“One, two, three, and to the four,” Snoop Dogg says after a contestant on The Voice wins a chair-turn and from all of the coaches.
He said it Tuesday to singer Trinity, who impressed the Grammy-nominated artist, as well as his esteemed fellow judges Michael Bublé, Niall Horan, and Reba McEntire.
The one-named performer from Connecticut sang En Vogue’s “Don’t Let Go (Love)” in a way that left each of the coaches wanting her for one of the final spots on their teams, as the Blind Auditions for season 28 wrap up.
“You’re a powerhouse. So good. Your singing, your runs, your range,” McEntire said. She noted that she’d been especially picky in her final picks, but she “couldn’t hit it fast enough” for Trinity.
Later, McEntire said of the contestant, “She could win this sucker.”
In the moment, one of her competitors, Bublé, vouched for how excited the “Fancy” singer had been: “It was so cool listening to you back there and watching Reba listen to you, because she was looking at us and saying, ‘What’s wrong with you people? Why aren’t you turning your chairs, idiots?'”
McEntire acknowledged that, yes, she was in love instantly.
For the record, it was Horan who hit the buzzer first — not with his hand, but with his head, because he was so excited.
“You’re a superstar on this show,” the former One Direction member said.
Bublé noted that, while it was late in the competition, Trinity was “too good” to pass up.
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“I feel like I could give you a phone book and you could sing that, and you would crush it,” he said. “It’d be a number one hit on Billboard in a minute.”
As for Snoop, he complimented the singer’s power.
“So, that song is an En Vogue song, and it’s sung with four women,” he noted. “The way you held that song down by yourself, without all of those backgrounds and ad-libs, that’s strength, that’s power. You remind me of Donna Summer. You’re just up there looking like a superstar.”
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After all the talk, Trinity made her choice: Team Michael Bublé. Her new coach was “dumbfounded.”
He told the camera that he has a lot of confidence in her.
“Trinity is not only one of the best singers in this show, but, honestly, I don’t know that I’ve seen anyone like that on the three seasons I’ve been here,” Bublé said. “She’s already a star.”
The competition continues with the start of the Battles round Monday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
