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Great

Ryleigh vs. Gean - This battle blew me away. It's hard for a female vocalist to live up to Ariana, and Ryleigh killed it. Gean was also amazing and deserved the steal.

Ethan vs. Avery - This was disgustingly charming. Avery is the better vocalist but Ethan is a better performer, and the song played to his strengths. Ethan took it for me, but they were both great, and I was surprised Blake didn't pick Avery for strategic purposes.

Good

Dana vs Devan - Dana was fantastic, and Devan acquitted himself well against her. I don't know if he was the best strategic choice for the four-way Knockout, but he certainly earned it in terms of his hard work.

Connor vs Aaron - Connor surprised me in this one. They were both good vocally, but Connor left it all on the stage and gave the better performance. Their version was fun overall, but not as great as Levi's performance in S18

Not quite there

Awari vs Jose - This was a truly bizarre song choice. It didn't really suit either of them, and Carter murdered this song literally three months ago. They both seemed nervous and had pitch issues, but I would have gone with Awari. His tone is more appealing, and he has more room to grow.

Pia vs Christine - These two had completely different styles and didn't mesh at all. I also don't think the song choice was great - Brandy's tone is more ethereal than either of them. But Pia outsung Christine for sure.

Team John:

Victor vs Deion "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations

Ciana vs Carolina "Rain on Me" by Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga

Pia vs Christine "Come See About Me" by The Supremes

Rio vs Denisha "Stay" by Rihanna and Mikky Ekko

Zania vs Durell "A Whole New World" by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle

Team Kelly:

Kenzie vs JD "Hurt" by Johnny Cash

Corey vs Savanna W "Just Give Me a Reason" by Pink and Nate Ruess

Anna vs Ryleigh "Lovely" by Billie Eilish and Khalid

Gihanna vs Ainae "Have You Ever" by Brandy 

Halley vs Gean "Lucky" by Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz

Team Nick:

Dana vs Awari "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner and Ike Turner

Lindsay vs Raine "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown

Zae vs Andrew "Story of My Life" by One Direction

Jose vs Devan 

Rachel vs Bradley "I Run to You" by Lady Antebellum

Team Blake: 

Cam vs Keegan "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars

Pete vs Aaron "Amazed" by Lonestar

Emma vs Savanna C "Girl Crush" by Little Big Town

Avery vs Ethan "Die a Happy Man" by Thomas Rhett

Jordan vs Connor "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor

Personal taste and strategy are pretty different for me! But here's who I would have picked with both in mind (and assuming I wouldn't get all of them):

Episode 1: Kenzie, Cam, Corey, Victor

Episode 2: Carolina, Zae

Episode 3: Ryleigh, Ciana, Durell, Avery

Episode 4: Gihanna, Deion

Episode 5: Anna

Episode 6: none

I also loved Raine, Halley, and Savanna C's performances, but I'm not sure how far they'll go in the show. I might have turned for them if my team wasn't filling up.