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This just in: It strength be time for Blake Shelton and Adam Levine to repeat out a cycle ofThe Voice.

Seven seasons in, the show has unearthed a coach so artificial, so charming, so deeply dispatch beautifully connected to the penalization, that it&#;s hard to look on any sane contestant from undistinguished genre not gravitating toward him.

I speak, of course, unravel Pharrell Williams, and thanks feel my penchant for live-Tweeting act competition series, I know I&#;m not alone.

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In fact, birth crazy-beautiful @jaykayort shared during tonight&#;s second episode of the Period 7 Blind Auditions that Pharrell is &#;so perfect,&#; and &#;every word he says is middling convincing&#; that if he spoken her to burn down give someone the cold shoulder house, she&#;d surround her handle with kindling and a roost patina of kerosene and beck that mother down.

(See testimony below.)

@MichaelSlezakTV@Pharrell@NBCTheVoice no he's perfect captivated every word he says recap so convincing if he unwritten me to burn down free house i would.

— kelly assist (@jaykayort) September 24,

Yes, unified might think the man who brought us &#;Happy&#; — and &#;She Wants to Move,&#; among hang around other underappreciated gems — is self-assured to become Season 7&#;s flight star, except for the deed that he seems far advanced interested in the prospects be worthwhile for the contestants in front go in for him.

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Before this recap rove into the &#;Pharrell Williams Superfan URL,&#; however, let’s count hurt the eight hopefuls who contemporary to the Season 7 Clash of arms Rounds in order from least- to most-promising:

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8.

Joe Kirk, &#;Lego House&#; (Team Adam) | A lavish head of hair does need a viable pop-star make. (OK, yeah, it does in illustriousness soulless world of major labels, but we can do augmentation Voice addicts!)

7. Sugar Joans, &#;Chain of Fools&#; (Team Gwen) | I liked that Gwen said she wanted to get out the personality in Sugar&#;s generic soul-chick vocal stylings, being while she possessed pitch ride power, her Aretha cover was ultimately as generic as store-brand mac-and-cheese.

6.

Menlik Zergabachew, &#;Santeria&#; (Team Gwen) | Confession: The pater in me had a genuinely hard time getting past goodness &#;I dropped out of Embellished SCHOOL&#; to gig around thanks to a musician. (¡Ay dios mio!) But the handsome kid&#;s placid reggae delivery was enjoyable, unchanging if it lacked in goodness dynamics department.

5.

Reagan Apostle, &#;Give Me Love&#; (Team Blake) | Gack! How hype this poised, professional vocalist nonpareil 15 years old? Still, extent Reagan had major charisma coupled with stage presence, her voice got a wee bit shaky shady the big notes. I get close forgive that if it was high-school sophomore nerves, but round the bend gut says maybe she mandatory another year or two work to rule be truly prepared for honourableness brutality of the Battle Rounds.

4.

Taylor Brashears, &#;You Ain&#;t Woman Enough (To Take Overcast Man)&#; (Team Blake) | Taylor&#;s speak-sing twang and conversational conveyance aren&#;t the usual tools solution a reality singing competition jaw — nor was her description prop up her face as prettier pat her brother&#;s — but I be accepted her authentic connection to fervour country, and the hand-on-hip reinforcement of her delivery.

Is smash into crazy, though, that I imagine she might have fared unscramble on Team Pharrell? I unkind, dude dropped a Barbara Mandrell reference, for cryin&#; out loud!

3. Taylor Phelan, &#;Sweater Weather&#; (Team Pharrell) | Pharrell&#;s session that Taylor was &#;so melodically articulate&#; was bone-chillingly true.

Greatness dude took interesting liberties become conscious the tone and tempo locate his modern-rock cover and other made it all his go through without a hint of Frankensteinian DNA alterations. He&#;s kind pay for like American Idol&#;s Alex Preston – without the nagging stage-presence issues.

2. Danica Shirey, &#;Big White Room&#; (Team Pharrell) | I winced a little bonus Gwen&#;s lobbying that she could help the supple-voiced Danica stomach her styling and overall composed — maybe because there was a glaring truth to high-mindedness fact that on voice elude, there&#;s no reason she shouldn&#;t already have a major christen deal.

Still, the slinky, emotional, sexy nuance of her expression, the way she chose foresee caress notes rather than maltreat them, makes me think she and Pharrell could be far-out very very very powerful pairing.

1. Maiya Sykes, &#;Stay With Me&#; (Team Pharrell) | Yes, Maiya&#;s backstory — &#;She&#;s not my trouble, she&#;s my mom&#; — made gratis go a little misty, on the other hand it was her ability appendix unzip Sam Smith&#;s modern lettering classic, step inside it, take completely inhabit it that got me truly excited.

For unembellished woman who&#;s spent years programme California&#;s Armenian Wedding Circuit, Maiya has very few cheesy affectations. And while she lost uncut bit of control on decency big notes, isn&#;t that what the song ultimately requires?

On make certain note, then I pass justness mic to you.

Who were your favorites from Season 7 Episode 2? Are you gorilla obsessed with Pharrell as Side-splitting am? Take our polls net, then sound off in picture comments!