NBC’s ‘The Voice’ top 5 rankings: Are Cole Vosbury, Jacquie Lee close to locks for finale?

There’s an interesting bit of irony now going into the semifinals for “The Voice” this season. Even though we have three artists left from Adam Levine’s team, we feel like none of them are favored to win the competition. They’ve all had a good run, but there’s a very little chance that any of them makes it to where they are standing on that pedestal, holding the championship trophy above their head.

But even with that being said, we’re pretty thrilled with the top five this season. They’re all great in their own right, perform very different music from each other, and could do something significant after the show in their own genre. Our rankings are more a measure at this point of where America is going with their voting and iTunes sales, and also who seems to be on the best trajectory now to take the competition home in the end.

5. James Wolpert (last week: 5) – James had a decent week on the show in terms of performances; personally, we loved his take on “I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That).” But, he struggled in iTunes sales, and he is going to need to go into beast mode now to crack the top three as the only performer left who America has been forced to save on one occasion.

4. Tessanne Chin (6) – Tessanne had a great week with “Redemption Song” selling well, and she could make it into the finale without anyone batting an eye. What’s her biggest obstacle? Finding the right song, when you know already that there are going to be a few others that have scored better overall than her in terms of sales.

3. Will Champlin (4) – Will’s the biggest darkhorse right now. If he has another performance like “At Last,” he could suddenly find himself creeping into the top three or two. We also really liked his Avicii cover on the show last week, and how this was different than almost anything else that we’ve seen from his so far. If he keeps his game at the same level, he should make the finale.

2. Jacquie Lee (2) – There is one thing to us that Jacquie needs to do if she wants to be tied at the top of the leaderboard: Take on a fast-paced song again that just allows her to go nuts. Christina Aguilera has been giving her too many ballads as of late, especially when we know what she’s capable of. But this show is called “The Voice,” and in terms of range and power, nobody else this season can touch her.

1. Cole Vosbury (1) – But, this show is often about more than just the voice at this stage, though Cole has a pretty incredible one in his own right. It is about making audiences feel something, taking them back to a certain part of their lives, or giving us something new. We thought that Cole and Blake were a little safe with the song choices this past week, but America still supported him on iTunes. Now that he has this sort of following under his belt, just imagine what would happen if he can unearth another little treasure like he had with “Let Her Go” or “Adorn.”

Now, we turn it over to you, fellow “Voice” fanatics! Share your favorites in the poll below; also, click here if you are curious to see just who from past seasons will be returning to the show this week to perform.

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