Bouli Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) No doubt, the Knockouts are a big time for "breakout performances" - but what are the absolute biggest you can think of? The moments where someone wasn't particularly a competitive player on the audience's radar, but it was unmistakable that they could make it to the finals as soon as they finished their performance? The first S22 one that comes to mind is Kique. His "Hey Ya" was one for the ages. It also got a well-deserved standing ovation from the judges. I liked him from his audition, loved him in his battle, but I didn't really see him as a big player until "Hey Ya." That one was special. A few others I can think of (but I don't want to write all of 'em because... that's y'all's job lol) Chris Blue's "Superstition" (12) Chloe Kohanski's "Landslide" (13) Brynn Cartelli's "Here Comes Goodbye" (14) Cam Anthony's "Feeling Good" (20) Wendy Moten's "Ain't No Way" (21) Jershika Maple's "Inseparable" (21) Edited November 5, 2022 by Bouli Had "Irreplacable" as the name of Jershika's song for some reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allistr Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, Bouli said: No doubt, the Knockouts are a big time for "breakout performances" - but what are the absolute biggest you can think of? The moments where someone wasn't particularly a competitive player on the audience's radar, but it was unmistakable that they could make it to the finals as soon as they finished their performance? The first S22 one that comes to mind is Kique. His "Hey Ya" was one for the ages. It also got a well-deserved standing ovation from the judges. I liked him from his audition, loved him in his battle, but I didn't really see him as a big player until "Hey Ya." That one was special. A few others I can think of (but I don't want to write all of 'em because... that's y'all's job lol) Chris Blue's "Superstition" (12) Chloe Kohanski's "Landslide" (13) Brynn Cartelli's "Here Comes Goodbye" (14) Cam Anthony's "Feeling Good" (20) Wendy Moten's "Ain't No Way" (21) Jershika Maple's "Irreplacable" (21) I believe it's Inseparable? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allistr Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) Btw, the first one in mind is Chevel Shepherd's "Travellin' Soldier". Her BA is her weakest performance, and she has her Battle montaged. Her KO is where she showed her potential to win. Edited November 4, 2022 by Ottoxxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorWax Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Girl Named Tom was already popular from the get-go, but "Wichita Lineman" likely contributed a lot to their win. Have to agree with Jershika, I thought she was just decent until "Inseparable", where she blew me away and made me a fan for the rest of the season. Technically not KOs, but Maelyn slaying "Mad World" after almost everyone that night fell flat on their face probably made people pay attention. CammWess would not have made the finals if his KO wasn't so good. That performance shot him up the ranks for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCami Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Kyla Jade and Rose Short both didn’t show their full potential in their blinds and battles iirc, and their knockouts were strong and probably netted them lots of new fans. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hsamid Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 51 minutes ago, Bouli said: No doubt, the Knockouts are a big time for "breakout performances" - but what are the absolute biggest you can think of? The moments where someone wasn't particularly a competitive player on the audience's radar, but it was unmistakable that they could make it to the finals as soon as they finished their performance? The first S22 one that comes to mind is Kique. His "Hey Ya" was one for the ages. It also got a well-deserved standing ovation from the judges. I liked him from his audition, loved him in his battle, but I didn't really see him as a big player until "Hey Ya." That one was special. A few others I can think of (but I don't want to write all of 'em because... that's y'all's job lol) Chris Blue's "Superstition" (12) Chloe Kohanski's "Landslide" (13) Brynn Cartelli's "Here Comes Goodbye" (14) Cam Anthony's "Feeling Good" (20) Wendy Moten's "Ain't No Way" (21) Jershika Maple's "Irreplacable" (21) Wendy, Brynn and Chris always felt like they were going to be among the top given the way they were hyped. (Either by producers, coaches or both) I agree with everyone else though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelleoftheBall Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Agree about Kique, he killed his knockout. And Kate Kalvach def garnered some more attention after her Knockout singing Anyone....If she keeps delivering strong performances I think she can go far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discovolcano2 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 6 hours ago, Bouli said: Wendy Moten's "Ain't No Way" (21) How’s this a breakout performance. She was already a front runner and her audition was better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachfuz Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 and i didn't even love brynn's run that much, but this performance was killer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misirlou Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 He was inconsistent, but Jake Hoot pretty much won S17 with his KO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik g Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Chloe Kohanski- Landslide. still one of if not my favorite performance on The Voice of all time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Eduardo Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 32 minutes ago, erik g said: Chloe Kohanski- Landslide. still one of if not my favorite performance on The Voice of all time. The most iconic knockout of all time, in my opinion. I still watch that performance until this day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Eduardo Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) Pia Renee, though I expected that she will not get to the finale, but she had her biggest breakout moment for her "What the World Needs Now is Love". At least she reached the semifinals, that was enough for me. Also, Payge Turner's "Creep" is her biggest breakout moment of Season 19. Edited November 4, 2022 by Dalton Eduardo 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allistr Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) Another one in mind I'd say is Gihanna Zoe with "Glitter In The Air". Her BA was beautiful but shaky in the beginning, her song choice for battle was all the way wrong, but her KO is just in another level, and that was her Breakout moment. Sad that she didn't get to the Finals, I really loved her "Reflection" and "Someone You Loved" Edited November 4, 2022 by Ottoxxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo527 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Chloe Kohanski's "Landslide" is probably the biggest breakout KO moment ever. At the time, she got the highest iTunes chart position for a KO's performance in Voice's history, and she will hold that record forever since these are not recorded in studio anymore. It was THAT big 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discovolcano2 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) Carter Rubin- You say. I went from not thinking he’d even be in the finals to thinking he’d win Edited November 4, 2022 by Discovolcano2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamza Tufail Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) Criag Wayne Boyd Chloe Kohanski Brynn Cartelli Chevel Shepherd Carter Rubin Kique Gomez Edited November 4, 2022 by Hamza Tufail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenMae16 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Chloe would probably be the best candidate for this. A good and unique blind audition, but was that enough to get to the Finale? Rockers have struggles, especially adult women. Then a montaged Battle? Disrespect. She then goes with "Landslide" in the KOs, arranges it differently to be a stripped ballad, perfect for her rasp.... and just captures the entire audience. Even I remember JHud being like: "oh... wow" I think other winners and finalists had good breakouts, but Chloe shot herself to the Finale with her KO, it was a revelation tbh. And yes, she had the highest Itunes placement in Pre-lives of the entire history of the show. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikwonic Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Kyla Jade's KO was absolutely her defining moment. I mean, SeeSaw and One Last Time were good performances, but nothing like the caliber of You Don't Own Me. LiBianca's KO was shockingly impressive. Up until her KO, she seemed like just fodder on Blake's team, but she definitely proved that she was one of the best vocalists that season after "Everything I Wanted". It's so unfortunate she ended up on an extremely stacked Team Blake instead of Team Ariana. Ricky Braddy was definitely fodder going into the KOs, but gave a performance that was so good, Blake chose him over the most Team Blake country guy to ever be on Team Blake. It was definitely his breakout moment, even though he immediately got bussed afterwards. Jereshika Maple definitely cemented her spot as a frontrunner with her KO. She definitely had a strong audition and battle, but I don't think she was on the same tier as Wendy or GNT until she had this performance. Makenzie Thomas definitely had her breakout moment in the KOs. Until her KO, all we had seen of her was her no-chair S14 audition, her one-chair S15 audition, and a brief battle montage. Her KO definitely immediately shot her up from someone in the background to a clear favorite that season. Other notable breakout KOs: Reagan James, Jake Hoot, Hannah Huston, Shalyah Fearing, Deandre Nico, Pia Renee, Hello Sunday (if a breakout performance can be defined as their only performance that wasn't bad), Payge Turner, Madeline Consoer, Megan Danielle (honestly, all of her performances were breakout moments in a sense, as she was a perpetual underdog), Kique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWalker1 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Here's a list of huge standout KO's that I recall made a big impact Kyla Jade - You don't own me Wendy Moten - Ain't no way Jershika Maples - Inseparable Paris Winningham - Tennessee Whiskey We Mcdonald - No more drama Girl Named Tom - Wichita Lineman Kique Gomez - Hey Ya Chloe Kohanski - Landslide Amanda Brown - Paris (Ooh La La) Loren Allred - You know I'm no good Sarah Simmons - Wild Horses Sasha Allen - At last Toneisha Harris - Diamonds Cole Vosbury - Let her go Jacquie Lee - Stompa Matthew Schuler - Cosmic Love Will Champlin - When I was your man Toia Jones - Crazy in love Jean Kelley - Chandelier Mia Z - Hold on, I'm coming Madi Davis - A case of you Amy Vachal - A sunday kind of love Regina Love - Midnight train to georgia Jordan Smith - Set fire to the rain Alisan Porter - River Hannah Huston - House of the rising sun Desz - Can we talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoaPuffs Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Brennley Brown and Shalyah Fearing both seemed pretty mediocre UNTIL their knockouts which were AMAZING 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allistr Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Lexi Davila - Anything Could Happen Koryn Hawthorne - Try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytsch Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Paris Winningham His BA wasn't anything special, and I remember his battle being good but that I probably would've chosen Jonathan instead. Then he really made an impact doing Tennessee Whiskey his own way and followed it up strong in the POs. He lost steam towards the end imo, but I think his KO is my most replayed performance from S21. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCami Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 10 hours ago, nytsch said: Paris Winningham His BA wasn't anything special, and I remember his battle being good but that I probably would've chosen Jonathan instead. Then he really made an impact doing Tennessee Whiskey his own way and followed it up strong in the POs. He lost steam towards the end imo, but I think his KO is my most replayed performance from S21. his BA was special imo lol that was very good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytsch Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 3 hours ago, QueenCami said: his BA was special imo lol that was very good He was good, but I wasn't a big fan of the song choice (Stevie songs are historically hard to pull off on singing competitions). Plus he just didn't strike me as someone who could go past the playoffs. I think his KO put him on more people's radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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