Iesher Haughton, Rachael O'Connor, Georgia Harrup and Emily Adams are eliminated from The Voice after losing the public vote
Iesher Haughton, Rachael O'Connor, Georgia Harrup and Emily Adams were the latest contestants to leave The Voice.
The hopefuls missed out on a chance to perform in the show's semi-final after they received the lowest number of public votes.
The public chose Sophie May Williams, Lee Glasson, Bizzi Dixon and Chris Royal to go through to the next round of the singing competition.
Exit: Georgia Harrup is one of four contestants to leave The Voice afte they received the lowest number of public votes
They will be joined by Christina Marie, Jermain Jackman, Jamie Johnson and Sally Barker, who were awarded fast passes from their respective judges.
The first live round of the third series of the singing contest saw the 12 remaining acts compete for a place in the semi-final.
Presented by Emma Willis and Marvin Humes, the show saw the judges Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones, Will.i.am and Ricky Wilson each choose one act to progress straight through to the next round - leaving the remaining two on each team to go head to head in a public vote.
Tension: Earlier in the show, the 12 contestants had appealed for the public vote to secure their place in the next round of the competition
Stunning: Kylie wore a little black dress as she appeared on the results show of The Voice
Lesher was voted off Will.i.am's team, singing Clean Bandit's Rather Be.
She claimed she had 'messed up', missing out a high-note and performing ad-libs, but Will.i.am gave the teenager a chance to repeat her performance, giving her a 'fair shot.'
She was praised as a 'pocket rocket' by Kylie Minogue, who said she was an 'example of someone who arrives on this show with shining raw talent.'
Departures: The judges discuss the performances of the evening before they find out which of their acts have been voted off the show
Exit: Lesher Haughton is graceful in defeat as she is voted off The Voice
Head-to-head: Iesher is embraced by Sophie May as she leaves the competition
Tom added: 'I loved it and I didn't know which way to look. You sounded great and I didn't notice anything wrong. You came across very natural and I loved that.
In Kylie's team, the youngest singer in the competition, Rachael,17, left the show with her performance of McFly's Shine A Light.
Tom said of her rendition: 'I don't think she lacks in confidence...she has the whole package. You've found your voice and that's very important for a young performer.'
Voted off: Ricky's Emily Adams loses the public vote to Chris Royal
Kylie added:'She was living the dream. She was ready to burst with excitement. You've got this incredible team at your service to make your dreams come true.'
Will agreed, saying: 'You made me like this song. I'm a spectator and I was spectacularly and specifically blown away.'
Georgia was the losing act on Tom's team, performing Sam Smith's Money On My Mind.
Bidding farewell: Rachael O'Connor says goodbye to Kylie as she leaves the competition
Kylie said: 'A lot's going on - Georgia's on my mind!
Tom said of her performance: 'Have a look at her. You've got built in rhythm, you're very vibrant. Apart from that, you sound great. You didn't like the song to start with, but you did it.'
Ricky added: 'It was a bold song choice but if anyone could get you through it, it was Tom.'
Emotional: Georgia Harrup speaks about her experience in the competition as she leaves the show
Will praised the performance as 'the best number of the show so far', saying 'it was pitchy at the beginning, but you got into it.'
Emily was eliminated from Ricky's team, singing Pharrell Williams' Happy, which got the judges up dancing.
Host Emma Willis said that Ricky was 'like the cat that got the cream, as he said: 'That was amazing,
'I'm so glad we went with that song. You've got so much ambition and drive - you got us all on our feet.'
Will described the performance as: 'legendary', saying: 'I liked the song even more after you sang it.'
Kylie added: 'I'm ecstatic. For you to take the song and make it seem fresh was extraordinary.'
The semi-final of The Voice airs Saturday 29 March at 7.00pm.
Special guest: Jason Derulo performed Talk Dirty on the show
Energy: Derulo gave a lively performance on the show in front of a green-lit backdrop
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