Duels in ‘Voice’ Battle Rounds
THIS season, the first six duels in The Voice SA’s brutal “Battle Rounds” put coaches Bobby van Jaarsveld, Kahn Morbee, Lira and Karen Zoid under immense stress.
In a first for The Voice South Africa, coach Morbee surprised with a preemptive steal.
Even before Lira had to pick between the powerful voices of 31-year-old Kempton Park beauty therapist, Jacqueline Tolken and the feisty, pintsixed Al Peterson, 28, from Cape Town, Morbee announced that he would take either of them, no matter which contender Lira chose.
Morbee was particularly impressed with the way that they transported the audience to a bygone era with their performance of the ColdPlay hit Speed of Sound.
In the end, Lira opted for Tolken , who interestingly felt she had less of a grip on the song while they were rehearsing with Lira and #TeamLira’s co-coach, the phenomenal vocalist and song writer, Riana Nel.
So, from now onwards, Peterson will compete in #TeamKahn.
Zoid was in a similar predicament when powerhouse singers Armand Joubert, 21, from eMalahleni and Samantha Leonard, 24, from Kimberley set the stage alight with The Darkness’s I Believe In A Thing Called Love, Van Jaarsveld came to the rescue.
As both Joubert and Leonard displayed what Zoid called “an insane vocal range”, she wanted to test their entertainment value.
Initially, Leonard lacked some confidence when co-coach Emo Adams joined Zoid to prepare them for their battle, but a pep talk did the trick.
Leonard’s boosted confidence coupled with Joubert’s natural ability made for one of the most epic battles of the night.
“That was war! It was absolutely incredible, like something out of a movie . . . POWER!” Lira exclaimed.
None of the coaches could give Zoid advice on what to do, but due to the immense progress that she demonstrated, Zoid chose Leonard as her winner, much to her utter shock.
Luckily, Van Jaarsveld felt that a talent like Joubert couldn’t leave the show and opted to steal him for his team.
The other incredible singers who survived this week’s battles on The Voice are chemical engineer Marco Basson, 23, honours graduate Zee Gqamana, 23, from Grahamstown, stylish Lindo Sithole, 22, from Pietermaritzburg and Tender Mavundla, 35, from Port Shepstone.
Next week viewers will see who will join tonight’s winners and “Steals” after more nailbiting battles.
The Voice South Africa, sponsored by Dialdirect, is broadcast every Sunday night on M-Net channel 101 at 5.30pm, and every Monday night at 6pm on M-Net City channel 115.