Switching things up! A preview for the second night of playoffs on The Voice season 27 teased host Carson Daly telling coaches John Legend, Adam Levine, Kelsea Ballerini and Michael Bublé about a “surprise twist.” The coaches were shocked at the mystery revelation, which left fans curious about what was to come. The twist was later unveiled at the end of the playoffs on May 5, 2025.
What Is the Twist on ‘The Voice’ Season 27?
At the end of the playoffs, Carson gathered the coaches and told them that they could each ask one eliminated teammate to return for the live shows, dubbing these singers the “super save” artists. While viewers caught a glimpse of John, Kelsea, Adam and Michael excitedly running off to make their phone calls, the identities of their artists were kept anonymous. Fans will have to wait until the live shows kick off on May 12, 2025, to find out which artists are coming back to The Voice.
Fans began to speculate about the twist after it was teased on the first night of playoffs, and many viewers predicted that contestants would have the chance to return. In fact, the most popular theory was that each coach would be allowed to bring one eliminated artist back to their teams for the live shows, which would make the total number of singers in the lives 12 instead of eight.
“My guess is that they’ll get to bring someone back to their team? Or bring someone back in some capacity? That’s the only thing that makes sense,” one fan wrote in a Reddit discussion about the twist.
“Bringing someone back is the only thing that makes sense. But to me, it’s sort of ridiculous. They cut from 5 to 2, and these people have already sung multiple times for their coaches. So if they make them come back, sing again … OK, at this point, they should have just let them keep 3,” another user added.
John seemingly dropped a clue pointing to this theory in the first episode of the playoffs when he mentioned that the pressure was on for the coaches because they could only pick two artists to send to the lives instead of the usual three. Perhaps they will get to have three after all.
Meanwhile, another fan theorized that The Voice would be “asking America to vote” to bring back an eliminated artist, similar to how they did The Comeback Stage with Kelsea in season 15.
Who Are the Super Save Artists on ‘The Voice’ Season 27?
Fans are already making predictions about which contestants the coaches will pick to return to The Voice for the live shows.
“Team John: Olivia [Kuper Harris], Team Kelsea: Jaelen [Johnston], Team Adam: Conor [James], Team Michael: No idea because this dude is all over the place with his picks … Maybe Angie [Rey], maybe Barry [Jean Fontenot], maybe some random person that he snuck in that wasn’t even a contestant on the show,” one fan wrote in a Reddit discussion about the twist.
Other users suggested that Kelsea might bring back Darius J., while John could call up Ari Camille.
One eagle-eyed fan found John’s former artist B.D.ii promoting a local show on May 18, 2025, on his Instagram, which is one day before the first night of The Voice season 27’s live finale. This could be a clue that B.D.ii is not John’s chosen artist.
‘The Voice’ Fans Hope Britton Moore Returns in Surprise Twist
Now that the coaches get to bring a contestant back, viewers are already vying for Adam to call up Britton Moore, who was eliminated during the first night of playoffs on April 28, 2025. He performed a chilling rendition of Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know,” and Adam said he “sang the crap out of the song.” However, the coach ultimately decided to select Lucia Flores-Wiseman and Kolby Cordell to move forward in the competition. Many fans of Britton were outraged by the decision.
“DONEEEEE with this show after you robbed him like that,” one user commented after The Voice shared Britton’s performance on TikTok.
Another fan added, “Hands down the best this season! CANNOT BELIEVE HE WENT HOME. He was my pick to win.”
On Instagram, one fan commented, “Hope the twist announced is coaches get to bring someone back on for lives and it’s Britton, how did he let him go? Listened to this clip over and over — more than any of the performances tonight!”
How do the Playoffs Work on ‘The Voice’?
During the first night of playoffs on April 28, 2025, fans watched Adam’s and Kelsea’s teams — each consisting of five artists — perform solo acts and hear feedback from the coaches. Then, at the end of the episode, Adam and Kelsea each chose two artists to move forward to the live shows, eliminating the rest of their teammates.
This same format continued during the May 5, 2025, episode, with Michael’s and John’s teams. After their artists performed, the coaches each selected two singers to move on to the lives. This brought the total number of artists performing in the live shows to eight. With the super save twist, each team will have three artists, bringing the total number of performers in the live shows to 12.
