#1 Tony Lucca VS. Chris Cauley

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Team Adam kicked off the battle rounds with former mickey mouse club member, Tony Lucca (left), battling it out with Chris Cauley (right).  Both of these guys are very strong members of Team Adam with similar styles.  For this reason, Adam gave them the task of performing "Beautiful Day" by U2 (an awesome song!).  In preparation for the impending battle, Adam brought in Alanis Morissette to help him coach and work with Tony, and Robin Thicke to assist with Chris in their one-on-one session.  With the impending battle approaching both contestants warm up back stage, with thoughts of what will happen if the outcome is not in their favor looming over them while they await their introduction into the ring.

What a way to start of the battle rounds!! These two certainly left it all in the ring in this battle.  Tony and Chris sounded so good together they could almost be a duet, their voices were very complementary to each other.  Why Adam paired these two together is beyond me, either of these guys could do very well in the next round of the competition.  I will never understand why the coaches pit two very strong competitors against each other knowing one of them will have to leave.

Tony started the song strong and when Chris took over you could barely tell because their voices fit so well together.  Because of this, when they reached the chorus and both of them were singing at the same time, the harmonies and depth they created with their vocals sounded amazing.  As the song progressed, I felt more of a connection when Tony was singing because his expressions made him look so into it and like he was believing what he was singing.  With Chris it seemed like he was trying too hard for that connection to the audience because he would smile at the end of a line and the smile almost seemed out of place and disconnected with his performance.

Before hearing the thoughts and decision from their captain they heard from the other three coaches.  Blake preferred Chris because vocally he was more consistent, while Christina and Cee Lo both chose Tony as their favorite.  For Christina it was more of a loyalty thing because they had worked together before, but Cee Lo liked how Tony connected to the song and his vocal strength.  Then they heard from Adam.  He had a tough choice to make, one that when he paired them didn't think it would be so difficult.  But in the end he had to choose and I agree with his choice of. . . . . . . . . . .  as the winner!

SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT WATCH IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW WHO WON!!

If you missed the battle check check out Tony vs. Chris on YouTube now and let me know who you thought should have won, or if you agree with their coaches' choice!!