What to know about Dakota Cohen’s “The Voice” performance
- Dakota Cohen’s song was Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” performed during the show’s Y2K-themed live episode.
- Team Adam’s result came down to a live vote, and Cohen advanced while Lilli Kolich was eliminated.
- BigCountry’s performance brought Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life” to the same episode, and he was saved by live voting.
- The competition continued with Kelly Clarkson’s and Riley Green’s teams set to compete the following week.
This recap covers Dakota Cohen on The Voice, her Aerosmith song choice, and the live-voting results from the Y2K-themed episode.
Cohen advanced after performing “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” on The Voice.
We’re into the Final 13 on The Voice, with rock vocalist Dakota Cohen still vying for the title after performing an Aerosmith song from the 1990s during the show’s Y2K theme.
Last week, Cohen was among the vocalists not saved by her coach, Adam Levine, and had to sing to advance. Her performance of Fuel’s “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)” was one of the stronger moments of the night, and she took the final spot on Levine’s team moving forward.
How did Dakota Cohen perform Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” on The Voice?
Dakota Cohen sang Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” during the Y2K-themed live performances. The song gave the rock vocalist an opportunity to showcase her range with a sweeping power ballad.
Cohen performed Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” on The Voice.
The episode opened the first of two weeks of Y2K Week live performances. Contestants from Team Adam [Levine] and Team Queen [Latifah] performed first, with one singer at risk of leaving at the end of the night.
Host Carson Daly recalled his TRL days as competitors sang songs from the late 1990s. Cohen performed second, taking on Levine’s challenge to sing Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” the power ballad from the film Armageddon.
Cohen belted out the song against a darkly illuminated image of planet Earth, with meteor-like effects echoing the film’s setting. Her vocal range was a central feature of the performance.
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After the performance, Adam Levine praised Cohen as a “tried and true rock ‘n roll singer” and singled out the rasp in her voice, saying she had a quality no one else in the competition had.
How did Dakota Cohen’s Aerosmith performance affect the results on The Voice?
Cohen advanced through the live vote, while Lilli Kolich was eliminated. Two contestants from each of the coaches’ teams had been voted through, leaving Cohen and Kolich facing the possibility of elimination.
Live voting sent Cohen to the next round and eliminated Kolich.
Cohen’s performance had no obvious vocal flaws, though it was not her most showy performance. Kolich had sung Britney Spears’ “You Drive Me Crazy” with a softer, altered arrangement, which did not appear to win over enough viewers to keep her in the competition.
After the results, Kelly Clarkson’s and Riley Green’s teams were set to compete the following week, with another contestant due to be cut and the field reduced to a final 11.
Which other rock song did a contestant perform during The Voice’s Y2K Week?
BigCountry of Team Queen performed Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life,” a rock anthem from the Y2K era. Live voting saved him as the second contestant from Queen Latifah’s team to advance.
BigCountry sang “It’s My Life” and advanced through live voting.
Queen Latifah praised the effects surrounding BigCountry, saying they matched his personality, big voice, and song choice.
BigCountry Performs Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life” on The Voice
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What song did Dakota Cohen sing on The Voice?
Dakota Cohen sang Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” during the Y2K-themed live episode.
Did Dakota Cohen advance on The Voice?
Yes. Cohen advanced through the live vote, while Lilli Kolich was eliminated.
What did BigCountry sing during Y2K Week?
BigCountry performed Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life” and was saved by live voting.
