Who Went Home and Who Made It Through Night 1 on 'The Voice' Season 26 3-Way Knockouts

On Monday night, the Three-Way Knockouts returned to The Voice as each coach matched up three members of their teams for a sing-off that put one of their artists through to the Playoffs and sent at least one home.

The reason it could be only one of the three is because coaches Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire, Gwen Stefani and Michael Bublé will each get one Save to keep an additional member of their team from one of their Knockouts. In addition, they will also get one Steal.

Sting began his run as a Mega Mentor for the Knockouts and was on hand to help coaches Snoop Dogg and Gwen prepare their artists for the competition, while Jennifer Hudson joined Michael Bublé and Reba McEntire as they worked with their teams.

For the Knockouts, the artists select their own song, so they are picking material they are comfortable with and from the coaches comments, it showed.

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Eliminated contestants tonight on The Voice Season 26 Knockout Rounds Night 1

Camryn Brooks (4-Chair Turn)
Cassidy Lee
Deon Jones

Advancing artists tonight on The Voice Season 26 Knockout Rounds Night 1

Adam Bohanan
Austryns Stancil (4-Chair Turn)
Cameron Wright (4-Chair Turn)
Christina Eagle (Save)
Jake Tankersley (Steal) (4-Chair Turn)
Jaukeem Fortson (Steal)
Jose Luis (4-Chair Turn)
Sloane Simon (Save)

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Knockouts Round 1: Team Snoop’s Austyns Stancil vs Christina Eagle vs Jake Tankersley

Austyns: Luther Vandross' "Dance with My Father"
Christina Eagle: Maren Morris' "My Church"
Jake Tankersley: Luke Combs' "Going, Going, Gone."

Winner: Austyns Stancil

Snoop said: “Austyns was the winner based on spirit, personality and how he composed himself to hold in all of that pain and all of that loss to give us a great performance. You can’t stop emotion when emotion hits you. Tears start falling, that’s real music, that’s real singing. Performing a song that has nothing to do with the loss of someone, imagine what he’s going to give me.”

Then Christina got a Save from Snoop and Steals from Reba, Michael and Gwen. She chose to stay on Team Snoop.

Save: Christina Eagle

Snoop said: “Christina Eagle is a superstar. I think America would love to see her on my team because it’s unpredictable. You went from one chair [Snoop was the only one to turn in the Blinds] to four chairs. That’s how much you’ve grown. She had my Save from the moment she stepped on stage. I knew I could pick one and Save one.”

Then Jake got Steals from Reba and Gwen.

Steal: Jake Tankersley

Gwen said: “What I like about Jake is he feels genuine in all the things you like about a country singer. But also, somebody who would take such a risk and pick me over Reba, maybe it’s meant to be and I’m going to be able to do some great work with him.

Knockouts Round 2: Team Reba’s Adam Bohanan vs Cassidy Lee vs Jaukeem Fortson

Adam: Black Pumas “Colors”
Cassidy: Bonnie Raitt’s “Love Me Like a Man”
Jaukeem: King & Country’s “God Only Knows”

Winner: Adam Bohanan

Reba said: “Adam is a force of nature. He’s a great guitar player. He has a great attitude and then he opens his mouth and it’s this amazing voice.”

Steal: Jaukeem Fortson

Michael said: “I stole Jaukeem because when I was a kid, people saw the potential in me and loved me enough to give me that shot. I love that I can do that for people. I think he earned it today.

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Knockouts Round 3: Team Gwen’s Camryn Brooks vs Deon Jones vs Jose Luis

Camryn: P!nk’s “Glitter in the Air”
Deon Jones: Tina Turner’s “Nutbush City Limits”
Jose: Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)”

Winner: Jose Luis

Gwen said: “I had to go with Jose Luis because he is undeniable. It’s like one of those singers like “how are you real? You’re so composed, you’re emotional." I just want to see what he does next.”

Knockouts Round 4: Team Bublé’s Cameron Wright vs Sloane Simon (Note: Michael only has two artists because Tanner Frick left The Voice after rehearsals)

Cameron: Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell’s “You’re All I Need to Get By”
Sloane Simon: Olivia Rodrigo’s “Catch Me Now”

Winner: Cameron Wright

Michael said: “I picked Cameron because their vocal performance was professional. The name of this show is The Voice and I didn’t think it would be fair if they didn’t have a seat going forward.”

Save: Sloane Simon

Michael said: “I picked Sloane because she is a star in the making. She has a really sweet voice. I think she’s capable of tackling different genres. I just love that I can be a small part of it.”

The Voice airs Monday night at 8 p.m. ET/PT and Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Streaming next day on Peacock.

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