'ANOTHER ROBBERY'
The Voice viewers outraged after Blake Shelton’s ‘most boring singer ever’ Todd Tilghman beats fan-favorite Thunderstorm
THE Voice viewers are outraged after “boring” contestant Todd Tilghman beat out fan-favorite Thunderstorm Artis during tonight’s finale.
The 42-year-old church pastor - who represented ’s team - was crowned the winner of .
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Todd became a standout after he was the first four-chair turn of the season with his Blind Audition performance of We've Got Tonight by Bob Seger.
The Meridian, Mississippi worship leader garnered the most votes during the final episode that was filmed remotely amid the ongoing .
On part-one of the finale that aired Monday night, Todd sang his original song Long Way Home in an attempt to garner the most votes.
The soulful singer was praised for his vocals by fellow coaches Kelly Clarkson, and Nick Jonas.
Many viewers were equally impressed as the father of eight was announced as the champion by host Carson Daly.
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Todd appeared stunned after the results were revealed as his family popped confetti and celebrated around him.
His 43-year-old country star coach screamed in joy as his girlfriend, , gave him a kiss on the cheek thrilled with the news.
After the show, Blake tweeted: “YES!!! That’s what I’m talking about!!!!!! CONGRATS @todd_tilghman!!! Season 18 @NBCTheVoice WINNER! You deserve this - so proud of you! Let’s go!!!!!!!”
The God's Country singer's most recent win is his seventh out of the 18 seasons he's been a part of which is higher than any other coaches record on the series.
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However, some fans of the show took issue with Todd coming out on top.
“I knew it. Another robbery at the voice finale. Thunderstorm or Toneisha one of them should have won not Todd,” one person wrote.
Another fired off: “No one is going to listen to that 50 year old christian man.”
“I don’t know why I keep watching #TheVoice. The most boring singer won. I would have been happy if any of the other four finalists had won. Boo,” a harsh critic said.
One more angry viewer questioned: “Are they sure about those results? Thunderstorm was robbed.”
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Toneisha Harris and Thunderstorm rounded out the top three finalists of .
Heading into the final two episodes, fans slammed The Voice for during the all-male final four.
In a , one person from each team advanced to tonight's finale but only the men made the cut.
The five remaining hopefuls - who were ALL women - competed later in the episode for the highly-coveted instant save spot.
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Team Blake's Toneisha was selected to join the four remaining men after she stunned with a high-pitched rendition of Loving You by Minnie Riperton.
Fans were livid that the female contestants were completely shut out of the finalist spots.
"The girls getting voted out... America hates women," one angry Twitter user wrote.
"The Voice is in trouble! All women are gone wow," one shocked viewer tweeted.
Despite almost not making it to the finale, Toneisha scored a spot in the top three.
The Voice puts only male contestants through to the final four
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