Cee Lo Weeps As ā€œThe Voiceā€ Battle Round Concludes

Moving performances made elimination a distressing task for (most) judges

Cee Lo Green wept three times in the final battle round of "The Voice," which locked in the four teams that will proceed to the show's live competition.

"I'm a sensitive person, I'm an artist," Cee Lo explained after his second emotional episode.

They were tears stirred by moving performances and some anguish over having to choose who to cutā€”a call that distressed nearly all of the coaches.

Blake Shelton appeared pained to drop the ax on Jordan Rager, whom he effusively flaunted as the "only real country singer" in the entire program. Rager proved to be less versatile than the show requires and couldn't compete with Naia Kete, who effortlessly and impressively made it through battle.

Adam Levine had a soft spot for Nicolle Galyon, a singer-song writer whose passionate piano playing won his adoration at blind auditions. But when he ripped the instrument away from her, she shrunk as a performer and was unable to fight against Mathai's mighty vocals. (The show is "The Voice," after all.)

And it was all too much for Cee Lo. His team's emotional ballads and heartfelt performances moved him to tears. James Massoneā€”a Boston boy who could have been an extra in "Good Will Hunting" ā€”sang "True Colors" with Wade, an R&B singer with and old-soul sound. Together, they triggered two of Cee Lo's three crying spells.

The weepy artist leaned toward Wade the entire episode, but couldn't dispute Massone's dominance during the pair's final performance.

Shockingly, he was able to hold himself together during the most emotional performance of the night. Tony Vincent and Justin Hopkinsā€”both longtime musicians with young familiesā€”collaborated on Journey's "Faithfully."

Perhaps Cee Lo remained composed because he couldn't see the TV-edited close-ups of each man's family as they ripped through the most relevant lines: "They say that the road ain't no place to start a family/ Right down the line it's been you and me/ And loving a music man ain't always what it's supposed to be."

Every judge seemed completely swept up by each man's performance, including Cee Lo, who decided to keep Broadway singer Tony Vincent.

The only judge who didn't seem in any way torn about cutting an act from her team was the ruthless Christina Aguilera who matter-of-factly told hip-hop artist Moses Stone that he was better than the country duo "The Line."

The show moves to its next phase next Monday at 8/7 Central. Here are the teams as they currently stand:

Team Blake
Charlotte Sometimes
Erin Willett
Jermaine Paul
Jordis Unga
Naia Kete
RaeLynn

CEE LO
Cheesa
Erin Martin
Jamar Rogers
James Massone
Juliet Simms
Tony Vincent

ADAM

Karla Davis
Katrina Parker
Kim Yarbrough
Mathai
Pip
Tony Lucca

CHRISTINA
Ashley De La Rosa
Chris Mann
Jesse Campbell
Lindsey Pavao
Moses Stone
Sera Hill

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