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Utahn ‘loses’ on ‘The Voice’ — but Gwen Stefani and John Legend fight it out to keep him

Utahn James Violet lost his battle-round sing-off on “The Voice” on Monday night, but he wasn't eliminated from the hit NBC series. He ended up on the team of the only judge who didn't turn his chair around for him in the blind auditions, and he'll continue on to the next round of competition.

Violet, who grew up in Syracuse and now lives in Salt Lake City, and fellow Team Gwen Stefani member Kyndal Inskeep sang Maren Morris' “I Could Use a Love Song” in Monday's battle round. Stefani praised both of them and said she was “torn,” but ultimately chose Inskeep as the winner of the one-on-one competition.