Whoo!
It is a very special night.
500 episodes old. We sure are.
That is, after 10 years... Wow.
...we have become the most‐watched television show
of the decade on a single network. Wow! Wow.
Coaches, come on up here ‐‐ Kelly, John, Ariana, Blake.
Bring in the cake.
Whoo!
Yeah! Yeah!
This is unbelievable. Can we cut a chair?
Alright. Whoa!
Coaches and band photo, please. Thank you guys.
Thank you, everybody! Yes! Let the knockouts continue!
Want another bite before you go?
I'm all right.
You don't want the finger?
How's it been? Same old ‐‐
They treating you okay over here?
How have you been liking the talent so far?
It's been great. Yeah, man. It's great to be here.
I want to introduce you to our next group.
We've got BrittanyBree.
She's from Louisiana with a little bit of Texas.
♪ Why Sing!
And Samuel is from Indiana.
♪ Let's not separate
♪ Ooh
Both of them have really nice, textured voices,
so raspy, tone, character.
It's going to be tough deciding between them.
Cool. Let's bring them out.
Hello. Hi! Look who's here!
What? Ed Sheeran is here.
Hey, guys. This is crazy. How you doing?
I flipped out. Wow!
Ed Sheeran is a massive inspiration to me.
You guys enjoying the process of it?
Yes, it's a lot. Oh, I love your accent.
It's beautiful. Oh, thank you.
Is this in the process of being finished,
or are you kind of leaving it...?
Okay.
It's been a couple years now,
so I'm kind of leaving it where it's at.
I won't show you. I've got my whole, you know...
Oh, oh. We're about to get a shirtless Ed Sheeran moment.
So, BrittanyBree is gonna to go first.
I'm going to sing "Best Part."
By H. E. R. and Daniel Caesar? Yes.
So, what made you want to do it?
I just feel like this is happening,
so this is the best part of my life.
I never thought that I would be on "The Voice."
Having secular artists turn around for me
in a genre that I'm not even comfortable in,
it was, like ‐‐ it was mind‐blowing.
♪ You're the best pa‐a‐art
But this is actually the type of music that I want to create.
I want to create a bridge
in between the gospel world and secular world.
♪ Whoa, hey
♪ If you love me, won't you say something ♪
Your voice is magical. I love it. Thank you.
My only comment to you is adapting your style
just a little bit to be a little more tender
and a little more vulnerable. Okay.
Think about what you would say kind of up close
to somebody that you love, and not to the rafters.
Okay. I think you've got a clear, amazing vocal ability.
I like the way you kind of cut up your runs,
but I think smoothing them out,
let them flow a little bit more, okay? Okay.
It makes the times that you really riff and go for it ‐‐
it just makes them so much more powerful.
Not everybody gets to work with Ed Sheeran. Come on.
It was very exciting to get his feedback.
It was mind‐blowing.
You've got a really wonderful tone, as well.
Really, really nice. Thank you.
Brittany was great. I think her tone
is something that stands out.
You know how you hear Rihanna and you know it's Rihanna,
or you hear Bieber, you definitely know it's Bieber?
Ariana, you know it's her? I think that's what
you're looking for with vocal tone.
So, I picked the song "Bruises" by Lewis Capaldi.
Okay. I'm adopted, and so, like,
the emotion behind the song kind of connects
with the proverbial "bruises" that are left behind
from feeling, you know, those questions.
I struggled with a sense of self‐worth,
so I reached out to my birth mom in hopes to find some answers.
Something that I found out was how I came to be.
It was nothing like I had imagined,
and to understand now that my adoption was not
a position of "I don't want you,"
it was out of sacrifice.
"This is what I need to do to give you
the life that you deserve." So, that was a big realization.
♪ But I hope I never lose the bruises ♪
♪ That you left behind
What I loved about Samuel's voice
was the rasp he gets.
I love when people can get a bit of grit behind it.
♪ Hold ya
I do feel that your connection with this song is deeper
than just you liking it. Yeah.
I love it when, in the chorus, it goes gruff.
Yeah. And I think there's tiny bits in the verses
sometimes where you force it just a little bit,
but I think keep the verses chilled,
and then when it gets to the chorus, it explodes.
Yeah. That reward. Yeah, I wouldn't give away
your secret power yet. Yeah.
The question is, are you able to deploy it selectively?
It's inherently got, like, pain built into it.
It's got story built into it.
You want to emotionally connect with the audience. Yeah.
It'll make them want to snuggle up to your voice,
you know what I'm saying, a little more.
And that's almost more important
than hitting all the notes, sometimes. Yeah.
It's just not focusing on getting everything exact.
It's more about the feeling and emotion behind it.
That's huge, coming from both of you. Thank you.
You're the reason I've gigged for the last four years,
and I wouldn't be here without gigging. Yeah.
John definitely cut his teeth like I cut my teeth,
and luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Yeah.
And when John's luck happened, he was so prepared
because he'd been gigging every single day.
But this is the preparation to that point,
so keep doing the gigs, keep writing the songs,
and yeah. Thank you guys.
With Samuel, I think it's right up his alley style‐wise.
As long as he executes it, he's gonna do a beautiful job.
For BrittanyBree, I just want her to show that journey
and make sure that every note she sings is connected
and it's for a purpose.
This is gonna be tough for me,
but I just know how proud I am of both of you
and how dope you're gonna be.
Thank you. Thank you.
You've both got what it takes. It's great.
Thank you for your time.
Yeah, thank you. Excellent, guys. Thank you.
Let's go. Whoo!
With "Best Part," here's BrittanyBree.
Sing it, girl.
Man, she came to, like, play, too. That game face. Mm‐hmm!
♪ Oh, oh, oh‐oh‐oh
♪ You don't know, baby Yeah.
♪ When you hold me Okay.
♪ And kiss me slowly, it's the sweetest thing ♪
♪ Oh, oh‐oh‐oh
♪ And it don't change
♪ If I had it my way
♪ You would know that you are, ah ♪
♪ You're the coffee that I need in the morning ♪
♪ You're my sunshine in the rain when it's pouring ♪
♪ Won't you give yourself to me ♪
♪ Give it a‐a‐a‐a‐all
♪ I just wanna see how beautiful you are ♪
Yeah. ♪ You know that I see it
♪ I know you're a sta‐a‐ar
Wow. ♪ Where you go, I'll follow
♪ No matter how far
♪ If life is a movie, then you're the best part ♪
♪ Whoa‐oh‐oh‐oh
♪ You're the best part
♪ Whoa‐oh‐oh‐ohhh
♪ If you love me, won't you say something ♪ Yeah!
♪ If you love me, won't you
♪ Oh, mm
♪ If you love me, won't you say something ♪ Oh! Alright.
♪ If you love me, won't you
♪ If you love me, won't you say something ♪
♪ If you love me, won't you, oh‐oh ♪
♪ If you love me, won't you say something ♪
♪ If you love me, won't you
♪ Love me, won't you, ooh‐ooh‐ooh ♪
Whoo! Wow.
Yeah.
Whoo!
Alright, yay, Samuel.
Now singing "Bruises," here is Samuel Harness.
♪ Counting days, counting days
♪ Since my love up and got lost on me ♪
♪ 'Cause every word that I've heard spoken ♪
♪ Since you left feels like a hollow street ♪
♪ I've been told, I've been told to get you off my mind ♪
♪ But I hope I never lose the bruises that you left behind ♪
♪ Oh, my Lord, oh, my Lord, I need you by my side ♪
♪ There must be something in the water ♪
♪ 'Cause every day it's getting colder ♪
♪ And if only I could hold ya
♪ You'd keep my head from going under ♪
♪ Your love I'm lost in
♪ I'm tired of feeling so exhausted ♪
♪ Your love I'm lost in
♪ Even though I'm nothing to you now, yeah ♪
Yes!
♪ Even though I'm nothing to you now ♪
♪ There must be something in the water ♪
♪ 'Cause every day it's getting colder ♪
♪ And if only I could hold ya
♪ You'd keep my head from going under ♪
♪ Yeaaaaah‐ah
♪ Oh, no, no
♪ And if only I could hold ya
♪ You'd keep my head from going under ♪
Yes! Yes, Samuel!
Yeah! Beautiful! Amazing! What?!
Oh, my. It was so good, both of you.
BrittanyBree, I'll start with you.
First of all, you are my favorite person that
ever comes out on the stage 'cause you have your game face on.
When your whole body dropped and the band kind of dropped
at the same time, I was like, "Whoo!"
Oh, my God, I felt that, like, physically, emotionally.
You just did such a good job. Yes, beautiful.
Man, Samuel.
Way to pick a song that you obviously can feel.
To have someone telling a story that you believe every word...
Yeah, thank you. ...and I thought that was really cool
that you let all of us in, and it was a beautiful job.
Thank you very much. Beautiful job.
Kelly, I need help. Please. I know, I know.
This one's difficult. I feel like
Samuel maybe picked the better competitive song.
BrittanyBree brought it to such a competitive level
and, you know, aesthetically, physically, all of that,
and it made me really want to hear her again.
Okay. So, maybe BrittanyBree.
Thank you. Thank you. Alright.
BrittanyBree, I thought you delivered a killer performance
and did some amazing things vocally. Thank you.
On the flip side, I feel like Samuel just had a moment.
You were making me feel it
and the rest of the audience feel it,
and I would be leaning towards Samuel. Mm‐hmm.
Thank you.
BrittanyBree, I was on the edge of my seat
for that entire performance.
It's so exciting to listen to you
because I never really know where you're going to go.
Thank you.
Samuel, your voice is so cool
and has so many colors
that are so specific and sound so soulful,
and there's so much texture and grit.
It sounds like your voice has been through a lot,
but you never lose control. Thank you.
I think in this space, I would have to give it to Samuel.
Thank you, coaches. Thank you.
Alright, John, it comes down to you, buddy.
I don't know who won yet.
Uh‐oh. I don't know what to do
because both of you are so, so good.
Samuel, it just felt like
you were thoroughly connected to this song.
I think that was the best performance you've given
on the show so far. Thank you.
BrittanyBree, you're just one of the more gifted singers
that we have here.
I grew up on the music you grew up on,
so it hits a special chord with me,
and I thought you did a really great job. Thank you.
And I don't know what I'm going to do.
John, who is the winner of this knockout? Ohh.
The winner of this knockout...
...is Samuel. Samuel Harness,
you are moving on to the live playoffs
for Team Legend.
Samuel's really cool, and he has this authenticity
and this emotional connection to music
that is really palpable.
I felt your heart. Like, amazing.
I'm so excited to see... Great job! Great job!
...what Samuel can do next as he goes into the live.
Team Legend! Whoo!
Coaches, let me remind you
BrittanyBree is available to steal.
BrittanyBree, anything you'd like to say to John?
I have never sung secular music, only gospel,
so this is just mind‐blowing for me.
Great job. Give it up one more time for BrittanyBree,
ladies and gentlemen!
Thank you, BrittanyBree.
Thank you. Thank you.
I surprised myself. You love her so much.
Yeah. That's hard. That was hard.
He just delivered. That was something unexpected from him.
Yeah. Still to come...
I would love to hear this half a step down.
There would be no fear in that.
It'd just be like, that's the note. Yeah.
♪ Over you
Alright! Alright!
♪ Oh‐oh‐oh‐oh‐oh
♪ Loving you is a losing game ♪
As a mama, this is so hard.
And later... Oh! That's the sound of a steal!
Mmm.
Oh, my gosh, are you still eating the cake?
Shelton. That is large.
It's good. Yeah.
I've been here for 500 episodes.
I've earned it. I would give you guys a piece,
but this is the last piece. Oh, okay.
I'll be out there in a minute.
Okay, take your time. I'll meet y'all out there.
It doesn't look like there's enough for us, anyway.
Yeah. It's a single serving.
Mmm.
I am so grateful that you're here.
Thanks for having me. I have a 13, 14, and 15 year old.
Wow.
The Cunningham Sisters, they're really soulful.
Their harmonies are beautiful.
Hailey is new to my team.
I actually stole her from Ariana's team,
and I definitely heard something, like,
magical about her tone.
You want to meet them? Love to, yeah.
Ed Sheeran!
What?! It's always...
Wait, you want to say it? Yeah, no, you.
No, let me say it. Okay.
Let's ‐‐ Ed Sheeran!
Oh, my God!
He's, like, won Grammys, and he's sold out shows.
I freaked out. I don't know if y'all have seen him live,
but I have, in Nashville, and it was incredible.
And I felt ‐‐ Oh, you came to that.
I did. Me and my dad sing
"Photograph" by Ed Sheeran,
and I just think that that's so unbelievably amazing that
I got to meet him in person.
I am really excited that I got to steal you. Me too.
Thank you so much. So I got you a jacket.
Oh! It's gonna look real cute on you
with your curly, little dark hair. Oh, my God. Thank you.
I love the song you chose.
I picked "Arcade" because it's a very mature song.
♪ A broken heart is all that's left ♪
I actually discovered this song before it was a big hit.
I'm only 13, so I haven't felt the heartbreak
that this song is about,
but I definitely feel like I'm an old soul
and I just want to prove to everybody
that I'm ready for this.
♪ Loving you is a losing gaaaaame ♪
Her tone and how big her voice gets ‐‐
it's an incredible thing to be that young
and have that kind of presence.
Oh, I'm so easily gonna cry all day today. Wow.
That was really good. Thank you.
Wonderful. About 30 seconds into it,
I saw you just relax.
The performance kind of, for me, started from there.
I'd say, just take a moment, and then just be like,
"I got this," because I could tell you were nervous
at ‐‐ at the beginning. Yeah.
I know that you're super young,
but do you have, like, any of the...
♪ Loving you
I mean, I can try. The only reason why
I say it is you're such an intense singer.
Just, like, emotionally coming from that...
♪ La And then,
♪ Loving you is a losing game ♪
It would be really cool.
♪ Loving you is a losing game ♪
Wow. I think the thing that she brought was confidence
and stage presence, which is not a given
if you're 13 years old. She really, really impressed me.
Really pay attention to the lyrics.
I know that maybe you haven't hit
exactly the message yet,
but I think that young people feel a lot.
We were young once, obviously ‐‐ and still am.
Of course. I'm so grateful to Kelly
and I'm so thankful that she stole me.
I just want to prove to her
that it doesn't matter how young you are.
If you want something, you always gotta work for it.
♪ You call me out upon the waters ♪
♪ The great unknown
We're singing "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
by Hillsong UNITED.
We came together as a duo singing worship songs.
It got us through a lot of, like, tough times.
My mom's best friend passed away.
Her three kids had nowhere to go, so we took them in.
♪ When oceans rise
This song particularly speaks about being called
to do these things. It really represents
who we are as a duo. Yeah.
All these young people, y'all are killing me.
Okay. The song's beautiful.
I just found it was just getting buried by the music.
Can we strip that back and have it more acoustic?
Never be afraid to switch up songs like that.
You're sisters, and you've got
this great chemistry, and I want to see that.
You guys are kind of looking forward the whole time.
And sometimes it's nice if you just kind of, like,
acknowledge that you've got this cool connection.
♪ And keep my eyes above the waves ♪
Working with Ed Sheeran
was one of the best moments of our lives.
I feel like I can connect with the song
even more than I could at first,
with the acoustic version.
Is there space for them to do that...
♪ Sa‐vior
♪ In the presence of my sa‐vior ♪
I just want a breath ‐‐ like, I would like them
to be able to hold that out ♪ My savior
I loved The Cunningham Sisters.
I think that they have real chemistry.
I couldn't sing like them at that age.
Come on up here, Hailey.
I am so thoroughly impressed.
I paired The Cunningham Sisters and Hailey
because I wanted them to kind of feel challenged
by each other because they're the same age,
but it's going to be really hard to choose.
Y'all are so young.
I couldn't even sing in tune till I was about 16.
I ‐‐ Whatever.
I'm gonna show you some of these things,
because no one ever believes me.
Wait, wait, is this you?
That's me at 14, not being able to sing in tune.
Yeah, it's really bad. What were you singing?
A song I'd written.
Kids always go, "Oh, you have to be born
with natural talent," and I'm like,
"No, you don't."
♪ I'm addicted to your touch
♪ Now I'm high
Yes!
One of those flashlights... I'm telling you,
you can achieve anything in this world.
You can achieve anything.
My point is I learnt and learnt and learnt and experienced,
and then I now have a career.
You guys are way further ahead than I was.
What a lesson, too, like... Humility is amazing.
Whoo!
And now with "Arcade," here is Hailey Mia.
♪ A broken heart is all that's left ♪
♪ I'm still fixing all the cracks ♪
♪ I lost a couple of pieces when ♪
♪ I carried, carried it, carried it home ♪
♪ I spent all of the love I saved ♪
♪ We were always a losing game ♪
♪ Small‐town boy in a big arcade ♪
♪ I got addicted to a losing game ♪
♪ Oh‐oh‐oh‐oh‐oh
♪ Oh‐oh‐oh‐oh
♪ All I know
♪ Loving you is a losing game ♪
♪ How many pennies in the slot ♪
♪ Giving us up didn't take a lot ♪
♪ I saw the end 'fore it begun
♪ Still I carried it, carried it, carried it home ♪
♪ I don't need your games, game over ♪
♪ Get me off this roller coaster ♪
Whoa.
♪ Oh‐oh‐oh‐oh‐oh
♪ Oh‐oh‐oh‐oh
♪ All I know
♪ Loving you is a losing gaaaaame ♪
♪ All I know
♪ Loving you is a losing gaaaaame ♪
Ah!
Wow!
♪ Loving you is a losing gaaaaame ♪
Man!
Whoo!
They're babies. They're all babies.
This is hard for me. I know.
at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Whoo! Yeah.
With "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail),"
here are The Cunningham Sisters.
♪ You call me out upon the waters ♪
♪ The great unknown where feet may fail ♪
♪ And there I find you in the mystery ♪
♪ In oceans deep
♪ My faith will stand
♪ So I will call upon your name ♪
♪ And keep my eyes above the waves ♪
♪ When oceans rise
♪ My soul will rest in your embrace ♪
♪ For I am yours
♪ And you are mine
♪ Spirit lead me where my... ♪
♪ Trust is without borders
♪ Let me walk upon the waters
♪ Wherever you would call me
♪ Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander ♪
♪ And my faith would be made stronger ♪
♪ In the presence of my sa‐vior ♪
♪ So I will call upon your name ♪
♪ Oh
♪ Keep my eyes above the waves ♪
♪ My soul will rest in your embrace ♪
♪ I am yours
♪ And you are mine
Wow. Good job, ladies!
Way to go, ladies! Whoo!
This is the cutest thing I've ever seen,
and I'll start with The Cunningham Sisters.
You guys have been favorites of mine
since you came onto the show.
I don't even know if you know that or if you care,
but you have been, you have a lot about you,
and it's really incredible.
Hailey, holy crap. Like, wow.
Y‐You really dug down deep and you gave it
a knockout‐worthy performance. Thank you.
I would give this knockout to Hailey.
The Cunningham Sisters, it's always such a pleasure
to hear your voices, together, individually.
Thank you. Thank you.
Hailey Mia, oh, my God. What is happening?!
That was so, so stunning and so powerful.
To see your growth ‐‐ I'm just astounded
by what I just watched,
and I'm obsessed with the three of you.
I love hearing The Cunningham Sisters harmonize together.
It's so nice.
And, Hailey, having you give the angst in the way
that felt like you knew what you were singing about ‐‐
it was very compelling.
Thank you, coaches.
Alright, Kel, it comes down to you.
The Cunningham Sisters, I love that you both have incredibly different tones,
but they blend so magically together.
Hearing this message of this song from such young hearts,
it's just such a beautiful, pure thing.
And, Hailey, you showed up for rehearsal,
and I was like, "Wait, what?"
Like, with a big, huge voice.
And you're all so gifted, and you're so young,
so you feel like such a jerk, like, having to go,
"Sorry, I picked the other one," you know? And so...
Kelly, who is the winner of this knockout?
I just need y'all to know, as a mama, this is so hard.
I love when you take your hair and hide.
I just wanna hide in it and run.
I do that all the time. I'm just stalling.
But I've got to pick.
The winner of this knockout is Hailey.
Hailey, congratulations! Oh, my God!
That knockout was so hard for me,
but Hailey, she just really came alive.
She's got rasp, kind of reminded me of, like, The Cranberries.
I had to go with Hailey.
Coaches, let me remind you
The Cunningham Sisters are available to steal.
Ladies, anything you'd like to say to your coach?
It's just been so awesome to work with you, Kelly,
and we just love you so much. Oh!
Give it up one more time for The Cunningham Sisters,
ladies and gentlemen!
The Cunningham Sisters are great,
but in the knockouts, I only have one steal.
I want someone to make me feel that passion
and feel like I need to have them on my team.
I'm just so proud of her.
You just gotta do it. Like, she really transformed.
It was incredible. I can't believe she's 13.
I can't, either.
Alright, so, how is everyone feeling?
I'm feeling good, knockout‐wise.
My team is good. Wait, who has a steal left?
I do. I do.
I tried to use mine. I used mine already.
I tried and I tried, but I failed.
Oh, yeah, you ‐‐ What happened?
Right, but you have to congratulate me, though,
because this is the one time that has ever happened.
I don't like it. I'm sorry. It's making me unhappy.
I don't like that.
Oh. Okay.
Oh, I'm sorry. Okay.
We'll whip out the emotional blackmail.
Yes, yes.
Do they have any idea? About you?
Yeah. No.
Cool. They're gonna be very excited.
I mean, it would be
a bit of an anticlimax if they were like, "Ugh."
I hope they don't drop dead.
Should I tell you about my pairing? Yeah.
Ryleigh and David.
David auditioned with "Breathin," my song.
He really likes to put his own twist on female pop songs. Cool.
Ryleigh has this huge voice with so much pop sensibility
and so much soul. I'm excited to see it.
I'm excited, too. Okay. should we bring them in?
Oh, my God! Ed Sheeran! Hello.
This is not happening. Oh, my God. I know.
It's just super surreal to see
his ginger hair across the stage.
Hey. He's won Grammys.
He's played on every station. He's just a huge inspiration.
How are you guys? This is, like, really surreal.
You're, like, my idol.
Thank you, man. Thank you. Like, yeah.
Well, I'm so excited. What are you singing?
I'm singing "Lose You to Love Me" by Selena Gomez.
Hell yeah. I'm gonna do it with just my guitar.
Cool. I'm excited to show, like, the more intimate,
emotional side of myself. Perfect.
♪ You promised the world, and I fell for it ♪
This song does mean a lot to me.
I went through a tough breakup a couple years ago
and just had to, like, you know, learn to rediscover myself.
♪ Set fires to my forest
Singing, like, the big pop female anthems,
something about, I think, the way that they sing
and the way they write, I connect with it
a little better than maybe some, like, male artists.
♪ Yeah
This is such a vulnerable song
that I'm excited to get to know that part of him.
I don't know that we've seen that yet.
Wow! Oh, my God. Wow. Man, that's so good.
You're making it, like, a stadium anthem
with an acoustic guitar. It's really, really cool. Thanks, man.
What tuning are you using?
Just open D.
Cool. Yeah.
I have not heard that song sung in that way.
The chords that he was using, the fact it was open tuning
had me geeking out for a second. I am a fan.
This is my favorite performance of yours to date.
Thank you. I think this is really special and intimate.
Cool. It feels like I shouldn't be watching.
I'm like, "Oh, my gosh, am I in your diary?'
And the precision in your flip,
when you were sort of flipping from your chest to head,
was gorgeous. Yeah. Thank you.
I was captivated. It was a great performance.
I believed it. So, yeah, it's great. Thanks, man.
Wow. That means a lot.
I wish I had notes to give you, but I don't. Ryleigh!
I'm singing "Midnight Sky" by Miley Cyrus.
Hell yeah. I chose this song
because I just really resonate with Miley in the sense
that, like, I am unapologetically myself,
and so is Miley. I love that!
♪ Yeah, it's been a long night
♪ And the mirror's telling me to go home ♪
I really am inspired by Miley's determination
to just be who she is.
She got ridiculed so intensely for just being different
than what people expected from her,
and I've experienced that myself.
I mean, especially since shaving my head.
The fact that someone is so cool like her
made a song like this that can make me feel so powerful.
♪ I was born to run, I don't belong to anyone ♪
♪ Oh, no Miley and Ryleigh
have such gorgeously free spirits and energies.
Miley's a hell of a singer, and I think Ryleigh will be able
to put her own spin on it and it'll be great.
♪ Loved by you
Cool! Good stuff.
You can sing! Thank you.
For me, I would love to hear this half a step down,
because I think when it gets to the really high bits ‐‐
I do this all the time when I play live.
Like, "Thinking Out Loud," I can't sing in
its original key, it's so high. Yeah.
So I just take it down a half‐step... Yeah.
...and the confidence of hitting those notes,
there would be no fear in that.
It'd just be like, "That's the note." Yeah.
Let's definitely try it.
I don't want to lose those low notes, though,
'cause I know those notes are low for you in the beginning. Yeah, yeah.
So when we try it a half down, keep in mind,
just giving support from the front and the back.
Mm‐hmm. You know, on the lows.
♪ But it's been a long time
♪ Since I've felt this good on my own ♪
♪ Lotta years went by with my hands tied up in your ropes ♪
It's there. It's great.
You've got such a range, it's amazing.
No concerns. Thank you.
I really feel prepared to give a performance
that is worth taking me to the lives.
I spent my whole life learning to be the artist I am now,
and I really think I can bring it.
You've already won. You guys are so phenomenal.
I am not excited for these two to go against each other
on the knockout night, because I love them both.
I'm so excited to be, like, Team Ariana's stage mom.
I'm gonna be like, she needs to be on 'The Today Show'
tomorrow, and he needs to go to this tomorrow."
Everyone's gonna be like, "Stop contacting us."
They're gonna be like...
Whoa! Team Ryleigh!
She just looks like a star, doesn't she?
Now singing "Midnight Sky," here is Ryleigh Plank.
♪ Yeah, it's been a long night
♪ And the mirror's tellin' me to go home ♪
♪ But it's been a long time
♪ Since I felt this good on my own, oh ♪
Nice. ♪ Lotta years went by
♪ With my hands tied up in your ropes ♪
♪ Forever and ever, no more Whoo!
♪ The midnight sky is the road I'm takin' ♪
♪ Head high up in the clouds, oh ♪
♪ I was born to run, I don't belong to anyone ♪
♪ Oh, no
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ Fire in my lungs
♪ Can't bite the devil on my tongue, you know ♪
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ See my lips on her mouth, everybody's talking now, baby ♪
♪ Ooh, you know it's true
♪ That I was born to run, I don't belong to anyone ♪
♪ You know
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ I don't hide blurry eyes like you ♪
♪ Like you
♪ I was born to run, I don't belong to anyone ♪
♪ Oh, no
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ Fire in my lungs, can't bite the devil on my tongue ♪
♪ You know
♪ I don't need to be loved by yoooou ♪
♪ Ooh, you know it's truuuue Yes!
Hey!
♪ I was born to run, belong to anyone ♪
♪ I don't need to be loved by you, yeah ♪
♪ La‐la, la‐la, la
♪ La‐la
♪ Loved by you
Alright! Alright! Yeah.
With "Lose You to Love Me," here is David Vogel.
♪ You promised the world, and I fell for it ♪
♪ I put you first, and you adored it ♪
♪ You set fires to my forest
♪ And you let it burn
♪ And sang off‐key in my chorus ♪
♪ 'Cause it wasn't yours
♪ To love, love, oh
♪ To love, love, yeah
♪ To love, yeah
♪ I needed to lose you to love me ♪
♪ I gave my all, and they all know it ♪
Yes! I love it.
♪ You tore me down, and now it's showing ♪
♪ In two months, you replaced us ♪
♪ Like it was easy
♪ Made me think I deserved it
♪ In the thick of healing
♪ We'd always go into it blindly ♪
♪ I needed to lose you to find me, yeah ♪
♪ This dancing was killing me softly‐ly ♪
Hey! ♪ I needed to hate you to love
♪ Meeeeeee
♪ Love me
♪ I needed to lose you to love me, yeah ♪
♪ To love, love, oh
♪ To love, love, yeah
♪ To love, yeah
♪ I needed to lose you to love me ♪
♪ To love, love
♪ To love, love, yeah Yeah!
♪ To love, oh
♪ I needed to lose you to love me ♪
Beautiful! I love you.
Ryleigh, I love you. That was amazing.
Oh, my Lord.
Look at what you all did to her.
You're putting her through so much pain.
Is it too late to quit?
Ryleigh, you are such a star. Thank you.
I just love the charisma and the individuality
you bring to everything that you do.
David, I think the choice that set up the whole performance
to be so great was you just doing it acoustic on the guitar.
It just allowed your voice to inhabit this whole room.
Thank you so much, man. That means a lot. So good.
My daughter's a big Selena Gomez fan,
and I liked how cool and different your version was.
If I were picking over all the rounds,
I would pick Ryleigh, but today,
I would have picked David just on that one performance.
Super helpful.
That's o‐‐ That's one way.
I kind of understand why she paired y'all.
You are very different, but you're both
very free‐spirited.
David, sometimes I feel like, when people bring out instruments,
it kind of hinders what they would do vocally,
and it enhanced what you do vocally,
and I thought that was really, really cool.
Thank you so much. Like, literally,
you were, like, playing, and you're like, "Hold on."
And then you came back. And I was like,
"Alright, David."
Ryleigh, vocally, aesthetically, spirit‐wise,
you're, like, one of the ‐‐ you know, a record label is just like, "Done."
Like, it's like you're, like, a whole package.
There's something so cool about you for me.
Even watching you while you're sitting on a stool,
"I wonder how she's gonna sit on the stool."
You're just cool. That's star power.
It, like, reminds me of like Annie Lennox.
So I'm leaning towards Ryleigh,
but David did a really great job. Thank you.
David, you're putting your stamp all over that thing, man.
I've never had the confidence
to fix my hair while playing guitar at the same time, ever.
It's like, "Oh, my God" ‐‐
It's a stunning feat. Like, literally,
there's sweat running into my eyes, but I can't ‐‐ Ugh!
Well, you had a mullet for a while,
so it was all in the back.
Well, I don't anymore... He gave one of, like, those.
...Kelly Clarkson.
But then, Ryleigh, I'm already drawn to you
before you even started singing.
Then you started to perform, and it's like,
"Okay, there's a thing, and it's obvious."
I would go with Ryleigh. Thank you, coaches.
Alright, Ari, it all comes down to you.
Give us some thoughts. What an honor and privilege
it's been to work with you both.
David, what you did today is so special.
This performance really allowed us to get to know you
in a new way as an artist.
You really let us all in in a way
that was really disarming, and that's so beautiful.
Thank you, Ari. Thank you.
Ryleigh, you have the vocals
of all the greats of every genre,
like, kind of put in a blender.
And the presence of Ryleigh ‐‐
you're a rock star, you're a pop star,
you're a disco diva, and it's special
to see you be you.
Ari, not an easy decision. No.
Who is the winner of this knockout?
The winner of this knockout...
...is Ryleigh.
Ryleigh Plank, congratulations, you're moving on
to the live play‐offs.
I love you. I love you.
I had to go with Ryleigh. I think she's one in a billion.
Beautiful! She's just the real deal.
The fact that Ariana has that faith in me
is so extremely heartwarming.
I'm just honored and so grateful.
Coaches, let me remind you that David is available to steal.
David, anything you'd like to say to your coach?
Ari, this whole experience has been
a highlight of my life. Me too.
You better believe I'm gonna get a lunchbox tattoo on my arm.
Give it up one more time for David Vogel,
ladies and gentlemen.
Let's go! Oh, wow. Oh!
That's the sound of a steal
for David Vogel! From John Legend!
David adds something different to my team.
We have no one that sounds like him.
I think Team Legend just got a bit stronger.
You're still gonna get the tattoo, right? Okay.
I don't know about this tattoo, now.
A Legend tattoo, maybe. So happy!
Thank you, John. Amazing.
Thank you so much. I am thrilled.