lauren-Michael Sellers, Tsola, and Deon Jones went to Team Reba. Eliza Pryor, Mary McAvoy, and Brad Sample became part of Team Snoop.
Stream The Voice exclusively on NBC. The part 6 of the blind auditions will be released on NBC on October 15, 2024.
