‘The Voice’ Season 6 (2014) Winner: Celebrities and Eliminated Contestants React on Twitter [Watch Best of Performances]
On May 20, 2014, soul singer Josh Kaufman was crowned as the winner of "The Voice" Season 6 (2014). Josh who was battling from Team Usher, won the most coveted trophy and the title after beating Jake Worthington from Team Blake and Christina Grimmie from Team Adam . Watch his final performances on "The Voice" Season 6 (2014) Finale, below.
This season's shocking results broke Blake Shelton and Adam Levine's monopoly on "The Voice." This is Usher's first ever "The Voice" victory since he joined the show in season 4. Results of the show were based on public votes. Viewers voted for their favourite artist on the basis of their finale performances.
iTunes downloads play a big role in the voting process. Unfortunately, there was a technical glitch in iTunes charts that listed Josh Kaufman's solo performance of Adele "Set Fire to the Rain" under the albums and not songs. Fans were unable to locate the song which may have resulted in the loss of valuable votes for Josh.
Host Carson Daly addressed the issue during "The Voice" Season 6 (2014) finale. He announced that iTunes votes will not be counted and it was informed that such a step will not affect the results.
Josh is a comeback artist. He began with Team Adam but was dropped by Coach Adam Levine after being defeated by Delvin Choice in battles round. While Adam Levine decided to send him back home, Coach Usher stole and recruited him on his team.
As his last bid for the votes, Josh Kaufman performed "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" as his reprise song and "Set the Rain to Fire" as his solo song. The results were announced after the two hour gala event which saw several special performances including performances by celebrities like Ed Sheeran, Tim McGraw, Coldplay, One Republic, Robin Thicke and more.
The show also featured performances by top 3 finalists, Christina Grimmie, Josh Kaufman and Jake Worthington. Also returning to "The Voice" stage for the last time were season 6's eliminated contestants. At the end of the show, host Carson Daly declared Josh Kaufman as the winning contestant and Usher as the winning coach. As soon as the announcement was made, crowd broke into a loud applause and Josh thanked Usher for recognizing his talent.
Fans, celebs and eliminated contestants of "The Voice" Season 6 (2014) took to Twitter to congratulate the winner. Here are some of the messages and reactions tweeted on Twitter by fans and eliminated contestants.
Thanks @iamjoshkaufman for having me tonight. You are a true artist and deserve the win! Appreciate you lending your voice to #GetHerBack
— Robin Thicke (@robinthicke) May 21, 2014
CONGRATS @iamjoshkaufman Well deserved!!!! — Kristen Merlin (@KristenMerlin) May 21, 2014
.@iamjoshkaufman Congratulations! #TEAMUSHER thank you for your support!! That's a wrap #VoiceFinale #Winning
— Usher Raymond IV (@Usher) May 21, 2014
@iamjoshkaufman congratulations !!!!!Can't wait to tour with our new #VoiceFam @JDW_Music @TheRealGrimmie y'all did amazing #BestIsYetToCome — Tessanne Chin (@Tessanne) May 21, 2014
So proud of @iamjoshkaufman he was my roommate out here and worked so so hard!! #VoiceFamily
— Jake Barker (@IamJakeBarker) May 21, 2014
Fans, celebs and former "The Voice" contestants continue to shower "The Voice" Season 6 (2014) winner Josh Kaufman with praises and regards. Nonetheless, Christina Grimmie has been offered a record deal by her Coach Adam Levine. He made the big revelation during the finale and also tweeted on Twitter about it.
Id like to congratulate @TheRealGrimmie on winning a record deal. Either as the winner of the Voice, or with me on my label! — Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 21, 2014
Watch Best of performances by Josh Kaufman, below:
Video: Josh Kaufman: "Set Fire to the Rain" (The Voice Highlight)
Credit: YouTube.com/ The VoiceVideo: Josh Kaufman Sings America's Pick: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (The Voice Highlight)
Credit: YouTube.com/ The VoiceFor more spoilers and updates on "The Voice" Season 6 (2014) Finale, read below:
'The Voice' Season 6 (2014) Finale Spoilers: And the Winner is... [Recap]
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