'The Voice' remote finale: From Thunderstorm Artis to Toneisha Harris, who will win it all?

It's down to the Final Five.

Monday's episode of "The Voice" marked Part 1 of the live remote finale, which host Carson Daly called "by far our most memorable finale in 'Voice' history" as the coronavirus pandemic forced the NBC singing competition to go virtual over safety concerns.

Despite technical difficulties with Nick Jonas' microphone (which created an awkward pause), "The Voice" put on an impressive finale with state-of-the-art production that brought the contestants together virtually from across the country into one seamless broadcast.

"We are supposed to be socially distancing and you just touched millions of people," said Blake Shelton, who called in from his quarantine safe haven in Oklahoma.

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The only thing that separated one of the top five finalists – CammWess, Micah Iverson, Thunderstorm Artis, Todd Tilghman and Toneisha Harris – from hoisting the "Voice" trophy was two final performances.

Each artist was tasked with performing a cover and an original song. Each coach is represented in the finale, but Shelton has a slight advantage with two finalists, both of whom are four-chair turns.

Here's what happened during Monday's finale:

John Legend's CammWess

The South Carolina native, who received a two-chair turn in the Blind Auditions, kicked off the show with an emotional performance of Prince's "Purple Rain."

It's the first time the song has ever been covered on "The Voice," after John Legend secured special clearance from Prince's estate for his artist to perform it on the finale. CammWess called performing Prince, his "all-time favorite artist," with guidance from Legend, his favorite living artist, "poetic justice."

And CammWess didn't disappoint. He pulled off an effortless production, complete with a fog machine, purple haze and his buttery vocals, from Blythewood, South Carolina.

"When Prince's estate reached out to me and said, 'Will you vouch for this guy?' I felt very, very comfortable vouching for CammWess and you can see why," Legend said, appearing from Los Angeles. "He did a beautiful job with that song."

Later in the night, CammWess performed an original song called "Save It for Tomorrow," which encouraged listeners to save their worries for another day when they are better able to handle them.

"It's a really good song. It's instantly catchy. I can hear it on the radio right now," Legend said. "It just feels like he's ready to be an artist, he's ready to make music that the whole world sound be listening to."

Blake Shelton's Todd Tilghman

Shelton's first four-chair turn of the season performed a cover of MercyMe’s gospel song "I Can Only Imagine" at the front of his empty Meridian, Mississippi, church. The pastor dedicated the song to his wife of 21-years and their eight children.

Tilghman's vocals moved Kelly Clarkson to tears: "I would love to come to your church just to hear you talk, let alone sing."

Tilghman said his original song, "Long Way Home," it reminds him that it doesn't matter how long it takes to reach your goal as long as you accomplish it, much like the 41-year-old's blossoming singing career.

Shelton said Tilghman "breathed so much life into (the original song) that it just feels familiar." He added, "That's your gift. That's how easy it is for you to speak to the audience."

Kelly Clarkson's Micah Iverson

The Indie-pop artist’s performance of his original song, "Butterflies," channeled a music video, with graphics filling the background as he sang from his home in Atlanta.

The three-chair turn said he picked the heartbreak anthem because he could hear it on the radio today, and the judges agreed.

"I don’t think there’s ever been a more perfect song in the finale just to lead you in to what you are going to do," Clarkson said from Montana. "I cannot wait to hear this on the radio."

For his cover, Iverson took on Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars," another first on "The Voice." Clarkson explained that the alternative rock band has "never cleared the song for 'The Voice,' so that says a lot."

Clarkson raised her wine glass in celebration after he hit his closing note. She added, "You make every song easy. You make it sound like it’s effortless."

Nick Jonas' Thunderstorm Artis

Although he’s from Hawaii, Artis chose to write about Arizona in his original song, "Sedona." The four-chair turn said he was inspired by his love of escaping the state's popular beaches for the mountainside, adding that he saw a picture of Sedona in a magazine.

Jonas could be seen lip-syncing along remotely along to Artis’ mesmerizing voice. "I am so incredibly proud of you for that performance. You are a true artist through and through," his coach said from Los Angeles.

He closed the show with a touching performance of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World." The coaches applauded Artis' perfectly timed message of hope amid the coronavirus.

"I wake up each day … in this time when we've been quarantined at home and try to find ways to stay encouraged," Jonas said. "I am so grateful you brought that message to the world."

Blake Shelton's Toneisha Harris

Harris, who received four chair-turns during the Blinds, showed off her powerhouse vocals on Journey's "Faithfully," a cover that represents her "full-circle" journey.

The Georgia native was set to audition for Season 2 of "The Voice," but abruptly canceled after her son, Trenton, was diagnosed with leukemia at age 12. "We watched that season from his hospital room," Harris reflected after showing Shelton her audition pass from 2011.

"There were times that I felt like I had to choose between family and music. This song brings it all full circle," she added. "Watching my son in his hospital bed and now watching my son help me set everything up for this second chance – this is a moment that I wasn’t sure I would actually get."

Shelton called it her "best performance of the entire season."

But leave it to Harris to one-up herself. She did just that while performing her original song, "My Superhero." Harris wrote the emotional ballad two weeks after her son was diagnosed with cancer, with lyrics including: "You hold on. You're not alone. I’ll fight with you. I will stand with you."

Harris cried during her closing notes. Clarkson wiped away her own tears.

Legend said, "You’ve told us about this journey you’ve been on. … Everything happened the way it should happen."

The winner of Season 18 of "The Voice" will be revealed during Tuesday's two-hour finale (8 EDT/PDT).

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'The Voice': From Thunderstorm Artis to CammWess, who will win it all?