LIVE: ‘The Voice’ Finale — Reactions, Results, and Recap from Season 24, Episode 26

Following the AJR performance, Lila Forde took to the stage with her coach, John Legend to sing holiday favorite Sleigh Ride.

The next The Voice special guest was AJR, who performed their hit tracks Yes I Am A Mess and Bang!

The contestants order is as follows:

Fifth Place: Lila Forde

Fourth Place: Jacquie Roar

Third Place: Mara Justine

Runner-Up: Ruby Leigh

Winner: Huntley

As the audience prepares to find out who won The Voice Season 24, Earth Wind and Fire bandmates took to the stage and performed some of their iconic songs.

During her last performance, The Voice contestant Ruby Leigh teamed up with Reba to perform Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree. 

While fans near and far wait for the official Season 24 results, Tyla took to The Voice stage to perform her hit song, Truth or Dare.

Just before the winner was announced, The Voice host Carson Daly announced prizes for the Season 24 winner and runner-up

Daly revealed that the winner and runner-up will win a trip for two to either Universal Studios in Florida or California.

During her last performance as a The Voice contestant, Mara Justine takes to the stage to perform Wasted Time by The Eagles with her coach, Niall Horan.

During his appearance on The Voice Season 24 finale, Teddy Swims takes to the stage and performs his hit track, Lose Control.

Another special guest has hit The Voice stage during the Season 24 finale! Country superstar Keith Urban performed Blue Ain’t Your Color in front of the live audience.

Showing they are quite a force, Jacquie Roar took to the stage with her coach, country’s queen Reba McEntire to sing No One Else on Earth by Wynonna Judd.

During the behind-the-scenes footage, McEntire praised Roar as being very coachable and added she can sing anything with her voice.

While on stage as special guests, Dan + Shay perform their hit track Bigger Houses. They also announced they are going to mentor singers for The Voice Season 25.

While performing with his coach Niall Horan, Huntley took to the stage and sang Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan.

The Voice season 24 coaches Gwen Stefani, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, and John Legend took to the stage and performed their rendition of Let It Snow.

The Voice host Carson Daly announced that Jelly Roll will not be performing on the stage as promised.

However, he will be appearing on the show’s spring season.

Contestants who were eliminated earlier in Season 24 made their way to the stage to perform Dance the Night by Dua Lipa to kick off the season finale. They were Nini Iris, AZÁN, Rudi, Kara Tenae, Jordan Rainer, Mac Royals, Tanner Massey, and Bias,

As a recap for last night’s show, here is the list of finalists and the songs they performed during the finals.

• Team Legend: Lila Forde – The Weight by The Band and Across the Universe by The Beatles
• Team Niall: Huntley – Another Love by Tom Odell and Higher by Creed.
• Team Niall: Mara Justine – Turning Tables by AdelePieces of My Heart by Janis Joplin and
• Team Reba: Jacquie Roar – More than a Feeling by Boston and White Satin by Moody Blues
• Team Reba: Ruby Leigh – Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley and Desperado by the Eagles

Be sure to vote for your favorite The Voice contestant. 

Here are the final contestants 

• Team Legend: Lila Forde
• Team Niall: Huntley
• Team Niall: Mara Justine
• Team Reba: Jacquie Roar
• Team Reba: Ruby Leigh

There are two methods to voting: Through The Voice mobile app or through www.nbc.com/voicevote.

Fans will have until 7 a.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 19, to vote for their favorite contestant.

Following Huntley’s final performance of the night, The Voice coach Niall Horan stated what he just witnessed was “euphoric.”

Horan then begged the audience to vote for Huntley.

Last but certainly not least, Team Niall’s Huntley takes to The Voice stage one more time to perform Higher by Creed.

Huntley revealed that after he had all four coaches turn during his blind audition, his daughter, Stella, came out on stage and picked Team Niall for him.

The singer also broke down by stating that the show has given him a chance to pursue his dream.

Proving she’s a force to be reckoned with, The Voice fan-favorite Ruby Leigh wows the audience near and far with her rendition of Desperado by the Eagles. 

While performing the iconic track, Leigh dressed in a gold and black suit. The performance caused Gwen Stefani to tear up. “Sometimes, you just want to cry on TV – you know? she admitted. The coach then said that her performance was stunning and she is so proud of her.

Reba became emotional over her team member’s latest performance by stating that not many people can perform like Leigh can.

Following an incredible first performance, The Voice contestant Mara Justine returned to the stage to perform Piece of My Heart by Janis Joplin.

Justine rocked a purple suit that featured a giant butterfly on her shirt and bedazzled pants while singing the song.

Ready for her next performance, Team Legend’s Lila Forde sings Across the Universe by The Beatles during The Voice finals.

In a behind-the-scenes clip, Forde’s coach John Legend admitted to getting emotional during rehearsal. “I’m getting pre-emotional,” he admitted.

Minutes after her first performance of the night, Team Reba’s Jacquie Roar returns to The Voice stage to perform Moody Blues’ hit song White Satin. 

Roar is dressed for the performance as she dons a gorgeous white satin dress. 

Just before she sang Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on The Voice stage, Team Reba’s fan-favorite Ruby Leigh broke down in tears while reflecting on her family’s struggles following a tornado.

While talking about the disaster, Leigh shared she was thinking about the experience while singing Long Long Time by Linda Ronstadt in her breakout performance.

For his first song of the night, Team Niall’s Huntley took to The Voice stage to perform Another Love by Tom Odell.

Unfortunately, for Huntley, The Voice fans were quick to share to say they weren’t really impressed by the performance. “I’m not feeling this song, Huntley!” one fan wrote. “It does nothing to showcase your dynamic range and talent. Sorry! Bad song choice.”

Another fan added that the song was just not for Huntley. “Another song that was not a good choice in my opinion,” they wrote. “And dull and boring for a finale song. Hmm…”

Following her performance of Turning Tables by Adele, John Legend admitted that he had so many regrets about The Voice contestant Mara Justine because he couldn’t believe he let her go to Team Niall.

Meanwhile, Niall Horan was left speechless after the performance. He told Justin that he was so proud of the growth she had shown throughout her time on The Voice.

Prior to her performance, Mara Justin revealed that she cried so much after being announced as a The Voice Season 24 finalist that makeup artists struggled to fix her makeup.

She performed Turning Tables by Adele as her first song of the evening.

Lila Ford, who is the remaining member of Team Legend, took to the stage to perform The Band’s hit track The Weight.

Unfortunately, the performance didn’t go over so well with fans, as some took to X (formerly Twitter) to criticize.

“Come on Lila! Get on key! Very poor performance,” one fan wrote. “You’re better than this.”

Another fan wrote, “I really like Lila but that song choice was not it.”

Nothing but praise for her former team member, Gwen Stefani told Jacquie Roar that she was proud of her. 

Fellow The Voice coach Reba McEntire stole Roar from Stefani earlier on in the season. Reba couldn’t help but gush about her team member. “Way to go, I’m so proud of you” she told Roar. 

Roar’s performance was also praised online. “Jacquie gives it everything every time [and] it’s always amazing! So proud of her!” one fan wrote.

Another fan added, “Jacquie has one of the most powerful voices I’ve heard in a long time on The Voice.”

Just before she prepared to sing More Than a Feeling by Boston during The Voice live performance, Jacquie Roar’s mother attempted to give her song advice.

After Roar shared with her what song she was planning to sing, her mother told her she needed to select another track instead. “I’m trying to win this thing, mom,” Roar was heard saying.

Following the end of tonight’s episode, The Voice fans will be able to vote for which of the top 5 artists performed the best in theirs.

There are two methods to voting: Through The Voice mobile app or through www.nbc.com/voicevote.

Fans will have until 7 a.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 19, to vote for their favorite contestant.

Bryce Leatherwood, the American country singer who won Season 22 of The Voice, it making an appearance as a guest artist during The Voice Season 24 finals.

Leatherwood was coached by former longtime The Voice star Blake Shelton. After auditioning on the show with Conway Twitty’s Goodbye Time three of the four coaches turned for him. They were John Legend, Gwen Stefani, and Shelton.

Leatherwood’s victory marked Blake Shelton’s ninth and final win as a The Voice coach. Shelton ended up leaving the show after Season 23 came to an end. However, his wife, Gwen, remains on the show as coach.

Here is how tonight will go on The Voice. All five contestants will be performing twice this evening. After the show, fans will be able to vote for their favorite contestant.

Here are the  five contestants who are in the running to be the winner of The Voice Season 24

• Team Legend: Lila Forde
• Team Niall: Huntley
• Team Niall: Mara Justine
• Team Reba: Jacquie Roar
• Team Reba: Ruby Leigh