Kyle Schuesler and Madison Curbelo's Battle Round performance featured a franchise first that wowed the coaches.
Monday's episode of The Voice featured a franchise first!
Dan + Shay teamed up Kyle Schuesler and Madison Curbelo for their latest Battle Round performance and gave them something of a tall task -- especially for Kyle. The coaches selected Jason Mraz's "Lucky" but chose the bilingual version that the singer released with Ximena Sariñana, titled "Suerte (Lucky)."
While Madison is Puerto Rican, and auditioned with a bilingual rendition of "Stand by Me," Kyle had never sung in Spanish before taking the stage for his Battle performance. And he totally delivered.
The duo got a standing ovation from the rest of the season 25 coaches -- Reba McEntire, John Legend and Chance the Rapper -- as well as their own.
"You two gave us a beautiful, beautiful performance," John raved. "Madison, you were brilliant, and Kyle, I don't know if you've sung in Spanish before..."
"I haven't," the 19-year-old Huntingdon Beach native admitted, to which Reba balked: "What?!"
"I believed you!" John praised.
All the coaches praised both performances, but it was Chance who called Dan + Shay's shot for them.
"I'ma be super honest. Both of you guys could win the entire competition and neither of you guys should leave," he explained. "I think that John is gonna try and steal Kyle. So if I was Dna + Shay, I would use my Playoff Pass right now."
"Stay out of this, Chance!" John fired back. "Enough of you! Enough!"
Ultimately, however -- much to John's chagrin -- that's exactly what happened. Dan + Shay selected Kyle as the winner of the Battle, sending him on to the Knockout Rounds. When John attempted to steal Madison, the duo activated their Playoff Pass, which allows her to skip the Knockouts altogether and head straight to the Playoffs.
"This was the most cohesive performance so far," Dan praised. "I felt the energy. I felt the magic... When we left rehearsals the other day, Shay and I were like, 'They both deserve to win this show.'"
"For Kyle to step up like that, to learn Spanish for this performance, it just shows how badly he wants it," Shay agreed. "Madison, just blew us away. [She's] just a star."
ET spoke with the season 25 coaches ahead of the premiere, where they shared what it's been like to welcome The Voice's first-ever coaching duo to the competition.
"They give great notes. They're really good," Reba praised. "They're knowledgeable about the business but they also have a lot of heart and that's what they're going for."
Dan + Shay say they've been fans of the show for years -- they served as mentors for Blake Shelton's team back in season 20 and even stepped in to guest coach Niall Horan's team last season -- but getting to serve as full-time coaches for the first time has been a whole new experience.
"It's changed everything for us," Shay admitted. "I just really enjoy the process of getting to work with these artists, and you really, you get attached. It becomes heartbreaking when you have to let people go. But it's been an amazing experience."
Chance the Rapper makes his return this season for the first time since his season 23 Voice debut, where he joined Blake, Niall and Kelly Clarkson. He told ET that it's especially exciting to be back with a whole new roster of coaching talent.
"I've always just admired John and he's helped me in so many different ways," he reflected. "To be working with him and then to be around Reba, and Dan + Shay, and with this amazing crew... I do miss Blake, but it's just cool to be back in the building."
Despite the good vibes, however, the coaches are still plenty competitive. With Niall stepping away this season after winning back-to-back titles, the Voice trophy is up for grabs -- and there's a better-than-average chance it could go to a first-time champion, as only John has won the competition before.
"It's getting heated out there for sure," Shay revealed.
"That's why we're here," Reba agreed.
The Voice airs Mondays at 8 p.m. PT/ET and and Tuesdays at 9 p.m. PT/ET on NBC, and streaming the next day on Peacock.
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