‘The Voice’ season 24 episode 25 recap: Who was crowned the winner in ‘Live Finale, Part 2’? [Updating Live Blog]

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Tonight, a winner will be crowned on Season 24 of “The Voice” when host Carson Daly reveals America’s vote. The star-studded finale features special performances by chart-topping artists and special duets featuring finalists and coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani.

The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series returned with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered September 25 on NBC. The show’s innovative format featured five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows. 

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Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 24, Episode 25 to find out what happened Tuesday, December 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this 24th season. Carson Daly hosts the Emmy-winning program.

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9:00 p.m. – “Previously on ‘The Voice’!” In episode 24, Huntley (Team Niall), Mara Justine (Team Niall), Lila Forde (Team Legend), Ruby Leigh (Team Reba) and Jacquie Roar (Team Reba) sang their hearts out for America’s vote. Who will be crowned the winner? It’s time to find out!

9:01 p.m. – The biggest night of the season kicked off with Nini Iris, AZÁN, Rudi, Kara Tenae, Jordan Rainer, Mac Royals, Tanner Massey, and Bias, all joining the five finalists all joining forces to say “Hi Barbie” with a performance of “Dance the Night.”

9:05 p.m. – The coaches got in the performing spirit next with a pre-recorded video of them combining for a rendition of “Let It Snow.”

9:09 p.m. – The first coach-artist duet of the night was Niall with Huntley singing “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” Ahead of the performance, Niall referred to themselves as having that “old friend” feeling for each other and Huntley thanked him for being so welcoming to everyone on the team.

9:22 p.m. – Returning from their cameo earlier in the season and in preparation for their own turn as a coaching duo next season, Dan + Shay took to the stage to perform their song “Bigger Houses.”

9:30 p.m. – Before their duet of “No One Else on Earth” together, Reba and Jacquie swapped compliments about how Reba taught Jacquie the power stance as a stage performer and Reba felt inspired by Jacquie’s style on stage. They also shared respect for one another as moms.

9:43 p.m. – The next performance came from Keith Urban with a new version of his song “Blue Ain’t Your Color.”

9:52 p.m. – Keith was followed by Teddy Swims singing his latest single “Lose Control.” Immediately after, Niall joined with Mara for their duet to “Wasted Time.” Ahead of that performance, Mara and Niall bonded over being self-admitted “geeks” and were shown laughing together very often in their rehearsal moments.

10:05 p.m. – The next artists to take the stage were the indie pop band of brothers AJR with a mix of two of their songs.

10:10 p.m. – For John and Lila’s duet they chose “Sleigh Ride.” John sees them both as “cool under pressure” artists and expressed his deep respect for what Lila achieves as an artist of vision. Lila also taught John a quick form of meditation that she practices.

10:20 p.m. – Tyla hit the stage to perform her two singles “Water” and “Truth or Dare.”

10:29 p.m. – The last coach-artist duet of the night was Reba meeting with Ruby to perform “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Ruby’s dad got to sit in on their rehearsal, but Reba insisted that she was much less mature than Ruby is at her age and called herself a “dork.”

10:39 p.m. – Fittingly, the final star performance of the night came from Earth, Wind & Fire with a medley of some of their many hits over their long career.

10:47 p.m. – At long last, Carson brought the five finalists to the stage to reveal the first set of results for the night. In final comments, Jacquie thanked Reba for the confidence that she instilled in her and for her availability as a coach throughout the season. Ruby added to that by thanking Reba for believing in her from the beginning. Mara said that Niall brought so much out of her as a mentor this season. Huntley added that Niall taught him how to tell a story through song. Lila’s final comments for John were to say that he was “so real” with her and appreciated their likeness to each other.

10:50 p.m. – The fifth place finisher was Lila. The artist that finished in fourth place was Jacquie. And in third place was Mara.

10:58 p.m. – In the end, the winner of “The Voice” season 24 is Huntley! Second place went to Ruby for a fantastic finish for Reba in her first season, but that also gives Niall a perfect 2 for 2 record as a coach.

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