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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The Voice is nearing the end of its season, which means every elimination from tonight on is going to be a difficult one. As the top four were revealed, one more coach joined Christina Aguilera in the losers category with no contestants left in the game!

The Music

Amanda Brown joined Ne-Yo on his new single “Let Me Love You”. I actively dislike Ne-Yo and his whole “whining-as-singing” shtick, but this performance was fun. Amanda sounded great and seemed to be having a total blast, so that’s all that matters to me.

Terry McDermott and Trevin Hunte teamed up on “Feel Again”. Trevin sounded super shaky when he began the song, and the duo had an odd chemistry on stage, but it sounded alright, I guess. The ending was nice. Yawn.

Amanda and Cassadee Pope took on Kelly Clarkson‘s “Breakaway,” which was a bit better than Terry and Trevin’s outing. It was still a bit listless, though. Am I just cranky and tired? Maybe. Either way, the girls sounded good. It was just a little “meh”.

Matchbox 20 were helped out by Trevin and Nicholas David on their new single “Overjoyed”. This performance was so weird, as Nick and Trevin weren’t really given much to do except become backup signers to Rob Thomas. It was another downbeat song, making this episode feel much longer than it had any right to.

Nicholas and Melanie Martinez teamed up for “Criminal,” Fiona Apple‘s magnum opus. This performance was everything I hoped it would be. It was cool, sexy, and a little bit dangerous. These two voices worked so well together on this song. It was just so very, very good.

The Results

-The first artist safe: Terry. Seeing as how I did not include Terry on my Top Four wish list, I felt pretty foolish.

-The second artist safe: Trevin. While I did predict Trevin, this means that at least one singer I hoped for didn’t make the cut. Boo.

-The third artist safe: Cassadee. This was a no-brainer. Was anyone worried she wouldn’t make it through?

-The first artist to go home: Melanie. This didn’t come as too much of a surprise, and Melanie handled her elimination with true grace. I hope we see a lot more of her in the future.

-The final artist safe: Nicholas. Man, this was a tough one. I was personally rooting for Amanda, but knew that Nick deserved to be there just as much. Poor Adam Levine now joins Christina with nothing to do for the remainder of the season!

Did the right two people go home tonight, HollywoodLifers? Are you happy with the top four? Let me know in the comments below!

– Billy Nilles

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Melanie Martinez was left shaken after the Dec. 3 episode of The Voice, as renowned diva Christina Aguilera told Melanie off for not paying attention during her critique. Not cool, Christina!

Adam Levine chose “The Show” by Lenka for Melanie to sing, and she gave a cute performance. Then the judges gave their feedback, which was relatively lukewarm. Blake Shelton noted that it was “definitely different,” while Adam enjoyed the youthfulness of her performance. As for Christina…

While she was critiquing Melanie’s performance, Melanie looked mildly distracted for a brief moment, which prompted Christina to say, “Well, she’s not even looking at me… It’s OK!” followed by a passive aggressive laugh.

That’s not nice, Christina! You were once a fresh-faced newbie trying to make it too!

Fans have taken to Twitter to express their upset, as one Twitter user called @taymalay said “Why is Christina so mean toMelanie? Jealousy?” Another user said “Christina Aguilera was rude last night to Melanie….” We hope Christina learns from this, and is nicer next week!

What do YOU think HollywoodLifers? Was Christina out of line? Or should Melanie have been paying more attention?

Click Here For Our Voice Top 4 Predictions!

– Eleanore Hutch

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