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Mesa man on 'The Voice' wins Battle Round Tuesday night

Tyke James is from Mesa and he's up in the Battle Round.
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Tyke James, originally from Mesa, performing on The Voice season 15.

The Battle Round is back on "The Voice" and a Mesa man has advanced on Team Adam.

Tyke James' hometown is Mesa, Arizona, but he's living the long-haired surfer life in Hawaii. He's 17 years old.

James beat out Jarred Matthew of California during the Battle Round.

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James auditioned on "The Voice" with a soulful cover of Ed Sheeran's "Perfect." A few lines into the first verse, Adam Levine turned his chair.

Kelly Clarkson called the acoustic cover, "pretty."

"It's hard to explain, but when you get that adrenaline rush, and I turned around and you're clearly a freakin' stud," Levine said after the audition.

"I want your hair," Clarkson said. "I am serious about your hair, I love it so much."

Watch his Blind Audition here or in the video below.

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