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Second eight survive the Voice Battles
Tuesday 21 February 2012
For his "Clash of the Titans", coach Kian Egan paired Sharon Gaynor and Siobhan McKenna together for a duet of Elton John's Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me, with Gaynor winning out.
For his other two singers, Lucy O'Byrne and Kyle Kennedy, Egan chose the Westlife song When You Tell Me That You Love Me, with the coach choosing Kennedy to progress.
Sharon Corr's Kevin Keeley and Ingrid Madsen performed Lady Antebellum's Need You Now, with Corr choosing Keeley to progress.
In Corr's second Battle on Sunday evening, Ailbhe Hession and Kim Hayden were assigned Pink's Sober, with the latter winning out.
Brian Kennedy's Brendan Keeley and Neil McGrath tackled Dirty Old Town, and it was Keeley's performance that impressed coach Kennedy the most.
Kennedy also chose another classic for his second battle: Nothing Compares 2U.
Angela Shanny and Claire O'Loughlin were paired together for the song, and O'Loughlin was put through to the live shows by Kennedy.
Bressie admitted to a "massive mistake" when he paired Kate Gilmore and Jessica Pritzel together for a cover of Evanescence's My Immortal - their rendition was so powerful that the coach had to think back to the Blind Auditions before making his decision to put Pritzel through.
In Bressie's other Battle, Dervla Magennis and Gari Deegan were tasked with performing The Noisettes' Don't Upset the Rhythm, with Deegan winning a place on the live shows.
The final Battles show is on RTÉ One on Sunday February 26 at 6.30pm.
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