The Voice UK - Live Show 1 - Tom Vs Will, round one.

TEAM WILL.I.AM
1. Joelle Moses - I'm Goin' Down (Mary J Blige).
What a way to start the show! Joelle handled the song brilliantly, in a way that was almost indistinguishable from what Mary herself would have done. Not something I always mean as a compliment, but here I do.

TEAM TOM JONES
2. Sam Buttery - A Little Respect (Erasure).
It's the male Amy Lamé! Taking on one my all-time favourite songs is going to make me picky. He clearly has the voice to do this song justice, but his choice to show case his "personality" over his voice cost him dearly in my eyes (or, rather, ears). Not terrible, but a wasted opportunity.

TEAM WILL
3. Frances Wood - Ain't Nobody (Rufus & Chaka Khan).
A dodgy first line made me fear the worst, but she actually did a decent job. Her voice had a tone that wasn't to my taste, and as ad libs go, oh "yeah oh yeah"s rarely get me excited. But she's definitely improved since her audition.

TEAM TOM
4. Adam Isaac - All My Life (Foo Fighters).
As the song began, he looked absolutely terrified but eased into it a little as the band kicked in. I'm not convinced he has the right, meaty voice for this song, even though he could reach the notes. But there's something about him I like, and let's face it you'd never hear THAT on X Factor or Idol. Blimey, he can talk though.

TEAM WILL
5. Jaz Ellington - At Last (Ella Fitzgerald).
This song is a reality show favourite, but I'm not sure I've ever heard a man sing it like that. He did overdo the runs a little for my tastes, but at least they sounded good, unlike American Idol's Joshua.

TEAM TOM
6. Leanne Mitchell - Who Knew (P!nk).
Uh oh, dissent in the ranks. She didn't want to do this song, so who was right? Well, she performed it like it was a Eurovision ballad, missing both the anger and the vulnerability. Anyone compared to P!nk's vocals is automatically going to come out second best in my books, but she has my favourite voice so far. She needs to hone her performance skills though.

TEAM WILL
7. Sophie Griffin - Titanium (David Guetta feat. Sia).
Pitchy, off-key, call it what you will, a lot of that was out of tune. Whilst it did occasionally sound great, she's clearly not quite ready, although that was quite a mighty task to take on. When judges keep repeating your age, that you're live, that your family are proud, rather than "you sounded great", you know something's gone wrong.

TEAM TOM
8. Matt & Sueleen - Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac).
Matt sounded great. Sueleen not so much. She was harmonising when singing solo, so it sounded odd. Together, it worked a lot better and ended up rather good.

TEAM WILL
9. Tyler James - Higher Love (Stevie Winwood).
I don't really get Tyler, and I wasn't a huge fan of Amy Winehouse either. In the auditions, his falsetto sounded off-key and desperate. But I thought that performance sounded fantastic, and it was mostly in falsetto. His vocal control was very impressive. Consider me won over.

TEAM TOM
10. Ruth Brown - Get Here (Oleta Adams).
I found Ruth's voice very affected and her timing and singing style was a strange, almost spoken delivery with final held-out notes. It actually reminded me of the way Whitney Houston would sing live. Which is both a good and bad thing, but I'm inferring the latter.

RESULTS
TEAM TOM
Bottom two: Sam and Matt & Sueleen
Tom saves Matt & Sueleen, so it's goodbye to Mr Personality. Much as I'd love to root for the fat gay man, it was the right result.

TEAM WILL
Bottom two: Joelle and Sophie
Will saves Joelle. A no-brainer if ever there was one. So it's goodbye to Sophie.