
It was a pretty emotional night on The Voice this week, with Blake Shelton experiencing the first of many “lasts” as he prepares to make his exit from the singing competition after 23 seasons. As the Blind Auditions wrapped up on March 21, the cowboy turned his chair for the final time to complete the very last team he’ll ever coach on The Voice, and he admitted that he was a little “shook up” when faced with the reality of his time on the show coming to an end.
The fact that this was Blake Shelton’s last season and that he was building his last team ever was something the country singer repeated to seemingly every artist he hit his button for in the audition round of Season 23. However, it wasn’t until he hit his button for the final time — for 19-year-old country singer Grace West — that he truly realized this was his last rodeo. Shelton shared the historic moment with his followers on Instagram, posting: