The Four: Battle for Stardom | |
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Season 1 | |
Hosted by | Fergie |
Coaches | |
Winner | Evvie McKinney |
Runner-up | Candice Boyd |
Release | |
Original network | FOX |
Original release | January 4 – February 8, 2018 |
Season chronology |
The first season of The Four: Battle for Stardom premiered on Fox on January 4, 2018. Fergie hosted the show, while Sean Combs, DJ Khaled, Meghan Trainor and Charlie Walk were judges. Prior to the season finale, Walk withdrew from the show following sexual assault allegations against him. [1]
On February 8, 2018, the winner was announced as 20-year-old Evvie McKinney from Memphis, Tennessee, [2] who was signed to Republic Records and named iHeartRadio's "On the Verge" artist. [3]
Key:
Artists | Episodes | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Finale | ||||
Part 1 1 | Part 2 | Part 1 | Part 2 | ||||||
Evvie McKinney | WIN | N/A | SAFE | WINNER | |||||
Candice Boyd | WIN | OUT | SAVE | WIN | SAFE | RUNNER -UP | |||
Vincint Cannady | WIN | N/A | OUT | ||||||
Zhavia Ward | WIN | IN | SAFE | OUT | SAVE | WIN | OUT | ||
Tim Johnson Jr. | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||
Nick Harrison | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||||
Ash Minor* | IN | OUT | SAVE | LOSE | |||||
Saeed Renaud | WIN | OUT | SAVE | LOSE | |||||
Kendyle Paige | WIN | OUT | |||||||
Jason Warrior | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
Rell Jerv | WIN | OUT | |||||||
Cheyenne Elliot | WIN | OUT | |||||||
Lex Lu* | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
Blair Perkins* | OUT | ||||||||
Elanese Lansen | OUT | ||||||||
Key:
Artist | Age | Hometown | Starting seat |
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Lex Lu | 32 | Los Angeles, California | Put in seat 1 |
Ash Minor | 23 | Ipswich, Australia | Put in seat 2 |
Elanese Lansen | 22 | Boca Raton, Florida | Put in seat 3 |
Blair Perkins | 25 | Los Angeles, California | Put in seat 4 |
Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Judges' verdict | Walk | Trainor | Combs | Khaled |
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1 | Tyler Griffin | 24 | North Bergen, New Jersey | "Talk Dirty" | Eliminated | ||||
2 | Zhavia | 16 | Los Angeles, California | "Location" | Advanced | ||||
3 | Anthony Hall | 28 | Delray Beach, Florida | "Feel It Still" | Eliminated | ||||
4 | Illakriss | 21 | Dallas, Texas | "Let's Groove" | Advanced | ||||
5 | Valentina Cytrynowicz | 19 | Los Angeles, California | "Green Light" | Eliminated | ||||
6 | Saeed Renaud | 37 | Brooklyn, New York | "Run to You" | Advanced |
Order | Artist | Song | Challenge result |
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2.1 | Elanese Lansen | "Échame la Culpa" | Eliminated |
2.2 | Zhavia | "Unforgettable" | Put in seat 3 |
4.1 | Lex Lu | "Wild Thoughts" | Safe |
4.2 | Illakriss | "Special Delivery" | Eliminated |
6.1 | Blair Perkins | "Stay with Me" | Eliminated |
6.2 | Saeed Renaud | "Love Me Again" | Put in seat 4 |
Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Judges' verdict | Walk | Trainor | Combs | Khaled |
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1 | Candice Boyd | 27 | Rancho Cucamonga, California | "I'm Goin' Down" | Advanced | ||||
2 | Stevie Brock | 27 | North Hollywood, California | "Sugar" | Eliminated | ||||
3 | Cheyenne Elliott | 23 | New York City, New York | "Wings" | Advanced | ||||
4 | Cocoa Sarai | 28 | Brooklyn, New York | "Jealous" | Eliminated | ||||
5 | Kayla Ember | 18 | St. Petersburg, Florida | "Bad at Love" | Eliminated | ||||
6 | Jason Warrior | 22 | Chicago, Illinois | "Love Me Now" | Advanced |
Order | Artist | Song | Challenge result |
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1.1 | Ash Minor | "Adorn" | Eliminated |
1.2 | Candice Boyd | "Dangerous Woman" | Put in seat 2 |
3.1 | Lex Lu | "Bad and Boujee" | Eliminated |
3.1 | Cheyenne Elliott | "Too Good at Goodbyes" | Put in seat 1 |
6.1 | Saeed Renaud | "Superstition" | Eliminated |
6.2 | Jason Warrior | "Radioactive" | Put in seat 4 |
Note: This is the first time that all four members have been challenged.
Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Judges' verdict | Walk | Trainor | Combs | Khaled |
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1 | Rell Jerv | 24 | Wilmington, Delaware | "Pools" (Original Song) | Advanced | ||||
2 | Sean Cavaliere | 18 | Los Angeles, California | "Stitches" | Eliminated | ||||
3 | Jefferson Clay | 23 | Austin, Texas | "Better Man" | Advanced | ||||
4 | Nicole Boggs | 30 | Nashville, Tennessee | "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" | Advanced | ||||
5 | Tim Johnson Jr. | 18 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | "Let's Stay Together" | Advanced | ||||
Order | Artist | Song | Challenge result |
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1.1 | Cheyenne Elliot | "Wrecking Ball" | Eliminated |
1.2 | Rell Jerv | "I Own It" (Original Song) | Put in seat 1 |
3.1 | Jason Warrior | "Love on the Brain" | Safe |
3.2 | Jefferson Clay | "Ignition" | Eliminated |
4.1 | Zhavia | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Safe |
4.2 | Nicole Boggs | "Praying" | Eliminated |
5.1 | Candice Boyd | "Here" | Eliminated |
5.2 | Tim Johnson Jr. | "All I Want" | Put in seat 2 |
Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Judges' verdict | Walk | Trainor | Combs | Khaled |
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1 | Nicolina | 22 | Orlando, Florida | "Don't Let Me Down" | Eliminated | ||||
2 | RaVaughn | 30 | Carson, California | "Sorry Not Sorry" | Advanced | ||||
3 | Edi Callier | 22 | Covington, Georgia | "Jealous" | Eliminated | ||||
4 | Nick Harrison | 28 | Sherman Oaks, California | "Bad Boy For Life" | Advanced | ||||
5 | Josh Wyper | 30 | Vancouver, Canada | "Tennessee Whiskey" | Eliminated | ||||
6 | Kendyle Paige | 20 | Circleville, New York | "Me, Myself & I" | Advanced | ||||
Order | Artist | Song | Challenge result |
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2.1 | Jason Warrior | "Titanium" | Safe |
2.2 | RaVaughn | "Have You Ever?" | Eliminated |
4.1 | Rell Jerv | "Feeling Alright" (Original Song) | Eliminated |
4.2 | Nick Harrison | "Survival of the Fittest" | Put in seat 1 |
6.1 | Zhavia | "Diamonds" | Eliminated |
6.2 | Kendyle Paige | "PILLOWTALK" | Put in seat 3 |
This week featured two distinct parts. The first part was the same format as the previous weeks. However, in the second part, four previously eliminated artists received an opportunity to earn a chance to challenge a member of "The Four" another time.
Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Judges' verdict | Walk | Trainor | Combs | Khaled |
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1 | Vincint Cannady | 26 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | "Magic" | Advanced | ||||
2 | Evvie McKinney | 20 | Memphis, Tennessee | "Rise Up" | Advanced | ||||
Order | Artist | Song | Challenge result |
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1.1 | Jason Warrior | "Ordinary People" | Eliminated |
1.2 | Vincint Cannady | "Sittin' Up In My Room" | Put in seat 4 |
2.1 | Kendyle Paige | "Stay" | Eliminated |
2.2 | Evvie McKinney | "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" | Put In Seat 3 |
Throughout the run of the season, viewers voted for their favorite eliminated members of "The Four" on Twitter using the hashtag #TheFourComeback and another hashtag with the artist's first name. On January 29, FOX posted a video on the show's YouTube channel, which announced that Ash Minor, Candice Boyd, Saeed Renaud, and Zhavia had been the top four vote-getters and would be returning to the competition.
In Part 2, the four comeback artists were put into two pairs. Each pair had to battle for the judges' unanimous vote to move on. Once the judges picked which of the two comeback artists would move on, each winner challenged one of the remaining members of "The Four."
Order | Artist | Song | Result |
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3.1 | Saeed Renaud | "All My Life" | Eliminated |
3.2 | Candice Boyd | "Love" | Advanced |
4.1 | Ash Minor | "When I Was Your Man" | Eliminated |
4.2 | Zhavia | "Bodak Yellow" | Advanced |
Order | Artist | Song | Result |
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5.1 | Nick Harrison | "All The Way Up" | Eliminated |
5.2 | Candice Boyd | "Ex-Factor | Put in Seat 1 |
6.1 | Tim Johnson Jr. | "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" | Eliminated |
6.2 | Zhavia | "Say Something" | Put in Seat 2 |
In Part 1, the finalists each performed two songs. For the first song, each finalist performed in hopes of winning over the audience. After performing, the audience voted on their favorite performance, and the finalist with the most votes earned the power to choose who they wanted to battle against in the head-to-head challenge. For their second song, each selected pair went head-to-head. The judges picked a winner from each pair to move on to the final battle.
Order | Artist | Song | Result | Opponent |
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1 | Candice Boyd | "Don't Speak" | Did not receive | Vincint |
2 | Evvie McKinney | "Proud Mary" | Selected Zhavia | Zhavia |
3 | Vincint Cannady | "Creep" | Did not receive | Candice |
4 | Zhavia | "One Dance" | Did not receive | Evvie |
Order | Artist | Song | Result |
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3.1 | Zhavia | "Man Down" | Eliminated |
3.2 | Evvie Mckinney | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Advanced |
4.1 | Vincint Cinnady | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Eliminated |
4.2 | Candice Boyd | "I Have Nothing" | Advanced |
Order | Artist | Song |
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6.1 | French Montana | "Unforgettable" & "Famous" |
For the final battle, the two finalists performed once more for the votes of the judges. The winner of this battle would be crowned the winner of The Four.
Order | Artist | Song | Result |
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9 | Evvie McKinney | "Glory" | Winner |
10 | Candice Boyd | "Stay" | Runner-Up |
Episode | Original airdate | Time slot (ET) | Viewers (in millions) | Adults (18–49) | Source | ||
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Rating | Share | ||||||
1 | "Week One" | January 4, 2018 | Thursday 8:00 p.m. | 3.75 | 1.2 | 4 | [4] |
2 | "Week Two" | January 11, 2018 | 3.29 | 1.1 | 4 | [5] | |
3 | "Week Three" | January 18, 2018 | 3.47 | 1.1 | 4 | [6] | |
4 | "Week Four" | January 25, 2018 | 3.69 | 1.2 | 5 | [7] | |
5 | "Week Five" | February 1, 2018 | 3.76 | 1.3 | 5 | [8] | |
6 | "Week Six" | February 8, 2018 | 4.03 | 1.3 | 5 | [9] | |
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