What Is the Twist on The Voice Season 27? Clues and Theories
Switching things up! A preview for the second night of playoffs on The Voice season 27 teased host Carson Daly telling coaches John Legend, Adam Levine, Kelsea Ballerini and Michael Bublé about a “surprise twist.” The coaches were shocked at the mystery revelation, which left fans curious about what’s to come.
What Is the Twist on ‘The Voice’ Season 27?
Fans will have to wait until the new episode on May 5, 2025, to find out exactly what the twist will be. However, they’ve already begun to speculate about what could be in store for the coaches and contestants. The most popular theory is that each coach will be allowed to bring one eliminated artist back to their teams for the live shows, which would make the total number of singers in the lives 12 instead of eight.
“My guess is that they’ll get to bring someone back to their team? Or bring someone back in some capacity? That’s the only thing that makes sense,” one fan wrote in a Reddit discussion about the twist.
“Bringing someone back is the only thing that makes sense. But to me, it’s sort of ridiculous. They cut from 5 to 2, and these people have already sung multiple times for their coaches. So if they make them come back, sing again … OK, at this point, they should have just let them keep 3,” another user added.
John seemingly dropped a clue pointing to this theory in the first episode of the playoffs when he mentioned that the pressure was on for the coaches because they could only pick two artists to send to the lives instead of the usual three. Perhaps they will get to have three after all.
Meanwhile, another fan theorized that The Voice will be “asking America to vote” to bring back an eliminated artist, similar to how they did The Comeback Stage with Kelsea in season 15.
‘The Voice’ Fans Hope Britton Moore Returns in Surprise Twist
If the coaches get to bring a contestant back, viewers are already vying for Adam to call up Britton Moore, who was eliminated during the first night of playoffs on April 28, 2025. He performed a chilling rendition of Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know,” and Adam said he “sang the crap out of the song.” However, the coach ultimately decided to select Lucia Flores-Wiseman and Kolby Cordell to move forward in the competition. Many fans of Britton were outraged by the decision.
“DONEEEEE with this show after you robbed him like that,” one user commented after The Voice shared Britton’s performance on TikTok.
Another fan added, “Hands down the best this season! CANNOT BELIEVE HE WENT HOME. He was my pick to win.”
On Instagram, one fan commented, “Hope the twist announced is coaches get to bring someone back on for lives and it’s Britton, how did he let him go? Listened to this clip over and over — more than any of the performances tonight!”
How do the Playoffs Work on ‘The Voice’?
During the first night of playoffs on April 28, 2025, fans watched Adam’s and Kelsea’s teams — each consisting of five artists — perform solo acts and hear feedback from the coaches. Then, at the end of the episode, Adam and Kelsea each chose two artists to move forward to the live shows, eliminating the rest of their teammates.
This same format will continue during the May 5, 2025, episode, with Michael’s and John’s teams. After their artists perform, the coaches will each select two singers to move on to the lives. This will bring the total number of artists performing in the live shows to eight — unless a twist adds more.