She's here to win this thing,” declared a proud Blake. “By the way, America, I've never seen a better example of strength and perseverance and fearlessness standing on this stage. “To come out here like nothing happened to you and you're perfectly fine, and to tell a story like that in such a sorrowful way, it was so beautifully sad. I mean, kudos for you for even being on the stage right now and getting it done,” marveled Kelly Clarkson. Her intimate version of the country classic (which has been covered by everyone from Miley Cyrus and Lil Nas X to the Sisters of Mercy, Strawberry Switchblade, and the White Stripes) was flawless, showcasing her gorgeously resonant lower register. “Just promise me you won't break both your legs,” Blake joked, to which she quipped, “I'm not breaking nothin’! They'll have to wheel me out in a wheelchair, and I'll sing and they can wheel me back out.”Īnd so, as usual, Wendy made it all look easy - and not just because her on-point June Carter/Kacey Musgraves/Lana Del Rey styling effectively incorporated two glamorously bedazzled casts. But that didn’t deter her from returning to the Voice stage this week to give it her all. As it turned out, Wendy broke her right elbow and fractured her left hand when she “fell down pretty hard” last Tuesday. Next thing I know, we were going to do rehearsals that night, and you're in the hospital,” gasped Wendy’s coach, Blake Shelton. The next thing I know, you're telling Carson you're OK. Wendy, a seasoned background vocalist who has performed with Vince Gill, Carrie Underwood, and Martina McBride (and can handle just about any genre), probably wasn’t all that challenged being assigned a country song, Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” But it probably was challenging for her to perform in not one but two arm casts. It was "Challenge Week" on The Voice this Monday, which meant that the top 10 contestants were tasked with singing songs from genres outside their respective comfort zones. Later on in that episode, Wendy, a consummate professional with a show-must-go-on attitude, put on a brave face and claimed that she was just “a little bruised.” But on this week’s top 10 performance show, viewers learned that her injuries were actually quite serious. ET on NBC.On The Voice’s top 11 results show last week, Team Blake contestant Wendy Moten face-planted on live TV after tripping over a monitor - a scary moment that temporarily halted production. states, five territories, and Washington, D.C will perform original songs-and viewers decide which one is the best. If you like The Voice, you'll love American Song Contest, NBC's new music competition show where singers from 50 U.S. To steal Maple's words: That is some next-level kindness. "She would always just be waiting there to say hello and congratulations to the people who made it to the next level." " actually waited in the area where we'd all load up into the van to go back to the hotel after every performance on Tuesday nights," Maple said. She's the coolest and the cutest."Īnd also the most congratulatory. Just watching us rehearse and cheering us on. "No security guards, just hanging out and literally under one of my friend's blankets. "We were in rehearsals, and she's just sitting in the stands, chilling with us like she's a Contestant," Maple said. There was one moment in particular where Maple realized just how "cool" Grande is. "She's just a really thoughtful person, and she puts a lot of thought into her gifts and her words and how she treats the people closest to her. "She would text them and send them gifts, and you could see they would post these things on social media," Maple said. A post shared by Jershika Maple specifically recalled how great Grande was with her Team.
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