The Voice Season 28 Battles Night 1 Results: Who Was Sent Home and Who Got Stolen
Shocking cuts and surprise saves rocked The Voice Season 28 as Battles Night 1 turned powerhouse performances into heartbreak—find out who went home and who kept the dream alive.
Battle rounds kicked off on The Voice Season 28 with a fast, messy, very fun episode where strong singers went head-to-head, saves and a steal flew around, and three artists still had to pack it up by the end. If you missed it, here is the clean version of what actually happened.
How Night 1 worked
Reba McEntire, Snoop Dogg, Michael Buble, and Niall Horan ran the benches, with a stacked slate of advisors helping the teams prep: Lizzo, Lewis Capaldi, Kelsea Ballerini, and Nick Jonas. One wrinkle this season: contestants got to choose who they wanted to battle, but the coaches still had final say on who actually paired up and who advanced. So yes, strategy mattered, but the chair at the end of the row still has the veto.
Battle results at a glance
- Team Snoop - YOSHIHANAA vs Natalia Albertini: YOSHIHANAA won; Snoop used a save on Albertini.
- Team Reba - Aaron Nichols vs Daron Lameek: Nichols won; Lameek was eliminated.
- Team Buble - Jazz McKenzie vs Trinity: Jazz won; Buble saved Trinity.
- Team Niall - Revel Day vs Dustin Dale Gaspard: Gaspard won; no saves or steals came, so Day was eliminated.
- Team Snoop - Kenny Iko vs Kanard Thomas: Iko won; Thomas was eliminated.
- Team Buble - Rob Cole vs Austin Gilbert: Cole won; Reba swooped in with a steal on Gilbert.
Who went home
Three artists left after Night 1: Daron Lameek, Kanard Thomas, and Revel Day. Everyone else above either won outright or got rescued by a save or steal and moves on to the Knockouts.
Quick take
Solid opening slate for Battles. The saves made sense, the steal was savvy, and that opponent-picking twist is already shaking up who ends up standing across from whom. Next stop: Knockouts, where it gets even less forgiving.