{"id":6404,"date":"2025-10-23T14:22:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=6404"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:22:55","slug":"manny-creates-an-unforgettable-moment-for-his-hometown-leaves-the-coaches-amazed-and-brings-pride-to-his-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=6404","title":{"rendered":"Manny Creates an Unforgettable Moment for His Hometown, Leaves the Coaches Amazed, and Brings Pride to His Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-30058\" class=\"post-30058 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-spotlight\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/2240767384\/photo\/the-voice-the-battles-part-3-episode-2809-pictured-manny-costello.jpg?s=612x612&amp;w=0&amp;k=20&amp;c=j8Yqwlqu0OGY3v8ojesj6gzOPJPgspSgL6flNprBKyk=\" alt=\"The Battles Part 3&quot; Episode 2809 -- Pictured: Manny Costello --\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the October 20, 2025, episode of\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0Season 28 Battles, Team Reba artists\u00a0Leyton Robinson\u00a0and\u00a0Manny Costello\u00a0delivered a slow-burn duet that drew a standing ovation and a string of rave reactions from the Coaches.\u00a0Reba McEntire\u00a0advanced Robinson, which ended Costello\u2019s Season 28 run.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DO7Me0JDxL3\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buddytv.com&amp;rp=%2Fthe-voice-battles-manny-costello-bids-farewell-after-duet-with-leyton-robinson%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A26661.700000286102%2C%22ls%22%3A25320.900000095367%2C%22le%22%3A25711.900000095367%7D\" height=\"987\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"987\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Coach reactions (on-air quotes)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/2240767324\/photo\/the-voice-the-battles-part-3-episode-2809-pictured-leyton-robinson-carson-daly-manny-costello.jpg?s=612x612&amp;w=0&amp;k=20&amp;c=2FEOyi3ZrTsITg1ApSrBDoyAMINvGAY_ikiCY4UKwMg=\" alt=\"The Battles Part 3&quot; Episode 2809 -- Pictured: Leyton Robinson, Carson Daly, Manny Costello --\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Bubl\u00e9: \u201cThat was incredible,\u201d and to Robinson, \u201cYou can sing the phone book.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Snoop Dogg: \u201cY\u2019all sound amazing together.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Niall Horan: both Artists \u201cstepped up.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Reba McEntire\u00a0called the choice \u201cimpossible.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/2240767676\/photo\/the-voice-the-battles-part-3-episode-2809-pictured-reba-mcentire.jpg?s=612x612&amp;w=0&amp;k=20&amp;c=-5d3MN7bBhl9Qc9PTA4n3FX0OdmLWZM3xU3O8LIZEBs=\" alt=\"The Battles Part 3&quot; Episode 2809 -- Pictured: Reba McEntire --\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bubl\u00e9 also weighed a possible move at the buzzer but declined, which sealed Costello\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<h2>Contestant breakdown (Season 28 \u2014 Battle Round)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Leyton Robinson\u00a0\u2014 Team Reba \u2014 advanced from the Battle on October 20, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Manny Costello\u00a0\u2014 Team Reba \u2014 exited after the Battle when a potential save\/steal did not occur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Manny Costello\u2019s Season 28 journey<\/h2>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">Costello is a 28\u2011year\u2011old singer\u2011songwriter from Athens and a father of two daughters, described as a devoted \u201cgirl dad.\u201d It also recaps his Sept. 22 Blind Audition, when he sang Craig Morgan\u2019s \u201cAlmost Home.\u201d Reba McEntire and Snoop Dogg turned. McEntire told Costello he \u201cmade [her] homesick\u201d and compared his tone to country greats George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Randy Travis. Costello chose Team Reba for the season.<\/p>\n<h2>Team and format context<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/2240767436\/photo\/the-voice-the-battles-part-3-episode-2809-pictured-manny-costello-leyton-robinson.jpg?s=612x612&amp;w=0&amp;k=20&amp;c=BWjGSCdweU2pOmymdLu_9Ra5IGHHgvcWwYFD_sotYZ8=\" alt=\"The Battles Part 3&quot; Episode 2809 -- Pictured: Manny Costello, Leyton Robinson --\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Season 28\u2019s Coaches are Reba McEntire, Michael Bubl\u00e9, Snoop Dogg, and Niall Horan. NBC Insider\u2019s page confirms the Knockouts\u2019 Mega Mentors: Zac Brown and Joe Walsh, who join once the Knockouts begin. New episodes air Mondays at 8\/7c on NBC, with next\u2011day streaming on Peacock.<\/p>\n<h2>Performance analysis<\/h2>\n<p>The duet hinged on blend. Robinson\u2019s upper\u2011range control met Costello\u2019s textured midrange. Those contrasts made the hand\u2011offs feel conversational, which is why every Coach responded. A near\u2011steal tease from Bubl\u00e9 underscores how close the result felt on set.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">Related:\u00a0\u2018The Voice\u2019 Tonight (Oct. 13): Battle Rounds Begin with Star Advisors and a Jersey Teen\u2019s \u2018Powerful Punch\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">Reba\u2019s choice narrows Team Reba toward polish leading into the Knockouts, where Zac Brown and Joe Walsh will pressure\u2011test phrasing and dynamics. Costello leaves with a highlight that drew praise from all four chairs and a local profile that frames his season around family and roots<\/p>\n<h2>How to watch The Voice<\/h2>\n<p>Watch\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0Mondays at 8\/7c on NBC; stream the next day on Peacock.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1785005\" data-uid=\"1781a\" data-src-id=\"${PUBLISHER_ID}\">\n<div id=\"mgw1785005_1781a\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GQaJ51FqbEM\" data-id=\"GQaJ51FqbEM\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-alt=\"Leyton Robinson &amp; Manny Costello's Magic &quot;Think I'm in Love With You&quot; Duet | The Voice Battles | NBC\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"invalid\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GQaJ51FqbEM?autoplay=1&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"entry-footer\">\n<div class=\"share-icons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-box clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the October 20, 2025, episode of\u00a0The Voice\u00a0Season 28 Battles, Team Reba artists\u00a0Leyton Robinson\u00a0and\u00a0Manny Costello\u00a0delivered a slow-burn duet that drew a standing ovation and a string of&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6405,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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