The eliminations came fast and furious last night on "The Voice" when the top nine were drastically cut to four.

Season 3 winner Cassadee Pope made her triumphant return to the stage that made her a star, kicking off the night with a performance of her new single "I Am Invincible."

One moment the top nine were all highly anticipating was a mentoring session with country superstar Dolly Parton. Parton, who doesn't give advice, took time to talk to the contestants about their careers moving forward. No doubt a moment they will cherish forever.

With the top nine taking the stage to hear their fates, it was no surprise this season's frontrunner, Jordan Smith of Team Adam, was the first announced safe, ensuring Levine's team would be represented in the finale.

Country cutie Emily Ann Roberts of Team Blake was next to be awarded a finale spot thanks to America's vote. Taking on Parton's "9 To 5" for Monday's show paid off.

Following a performance by Parton, in was revealed one spot remained, as voted by America, and three of the remaining six contestants would be performing for an instant Twitter save. That spot was awarded to Barrett Baber of Team Blake, giving Shelton's team two finalists in the finale.

For his save song, Seabaugh chose "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw. "You are a star, no question about your stage presence and what a great country singer you are," Shelton commented afterwards, hoping his entire team might advance to the finale.

Davis chose "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House. Emotions got the better of her during the song, leaving the door open for Jeffrey Austin to steal the Twitter save. "America loves you," commented her coach Pharrell Williams, adding, "This is Madi Davis night."

Austin chose Ed Sheeran's "Make It Rain." The song perfectly highlighted his vocal versatility. "If you don't get voted through it is a crime," remarked coach Gwen Stefani afterwards.

Preliminary results of the Twitter save proved Austin, with 44 percent of the vote, was leading. Seabaugh trailed with 32 percent, and Davis was behind him with 24 percent. It was no surprise Austin was awarded the instant save, leaving last season's winning coach Williams without a representative for next week's show and out of the competition.

For the five contestants eliminated last night, the results were bittersweet. Still, all are leaving with fond memories of their time with each other and the experience they gained on the show, and are ready to start careers.

"We all knew how yesterday was going to go, some of us are surprised as we all worked very hard and would have liked to be in the finale," admitted Davis. "But at the end of the day, it's who the people vote for."

"Going into the results... it was a heavy day for us. It's hard to mentally prepare and you just hope for the best," added Vachal. "I'm just happy for the four that made it through, and the five of us who were eliminated are sticking around for the finale."

"I'm going home, will start playing gigs and just try and expand things career wise," Sunshine revealed. "I've had some management offers and am really excited to see where it leads and am excited for the future."

"I'm taking what I learned and building my career," said Seabaugh. "I'm going to try and stick with Blake as best I can, and with the huge fan base I gained from the show continue with them by my side."

"I think we just have to see what happens next," Davis said. "But I am excited, and this is the beginning, so there is no need for us to be sad, it was so much fun."

"This isn't the last of me," Brown said with a laugh. "Now it's time to focus on what I want to do with my career and get to work on something."

Vachal wants to finish an album she's already started and said her time on the show will be a major influence. "After going through this incredible journey and getting all the coaching I have learned so much about being an artist and I'm so inspired to write about this experience," said Vachal.

As for frontrunner Jordan Smith being this season's champ, Sunshine thinks it's probably a done deal. "Personally, I think he's such an amazing vocalist and genuinely nice human being, I would be very surprised he's not going home with a big hunk of metal that said 'The Voice,'" he revealed. "But it's still a competition and whoever the country wants to win will, but personally I'd be very surprised if he didn't take it."

Next Monday night at 8 p.m. the remaining four "The Voice" contestants sing for your votes with the performances determining the season's winner on Tuesday.