The Voice kicked off its first evening of three-way Knockouts on Monday evening (November 11), however the competitors was lacking one contestant, Tanner Frick, who shockingly selected to exit the collection.
All through the episode, coaches Reba McEntire, Snoop Dogg, and Gwen Stefani paired up three members of their groups for the highly-anticipated Knockouts sing-offs that may see the winner advance to the Playoffs. Nonetheless, when it got here time for Michael Bublé to pick out his staff, it got here with an sudden announcement.
Host Carson Daly instructed the “Feeling Good” singer, “Michael, Tanner left the competitors after rehearsals. You continue to have Cameron [Wright] and Sloane [Simon].” Wright and Simon ended up dealing with off in a one-on-one battle, with Bublé in the end deciding on Simon to maneuver on within the competitors.
Viewers have been left questioning what occurred to Frick and why he all of the sudden determined to drop out of the present. NBC has but to touch upon the matter, and Frick hasn’t spoken concerning the difficulty immediately.
Nonetheless, Frick did put up a cryptic message on his social media accounts that many followers have taken as a reference to The Voice. Hours earlier than the episode, Frick shared a video on Instagram and TikTok, which included a snippet of a brand new music, captioned, “Ain’t no person need me anyway.”
Frick, a 26-year-old nation singer who lives in Manchester, Tennessee, earned a four-chair flip within the Blind Auditions for his efficiency of Morgan Wallen‘s “Thought You Ought to Know.” After 4 passionate pitches from the coaches, Frick selected to affix Group Reba.
Throughout final week’s Battles, Frick went up towards fellow Group Reba contestant Tane Renner, the place the pair sang a rendition of Jelly Roll‘s “Want a Favor.” In the end, McEntire selected Renner because the winner, leaving Frick open to be stolen by one other coach.
Ready till the final second, Bublé hit his button and stole Frick for his staff. “Tanner Frick is a large win for me,” Bublé stated afterward. “That’s a four-chair flip and a bit of the puzzle that I didn’t have. I wanted that nation singer, and now I really feel like I’m utterly within the recreation, and my staff is assembled.”
Now, only a week later, Frick has walked away from the competitors, leaving his followers with many questions.
“You have been positively considered one of my favs!! Why did you stop? Praying every thing is okay!!!!” wrote one Instagram commenter.
“Oh no, the place did you go? I felt like you possibly can win the voice. Love your voice! Please hold pursuing singing Nation Music,” stated one other.
“Stunning voice, don’t know why you left however you’re a star!” one other added.
One other wrote, “You may have received all of it. Sorry you left hope every thing’s okay.”
The Voice, Season 26, Mondays, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Tuesdays, 9 p.m. ET/PT, NBC (streaming subsequent day on Peacock)