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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kelly-clarkson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kelly Clarkson<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is already in love with one of her newest contestants from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Voice<\/i><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the Monday, February 23, season premiere of <i>The Voice: Battle of Champions<\/i>, viewers at home were introduced to New York singer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jonahmayor\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Jonah Mayor<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m known in the band as the sexy, muscular, long-haired, sensitive but determined boy band member,\u201d Mayor, 31, said before performing in Italian. \u201cI\u2019m taking a big risk with my blind audition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Quickly after Mayor began his rendition of \u201cIl Mondo,\u201d Clarkson, 43, immediately turned her red chair.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/the-voice-winners-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/the-voice-winners-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">\u2018The Voice\u2018 Winners Through the Years: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Voice has been stunning viewers for years with amazing talent from across the United States, crowning 28 winners since it premiered in 2011. During season 19 of the NBC singing competition series, New York native Carter Rubin blew audiences away with his singing abilities and saw coach Gwen Stefani secure her first win. Just [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cCan I have a hug? You are my favorite performance thus far,\u201d she said. \u201cYou are so incredible. What a gift! Oh my God! That was so sexy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Although fellow coach <strong>Adam Levine<\/strong> acknowledged it was going to be hard to persuade Mayor to pick his team, he did his best to praise the New Yorker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cJonah, I think you\u2019re super awesome, and I think you are going to do great things. I think what you do is so singular, and there isn\u2019t going to be anyone like you,\u201d the Maroon 5 frontman, 46, shared. \u201cYou absolutely are the complete package in terms of performer and singer. There\u2019s so much power in your voice. There\u2019s a lot of presence in you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4260804\" style=\"width: 683px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.85714285714%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4260804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\" alt=\"The Voice Kelly Clarkson Declares She Is In Love With a Contestant After His Sexy Performance\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=100&quality=86&strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=200&quality=55&strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=300&quality=55&strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=400&quality=40&strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=500&quality=86&strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=600&quality=40&strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=700&quality=40&strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=800&quality=55&strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=900&quality=86&strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kelly-clarkson-the-voice.jpg?w=1200&quality=86&strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Kelly Clarkson<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Trae Patton\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Although <strong>John Legend<\/strong> didn\u2019t turn his chair for Mayor, he described the contestant as a \u201ccharismatic, super-gifted person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt was gorgeous, flawless, beautiful,\u201d Legend, 47, added of the audition. \u201cI was thoroughly impressed by what you did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Before Mayor could officially pick which coach he wanted to be part of for season 29, he heard one final convincing argument from Clarkson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cYou sang, I think, three syllables and I was like, \u2018Choose me, pick me, love me,\u2019\u201d she said while comparing Mayor to <strong>Josh Groban<\/strong> and <strong>Andrea Bocelli<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019m down for the ride. I have won the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4260805\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4260805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\" alt=\"The Voice Kelly Clarkson Declares She Is In Love With a Contestant After His Sexy Performance\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=100&quality=86&strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=200&quality=86&strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=300&quality=86&strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=400&quality=86&strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=500&quality=86&strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=600&quality=86&strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=800&quality=86&strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=900&quality=86&strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=1200&quality=86&strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=1400&quality=86&strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-voice-contestant-jonah-mayor.jpg?w=1600&quality=86&strip=all 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jonah Mayor<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Griffin Nagel\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">After careful consideration, Mayor picked Clarkson, leading the former <i>American Idol<\/i> winner to profess her admiration even more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI love you. I\u2019m so in love with you,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to help you so much just so everyone can hear that beautiful gift in all the languages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a confessional interview, Clarkson added, \u201cI love Jonah. I do love people that can sing opera. I love people that just have those full-body voices, just a nice glass of wine, a good red. This season, I\u2019m really adamant about finding people in different genres and he is literally perfect for my team. I was so afraid I was going to lose him to Adam. I would have cried.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the season premiere, viewers also learned about <i>The Voice<\/i>\u2019s new triple turn competition. During the blind auditions, the coach with the most artists on their team who received three-chair turns will earn a special advantage to use later in the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt really just depends on what artists are coming out and who they\u2019re inspired by and want to work with,\u201d Clarkson said on the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Watch the competition unfold when <i>The Voice<\/i> airs on NBC Mondays at 9 p.m. ET. Stream new episodes the next day on Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-voices-kelly-clarkson-says-shes-in-love-after-sexy-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson is already in love with one of her newest contestants from The Voice. 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