'The Voice's Melanie Martinez Should Have Made The Top 4

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America voted to send Melanie home last night on ‘The Voice,’ keeping the adorable singer out of the top four, but I think it was a giant mistake! Read on for my reasons why and let me know if you agree!

The Voice has had its share of surprising eliminations this season, but none of them were more shocking or unfair than Melanie Martinez‘s cut from the competition on the Dec. 4 results show! The youngest and most artistic of the challengers should have made it further!

From the minute Melanie hit the stage for her blind audition back in September, it was clear that she was something special. Performing Britney Spears‘ “Toxic” in a way that no one ever has before, the 17-year-old made her mark on the competition. The way she turned the hit song on its head, performing it as a smoky, jazzy torch burner was so inventive.

And her artistic ambition was only fostered further by coach Adam Levine, allowing for a slew of adventurous performances on songs as varied as “Hit The Road Jack,” “Seven Nation Army,” and last night’s gorgeous duet with Nicholas David to Fiona Apple‘s “Criminal”. Melanie was the only artist in the competition this season who seemed to have a true vision, which is all the more impressive when you consider her young age.

America robbed Melanie of the opportunity to advance further in the competition last night, which seemed especially cruel after Christina Aguilera was so rude to her on Monday’s performance show, but I have no doubt that, with a little help from mentor Adam, she will be presenting us with something fresh, exciting, and wholly her own in the near future.

Do you think Melanie was unfairly eliminated last night, HollywoodLifers?

– William Earl

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She sounds like Lenka, we already have one.

i love Melanie

I had got mad when she didn’t make it.

… What? Unfairly eliminated? She wasn’t voted off, she simply didn’t have enough votes. Sorry America didn’t like her enough.

What the hell..!!?? Dats not possible, Melanie Martinez is still my winner, she was always my winner right from the blind audition

Aguilar was so rude to this young lady . Her group was eliminated early. And she’s one to comment . She does not even know the words to our national anthurium . What a part time dancer that Christina is.

Melanie was boring and isn’t a very good singer anyway. She is so pitchy and can hardly hit any notes.

The top 4 imo are the right top 4. Sure melanie was young and unique but her performances each week bored me.

Yes, I thought she was wonderful in all her performances!! And I do have to say the Christina A was very rude to Melanie, who is a 17 year old but is very wise and mature for her young age, I have no doubt that we wil be seeing and hearing from her in the near future,Go Melanie!! CF in Ca.