‘The Voice’ Season 8 Top 12: Meghan Linsey Earns Bubba Sparxxx’s Vote While Frankie Grande & More Praise Kimberly Nichole [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]
Monday night The Voice Season 8 Top 12 hit the stage and some of the contestants made really good impressions on some celebrity followers of the reality TV series.
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Blake Shelton's contestant Meghan Linsey sang Little Big Town's "Girl Crush," which sparked praise from Bubba Sparxxx.
The hip-hop artist let his followers on Twitter know he voted for Linsey!
I just voted for @meghanlinsey on #TheVoice https://t.co/4fDLEeNiw5
— Bubba Sparxxx (@TheRealBubbaK) April 14, 2015
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Linsey also received support from last season's winner Craig Wayne Boyd.
@TeamCWByall @meghanlinsey sing it girl!!!!! I got a #GirlCrush too pic.twitter.com/lXn85M16AS — Craig Wayne Boyd (@CWBYall) April 14, 2015
Linsey isn't the only current Voice contestant earning rave reviews though. Christina Aguilera's artist Kimberly Nichole gave a powerful performance of "House of the Rising Sun," which got Laverne Cox rooting for her.
"I am falling in love with @KimNicky," Cox tweeted, which caught the contestant's eye.
@Lavernecox Laverne!!!!!!! *faints
— Kimberly Nichole (@KimNicky) April 14, 2015
"[Y]ou're killing it girl," Cox added in another tweet.
@KimNicky you're killing it girl. Stay in that truth you're singing from and keep drawing your destiny towards you. Beautiful to watch! — Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) April 14, 2015
Ariana Grande's brother Frankie also loves seeing Nichole in the competition.
"SLAYED #thevoice AGAIN!!" he declared on Instagram.
Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir is even aboard Nichole's cheering section.
Genius rocking ballerina everything! Go @KimNicky! @NBCTheVoice #TeamChristina — Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir) April 14, 2015
Adam Levine's contestant Deanna Johnson also earned praise over her performance of "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" from the church band that the song belongs to.
Hillsong United retweeted The Voice for saying Johnson and the Australian church band "are a match made in heaven."
“@NBCTheVoice: We’re crying “Oceans” of tears because @DeAnnaJohnson23 + @hillsongunited are a match made in heaven. #VoiceTop12” did u see?
— Hillsong United (@hillsongunited) April 14, 2015
Tune in on Mondays and Tuesdays starting at 8 p.m. ET for Season 8 of The Voice on NBC.
