Dan + Shay used their Playoff Pass to stop John Legend from stealing their 21-year-old Spanish-language singer on Monday’s Battles round episode of The Voice on NBC.

‘I got the playoff pass which is so crazy,’ Madison Curbelo said. ‘My hands are shaking.’

‘I called it from the beginning,’ Chance the Rapper, 30, said.

Madison from Westfield, Massachusetts battled against Kyle Schuesler, 19, from Huntington Beach, California, with them doing a bilingual version of Jason Mraz’s Lucky/ Lucky (Suerte).

Madison, of Puerto Rican descent, was excited to sing this song because she could do it in Spanish. Madison said she hoped her performance would inspire other young Spanish women.

 

Dan + Shay used their Playoff Pass to stop John Legend from stealing their 21-year-old Spanish-language singer on Monday’s Battles round episode of The Voice on NBC

Madison also helped Kyle, who said he only took one semester of Spanish, to also learn how to pronounce the word properly. For the performance, Madison and Kyle both played their guitars and sang to each other in both Spanish and English. The coaches gave them a standing ovation when they finished.

‘How beautiful was that,’ John, 45, said. ‘I was truly enjoying myself the entire time.’

John said he would lean toward Madison but it was so close.

‘Madison your voice is incredible. I didn’t know what you were singing but it touched my heart and that’s the main thing,’ Reba McEntire, 68, said. ‘And that’s what matters.’

Reba said she would probably go with Kyle.

‘I’m going to be super honest, both of you guys could win the entire competition,’ Chance said. ‘Neither of you should leave. I think that John is going to try to steal Kyle. If I was Dan + Shay, I would use my Playoff Pass right now.’

‘Stay out of this,’ John said.

 

Madison from Westfield, Massachusetts battled against Kyle Schuesler, 19, from Huntington Beach, California , with them doing a bilingual version of Jason Mraz’s Lucky/ Lucky (Suerte)

 

For the performance, Madison and Kyle both played their guitars and sang to each other in both Spanish and English

 

‘How beautiful was that,’ John Legend said. ‘I was truly enjoying myself the entire time’

 

‘I’m going to be super honest, both of you guys could win the entire competition,’ Chance said. ‘Neither of you should leave. I think that John is going to try to steal Kyle. If I was Dan + Shay, I would use my Playoff Pass right now’

Shay Mooney, 32, said the decision was difficult but picked Kyle as the winner of the battle. Shay was impressed that Kyle learned Spanish for his performance. Madison was saying her goodbyes when John pushed his button to Steal her, but was thwarted by Dan + Shay who used their only Playoff Pass to keep her on their team.

‘Madison you just blew us away, you are just a star,’ Shay said. ‘You have everything it takes to win this competition.’

‘Congratulations you get a week off,’ Dan Smyers, 36, said.

Team Reba contestants were the first to hit the stage. Josh Sanders, 35, from Kannapolis, North Carolina, went up against Donny Van Slee, 30 from Weeki Wachee, Florida, with them both belting out Luke Combs’ hit When It Rains It Pours. They both played their guitars when they played.

Chance the Rapper told them that they both were ‘neck and neck’ in their performance.

‘Either one you don’t lose,’ Chance said.

‘Pitch wise Josh you nailed it,’ Shay said.

Reba got emotional saying this was going to be a tough decision because she felt she really bonded with them in rehearsals.

Reba ultimately decided that Josh beat out Donny, sending him home.

 

Josh Sanders, 35, from Kannapolis, North Carolina, went up against Donny Van Slee, 30 from Weeki Wachee, Florida, with them both belting out Luke Combs’ hit When It Rains It Pours

 

Reba got emotional saying this was going to be a tough decision because she felt she really bonded with them in rehearsals

‘That was so hard,’ Reba said. ‘I just Josh because he just stepped up to the plate. I think America is going to fall in love with Josh.’

Team Legend’s Gene Taylor, 33, from Vernon, New Jersey, battled with Ronnie Wilson, 28, an accountant from Liberty, South Carolina, singing Bruno Mars’ When I Was Your Man. Ronnie said he was channeling his first love in singing the song. John encouraged Gene in rehearsals to work on baring his soul.

‘Gene and Ronnie, that was an incredible performance,’ Reba said.

Reba said she would go with Gene. Chance told them they both had cool tones and was impressed by them. Chance also said he would go with Gene.

‘There are some notes that you are hitting that I don’t think are legal in California,’ Shay said.

John said he loved working with both of them, but picked Gene ended up being the winner of the round. Ronnie said his goodbyes and left the show.

‘Amazing, I’m going to steal you,’ Chance said to Gene.

 

Team Legend’s Gene Taylor, 33, from Vernon, New Jersey, battled with Ronnie Wilson, 28, an accountant from Liberty, South Carolina, singing Bruno Mars’ When I Was Your Man

On Team Chance, Serenity Arce, 16, from Jupiter, Florida, went against Bri Fletcher, 28, from Fort Worth, Texas, singing Lewis Capaldi’s Someone You Loved. They hugged each other when they finished.

‘It was a very moving performance,’ Shay said.

John told them he liked seeing artists coming together and collaborating. He said they were both wonderful singers. John said he would pick Serenity.

Serenity’s smooth style won over Chance and he sent Bri home.

‘Serenity and Bri it broke my heart to have to pick,’ Chance said.

Serenity then hugged Chance and thanked him. Serenity cried and said she wished she didn’t have to say goodbye to Bri.

Dani Stacy then beat out Corey Curtis to remain on Team Chance after they battled singing Best Part by Daniel Caesar.

 

On Team Chance, Serenity Arce, 16, from Jupiter, Florida, went against Bri Fletcher, 28, from Fort Worth, Texas, singing Lewis Capaldi’s Someone You Loved

Dan + Shay also had Ducote Talmage, 20, a firefighter from Auburn, Alabama, go up against Ryan Coleman, 25, a farmer from Chalfont, Pennsylvania, performing Rock and a Hard Place by Bailey Zimmerman.

John said he would lean toward Ducote when they finished. Reba also said she loved Ducote’s tone.

‘You guys sounded great together,’ Reba said.

Chance said he had never heard this song before. Chance he would go Ryan if it was his choice.

‘It felt like you were out here to win this battle,’ Dan said to Ducote. ‘You are a star on stage.’

Ducote won. Dan said Ducote was ‘magnetic.’

On Team Legend, Olivia Rubini, 24, from Wilmington, Delaware, battled against Jackie Romeo, 20, from Massapequa, New York, both singing Stevie Nicks’ hit Edge of Seventeen. They were the last contestants of the night.

Jackie was nervous in rehearsals because she didn’t really know the song but the coaches were impressed with her performance.

‘Jackie, your voice is great, stage presence wonderful,’ Reba said. ‘Olivia you got some pipes there.’

‘I thought it was an awesome performance, too,’ Chance said.

‘I would say that was one of the most together performance of the entire battle round,’ Dan said.

John ultimately picked Jackie as the winner.

 

The judges had tough decisions to make after pairing team members against each other

‘I really think Jackie’s a threat,’ John said.

Just as Olivia was walking off, Shay pushed their buzzer to steal her.

‘We did it,’ Dan said. ‘We stole her!’

The Voice will return Tuesday on NBC.