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The Voice Review: Bo Bruce Steals The Show, Brings Danny O'Donoghue To Tears With 'Running Up That Hill' (VIDEO)

Posted: 05/05/2012 20:58 Updated: 05/05/2012 21:15

Bo Bruce stole this week's show on The Voice with her emotional rendition of Running Up That Hill.

Her coach Danny describes Bo as “the most unique voice of the competition”, and it has been an emotional rehearsal week, with both of them thinking of her unwell mother, and both of them in tears.

He guided her to put her emotions into the music, which brought all four judges to their feet, and Danny applauding her ability to bare her soul.

There were tears last week, too, when Tom and Will said goodbye to Sam Buttery and Sophie Griffin, and this week it was up to Jessie and Danny to watch their acts tussle for a position in their final four - results tomorrow. Some highlights below...

Team Jessie

Toni Warne had spoken of how chuffed she was to get this far on The Voice, with her first rebith of confidence since her hair loss through alopecia when she was 21.

There was no sign of nerves as she belted out Tina Turner’s Proud Mary, and she’s got a lot of audience support behind her. And Will was impressed, saying “straight out of the gate, you were… zoom,” which, I think, is praise. I’m just not sure about thanking the band at this early stage of the competition.

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Ruth-Anne St Luce had admitted her audition song got a bit out of control, and she failed to hit some of the notes again this week in Promise This – a shame because her voice rains all over the original. The judges seemed to be generally forgiving of her random notes, with lots of different words of advice as to how to get back on tune.

Vince Kidd took Elvis’s Always On My Mind and made it… a generic nightclub crooner’s. The boy can hold a note, mind you, has a huge range and gets extra points for producing it himself to boot. Only reservation is him catching which camera is on him, and following it round with his eyes – all a bit Human League on Top of the Pops, circa 1982.

Cassius Henry – It’s a brave man who takes on Coldplay on his own, but Cassius took a big risk with Paradise, and it brought all four judges to their feet. Will tweeted that he was "Tupac with singing capability".

Becky Hill was having problems focusing and concentrating in rehearsals, but her husky tones found a home on stage, with Good Luck by Basement Jaxx, and the judges were impressed. “I love this girl’s spirit, said Sir Tom, who called her a modern Janis Joplin (obviously he hasn’t yet seen THIS!) And she was “brave” according to Will (another one!)

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Team Danny

Max Milner was on stage Freefallin’ with only his guitar for company. His coach had said “Max didn’t have to do anything but be himself”, and so it proved, with an almost pitch-perfect rendition of the Tom Petty classic (NOT John Mayer).

Hannah Berney has had a big week, singing for Her Majesty and now in the studio with Danny. Danny reckons there are record studios looking for people like this – looks great, can hold a note, what’s not to love? Will took note of the unconfident “switch-up” from jazz to Timberlake, and Jessie added there was too much going on with choreography, costumes and general grinding, but she Hannah herself proud with a soaring Cry Me A River, and Danny got to make a completely spontaneous gag about rock royalty. Good times.

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Hannah's performance divided the judges

Note - Hannah gets extra points for causing the first proper fisticuffs of the show between Jessie and Danny...

Jessie: "There was too much going on"
Danny: "What could she have done better?"
Jessie: "I’m here to give my opinion, it’s a free world"

Okaaaayyyy....

Sir Tom was more diplomatic, simply saying it was "a hell of a voice" (pausing to ask if he could say 'hell' - sweet!) and saying he was so mesmerised he didn’t even notice the dancers. Should get a job at the UN.

Aleks Josh – only 17, all very self-effacing and appealing in rehearsals - cut a distinctive tone with his Dream a Little Dream of Me, a gentle antidote to many of the evening’s other offerings, and Holly described him “flirting with the whole nation” through his tune. He’s no Buble… yet, but Danny said he didn’t think Buble was this good at 17. Big words.

David Julien took a mighty risk with the soaring Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap, but pulled it off and some. It reminded me of X Factor winner Matt Cardle pulling it out of the hat with his Bruno Mars cover in 2010 (yes, I'm sad), and brought all four judges, justifiably, to their feet. One thing - why the umbrellas? Danny sort of explained it, but…

This week's contestants in action - which one of them do you think is The Voice?

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  • Ruth-Ann St Luce (Team Jessie) - Promise This

  • Max Milner (Team Danny) - Freefallin', by Tom Petty, NOT John Mayer (whatever it may say in Google)

  • Toni Warne (Team Jessie) - belted out Tina Turner's <em>Proud Mary</em>

  • Hannah Berney (Team Danny) - Cry Me A River

  • Vince Kidd (Team Jessie) - Always On My Mind

  • David Julien (Team Danny) - Sweet Disposition

  • Cassius Henry (Team Jessie) - Paradise

  • Aleks Josh (Team Danny) - Dream A Little Dream

  • Becky Hill (Team Jessie) - Good Luck

  • Bo Bruce (Team Danny) - Running Up That Hill

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05:30 PM on 05/07/2012
Bo Bruce proves one thing, some Royals can actually do something good and not leave it all up to Will and the lovley Kate to do all the graft.
02:43 PM on 05/06/2012
Wow .. lots of negative comments. I hope that all of you out there are REALLY talented people who know what it takes to stand up and perform "Live" on TV to millions...

While talent shows are in fashion and watched by millions, those with no talent, some talent or amazing talent will appear on the shows. The end result is that if the public like what they are hearing they will buy albums, tickets to shows and concerts.

If your bored with the show, go and watch something else and stop complaining.

Good luck to all involved.
02:40 AM on 05/07/2012
Damn the knives are out. I think the armchair critics have no idea the courage it takes to get up in front of millions. Much easier to toss darts. It's Bo, Vince and Aleks getting my vote.
12:30 PM on 05/06/2012
To be honest the first auditions & the contestants own song choices were the best - it's gone downhill since the judges got involved.
11:34 AM on 05/06/2012
mediocre talent if that is to go by, a noice akin to a warble rather than clear singing, but who am I to say..I am not the judge and apparently some people like this sort of rubbish..where has the real talent gone, I think he was kicked off when they kept this woman.
11:05 AM on 05/06/2012
TWO people " stole the show " for me. Aleks with his rendition of dream a little dream and Bo with running up that hill.
I had great dificulty in actually hearing the words the others were singing, or I SHOULD say screaming ! It seems that everyone wants to shout as loud as they possibly can and or really mess about with the arrangement.The wobbly voices and confusing results are a real turn off for me. Perhaps what comes through my TV set sounds totally different to how it is heard in the studio/venue, but that should be worked on as it is the viewers now spending their money to vote.
When first aired this show was something a little different, but all too quickly the judges have resorted to the same old platitudes, such as, " You made it your own ", " You owned that song " and " I'm so proud of you " but the worst one really has to be " Doh" or is it " Dope ", I can never tell really with Will.i.am, and as I am just a licence paying viewer who watches this INSTEAD of the rubbish that is B.G.T, I don't really care either. Just entertain me with some great voices, great songs and if judges are required give us all some that are less concerned with their own fame and more into the acts they are mentoring.
12:56 PM on 05/21/2012
sadly alexs has a real attitude problem so he wont be seen again
10:46 AM on 05/06/2012
Ruth-Ann's performance was diabolical - there was no tune there and even SHE lost track of which 'twiddly bit' she was on - what happened to proper singing? Perhaps Jessie J should concentrate more on bringing out the real singing voice instead of trying to find a 'mini-me'? Just saying ...........................................
10:36 AM on 05/06/2012
This show is best seen in the obituary column. Probably one of the worst on the BBC at the moment.
10:36 AM on 05/06/2012
Had me in tears too, it was awful
09:45 AM on 05/06/2012
Sorry guys but I am one of the minority, because I actually love THE VOICE. but it would not be a world if we all liked the same thing.
09:36 AM on 05/06/2012
Sorry but I think you're over-playing that Bo Bruce performance. At best she yodeled her way through Running Up That Hill, the same way she yodels every sodding tune. At best mediocre, at worst like nails down a blackboard. Reality check for the journo/judges please.
08:47 AM on 05/06/2012
Bo is just a watered down version of Dido, and not nearly as in control of her voice. If she didn't do the flick at the end of each breath her voice would be little more than ordinary. Whats more, she sings every song in the same way with the same hand, eye, face and body movements. Sorry but dull dull dull
08:41 AM on 05/06/2012
I tend not to agree with the judges. I thought Bo Bruce was awful but then again I never liked her. I didn't think much of Cassius either and some of the singers are well out of tune - I'm not saying I could do better as I'm not a singer but better singers were eliminated from the competition. It will become obvious as the weeks go on, if not already, who the judges want to win - same as X Factor and Britains Got Talent. Just watch it for whatever entertainment value it holds and enjoy the songs you know - even if you don't recognise them!
05:58 AM on 05/06/2012
I find the mentors sycophantic and patronising. I watch one minute, then I get bored, turn over and find I turn back just as they have finished singing and receive the puke the mentors pour over them.To be honest, perhaps there is too much milk getting to the top and not enough cream, if you know what I mean? Adele and people of her ilk didn't need a talent show, they just worked hard and trooped around the clubs until they were discovered, let's go back to that and have some script writers entertain us on Saturday nights, not a group of fame seekers who want instant stardom.
01:24 AM on 05/06/2012
I couldn't understand why David Julien got a standing ovation, he sounded awful.
11:59 PM on 05/05/2012
Does anyone actually watch this twaddle?
12:57 AM on 05/06/2012
Apparently enough people buy into whatever hype is spun by the media.