Now don’t get me wrong, I like Cody as much as the next guy, but towards the end, it seemed that he was not only a bit out of his league vocally, but also that the stage flair had become as important, if not more, to him than his singing. When someone tries to take on the masterful Freddy Mercury, as Cody did on Monday night, their heart can’t be only half in to the vocals or the result will be a gimmicky mess, which is somewhat what we got with Cody’s attempt. While I’m sad to see him go because he was a blast to watch, Cody’s elimination was the right decision moving into the final 6.

On the other hand, Dez Duron has been a thorn in my side since the start of the live shows. With little more talent than your average boy band member and no qualms about luring young girls to vote for him with charming smiles and Justin Bieber anthems, I just never could get on board the Dez train that Christina Aguilera begged for all of America to hop on. I am so grateful to the viewers of The Voice for not allowing looks and hype to outweigh genuine talent and creativity by eliminating Dez and keeping other, perhaps less pretty contestants like Nicholas David and Trevin Hunte around.

Next week the top 6 contestants will perform live and with Team Xtina completely knocked out of the competition, the blonde powerhouse coach should have no problem voicing her strong and often blunt opinions for the remaining contenders, which should make for some entertaining banter amongst the coaches.

What did you think of last night’s eliminations? Did the right people go home in your opinion?

The Voice airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC.

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On Monday night, Sylvia took on Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” and, while she certainly showed that she possessed a great deal of talent, it just seemed like she was in a bit of a rut which may have left viewers, myself included, bored with more of the same. Bryan Keith ambitiously took on the Piano Man himself with “New York State of Mind” and managed to pull off a performance that was impressive in the chorus, but somewhat robotic during the verses. All these things being said, I don’t believe these two were the worst of the night, necessarily, so their eliminations were, indeed, a bit of a surprise.

While there was certainly a good amount of tension in the air on last night’s live results show, the singers and coaches still managed to pull off an entertaining round of performances that kept the mood seemingly light. Christina, still trying hard to plug her new album, performed a song from it called “Let There Be Love” and was joined by her team as well. Her team also joined forces with Team Blake for a performance of Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” a choice selected by fans via Twitter. Rascal Flatts even joined in on the fun singing Queen’s “A Crazy Little Thing Called Love” with Adam Levine and Team Blake.

The top 8 contestants will perform live next Monday, hoping to win the approval and votes of the viewers so they can stay in the competition to become the next winner of The Voice.

The Voice airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC.

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