'The Voice': Ruby Leigh Makes Her Mark on the Finale With 'Suspicious Minds' and 'Desperado'
Jessica Wilkins Ruby Leigh has been a fan favorite on The Voice season 24 and she made her mark with her finale performances!
Supported by coach Reba McEntire, the 16-year-old singer took the stage on Monday with Elvis' "Suspicious Minds" and made her coach proud.
"You have amazed me every time you get on that stage," Reba raved. "Elvis Presley might have recorded it first, but you Ruby-ized it... You did it like a champ, and the pro that you are."
"You're so remarkable, I've been a fan from the very beginning," John Legend agreed, praising Ruby's maturity and stage presence. "Your voice has so much heft and maturity, it feels like everything's in bold type."
Later in the show, Ruby performed her ballad selection, "Desperado" by the Eagles, and brought Reba and Gwen Stefani to tears.
"You did such a wonderful job" Reba raved. "You know what you can do, and you do it so well. Not many people can do that -- way to go!"
Gwen agreed, sharing, "Sometimes you just wanna cry on TV... That was so perfect and beautiful, and it's just mesmerizing that you're 16 and you can sing like that."
Ruby has been a fan favorite from the start -- when she showed off her yodeling skills in her Blind Audition on a country classic, Patsy Montana's "I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart."
She stayed strong with Battle and Knockout Round performances of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" and LeAnn Rimes' "Blue" and cemented her spot in the live shows with her emotional Playoff performance of "Long Long Time" by Linda Ronstadt.
"There's nobody like Ruby in the competition," Reba raved after the Playoffs. "She's got that real sweet emotional cry in her voice -- it wrecks my heart. She's bringing something that I've never seen on The Voice before."
ET spoke with the coaches on the red carpet ahead of this season's first live show, and all of them marveled at the range of talent they've seen on the show this year.
"The talent this year has just been like, across the board -- all of our teams are pretty insane," Niall raved. "The voices that I have this year are just like, some of the best singers I've ever heard."
John agreed, saying, "The depth of the talent this season is better than I've ever seen it on this show since I've been here."
"This is my eighth season and I've never seen just this level of quality across the board," he continued. "I'm so impressed with our artists this year."
"I have some amazing singers, and I think it's just gonna come down to at this point people start to fall in love with not just the voice, but the person as well," Gwen shared. "It's ridiculous this season. I know we say that every season and it always feels like that, but this one has a particularly tall order."
"I really couldn't tell you [who might win]," Reba agreed.
The Voice's two-part season 24 finale airs Monday, Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. PT/ET and Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 9 p.m. PT/ET on NBC.
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