Dakota Cohen Advances to Top 13 on The Voice
Adam Levine's team member earned a spot in the Top 13 after performing Fuel's "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" during Cut Week.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in R&B
Dakota Cohen advanced to the Top 13 on The Voice after performing Fuel's "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" on the Cut Week episode. Adam Levine advanced Cohen as one of two team members designated safe, with the remaining competitors fighting for the final spot.
Why it matters
Cut Week reduced each team from seven competitors to three, the first time The Voice has used this format in the show's history. The result narrows the field for the remaining competitors while fan voting will determine who joins the finalists next week.
Cut Week reduced each team from seven competitors to three, with each coach designating two safe and five competing for the final spot. The 13th finalist will be determined by fan voting next week, and the broadcast airs Monday at 9 PM ET / 8 PM CT on NBC.
The players
Dakota Cohen
Dakota Cohen is a contestant on Adam Levine's team on The Voice who advanced to the Top 13 with a performance of Fuel's "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)".
Adam Levine
Adam Levine is a coach on The Voice known for his work as the frontman of Maroon 5, and he advanced Dakota Cohen to the Top 13.
Destinee Monroe
Destinee Monroe is a contestant on Queen Latifah's team on The Voice who performed David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in the final-spot round.
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is a rapper, actress, and coach on The Voice who saved Lillie Kolich after her performance of The Cure's "Friday I'm in Love".
The details
Each coach designated two team members as safe at the top of the show, leaving the remaining five to compete for the final spot. Levine called his final decision a coin flip before advancing Cohen, who had battled Destinee Monroe in Battle Rounds on Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life" the week prior.
Timeline
Week prior to Cut Week: Cohen battled Destinee Monroe in Battle Rounds on Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life".
November 2, 2026: Cohen performed Fuel's "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" on the Cut Week episode and advanced to the Top 13.
Next week: Fan voting will select the 13th finalist to join the other 12.
Season Trajectory
Cut Week represents a structural departure from The Voice's earlier elimination rounds, reducing each team from seven competitors to three in a single episode. The format narrows the path to the Top 13 and places fan voting at the center of the final finalist selection next week.
Viewers can watch the next episode Monday at 9 PM ET / 8 PM CT on NBC. Fan voting next week will determine the 13th finalist, giving the audience a direct role in who advances.
The takeaway
Cut Week shows how a compressed elimination format can concentrate a season's drama into a single broadcast. Viewers following the competition should watch how fan voting reshapes the final finalist lineup.
What happens next
Fan voting next week will bring back an eliminated competitor as the 13th finalist to join the other 12 in the Top 13.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Loudwire.
