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Out Alt Rocker Michelle Chamuel Moves on to Knock-Out Rounds on 'The Voice'

It remains a mystery as to why The Voice would deny its viewers the pleasure of watching, Michelle Chamuel, out contestant from Team Usher, do battle with her teammate Chelsea M. on Sia’s "Titanium," but for those of us who really want to hear the alt rocker wail on “Titanium” it’s available on iTunes for $1.29.

Tracy E. Gilchrist

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

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April 24 2013 4:15 PM EST

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It remains a mystery as to why The Voice would deny its viewers the pleasure of watching, Michelle Chamuel, out contestant from Team Usher, do battle with her teammate Chelsea M. on Sia’s "Titanium," but for those of us who really want to hear the alt rocker wail on “Titanium” it’s available on iTunes for $1.29.

When all was said and done Usher chose Michelle as the winner of the Battle Round, which means that with Karina Iglesias on Team Shakira, the show has two out singers moving on to the Knock Out rounds.

During the blind auditions, Michelle, lead singer of the Ann Arbor based band Ella Riot (Ella, as it Fitzgerald), turned three chairs with her ground-down version of Katy Perry’s much-loved (and often hated) “I Kissed a Girl.”

She caught the attention of Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher. Following much debate, the out singer, whom AfterEllen interviewed in 2010, went with what her gut was telling her and chose Usher.

While The Voice only aired a snippet of Michelle’s performance, she did give an interview later saying that she gave the song everything she had, so much so that she could barely remember what happened on stage.