{"id":3811,"date":"2017-04-02T19:52:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T17:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=3811"},"modified":"2017-04-02T19:52:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T17:52:24","slug":"two-steals-as-the-battles-begin-on-the-voice-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/04\/02\/two-steals-as-the-battles-begin-on-the-voice-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Two “Steals” As The Battles Begin On The Voice SA!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Voice SA coach Kahn Morbee surprises with pre-emptive steal!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This season, the first six duels in The Voice SA\u2019s brutal Battle Rounds put coaches Bobby van Jaarsveld, Kahn Morbee, Lira and Karen Zoid under immense stress. All the singing acts who were paired off by their coaches to take each other on in the show\u2019s brand new boxing ring-styled stage illustrated why The Voice SA has become known as the singing contest that showcases the best unsigned vocal talent in the country. After each Battle the coach in question agonised over which singer to choose for the next phase of the competition, hoping that one of their fellow coaches would exercise one of their two opportunities to \u201cSteal\u201d the talent who didn\u2019t get the nod.<\/p>\n

In a first for The Voice South Africa, coach Kahn Morbee surprised with a pre-emptive Steal. Even before Lira had to pick between the powerful voices of Kempton Park beauty therapist Jacqueline Tolken (31) and the feisty, pint-sixed Al Peterson (28) from Cape Town, Kahn announced that he would take either of them, no matter which contender Lira chose. Kahn was particularly impressed with the way that they transported the audience to a bygone era with their performance of the ColdPlay hit \u201cSpeed of Sound.\u201d In the end Lira opted for Jacqueline, who interestingly felt she had less of a grip on the song while they were rehearsing with Lira and #TeamLira\u2019s co-coach, the phenomenal vocalist and song writer Riana Nel. So, from now onwards, Al will compete in #TeamKahn.<\/p>\n

When Karen Zoid was in a similar predicament when powerhouse singers Armand Joubert (21) from eMalahleni and Samantha Leonard (24) from Kimberly set the stage alight with The Darkness\u2019s \u201cI Believe In A Thing Called Love\u201d, coach Bobby van Jaarsveld came to the rescue. As both Armand and Samantha displayed what Karen called \u201can insane vocal range\u201d, she wanted to test their entertainment value. Initially, Samantha lacked some confidence when co-coach Emo Adams joined Karen to prepare them for their Battle, but a pep talk did the trick. Samantha\u2019s boosted confidence coupled with Armand\u2019s natural ability made for one of the most epic Battles of the night. \u201cThat was war! It was absolutely incredible, like something out of a movie\u2026 POWER!\u201d Lira exclaimed. None of the coaches could give Karen advice on what to do, but due to the immense progress that she demonstrated, Karen chose Samantha as her winner, much to Samantha\u2019s utter shock. Luckily, Bobby felt that a talent like Armand\u2019s couldn\u2019t leave the show and opted to steal him for his team.<\/p>\n

The other incredible singers who survived this week\u2019s Battles 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.<\/p>\n

This is how their Battles played out:<\/p>\n