The Voice Season 8 has already introduced viewers to the latest crop of aspiring singing sensations pining for a spot on the NBC stage this spring.
They've gotten at least one chair to turn around. Now the hard part starts.
The first of the Battle Round performances took place Monday night, and it's win or go home (or get stolen by another coach after the fact) time.
We break the battles down for you right here and now ...
Mia Z vs. Ashley Morgan (Team Pharrell) . This duet on "Put the Gun Down" left Pharrell in a tough spot, as it was among the best battle rounds ever.
That's right, ever, in eight seasons full of them.
Mia's power, passion and presence got the nod from her coach, but Ashley, being equally flawless, was snapped up by Christina in a heartbeat.
Tonya Boyd-Cannon vs. James McNeice (Team Adam) . Tonya triumphed on "P.Y.T." and proved she's got talent, swagger and fun in great supply.
Relatively speaking, it was an easy call.
Joshua Davis vs. Brian Johnson (Team Blake) . Another brutal one for the coach, following their joint rendition of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."
Josh lost, which was actually a bit of a surprise, and made us thankful for the steal concept which Adam used to a T and kept his hopes alive.
Brian's got game, no doubt, but he might not have been the best singer in this battle. It will be interesting to see if Blake regrets this one down the line.
What do you think? Did the right singers advance?
For a look at who else will be throwing down soon, here's a look at the most memorable Blind Auditions this season, including a few from last night:
Texas pop singer Hannah Kirby scores the final blind-audition slot when her cover of "The Letter" lands her on Team Blake.
Diesel mechanic Vance Smith covers the Four Tops' "Reach Out I'll Be There" in his blind audition.
17-year-old Nathan Hermida turns his soulful blind audition of "Sure Thing" into a ticket to the last spot on Team Adam.
Caitlin Caporale pays homage to Christina Aguilera, covering her "Impossible" in her blind audition - and then singing a duet with her.
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Paul Pfau's blind-audition take on the standard "Fly Me to the Moon" has two coaches fighting for him.
Rob Taylor is a 22-year old from Louisiana. He caused three of four chairs to turn around during his initial audition for The Voice.
Love hurt for Meghan Linsey on the first night of The Voice. This Nashville native drew the attention of all three mentors with her opening audition, as seen here.
Sarah Potenza is a 34-year old from Nashville. She went all Sam Smith on judges and viewers with her rendition of "Stay with Me" on opening night.
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Sawyer Fredericks is only 15 years old! But he sounded twice that age when impressing folks with "I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow" on The Voice season premiere.
For his blind audition, Cody Wickline turned all four chairs with his take on the country classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today." This 20-year old from West Virginia has quite the bright future in music.
Joe Tolo performs "To Love Somebody" and wins a spot on The Voice.
Anthony Riley strikes pay dirt in his blind audition with his take on James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)."
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Tonya Boyd-Cannon's powerful blind-audition take on Pharrell's "Happy" has three coaches competing for her.
Gabriel Wolfchild performs "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" on Season 8 of The Voice.
Brooke Adee has the coaches fighting for her after her blind audition, "Skinny Love," strikes a chord.
Mia Z delivers a sultry blind-audition take on B.B. King's "The Thrill Is Gone."
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With his blind-audition version of "How to Save a Life," Blaze Johnson has two coaches competing for him.
Deanna Johnson wows the coaches and crowd with her version of "All I Want."
Michael Leier has Blake and Adam battling after his blind-audition version of "Last Kiss."
19-year-old India Carney turns all four coaches with her blind-audition version of "New York State of Mind."
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Multi-instrumentalist Travis Ewing breaks through with his blind-audition performance of Destiny Child's "Say My Name."
San Francisco's Sonic makes her mark with a blowtorch blind audition, "Money on My Mind."
New Yorker Kimberly Nicole powers through her blind audition, taking Ike and Tina Turner's "Nutbush City Limits" to new heights.
15-year-old Kelsie May fires up the coaches with her take on Loretta Lynn's "You're Looking at Country" in her blind audition.
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Barry Minniefield delivers a strong blind-audition take on "Me and Mrs. Jones."
18-year-old Jacob Rummell has his pick of coaches after delivering his version of "Count on Me" in his blind audition.
Finally, Adam Levine fulfills his dream of blind auditioning for The Voice, turning some chairs with his take on Elton John's "Tiny Dancer."
16-year-old Koryn Hawthorne nails her blind audition, "My Kind of Love."
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Lawyer Jack Gregori's blind-audition take on Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" lands him on Team Adam.
Session singer Ashley Morgan steps into the spotlight with her blind-audition version of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)."
West Point Band vocalist Jeremy Gaynor turns four chairs with his blind-audition take on "Superstar."
Brenna Yaeger's blind-audition take on "The House that Built Me" has two coaches battling for her.
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Briar Jonnee turns her blind-audition performance of "Take a Bow" into a ticket to Team Pharrell.
Brian Johnson delivers a stirring blind audition, "Reason to Believe," and has his choice of coaches.
Corey Kent White nails his blind-audition version of "Chicken Fried."
Small-town girl Lexi Davilla has two coaches fighting for her after her blind-audition take on "Dreaming of You."
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