“The Voice” is about to crown a new winner.
On Monday night, the show revealed the top four artists who will be competing for $100,000 and a record deal during the Season 29 finale Tuesday night.
It’s coach Kelly Clarkson who has the edge going into the finale, with two of the four artists coming from her team. But each of the singers representing John Legend and Adam Levine are also strong contenders.
Here’s a breakdown of the top four.
Team Adam Levine
Alexia Jayy
After Alexia Jayy took on Whitney Houston’s “You Give Good Love” during the Knockout round, Clarkson turned and looked at Levine and made a bold declaration: “She’s gonna win.”
Now, Clarkson’s prediction is one step closer to coming true.
Following her performance of Aretha Franklin’s “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” Jayy has made the top four and will compete in the season finale Tuesday night.
The 31-year-old singer from Mobile, Alabama, has had her son along with her for the ride.
“It means a lot, because we’ve been through so much together,” she previously told “Voice” producers ahead of her audition. “He has seen me stop and start, stop and start. But he’s never seen me give up, and he’s so proud of me right now.”
Jayy’s time on the show started with a performance of Carole King’s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” She channeled Aretha Franklin’s soulful take on the song and earned a chair turn from all three coaches.
“You have it all,” Legend, who is one of the more selective coaches, told Jayy. “You’re my type of singer.”
Both Clarkson and Levine seemed to assume Jayy would select Legend to be her coach. They were visibly shocked when Jayy, whose son is a Maroon 5 fan, went with Levine.
“You have one of the best voices I’ve ever heard on this show — ever,” Levine told her.
Jayy has consistently drawn high praise from the coaches throughout her time in the competition.
During the Battle round, which featured a performance of Commodores’ “Nightshift,” Legend even compared her to the legendary Gladys Knight.
“There are just moments where I’m listening to you sing that just make me want to cry,” Levine said during the Battle round. “It’s beautiful what you do. ... You are just a gift.”
Team Kelly Clarkson
Liv Ciara
When 16-year-old Liv Ciara tried out for “The Voice” last season and didn’t get a chair turn, she said she was doing her best to hold back her tears.
But then, as she heard the encouragement and feedback from the coaches, a phrase popped into her head: “Rejection is redirection.”
After that audition, the teenager from St. Peters, Missouri, continued singing and performing regularly in her dad’s cover band while taking the coaches’ advice to heart.
“I think she’ll come back, and I think she’ll do well,” Reba McEntire said after Ciara left the stage of “The Voice” last season.
And that’s exactly what has happened.
In a stunning comeback, the teenager has returned to the show and made it all the way to the Season 29 finale.
Ciara was visibly emotional when she returned to “The Voice” the second time around. This time, focusing less on performance style and more on connecting with a song and bringing out emotion, she auditioned with Ariana Grande’s “We can’t be friends (wait for your love).”
She got a chair turn from both Clarkson and Levine right off the bat.
Levine praised Ciara’s “mature and developed” voice for her age, while Clarkson said she loved the teenager’s interpretation of the song.
Ciara ended up selecting Clarkson to be her coach, and has now made it to the show’s final four.
Performances during her “Voice” run have included a duet of H.E.R.’s “Focus” with fellow Clarkson member and top four contestant Mikenley Brown — which Levine called “the best battle round” he’s ever heard on the show — and a unique take on Clarkson’s own monster hit, “Breakaway.”
The teenager earned a spot in the finale with a performance of Irene Cara’s “Flashdance… What A Feeling.”
Mikenley Brown
Legend is one of the more selective coaches when it comes to turning his chair around during a “Voice” blind audition, but it didn’t take much of Mikenley Brown’s rendition of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” to convince him the 19-year-old was worth having on his team.
The teenager, who previously competed on “American Idol” in 2023, got an enthusiastic standing ovation from Legend. But the “All of Me” singer had to fight both Levine and Clarkson for the chance to be Brown’s coach, and in the end, she went with Clarkson.
“I’m a big fan,” Clarkson told the young singer from New Castle, Indiana.
Brown’s performances on the show — including H.E.R.’s “Focus” and her own spin on Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” — have consistently drawn high praise from the judges. Most recently, during the top nine semifinal round, her performance of Sam Smith’s “I’m Not The Only One” earned her a spot in the top four.
Team John Legend
Lucas West
Ahead of his “Voice” audition, Lucas West shared that some of his greatest music influences include Elton John, Billy Joel and Stevie Wonder. That influence has seeped into his performances throughout the competition, starting with the 20-year-old’s rendition of John’s “Bennie and the Jets” during the audition round.
The singer from Fairport, New York, also showed off his piano skills during the performance and had Legend and Levine fighting over him.
“I was blown away by how different you are,” Levine said, praising West’s musicianship. “I don’t see that enough on the show. There has never been a Lucas. And that makes me want to fight super hard to have you on my team.”
Despite that high praise, West opted to go with Legend, who is well known for being a highly accomplished pianist.
“You just came out here and gave such a beautiful performance — and you showed yourself to be quite a pianist as well,” Legend told the 20-year-old artist.
West has continued to draw high praise for his artistry throughout the competition, which has included performances of Hunter Hayes’ “Wanted” during the Battle round and Joel’s “New York State of Mind” during the Knockouts.
“That keyboard is not a prop,” Levine said following West’s performance of the Joel classic.
“You just made (Joel) proud,” Clarkson added. “That was insane.”
On Monday night, West performed Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed” to earn his spot in the Season 29 finale.
When is ‘The Voice’ Season 29 finale?
The top four singers will each perform both a contemporary and classic song Tuesday night, with the selected voters weighing in on their favorites.
Host Carson Daly will reveal the Season 29 winner at the end of the two-hour episode, which airs 8 to 10 p.m. MDT on NBC.