Dakota Cohen and Destinee Monroe Turn ‘Bring Me to Life’ Into a Standout Voice Battle

Dakota Cohen and Destinee Monroe bring a welcome shot of heavy rock to The Voice with a battle built around Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life.” The song gives both singers room to show power, but the most compelling moments come when their contrasting voices meet. Instead of treating the stage as two isolated solo spots, they turn toward each other and make the performance feel like an exchange.

The Team Adam pairing appeared in the final night of Season 30’s Battle rounds, broadcast on October 26, 2026. NBC also shared the performance through The Voice’s official YouTube channel, where the choice of an Evanescence song quickly became part of the conversation among viewers.

“Bring Me to Life” presents a demanding combination of intimacy and release. Its quieter phrases need focus, while the larger sections ask a singer to carry a forceful melody above a full rock arrangement. In a battle setting, the challenge becomes shared: each performer has to establish a distinctive sound while keeping the duet together.

The staging makes that relationship visible. Beneath blue lights, Cohen and Monroe trade phrases, move across the platform and meet face-to-face with their microphones raised. The close camera shots catch the effort and enjoyment of those exchanges, especially as they push into the more expansive passages.

The contrast between their voices gives the song its shape. Cohen’s textured tone and Monroe’s commanding energy offer different ways into the material. When they join together, the performance gains another dimension: the audience can hear the individual colours without losing the force of the shared melody.

The arrangement also gives the band an important role. The guitars and drums supply the weight associated with the song, while the singers carry its emotional movement. Watch the full battle below, including the coaches’ response, to hear how the duet moves from its opening phrases into the larger vocal exchanges.

The official upload describes a standing ovation, and the feedback helps explain why. Queen Latifah praised the way the contestants inhabited the song and worked together. Riley Green highlighted the power of the performance, while Kelly Clarkson drew attention to the different qualities each singer brought to the opening.

Adam Levine ultimately chose Cohen to continue on his team. Monroe’s night did not end with that decision: Queen Latifah used her Steal to bring her onto Team Queen. The outcome allowed both singers to remain in the competition, even though the battle required Levine to choose between them.

The audience response beneath the video extended beyond the result. One comment by @AliFrantic, displayed with 473 likes when checked, reads: “Finally, a song choice I love! We need more rock and metal on The Voice!” Other viewers praised the harmonies, the individual vocal character and the band’s contribution.

That reaction is part of what makes the performance interesting for rock listeners. A familiar heavy song can expose the personality in a singer’s voice especially clearly: the audience already knows the framework, so changes in texture and emphasis stand out. Here, two different voices give listeners more than one point of entry.

Cohen’s connection to rock was already visible earlier in the season. Berklee, where she graduated in 2023, highlighted her audition with Black Sabbath’s “Changes” and described the intentionally gritty component of her singing. The Evanescence battle extends that identity into a more confrontational duet format.

The strongest reason to revisit the clip is the partnership itself. Both singers have to compete for the same place on a team, yet their shared passages benefit from listening and responding to each other. That tension gives the performance an energy that a straightforward solo cover would not have.

For more of Cohen’s vocal character, her Blind Audition with “Changes” offers a useful companion. The Black Sabbath ballad gives her a different pace and emotional setting, making it easier to hear the tone she brings into the battle.

Evanescence’s official “Bring Me to Life” video provides the original reference point, with Amy Lee and guest vocalist Paul McCoy. Hearing it alongside the battle highlights the familiar foundations of the song and the different choices made when two contestants reshape it for a shared television stage.