LOS ANGELES -- Bay Minette native Kirk Jay fell just shy of winning Season 15 of The Voice, finishing third on the show. The finale aired Monday and Tuesday night, locally on WPMI NBC15.

All four finalists performed three songs Monday night, a cover song, an original song, which was also recorded in a studio before being performed live Monday night, and a duet with their coaches.

Tuesday night featured star-studded performances, including the four finalists performing with established artists. With Christmas just around the corner, the final night of the competition was also peppered with holiday-themed songs.

Going back to the artists that got him his four-chair turn in the Blind Auditions, Jay performed Rascal Flatts’ “I Won’t Let Go,” and George Straight’s “You Look So Good In Love,” with coach Blake Shelton. Jay also got to perform with Rascal Flatts during Tuesday night’s live finale.

His original song was co-written by Voice alum Nicolle Gaylon entitled, “Defenseless.”

Coach Kelly Clarkson got her second straight win on the show with 16-year-old country phenom Chevel Shepherd, who covered Tanya Tucker’s “It’s a Little Too Late,” and The Judds’ “Rockin’ With The Rhythm of the Rain,” duet with her coach. Her original song was titled, “Broken Hearts.”

Team Blake’s Chris Kroeze finished the night as the runner-up covering Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama,” and Delbert McClinton’s “Two More Bottles of Wine,” with Shelton, a song that has also been recorded by country artists Emmylou Harris and Terri Clark, along with the original song, “Human.”

Rounding out the top 4 was 14-year-old Kennedy Holmes, the youngest contestant ever to make The Voice finals, who covered Demi Levato’s “Confident,” and Stephanie Mills’ “Home,” with her coach Jennifer Hudson, along with the original song, “Love is Free.”

After getting a four-chair turn with Rascal Flatts’ “God Bless The Broken Road,” Jay made it through the Battle and Knockout rounds and never faced elimination through four weeks of live “Instant Save” rounds, three of those four weeks, he was announced as the first person saved from elimination.

Jay is just the second Baldwin County native to have success on the singing competition. Elberta’s Shelby Brown advanced to the final 9 on Season 9 of The Voice in 2015 before being one of five artists eliminated in the semi-final round.