This season, the battle rounds and our four superstar coaches
have tested their artists like never before.
You can totally make this your own.
♪ Message in a bottle
♪ wop wop wop wop, oh, wop wop wop wop ♪
♪ feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger ♪
I can't sing that fast. [ Laughs ]
I think you can, man. I really do.
♪ Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga ♪
♪ I know you can't control yourself any longer ♪
Maybe you can find a way
to put your own spin on those lower octaves.
♪ I had a vision of love ♪
♪ and it was a-a-a-a-ll
- I was not expecting that. That was crazy. Blake: - Oh, yeah.
Daly: The best have emerged through triumph...
- Trevin Hunte - ...And transformation.
Amanda is available to steal.
Well, there they go! Three steals.
Seven game-changing steals have shaken up
the competition forever.
It's tough this year.
I have a great team, you know?
I think we all have wonderful teams
with a lot of really different, interesting characters.
Daly: Now it's the final night of battles.
♪ Wrong when it's right
♪ it's black, and it's white ♪
♪ we fight, we break up
♪ we kiss, we make up
Daly: And some of the most talented performers
have yet to take the stage.
I'm not going home. I'm gonna win the battle.
Daly: To help prepare them, the coaches have recruited
some of the biggest names in music...
Only a few spots remain.
Blake: Now, this is where you bring your "A" game.
Whoever does the best wins.
Cee Lo: Again, I'm very confident about my team for season 3.
Even though it's gonna be a disappointment to some,
I think I could very possibly have the winner.
The artists will have to give the performance of their lives.
♪ I am titani-u-u-um
Daly: And since Christina has the only steal left,
there's no room for error.
Christina: There are some great battles coming up,
so I have some more button pushing to do.
Daly: In the end, only one will win it all
and be named "The Voice."
The final battles start right now.
[ Cheers and applause ]
As Christina and Billie Joe get settled in,
let's meet our first battle pairing...
22-year-old Adriana Louise from Brooklyn
versus the 21-year-old Georgia native Jordan Pruitt.
During the blind auditions,
we learned Adriana survived a traumatic experience.
Adriana: This gang came to our house and held us at gunpoint.
My music entirely got me through that situation.
♪ Baby, come on whoo!
♪ Rock my world into the sunlight ♪ And her performance blew all four coaches away.
♪ Take me down like I'm a domino ♪
There should be no battles. It's just me and you. I got you.
I'm gonna go with miss Christina Aguilera.
Aah!
Daly: Former Disney star Jordan Pruitt...
Jordan: Now that I'm a woman, I want a career outside of Disney,
and I think this show will help me do that.
Daly: ...Found a fan in Christina.
♪ I won't have to say you were the one who got away ♪
Christina: I think the world could use another great pop star,
and, you know, who better to coach them but me?
Hi, guys.
Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day.
I know you. I love your band.
Jordan: Oh, my gosh, I was actually really surprised
because he's a completely different genre
than Christina Aguilera.
The advice will be priceless.
- So how are you guys feeling? - Look at our hands.
Yeah, my hands are...
- Nervous? - Nervous.
That's what rehearsing is good for.
- Yes. - It gets the nerves out.
This is, like, overwhelming. [ Laughs ]
Adriana and Jordan are classic, born-to-do-it pop stars.
I just knew that a song like
"Hot 'n' cold" by Katy Perry was a great fit for them.
♪ You change your mind
♪ like a girl changes clothes ♪
Billie Joe: Jordan had a really great raspiness to her vocal.
When she first started singing the song,
I thought she was sounding like
she had a professional side of her.
♪ You're wrong when it's right ♪
♪ it's black, and it's white ♪
♪ we fight, we break up, we kiss, we make up ♪
Christina: Okay, okay.
I'm noticing that... maybe it's nerves or whatnot...
but I feel like you're showing me a little more bite
and a little more edge to your voice,
and I feel like you're holding almost back a little bit.
I... I would like to actually hear a little bit more
of that aggression in your voice.
Adriana: Jordan... she's performed for crowds
of like tens of thousands of people,
whereas I'm just waitressing and doing music tutoring,
same as every struggling musician does.
So it's a little nerve-racking knowing
that she has all this experience on me.
'Cause you guys are... are really good,
I can tell, at emulating a voice.
And Katy Perry... you know, she has a specific tone,
and you guys tap right into that.
But I think that the notes that you can take onto
is how to make it truly your own.
Billie: - You guys both have great voices. - I know.
Yeah, I think it's a matter of finding that balance
of where you guys are, like, singing a duet...
- Yeah... - But at the same time,
you're totally competing against each other.
Daly: With the battle fast approaching,
Adriana and Jordan have their final rehearsal with Christina.
♪ Wrong when it's right
♪ it's black, and it's white ♪
♪ we fight, we break up, we kiss, we make up ♪
♪ we kiss, we make u-u-u-p
- You know, you can... you can elongate that. - Yeah.
That'll give you a minute to, you know, have your solo moment.
Jordan's a very well-controlled singer,
but something that she could work on
is venturing out and being a little bit more of a risk-taker.
And, actually, that's something I would like
to get more out of the two of you...
it's a very kind of cutesy melody.
I want you to get a little bit more aggressive with it.
Jordan: Trying new things is always gonna be a little scary.
Because I worked with Disney for so long,
it was kind of like a security blanket.
♪ Someone call the doctor
But I'm open to the challenge.
I think I have an aggressive personality.
People just haven't seen it yet.
♪ I should know
♪ that you're no good for me ♪
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - You know what I mean?
You can milk that last note and overlap her a little bit.
Just take advantage of those moments.
There's so many different layers to being a pop star.
They have to exude power and presence,
being able to connect with that crowd.
And it's gonna be interesting to see
who brings what to the table on the day of the actual battle
because, right now, it's pretty neck and neck.
Daly: It's the night of the battle,
and our two artists are making their way to the stage.
Adriana: Before the blind auditions,
I have not been on a stage in 2 or 3 years.
I've sung my entire life but never really for crowds.
The fact that Christina gave me validation
and I've looked up to her for so many years...
whew!... blows me away.
And after all I've been through, like, I... I can't leave now.
I need to show her.
- Good luck out there. - Thank you.
I got this. [ Chuckles ]
Jordan: I experienced success at such a young age,
and I feel like this is my second chance.
It would be amazing if I got to go to the live shows.
It would be an accomplishment for me
on so many different levels.
As a performer,
I'm ready to kill it in the battle,
and I will kill it.
I'm not leaving tonight.
Daly: Coming up, Christina sends two pop singers to battle.
I've never heard anything like that.
I don't understand how you're gonna do this.
Oh, honey, please, don't cry.
And later, the final night of battles
brings out the best performances.
♪ I am titanium
♪ I hate myself for loving ♪
♪ hate
Daly: And who will get the final steal of the battles?
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Laughs ]
♪ This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to the battle rounds.
Two strong pop vocalists on team Christina
will fight to the end.
Who will win?
Will it be the fearless New York waitress
Adriana Louise...
[ Cheers and applause ]
Adriana, go get it!
...or will it be the singer
who once toured with the Jonas brothers,
Jordan Pruitt?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Come on, Jordan!
Let the battle begin.
♪ You change your mind
♪ like a girl changes clothes ♪
♪ and you pms like a bitch ♪
♪ I would know
♪ and you overthink
♪ always speak cryptically ♪
♪ I should know
♪ that you're no good for me ♪
♪ 'cause you're hot, then you're cold ♪
♪ you're yes, then you're no ♪
♪ you're in, then you're out ♪
♪ up, then you're down
♪ you're wrong when it's right ♪
♪ it's black, and it's white ♪
♪ we fight, we break up, we kiss, we make up ♪
♪ you don't really want to stay, no ♪
♪ but you don't really want to go ♪
♪ you're hot, then you're cold ♪
♪ you're yes, then you're no ♪
♪ you're in, then you're out ♪
♪ you're up, then you're down ♪
♪ whoo!
♪ Hey, someone call the doctor ♪
♪ got a case of a love bipolar ♪
♪ stuck on a roller coaster ♪
♪ can't get off this ri-i-i-de ♪
♪ you change your mind
♪ like a girl changes clothes ♪
♪ 'cause you're hot, then you're cold ♪
♪ yes, then you're no
♪ in, then you're out
♪ up, then you're down ♪
♪ you're wrong when it's right ♪
♪ it's black, and it's white ♪
♪ we fight, we break up, we kiss, we make up ♪
Whoo! Whoo! Who's in the stands?
♪ 'Cause you're hot, then you're cold ♪
♪ you're yes, then you're no ♪
♪ you're in, then you're out ♪
♪ you're up, then you're down ♪
♪ you're wrong when it's right ♪
♪ it's black, and it's white ♪
♪ we fight, we break up ♪
♪ we kiss, we make up
♪ you don't really want to stay, no ♪
♪ but you don't really want to go ♪
♪ you're hot, then you're cold ♪
♪ you're yes, then you're no ♪
♪ you're in, then you're out ♪
♪ you're up, then you're ♪
♪ down
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: Give it up!
- That's my girl! - Representing team Christina,
Adriana and Jordan.
Whoo!
Christina always gives us great battles.
We'll give her a minute to think about the super tough decision she has.
And let's talk to the other coaches.
Cee Lo, what did you think?
That was great. That was great.
That was one of the best battles we've had.
What I really, really enjoyed
was the fact that you both are competitive vocalists,
like the Olympics up there.
You know what I mean? Really going for the gold.
Adriana, you... you really took the opportunity
to take that high note.
Ooh, you got that feist about you.
Jordan, you should kind of know
that she's gonna take that point.
Then you, you know, find another space to do it
but equally as grand,
and you didn't necessarily do that
on this particular battle.
I would definitely go with Adriana.
[ Cheers and applause ] All right, thank you, Cee Lo.
Thank you so much, Cee Lo. Thank you.
Hi, Adam.
Adam: It was so incredible.
I don't think that we've ever had a battle that's been so even.
I don't understand how you're gonna do this,
because you guys are both equally good
at exactly the same thing, which is...
even makes it more difficult.
- They're both, like, pop superstars, are they not? - Yeah, yeah.
Like, superstars.
My God, I'm trying to help you Christina.
At first, I thought Adriana,
and then, because, Jordan, your peak came at the end to me,
probably I'd go with Jordan.
Thank you.
Blake?
Adriana, I mean, you are a really strong singer.
Everything they said is exactly right about you.
Jordan has a break in her voice during her runs,
and I've never heard anything like that.
In my opinion, Jordan is one of those people
that have found a way to... to sing like nobody else,
which pisses me off that I don't have a steal left
because I would... I would probably pick Jordan.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
And now it comes down to your coach, Christina.
All three of us are, like, in the family of pop music.
I've gotten to appreciate who both of you are
as strong young women.
Having said that...
Jordan, you and I both come from a similar background,
as far as being Disney kids.
And I went into this battle round thinking,
"you know, I'm gonna have to say,"
"I wish that you would have taken more risks,"
but you added a lot of ad-libs and a lot of soul.
And to be able to own that is... is amazing.
Adriana, you were able to hit some crazy notes...
like "G" or F-sharp... you went there.
And that's something that you naturally do have,
and that's what I connected with.
Um...
the winner is Adriana.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: Adriana, congratulations.
We'll see you at the knockout round,
representing team Christina.
Thank you so much.
- Great job. - Thank you.
Christina: And she's a force to be reckoned with, as far as a vocalist.
It's beautiful to see people like Adriana
step it up like true stars.
Oh, my God, I was petrified beforehand,
and, like, now, everything... I'm feeling everything.
It's... it's incredible.
Wow. Wow. I'm so excited.
You all right?
Oh, honey, please, don't cry.
I want to give you the biggest hug.
[ Applause ]
I love you. I truly do.
- I love you, too. - I truly, truly do.
[ Applause ]
Honestly, you're amazing.
[ Voice breaking ] I wish we had steals left.
Daly: Anything you'd like to say to your coach, Christina?
Thank you for this opportunity.
It's been life-changing.
And I just feel blessed to even have gotten this far.
And... thank you.
Give her a big round of applause, ladies and gentlemen.
- Jordan Pruitt. - Thank you.
Thank you, Jordan. [ Cheers and applause ]
I felt really confident that it was gonna be me, and it wasn't.
[ Crying ] And... I'm sorry.
[ Sniffles ]
She's so sweet.
Blake: I can't really say
that I disagree with Christina's decision,
but I would have picked Jordan.
If I'd have had a steal, I'd have stolen Jordan.
You did a great job.
I hope that she pursues music
because I need her to make a record so I can buy it.
She's that important.
That's one of those "just flip a coin" ones.
I know.
Daly: Coming up...
Blake sends two of his youngest artists into battle.
- How old are you guys? - 16. - I'm 15.
I'm so old. [ Laughter ]
Daly: And later... a steal no one saw coming.
Christina steals!
I want you on my team.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the battle rounds.
- Oh, there's my girls. - Hi.
As Blake and Michael Bublé welcome their next two artists,
- let's see how they match up. - Oh, my gosh!
15-year-old Kelly Crapa from Connecticut
versus 16-year-old Florida native Michaela Paige.
Aspiring country artist Kelly
volunteers her time and her voice for good causes.
I like to sing at charity events...
things like relay for life, a benefit for cancer.
That's cool that you go that.
I would love to help people as much as I can.
♪ 'Cause I've seen sparks fly ♪
Daly: She caught Blake's ear with her performance of "Sparks fly."
Congratulations. You're on my team, whether you like it or not.
It's an honor. Thank you.
Daly: Rocker Michaela took a break from hosting her own radio show.
Michaela: My name's Michaela Paige,
and you guys are listening to "Pursue Your Passion."
Mainly, we bring on up-and-coming artists
and anybody who has a dream and is working on it.
♪ I'm safe, up high, nothing can touch me ♪
Daly: She impressed Blake with her performance of Pink's "Sober."
♪ Sober ♪
Blake: I didn't expect to see
a 16-year-old girl with a mohawk,
standing up there with that kind of a voice...
I'm honored to have you on my team.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
- How are you guys doing? - Good.
- How old are you guys? - 16. - I'm 15.
I'm so old. [ Laughter ]
I am an unbelievable fan of Michael Bublé.
I respect him as an artist, as a songwriter...
he's an all-around talent.
Conceptually, what are you thinking?
- Are you gonna rock it out? Are you gonna pop it out? - Definitely.
Blake: We got two singers
that come from two different backgrounds.
One is definitely a punk rock,
and one of them is straight-up country.
This is gonna be fun.
I've been looking forward to you two all day.
- Oh! That is so nice. - In fact, I've been saying it all day.
They're gonna be doing some Joan Jett,
"I hate myself for loving you," because, musically,
that song could easily be on country radio today.
So I think it's a good mix for each of them.
♪ I think about you every night and day ♪
Whoo!
♪ You took my heart, then you took my pride away ♪
Michael: Michaela's you know, a 60-year-old black woman
trapped in the body of a blond punk girl.
It gives you a lot of room for ad-libbing and stuff like that.
I'll say one thing, too... and I've heard it already...
with you, over-singing and trying to pack too many things
into a very simple melody.
Sometimes, it's like, "can she not sing that note"
"and that's why she's doing that?"
I wanted to see which one of these girls
can hit those notes
without having to change the melody
'cause then you kind of start taking away
from the point of the song.
♪ Midnight, getting uptight, where are you? ♪
♪ you said you'd meet me, now it's quarter to 2:00 ♪
You know what? She's really singing out,
and you're still a little... timid.
Okay.
Sing out, dude. Sing out.
The uphill challenge for Kelly is to think like a punk.
That's the only thing that worries me.
Can... can she be that? I guess we're gonna find out.
It's just gonna be amazing.
I love being a part of these little things
because, someday, when both of y'all are stars...
you're gonna look back and say, like, "I was part of that."
Yeah. [ Laughter ]
Daly: With the battle only a few days away,
Kelly and Michaela meet with Blake and the band
for their last rehearsal.
Dude, you got your boots on. You got your pink socks on.
I have those same socks, by the way.
♪ I want to walk, but I run back to you ♪
♪ that's why I hate myself for loving you ♪
Michaela's really comfortable onstage,
and she's used to rock songs,
so she has a little more confidence.
But I think I'm gonna put a little country in there
to make it a twist and match up to Michaela.
♪ You took my heart and you took my pride ♪
♪ away-ay-ay-ay
♪ I hate myself for loving you ♪
Man, Kelly has an answer for everything you do.
Every note, every one of those big moments,
she has an answer for it.
It's gonna... You surprise me, Kelly.
You really do.
Kelly really rose to the occasion.
There's a couple times she sang a few notes
that I saw Michaela's eyebrows kind of like,
"oh, crap. I thought I had this," you know what I mean?
Body language means a lot. I'm afraid to look at Michaela.
I mean, she's glaring at me when she's singing.
I'm like, "oh, crap. Oh." [ Laughter ]
'Cause I'm like, "gosh, she does hate me."
You know what I mean? And it does have an effect.
And if you just think of how much you hate Adam Levine,
you know, sing that song to him.
- Yeah. - Okay.
I think that what this battle's gonna come down to for me
is which one of the girls looks and sounds like
the most seasoned performer.
They're both teenagers, and moving forward,
I would like to take the one that's most ready for this.
Daly: Coming up...
♪ You took my heart, and you took my pride ♪
♪ away-ay-ay-ay
Daly: ...The battles heat up.
I thought a fistfight or a brawl was gonna...
[ Laughter ] was gonna erupt for a second.
It was kind of like a musical pillow fight.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the battle rounds.
It's the night of the battle,
and Kelly and Michaela head to the stage.
Michaela: Kelly's tough competition.
The look isn't what we're going on here.
It's the voice.
I know I don't have this in the bag.
Anything can happen on any given day,
and I've just got to bring my "A" game.
Kelly: Only one of us will move on to the next round.
I'll win this battle
by showing I don't only have to sing country...
I can be rock 'n' roll,
and I can sing anything they throw at me.
From team Blake, it's our competition's youngest battle.
Entering right now,
the 15-year-old from Connecticut,
a country star in training, Kelly Crapa...
[ Cheers and applause ]
...facing off with the 16-year-old Internet radio host
from Boca Raton, Michaela Paige!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Let the battle begin.
♪ I hate myself
♪ I hate myself for loving you ♪
♪ midnight, getting uptight, where are you? ♪
♪ you said you'd meet me, now it's quarter to 2:00 ♪
♪ I know I'm hanging, but I'm still wanting you ♪
♪ hey, Jack, it's a fact
♪ they're talking in town ♪
♪ I turn my back and you're messing around ♪
♪ I'm not really jealous
♪ don't like looking like a clown ♪
♪ I think of you every night and day ♪
♪ you took my heart, then you took my pride ♪
♪ away-ay-ay-ay-ay
♪ I hate myself for loving you ♪
♪ can't break free from the things that you do ♪
♪ I want to walk, but I run back to you ♪
♪ that's why I hate myself for loving you ♪
♪ yeah
♪ yeah, yeah
♪ whoa-oh-oh
♪ whoa-oh-oh-oh, yeah
♪ d-d-daylight, spent the night without you ♪
♪ but I've been dreaming 'bout the loving you do ♪
♪ I won't be as angry 'bout the hell you put me through ♪
♪ hey, man, bet you can treat me right ♪
♪ you just don't know what you was missing last night ♪
♪ I want to see your face ♪
♪ and say "forget it" just for spite ♪
♪ I think of you every night and day ♪
♪ you took my heart, and you took my pride ♪
♪ away-ay-ay-ay
♪ I hate myself for loving you
♪ can't break free from the things that you do ♪
♪ I want to walk, but I run back to you ♪
♪ that's why I hate myself for loving you ♪
♪ I hate myself
♪ I hate myself for loving you
♪ you, you
♪ yeah, yeah
♪ you ♪ [ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: From team Blake, Michaela and Kelly.
Nice job, ladies.
Blake, we'll get to you in a second with your decision.
Christina, what did you think?
Christina: I don't know.
I'm kind of taken aback right now
'cause I thought a fistfight or a brawl was gonna...
[ Laughter ] was gonna erupt for a second.
You're making them hate each other.
Blake: - Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. - Geez, Blake.
Well, that's my fault. That's my fault. [ Laughter ]
I think that, I mean,
you were sliding into some of those crazy notes up there.
It was great.
But I think I enjoyed Michaela a little bit more.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Cee Lo?
Kelly, I don't know if this was your kind of record.
I could see you singing something else
and... and really, really shining
because there's a cleanliness to your voice,
and I like that variation
because you look so... so... so pretty and so sweet.
Thank you.
Michaela, you're so real about what you're doing.
I really, really like both of you guys' style.
You know, it's very different.
I think it was an evened-out performance.
I thought you both did great. Yeah.
All right, thank you, Cee Lo. Let's move on to Adam.
Adam: That was so awesome.
You couldn't be more opposite in your... in the way
that you present yourselves, but it also totally worked.
It was like the cutest thing I've ever seen.
It was kind of like, you know...
like a musical pillow fight or something?
It was, like, very sweet, but it was fun.
Boy, I don't know if I can help you on this one,
'cause I really don't... I'd be stumped.
I know that's not helpful in any way to you.
- Yeah. - I'm sorry.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Okay, Adam, thank you.
- Blake, you, of course, have the final decision. - Yep.
Give me some thoughts.
They're the... the sweetest girls ever.
And it was so cool because y'all did
exactly what I asked y'all to do as your coach.
And the thing that... that Cee Lo was saying about it
being an odd song choice for you, Kelly...
and you're a country artist...
if this song was to be released today,
it's the same thing that Carrie Underwood
is putting out there and Miranda Lambert.
Yeah, I definitely heard the country in there.
Yeah, it's... it's definitely a...
to me, what's going on in country music today, you know?
And I think you both did just amazing.
Who is the winner of this battle?
You know, I think when you're in your mid-teens,
like... like both of you girls are...
...uh...
...a year can make a huge difference.
And I think
that Michaela just had a little bit more of an edge,
so I'm gonna go with Michaela.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Michaela Paige is moving on to the knockout round...
congratulations... representing team Blake.
Coaches, let me remind you... Kelly is available to steal.
Kelly, anything you'd like to say to that guy over there?
Yeah, I'm so thankful and so blessed
to be, you know, a part of your team.
You changed my life.
Give her a round of applause.
Kelly Crapa!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Kelly: You know, it's upsetting that I didn't get through.
I mean, I always wanted to be a singer.
I never would have thought, at this age, I would be here.
And it's not gonna stop for me here... I can promise you that.
She is so cute.
Country's just not the genre for me this year, so I had to pass.
Blake: They both took direction.
They both did the things that I asked them to do.
And I just think Michaela had just a little bit of an edge,
and that's what that battle came down to.
I hate myself for loving her, man.
Yeah.
Oh, my God!
[ Voice breaking ] I'm so thankful and overwhelmed.
And my plans going into the knockouts
are to keep showing Blake why he chose me
and why he should keep me around.
♪ We fight, we break up, we kiss, we make up ♪
Daly: You can download the winners' full versions
of tonight's battle performances at iTunes.
♪ That's why I hate myself for loving you ♪
Daly: Coming up, Cee Lo's final pair rehearse...
♪ Gla-a-a-a-ss ♪
...for a show-stopping battle.
I need to step it up.
♪ I am titanium ♪
And which artist could get Christina's last steal
of the battles?
You're so great and energetic.
That was spectacular.
I don't think any of us has ever seen a person
so ready for battle.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the battle rounds.
The next pairing for team Cee Lo
is 16-year-old Avery Wilson from Connecticut
versus 26-year-old Chevonne from New Jersey.
♪ I won't run ♪
♪ I won't fly ♪
Daly: During the blind auditions,
Avery wowed the coaches and got all four chairs to turn.
Avery: ♪ without you ♪
- Wow, how old are you? - I'm 16.
Have you even had a singing lesson?
No.
I grew up in a family of dancers.
And my father... he was like, "you're not a dancer."
"You are a singer."
Ha!
Avery may be the golden child.
♪ Gonna make you, make you, make you notice ♪
Daly: Professional backup singer Chevonne
got both Blake and Cee Lo to turn their chairs.
[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah! Yes!
I just got off tour
- singing backgrounds with Lady Gaga. - Whoa!
I think every background singer has it in them
to one day be their own star,
and I think I'm at a place in my life to take that on.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Daly: Now Avery and Chevonne
will meet with Cee Lo and Rob for the first time.
Walking into that room, Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty?
Like, it was, like, way too much.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
I wanted to pair you guys up
because I felt a dramatic quality in both of your voices.
You really gave me so much expressive...
like, I can feel your emotions.
You... you've got, like, this... this grace in your voice,
and I thought that would work well with each other.
Do you want to start off in this key and check it out?
Yeah.
And then we can always change it.
Cee Lo: In this battle, it's youth versus experience.
The song that they'll be singing is "Titanium"
by Dave Guetta and Sia.
♪ Stone-hard, machine gun ♪
This song is a challenge because the high notes are so killer,
and it takes real skill to execute them.
♪ As bulletproof gla-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ss ♪
Avery: When I heard Chevonne belt like that, I was blown away.
I was like, "damn."
I did feel like, you know, I need to step it up.
I don't hear any problems with that high note. I think you kill it.
- Thank you. - Wow. That's great.
Chevonne: To have Rob Thomas be in my corner
and to hear such beautiful words of praise
is beyond perfect.
Let's... let's see if you give it a shot.
♪ But I won't fall ♪
♪ I am tita... nium ♪
Avery was a little hesitant in this rehearsal.
I can do it. I...
I just got to get in the moment... that's all.
Cee Lo: I mean, his body language said it all.
But he's gonna have to get loose and relaxed.
It's only gonna get more tense for battle.
I'd say, let yourself go. I mean, like, you know the song.
You know the blueprint, so to speak,
and then and once you have
those kind of basic fundamentals intact, you know,
then you can kind of make it something beautiful.
Daly: The following day, Avery and Chevonne
have their final rehearsal with Cee Lo and the band.
"Titanium," take one.
Avery: The bar is really set high for me,
and I feel like there's no room for me to mess up.
♪ You shout it out ♪
it made me feel like I have to, you know, fight.
I have to stand my ground.
♪ You shoot me down, but I won't fall ♪
Cee Lo: Avery is like a child prodigy.
I mean, he has one of the strongest voices
I've ever heard.
♪ Titani-u-u-um ♪
Whoo!
- Yes. Mm! - Much improved.
You can kind of get those shots off, like, earlier in the song
but not coming out of the gate with too much.
Yeah.
Chevonne, it's those harmonies on the first hook
that rub a little bit.
Sometimes, I do have a tendency to sing too hard,
- especially when I'm nervous. - Okay.
I kind of lost my control at some points.
So that's gonna be something you have to be mindful of.
Chevonne: Avery is so talented.
He's got a rich vibrato, and he's strong, and he's young.
So the focus is really important now.
In the olden days, it would be a power ballad,
as opposed, to, like, a dance song.
So you could still stand there and give them that drama,
these... this kind of thing, you know?
You kind of got to be able to kind of size each other up
in that way, too. You know what I mean?
Like, if she's moving an awful lot,
then you should, you know, do a little less,
- where less becomes more. You know what I'm saying? - Yeah.
Chevonne can definitely be a contender.
And today, Avery brought his "A" game.
He was much improved,
but he has to be consistent in order to win this battle.
Daly: The time has come for Avery and Chevonne to battle.
But only one can join team Cee Lo in the knockout rounds.
Avery: Chevonne's been on the road.
She's worked with some major artists, like Lady Gaga.
But I'm not going home. This is my time.
This is the moment that I need to get out there
and let people see me for who I really am.
I'm gonna win the battle. Team Cee Lo till the day I die.
[ Exhales sharply ]
I love Avery so much,
but now is the time where I'm thinking about me.
I am not gonna be anybody's background singer up there.
I'm not going home today.
I'm 100% confident that I'm gonna win this battle.
Daly: Coming up...
Chevonne and Avery go head-to-head.
♪ I am titanium ♪
Daly: And who will be the last steal of the battles?
Your stage presence is amazing!
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the battle rounds.
It's the last night of battles,
and Cee Lo's final two artists are about to take the stage.
The pressure is on for two vocalists from team Cee Lo.
Battling now, the young Connecticut dancer
who's pursuing his new passion as a singer.
Here is Avery Wilson...
[ Cheers and applause ]
...battling the Jersey girl
who sings background vocals for Lady Gaga,
Chevonne!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, yeah, Chevonne!
Let the battle begin.
♪ You shout it out
♪ but I can't hear a word you say ♪
♪ I'm talking loud, not saying much ♪
♪ oh-oh-oh-oh
♪ I'm criticized
♪ but all your bullets ricochet ♪
♪ you shoot me down
♪ but I get up
♪ whoa-oh-oh-oh
♪ you shoot me down
♪ but I won't fall
♪ I am titanium
♪ you shoot me down
♪ but I won't fall
♪ I am titani-u-u-um
♪ oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ cut me down
♪ but it's you who'll have further to fall ♪
♪ ghost town
♪ haunted love
♪ hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah ♪
♪ raise your voice
♪ sticks and stones may not break my bones ♪
♪ I'm talking loud, not saying much ♪
♪ oh, yeah-ah, hey
♪ I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose ♪
♪ fire away, fire away, yeah ♪
♪ ricochet
♪ you take your aim
♪ fire away, fire away
♪ you shoot me down
♪ but I won't fall
♪ I am titanium
♪ you shoot me down
♪ but I won't fall
♪ I am titani-u-u-um
♪ oh, oh
♪ I am titanium ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: Give it up for Avery and Chevonne!
Coach Cee Lo, you have the final decision.
We'll get to you in a second.
First, let's hear from the other coaches.
Adam, what did you think of that?
That was a spectacular, extremely engaging performance.
You know, Chevonne, you had
this incredible determination and passion, desire,
but if I had to choose, I think Avery took it hands down.
I'm just gonna be totally honest.
I think that you both have great things about you.
But I think Avery got it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Blake, what did you think?
Blake: Chevonne, I don't think any of us
have ever seen a person come out so ready for battle...
I mean, just so pumped up, which is great.
But I do got to agree with Adam...
I think Avery just, overall, had the best performance.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Christina, what did you think?
Chevonne, your stage presence is amazing!
Thank you, Christina.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching you perform.
And if anything, I thought Avery could actually
take a few lessons off of you
for just this dynamic stage presence.
And you hit some amazing high notes.
You were soaring.
- Christina, thank you. - You were soaring.
It was very, very consistent.
You know, I pushed my button for you in the blind,
so, you know, I am originally a fan of yours.
But, Chevonne, you definitely surprised me today.
So, good job, both of you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Cee Lo, you have the final decision.
You'll tell me the winner in a second.
First, give me some thoughts on that battle.
What'd you think?
First of all, let me begin by saying
that I'm very proud of the both of you.
Chevonne, you really impressed me in the rehearsals.
You showed me that it was so much more
that you were able to do,
and I was really just in awe of your ability.
Avery, what can I say, man?
Like, I'm... I'm just so impressed with you.
You did a... a remarkable performance tonight.
And the stage presence, too... I mean, like, you...
you maybe did a little less than Chevonne,
you know, but it was in all of the right places, you know,
as opposed to, Chevonne, you doing so much stagewise,
and I think it suffered because of it.
You know what I mean?
So, as far as a total package
and a... a... a well-rounded performance all the way through,
through and through, I have to say...
...that I would go with Avery.
[ Cheers and applause ]
That's my boy!
Congratulations to Avery Wilson.
We're gonna see you at the knockout rounds.
Thank you, Avery. Congratulations.
Avery: It was a great battle. I love Chevonne.
And she definitely put up a fight, which I love.
I feel really good, and to be on Cee Lo's team still
is something that I... you know, I cherish.
All right, coaches, let me remind you...
Chevonne is available to steal.
[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah! Yeah!
I want you on my team.
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Christina steals Chevonne from team Cee Lo.
Oh, my God!
You're back. Hold on. Hold on.
I'm sorry. I'm so excited.
[ Laughs ]
Christina, oh, my God.
I... I wanted to tell you this at the blinds.
Your song "I turn to you" was the first song I ever sang,
and it was the first time I ever felt strong.
Oh.
And now she's your new coach.
And I will make you so proud, Christina.
- I believe it. - I'm gonna grow from this
and become the artist I want to be.
You were so entertaining. Join team Xtina. Whoo!
- Yeah! - Your new coach, team Christina,
- will see you in the knockout round. - Oh, yes!
Oh, my God!
Chevonne: I didn't lose... I won,
because now I'm on team Christina
with one of my idols of life, and I couldn't be happier.
Adam: Christina...
- She's good for my pop team. - ...That was good.
Oh, yeah.
Because Chevonne really surprised me
and impressed me with her dynamic performance,
I wanted to snatch her up.
[ Laughs ]
Daly: As the final night of battles ends,
here's where the coaches' teams stand.
Blake chose 16-year-old rocker Michaela Paige.
Cee Lo picked R&B phenom Avery Wilson.
And Christina kept pop singer Adriana Louise
and used her last steal
for former Lady Gaga backup singer Chevonne.
Next week, on "The Voice," the battle rounds are over,
but before the artists can move on,
they'll face sudden death,
as they enter the knockout rounds...
The knockouts are an exciting new phase of the show.
Daly: ...When each artist will perform individually
against one of their own teammates,
and the stakes are higher than ever.
Whoever wins this goes on to the live rounds.
If you don't kill it, you're going home.
This is either make it or break it.
Daly: The teams will be cut in half,
as only five artists per team will move on
to the live playoffs.
There's no more steals left. It's go big or go home.
Who's your first artist?
Daly: And who the artist will face
will be a surprise decision left up to their coaches.
Avery.
Who are you pairing Avery with?
Daniel.
Adam: Knockout rounds are very serious, very cutthroat,
and it's very telling
of people's ability to handle pressure.
I saw that wind come out of your sails.
De'borah: My team is filled with Grammy material...
- De'borah... - And the knockouts are gonna be scary.
Daly: - How do you feel? - I'm shaking...
[ Exhales sharply ] ...A lot.
I didn't think there could be any more pressure than this.
Cee Lo: Knockouts... we're looking for the best.
Got to get them down to five.
It's sudden death.
Daly: And when it comes to choosing a song...
I want to dedicate this song to my eighth-grade teacher,
who told me I wasn't gonna become nothing.
Take a look at me now... I'm here.
...each artist will have to pick their own.
Excited you got to pick your own song this time, right?
[ Laughing ] I know.
Blake: I think that gives an artist a chance
to be the artist they want to be.
Huge song.
Suzanna: I definitely feel like it's a risk singing this song,
but I have to do that.
Daly: The artists have all survived the battle rounds,
- some with new coaches. - Damn!
The fact that Christina let her go is a very fortunate thing for me.
It feels incredible to be this close to the live shows.
Daly: So it'll be tougher than ever to move on...
- Thanks for believing in me. - For sure, man.
Adriana: I want to win this knockout so bad.
I made it through the blinds. I made it through the battles.
And I'm so ready to sing this song.
I love this song.
Daly: ...Because to make it through the knockout rounds...
Take a minute, pause. ♪ Go ♪
♪ ohh ♪
Daly: ...They'll have to give the performances of their lives.
♪ Got to tell ♪
It's the most important round of "The Voice" yet.
And with shocking upsets...
I really think that your song choice hurt you here.
...none of your favorites are safe.
I 150% agree with Blake on this one.
- The knockout rounds start next week. - Ohh. Oh, my God.
A tough decision, we know,
but who is the winner of this knockout?
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