'My dream when I was little was to sing.
'But I never thought my dreams would come true.'
MUSIC: 'Ciao Adios' by Anne-Marie
'To be onstage, singing for people, that was always my aim, my dream.
'Long may it continue.'
MUSIC: 'Heart Skips A Beat' by Olly Murs feat. Rizzle Kicks
'When I was growing up,
'I wanted to be a professional singer.
'And, thank God, I am.'
MUSIC: 'Kiss' by Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones
'The key to making your dream reality...
'is to ignore your nightmare...
'..so you can focus on that dream.'
MUSIC: 'Breathe' by Fleurie
'My dream is to take my music to the next level.'
# Hey-y-y-y-y-y-y... #
Whoo! Yeah, boy! I love what you did.
'My dream is to sing on stage in front of thousands of people.'
# ..gon-n-n-n-ne... #
All right. Oh, my God! That was a phenomenal performance.
'For will.i.am to hear my voice would be a dream come true.'
# ..lost #
Oh! Ha-ha-ha!
Top-notch, bro, thanks.
'My dream is to get a big red chair to turn.'
SONG ENDS
CHEERING MUSIC: 'Everybody Dance' by Chic
Hello!
Ha-ha-ha-ha, look at that picture of me!
Ha-ha-ha-ha. I made a calendar.
Is that a calendar? Double-chin calendar. Genius.
WILL LAUGHS
So, check this out. Each coach gets ten slots.
How many have you got now? I have six. I've got seven.
All right, I've got five. How many you got, Tom? I've got six.
I've only got four places left.
So we've still a lot of singers to listen to.
You gotta be picky and, like, fierce on the pitch.
I'm the only one with the block button left now.
Yeah. Stand by, coaches.
Seconds away, darling. OK.
WHISPERING: Context...
Will, what're we looking for today? I really still need my, like,
super-powerful female vocalist.
Yeah. I'm looking for originality.
Ooh. I'm looking for honesty. Ooh! I'm looking for power.
Ooh! LAUGHS
My name's Benjamin. I'm 23 and I'm from Manchester.
Benjamin's generous, warm, kind.
And really loud.
I remember when we first started going on holiday,
you were always the first person up on stage.
D'you remember that one? Yeah. Pushed everyone out of the way.
Growing up, whilst everyone else was listening to, like, S Club 7,
I was out here listening to, like, James Brown,
Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie. They had these bolshie demeanours.
You were, like, "Who the hell are you?!"
MUSIC: 'Makin' A Move' by Lady Bri
He's a born entertainer
and he's so committed. And I think now is the right time for him.
At the moment, I'm a waiter,
but I don't wanna be working for somebody else the rest of my life,
I wanna be... slaying the game. Right?
'I am nervous, cos the song is like a performance. I'm moving around
'and I don't want that to affect my vocals.'
But if ever there was a time to take a risk, it's now.
I've worked really, really hard. I'm gonna give this performance
everything that I've got.
I'm gonna channel my inner Prince, my inner Stevie Wonder,
my inner George Michael. The dream is to be a superstar.
I want this... so much.
SONG: 'Make Me Feel'
# Baby, don't make me spell it out For you
# All the feelings That I've got for you
# Can't be explained, But I can try for you-u-u
# Baby, don't make me spell it out For you
# It's like I'm powerful With a little bit of tender
# An emotional sexual bender
# Mess me up, But no-one does it better... #
He needs to be seen! # There's nothin' better
# Damn!
# That's just The way you make me feel
Whoo!
# That's just the way You make me feel
# Whoo!
# Get so, get so, get so... Real-l-l
# Way you make me fe-ee-el, Bada-buh, bada-buh, bada-buh... #
C'mon!
Look at him go! # Just the way that I feel now, baby
# Good God! I can't...
# Powerful, little bit o' tender
Come on... # Emotional, sexual bender
# Mess me up, But no-one does it better
# There's nothin' better, Hey, yeah-h-h!
What?! APPLAUSE
# That's the just you make me feel, Ooh
# Stop it
# So good, so good, yeah, yeah... #
Yeah-h-h-h-h! Ha-ha-a-a-a!
APPLAUSE
Yes, Tom. All right.
Whoo! Yeah!
Thank you so much.
Hello. What's your name? Where you from? My name's Benjamin.
I'm 23 and I'm from Manchester.
CHEERING Wow. Yeah!
What do you do for a living? I work in hospitality.
Nice. So I'm a waiter. With the service.
LAUGHTER
Do you sing to the customers?
Absolutely. Someone's got to, haven't they?
# Would you like a cuppa tea?
# Damn! Would you like Some mushy peas? #
He did it with a spin!
A full spin. Full spin.
Just quickly, who have you come with today? Nobody. But my parents are...
There they are. CHEERING
Is that your dad? Yeah. He looks so young.
He'll take that. You can say that again.
He does look really young, right.
But yeah, this means so much. Thank you so much for turning.
That's all right, my pleasure. Such an incredible performance.
I can imagine you was dancing a lot. Yeah.
A lot of dancing. Yeah. I could just feel like
something was happening behind me. That was a real nice audition
with bags of energy. Well done. Thank you.
Brilliant. Thank you. APPLAUSE
I loved it. You sound different.
Now, who did that song originally? Janelle Monae. I loved your version.
Because you nailed it. Thank you so much.
I listened to every little thing that you did. You're on it!
You've got edge to your voice, great attitude I felt coming across.
And that's it. So I'm glad you're on my team.
Thank you so much. That means so much.
I felt like we didn't even have to see you to know
you were performing. And I love that.
I feel like a lot of people are gonna love watching you
and listening to you. Yeah. You need to be here.
Thank you so much. Honestly. Thanks.
WILL: You did an awesome job.
It's so awesome you're on the show, your level of talent,
fearlessness and sass.
And when you sang that song, I was, like,
"I'm getting Prince vibes."
I'll take that. Although, like, you know, in your way, it was...
..top-notch, bro, thanks. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.
Not many male singers that can sing like that.
Like Will was saying, y'know, like Prince, in that area,
like, you've got a great vocal range.
And culture doesn't have that right now, bro.
Hmm. It's, like, a missing void
in that, like...
You got a big fat turn today
and you deserve it and... welcome to The Voice.
Thank you so much, guys. Thank you.
APPLAUSE
Welcome.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING CONTINUES
Good one, Tom. Yeah.
No, he was on it. I mean, as far as I'm concerned, he's on it.
Fair task.
You were just fierce and fabulous. And you worked that stage.
It's where I wanna be. I just appreciate that.
Did you enjoy it? I absolutely loved it. I wanna get back up.
Well, you will be. Eventually, yeah. I am excited.
I don't know how you can replace Prince.
Yes, it's the same groove, the same. But that frequency... really gone.
Prince was so good, wasn't he? Of course. Oh, man.
Yeah, I miss him a lot. Yeah.
He wanted me to go to Paisley Park and I never quite got there,
but he wanted to record me
and I... and then it was too late, you know. He was a hell of a talent.
We shared a birthday, Prince and myself.
You and Prince share a birthday? June 7th.
You and Prince have the same birthday? Yeah, June 7th.
Different year, though!
Yeah. June 7th. Wow. He was the best. Yeah.
Oh, I'm buzzing for today. Yeah.
Can't wait to get out there, start singing.
You nervous? A little bit.
But I think as soon as I'm onstage, I'll be fine.
I'm nervous. YOU'RE nervous?! What are you nervous for?
Yo, everybody good?
I'm happy. Yeah, my team's great.
What you lacking? Rapper. Oh.
Don't turn. I'm looking for a rapper today.
What? Are you? You're such an idiot.
Will, can you do my accent?
AS ANNE-MARIE: Will, can you do my accent? Was that rubbish?
Little bit. Oh, sorry, I haven't really nailed it yet.
AS WILL: I haven't really nailed it yet.
See, that was kinda rubbish too.
Was it? Yeah. I'm so sorry.
I can do Olly's accent. Olly's accent is my accent.
No. You have a nicer tone to your voice.
LAUGHTER
Ey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey.
Olly's like an Essex country singer, you know. You've got a...
Oh, do you know what? You actually would be good singing country.
# Here I am
# From Essex Singing a song for you #
# My dunna-dunna kitchen Uh-yuh-yuh
# Da-did-uh-did-uh... # That one.
Oh, bit of Dolly Parton. Yeah.
You met Dolly, Tom? Yeah.
Course he has. You know, I've met most people.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
Are you ready? I'm still so excited. Yeah.
My name is Gwenaelle Noval.
I'm 16 years old and I'm from Dublin, Ireland.
I live with my mum, my dad and my younger sister.
It's really noisy all the time at home,
because me and my sister, we like to sing and dance in the morning.
In school, I'm studying music, biology,
business, maths, English and Irish,
all very enjoyable subjects,
but music is the one I would love to pursue the most.
She loves singing all over in the house,
even in the bathroom, in the bedroom or in the kitchen.
She sounds like a songbird.
Of course I sing in my bedroom. I also sing covers on YouTube.
Please don't search them up. They're really cringey.
If I could just stay on stage forever and sing,
I would choose that.
I've watched The Voice with my family for years
and it's a dream to be here right now.
It's more nerve-wracking than singing in your bedroom.
I wanna be like Ariana Grande
or Anne-Marie. I wanna be as big as them.
I definitely want to make my mum and my family proud
and I want to show them that all the singing in my bedroom,
every night, every day, was totally worth it.
MUSIC: 'Pieces' by Ella Henderson
Go, Gwen!
SONG ENDS
SONG: 'When We Were Young'
# Everybody loves the things you do
# From the way you talk
# To the way you move
# Everybody here is watching you
# Cos you feel like home
# You're like a dream come true
# But if by chance you're here alone
# Can I have a moment
# Before I go?
# Cos I've been by myself All night long
# Hoping you're someone I used to know
# You look like a movie
# You sound like a song
# My God, this reminds me
# Of when were young-g-g-g-g-g
# Let me photograph you In this light
# In case it is the last time
# That we might be Exactly like we were
# Before we realised
# We were scared of getting old It made us restless
# It was just like a movie
# It was just like a song
# When we were young-g-g-g-g #
APPLAUSE
I'm so sorry.
Aw, she's so cute.
I felt so proud of myself. I got a lot of claps and praises
from the audience, so I'm very grateful for them.
Kinda sad that I didn't get a turn, but it's OK.
Well done. Thank you. You did great. Thank you.
I'm still proud of you, baby.
I felt with that performance,
the last part of it was, like, amazing.
I thought there was two people. Yeah, you did.
You went, "There's two people." Yeah. Cos all of a sudden,
someone just came to life during the song.
That note she hit was pretty... spectacular.
Yeah, sure.
SIGHS I dunno, I think I'm just being
a bit... I'm being a bit too picky.
How you feeling for this? I'm excited. Looking forward to it.
'I'm Jason Helms, I'm 34 and I work in music and voiceovers.'
MUSIC: 'Living My Best Life' by Paper Kings
I first started performing from the age of five.
My grandma would host these charity events.
I remember singing and dancing,
it's something I immediately connected with from a young age.
MUSIC: 'Take The World By Storm' by Lukas Graham
My sister and my nephew, they're big supporters of mine.
My nephew, Jaiden, he's six years old.
Uncle Jason, I'm so proud of you.
Thank you, Jaiden. Come here.
He's always dancing or singing, like a mini-version of me.
Are all four chairs gonna turn for me? Yeah.
It really helps me a lot to have my family with me,
encouraging me from the sidelines. I want you to smash it, Uncle Jason.
Yeah? Thank you.
Are we excited? Yeah! Yeah!
'Today means a hell of a lot.'
It's a massive opportunity. There'll be nerves, of course,
you're stepping into the unknown.
'I feel like I'm bringing something
'a little bit different to the table.
'I'm looking forward to taking it head-on.'
I'm here to do what I was born to do.
SONG: 'No Church In The Wild'
# Human beings in a mob
# What's a mob to a king?
# What's a king to a god?
# What's a god to a non-believer Who don't believe in...
# ..anything?
# Will he make it out alive?
# All right, all right
# No church in the wild
# Yeah! Yo! This embodies The five elements of hip-hop
# Music can live through me in words I speak knowledge and power
# Yours truly, I'm Exodus I'm repping for Ghana, Botswana
# Talking about self-awareness Rather than the drama
# Eloquent like Obama Catch me if you can
# I pull harder, better triple Your armour, it's classic
# Real truth, I spit it graphic
# I talk behind my fams About the Middle Passage
# How on earth can I be passive?
My mum raised four kids on her own A miracle she managed
# Standing, I paint pictures On the blank canvas
# When I die, click my heels Return to Kansas, the mansion
# Set pace, I'm in my own league
# I'm so clear, I even make the blind see
# They say life is what you make it So prosperity, I'll take it
# Just give me More chips than Las Vegas
# Human beings in a mob
# What's a mob to a king?
# What's a king to a god?
# What's a god to a non-believer? #
APPLAUSE No-o-o-o!
I blocked Olly!
SHE LAUGHS RAUCOUSLY
Yeah, boy!
What's your name? Jason.
Hi, Jason. Check this out, bro. She's blocked Olly!
Listen, I've got blocked. I am a bit, y'know... y'know,
I didn't expect to be blocked,
but they've all blocked me on the series so far. You've been...
you've been well blocked. I've been well blocked on this show.
How old are you? I'm 34.
Why's it taken you this long to come to The Voice?
I feel everything happens in the right timing
and this is a perfect time for me to...
..show the world who you are? That's right.
APPLAUSE I honestly pressed my button
out of respect, because I felt that was a phenomenal performance.
Thank you. There've been other rappers in this competition.
I think you're the best one I've seen. Ooh!
APPLAUSE Thank you, man.
Your voice is so strong, I didn't EXPECT you to go into a rap.
No. Wow.
And then when you did, I was, like,
"Wow, this guy has so many different tools."
You're brilliant, you really are. Thank you.
Not a sort of an expert on rappers, but I can dig it.
Know what I mean? I'm not opposed to it.
I loved what you did. I like the way you sang to begin with.
D'you know what? I'll be honest, this is surreal.
Tom Jones is giving me feedback. I know.
You know, he's, like, giving me feedback. We all feel that.
Weird, ain't it? We all feel like that. It's crazy.
Jason, check this out, bro, I gotta be honest. I wanted to turn.
Oh. Spiritually, mentally, I turned.
But... I'm a man of my word.
I got three rappers on my team and she's been saying,
"I want somebody that can rap and that can sing.
"I need a rapper, I need a rapper, I need a rapper."
And I told her, "Listen, I got you. I'm not gonna turn."
Even though I wanted to. You're in good hands.
Who did you come with today? I'm here with my nephew,
Jaiden, he's six years old, and my sister, Jadine.
Yay! Where's the little man?
D'you wanna come up, Jaiden? Oh! Look! He's a little performer.
Is he? Yeah, he is. Is he a rapper? He's a dancer. Ooh!
Do you wanna do a little dance? Hello. Wanna do a dance for us?
Come on, let's play a beat.
FUNKY BEAT Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Oh! CHEERING
Whoa!
MUSIC STOPS I think he's a bit shy.
Aw... Yeah, you know.
I'm so glad you're here. I'm so glad you're on my team.
Your singing voice is really beautiful
and your writing and rapping is really, really good too, so...
I'm just so happy you're here and you decided to audition.
Thank you. It means a lot. Welcome to my team.
CACKLES
I did not expect him to rap. Thought he'd keep singing. Yeah. Exactly.
He's amazing. He's super-awesome.
We're so proud of you, Jason. Thank you. Well done.
All these years of hard work...
Know what? His talking voice, he could do voiceovers...
Yeah, exactly. ..on, like, Marvel movies.
He could be a superhero character. 100%.
I'm just delighted I got two coaches to turn round.
So, bring on the Battles, I'm ready to go.
How many you got, Tom? Seven. I'm with you. Seven. Seven. Yeah.
Seven. Seven. Anne-Marie?
Six. Six? I have six. Six.
It's fillin' up. All right. Let's see what's next.
I'm Joe Baker, I'm 30 years old and I'm a singer-songwriter.
MUSIC: 'Happier' by Marshmello & Bastille
'I currently live in north Devon.'
It's full of beautiful beaches, scenery, surfing... It's beautiful.
I perform at kinda clubs and pubs and stuff all around the country.
Early last year, I was about to sign a deal,
but it fell through.
It was definitely hard, but I am a big believer
that when doors close, doors will open elsewhere.
I do believe that I've got something to bring.
It's been a crazy, whirlwind few years
that I feel, like, has led me to this moment.
I get nervous for you. Oh, don't be. You'll be OK.
MUSIC: 'Way Down We Go' by Kaleo
'I'm really excited to see where being on The Voice can take me.'
As long as I give it my all,
who knows?
'This day can be life-changing. This could be the thing
'that takes me to where I wanna go.'
SONG: 'Nothing Compares 2 U'
# It's been seven hours and 15 days
APPLAUSE
# Since you took your love away
# I go out every night and I sleep all day... #
Yes.
# But nothing Nothing can take away these blues
# Yeah, because nothing compares
# Nothing compares
# To you
# Hey
# All the flowers That you planted mama
# In the back yard
# They all died when you went away, yeah
# And I know, I know That living with me, baby,
# Was sometimes har-r-r-rd
# Yet I'm willing
# Willing to give this just one more try
# Because nothing compares
# Yeah, nothing compares
# To you-u-u-u-u, yeah
# Nothing compares
# Nothing compar-r-r-r-es. #
APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Train Wreck' by James Arthur
Obviously not great, but it is what it is.
I just did... I did my best.
I really like that version of it. He was a very nice singer.
Sorry. I let you down. Don't worry, baby.
I don't know why we haven't pressed that button there. Why didn't you?
I don't know. Why did I not press my button?
We have dropped one there.
I felt that was... Well, I am being really tough.
There's so many more people to see.
That's stressing me out. Pick wisely, yeah.
It wasn't to be. But I'm just gonna keep doing... what I do,
keep writing songs and... yeah. But... yeah,
been an experience.
Everybody out in virtual TV land,
what you may not know about Anne-Marie is that she is, like,
a double black belt karate master. That means she can whip your ass.
LAUGHS
Three-time champion, you said, right?
Three times, world. World champion. Yeah.
CHEERING Wow, tremendous.
LAUGHTER That's MY karate.
MUSIC: 'Love Myself' by Hailee Steinfeld
Hi!
I'm Adinike. I'm 28 years old. I'm from South London
and I work at the Judicial Office.
I support and advise the senior judiciary, England and Wales,
with regards to international work.
Really love my job. I have a fantastic team
and outside of work I am also a tae kwon do instructor.
I'm a black belt, third dan.
Tae kwon do is such a huge stress-reliever
from a busy full-time job.
I've been singing since, I would say, about six years old.
I always enjoyed being part of school choirs and plays.
Adenike's definitely the loudest.
I mean, she does go round the house singing
and... you can hear her from any room in the house.
'Since the days I've been in choir, I now do open mics
'and, yeah, I just enjoy performing in front of people.'
But this is a whole different ball game.
MUSIC: 'Castles' by Freya Ridings
'I've come to The Voice because I love to sing.'
Fingers crossed, I will get a chair-turn. Fingers crossed.
'My heart's beating a little faster than usual.'
But I just want to go out there, enjoy myself
and... give it my all.
'I am nervous. But I'm hopeful. So I will give it my best shot.'
SONG: 'Get Here'
# You can reach me by railway
# You can reach me by trailway
# You can reach me on an airplane
# You can reach me With your mind... #
Gorgeous. # You can reach me by caravan
# Cross the desert like an Arab man
# I don't care how you get here Just...
# Get here if you can
# There are hills and mountains Between us
# Always something to get over
# If I had my way
# Surely you would be closer
# I need you closer
APPLAUSE # You can windsurf into my life
# Take me up on a carpet ride
# I don't care how you get here Get here if you can-n-n-n
Whoo! CHEERING
# Oh-h-h-h-h-h SUSTAINED CHEERING
# I don't care how you get here CHEERING CONTINUING
# Just get here if you can #
APPLAUSE MUSIC: 'Gold' by Paloma Faith
What's your name? My name is Adenike.
Where you from? I'm from South London, Orpington.
What do you do for a living? I work for the Ministry of Justice
and I'm also a tae kwon do instructor as well.
Wow! So I've got many hats on.
You're a powerful woman. I've been waiting for a girl
the whole night to be on my team.
I have said out loud I would really like to have, like,
a soulful... power, but, at the same time,
sultry and, like, strong. You were everything I was...
I was looking for. Thank you so much.
And you sang my uncle's favourite song. Aw...
Thank you, thank you very much. I really appreciate that.
Thank you. APPLAUSE
I thought it was so good. I loved your control
between your chest voice and your head.
It didn't even faze you that you were flipping between them.
I saw his face and I thought,
"I ain't gonna be in competition with you again."
I love that song and you did a wonderful job on it.
But I've got some girls already on my team.
OK. But it was lovely, honestly. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Appreciate it. Thank you. My pleasure. Thank you.
APPLAUSE
Hi. Agree with the other coaches, it was a spectacular performance.
And you was brilliant, really, really great. Thank you.
It's just not what I'm looking for at the minute, that's all.
I just think you're what Will needed and what he wants.
I think it's a fantastic match for you.
I think he's gonna take you to another place.
What a lovely person to meet as well.
Oh, thank you. It's an honour to be singing in front of you all.
Welcome to The Voice.
Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you so much.
MUSIC: 'I'll Fight' by Jennifer Hudson
Well done.
Oh, well done. Thank you! I'm so proud of you.
Oh, thank you so much.
'Team Will! 'I mean, I am just so happy.'
I think I'm still in shock.
CHEERING
Yes! Great one, Will. That was tremendous. Yeah, big-time.
She got better and better. That's not an easy song to sing.
Yeah. That control was...was mad.
MUSIC: 'Home Sweet Home' by Sam Feldt
You know what I love? How everybody's cuddled up
and huddled by the couch. Yeah. It's nice. And I see, like,
one, two, three, four, five, a lot of families
on the couch, watching. Aw... Look. Freakin' beautiful.
Yeah, it's really nice to see everyone.
Well, that's TV, isn't it?
Bringing the family together. Yes.
Watching the TV.
That black cat is, like, really just chillin' on that couch.
LAUGHTER
Whoo! Miaow!
Miaow! That was good, wasn't it?
# What's new, pussycat? # LAUGHS
MUSIC: 'Black And White (Stripped)' by Niall Horan
Just need to pretend I'm at home in my bedroom.
I'm Andrew Bateup, I'm 31 and I'm from Tunbridge Wells.
Singing for me started when I was really young.
I was one of five kids
and we were always playing instruments in the house.
I carried on singing and it's just never stopped.
It's proper cringe, innit?
I studied music at university.
Then I went straight into Joseph, the musical.
I played the butler and the eldest brother, Reuben.
I can't even tell you how many times I sang The Colours Of The Coat.
It was red and yellow and green and black
and... see, I got it wrong.
When Joseph finished, it was a crash down to reality.
It's been a long old time since then of auditioning, getting knocked back
and, to be honest, losing more confidence in what I can do.
The older I got, the more I realised that I needed stability
and that came in the form of being a singing teacher.
Start with a warm-up, then, eh? # One and two and... #
'It's sharing my love of music and singing with younger people.'
Andrew has had many ups and downs.
He did have that sparkle.
I do think that's been lost over the past few years.
Really, what he would love is just to be able to sing
and for the whole world to hear that and I just think it's his time.
It's all very real now. Just think, the coaches are in there now.
Don't say that. Today's blind audition
is quite honestly going to be the most terrifying experience
of my life. I'm excited for you.
Are you? Yeah. "Excited" isn't the one word
that's coming out of my head yet.
If I don't get a chair-turn, think it might be a sign
to stop chasing the dream. That's the reality of it.
'I feel like this is my last chance to make it as a singer.
'I really need to get one of those chairs to turn.'
SONG: 'How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?'
# I can hardly believe it
# When I heard the news today
# I had to go and get it straight from you
# Tell me all about it
# Tell me 'bout the plans You're makin'
# Tell me one thing now before I go
# Tell me how am I supposed to live Without you?
# Now that I've been lovin' you So long
# How am I supposed to li-i-ive Without you?
# And how am I supposed to carry on?
# When all that I've been livin' for Is gone
# Tell me how am I Supposed to li-v-v-v-ve
# Without you? EXCITED CHEERING
# How am I supposed To carry o-n-n-n-n-n?
# When all that I've been living for...
# ..is gone... #
CHEERING
# Whoo-oo-oo # Yes!
SUSTAINED APPLAUSE
Yes! Wow! What's your name?
My name's Andrew. And how old are you?
I'm 31 years old and I'm a singing teacher.
You can tell you can sing, cos, wow,
that was one hell of a performance, mate.
One of the best versions I've heard of that song. Thank you very much.
Are those your people over there? My family are watching, yeah,
but I can't see 'em. Honestly, I was so, like, zoned out.
These your friends? Guy in the shirt...
In the middle, yeah, it's Luke and Richard.
I've watched them all show, they've been drinking pints
and eating crisps. I need a pint.
LAUGHTER
You know you just said you zoned out?
So you don't know who was watching. Sometimes that's a good thing.
Yeah. Sometimes you just gotta think of the song
and forget everything else. Yeah. Well, most of the time,
I tend to sing more often than I play the piano.
So that was actually the first time I played piano
with a band, so... Oh, so you played piano tonight?
Yeah, I was playing piano for most of it, until the last...
Wow. ..the key change. I stood up for the key change.
LAUGHTER Oh! Cheesy, isn't it?
No, no. A bit... WILL: That's, like, epic!
Obviously you sing amazingly well,
but have you tried to get into the music industry before?
Straight out of college,
I did Joseph, the musical, for about three years. Yeah... Wow.
Yeah. It was amazing. The last few years, I've kind of drifted a bit.
The older I got, the more anxious I got,
the more kind of down I got when I went away from auditions
and didn't get through. Last couple of years, I just stopped.
Aw... I stopped auditioning cos I lost that little sparkle
that you really need... Yeah, yeah. ..to do things like this. Yeah!
I'm nearly crying. You're so sweet. Yeah.
You're so lovely. I can just feel you're such a good, lovely person
and I just, I dunno, it's just making me emotional!
AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Aw!
You seem like... the perfect guy.
Yeah. I think that's why I cried.
No-one's perfect, but thank you. Aw!
Who did you have in mind when you came on?
It was genuinely a decision between the two of you.
Yay...! Oh my God, it's come down to this. Us two?
Which is really weird. For me, to take a song on like that,
you've got to be able to sing.
No two ways about it, you can SING.
Thank you very much.
You had a thing there that I could relate to
and, as far as I'm concerned, you hit everything right.
So that's what I feel. Yeah. Thank you.
APPLAUSE
Can I just... I just wanna say, I've sat here for three, four years
next to the legend that is Sir Tom
and I hear so many great singers like you go on his team.
I always think, "Damn, I really wanted them to pick me."
I would love to get a chance to work with someone like you,
but, you know, it really is down to you in your heart,
who you believe will bring out your best. I'm so glad you're here.
Yeah. Thank you. I'm so glad you plucked up something inside you
and it made you come 'ere,
cos you are gonna be such a great addition to this show.
I just... Things, good things, seem to be happening at the moment.
Me and my fiancee got engaged last year... Whoo-hoo! Thank you.
How long have you and your fifi been, like... Fifi?! Fifi!
Yeah. Fiancee. After your fifi turns into your wife,
she's your wifey. Oh, yeah. I like that. It's good. I'll use it.
I'm not sure she'll like it, but I'll call her the fifi.
LAUGHTER
We've been together for four years. Congratulations.
She's been my rock throughout, cos, like I said,
my confidence went and it's been a real struggle,
but she's always there. That's nice, that's nice.
Bring your fifi up. Go on, Fifi.
She coming? Oh, hello!
Hello. Yay!
Aw... Go on.
Hi! Hi, what's your name?
Charlie. How did that feel, watching him? Absolutely incredible.
I think I was more nervous than he was.
You're so cute together. Seriously. God...
WILL: Who should he pick?
Oh, God... He's relying on you now.
How do you feel? What does your heart say?
It's hard. Erm...
No disrespect to Sir Tom because, obviously,
you are a complete legend. That's all right, don't worry.
But Olly turned first and my heart just went... So Olly Murs.
Oh, mate, don't, you'll make me cry. You're in good hands.
APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Love Like This' by Lauren Daigle
Oh my God! No, thank you.
See? Made my heart go. There we are.
I'm really, really proud of you. Love you.
It took a lot to put myself in that position tonight.
Yeah, it was really hard, but I'm really grateful
that Olly turned and I'm excited for the future.
He's such a lovely guy, eh? God...
A lovely feller. And he can sing. That's what I love about this show,
you meet people like that. You got a good one there.
It gives you faith in human nature. When you see a fella like that...
Yeah. ..you think, "There ARE nice people out there, see?"
Well, when I met you, Tom, that's what I thought.
Aw...
MUSIC: 'The Way I Do' by Bishop Briggs
'I am a bit nervous for today.
'At this point, the audition is just so important to me.'
'I feel like my whole life has been leading to this moment.'
'I just hope today that the nerves don't get the better of me.'
When people come on stage petrified, I just wanna say to them,
"No, no, this is good that you're feeling like this."
Yeah. It's OK, yes. Yeah. I auditioned three times,
but I remember it was EVERYTHING.
Yeah, of course. That was it, the last chance. The moment.
That was the peak and so, ever since then,
even if I get nervous, I always think back to that moment.
But I always feel The Voice is a great test. Yeah, exactly.
If you can sing in front of us,
you can sing in front of anybody. Yeah. Yeah. 100%.
Yeah, there are a few nerves there, but I think it's a good thing,
just cos, yeah, it'll push you forward.
I'm Julia Rose, I am 18 and I'm from Edinburgh.
'This blind audition is just a completely different experience.'
I do feel a bit nervous, in case you couldn't tell.
I've only got one shot at this,
so I just wanna try and get those coaches to turn.
# Hold me closer, tiny dancer
# Count the headlights On the highway
# Lay me down in sheets of linen
# You've had a busy day today. #
CHEERING
MUSIC: 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?' by Lucy Kane
Sounded very nervous. Yeah, nervous.
Yeah, that was a very fast vibrato.
Yeah. But uncontrollable.
It seemed like a vibrato due to nerves.
Yeah, my vocals were not strong at all
and... honestly don't know, yeah.
There's definitely something there. I felt sorry for her.
It's horrible, isn't it?
I definitely think the nerves overwhelmed me
and just... kind of put me in one of my weakest performances I've done
actually on stage, so... it is what it is.
Breathe, Deedee, breathe.
My name is Deedee Walker and I'm 24 years old
and I'm an activity co-ordinator in a care home.
I love to sing, I've been singing since I was seven years old.
But I used to be a little bit shy. I'm much better now.
I gotta stop shaking. Am I shaking? Oh, I am, this one's shaking.
Stop shaking. 'This is definitely the biggest moment of my life.'
It's all real now, y'know?
I'm gonna give my all. Take a deep breath,
it's your moment, sing.
# So wake me up
# When it's all over
# When I'm wiser and I'm older
# All this time I was finding myself
# And I didn't know I was lost
# I did not know I was lost
# Oh, no
# I didn't know I was lost. #
I feel when she's been practising, she's done it all in her chest,
but then she got nervous and was just in her head.
Yeah. Exactly what happened.
I really felt... I should've pressed my button then,
cos I think we could've coached her. Yeah, sure.
Given her confidence. Yeah.
I felt, like, "This is my job, this is what I do on here."
It's our job, we gotta pick perfect singers.
I felt like she needed some help. Sure.
She definitely had a voice. Yeah, it was definitely there.
I didn't do my best. My throat just closed up
and when it does that, there's no hope.
There's no hope, but... maybe next year, who knows? Who knows?
'So, I'm a bit nervous. But I think nerves are good sometimes.'
So I gotta use them in my strength and hopefully... get that turn.
My name's Cameron Ledwidge, I'm 18
and I'm from a small town called Denny in Scotland.
At the moment, I'm a student at the University of Edinburgh
and I'm studying physical education.
It's quite difficult, there's a lot of workload.
So, yeah... I've butchered that at the end, didn't I?
As well as being a student, I'm also a part-time worker
in the local supermarket. I work in the fridges. It's very cold.
My parents always tell me that when I was younger,
I used to sing all the time, whether in the living room
with a plastic guitar, singing in the car
without even knowing I'm doing it. Apparently I didn't stop.
MUSIC: 'Got It In You' by Banners
I want this a lot. I've just got to go take my moment
and... enjoy it.
Cameron doesn't show it, but he does... get nervous. Yeah.
'To see Cameron going on the stage, I'll be more nervous than him.'
'And I'll try to hide it from him.'
But it's fine for a mum to take the nerves.
'If my blind audition today goes well,
'then it could be that stepping stone out of the small town
'and take me to the global stage, worldwide.'
Today's the biggest moment of my life and I can't mess it up.
SONG: 'Heather'
# I still remember The third of December
# Me in your sweater
# You said it looked better on me Than it did you
# Only if you knew
# How much I liked you
# But I watch your eyes
# As she walks by
# What a sight for sore eyes
# Brighter than the blue sky
# She's got you mesmerised
# While I die
# Why would you ever kiss me?
# I'm not even half as pretty
# You gave her your sweater
# It's just polyester
# But you like her better
# Wish I were Heather
# Whoo-oo-ooh
# Wish I were Heather
# You gave her your sweater It's just polyester
# But you like her better than me. #
MUSIC: 'Surprise Yourself' by Jack Garratt
Yes!
I'm not gonna lie, I was a bit nervous then.
APPLAUSE
Wow. Wow. Wow. Ah...
I didn't expect that. No, aye. Hi. How you doin'? Good.
What's your name?
My name's Cameron Ledwidge, I am 18 years old
and I'm from a small town called Denny in Scotland.
Whoo! Yeah!
I like what you did, by the way. I liked that. Thank you very much.
But you've definitely got something there.
I really enjoyed it, honestly. Thank you very much.
Going into a falsetto is very tricky at times,
especially in this song. You could tell you was nervous.
But I thought it was a really good performance. So well done.
Thank you very much.
I could hear that you have something different.
You weren't trying to sound different, you just did.
And, obviously, there was some moments
where it just, like, flicked a little. Yeah.
But I knew that that's nerves. Yeah. We can work through that.
There's so many times when I've been on stage and I've messed up
and I've carried on. I just really liked your voice.
Thank you! So, welcome to my team.
Yeah. I'm really glad to be a part of it. Thank you very much.
MUSIC: 'Heartbeat' by Plan B
I liked it.
Nice.
Come here! Well done. Well done! Oh...
Well done. Well done.
Were you nervous? Love you. Oh...
Oh, man!
What made you wait right to the end? I just wanted to see
if he could get past those little... Urgh! ..things.
And then he did. The thing is, yeah, I know
that he's definitely practised that song and been able to do that.
Yeah. But just at that moment, he wasn't.
Yeah. So I just wanna, like, work with him,
so next time, he can show everyone he can sing.
Yeah, definitely. Yeah. I salute you for that.
Yeah. To see, like... you've seen errors,
but you were, like, "I could help him with it." Freakin' awesome.
I mean, I don't know about you, but I was going,
"I'm gonna have to apologise to his parents for them not turning,"
cos she left it so late! Yeah. Oh. I missed my first note.
I was, like, "Oh..." But I was, like, "Just keep going." Yeah.
He'll come out now, going,
"Right, you know, I'm gonna prove to Will, "Tom and Olly
"that this is who I am now. I'm gonna..."
Yeah, it's a big deal up there. It is. I think he's got it, though.
His voice was very pure. And that sold me.
Yeah.
'I think Anne-Marie's put a lot of faith in me.'
I'll definitely repay her in the Battles.
I'll show her that, yes, I may have stumbled a bit,
but I'm gonnae come back and I'm gonnae smash it.
ALL: Team Anne-Marie!
Hopefully they didn't see my sweat patch.
MUSIC: 'What A Time' by Julia Michaels feat. Niall Horan
Go out there and show everybody what we've seen a million times.
Just gonna be dead proud of you anyway, however it goes.
Even if we don't get a turn? Course.
You're gonna be amazing. Thanks. I know that.
Love you. Love you too.
I need to hear, like, the emotion.
Yes. In their voice. Yeah.
Quite right. I need... I need a super-power singer.
What, to match mine?
ALL LAUGH
Are you looking forward to Mummy getting on the stage?
Yeah. Yeah? Makes me feel proud.
Makes you feel proud? Aw...
Ish. Ish?!
I'm Vicky, I'm 37 and I'm an admin assistant.
MUSIC:'Lucky Stars' by Lucy Spraggan
'I process invoices, I answer the phones.'
Yeah, let me just see if she's free for you.
And I make lots of coffee.
I'm a mum of two to Braxton and Dexter.
I'm probably really biased. They're just so loving
and caring and funny and crazy.
Mummy practises singing a LOT, in the car and in the kitchen
and in her bedroom sometimes. Gets a bit annoying.
They look at me, "Oh, God, Mum, stop!" But I don't.
I think all the coaches will turn around
because Mummy's a really good singer. Sit up.
I am! No, you're not.
MUSIC: 'Where It Stays' by Charlotte OC
I had a tough time in the past and had to stop singing for a while.
Just lost all my confidence
and when I met Lauren, she just completely turned that around.
She made me get back into it and said to me,
"You're too good not to sing."
First time I heard her sing, it was just... goose bumps.
Every time I've heard her sing since, tears, the lot. Every time.
Lauren and I have been together four and a half years.
We met in a local pub.
And we got married in May last year.
She's just my... my biggest supporter.
I can't wait to see you be up on that stage, watching you.
Makes me the proudest person in the whole world. In the world.
Very proud of you. Very, very. Thanks. 'K.
'I'm super-nervous.
'I think it's because it's such a big thing.'
And it's so important to me that I really want it to go well.
MUSIC: 'Heal Me' by Grace Carter
I feel like now is 100% my time. I've waited my whole life
for this, and this is my moment.
'I spent a large proportion of my life hiding who I was
'and who I should be.
'I just wanna show everybody who I am.'
SONG: 'One'
# Long hours and a few dying flowers
# But you never seem to stick around
# How could
# You let something so good Go to waste
# And bleed the colours out?
# You broke a heart down With ease
# But I'm picking up every piece You must be so hard to please
# I wish I could say
# Thank you for all the mistakes
# Thank you for all of the pain
# I guess somebody else's loss... # Come on. Come on.
# Is another's gain I'm saying thank you to the one
# Who let her get away
# Thank you to the one Who caused her heart to break
# I'm thanking you For giving me a soul to save
# Thank you to the one Who let her get away
# I wish I could say
# Thank you for all the mistakes
# Thank you for all of the pain
# I guess somebody else's loss Is another's gain
# I'm saying thank you To the one who let her get away
# Away #
Come on, Tom. Come on, Tom. CHEERING
MUSIC: 'Like You Mean It' by Ruelle
What's your name? Where you from? I'm Victoria.
I'm from Hartfield in East Sussex.
And how old are you? I'm 37.
37. What do you do for a living? I'm an admin assistant.
Listen, that was really from the heart.
I could really feel the emotion behind that song.
Why did you pick that song? It reminds me of...
myself and my wife. Just... when we met.
I was in a really bad place and... she... she saved me. So...
Aw... APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Well, you could really feel the emotion in the song
and I'm sure she's really proud of you after that performance,
cos it was really beautiful. You've got a voice and it's amazing.
Thank you so much. And you have a coach, will.i.am, so.. Oh my God!
Well done. APPLAUSE
I was hovering there. And I love you.
Oh! Aw... I do.
As Olly said, you could feel you coming through.
You seemed very honest in what you were singing.
And you can sing, of course. Yeah. I meant every word of it.
You did a lovely job and I felt your emotion. Really lovely.
CHEERING
I feel like you're the most pitch-perfect person
we've had so far.
I actually... I can't believe how... good that was.
TOM: Yeah. I didn't turn because I have a girl
who... Yeah. ..does all that stuff. Yeah.
I didn't want to put you two in competition with each other.
But I'm a bit worried about you not being on my... my team.
He's... he's got a good one. Thank you so much.
CHEERING Thank you.
You have a true gift. Yeah.
Thank you so much. I'm super-proud that you're on my team.
I'm so excited. My little boy loves you.
Oh, really? Is he here? Yeah. You're his fave. He's eight.
Yay! TOM: Oh, look out.
Look, it's William. His name is William?!
No, he calls YOU William. Oh, hey, hi!
This is my wife Lauren. Hello.
This... this is Braxton and this is Deccy Doodlebug.
Aw, hey, guys! Hey, nice to meet you guys.
Ha-ha-ha, lovely... It's lovely to meet you, boys.
Thank you. Thank you.
And welcome to Team Will.
Thank you. Welcome.
WILL: Yes! TOM: Yes.
I've spent a lot of time hiding who I really am
and when I stood on that stage today, I was just me.
And it was just the best feeling ever.
Very strong. Yeah. Wow. Wow.
Absolutely beautiful. You looked amazing.
This just shows my boys you can do anything that you dream of.
Just to chase your dreams and to never, ever give up.
I've done it!
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