The Voice Season 26's ninth episode aired on October 28, 2024. The latest episode of the competition reality show, Battles Part 3, featured battles between the contestants. Those who won the segment advanced further on the show's Knockouts phase.
A new feature called Stealing gives contestants who lose in the battle another chance. Fellow coaches can select eliminated contestants, and upon pressing the buzzer first, that particular participant can switch teams and advance further in the competition.
Among various battles featured on the ninth episode of The Voice Season 26, two participants were paired against each other. They were José Luis and Austyns Stancil from Team Gwen.
Despite being a "tough decision," Gwen Stefani chose Luis as the winner. As a result, Austyns was eliminated, and the rest of the judges pressed the buzzer to steal him.
Referring to Austyns Stancil's Battle Round 3 performance, fans took to social media platform X to share their appreciation and react to the artists’ elimination.
A fan wrote on X while appreciating Austyns' voice,
"Both were ah-mazing! But Austyn's voice showed so much range and so many sides in this single song ~ he's been he champ! #TheVoice."
Another fan shared about how all three coaches were ready to "steal" Austyns,
"AND we have a 3 coach STEAL! Welcome #AustynsStancil to his new coach and #Team ????? I guess we will have to find out tomorrow! #TheVoice."
One more fan commented,
"It's a triple steal for Austyns!! #TheVoice."
An X user shared how Gwen didn't choose Austyns despite his impressive performance,
"YES!!!! Austyn for the steal! Gwen lost out. Jose was great but one note. Austyn knocked it out the park! #TheVoice."
One more The Voice fan shared,
"Wow, That was an incredible performance by austyn stancil, It was amazing, And it was one of the best performances of the night this week during the blind auditions #TheVoice #VoiceBlinds."
A fan wrote about stealing for Austyns,
"THREE WAY STEAL FOR AUSTYNS THANK GOD.... [#thevoice #voicebattles]"
A fan predicted how either of Austyns and José might emerge as the winner of the show and commented,
"José and Austins voices are incredible! One of them might just win the voice! One of them is getting stolen! #voicebattles #thevoice."
One more fan shared appreciation for the performance during Battle Round 3,
"That was an incredible performance by austyns stancil, And jose luis, They sounded amazing together, And it was one of the best performances of the night this week #TheVoice #VoiceBattles."
Another fan wrote on X,
"Jose Luis vs Austyns Stancil was so casual, comfortable, conversational, put me at ease. Love the drama Jose brought. Beautiful harmony. Jose singing those full voice notes Austyns did in a gorgeous falsetto was impressive. 2 gorgeous performances. Chills! #TheVoice #VoiceBattles."
One more fan shared about both artists' performance on the ninth episode,
"Austyns and jose's battles performance kind of had me shook honestly... AND YEAHHHH ITS HONESTLY too close of a call because were you HEARING all of THIS right now? [#thevoice #voicebattles]"
The Voice Season 26 Episode 9: José Luis and Austyns Stancil's Battle Round 3 performances
During the latest The Voice Season 26 episode, fans witnessed an epic showdown between two talented singers from Team Gwen. They were José Luis and Austyns Stancil.
For the segment, the duo performed Sam Smith's Lay Me Down. Seeing both of them perform quite well, Gwen Stefani shared that it was a "tough decision" to choose one of them. She then chose to keep José Luis.
According to the show's one of the latest powers, the rest of the coaches, including Reba McEntire, Michael Bublé, and Snoop Dogg, pressed their buzzers to "steal" Austyns Stancil. Hence, he will get another shot at staying in the singing competition and winning.
The ninth episode ended with three buzzers pressed for Austyns. However, the episode didn't reveal which coaches got Austyns on their team. The show's upcoming episode will reveal further details about the triple steal for Austyns Stancil.
Fans can soon learn everything about Austyn's new team on The Voice Season 26 Episode 10, set to be released on NBC on October 29, 2024.