{"id":3982,"date":"2017-04-25T13:43:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T11:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=3982"},"modified":"2017-04-25T13:43:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T11:43:25","slug":"its-knock-out-time-on-the-voice-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/04\/25\/its-knock-out-time-on-the-voice-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Knock-Out Time On The Voice SA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Voice SA Knock-Outs<\/strong>
\nCrunch time for singers in brand new phase<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bigger, better Season 2 of SAFTA-winning The Voice SA will introduce a new round to the competition, commencing this Sunday, 30 April. The tense Knock-Out rounds will be familiar to M-Net viewers who have watched the American version of the show before, and in this year\u2019s season, this gruelling round will ultimately determine which four singers from each team will be singing for the public\u2019s vote in the Live shows of the series.<\/p>\n

In the Knock-Outs, each talent prepares a song of their own choice to perform solo for their coach. On the night, each coach \u2013 one-by-one \u2013 will summon their team of eight performers to the stage together. Then and there, the coach will reveal which singer will perform against which. In other words, the coach decides who to pair up against whom, but unlike the Battle rounds, the pairs will take turns to perform their own songs. After both talent have performed, their coach will have to make the agonising decision of which one to take through to the Live shows, and which of them will go home. There are no Steals and no Saves, meaning the stakes are higher than ever. By the end of the Knock-Outs, there will be 16 singers in total heading to the Live shows to sing for South Africa\u2019s votes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you think the Battles were tough, wait for The Knock-Outs,\u201d says M-Net\u2019s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard. \u201cYou can feel the tension in the air while the talent waits for his or her turn to take to the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

First up this week are last year\u2019s winning coach\u2019s performers: #TeamKahn:<\/p>\n

Al Petersen (28) from Cape Town started her journey on The Voice SA in #TeamLira after her rendition of the Bob Marley and Lauren Hill classic \u201cTurn Your Lights Down Low\u201d resonated with the soulful songstress. In the first Battle rounds of the season, coach Kahn Morbee surprised everyone with a pre-emptive Steal when Al battled against team mate Jacqueline Tolken. Even before Lira had to pick between the two ladies\u2019 powerful voices, Kahn announced that he would take either of them for his team, no matter which contender Lira chose. In the end Lira opted for Jacqueline, so for the Knock-Outs, funky Al will compete in #TeamKahn.<\/p>\n

Aston Wylie (24) was Kahn\u2019s second Steal of the season as he poached another member of #TeamLira. The smooth-toned singer from Gonubie experienced an unusual turn of events in his Battle against rocker Luke Lovemore (23). In Aston\u2019s case not only one but two of the coaches immediately showed their interest to become his new mentor after coach Lira dropped him in favour of Luke. Before Lira had made the call to go with Luke, she said a quiet prayer for a Steal, as she admired both Luke and Aston\u2019s hard work during rehearsals and their wonderful performance of the R.E.M classic \u201cLosing My Religion\u201d. Surprisingly, her prayer was answered by Bobby van Jaarsveld and Kahn Morbee. They both believed that Aston has what it takes to be the next winner of the show. The double Steal meant that both coaches had to do what normally happens during the Blind Auditions \u2013 they had to pitch to persuade Aston to continue his music journey with them. Aston picked Kahn.<\/p>\n

Edgy Craig Lucas (24) from Elsiesrivier in Cape Town battled Dylan Pretorius (31) from Pretoria in the previous phase of the competition, as coach Kahn felt that these singers were perfect for what he called \u201canthemic rock\u201d, so he chose the Muse version of the classic \u201cFeeling Good\u201d for them. It was a powerhouse duet but Kahn described Craig as \u201cthe love child of Freddy Mercury and John Legend\u201d and couldn\u2019t resist picking him. Craig came in strong during the Blind auditions as his cover of The Animals\u2019 \u201cHouse of the Rising Sun\u201d earned him four chair turns from the coaches. Having studied Politics and Economics at UCT, it seems that Craig may just have to put a corporate career path on the back burner for now, as he heads into the Knock-Outs representing #TeamKahn.<\/p>\n

Fatman (40) is by far the biggest personality on Season 1-winning coach Kahn\u2019s team this year. The full time music teacher from Bela-Bela earned himself a spot on Kahn\u2019s team in the Blind auditions by singing an impressive version of \u201cWalking in Memphis\u201d by Marc Cohn. In the Battle rounds, Kahn paired the larger-than-life Fatman with classical singer and harpist Christy-Lyn Marais (28) from Cape Town. The unusual pair were tasked to sing the pop-rock love song \u201cSomewhere Only We Know\u201d by Keane and it ended up being a Battle for the books. \u201cThat was one of the coolest things I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d Karen Zoid remarked. Kahn complimented both talent on a super performance, comparing Christy-Lyn to the ethereal Tori Amos, and telling Fatman that he\u2019s grown to become incredibly fond of him. Ultimately Kahn chose the singer who he thought had more to offer in terms of the competition as a whole. Viewers will see Fatman reinvent himself once more in the Knock-Outs.<\/p>\n

Freddy Lalendle (23) received four chair turns from all of the coaches in the Blind auditions, as his incredibly unique, raspy voice was something that they\u2019d never heard before. For his Battle, coach Kahn pitted the unlikely duo \u201cSymphony\u201d \u2013 Charl Estherhuizen (21) and Christopher Mabasa (28) from Witbank \u2013 against 23-year-old Freddy from Durban, because \u201cFreddie kinda has two voices,\u201d he pointed out. Kahn assigned his singers Alex Clare\u2019s hit \u201cToo Close\u201d and he was very happy with their performances. \u201cIf I was the crying type there would be a tear in my eye!\u201d he joked. But he could to choose only one act, and that act was Freddie, because his Indie-style voice is \u201cmoney,\u201d said Kahn. His fellow coaches agreed, and with that, Freddy made it into the next phase of the show.<\/p>\n

Kirby Jo (23) from Cape Town wowed Kahn with the amazing tone of her voice in her very first Blind Audition. In the Battle rounds, coach Kahn had his work cut out for him when Kirby and Leote \u201cLee\u201d Taylor (31) from Pretoria made Bruno Mars\u2019 \u201cLocked Out of Heaven\u201d their own. The coaches sympathized with Kahn Morbee on his difficult choice. \u201cKahnnie, ek kahn-nie vir jou s\u00ea nie,\u2019 Lira even joked! Even though he thought that Lee was the more complete performer, he gave it deep thought\u2026 and chose an overwhelmed Kirby to progress further in his team. Now it\u2019s time for Kirby to make the stage her own in the Knock-Out phase of the series.<\/p>\n

Mia Pretorius (20) is an Education student from Potchefstroom but has been singing for most of her life. Kahn turned his chair for Mia in the Blind auditions when she bravely covered a Bobby van Jaarsveld song \u2013 showing off her flawless vocals. Kahn paired Mia up against her best friend in the competition \u2013 Sonia Morsner (24) \u2013 in the Battle rounds and gave them the Taylor Swift hit \u201cBlank Space\u201d as their duel song. From the get-go they managed to nail their performances, meaning that Kahn\u2019s job of choosing which singer to take into the Knock-Outs was made even harder. After a flawless Battle, Lira was leaning more towards Sonia as the winner, while Karen felt that Mia should take the win. After much deliberation, Kahn picked Mia due to the confidence that she demonstrated on stage.<\/p>\n

Soulful Zee Gqamana (23) is an Information Science Honours graduate but music has always been her passion. She won herself a spot on #TeamKahn during the Blind auditions with her toned down version of Asa\u2019s \u201cJailer\u201d and in the Battle rounds, Kahn gave Zee and her Battle partner Monique Hellenberg (33) from Cape Town the Fleetwood Mac classic \u201cGo Your Own Way\u201d as their Battle song. Having enlisted the help of multi-award winning recording artist Elvis Blue to be #TeamKahn\u2019s co-coach, Zee and Monique went about rehearsing tirelessly for their big show-down. \u201cYou can see that both of these strong vocalists are very hungry to make it through,\u201d Elvis observed ahead of the Battle, and both ladies performed accordingly. Karen said that Zee\u2019s performance resonated with her from the start, and Lira agreed with her. In the end, Kahn sided with his fellow female coaches and picked Zee and her \u201cseductive voice\u201d to advance into the next rounds.<\/p>\n

The Voice South Africa, sponsored by Dialdirect, is broadcast every Sunday night on M-Net channel 101 at 17:30 and every Monday night at 18:00 on M-Net City channel 115.<\/p>\n

Viewers can also visit www.mnet.tv\/thevoice to watch exclusive interviews with the coaches and talent, and follow all the breaking news and conversations around the show on Twitter @VoiceSA \/ #TheVoiceSA or on the official \u201cVoice SA\u201d Facebook page. You can also download The Voice SA app today for exclusive show-related games and special features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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