The place Alexia Jayy took this romantic Adele deep cut won her The Voice 2026, and fans say it couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person. Alexia stormed home on season 29 with her soulful reinterpretation of “One and Only.” She got the coaches on their feet during her sublime performance and came home strong to put her stamp on The Voice history. Fans were equally stoked, with a top commenter saying, “In 29 seasons THIS may be my favorite season and my favorite performance.”
True to form, Alexia really made “One and Only” her own. Adele’s version feels like a raw confession, while Alexia made it sound lush and smooth. The Music Man also has to give it up for the Alabama singer for giving such a classy and refined rendition of the ballad. With everything on the line for her final performance before the vote, it must have been tempting to go totally ham. But Alexia avoided the temptation and gave a timeless performance as a result.
Alexia sang “One and Only” on The Voice finale on April 15, 2026, and her performance drew 519,000 views in a week. Viewers said the 31-year-old 100% deserved the win and added comments such as “Genuinely one of the best live performances on a singing competition show ever” and “Alexia sings in a way that makes a song feel lived, not just performed. This was the kind of performance that pulls you in quietly and then leaves you thinking about it long after it ends.”
Alexia’s most popular performance on The Voice, apart from the finale, was her knockout cut of Whitney Houston’s “You Give Good Love”. It’s always a risky choice to try and sing Whitney, as you need to completely knock it out of the park, or it’s just not gonna work at all. Needless to say, Alexia brought the right stuff. Kelly’s closing comment to her fellow judges, “She’s gonna win”, proved to be quite prescient!
Alexia became a frontrunner early in season 29 of The Voice. She then went from strength to strength throughout the season, while being coached by Adam Levine. However, Adam admitted to NBC Insider that he “didn’t need to tell her much.” He said that his input mostly came in the occasional moments when Alexia battled with nerves. Adam recalled that his advice to her was “Don’t worry about winning because that’s not something you should concern yourself with. You should just do your best and see where it takes you.”