Demonstrating that he’s nimble as ever the eight-time Grammy winner busted out some impressive steps, including a front flip that landed him in the splits.

After Usher won the crowd it was time for the semi-finalists to sing in an attempt to woo the voters, though he was such a hard act to follow they were something of an anticlimax.

As a gift to her ‘good friend’ Adam Levine Katy Perry made an appearance via video link to wish Amber Carrington luck with singing her hit Firework.

‘My good friend Adam told me that you have been working really, really hard.

‘Firework is my favourite song that I have ever written and I know that you are going to do it justice, because if you picked this song then you are very brave because it is not an easy song to sing.’

Amber, a Team Adam Texas girl, was praised heartily for her growling rendition of Perry’s pop song, for which she had string instrument backing, with one exception.

‘I always want to hear Amber do country,’ complained Blake Shelton.

‘But the power of your voice is incredible. You are just so freaking good,’ added the coach, who is winning the competition so far.

Amber’s second song was by The Voice’s very own Adam Levine – a choice made by the Maroon 5 front man himself.

‘The fact that you can make one of Adam’s songs sound that beautiful, well that’s really doing something,’ quipped Blake.

The competition’s only duo, and only remaining males, The Swon Brothers dedicated the Bob Seger track Turn The Page to their friends in Oklahoma.

‘Good job,’ praised Usher while Adam invented a strange ‘Swon Salute’ hand gesture to hail Blake’s students.

The humble Southern siblings later sang the Kenny Loggins ballad Danny’s Song.

Blonde country cutie Danielle Bradbery was ecstatic when her hero Tim McGraw gave her a personal message to wish her luck in her performance.

‘I know you’re gonna tear it up tonight,’ he told the star struck teen via video link.

‘I am freaking out!’ giggled Danielle, who later sang the emotional Jessica Andrews track Who I Am.

In a pretty ball gown the 16-year-old Texan from Team Blake also provoked a standing ovation for her rendition of the love song Please Remember Me.

‘Amazeballs. Incredible…you are so graceful,’ said Usher who has gained the nickname ‘Gusher’ for his cheesy admiration and flowery language.

Shakira’s only singer left Sasha Allen mimicked Whitney Houston's lung-busting style of covering Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love you.

‘The song is about unconditional love so I dedicate it to my children,’ said the young New Yorker beforehand, who seemed to misunderstand the lyrics.

Adam was impressed: ‘I have nightmares about singing that song and the national anthem, so well done for getting it right.’

The mum-of-two later roared out Donna Summer’s disco anthem Bad Girls, while Shakira grinned in approval.

‘It’s like it was 1979 all over again,’ said Adam, as the crowd went wild and Usher stood to clap and dance.

In a bid to help the audience form attachments to the ‘top five’ each contestant took a camera crew back to their hometowns. This led self-confessed nerd Michelle Chamuel to sing God Bless America at a Red Sox game in her native Fenway Park in Massachusetts.

On the show she rocked out to the Zedd guitar-based track Clarity.

‘Every week I tell you I love you and…I love you,’ flattered Adam while Blake called it ‘solid.’

‘You always bring your A-Game,’ said Usher, who appears very fond of his final remaining protégée.
The bespectacled brunette clearly feels strongly for her mentor too. She dedicated her final track, Time After Time, to him.

‘Usher you have become like family to me, you are someone I look up to, someone who leads by example both on and off camera. You have allowed me to be who I am,’ she said tearfully.

‘Time after time you have been there for me, so this one is for you,’ she said, clearly moved by the heartfelt ‘Gusher-love’ she has been receiving over the last few weeks

Michelle’s smooth execution of the Cyndi Lauper track sent the crowd wild and made Usher beam proudly from the judging panel.

‘Thank you so much for dedicating that song to me,’ grinned the paternal Burn singer. 

‘My god, you are the winner,’ he added.

‘You are medicine for the whole world,’ he ranted in true ‘Gusher’ style.

Tomorrow night two contestants will be sent packing.

 DailyMail

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