And then there were five. But only one of The Voice’s remaining Season 26 contestants can win the sing-off and go on to a career that we’ll all grumble isn’t as big as that of American Idol alumni like Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson. Whose chances of scoring that coveted prize are the best? Ahead of Monday’s finale (at 8/7c on NBC), let’s review our (high and low) notes.
DANNY JOSEPH | Team Reba McEntire’s rocker is an electric showman — when the numbers that he performs allow him to really plug in and short our circuits. Considering that he had to sing for the Wildcard Instant Save in the Semi-Finals, his chances of winning sit at about eight percent.
SYDNEY STERLACE | We were ready to write off Team Gwen Stefani’s teenage contender as but another Reagan Strange or Zoe Levert until she left our jaws on the floor with her showing in the Semi-Finals. She’s still got a steep hill to climb, but that capital-M Moment raised her chances of winning to 15 percent.
JEREMY BELOATE | There’s a portion of the audience that’s going to love the dramatic musical stylings of Team Snoop Dogg’s mustachioed Broadway baby. But there’s also a segment of the viewership that will be turned into les misérables. That leaves Jeremy’s chances of winning in the 17 percent range.
SHYE | In the end, it’s looking like it’s going to come down to a battle between the remaining members of Team Michael Bublé. Seventeen-year-old Shye hit a major turning point in the Semi-Finals, dazzling like never before. But that still only brought her chances of winning up to 27 percent.
SOFRONIO VASQUEZ | All along, the season has felt like it was Sofronio’s to lose. Not only does the Team Bublé standout have a voice that just does… not… quit, we’re super invested in his story, knowing as we do that victory will mean he can bring his mom over from the Philippines. Chances of winning: 33 percent — and that’s a modest estimate.
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