--- title: The Voice Contestant Slays Adele's "Set Fire To The Rain" description: Jordan Smith belted out a rendition of the song for his "Knockout round" performance. canonical: https://time.com/4088947/the-voice-jordan-smith-adele/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-27T17:23:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:26:22.569Z og:title: Watch The Voice's Jordan Smith Slays "Set Fire To The Rain" og:description: "Jordan can win this entire competition, no doubt" og:url: https://time.com/4088947/the-voice-jordan-smith-adele/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt504aac21f3a5c873/69886e5b0a4a2275349c6c13/jordan-smith.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2304 og:image:height: 1296 og:image:alt: The Voice - Season 9 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch The Voice's Jordan Smith Slays "Set Fire To The Rain" twitter:description: "Jordan can win this entire competition, no doubt" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt504aac21f3a5c873/69886e5b0a4a2275349c6c13/jordan-smith.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch _The Voice_ Contestant Jordan Smith Slay Adele's 'Set Fire To The Rain' > Sponsored content. 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On Monday night’s episode of _The Voice_, Jordan Smith belted out a rendition of the song for his “Knockout round” performance against contestant Viktor Kiraly, showing a vocal range that earned him a standing ovation from both the coaches and audience. “Jordan commands your attention so much to the point where you’re completely just swept away by what he does, it’s really special,” [said Adam Levine](http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/2015/10/26/jordan-smith-wins-knockout-advances-live-playoffs/74663330/), Smith’s coach on the show. “Jordan can win this entire competition, no doubt.” Levine went on to pick the 21-year-old Kentuckian to advance to the next round of the singing competition, “The Live Playoffs,” where audience voting will decide whether or not he gets a spot in the Top 12. 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