The Voice's Season 26 finale, part one, aired on December 9, 2024, with performances from five participants and more. The NBC show featured two performances from each of the finalists, including Sydney Sterlace.
16-year-old Sydney Sterlace from Team Gwen Stefani performed two songs. The first was Gracie Abrams' I Love You, I'm Sorry. The judges appreciated Sydney's performance and shared their views. However, some The Voice fans expressed disappointment in Sydney's song choice.
The Voice fans took to social media platform X and shared their views on Sydney's songs, which she performed during the show's part one of the finale.
One of The Voice fans shared on X,
"Is this a popular song being performed by Sydney? I don’t get the song choice…sounds nervous & pitchy. No comparison to the first two…not even Shye. Sweet girl but sour voice tonight. #thevoice."
Another fan wrote on the platform,
"Sydney my girl ugh this was not a the best song. She did amazing lost her a bit in some moments but overall she needed a stronger suited song for her voice. #TheVoice."
One more fan commented about Sydney's performance,
"Sydney Sterlace so easy-breezy natural, flowing through the verse, communing with the audience. Such a sweet vocal. Yes, youthful but also grounded and solid throughout her range. #TheVoice #VoiceFinale."
Some of the fans, who enjoyed her performances, also shared their views on the platform. One user commented,
"I wanna say this sydney sterlace performance is beautiful and sydney is performance is excellent and this is the best performance of night so far and this is a winning performance so far #TheVoice."
Another user reacted,
"Got to cheer on the hometown girl, right? Go Sydney! She’s certainly got a bright future ahead. Are they calling her fans the #SydneyMafia, yet? #TheVoice …………… #GoBills!"
An X user reacted to Sydney's final performance,
"Hate to say it but sydney is not #thevoice."
One more viewer shared a similar comment and reacted,
"#TheVoice Sydney. Another good performance, but I don't know if it good enough."
One of the fans who supported Sydney shared appreciation and wrote,
"I wanna say this sydney sterlace performance is good and I heard her story teller in all the performances she song tonight America and I wanna say sydney sterlace sold me on voting tonight and America i wanna say sydney has a shot at winning this #TheVoice."
Another netizen shared appreciation,
"Sydney Sterlace: This melody sounds good in her voice, really lies right in her sweet spot. Cute theme tailored for her age w/o being too cutesy. She handled those big notes and kept her poise with the elevating platform. Well done! #TheVoice #VoiceFinale."
One more fan wrote on the platform,
"Sydney is phenomenal …for her age. But lil’ sis still a bit off key & pitchy. Not #TheVoice today….but she will hone her craft, develop her gift & hopefully have a great career. Lots of training & practice til then. I wish her the best.(Soooo off key…ouch!)"
The Voice: Fans react to Sydney Sterlace's finale performances and her song choice
The Voice's finale, part one, aired on December 9, 2024, on NBC, and fans from various regions witnessed it. The five participants featured on the show's finale were Sydney Sterlace, Danny Joseph, Jeremy Beloate, Sofronio Vasquez, and Shye.
For Syndey's finale part one performances, fans saw her performing:
- Gracie Abrams' I Love You, I'm Sorry, and
- Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars.
After witnessing the 16-year-old delivering the performances, Coach Gwen Stefani shared that Sydney was "fulfilling" her dream. She added that watching the finalist "grow before her eyes" was enjoyable.
For her Chasing Cars performance, Gwen mentioned that her voice was "angelic", while Coach Reba shared that many young people would look up to Sydney for her talent.
While Sydney received such compliments from the Coaches on The Voice Season 26 finale, some fans disagreed. Hence, they took to social media to react to the finalists' performances and song choices.
Fans can stream The Voice Season 26 Finale Part Two on NBC on December 10, 2024. The latest episode can also be streamed on Peacock from the next day onwards.