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GALLERY: The Battles: Round 1 (S3 Ep 13) – The Voice SA

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With all the teams getting halved and no saves or steals in sight, the stakes were higher than ever for the first round of Battles!

<p>LIRA says a warm &quot;hello&quot; to our excited audience</p>
<p>LIRA says a warm &quot;hello&quot; to our excited audience</p>
<p>Anele gets the show on the road</p>
<p>The dashing, Riky Rick makes his grande entrance</p>
<p>Nice to see Coach Riri was all smiles before things got intense</p>
<p>No nerves in sight. Coach Francois was clearly pumped for a night of epic Battles</p>
<p>Petro &amp; Krista square-off performing, &#39;FAME&#39;!</p>
<p>Krista might have had a smile on her face but she was bringing the fight!</p>
<p>Petro raised the bar once again with some sky-high belts!</p>
<p>The aftermath of a truly sensational, first Battle!</p>
<p>Krista lifts her hands to the heavens as she secures her spot in the Live Shows</p>
<p>Team Riky&#39;s Contemporary Pop phenoms, Amy Tjasink and Joshua Parker compete for a spot in the final four</p>
<p>Ever the perfectionist, Amy thought she was out of her depth without her guitar but actually managed to dig deep and stand her own against Joshua</p>
<p>The princess and the rocker gave us one of the most haunting battles of the night</p>
<p>We&#39;d be smiling too if we&#39;d delivered such an extraordinary performance. Hats off to Daniel Jay &amp; Nikita</p>
<p>Daniel Jay and Nikita stand close moments before Francois announced the former as the winner!</p>
<p>Ilan and Lelo had the whole crowd vibing and their Coach in tears with Ed Sheeran&#39;s, &#39;Shape Of You&#39;</p>
<p>&quot;Come on be my baby come on!&quot;</p>
<p>Power-house diva, Lelo rushes to go hug her coach after winning the Battle!</p>
<p>Power, presence and phenomenal vocals! Itu Sings and Yahto Kraft proved a formidable match for one another</p>
<p>&quot;What more in the name of love?&quot; U2 never sounded so good.</p>
<p>Yahto gives his coach, LIRA a great big hug after leaving it all on stage and winning!</p>
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GALLERY: The Battles: Round 1 (S3 Ep 13) – The Voice SA

LIRA says a warm &quot;hello&quot; to our excited audience
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