‘The Voice’ adds new twist to live semifinals

(NBC) Eight singers will compete live on Monday for five slots in next

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week's finale of NBC's "The Voice," which is nearing its conclusion.

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Bodie Kuljian of Team Blake claimed that last week, his anxieties came dangerously close to winning.

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The performer admitted, "That's the first time I've ever felt like that on stage, like,

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I honestly was scared that I was going to pass out mid-performance.

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When the vocalists wait to find out their destiny, the tension barely lessens.

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Parijita Bastola of Team Legend observed, "It simply gets tougher and

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harder as the stakes go bigger." There is no way to lessen the stress

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associated with either losing or losing a friend, you know.

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