Blake Shelton Still Lingers Around The Voice Coaches

Although he departed The Voice after 23 seasons as a Coach years ago, Blake Shelton continues to affect the mood on The Voice: Battle of Champions. Adam Levine has trouble turning his chair for and recruiting country artists after years of losing them to Shelton.

When Houston Kelly auditioned with "Walking In Memphis," which he also played on the piano, Levine observed, "If Blake were here, it would be already over." John Legend agreed, saying, "His ghost haunts us every day." "It does. He has that effect. It lingers," Kelly Clarkson added.

Houston Kelly ended up on Team Kelly, with Levine recalling, "She turned [her chair] at the last second and blew our minds.

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