At the end of the day, I thought that Blake’s choice should be easy: NOIVAS and Grace were clearly the contestants that he should have put through. Shined a spotlight on her vocal weaknesses. Mary Kate Connor, “If I Die Young” - Grade: C | Putting her background in the theatre to work, Blake’s Playoff Pass artist cued up a dramatic cover of the Band Perry’s hit that… oops.
At best, it was adequate at worst, it went so far off the rails that it wound up crashing into a tree. But this was by no means a star-making performance. Her voice is ordinarily fine, and if she took a turn at the mic on karaoke night, I’d be content enough. Kylee, it seemed, was destined to be an easy cut for Blake. Kylee Dayne, “Flowers” - Grade: D | Oh dear. It was so lovely that even if the audience was voting, she’d definitely have made it to the Semi-Finals. Vocally, it may not have been the showiest number of the night - Kelly said so, too - but nonetheless, Grace performed it with confidence, nuance and, ahem, grace. Grace West, “Love Is Alive” - Grade: A | Though the 19-year-old had never sung The Judds’ oldie, she performed it as if she’d been doing so her whole life long. Her long, soaring notes in particular were noteworthy but not so noteworthy that I didn’t think that she was going to be in trouble come elimination time. It just wasn’t all that exciting, and her voice, fine as it is, just isn’t all that unique or memorable. Rachel Christine, “The Only Exception” - Grade: B | Stolen from Kelly during the Knockouts, Rachel delivered a perfectly competent Paramore cover. And though I’m not nearly as prone to goosebumps as Niall, I got ’em - big time.
He’s straight-up fire and, on top of that, a showman and a half. There may not exist a song that’s too mammoth for him. NOIVAS, “Come Together” - Grade: A | If anyone but NOIVAS was going to tackle the Beatles’ mega-hit, I’d have been concerned that they’d bitten off more than they could chew.
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