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Watch: Bergen County Singer Wins Battle Round on 'The Voice'
Fort Lee's Melissa Jimenez is on Team Usher.
Bergen County singing sensation Melissa Jimenez will live to sing another day on NBCβs The Voice. In a battle round episodeΒ that aired Monday night,Β Jimenez β a Fort Lee residentΒ who is on Team Usher β battled Music Box, a power singer from Washington.
The two sang Alicia Keysβs Girl on Fire. After the performance, judges Shakira and Blake Shelton recommended Usher pick Music Box for his team, and Adam Levine chose Jimenez.
In the end, Jimenez won out, with Usher saying that it was a tough decision between the two, but that he was looking forward to teaching Jimenez.
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See the video above, and get a full recap of Monday nightβs Voice episode on NBC.com.Β
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