The Voice Eli Ward’s fate is sealed as fans blast Gwen Stefani’s ‘bad decision’ Wed 1 November 2023 08:07 Celine Byford
David Craig Spoilers – Eli Ward on The Voice was sent packing after he battled Jason Arcilla. Gwen Stefani, their coach, is now being slammed for making a “bad decision”. It seems Eli’s fanbase is coming for Gwen…
The Voice battles are a tense part of the NBC competition. Eli Ward went head-to-head with fellow contestant Jason Arcilla for their rendition of Bread’s Make It Like You. It was Eli who got the short straw.
Meet Eli Ward on The Voice
Singer-songwriter from southern Illinois, Eli Ward released his first single Catalyst early in 2023. Followed quickly by another single, Eli uses music as a portal to channel emotions and memories into music.
He signed up for The Voice season 24 and became a fan favorite, but his journey ended at the battles. The 21-year-old musician turned the chairs of coaches Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani at his audition.
Eli Ward chose to sing Lewis Capaldi’s Bruises during the Blind Auditions. Now a senior in college, Eli has made the tough decision to not continue with cross-country running so he can focus on music.
Gwen Stefani made a ‘bad decision’
Viewers are divided over Gwen Stefani‘s decision to keep Jason in her team and send home Eli. When Niall Horan said he didn’t feel Eli would fit right in his team, some disagreed.
One fan said: “You won the battle in my eyes/ears Eli!” Another penned in the comments of Eli and Jason’s battle: “I think the coaches made some bad decisions tonight.”
“I would have gone with Eli! Waterloo proud!” wrote a fellow viewer. Another commenter said: “Bro what is going on tonight with these picks from the coaches…”
Niall said Eli wouldn’t be a good fit for #TeamNiall but I disagree #TheVoice #VoiceBattles
— Buki 💅🏾 (@bukola8) November 1, 2023
Where Eli is after The Voice
Eli from The Voice continues to make music and has promoted his time on the show. He has at least 637 listeners on Spotify with his latest song, Wildfire, released in June, garnering over 1.8K listens.
His most popular work is his track, Catalyst, with 3.4K listens. He’s in a band, and they book gigs occasionally doing country covers. However, Eli hopes to focus on singing his solo material.
Eli ditched being a Division I athlete at the University of Iowa cross-country track team for music. When Eli runs, he breathes to the rhythm of a song he’s listening to, sometimes lasting up to 16 miles.
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