The Voice Quarter Final: Four Contestants Axed

Four contestants have been axed from The Voiceafter last night's live quarter final.

Sarah Cassidy, Alys Williams, Mitchel Emms and Leanne Jarvis all received their marching orders as they lost out in a series of one-on-one votes.

Ash Morgan, Joseph Apostol, Andrea Begley and Leah McFall were each given a "fast pass" to the semi-final by the judges.

And Mike Ward, Karl Michael, Cleo Higgins and Matt Henry all join them in the top eight after winning their votes.

There was praise for Leah from Will.I.Am, who suggested that Mariah Carey would be jealous of her voice.

And Jessie J went one further by telling Ash Morgan that his take on Ed Sheeran's Lego House was the best performance on The Voice ever.

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