[ Cheers and applause ]
All right, we're excited.
We got "The Voice: Battle of Champions."
Three coaches.
This is gonna be an awesome season.
Stay tuned to "The Voice," blind auditions.
Can we do the show now?
It's gonna be the best one every day. Watch this.
Daly: It's night two of the Blinds,
and the artists will lay it on the line
to fight for a spot in the Battle of Champions.
♪ Up, up, up, it's our moment ♪
♪ You know together we're glowing ♪
♪ Gonna be, gonna be golden ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, I'm done hiding ♪
♪ Now I'm shining like I'm born to be ♪
Daly: And our coaches are ready to fill up their rosters
and add to their triple-turn tally.
Let's go!
I haven't won a triple-turn yet, but my time is coming.
I'm calling my shot.
I'm gonna win the next triple turn.
You have my word on it.
I feel like I might be running laps
around these little boys over here.
Levine: Three coaches, all GOATs.
We're all fighting to fill up our teams,
and I'm absolutely crushing it.
Whoo!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Do you want to win the triple-chair competition?
Does that mean anything to you?
Getting that advantage?
I mean, I like getting an advantage in any game.
Don't you want a Super Steal?
-Yes. -Yeah. Who wouldn't?
Who wouldn't want that?
It sounds like a power, you know?
Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
Just have a good time out there.
I will.
♪ Call me the bread man ♪
♪ Lock the brakes, doing donuts, fishtailin' ♪
♪ Call me the bread man ♪
What's up, guys?
It's an early morning here in Tennessee today,
but I wanted to bring you all along with me on my bread route.
My name's JW Griffin.
I'm 25 years old, and I deliver bread.
I go around and deliver to different grocery stores.
Stacy: The bread company.
The first time they let him go out by himself,
he backs out into the trailer hitch of a big truck
and knocks out the back window.
And then he said they started calling him "Crash."
I thought I was toast.
I don't know where y'all are going with that one.
The van survived.
I still drive that van to this day.
At the end of the day,
delivering the dough is a good way to make some dough.
[ Chuckles ]
I like all of them. I think they're all good.
I don't think you can go wrong.
I hope they all three turn around, get a three-chair turn.
We're going for all three.
I am so proud of you.
And I've been a fan... since the beginning.
And I love you so much. I love you, too.
And you are my favorite nephew.
And I have more than one, so that's okay for me to say.
[ Laughter ]
♪♪
For my blind audition, I'm singing
"Long Haired Country Boy," by the Charlie Daniels Band.
This song really resonates with me
because it's a spirit I want to bring into my own songwriting.
I just love older country
'cause it had such a distinct sound.
There's no country coaches this season,
but they're all pretty iconic
and they've all won the show before.
I'd love for all three of them to turn around.
I have a ton to learn, and I don't want to go home
before I get the chance to do that.
My passion isn't delivering bread, it's making music.
♪♪
I'm really proud to be here.
I know a lot of people want to be in the same spot as I am,
and I don't take that for granted
because I'm about to perform in front of
some of the biggest artists in the whole world.
♪♪
Here we go. Okay, here we go.
Get excited.
♪♪
♪ People say I ain't no good, and I'm crazy as a loon ♪
♪ 'Cause I get stoned in the morning ♪
♪ And get drunk in the afternoon ♪
Yes!
♪ Kinda like my old blue tick hound ♪
♪ Like to lay around in the shade ♪
♪ Well, I ain't got no money, but I damn sure got it made ♪
♪ 'Cause I ain't asking nobody for nothin' ♪
♪♪
♪ If I can't get it on my own ♪
Yeah! All right!
♪♪
♪ If you don't like the way I'm living ♪
♪ You just leave this long haired country boy alone ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ Well, a poor girl wants to marry ♪
♪ And a rich girl wants to flirt ♪
♪ A rich man goes to college, and the poor man goes to work ♪
♪ Well, I ain't asking nobody for nothin' ♪
Pick me!
♪ If I can't get it on my own ♪
♪♪
♪ Oh, and if you don't like the way I'm living ♪
♪ Just leave this long haired country boy alone ♪
Hey.
♪ Leave this long haired country boy alone ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Three chairs.
Oh, it's gonna be so heartbreaking.
Legend: Triple turn, baby!
My heart is already broken.
Triple turn!
Oh, man. What's your name?
My name's JW Griffin.
I'm 25 years old, and I'm from Moultrie, Georgia.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Let me tell you something, man.
This is gonna be so heartbreaking when I don't win,
but, uh... [ Laughter ]
Ugh! Don't pay attention to that reverse psychology.
It's not even reverse psychology.
It's just reality at this point, for me.
I hope so. I always lose country.
But I will tell you this.
You have one of my favorite voices
I've ever heard on this show.
It's special, it's unique, it's soulful.
Your timing, your pocket. I want to own your records.
I want to be a fan. I just instantly got it.
And I think that we could
break a lot of heads together, so...
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that.
I'm so excited that I turned first, if you remember.
[ Laughter ] You did.
You are such a great storyteller
within the first few moments of the song,
and then, you showed me your range, and I say "me"
because don't pay attention to the others.
Oh.
I don't know if you know this,
but I have been on country radio,
and I really am so happy
Blake Shelton isn't here right now.
[ Laughter ]
Think about this.
Blake and I, we learned so much from each other.
We became super tight.
And, look, we come from different places,
and that was explosive.
Me and country artist equals large amounts
of everybody loving us. Oh. Oh.
That's how you interpret your rivalry with Blake Shelton. That was nicely done.
That's very interesting.
JW, I would like to hear a little bit more about you.
Griffin: Currently, I try to write every single day.
It's not full-time.
I do bread deliveries in the morning.
Oh. Do you got sourdough?
Yeah, they do make sourdough. [ Laughter ]
That's my favorite.
Griffin: Yeah, it's great.
Your tone sounded so comfortable and easy.
It just felt like you were having a conversation with us.
And I was like, "This guy is born to be on 'The Voice,'"
born to sing. I would love to coach you
not because I'm some expert in country music,
though I have been on country radio, as well.
I even have a CMT Award. Oh, whatever.
Yes. Believe it or not.
Was that with Carrie? Is that the Christmas song?
With Carrie Underwood. Yes, yes, with Carrie Underwood.
That's a good song. Yes.
I believe I can coach artists from any genre.
I've taken a country artist to the finale on this show.
I would love to do that with you, JW.
Thank you so much. I just want to say one more thing!
I do think that I've won with country artists
and that they have not. [ Laughter ]
So, pick me. [ Laughter ]
If you pick me, you're gonna have
a co-coach in Blake Shelton 'cause he's gonna love you.
Damn it.
I'm gonna pester him on a daily basis.
I have Blake's number, too.
We text all the time. [ Laughter ]
Yes, but -- Don't believe this --
this one-on-one relationship. The Adam and Blake thing.
I am not calling Blake for help.
[ Laughter ]
Blake knows I've got this. He knows I got this.
J-Dub -- May I call you J-Dub?
Yeah, most people do.
Ah! Well, then, it's fate.
Who do you pick as your coach?
Oh.
Come on. Please!
[ Audience shouting ]
It's a tough choice.
I was the first one.
[ Audience shouting ]
♪♪
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice: Battle of Champions."
J-Dub, who do you pick as your coach?
Oh.
Come on. Please!
[ Audience shouting ]
Who do you think? I don't know.
Kelly? Would you pick Kelly?
It's a tough choice.
♪♪
I was the first one.
[ Audience shouting ]
♪♪
I think I'm gonna have to go with Kelly.
Aww. Who did he say?
Oh! I couldn't hear you!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you so much. I'm so excited!
I'm so happy that JW is on my team.
I love him so much.
His voice is the epitome of what I love in a male country singer.
And just the kind of -- the sound that I grew up on.
Oh, my God. You like football?
I do. I do, too.
Tied with Kelly for the Triple Turn competition.
Um, I'm not happy about it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
She's back, everybody. She's back.
I really want a country artist this season.
Kelly is a very, very tough competitor, and I love that.
It's a good challenge.
That was a really good pitch.
I had to go and have hopes.
I thought for a second that was gonna win.
He did a good job.
Yeah, that was a great pitch.
You should use that again.
Never pressing my button for a country singer ever again.
I'm so happy.
I'm so mad.
Here's our Triple Take.
Kelly just secured another big win.
She's doing a full-court press
and now is tied with Adam
at two Triple Turns each.
There's a reason why
she has the most banners on the stage.
She's a pro. But on the other hand,
John keeps tossing the bricks.
He needs to step it up if he wants
that Super Steal advantage.
He's a legend. I know he's a legend,
but I'm just telling you what I know.
The guy's an EGOT winner.
I wouldn't count him out yet.
It's still early in the competition,
and anything is possible.
We gonna have to chop it up after this.
Staten Island -- I mean, you gotta have the look.
You gotta have the walk. You gotta have that little sass.
Pass the sauce. What are you doing?
Get over here. Help out. Are you kidding me?
[ Laughs ]
My name's Nicolette Capua.
I'm 23 years old,
and I'm from Staten Island, New York.
Our family parties are absolutely insane.
We got meatballs...
You can't even hear yourself think
because everyone's talking over each other.
My preferred genre is straight-up pop.
I loved performing pop since I was little,
so I will be singing
"You Broke Me First," by Tate McRae
for my blind audition.
I'm literally shaking.
[ Laughing ] This is --
I'm moments away from walking on that stage.
I've been dreaming of this since I was a little girl,
and I can't believe I'm finally here.
♪♪
You got this. You got this.
Are those heels? Maybe.
♪♪
♪ You broke me first ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ Maybe you don't like talking too much about yourself ♪
♪ But you should've told me that you were thinking ♪
♪ About someone else ♪
♪ You're drunk at a party or maybe it's just ♪
♪ That your car broke down ♪
♪ Your phone's been off for a couple months ♪
♪ So you're calling me now ♪
♪ I know you, you're like this ♪
♪ When things don't go your way, you needed me to fix it ♪
♪ And like me, I did ♪
♪ But I ran out of every reason ♪
♪ Now suddenly you're asking for it back ♪
♪ Could you tell me, where'd you get the nerve? ♪
♪ Yeah, you can say you miss all that we had ♪
♪ But I don't really care how bad it hurts ♪
♪ When you broke me first ♪
♪ You broke me first ♪
♪ Suddenly, you're asking for it back ♪
♪ Could you tell me, where'd you get the nerve? ♪
♪ When you broke me first ♪
♪ Broke me first ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Man...
It's all right.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
Man, you are a gifted singer.
What's your name?
My name's Nicolette Capua.
I'm 23 years old, and I'm from Staten Island, New York.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Your voice is really powerful.
You've got really cool tones down here
when you were in the beginning of the song,
and then, towards the end,
it got a little away with you with the pitch,
but once you landed on it,
it was so full and open and beautiful.
You are a very talented singer.
Thank you so much. I appreciate that.
Thank you.
That's a major task, that song,
and it starts super wordy
and only gets more challenging as it goes.
That's a really tough vocal, honestly.
So I think that just kind of rationing a little bit
and holding on to enough breath
so you can really kind of belt it when it's --
when it opens up and crescendos towards the end.
I think all those things worked against you a little bit,
but that doesn't mean that if you don't keep at it,
you can't come back here and have some success.
So, thank you for coming.
Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate it.
Thank you, Nicolette. Thank you.
Thank you for coming.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I liked her look.
Her look is really cute. Mm.
Staten Island.
She sounds like she's from Staten Island.
I know. I love her accent.
I love that accent. Me too.
With Nicolette, I just felt like, in those big notes,
it got a little pitchy.
And I feel like she's probably better than what she did today.
Like, we all have days like that.
So, at this point, I would love to get someone
that's, like, soulful R&B.
I want to fill up with different genres.
Daly: Coming up...
♪ I got to go, I got to go ♪
Daly: ...the artists turn it up...
♪ Tonight ♪
Yeah!
Daly: ...and the coaches throw down...
Let me tell you who turned first.
By like a second.
Choose Team Legend over Team Kelly.
Everything he said, I would not do.
I hate when mom and dad fight.
Daly: ...in the race for the most Triple Turns.
Go ahead, John.
You know I love you, Kelly Clarkson.
♪ The girl is mine ♪
Watch him pick Adam.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the Blind auditions.
♪♪
[ Imitating drumming ]
It would be so me to win the Battle of Champions.
I feel like I've got focus.
[ Heavy metal music plays ]
[ Lullaby music plays ] Hey, man, I'm tired.
[ Scary music plays ]
Move it or lose it, sister.
♪♪
We really, genuinely love and respect each other.
♪♪
Hey, Kelly. What are you doing?
[ Laughs ]
I'm so -- [ Laughs ]
Day 2 Blinds, and I'm feeling great.
♪♪
My name is Tia Durant.
I am -- Oh!
My -- [ Scoffs ] Not my name.
Is -- Oh.
I am from -- ah! [ Laughs ]
What is happening?
I'm Tia Durant.
I'm 32 years old, from Sumter, South Carolina.
♪♪
This is my hometown, Sumter, South Carolina.
I'm in downtown Sumter.
♪ Hey, Mr. DJ ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Play a song for this pretty little baby ♪
I'm just a small-town girl with big dreams
trying to change them into a reality.
♪ Don't it feel so good? ♪
Right out of high school, I went into the banking world.
I was just there to deposit checks.
I took a lot of money, and I counted money.
But when you wake up in the morning
and all you think about is singing,
then you're a singer.
And I remember being at the bank where I'm like,
"You know, this is amazing, and I get to help people,
but it's not in the way that I want to help people."
So, one day, I decided to quit.
[ Laughs ]
I quit.
It was a huge risk, but look at me -- I'm here.
It's definitely paying off.
[ Cheers and applause ]
This opportunity means more to me
than I have words to describe.
I know that "The Voice" is gonna push me
towards my dreams even further.
♪♪
♪ Mmm, L.A. ♪
All right.
♪ Proved too much for the man ♪
♪ He couldn't make it, so he's leaving the life ♪
♪ Mm, he's come to know ♪
♪ Hoo, ooh, hoo, ooh ooh, ooh ♪
♪ He said he's going back to find ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, what's left of this world ♪
♪ Mm, the world he left behind ♪
♪ Not so long ago ♪
Come on.
♪ Oh, whoa, oh ♪
♪ He's leaving, leaving ♪
♪ On that midnight train ♪
♪ Ooh, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ He said he's going back to find ♪
♪ A simpler place and time ♪
♪ Oh, yes, he is ♪
♪ And I'll be with him ♪
♪ On that train to Georgia ♪
♪ Whoo-hoo! ♪
♪ I'd rather live in his world ♪ Whoo-hoo!
♪ Than here without him in mine ♪
♪ And I got to go, I got to go ♪
♪ Hey, I gotta go, I gotta go ♪
♪ Midnight train to Georgia ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Wow!
Congratulations. Yes, thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yay!
What is your name, and where are you from?
My name is Tia Durant, and I am from Sumter, South Carolina.
All right. Thank you.
My only issue was, I was a little concerned
about the beginning,
but when you started belting, it was glorious.
Yeah. It was magical.
I'm excited for you. Welcome to "The Voice."
Yeah! [ Laughs ]
Tia, the whole point of this show,
from the first day of the first season,
the whole point is to celebrate great voices.
Mm-hmm. All that matters
is appreciating really amazing voices,
and, Tia, that's what I was listening to.
Oh, wow, thank you.
So I'm here for it. Kelly's here for it.
John... Perhaps an error in judgment.
Maybe another moment or two that had --
I think another -- another 5 seconds, and he's in.
I can do it again.
[ Laughter ]
I can do it again! No, no! You don't need to!
We don't need him. It's my fault.
Please do not do that.
I do not want him in the game. No.
The man had his chance, and he blew it.
[ Laughter ]
I would love you on my team.
I don't have anybody on my team that sounds like you,
which I love 'cause I like having a variety of music,
and I love everything.
I think the only thing I've never covered is, like,
hard metal on my show. Like -- Like I --
Which you might -- you should do.
Which maybe I shall. You could.
You can do it. You feature me, feature me.
I think the hardest I've gone is Metallica,
but, like, I do think song selection is gonna be key
in this kind of environment, picking songs
that really showcase a different side of you,
that allow people to get to know you more as an artist.
Yes, thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I mean, I love you. I mean...
Thank you, Adam. I think you're amazing.
And she said a lot of good stuff, so...
I would love to work with you, I really would.
The purity of it is why I turned,
and that's -- that's why I love you.
All right. Well, Tia,
who do you pick as your coach?
Come on, Tia!
[ Audience shouting ]
♪♪
Come on, Tia!
So, um...
♪♪
At my heart, I'm gonna go with Team Kelly.
Yeah!
Yes!
♪♪
Oh, my gosh. I love your voice!
Oh, man, I've been waiting for someone
that I can hand any song, any genre,
and then be able to crush it just soulfully.
Ah, yeah! With the football jersey.
And that is Tia. What an addition to Team Kelly.
Congratulations!
She's dope. She's good. Yeah, she can sing.
Adam is one of the OG coaches of "The Voice."
That's already hard enough to go up against.
Also, he's incredibly cool,
which I'm total nerd, so that's hard.
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about!
But it's worth it once you win.
Tia's good. She was really good.
My team is really looking good, y'all.
It's gonna be the team to beat, I think.
Nobody likes me.
All right, Kendra, are you ready?
I am ready.
What song you singing out there?
I am singing "Girl Crush."
Oh, my gosh. Yeah.
Oh, how you feeling?
I'm ready to crush "Girl Crush."
You're gonna do a great job.
Have fun. Thank you so much.
♪♪
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the Blind auditions.
Woman: Kelly's gonna win the Triple Turn competition!
Thank you.
♪ Thank you for being a friend ♪
♪♪
♪ Oh, and back again ♪
♪ Your heart is true ♪
♪ You're a pal and a confidant ♪
I like that one.
♪♪
♪ And if they threw a party ♪
♪ And invited everyone you knew ♪
[ Laughter ]
♪ You would see [mumbles] get from me ♪
♪ And the card attached would say ♪
♪ "Thank you for being a friend" ♪
♪♪
♪ It's all in your smile ♪
♪ Your smile, your smile ♪
[ Laughing] I have cleaned some really awesome people's teeth.
Hey!
I'll see you next time, girl.
I kind of live a double life.
I am a dental hygienist by day
and a country singer-songwriter by night.
I'm Kendra Remedios,
I'm 31 years old, and I'm from Arlington, Texas.
I do love being a dental hygienist,
but I intended to move to Nashville
to pursue my music career.
In 2019, after I graduated dental-hygiene school,
and I got a call, breaking the news saying
that my dad suffered from a massive brain aneurysm.
I grew up a tomboy, and that's why I'm a daddy's girl.
My dad was my number-one fan.
He was just the rock in my life.
♪ And I'm thinking of you ♪
♪♪
♪ I'm thinking of you ♪
Oh, Dad would be so proud.
He'd be cheering you on
and crying at the same time, for sure.
I know he would.
[ Sniffles ] For sure.
♪ I'm thinking of you ♪
Remedios: I know there's only three coaches this year,
but I know my dad's the -- the hidden fourth coach
because I hear my dad in my head all the time.
He has the best seat in the house.
♪♪
Having those chairs turn around
would be such a pivotal moment to my dreams coming true.
♪♪
Let's go.
♪♪
♪ I got a girl crush ♪
♪ I hate to admit it, but ♪
Uh-huh.
♪ I got a heart rush ♪
♪ It ain't slowin' down ♪
♪ I got it real bad ♪
♪ Want everything she has ♪
Come on! Oh, yeah!
♪ That smile and that midnight laugh ♪
♪ She's giving me now ♪
♪ I wanna taste her lips ♪
♪ Yeah, 'cause they taste like you ♪
♪ I wanna drown myself ♪
♪ In a bottle of her perfume ♪
♪ I want her long blonde hair ♪
♪ I want her magic touch ♪
♪ Yeah, 'cause, maybe then, you'd want me just as much ♪
♪ I got a girl crush ♪
Come on, Kelly! Kelly, let's go!
♪ Crush ♪
♪ I got a girl crush ♪ Hey!
♪ I hate to admit it, but ♪
♪ I got a heart rush ♪
♪ And it ain't slowin' down ♪
Hey!
[ Cheers and applause ]
All she needs is one.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, my God!
♪♪
Hey.
What is your name?
I'm Kendra Remedios.
I'm 31 years old, and I'm from Arlington, Texas.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh! Oh!
I know. Right in your backyard.
Damn. Yeah. That's a -- that's a great song.
Thank you. Great vocal.
You know, I'm just gonna be honest with you.
I did think there was some stuff with pitch that, for me,
it was holding me back a little bit.
That doesn't mean that you don't have a great voice,
'cause you do. And my opinion is irrelevant
because John Legend is your coach.
Yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Thank you, Adam. Clarkson: I'm so bummed, Kendra.
I'm sorry. I love the song, and I even loved your tone.
I thought it was really cool, but my team is filling up,
so I'm kind of being like, "Uh...,"
and I have some country singers.
I obviously know that song.
I love Little Big Town so much.
But it is not because you are not gifted.
I'm so happy you're on the show.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
I love to see a Texas girl shine.
I was just like, I couldn't resist.
I heard that... Thank you.
...voice just crackling the way it does.
And I love the crackle. I love that Texas grit.
You know? Yeah.
Something about it, and --
Don't piss us off.
[ Laughter ]
I love that I was hearing country,
I was hearing rock, I was hearing soul,
I was hearing blues.
And I figured they would turn, too,
and they would fight with me for you,
but I'm lucky I have you all to myself, Kendra.
Congratulations, Kendra!
Welcome to Team Legend! Me too!
Team Legend is always full of great singers.
Kendra's got that raspy,
gravelly voice singing country music.
All of me wants all of you, baby!
Oh, I love it, I love it.
I got two country artists.
Now, they were one-chair turns,
but I have a feeling they're gonna sneak up
and surprise some people.
Hey! Kendra's on Team Legend!.
Team Legend is looking supreme.
But I'm looking for my first ever Triple Turn.
I'm ready to win this Battle of Champions.
I'm gonna get my Triple Turn.
Daly: Who would you draft on your team?
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♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice."
Come on. Let's go, bro. Just give me one.
Mike: The fact that it's a blind audition,
you know, it's kind of nerve-wracking.
The only thing that I have to depend on is my voice.
Pow!
I'm ready to make that stage my home
and show them that I truly belong here.
I'm Mike Steele,
I'm 28 years old, and I'm from Tutwiler, Mississippi.
I always wanted to pursue my music career and be a singer,
but I just knew that I needed a backup plan.
And now I'm in my senior year,
about to get ready to graduate college.
I can honestly say that was one of the best decisions
I could have made for me and my children.
Hey, hey!
Hey, Dada!
Coming from this small-town area with no opportunities,
I know that I have to be the best role model for my children
because I didn't have the best role models coming up.
There's a lot that I had to go through life learning on my own,
and I just want them to know no matter what,
coming from small areas,
it doesn't define who you are as a person.
Which team do you think I should pick?
Team Legend, Team Kelly, or Team Adam?
Kelly. Team Kelly?
[ Laughing ] Okay.
I know that I'm here for a reason.
And this opportunity could be life-changing.
All right, let's go, Mike.
I'm doing it for my family,
and I just want to make them proud.
♪♪
♪ We've been done long before it all begun ♪
♪ Still can't give it up ♪
♪ But I just, I just don't want to leave you ♪
♪ Might just, might just throw away the reasons why ♪
♪ We both can't lay here ♪
♪ And secret, secret, both got to keep it ♪
♪ Honest, honest ♪
♪ That's just the game we know we both can't play ♪
♪ For tonight, I'm yours ♪
♪ So, deny the truth ♪
♪ Or stay behind closed doors ♪
♪ All I wanna do is lie with you ♪
Yeah!
♪ For tonight I'm yours ♪
♪ So, deny the truth ♪
♪ Or stay behind closed doors ♪
♪ All I wanna do is lie with you ♪
♪ Even though it's wrong, I'll lie with you ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Full turns. Give me a high 10.
What's up, baby?
Yeah!
Ahh! Yeah!
Tell me your name and where you're from.
I'm Mike Steele.
I'm 28 years old, and I'm from Tutwiler, Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Delta.
From Mississippi.
I don't feel like your talking voice matches
your singing voice.
Yeah, I get that a lot, actually.
What?!
Tell me about what you're doing in Mississippi.
Well, I make music on the side,
but I went back to school to, you know,
better my life for my children. So...
What are you studying?
Okay. Music. [ Laughs ]
Do you want to teach music, as well?
Well, I was a teacher assistant
before I went back to school, so, yes, I do.
Amazing.
I felt like you made so many cool choices,
and your tone is really interesting,
and it has, like, richness and depth.
I'm curious what other artists you like to cover.
Well, I'm an R&B soul singer, so I like,
I like Tank, I like Giveon, Tyrese, Jodeci, you know.
It's kind of like leaning, like a little like '90s, 2000s, too.
Most definitely.
And I feel like that's coming back right now.
Most definitely. And you're young,
so you didn't even really experience it
when it was happening.
Right, right.
We're old. We did. Yeah.
We were all like, "Oh, this is a couples' skate." Exactly!
You don't even know what a skating rink is probably.
I do. I do.
Kelly: Okay. Let me tell you, Mike.
We turned for you because we loved your voice.
Thank you. That rich baritone is rare.
You know, I'm a baritone myself,
and I would love to have you on Team Legend.
I feel like we could have a lot of fun working together.
Thank you, thank you.
Hey, Mike. What's good?
First of all, that suit is fresh.
Kelly: So cool. I appreciate it, man. Appreciate it.
I literally wore a suit like that on "The Voice."
Oh, y'all have so much in common. We have so much in common.
We like the same suits.
Here's the thing about your voice that I love so much.
It's that deep, rich voice I wish I had.
But as strong and robust
as your tone is, in the upper register,
I think there's even room for you to grow more.
And that's my world.
I live in the high register,
and especially in the transition into those falsettos
that were really, really sweet, and, in a weird way,
maybe I'm crazy,
but I heard a little bit of me and John in the same voice,
because when he was up high, it was high.
It didn't feel like you were...
It feels like you kind of do anything.
So, I just wanted to be a part of it.
So, that's why I'm here.
I don't have that suit, but I can borrow yours.
Oh, for sure, for sure. [ Laughs ]
I grew up on all that music you just mentioned, too,
but I think that would be a more predictable path
to actually cover those artists. I think it would be really cool.
Like, I don't even know if you like this artist,
but, like, I heard you singing "Hello" by Adele
or even like Sam Smith.
It's so interesting
she brought up doing other genres,
because what you're trying to do here is win fans.
And so it is cool to do a cover here and there
that's kind of outside of that
but also establish your identity as an artist
so people know what kind of album
they're going to expect from you.
Kelly: Okay. I'm going to be honest with you.
That was good. That was good.
I know, but we're so different.
So, everything he said I would not do.
So, don't choose me, if that's what you like.
Like, no, because here's why.
It's because I went on a competition
and sang Aretha Franklin almost every week.
And then I made a pop-rock album.
This is the time, I think,
that you should stretch yourself a bit.
But he's doing it on national TV.
This is his moment. I think so, too. I think--
This is his moment to tell people who he is.
I hate when Mom and Dad fight.
[ Laughter ]
I just think this is the moment
that you are able to stretch and do things.
Yes.
So, I don't think you should pick me if that's the route
you want to go,
because I am totally going to push you to pick things
that maybe are outside the box.
Don't you start doing that. I'm in the chair. I can't help it.
Doing the Blake. He's doing the Blake finger.
You don't want that.
We've won this show, all of us have.
So, you're not going to go wrong.
Some of us have more banners than others.
Fine! But it's okay.
Hey, man, I'm a lot of fun, too.
I'm just saying.
I think-- I'm a chill dude.
I just want to hang out.
I think you just got to follow your gut as to
where the best place is for you to go.
All right. Mike, it's on you now.
Are we not gonna fight anymore?
We're not gonna fight anymore.
You know I love you, Kelly Clarkson.
That's a mess. It's a mess over there.
Watch him pick Adam. I know!
Who do you pick as your coach, Mike?
Okay, okay. Um...
Come on home! Come on home, Mike.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice: Battle of Champions."
All right. Mike, it's on you now.
Are we not gonna fight anymore?
We're not gonna fight anymore.
You know I love you, Kelly Clarkson.
That's a mess. It's a mess over there.
Watch him pick Adam. I know!
Who do you pick as your coach, Mike?
Okay, okay. Um...
Come on home. Come on home, Mike.
Mike: I'm going with Team Legend.
Yay!
Ah! Finally, my first triple-turn win.
Mike, what a wonderful singer to be my first triple turn.
He's soulful.
He's got that rich baritone
that I love, reminding me of someone I know.
Finally! Oh, yeah!
John: My first triple turn of the season.
I love Team Legends so far, and I'm very excited.
I think we've got some great talent,
and I'm ready to go out there
and win this "Battle of Champions."
All right, here's our Triple Take.
John Legend finally got off the bench.
Yay!
Now that he's landed his first triple turn,
he's locked in and gunning for that Super Steal.
Finally, John!
I'm so happy for you, man. Proud of you.
Okay! I'm catching up, baby.
Hey!
Adam's got a lot of love from the fans and the triple turns,
but none from the country artists.
I thought you said you had a country album coming.
No. What?! [ Laughs ]
Don't scare me like that.
No, you scare me.
Blake Shelton has ruined me.
We got to turn that around.
I always think that this is the season
where it's gonna turn around, though, and it just isn't.
Who did he say?
Oh!
Can we get a slow-mo of Kelly's reaction on here?
Oh!
Look at that!
Passion, champion.
That's what I'm talking about right there.
Aah! She's not making this easy for Adam.
Oh, my God, I can't believe this is happening!
I can't believe I'm here. Is this...is this real?
Somebody pinch me.
My name is Bijou Belle,
and I live in Rapid City, South Dakota.
"The Voice" means so much to me.
I grew up watching it with my family.
♪ As long as we're together, I know we can do anything ♪
We all play music.
I am in a band with my siblings called the Rathco.
We play a lot of festivals, street dances.
We even played at my school.
It's a lot, a lot of fun.
♪ I'm never gonna let you fall ♪
This is definitely the first time
I'm kind of fully stepping out without my family.
It's going to be scary, but I'm ready for it.
And it's been what I've been waiting for
my whole entire life.
♪♪
♪ Things fall apart, and time breaks your heart ♪
♪ I wasn't there, but I know ♪
♪ She was your girl ♪
♪ You showed her the world ♪
♪ But fell out of love ♪
♪ And you both let go ♪
♪ I know that you love me ♪
♪ Don't need to remind me ♪
♪ Put it all behind me ♪
♪ But, baby, I see her in the back of my mind ♪
♪ All the ti-i-me ♪
♪ Like a fever, like I'm burning alive ♪
♪ Like a sign ♪
♪ Aah-aah, aah-aah-aah ♪
♪ Did I cross the line? ♪
♪ Do you see her in the back of your mind? ♪
♪ In my eyes ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Not too bad. You only need one.
Yeah!
♪♪
Cool song.
Hi. What's your name?
Hi. I am Bijou Belle.
I'm 17 years old, and I'm from Rapid City, South Dakota.
Oh, wow! Oh, my gosh, 17.
Wow, you're so young. I love that song.
I did like that you had a little bit more power with it,
because it was cool to do something
different than Billie does. Thank you.
But there were just parts that were pitchy here and there.
And it was also because the push and pull of
where you were going to the soft places that Billie goes.
And you were going a little bit more.
Like I started at 19 in a singing competition.
And I'm so different.
You have just so much room to grow.
That's what's cool about your voice.
It's still developing, so that's exciting.
Thank you. I'm sorry I didn't turn.
No, you're all good. But welcome to the show.
Bijou!
Hey, John. Congratulations.
You're on Team Adam.
Yeah! For better or worse.
Now, when you were envisioning yourself on the show,
were you envisioning Team Adam for yourself?
Or probably somebody much better?
You don't have to answer that question.
He's been on the show since forever.
So, I mean, of course, I would love to be on Team Adam.
Yeah! You are.
Hi. Hi!
I'm your coach.
Too bad -- you can't choose anybody else.
Just me.
It started off really strong,
and it did kind of a little bit lose course with pitch,
but finding out that you're young and all of that,
it's like when I was 17, I was pitchy.
It's part of the discovery of your voice
and how to control it.
All of these things are so natural.
Listen, when people come on the show
and they're 15, and they sing better
than I ever sang in my entire life, I'm like, "You're weird."
You have to have room to grow.
And I think that what's really great about your voice is
when you started singing,
you really captured my attention with your tone.
And it sounded really, really beautiful.
Thank you. Welcome to Team Adam. You're on my team.
Thank you so much!
Bijou is 17 years old, and I heard a quality in her voice
that I really liked.
Let's go get you a jersey.
I think that she's really, really got something going on.
I have a great team already.
She's cool.
Yeah. Good vibe. Good vibes.
♪♪
I've been watching "The Voice" since it came on.
It is one of the biggest stages, one of the biggest platforms.
My name is Jaali Boyd.
I am 25 years old, and I'm from Maryland.
Three coaches is very crazy.
More pressure, but I'm gonna do great.
I'm excited, confident, but, like, kind of nervous.
I'm a singing cleaner.
I clean houses during the week,
and then I'm gigging on the weekends.
Nobody wants to clean somebody else's toilet.
It would mean everything to trade the mop for the mic.
♪♪
♪ Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air ♪
♪ If I should die before I wake ♪
♪ It's cause you took my breath away ♪
♪ Losing you is like living in a world with no air ♪
♪ Oh, I'm here alone ♪
♪ Didn't want to leave ♪
♪ My heart won't move ♪
♪ It's incomplete ♪
♪ Wish there was a way that I could make you understand ♪
Come on. Come on, come on.
♪ But how do you expect me to live alone with just me? ♪
♪ 'Cause my world revolves around you ♪
♪ It's so hard for me to breathe ♪
♪ Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air ♪
♪ Can't live, can't breathe with no air ♪
Come on, John!
♪ Whenever you ain't there ♪
♪ No air, no air ♪
♪ Got me out here in the water so deep ♪
♪ Tell me how you gonna breathe without me? ♪
♪ If you ain't here, I just can't breathe ♪
♪ No way ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ No wa-a-a-a-y ♪
♪ Out here in the water so deep ♪
♪ How you gonna breathe without me? ♪
♪ If you ain't here, I just can't breathe ♪
♪ There's no way, no wa-a-a-y ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
That's my baby!
Hello. What is your name and where are you from?
My name is Jaali.
I'm 25 years old and I currently live in Baltimore, Maryland.
You have two fantastic coaches
who want to fight over you right now.
How does it feel?
I almost forgot my name, so...it feels amazing.
I think you're a really special singer,
and I'm so excited for you to be here.
Jaali.
Golly, Jaali. Golly, Jaali.
I'm happy you made the joke before I did.
It's amazing what you can do.
What I truly felt while I was listening to this performance,
I was like, "This is just the very beginning."
As amazing as it was, I still felt like there was more.
And the last little run that you did at the very, very end,
I was upset because I thought it was going to make
John finally turn around.
I was right there. I was like, "Oh!"
I could feel it.
I could feel him being like, "Ahh!"
But I still think there's so much more
that whoever gets to coach you is going to get to uncover.
And that makes you potentially just like one
of the most exciting people that we've heard.
You blew my mind wide open.
Like...ptooo!
Thank you.
When I turned around, I loved what I saw.
You weren't even focused on us.
You were performing to the crowd.
I didn't even hear the chairs turn.
Well, since you didn't, let me tell you who turned first.
[ Laughter ]
By like a second and a half.
That would be me.
I loved your voice, I love Jordin, I love that song.
It's a funny song because it's ironic.
There's nowhere to breathe.
Um, but it's just. There isn't. I can't--
How are you supposed to breathe with no air?
I know. I'm just saying.
The fun thing to do for you on this competition
is really just picking songs.
I'm curious to ask you, like, what are you listening to?
I listen to a lot of Brandy.
Brandy and Monica and the "Girl Is Mine" tour.
"The Boy Is Mine."
Did I say the "Girl Is mine"?
You just changed that song.
♪ The girl is mine ♪
That was the version you did. [ Laughs ]
No, I-- ♪ She's mine ♪
I love--
♪ Oh, no, no, you're mine ♪
The thing that-- ♪ I love you more than you... ♪
The thing that-- ♪ I don't believe it ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
I would love to dive into whatever artists you're into.
I am going to be the coach that challenges you.
That's why I turned.
By the way, my team is filling up. I'm almost full.
I'm not going to lie. I have a great team.
A lot of female powerhouse vocalists on Team Kelly.
We need you over here on my team.
I'm just saying. I'm just saying.
I grew up in sports, man.
You want to run against the fastest runner.
You don't want to run against someone you know
you're going to beat.
That's not going to make you better.
I even know what that means, But it sounded good.
You've got a decision to make.
Who do you pick as your coach?
Adam: Oh, golly.
[ Audience shouting ]
Come on!
Come on, girl! Come on, baby!
Come home, Jaali.
Come home!
I'm gonna go...
...Team Adam. Yay!
Adam: Jaali had a great voice.
She just has this great presence.
And she's a great singer. And I love her personality.
I just got something great on my team.
Team Adam's feeling strong.
Thank you for turning.
I feel like I can do it.
I feel like this is a good year for me.
Kelly: It's so tough against Adam.
I don't think I've ever fought so hard on this show.
Thank you. Come here.
We're gonna do great things.
I have a bar now, you know?
I know all the people on my team.
And If I don't feel like people are at least going to match up
or be better, it's like at this point,
I'm kind of waiting for something special.
Announcer: Next audition starts momentarily.
Adam: Cool, man.
Let's get some people on my team.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions
at Universal Studios Hollywood.
♪ We can dance till we got... ♪
My favorite is "Wide Awake."
♪ I'm wide awake ♪
I like that one.
I like that one, too.
♪ I'm wide awake ♪
All right, guys.
We just landed in California for "The Voice."
I just got to my hotel room.
I'm so excited. Ahh!
♪ Falling from cloud nine ♪
My name is Blaire Elbert.
I'm 28 years old, and I am from Lubbock, Texas.
When I was five years old, I started singing
and I got put into a vocal group called the Cactus Cuties.
Traveling the world,
getting to perform at some incredible places
for about ten years.
Once we got older, we decided to go our separate ways,
but that didn't stop me from pursuing music.
It was definitely a transition moving from being in a group
to a solo artist.
Been releasing music, songwriting, performing still.
Definitely still living the dream,
and I truly cannot see myself doing anything else.
Hoping for at least one chair turn.
Who knows? Three would be amazing.
I'm a little bit nervous, but it's good nerves.
The stage is where I feel comfortable,
so I'm just so freaking excited to be here.
♪♪
♪ I wanna ride, ride, and yodel ♪
♪ While I'm riding on those wide-rolling plains ♪
♪ I wanna ride, ride with a cowboy beside me ♪
♪ On those wide-rolling plains ♪
♪ Let the world go by 'neath the sunny sky ♪
♪ Where it never, ever rains ♪
♪ Settle down, down in some little cow town ♪
♪ On those wide-rolling plains ♪
♪ I wanna ride, ride, and yodel ♪
♪ While I'm riding on those wide-rolling plains ♪
♪ I wanna ride, ride with a cowboy beside me ♪
♪ On those wide-rolling plains ♪
♪ Gotta make some hay ♪
♪ It's got no time to waste ♪
♪ Gonna catch that westbound train ♪
♪ Where I'll ride, ride, and yodel ♪
♪ While I'm riding on those wide rolling plains ♪
♪ I-diddle-oh, what do you know? ♪
♪ What do you know, oh-do ♪
♪ Yodel-ooh-dee-dee, dee-dee-eh ♪
♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh, yodel-ay, yodel-ooh ♪
♪ Oh-do-lo, oh-lo-tee ♪
♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh, yodel-ay, yodel-ooh, yodel-ay ♪
♪♪
♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh, yodel-ay ♪
♪ Yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh, oh-tee ♪
♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh, yodel-ay ♪
♪ Yodel-ay-oh-tee ♪
Yeah!
♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh ♪
♪ Yodel-ooh, yodel-ay, yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh ♪
♪ Yoo, yodel-ay, yodel-ooh yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, yodel-ay, yodel-ooh, la-loo, ooh-lay-ee!
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
John: Oh, my.
Hello!
Hi, guys. Hello.
My name is Blaire Elbert.
I'm 28 years old, and I'm from Lubbock, Texas.
Yeah! This was meant to be!
I did not turn. There was a lot going on.
There was a lot happening, Blaire.
It was hard for me to keep up, honestly.
So, I was like, "Let me not try to touch this.
Let me leave this to Kelly.
She'll probably figure it out."
One thing I didn't mention was
how cool your raspy part of your voice is.
I felt like it was unexpected,
and if I were going to venture in,
that would have been the reason why.
It was just like, "Oh, this sounds extra cool."
And combining that with the yodeling,
you're just super interesting as a vocalist.
That's great.
Thank you.
Honestly, Blaire,
I was really enjoying your performance
and I was even thinking to myself,
"Maybe I'll just sneak in here."
But when I heard you start yodeling, I was like,
"Oh, man, like, that's so awesome.
But there's no chance that this will not be Team Kelly."
And it's where you should be, and I'm really happy for that.
So...
Ah! I'm freaking out. Thank you, guys.
I'm so excited!
I'm so excited I don't even have to fight.
I love the texture of your voice.
Anytime the yodeling comes in, I'm down because it does mean
that you have an element of control,
especially with your breathing and everything,
that I can work with.
And I love working with female vocalists, obviously.
The real reason why I pressed my button is I was like,
"Man, she's talented."
It got a little wild in certain parts,
but I kept thinking,
"What is her voice going to sound like when I slow it down?"
That's a big song. Just the breathing,
keeping up with the pace of it all is a big deal.
And then to go into the yodeling.
Key changes, everything was happening.
It was a big song.
So everything that you showed me
was what excited me to turn my chair around.
I'm so stoked. Welcome to Team Kelly.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I'm so stoked.
Blaire is really different than anything
we've heard so far.
She picked such a bold, big song.
Check it out.
I just heard something in her tone
and the fact that she's capable of the yodeling
and the breath control,
and I feel like we're going to learn from each other.
But I don't even think she knows, like,
how good she can be.
I feel like Team Kelly is the team to beat,
but I'm a little biased.
The end of that was nuts.
With Kelly, Adam and I suspect that she'll have a leg up on us
with the country artists.
She carried the song well.
That was a big -- there's nowhere to breathe.
I was like, "What?"
So, interesting to think about what
our strategy should be for this.
She's gonna be good. Yeah.
It's a fool's errand to try and pull a country singer.
Adam: I've failed so many times, but I'm a good competitor.
I'm gonna make it happen for myself.
Daly: Coming up...
With talent this good...
♪ Forever yo-o-ung ♪
Yeah!
♪ If I fall, can you let me down easy? ♪
Daly: ...the gloves must come off...
You may notice that I turned for you
a lot earlier than Kelly Clarkson.
Oh, wow! Seems she was a bit unsure about your talent.
Oh, man! Sure talks a lot over there.
...leading to the ultimate country showdown.
You know what's gonna happen today?
Today's the day!
Today is the day. You know what today is?
Can you tell me who sings that song?
I don't need to.
Okay. But don't worry about it.
I've won a lot.
I've had enough!
I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
All right. We're back with the halftime report.
Now that we're this far into the blind auditions,
I think we're getting an idea
of how these coaches approach this competition.
This is going to be the hardest season to pitch.
Every time y'all talk, I'm like,
"[bleep] that made a lot of sense."
These are very seasoned coaches,
and each one has a unique playbook
when it comes to winning an artist.
Don't pay attention to the others.
Kelly seems to really swoop in early, on average 14 seconds
before any other coach.
I'm so excited that I turned first.
Ah!
I noticed that John has the highest name-drop count,
and he uses that to his advantage.
I could call Reba McEntire.
I can call Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini.
I can name-drop, too. I choose not to, but I can.
I did it with Esperanza Spalding.
You know Esperanza?
I know Esperanza! [ Buzzer ]
Adam's an old pro.
He's not afraid to think outside the box,
but his technique has yet to get a country artist.
John makes the most sense for you.
No, he doesn't!
I know this is a waste of time.
Don't you do that reverse psychology.
But at the end of the day,
only one of these strategies will lead to the first-ever
triple-turn champion.
[ Clears throat ] It's my time.
Was that a sneeze or a cough? A slight cough.
Bless you either way. Okay. Thank you.
Was it a snough?
[ British accent ] "Was it a snough?" [ Chuckles ]
♪ If you ever leave me, baby ♪
Love this song.
♪ Leave some morphine at my door ♪
[ Normal voice ] Pretty. ♪ Oh ♪
♪ 'Cause it would take a whole lot of medication ♪
♪ To realize what we used to have ♪
♪ We don't have it anymore ♪
♪ There's no religion that could save me ♪
Come on, Adam.
♪ No matter how long my knees are on the floor ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ So keep in mind all the sacrifices I'm makin' ♪
♪ To keep you by my side ♪
♪ To keep you from walkin' out the door ♪
♪ 'Cause there'll be no sunlight ♪
♪ If I lose you, baby ♪
♪ There'll be no clear skies ♪
♪ If I lose you, baby ♪
♪ Just like the clouds, my eyes will do the same ♪
♪ If you walk away ♪
♪ Every day, it'll rain ♪
♪ Rain, rain ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
Okay.
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
Yeah.
Nice.
Oh, my goodness. [ Chuckling ] Oh, my God.
Yeah. Fantastic.
Hi. What's your name?
My name's Adi. Um, I'm from New Jersey.
Very nice to meet you guys.
Nice to meet you. Adi from New Jersey.
Well, you can sing some Bruno Mars.
I was like, "That's a tall order." Thank you.
Kelly: That's why it took me a while to turn around
'cause I was like, "Oh, he's one of my favorites,"
but, man, you -- especially ending how you did
with that falsetto.
What's your background, like, music-wise?
Adi: I actually didn't start singing until high school.
I played a lot of, like, saxophone and piano...
Oh, wow. Oh, wow.
...then I started singing a cappella in high school,
and now I'm in college and I'm in an all-male a cappella group.
I can't do without them. Kelly: Wow.
Singing in a cappella group, you got to hold it down.
One of you goes off track and it's like, ♪ Oh, no ♪
[ Laughter ] You know?
You can hear it. Tell me about it.
Kelly: Yeah, that's incredible.
Yeah, you're a high-voice guy.
I'm a high-voice guy. We're both high-voice guys.
We get it, yeah. [ Chuckles ] Yeah.
And yet you don't matter.
I didn't -- I know. [ Chuckles ]
You still matter. In the scheme of things.
In the -- in this current situation,
as far as Adi is concerned, I don't matter that much.
[ Laughter ] There were some little things
that I couldn't get past, um, with pitch,
but I wish I hadn't gotten hung up on it
because you got a great voice.
Thank you so much.
You're going to go far on the show.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. Yeah.
Adi, you may notice that I turned for you
a lot earlier than Kelly Clarkson. [ Laughter ]
It seems she was a bit unsure about your talent.
I was never unsure. Oh, man.
I was never unsure. Oh, wow. [ Chuckles ]
Now, I loved your tone.
I loved the way you slid out at the end of it.
It was just so, like, poetic.
And it just made me know that you're someone
who really thinks really consciously about your tone.
And I really felt like, with this performance,
every note counted.
Tell me a little more about the a cappella thing.
I did a little a cappella in college, as well.
I-I did know that, actually. O-O-ka-a-a-y.
Uh-oh. I was a musical director.
We were, like, an award-winning a cappella group at UPenn.
What school do you go to? I go to Cornell. Um...
Okay. Oh, my gosh.
The a cappella thing's, like, a double-edged sword,
'cause whenever movie people want to make fun
of people in college,
they usually put them in an a cappella group.
[ Laughter ]
Yep.
I grew up in choir, too, and I think we're doing all right.
You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Yes, absolutely.
Uh, but what it does teach you is how to blend,
and, as a director,
it taught me how to actually arrange parts.
I think it's a great part of your college experience,
and I feel like we have a lot in common, sir.
I feel like... [ Chuckles ] I agree.
...it would be a lot of fun for us to work together,
and I think we should -- Well, he knew --
he knew you did a cappella in college.
I think you should definitely... Yeah.
It's over. ...choose Team Legend over Team Kelly.
I think -- I just want to say one thing.
[ Chuckles ] I just want to say one thing.
I did grow up singing in choirs, as well,
and they want you to be so perfect, right?
And the thing that Bruno has
is this little bit of wild to him. Mm-hmm.
And it's not perfect.
He can get lost in the emotion, right?
And that's where I think it separates you out
from being in a group and being a solo artist.
So make sure you're just being a little bit more wild
and passionate about it.
All right, I'm going to ask you
a very important question to you right now.
Who do you pick as your coach?
Come on. Come on.
Come on, Adi.
[ Audience shouting ] Come on.
I think I'm going to choose...
...John. All right.
John: I love Adi. What a beautiful voice.
He can cover female artists, male artists.
He can do it all.
Pleasure, man. Thank you, as well. Thank you.
Yes, man.
We connected on a level that Kelly wasn't able to match.
Oh, wow. We got some swag for you.
Pose for the camera. Hey!
Adi came out, and I felt like I could be a good coach for him.
Now, he did not feel the same way.
[ Chuckles ] He picked John,
but I feel like that's a great fit for him, too.
It worked out perfectly.
I think he's going to be, like, a little dark horse.
Once you get him to... Yeah.
...just let go... I mean, his voice is, like --
it's a weapon.
Just got to loosen up. Yeah.
I think it's, honestly, just going to take
just, like, shaking at. Mm-hmm.
So this is it. This is it.
This is the moment that you've been working so hard for.
From a little kid. Literally.
You remember who you are,
and when you go out there, just show the world.
I love you.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back.
Man, this show was such --
I was looking at the poster of the first season.
It was like rock 'n' roll.
Like, I'm -- Like, it was unhinged.
Like, we were all a little nuts and younger
and, like, it was crazy. Kelly: Yeah.
No one knew what we were doing.
[ Chuckles ]
Although, you know, what's weird about getting older
is you also, like, remember when you were like 23
and you were like, "Was I better then?
I don't think so."
I think you're lucky to be able to feel
like you've gotten to a place
where you feel good about where you... Um, yeah.
...who you are and all that. And grow, yeah.
[ Chuckles ]
I'm definitely cooler now than I was.
Totally. [ Chuckles ]
[ Vocalizes ]
Ugh. [ Clearing throat ]
Yeah. Good morning, guys.
[ Blows raspberries ]
We're just going to jump right in it.
That's all we could do, right?
Get to it.
I'm excited
for you guys to check out a little bit of what I do.
Fridays and Saturdays are usually very heavy gig days.
Stay tuned.
To be a part of "The Voice" Season 29,
"Battle of Champions" is bananas.
Like, that's the "V." The -- The "V."
[ Chuckling ] I'm on "The Voice," and I'm ready.
I'm hungry. [ Chuckles ]
My name is Moses G.
I'm 31 years old, and I'm from Harlem, New York.
I grew up in the hood, in the projects in Harlem.
I remember there was a time in my life
when I didn't know where my next meal was coming from,
and what couch I was sleeping on from night to night,
but music saved the day.
Before I found myself as an artist,
that's all I knew I could do was sing,
and music has had me travel the world.
I take care of my family on another level.
Ma, I say, "Hi."
Hi.
♪ We made it ♪
[ Vocalizes ]
[ Moses and Monisa chuckle ]
Moses has worked very hard from a child, really.
This has been his dream.
You're my Moses,
chosen, born to lead and impact the world
just because you are you.
I'm honored to be your mother.
That's one of the best gifts God could ever give me.
Yeah. Yep.
My mom is my queen, my reason.
She's the reason I sing.
She's the reason I have life and breath.
Every step that I took to make it to "The Voice"
has led me to this point.
It gives me hope that I can overcome anything.
♪♪
♪ May the good Lord be with you ♪
♪ Down every road you roam ♪
♪ And may sunshine and happiness ♪
♪ Surround you when you're far from home ♪
♪ Be courageous and be brave ♪
♪ In my heart you'll always stay ♪
♪ Forever young ♪
♪ Forever you-u-u-u-ng ♪
♪ And when you finally fly away ♪
♪ I'll be hoping that I served you well ♪
♪ Well ♪
♪ For the wisdom of a lifetime ♪
♪ No one can ever tell ♪
♪ No ♪
♪ But whatever road you choose ♪
♪ I'm right behind you, win or lose ♪
♪ Forever young ♪
♪ Forever you-u-u-ng ♪
♪ Fo-o-o-r ♪
♪ Ever ♪
♪ Young ♪
[ Vocalizes ]
♪ For ♪
♪ E-E-E-ve-e-e-r ♪
♪ You-u-u-u-u-u-ng ♪
Yes.
Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah! Let's go.
Kelly: Congratulations.
Thank you so much, Kelly.
Yeah, what's your name?
I'm Moses G. I'm from Harlem, New York.
[ Cheers and applause ] Let's go.
Kelly: Well, congratulations.
First of all, I love the song selection.
I love me some sexy Rod Stewart, so that was very cool.
My one thing that kept holding me back from hitting my button
was just a little bit too much vibrato at certain points.
That was the only thing.
I would lay back just a little bit on that.
But you have a big, old gift.
Welcome to the show. Yeah.
Thank you so much. Yeah, yeah.
Let's go. All right.
Moses. Moses: John.
How are you? Um, I don't know.
[ Laughter ]
I'm well. I'm grateful.
You should feel really exhilarated
because you have a wonderful coach
in Adam Levine,
and I already can tell
you've got great energy and charisma,
and your voice is so cool.
I'm excited for you. Welcome to the show.
Thank you so much, John. Thank you.
Moses, here we are. I'm your guy.
You're my guy. You got no choice, man.
I am your guy.
You know what's really, really cool about your voice
is I heard, like, some grit sometimes, some rasp that I --
that I am envious of, that I love.
Just the way you attacked it was so different.
I heard the R&B, I heard the gospel.
I heard rock 'n' roll. I heard it all.
So I'm just excited to get going,
and I'm really happy I got you on my team.
Let's go do this.
Let's do it.
Adam: Moses is great, man.
I loved his energy when he performed.
Just seems like a vibe and a cool dude.
So I just -- I can't wait to hang out and make music.
Yes, sir. I think I have the coolest team.
I'm just looking for different kinds of musicians.
There's always good talent on "The Voice"
and talent that we'll be surprised by.
He seemed like a cool vibe.
Yeah, I loved the song choice.
I was like, "Okay, Rod Stewart."
Yeah, I've never heard someone cover that.
I know. Me neither.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
Let's see how the teams are shaping up
after two nights of blind auditions.
Kelly's team is country-heavy,
and she's eyeing another triple turn.
John is behind but starting to pick up steam.
Adam really wants a country artist,
but may have to go toe to toe with Kelly.
Since I'm crushing it, and I knew I would,
I got y'all something. Well -- Oh.
It's "The Voice: Battle of Champions:
Coaching Country Music for Dum Dums."
Oh, cool. Let me check it out. Yeah.
"Coaching Country Music for Dum Dums." Yeah. You're welcome.
Thank you. [ Kelly and John laugh ]
"Chapter One.
"Chapter One -- Don't even bother.
It's a waste of time."
"I'm Going to Crush You" is chapter two.
It's one page long.
I have a personal goal,
and this is for Adam to get a country singer.
Chezzarai: I put myself on my vision board on "The Voice."
I even photoshopped myself with my coach that I want.
I'm here now and it's perfect timing.
My name is Chezzarai. I'm 31 years old.
Season 29.
I'm incredibly grateful to be able to have this opportunity.
I've been performing for the past seven years.
I have a residency in Las Vegas.
I sing with a band called the Diamonds.
I sing a lot of Chaka Khan, a lot of Whitney Houston.
We do Michael Jackson, Prince, lots of funk and hip-hop.
Yes.
For my blind audition, I will be singing
"I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan.
It's my number-one pick,
and, actually, I envisioned myself singing it
while I was writing out my vision board, too.
And it's one of my favorites to perform.
I hope that everyone feels my confidence when I'm singing,
and I hope it rubs off on them, too.
What I want next -- I would love to win.
I would. I would love to win,
because I put that on my vision board.
I think a chair turn will definitely change my life.
♪ Whatever you want ♪
Hey.
♪ Whatever you need ♪
♪ Anything you want done, baby ♪
♪ I'll do it naturally ♪
Come on. Whoo!
♪ I'm every woman ♪
♪ I-I-I-I-It's ♪
♪ All in ♪
♪ Me-e-e-e ♪
♪ I-I-I-I-I am ♪
♪ I can cast a spell ♪
♪ Secrets you can't tell ♪
♪ Mix a special groove ♪
♪ Put fire inside of you ♪
♪ Anytime you feel danger or fear ♪
♪ Then instantly I will appear ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm every woman ♪
♪ It's all in me ♪
[ Vocalizing ]
♪ I'm every woman, baby ♪
♪ Ohhhhhh ♪
♪ Every woma-a-a-a-a-n ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
Adam: Hello. Hello.
What is your name?
Hi. My name's Chezzarai.
I'm 31 years old, and I live in Los Angeles.
Right on. John: All right. Chezzarai
Well, I know it's not a fun feeling to feel right now.
Something was holding me back, but, honestly,
I don't think anyone in this room
doesn't believe that you're a great singer.
Oh, man. Thank you.
I was like, "Oh, man, this is a wild song,"
'cause I get wild on this song, too, whenever I cover it,
'cause it's supposed to be. It's Chaka. Right, yeah.
Kelly: It's, like, supposed to be wild,
but your voice especially, girl, you're up here.
Like, it was so pure.
You have such a beautiful, strong voice. Right.
Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah.
Thank you. [ Applause ]
Honestly, you should come back and audition,
and I think a song that allows you...
A little more space.
...space to breathe and, like,
to create a beautiful kind of picture for us,
and I know you would get chair turns.
Thank you. All right?
Okay. Thank you. Kelly: Thanks, Chezzarai.
Adam: Chezzarai was really good, but it didn't quite get me.
That song is always a tough one.
It's a really, really tall mountain to climb.
John: She definitely could come back
and get chair turns. No question.
Yeah, a different song for sure.
As a veteran of this game, you have to be really picky.
There's just no other way to say it.
Uh, so it's hard.
I want someone on my team.
I'm going to really wait till I love it.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back.
I'm just warming up.
Wait till I get my barbs a little sharper. [ Chuckles ]
I feel like, 95% of the time,
they pick who they were planning to pick
before they came.
Yeah.
This is who I would want to be my coach, for sure.
Kelly has always been my favorite
since she was on the show.
[ Chuckling ] Wow.
So cool.
My go-to genre is country, so I feel like
she would definitely be really, really cool
to help me with that.
She's won four times. Like, you can't argue with four.
My name is Hunter Jordan.
I am 22 years old,
and I am from Maysville, Kentucky.
I grew up in a very, very small town.
I would say population of around 10,000, 20,000.
Growing up with my brother and sister
in a small double-wide trailer in the trailer park
was a pretty rough way to live.
When my mom and dad separated, things --
things were really, really tough, uh,
because, as soon as they split,
my mom was working two jobs at once.
It taught me to hang on and, you know,
just always keep looking forward no matter what.
When I graduated high school, I had a job,
but I kept thinking to myself,
"I feel like I'm meant for something more."
I definitely feel like there's something bigger to life
than what's going on here.
I play three to four nights a week currently.
Through the separation, Hunter was basically
a beacon for both of us.
He was our purpose.
I'm very proud of where you're at right now.
Love you, too.
I love you so much.
My parents showing up for me to support me in this
is really important to me.
The common point that they always had with each other
was they always wanted the best for me.
I love them dearly for it.
I'm going to be singing "Let Me Down Easy" by Billy Currington.
Uh, definitely hits home.
It's like -- It's a little bit about taking a risk
and not knowing what the result is going to be.
Being from a very small country town in Kentucky,
uh, there's not a lot of opportunity,
but "The Voice" presents me with the risk
of putting yourself out there for the world to see
on this stage, one of the biggest stages in the world.
You got to tell yourself that you are good enough,
uh, and you deserve to be here.
[ Whispering ] Good luck, everybody. [ Whispering ] Thank you.
[ Exhales slowly ]
Hunter: This is a huge moment for me and my family.
♪♪
♪ There's a little moonlight ♪
♪ Dancin' on the sand ♪
♪ There's a warm breeze blowin' by the ocean ♪
♪ As you're takin' my hand ♪ Nice.
♪ You need to know ♪
♪ Where I'm standing now ♪
♪ That I'm right on the edge of giving in to ya ♪
♪ Baby, it's a long way down ♪ [ Chuckling ] Let's go.
♪ If I fall, can you let me down easy? ♪
♪ If I leave my heart with you tonight ♪ Wow.
♪ Will you promise me that you're gonna treat it right? ♪
♪ I'm barely hangin' on ♪
♪ If I fall, can you let me down easy? ♪
♪ Oh, I'm ♪
♪ Barely hanging on ♪
♪ If I fa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ll ♪
♪ Can you let me down easy? ♪
♪ Mm, mm ♪
♪ Let me down easy ♪
Yeah.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Excellent.
[ Cheers and applause continues ]
[ Speaks indistinctly ]
Country.
Oh, they're going to fight for an hour. I'm sorry.
Hi. [ Chuckles ]
She's got this smile on her face
like she's got it already locked up. No, I love that song.
I was singing. We just had a duet.
You just don't know. I was singing --
I was singing harmony with you. [ Laughter ]
I love that song. I've covered that song.
You know what's going to happen today?
What? Are you going to --
Today. Today's the day.
Today's the day.
Today is the day.
You know what today is? Do you know what today is?
[ Audience shouting ]
Let me tell you what toda-- First of all, what's your name?
Uh, my name is Hunter Jordan.
I'm 22 years old from Maysville, Kentucky.
Maysville, Kentucky. [ Cheers and applause ]
All right.
Hunter, let me tell you what today is.
Can you tell me who sings that song?
I don't need to...
Okay. [ Laughter ]
...because I know greatness when I hear it.
Okay. Ah, okay. Here we go again.
I'm not going to say -- Oh, I'm not going to pitch --
I'm -- I'm not Captain Country.
Okay? [ Laughter ]
I'm not Blake. Captain Country.
I'm Colonel Country over here.
Oh, yeah, I'm Admiral Country.
All right, listen, what's going to happen today
is I'm going to finally make a country singer realize
sometimes the best thing to do --
and no one's done it,
so you will be blazing a trail, my friend,
and we all want to blaze trails, don't we?
Yeah. Blaze trails.
Create new paths. Exactly.
You are going to break the mold... Ah.
...because you are going to finally do
what no country singer has ever done before.
Resist the urge... Hey.
to go with the status quo, my friend.
You're going to shake things up. Hey.
It's going to be television gold,
but, most importantly, it's going to be Hunter gold
because you're going to have a bigger career
because people are going to want to know,
"Look at this odd couple."
Oh, wait. Odd couple.
Blake Shelton, Adam Levine -- odd couple.
Country, not country. It worked.
I'm just saying. It works.
I've had enough.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired...
Preach, Adam. ...and today's the day
when I will get a country singer...
on my team.
Thank you. He's preaching.
[ Cheers and applause ]
This is my first time back in a while, and, uh --
but don't worry about it. I've won a lot.
[ Laughter and applause ]
I did hear country, but also, like,
do you listen to any kind of rock?
I listen to all kinds of stuff, from --
from grunge to rock to pop... Yeah.
...indie, folk, all of it. [ Laughter ]
Well, that's so interesting
because I cover all those songs, too.
Right. Kelly: And we all love music.
Don't close yourself off to just that one thing.
Yes. Amen. Hunter: I totally agree.
Yeah. I would love to coach you.
I'm a fan, but I -- Go ahead, John.
Thank you all. Thank you.
You see how she gets more country when -- Hunter.
She got a little more country right there.
She's like, "Go ahead, John." [ Laughter ]
When it comes to genre,
there's so much that we have in common.
Like, soul music, country music,
blues music, rock music --
those genres borrow from each other all the time.
I've collaborated with country artists
like Kane Brown and Carrie Underwood,
and we can learn from each other,
we can coach each other... Oh, my God.
...and I would love to coach you, Hunter.
Thank you, John.
Adam. [ Chuckles ]
Adam raised his hand. Sir Talks-a-Lot over there.
So polite. I want to tell you something
that's super important -- playing live.
Because having live chops is a dead art,
and it is something that people don't have enough of anymore.
We all did it all of our careers
'cause they all started 100 years ago.
You know, we actually had to do stuff.
No. Um, but, yeah, like,
that's how you cut your teeth in this -- in this business.
That's how you get good,
and especially in the context of playing on "The Voice."
Once I turned around and saw what you were doing,
the effortless, smooth power that you were able to deliver,
it didn't look difficult for you.
It looked like you had a lot of control over it,
and it looked like you were really harnessing power
without having to push too hard.
That's just the sign of a really, truly,
effortlessly great voice,
and that is what goes the distance on this show.
All right.
I had to just -- I had to say my piece.
All right, it's time. It's time.
Hunter, I think it should be me.
Who do you pick as your coach?
Come on, Hunter. Come on home.
Come on. Come on, Hunter.
I've thought about this decision for a long time
when I knew that I was going to be on the show...
Come on. Come on, Hunter.
Come on. Come on.
[ Audience shouting ]
...and I think I'm going to blaze a path with Adam.
♪ Somethin' so out of the ordinary ♪
Yay.
♪ You got me kissin' the ground ♪
His first country artist. ♪ Of your sanctuary ♪
Adam: I went fully insane over Hunter 'cause he deserves it,
but also because I had to go turbo
because I always lose country artists.
We did it.
I went hard, I got him.
Kelly: Adam got the triple turn, so I was a little sad.
Obviously going to let him take the lead,
but I really want that Super Steal.
You did not make a mistake.
I'm going to be a great coach for you.
I promise. Thank you.
I thought in my gut I wanted to pick Kelly...
He's a cute kid.
...but I just had the connection with Adam,
and I felt like that was the right choice for me.
Adam: Triple chair. I am now Captain Country.
Or at least, like, Admiral Country.
Adam: [ Chuckling ] I can't believe it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Going to call Blake.
♪♪