Maluma and Saweetie join Team Legend and Team Dan + Shay as 'The Voice' mentors to begin playoffs

This week marked the start of the Playoffs rounds in the 25th season The voice and the show brought in some serious singers on Monday night (April 22) to whittle down each coach's team from five to three singers before the live audience voting rounds begin.

Team John Legend brought in a franchise veteran in Colombian superstar Maluma, who coached for two seasons La Voz, both in his home country and in Mexico. Meanwhile, team Dan + Shay got a boost from rapper Saweetie, with each guest bringing their own unique skill set to the gig.

According EW, Maluma seemed completely at ease with the job, offering positive notes and encouragement and some pro tips on performance and setting the mood. In a preview video released before the show aired, Maluma had plenty of good advice for the Crew members, from encouraging them to write their own songs to suggesting they ditch their instruments while playing live to focus on their vocals.

This experience came about when Nathan Chester was preparing his cover for 'Oh!' of the Beatles. Much loved.” After Legend—whom Maluma called “Juan Leyenda”—suggested that Chester inject more urgency into his performance, Maluma echoed that sentiment and offered a technical note about stepping away from the mic for to let his voice really shine.The momentum was clearly on to something as Chester hit the Live rounds.

Maluma also seemed to bond with Venezuelan-born singer Mafe, who stepped up significantly with a soulful version of Adele's “Someone Like You” but failed to make the final cut. The other members of Team Legend Playoffs include Bryan Olesen and Zoe Levert.

EW noted that while rapper Saweetie seemed like an odd choice to work with country duo Dan + Shay, they had good chemistry and the “Best Friend” MC seemed to really have a vibe with the female singers in the pair's group, offering them such poetic advice as “there is no deadline for dreams”. When 17-year-old Anya True began rehearsing Taylor Swift's “All Too Well (Taylor's Version),” Saweetie helpfully suggested making more eye contact to connect with the studio audience.

Admittedly not a country fan, Saweetie suggested that singer Karen Waldrup try to focus less on being technically perfect and instead “go for personality,” which she certainly did on her cover of “Heart Like a Truck.” by Lainey Wilson. That was enough to book Waldrup's ticket, along with Madison Curbelo and Tae Lewis.

The Playoffs begin next week with performances from Team Reba and Team Chance.

Check out some of Monday night's performances from Team Legend and Team Dan + Shay below.