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Detroit’s
Diva has
‘The
Voice’
Ellen
Chamberlain
Tell Us
Detroit
“The
Voice”
continued
with
cross
battles
on
Monday.
Team
Legend’s
Detroit
native,
Beth
Griffith-Manley
was
pitted
against
Team
Kelly’s
Rebecca
Howell.
Griffin-Manley
chose to
perform
“I Put a
Spell on
You”
made
famous
in the
1950s by
famed
vocalist
and
activist,
Nina
Simone.
The song
may
resonate
with
millennial
audiences
who are
familiar
with
Bette
Midler’s
rendition
in
Disney’s
Hocus
Pocus.
Whether
familiar
or new
to the
song,
Griffith-Manley
put her
signature
stamp on
it. She
started
low,
folding
her body
nearly
as low
as the
notes
she sang
as the
song
opened.
Contestants
are
usually
given
just two
minutes
to
showcase
their
talent
and
convince
the
viewing
audience
that
they
should
continue
on in
the
competition.
Detroit’s
daughter
did that
and more
as she
soared
from
octave
to
octave,
showcasing
a range
that
fans of
her
music
have
come to
love.
Howell,
her
competitor,
is a
country
singer
from
Cochran,
Georgia.
She
performed
“Any Man
of Mine”
by
country-pop
princess,
Shania
Twain.
While
Howell
did her
best to
showcase
her own
vocal
range,
but her
wheelhouse
is
worlds
away
from
that of
the
Detroit
diva.
Any
television
nerd can
appreciate
the
production
value of
competition
shows
like
“The
Voice.”
The
powers
that be
at NBC
ensure a
most
entertaining
program
for the
live
audience
and the
folks at
home.
Complete
with
encouragement
to the
other
contestants
to stand
and get
into the
performance
of the
singers
on
stage.
Howell’s
performance
ended in
the
contestants’
seating
section,
but it
was
Griffith-Manley’s
performance
that
left
them
cheering
and
visibly
impressed.
This was
a stark
contract
to the
production-posed
ending
to
Howell’s
presentation.
Tuesday’s
live
results
show
will
tell if
the
nation
is in
the
company
of
Detroit
in
wanting
to push
the
songstress
forward
in the
competition.
“The
Voice”
airs
Mondays
at 8
p.m. and
Tuesdays
at 9
p.m. on
NBC.
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