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I thought he would have been a better choice for Pharrell’s save than Mark, but it’s clear which of the two was pushed more in pre-lives

Those don’t count as competition performances (but I know some winners did duets), so I would say no.

I went with Avery, but Darius and Stevie are probably the next two.

I know exactly who that is, and yeah, there was another contestant I liked in their season that probably went off the deep end even worse. That’s one of the reasons why I removed my old signature banner (also because it got very outdated)

I know exactly who they all are (and I’d say that half of them were one of my favorites as well). And I think he has had a favorite female only in Australia from what I know

My issue with him was that I found his performances to be not very memorable (and I personally require big moments in addition to just being consistent. I’d take someone with a lot of moments and a few meh performances over someone who was good but not great the entire run).

Only doing S5-onwards (and with likely T3 as a twist), with likely winner 1st S5- Tessanne Chin, Jacquie Lee, Matthew Schuler S6- Christina Grimmie, Josh Kaufman, Sisaundra Lewis S7- Matt McAndrew, Chris Jamison, Craig Wayne Boyd S8- Need to rewatch (Probably Sawyer, Kimberly, Koryn/Mia) S9- Jordan Smith, Jeffery Austin, Viktor Kiraly S10- Alisan Porter, Ryan Quinn, Adam Wakefield S11- Sundance Head, Billy Gilman, Ali Caldwell S12- Chris Blue, Lauren Duski, Hunter Plake S13- Brooke Simpson, Moriah Formica, Noah Mac S14- Britton Buchanan, Kyla Jade, Jackie Foster S15- Kennedy Holmes, Kameron Marlowe, MaKenzie Thomas S16- Maelyn Jarmon, Dexter Roberts, Shawn Sounds S17- Rose Short, Ricky Duran, Katie Kadan S18- Todd Tilghman/Thunderstorm Artis, CammWess S19- Cami Clune, Sid Kingsley, Desz S20- Cam Anthony, Corey Ward, Gihanna Zoe

Yep, Carter Rubin is your #2 in Season 19

I’m not sure where a group of 2 males and 1 female (with the female doing more singing than the 2 males) falls

They would probably be in my Top 3 as well.

I’d say that at least 7 seasons would have male winners (though there is another season that is really hard to tell if I was Team Sausage or Team Waffle)

I guess it’s fitting that Raquel gets the same placement as Lindsay and Lain (considering how much shorter those 2’s runs were)

It was. Last Season’s T4 was clear as well

I would have definitely picked someone else for many of these seasons (and some of them wouldn’t have made my Top 4). I can say that most would be in my Top 8 though. I would have Maelyn win S16 though (the only winner of the season redos I made that is listed this, though I might change a few of them since I made them years ago, and rankings are more reflective of their run as a whole than redos) and obviously Cam. Christina could win hers as well, and maybe Amanda if I rewatched her season (I’m thinking a Cass and Amanda T2). I can give a rundown in a reply

Now that reviews have come out, I’ll say that the remaining placements for me are #1, #2, #6 and #9 (though you should be able to figure out who is where)

6. I had Joshua at #4. I did theater for 10 years (and was the most involved when I found out about The Voice), so it makes sense that I wanted to see a theater guy go far on the show at some point. His audition was in my Top 15 and while it wasn’t perfect, he picked a very ambitious song. Ariana was blocked, and he could have stuck out there, but I’m glad John ended up being invested in him. I found his battle with Keliah to be the lowpoint of his journey, but I’m glad he won. His Knockout was really good and in my Top 8, just the rest of his playoff team. At this point, I still viewed Joshua as the contestant with the most uphill battle on the team, but the playoffs changed that. While a lot of the team didn’t have their best performances, Joshua had a good performance of You and I, and got a PV. His run got really good once he made T13. His T13 performance was really good (I love Broadway songs), and he really made me like him with that performance, and was my #2 of the night. His T11 was amazing, since he really did justice to Queen and was my favorite of that great night, along with my favorite from him. His T10 was another good performance for challenge week, and he made my T3 of the night. I was surprised to see his Semifinal close, but it was a great performance and was my #2 of the night. He didn’t get Top 4, probably because of the other great performances and other contestants just being more popular. He picked an ambitious song in My Heart Will Go On, and while it was his weakest live performance, it was still vocally solid. I’m glad that Jershika was the performance, and was content with where he placed. He was one of my favorites in Lives, but it took some time for me to get really invested. 5. I had Jershika in the exact same placement. Her audition was good and also in my Top 15, but it was one of her weakest showings. Her battle with Jeremy was really good, but I was more interested in her parts. The decision worked out because Kelly suited Jeremy more and John suited Jershika more. Jershika’s Knockout was one of her best performances and her matchup against Paris was the best matchup of the season and in competition for the best matchup of all time. This matchup really showed why both of them ended up in the finale. John kept Jershika despite her being his steal and Paris got stolen by Blake, which again paid off for both. In playoffs, Jershika had a solid performance and got voted through. Her Top 13 was really good despite a few flaws and her Top 11 was even better. Both were in my T3 of their respective nights. Her T10 was her weakest in the Lives for me, and probably my least favorite from her, though there were worse performances. She ended up in B3, but her IS of What Is Love was amazing, and she rightfully won the save. Her T8 was probably my favorite from her in Lives, and she sang a song I was very familiar with for once. She may not have gotten the PV because of again, the stacked night and others being more popular, but she won the Instant Save into the finale. Her performance wasn’t as good as her previous one, but I still really enjoyed it. In the finale, her performance of I’m Going Down was really good and Rolling in the Deep was pretty good, but the third best uptempo. I thought she had the third best finale set, but she ended up in fifth place, which is honestly a better than what I expected. I never imagined Jershika making the finale but I was happy she did because she was also consistent. She’s just this low because I remember her run the least out of my Top 5.

8. I put her at #11. Her audition was definitely one of the best of the season and she looked like a potential winner. Yeah, that was definitely a moment and it was my favorite of the night and my Top 3 of the season. Her battle with Wyatt was montaged and it looked good and I wish I could have seen it in full. Her Knockout was very good and probably in my Top 10 of the season, but the problem was that she went against my #1 Knockout of the season (and one of my favorite Knockouts of all time). She ended up getting stolen to Team Ariana, which was a much weaker team, and I still had her in my Top 5 overall at this point. Holly’s playoff performance wasn’t her best but it was way better than three of the performances on her team (My Bottom 3 playoff performances). She rightfully got a PV, also because of potential. Her T13 was solid enough, but it was definitely a disappointment and wasn’t one of the worst of the night. Her T11 was actually my favorite from her in Lives, though there were many great performances that night. Her T10 ended up being a trainwreck. Disco made no sense for her, and I felt that her voice was particularly very weak here. Before this week, I didn’t expect her to be in B3, but she landed there and didn’t even win the save against Jershika, who was the right winner in my opinion. At least she got to leave with her best friend Jeremy. I felt that Holly had a lot of potential to be a finalist, but her underwhelming Live Show run caused her to miss it and my personal Top 10. 7. Now this is probably the most controversial placement of the rankdown. I had her at #28 for a few reasons. Her style really wasn’t for me, and her performances never interested me. Her audition was my least favorite the episode, though I will admit it was vocally solid, and there was at least one worse audition in every other episode. I just found it uninteresting, and I don’t think this song really worked for a blind audition. Her battle was better, but it was definitely underwhelming and an average battle, though I can’t really argue with her winning, since it fit her more and Kelly was a better fit for Hailey. In the Knockouts, her performance of Valerie felt too similar to her audition, with just a few more riffs and runs. Raquel’s schtick of doing upbeat songs in prelives annoyed me. This was not a bad performance, but probably my least favorite advancing Knockout besides Bella and Peedy. I found Katie’s performance to be more interesting. Anyway, on to a more positive note, her playoff didn’t flop and was one of the Top 2 of the night, and she finally did a slower song. Yeah, I understand how people were upset that she didn’t move on, seeing how bad her competition was that night, though I don’t think that performance was that memorable compared to the other teams. A lot of hot takes here, but I honestly felt that she never had a moment and her prelives were underwhelming, and I just don’t care for her style.

I’ll post reviews later (and I’m posting 8-7 and 6-5 in separate posts), but I knew there was going to be something fishy about the clue nobody could get, and I was right. I knew this would be the Top 4, but I’ll spill my remaining placements after my reviews to prevent any spoilers.

It really depends on the contestant and the genre. Samuel Harness for example had a raspy voice that I liked, and it fit his alternative rock style. Corey Ward also had a raspy style that worked. If a contestant does have a rasp though, I don’t want it to be only rasp, and with these contestants there was more to their voices than just a rasp.

They had a lot of good performances on the show, so it could be difficult to pick. It would definitely be one of the songs they were more comfortable with

I think that could be a reason why Joshua sang Falling, a lot of people were more familiar with that song

I could see it being Dust in the Wind as well, since it’s a song that more people are familiar with

Yeah, that was a rough time in my life as well (thank goodness Season 5 was the season airing though). And around Season 17 I wasn’t watching in detail quite as much (and not posting on IDF) and I had the best semester in college, both socially and academically. I felt like I needed IDF more in times I was struggling more in my personal life, and I definitely post more often when there isn’t much happening in my life.

Now that I think about it, Spring 2021 was a rough semester for me (not a fun way to end my undergrad). It was definitely nice to get artists like Corey Ward and Cam Anthony during this time.

There are probably a lot of runner ups that didn’t want the win. I wonder if some of them got worried about winning because they didn’t want to get locked into the contract