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The Voice Season 26 Finale: Recap & Official Spoilers (LIVE UPDATES)
Who emerged as The Voice Season 26 winner?
At long last, The Voice Season 26 Finale happened. After the episode on Tuesday night, December 10, fans found out which of the Top 5 Artists took home the competition once and for all. Was it Danny Joseph from Reba McEntire's team, Jeremy Beloate from Snoop Dogg's team, Sofronio Vasquez from Michael Bublé's team, Sydney Sterlace from Gwen Stefani's team, or Shye, also from Team Bublé? Only one singer was named "The Voice," and the race was tighter than ever.
That's because each of these Artists soared through the competition with unique style and music sensibility. No two singers are the same, which meant who won was determined by how moved fans felt by the final performances (which aired on December 9).
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The Voice Season 26 Finale live updates and spoilers
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Before the winner was announced on December 10, the Season 26 Finale featured some incredible performances from mega-famous Artists. Voice Coach alums Dan + Shay took the stage, in addition to Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg, Sting, and more.
Here's what happened:
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Dateline's Keith Morrison crashed The Voice set to solve an important case.
Who stole Snoop Dogg's candy? The investigation was a nail-biter.
Tears for Fears performed "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and their new song, "The Girl That I Call Home."
The iconic group brought a sense of gravitas to The Voice stage.
Sofronio Vasquez and Michael Bublé sang "Who's Lovin' You" by The Jackson 5.
Coach and Artist looked very dapper in classic-style suits as they sang an incredibly classic tune.
Kelly Clarkson sang "You for Christmas."
Dressed in a feather-y, bedazzled silver dress, Clarkson was the epitome of holiday style as she belted her original (and very joyous) Christmas jam.
Danny Joseph and Reba McEntire sang "You Don't Know Me" by Ray Charles.
Their rendition had a fitting country flair but also stayed true to Charles' emotional music center. Joseph wore an all-black suit while McEntire looked very chic in a sparkly top and black blazer. The performance was so good, Bublé couldn't help but film himself singing along.
Snoop Dogg and Sting did a live performance of their song "Another Part of Me."
The uptempo banger features both singing vocals and raps from Snoop, plus harmonies and sick bass-playing from Sting.
Listen, below:
The Voice Season 26 winner was revealed!
Sofronio Vasquez won The Voice Season 26!
Shye took second place.
Sydney Sterlace took third place.
Danny Joseph took fourth place.
Jeremy Beloate took fifth place.
Michael Bublé and Shye performed "Somethin' Stupid" by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra.
This Coach-Artist performance was a jazzy dream come true.
Ella Langley and Riley Green performed "Don't Mind If I Do."
The soft country ballad was a poignant addition to The Voice Finale lineup.
Ella Langley and Riley Green also have another country single, "You Look Like You Love Me," that's rocking the charts right now.
Huntley performed his new single "Skyline Drive."
Huntley won The Voice Season 24. His latest single is an uptempo country-rock jam with an anthemic, irresistible chorus.
Michael Bublé rode a mechanical bull in a hilarious sketch with Reba McEntire.
"Somewhere Blake Shelton is laughing his butt off right now," Host Carson Daly said. Indeed, he is!
Snoop Dogg and Jeremy Beloate performed "(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding.
The soulful performance between Coach and Artist got both Stefani and Bublé on their feet and ended with a bellowing note from Beloate.
Sydney Sterlace and Gwen Stefani duetted "Wild World" by Cat Stevens.
The dusty role-colored set was the perfect environment for Stefani and Sterlace to have fun with this plucky, bouncy performance.
Dan + Shay performed their holiday banger "Officially Christmas."
Wearing complementary navy and white outfits, The Voice Season 25 Coaches brought so much Christmas cheer to the stage. Listen to the song, below:
The Coaches reflected on Season 26.
"I feel like I'm in a dream; I'm honored to be here again," Gwen Stefani said.
"I want [the finalists] to have fun tonight. You have a God-given gift, now go use it!" Reba McEntire said.
"It feels like I could come back and do it again [be a Coach]," Snoop Dogg said.
"This is the best job I've ever had since I worked at Chuck E. Cheese," Michael Bublé joked.
The Top 8 Artists opened the Live Finale with a group performance of "Defying Gravity."
The Wicked movie is currently one of the biggest films in America, and the Top 8 Artists absolutely slayed its signature song. With smooth, buttery harmonies and impressive high notes, the performance showed why these were the singers who made it the farthest on Season 26 of the show.
The Voice recapped the Top 5 Artists' final performances from the December 9th episode.
Danny Joseph, Jeremy Beloate, Sofronio Vasquez, Sydney Sterlace, and Shye all sang one last time for America. But only one person can be crowned winner of The Voice. Before the Live Finale kicked off at 9/8c on Tuesday night, December 10, NBC looked back at the Artists' final songs, including the Coaches' comments.
Asher HaVon returned to The Voice stage after winning Season 25.
HaVon performed his new original song "Thank You" as his Coach, Reba McEntire, looked on with pride.
