"The Voice"
Grey Paluszynski is named the winner her Battle Round against Nic Hawk by Carson Daly after the pair performed "Domino" by Jessie J. NBC/Tyler Golden

Last night's episode of "The Voice" made it clear that the coaches have no easy decisions to make to decide who goes home this season. All of the coaches, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green, have acknowledged that Season 5 has brought absolutely the best talent yet. One duo left Christina literally crying that she had to make a decision to send one home. The second phase of the competition -- called the Battle Rounds -- started last night. Each of the coaches has pared their teammates up and the duo must perform a sing-off. The loser gets sent home. However, each of the coaches has two "steal" options, where they can pick up an artist that loses a battle. Here's a recap of who was stolen and who was eliminated last night:

We saw the new "Voice" mentors last night for the first time including OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder for Team Adam, Miguel for Team Cee Lo, Ed Sheeran for Team Xtina and Cher for Team Blake. Blake used both of his steals last night to pick up Nic Hawk and semi-famous Briana Cuoco whose sister Kaley Cuoco is a star on "The Big Bang Theory." Kaley cried when she saw her sister lose her battle to Jacquie Lee during their performance of The Animals' "House of the Rising Sun," but rejoiced with her when Blake picked her up for his team. Justin Chain was eliminated from Team Blake. Adam and Cee Lo did not use any of their steals. Adam eliminated 54-year-old former Gloria Estefan backup singer Donna Allen. Christina stole Anthony Paul and eliminated Timyra-Joi.

The coaches created some interesting pairings with great song choices for the Battle Rounds. A favorite of the night was Team Cee Lo's 17-year-old Caroline Pennell versus recent high school grad Anthony Paul. They performed a slowed-down version of Justin Bieber's upbeat "As Long As You Love Me." They turned the dance song into an emotional song. Both Adam and Christina said it was their favorite performance of the night. Another special moment was between the competition's two youngest singers from Team Christina. Amber Nicole, 17, and Timyra-Joi, 15, sang Byeonce's "Listen." The performance had Blake saying "wow" out loud during the battle to Christina and left their coach in tears. Timyra-Joi did not get a steal, which shocked many fans.

Watch "The Voice" on Mondays at 8/7C and Tuesdays at 9/8C on NBC. You can watch the show online HERE after it airs. In case you missed any of the battles here they are! Just click on the links to play a YouTube video of the battle!

Team Christina: Amber Nicole Vs. Timyra-Joi

Song: "Listen" by Beyonce

Winner: Amber Nicole

Team Adam: Justin Chain Vs. Shelbie Z

Song: "Don't You Wanna Stay" by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson

Winner: Shelbie Z

Team Cee Lo: Anthony Paul Vs. Caroline Pennell

Song: "As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber

Winner: Caroline Pennell (Anthony Paul stolen by Team Xtina)

Team Adam: Donna Allen Vs. Tessanne Chin

Song: "Next To Me" by Emeli Sande

Winner: Tessanne Chin

Team Christina: Briana Cuoco Vs. Jacquie Lee

Song: "House Of The Rising Sun" by The Animals

Winner: Jacquie Lee (Briana Cuoco stolen by Team Blake)

Team Adam: Grey Vs. Nic Hawk

Song: "Domino" by Jessie J

Winner: Grey (Nic Hawk stolen by Team Blake)

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