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“This song’s crazy, because Sia sent me this song for me to do,” Gwen told Kyndall, referring to “Elastic Heart.” Gwen ultimately decided not to record the triumph-of-the-spirit power-ballad because she understandably thought the “weird, unique song” was “very specific” to Sia’s voice. But interestingly, Gwen decided it was the perfect fit for Kyndall this week.

Voice history that Gwen had trusted one of her quirkier Team Gwen singers with this particular song. In Season 12, one of her all-time greatest and certainly most weird-and-unique contestants, Hunter Plake, put his own dynamic spin on it. So Kyndall had her work cut out for her, taking on a challenging, octave-straddling empowerment anthem that a) one special contestant had already so exquisitely interpreted and b) an A-list pop star like Gwen Stefani had actually shied away from. But Kyndall, with her textured and elastic voice, was definitely up for the task.’ data-reactid=”27″ type=”text”>“You know when people passive-aggressively say, ‘That was interesting’? I mean, it legitimately was interesting,” an impressed Taylor marveled during Kyndall’s rehearsal. “I love that you stripped it down. I love the song choice. Your tone is so beautiful, it’s crazy. You’ve got so much going on with your voice.”

spoiler alert! — one Steal did get used, by Gwen herself. Read on for the rest of Tuesday’s Knockout Rounds results.” data-reactid=”32″ type=”text”>Kyndall of course won her Knockout over Jessie Lawrence, whose cover of Sam Smith’s “Dancing With a Stranger” had a smooth groove but was nothing remarkable. And with the coaches only having one Steal each, Jessie didn’t do enough to stay in the game. And so, another bit the dust, as Sia might say. But — spoiler alert! — one Steal did get used, by Gwen herself. Read on for the rest of Tuesday’s Knockout Rounds results.

Voice-winner), with poise and perfect pitch. The audience was going absolutely mad for her, and Kelly told her, “You just made a Celine Dion song sound easy to sing!” John added, “Khalea, you remind me in a lot of ways of Whitney Houston, because she would do this kind of big, broad kind of pop ballad, but she would put just a little gospel on it.” This dynamite lady was the clearly one to beat.” data-reactid=”36″ type=”text”>Khalea wasn’t playing when she took on Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me,” an advanced diva ballad that her coach John Legend called a “barn burner.” The ambitious song choice could’ve proven disastrous for a lesser singer, but the stately and elegant Khalea performed it like a legend, like a Grammy-winner (or certainly like a Voice-winner), with poise and perfect pitch. The audience was going absolutely mad for her, and Kelly told her, “You just made a Celine Dion song sound easy to sing!” John added, “Khalea, you remind me in a lot of ways of Whitney Houston, because she would do this kind of big, broad kind of pop ballad, but she would put just a little gospel on it.” This dynamite lady was the clearly one to beat.

James’s rendition of Post Malone’s “Stay,” however, proved that he deserved to stay. (See what I did there?) It was incredibly Steal-worthy. James had a hushed, earnest delivery that really drew me into the lyrics; he’s clearly a natural-born storyteller. And while Khalea was the superior singer here, James’s performance and overall vibe was much more modern. There seemed be room on the show for both very different contestants.

WINNER: Khalea” data-reactid=”43″ type=”text”>WINNER: Khalea

Ricky was a four-chair standout in the Blinds, and he has a tragic backstory, so I was expecting a lot more guts and heart from his rendition of the Black Crowes’ gospel-rocker story song “She Talks to Angels.” But he lacked the rock ‘n’ roll Southern grit of the Crowes’ Chris Robinson; this performance was too polished, too staid.

Blake Shelton picked Ricky anyway, but thankfully, his gal pal swooped in and stole Joana. Now Gwen finally has the little pop queen she’s always wanted on her team. But honestly, Kyndall is the contestant that could finally get Gwen all the way to the winner’s circle.