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Bryan Olesen brought the four coaches on "The Voice" out of their chairs with his emotional delivery of the ballad "Beautiful Things" and got a rave review from his coach John Legend after singing George Michaels' "Freedom! '90." Were those performances good enough for the Lincoln rock singer to win the NBC singing contest? That answer based on a public vote will be revealed Tuesday on the final episode of Season 25 of "The Voice," which begins at 7 p.m.

But Olesen did everything he could to take the competition's top prize, coming out with a legion of dancers and backing singers on a staircase as he soared through Michael's gospel pop-rock song. "I loved it, I loved it. It was just so exuberant and felt so good," Legend said.



"I felt your passion, the energy with the background singers, the chorus, the dancers. I loved seeing you do your shimmies up there. Everything worked man.

It was such a great performance." Those interested in voting on the finals can do so on "The Voice" website or "The Voice" official app. Olesen, who got a playoff pass from Legend and, after the semifinals, a last-minute "instant save" from voters that put him in the five-person final, has a good shot at winning the contest, Legend said in a pre-recorded interview that played before "Freedom! '90" "Bryan could win this," Legend said.

"He's our only rock 'n' roll singer. He's got that beautiful voice, clear and powerful. When you watch him perform, you think why isn't this guy singing in arenas now? T.

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