Olivia Henken is one of the favorites to win "The Voice" In Season 5. The 25-year-old won her sing-off against Stephanie Anne Johnson during the battle rounds last night to keep her spot on Team Xtina. All of the coaches including Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and her own coach -- Christina Aguilera -- were impressed by her battle performance of "Done" by The Band Perry. The country singer from Louisville, Ky., came in with the upper hand and left with it after Christina picked Olivia Henken over her indie soul duet partner. At rehearsals with Ed Sheeran, Olivia revealed that she was very familiar with the song and it was clear that Stephanie was not.
Both Olivia Henken and Stephanie Anne Johnson showed incredible spunk and made the decision hard for Christina. However Christina said she had to go with her "gut" and picked Olivia Henken. "Because I know that record so well I know when Stephanie fell way out of the pocket at one point ..." said Blake. "Olivia took all that upper stuff and hit some really, really big notes." However, all was not lost for Stephanie, she was promptly stolen Cee Lo. In the blind auditions, both Christina and Cee Lo turned around for Olivia Henken who gave a great performance of "Two Black Cadillacs" by Carrie Underwood. The voice airs on Mondays at 8/7C and Tuesdays at 9/8C on NBC.
In a news report by SurfKY, Olivia Henken said "The Voice was the perfect opportunity for me," Olivia said. "The competition is based purely on your talent and your voice instead of your appearance, and I thought it was the perfect fit." Olivia said that she has spent years being compared to other country music stars and is looking to make her own way into the business now with the NBC show. The instant star is still shocked by how popular she has become in a short time: "It's all so surreal. I found out I had a fan page and I was like, 'Wow, really?'" Olivia said. "I have all of these people tweeting me and they get so excited when I follow them back. I'm just like, 'Who am I? Why are you so excited that I'm following you, I'm just Olivia.'" Watch a video of her performance from last night HERE on "The Voice" wesbite.
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