The Voice Australia 2013 Recap: Emma Pask, Hannah Darling Saved; Ricky Martin Wants More Enthusiasm
The Voice Australia 2013 concluded on Sunday the second of its Battle Rounds this season. Two contestants were saved: Emma Pask and Hannah Darling. The two join Michael Stangel, who was saved last week after losing to Rob Edwards. Meanwhile, newbie coach/judge Ricky Martin has evidently warmed up to his seat. He spoke up to demand more umph from The Voice hopefuls who delivered a rather lackluster sing-off.
Belinda Adams and Luke Kennedy were the first to perform on The Voice Australia Battle Rounds, Part 2. The two took on "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables, but didn't manage to pull a Susan Boyle wow factor. They did, however, dished some good harmony. Their coach Ricky went with Luke. There were question marks among those who expected Belinda would be saved by the three other judges.
Kiyomi Vella and Maya Weiss were up next with "Human" by The Killers. The choice was easy for Joel Madden, who picked Kiyomi to stay on his team.
Sarah Martin and Shawn Kirke sang-off with "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" by Living Colour. The two were quite impressive. Seal decided to let Shawne stay.
James Walker and Bec & Sebastian Ivanov aka the "Macedonian Twins" were up next with "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind. James got through to the next round with Team Ricky.
Lyric McFarland and Emma Pask brought some lovely vocal flavour to "What a Wonderful World." Team Joel kept Lyric. At this point, the other coach-judges intervened to save Emma, who is now with Team Ricky.
Nick Kingswell and Kaity Dunstan were up next. Young Kaity didn't make it through despite being one of the early favorites on The Voice Australia 2013. It is difficult for many viewers to fathom why Ricky would choose "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," but obviously it didn't work for Kaity.
Jackie Sannia and Jenna Dearness-Dark took on "My Immortal" by Evanescence for Team Delta. Jackie won the sing-off for Delta Goodrem.
Danni Hodson and Hannah Darling were up next with "Some Nights by Fun. The judges were unhappy with the performance all together, but someone still has to go through. Ricky Martin was not pleased. He told the final pair of the night, "Whoever stays needs to work hard at showing us that you want it."
In the end, both Danni and Hannah managed to stay. Joel Madden picked Danni, and Seal saved Hannah. And that concludes The Voice 2013 Battle Rounds, Part 2.
Do you think the judges made the right call in saving all three contestants in a week's time?
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