by Jessica Blackwell

 

It's part five of the Blind Auditions and the stakes have never been higher. The auditions are winding down, leaving little time for the judges to add great talent to their teams. They can't afford to mess around at this point! 

 

Here are the best performances from tonight:

 

Shawna P

A firm believer that it's never too late to follow your dreams, 45 year old Shawna impressed by singing "She Talks To Angels" by The Black Crows. Adam and Shakira know talent when they see it and they turned their chairs around for this southern beauty. Somehow, Shakira was able to convince her that she's a Rock n' Roll artist at heart, and stole her from Adam. 

 

Sasha Allen

This gorgeous mother of two sang the Dixie Chicks, "Not Ready Too Make Nice" and blew it out the water! Her stellar performance earned her the four chair turnaround from the judges and they battled fiercely for her. In the end Adam won, leaving his team a definite force to be reckoned with. 

 

 Mary Miranda

This lovely 23-year old cuban native can bloooowww! She performed "Como La Flor" by Selena and she had me at the opening note. She says that Shakira is her inspiration because like her, she learned english through music so her choice was a no brainer. 

Grace Askew

The self described "blountry" (mix of blues and country) artist sang "These Boots Are Made For Walking' got Blake to turn around instantly. Her sass and edge also caught the attention of Shakira, but just like Mary Miranda was made for her, Grace was made for him. 

 

Ryan Innes

He probably has the most interesting story of the night, he's a former med student turned singer, Emeli Sande style. His rendition of John Mayer's "Gravity" was so smooth  and so soulful that Adam turned his chair around before he even got the first word of the song out of his mouth! His voice is truly wonderful, and I'm glad he found out his brave career change wasn't for nothing. Although all the judges turn around, since he's a soul man, he chose Usher - a match made in heaven. 

 

Tomorrow things are really down to the wire as each of the judges only have one spot left on their teams! Stay tuned! 

 

The Voice airs Mondays at 8pm, EST on NBC. 

 

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