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汪峰's team displayed a stark contrast to 那英's loving team. They are fiercely competitive and they sound like they are going to kill each other (figuratively, of course). But, what a show! I am convinced that 汪峰 made some excellent choices during the blind auditions to build a super capable team, and this continued on in this episode. I always trust his choices to be more objective and also that he will push his students to improve.

1. 耿斯汉

Anyone can tell that 耿斯汉 is 汪峰's favourite contestant (and the other judges are equally impressed with him, if not more). His insane ability to control the channeling of his voice has got me enthralled and I immediately replayed the song. He can calm your heart down in one line and raise your adrenaline in another. I can never get enough of his voice. Never. To me, he has reached the ultimate excellence of this genre. Even compared to my previous seasons' favourites like 梁博/张恒远 who carry the same style, he is in a totally different league. I would go as far to say that he is the strongest in this team, and is most likely to win the whole competition. Check out my favourite moment of his performance at 0:28 (每天早上我数一二三~~) - the way he sang it is so.. 耿斯汉-sque. It's not his explosive moments that I love, but the moments after. Now, who's with me?!



2. 帕尔哈提

He kind of reminds me of a casual performance in an American diner, he makes singing sound very effortless. However, beyond that... I couldn't really tell the awesomeness that the judges speak of except that his voice is really distinct and exotic. In my opinion, it is also in his favour because his opponent is 莫艳琳 - who is the good friend of 汪峰's girlfriend. He might have chosen against her to fend off criticism of bias. Then again! From what I know 汪峰 doesn't seem to care much about what other people think of him.



3. 李琪

Initially, I couldn't imagine how could 张心杰 lose to anyone. After his rendition of 大惊小怪, I was really, really impressed with him. Perhaps the judges consider 耿斯汉 as the new benchmark for this genre (strong-emotional songs) so everyone else in the category was marked down. 李琪 in comparison excelled in her performance, showcasing her Black-voice. This is not meant to be racist, just an adjective for the characteristic quality that is usually only found in Black female singers. It is very special and managed to bring out a lot of emotions as well. Upon close listening, she does deserve a place as top 4.



4. 王凯琪

I think this is one of the most surprising candidates because I never really noticed her. She is like a cross-between Avril Lavigne and Cecilia Chung. 汪峰 noticed that her song choices are very varied and that she is able to deliver all of them wonderfully, thus making her a really flexible candidate. Her strength is in her firm and steady performance, but I don't think that will bring her too far in this brutal competition. The "hollowness" element in her voice will pale in comparison to 刘明湘 from 那英's battle team too.


Special mentions to the fallen ones:

陳樂基

I am disappointed with 汪峰 on 陳樂基's early exit, perhaps he paired him with 张心杰 to make it less controversial since the latter will at least be able to match in terms of strength. It almost feels like he prepared 光辉岁月 for 陳樂基 to sing his fill before kicking him out. :(

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