Minnesota Cori Kennedy’s powerful voice took her far in season 28 of The Voice.

After being scooped up onto the team of Reba McEntire and winning a battle round, Kennedy made it to the knockout rounds. However, during Monday's knockout round, McEntire chose Nashville-based singer Aaron Nichols over Kennedy, a Kasson-Mantorville graduate.

Though McEntire made it sound like it wasn’t easy to eliminate the Minnesotan singer, whom she called a “powerhouse.”

“When you hit the stage, everyone knows you mean business,” McEntire said following Kennedy’s rendition of Lady Gaga’s “Yoü and I.”

Kennedy was one of two Minnesotans to appear on this season of The Voice, but the other, Colin Bracewell, didn’t pass through the blind auditions, even though he got some kind words from the judges for his

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