Shakira and Usher

Shakira and Usher battle it for talented contestant Luke Edgemon... as mentors choose final members for their teams

With only one spot left on all the judges' teams the pressure was on during Tuesday night's Voice.
Not only did Shakira, Usher, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine have to make sure they picked the right singer but they could not hesitate to ensure beat the other judges and turn around for their choice.
And the the rivalry was fierce, especially between new judges Shakira and Usher.

Big fans: Both Shakira and Usher wanted Luke Edgemon on their teams in the final round of blind auditions on The Voice after his beautiful soulful rendition of Bonne Raitt's I Can't Make You Love Me

Both stars were desperate to get talented Luke Edgemon on their teams in the final round of blind auditions after his beautiful soulful rendition of Bonne Raitt's I Can’t Make You Love Me.

Convinced that the competitor's soulful vibe would make him clearly favour her rival, Shakira pulled out all the stops to win him over.

'I would be thrilled if I could have you on my team because I think your voice is phenomenal,' Shakira told the 24-year-old church minister's son from Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Pick me: 'I would be thrilled if I could have you on my team because I think your voice is phenomenal,' Shakira told the 24-year-old church minister's son from Fayetteville, North Carolina

'You're probably think that Usher is your man - but I'm your girl,' she assured him.

Still convinced that Usher had the upper hand, she then raised her leather-clad leg up and mimicked the R&B star's pose, teasing Luke by saying: 'If I did this would this help your decision? Come on man! Are you ready to pick or what?'

'I pick Shakira,' Luke finally said to everyone's surprise - particularly the sexy Colombian herself. 'It was a little bit of a surprise to me that he made that decision, because Usher is so cool and all that, so I thought, "What if I did the same thing?"'

Dirty tricks: Convinced that Usher had the upper hand, the Latin singer mimicked the R&B star's pose, teasing Luke by saying, 'If I did this would this help your decision?'

Signature pose: Usher often sits looking very cool with one leg up on his chair

But Usher was convinced he was tricked.

'I think the leg sold it for her,' he joked, with Blake adding: 'She had my vote!'

Luke had explained that he had been a backing singer for stars like Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige but thought it was 'time to step out of the background and into the spotlight'. Judging by the two judges battling for him, it could indeed be his time.

As the final blind auditions, the judges were more cautious than normal because once they made their final pick to fill their teams they would have to pass on all the talent to follow.

It was a juggling act that Blake Shelton may have lost.

Country kin: Blake Shelton was devastated when he was not able to pick teenager Amber Carrington from Nashville, Tennessee, as he already had filled his team