Daly: Last night on "The Voice"...
the knockout rounds began.
♪ If I was from Paris
♪ I would say, "ooh, la la, la la, la la la" ♪
Daly: ...The 10 artists from team Adam and team Cee Lo
left it all on the stage.
♪ Take a good look at me now
♪ 'cause I will be standing here ♪
That was real good, dude.
Daly: The victories were sweet...
Mackenzie Bourg.
Amanda Brown.
Bryan Keith, the winner.
...and sometimes surprising...
♪ ...know that I'm no good
Loren, I didn't expect it. Where did you come from?
Daly: ...as five artists from each team advanced to the live playoffs.
Christina,
it is time now for your first knockout pairing.
Coming into tonight, I'm looking for the best artist.
Next is the live rounds,
and this is the moment to go big or go home.
♪ You found me
Daly: Tonight, team Christina and team Blake hit the stage.
Blake: Best part of knockout rounds is we're really ending up
with a handful of world-class, fearless singers
who are ready to go into the live shows.
Daly: With everything on the line...
Definitely have to go out there and just destroy it.
Daly: ...the artists take huge risks picking their own songs.
Chris Brown, huh?
I think this song could be a risky choice.
Blake: She's got her work cut out for her with that song selection,
and I think she knows that.
I don't want to be nervous anymore.
I want to celebrate for this song.
Christina: In the knockout round,
song choice is a huge factor that goes into the competition,
'cause it helps us as coaches
to direct who they want to be as artists.
Daly: The coaches will prepare their teams...
Okay, sec. Sec. Okay, okay, okay.
You're flowing through this song
without me really feeling the passion.
This is one of those songs
that is in your face the whole time.
That's how I want you to approach this.
...and the artists must deliver or go home.
♪ I am a fighter...
To be honest, whoever I get paired with could send me home.
[ Chuckling ] Everyone's really good.
Daly: It's the most important night of "The Voice" yet,
'cause when it's over, each coach will have
five artists to represent them in the live playoffs...
This is a war that's happening up here.
I need to find out who can survive the live shows.
Daly: ...where America votes
and determines who will advance to the live shows
and ultimately be named "The Voice."
♪ Yes, I would die for you, baby ♪
Christina: Tonight, I am definitely gonna be able
to assemble the best possible team
in order to win this thing this year.
Whoo!
Daly: The knockout rounds continue right now.
All 10 members of team Christina stand with me now.
All right, Christina, who is your first artist?
My first artist is going to be Devyn.
Devyn, please step down.
Devyn, today, will be paired with Laura.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Christina: I paired Devyn and Laura together
because they are both passionate vocalists with big voices,
and I want to see who can deliver a powerful performance
under pressure.
♪ Why, oh, why must it be this way? ♪
Daly: In the battle rounds,
20-year-old Devyn Deloera from West Texas
beat 15-year-old Marissaann.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
- Hi. - What's up, Devyn?
I would have nothing if I didn't have this show,
so I picked "I have nothing" by Whitney Houston
for the knockout rounds.
Huge song.
Very big song.
I'm nervous, but I'm also really excited to do it
because I love this song,
and I want to get across what it means to me.
♪ I have nothing, nothing, nothing ♪
That's beautiful. Are you gonna stand still?
Or are you gonna...
I think I was gonna start standstill,
- and then I'll move. - I say stand all the way.
I just want to hear your powerful voice
for this song, you know?
So, why make it harder than you need to?
Devyn did great in rehearsal.
Sometimes it is a more comfortable atmosphere.
I just pray that nerves will not play into
the actual live performance of it.
I just think that if you can do this,
the same, exact thing that you did on the stage,
I would just say, you know,
- give us a little bit more with some gesturing. - Yeah.
It feels incredible to be only,
you know, this close to my dream.
♪ Ahh p-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face ♪
Daly: In the battle rounds,
fiery Latin pop singer Laura Vvivas
defeated Beat Frequency to advance to the knockout rounds.
The song I chose to perform for the knockout rounds
is "I need to know" by Marc Anthony.
♪ Si yo pudiera acariciar tu piel ♪
I picked that song,
'cause I think it's gonna show my latina-ness.
You know what I think would be fun?
To come in, like... I don't know.
You probably do, like, a little salsa.
I'm getting real excited.
♪ I need to know
Christina: Laura came in, she threw in some Spanish,
and it was fun to see her in that element,
because it felt completely within her comfort zone.
When you come out of the Spanish part,
it just gets a little pitchy here and there,
so just make sure your voice control is just really on.
I think there's a challenge in everything you do,
'cause you never know what they're looking for.
And to win this knockout,
I just need to get out there and give a killer show again
because I'm dying to make it to the live shows.
With "I have nothing," here is Devyn Deloera.
She's gonna kill it. She's gonna kill it.
♪ Share my life
♪ take me for what I am
♪ 'cause I'll never change all my colors for you ♪
[ Audience cheering ]
♪ I don't really need to look very much further ♪
♪ I don't want to have to go where you don't follow ♪
♪ I won't hold it back again, this passion inside ♪
♪ I can't run from myself
♪ there's nowhere to hide
♪ don't make me close one more door ♪
♪ I don't wanna hurt anymore
♪ stay in my arms if you dare
♪ must I imagine you there?
♪ Don't walk away from me
♪ no
♪ I have nothing, nothing, nothing ♪
♪ if I don't have you
♪ you
[ cheers and applause ]
And now, with "I need to know," here is Laura Vivas.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ They say around the way you've asked for me ♪
♪ there's even talk about you wanting me ♪
♪ I must admit that's what I wanna hear ♪
♪ but that's just talk until you take me there ♪
♪ oh, if it's true, don't leave me all alone out here ♪
♪ wonderin' if you're ever gonna take me there ♪
♪ tell me what you're feelin' 'cause I need to know ♪
♪ boy, you gotta let me know which way to go ♪
♪ 'cause I need to know
♪ I need to know
♪ tell me, baby boy, 'cause I need to know ♪
♪ si yo pudiera acariciar tu piel ♪
Hey, Spanish! ♪ tu cuerpo entero quiero conocer ♪
♪ esta pasion no me deja dormir ♪
♪ este deseo no me deja vivir ♪
♪ oh, I need to know
♪ I need to know
♪ tell me, baby boy, 'cause I need to know ♪
♪ I need to know
♪ tell me, baby boy, 'cause I need to know ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: Devyn and Laura, team Christina.
Let's talk to the other coaches
and see if they can help Christina out.
Cee Lo?
Wow. Miss Laura, good God. Caliente!
[ Laughter ]
Cee Lo's corazón is en fuego.
[ Laughter ]
Your performance was very grand. It was grand.
It was probably one of the best performances I've seen.
- Yeah. - Thank you so much.
[ Cheers and applause ] Daly: Blake?
Blake: Man, you know, Devyn, anybody that does
a Whitney Houston song on this show,
you're stepping into some big shoes,
and I thought she did a... a really good job of it.
Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And then when you fell to your knees, I was like, "okay."
"She's got Christina now." [ Applause ]
Daly: All right. Thank you, Blake.
Christina, give me some thoughts.
Christina: Laura, you really surprised me.
You have this thing about you
where, you know, you kind of come in
and you're kind of quiet, and you know.
And then, you know, bam! You did it!
Devyn, you are ambitious.
You are an ambitious vocalist,
because, yes... to go after Whitney.
I didn't want to coach you too much
on... on your interpretation
because I really felt it was honest and sincere and real.
And I don't want to beat around the bush.
I don't want to hem and haw.
I...I... I feel that one of you
can benefit from my coaching more than the other.
So I got to go with Devyn. [ Cheers and applause ]
Devyn Deloera wins this knockout for team Christina.
Christina: Laura is a firecracker,
but there's a connection that I had with Devyn
that intrigues me to further coach.
Oh, my God! Devyn's still in it!
That is crazy.
Thank you.
Devyn: I honestly believed that Laura was... was gonna win,
but I'm so glad to be here.
I'm so... [Laughs]
I'm freaking out.
Is there anything you want to say to Christina?
Laura: I'm just so grateful that I got to this point,
and thank you, guys, so much for everything, as well.
A big hand for Laura Vivas, everybody!
It sucks having to choose.
Yes.
Daly: Coming up, artists from team Christina
fight for their chance in the live playoffs.
♪ Gone
♪ I'm stuck on you
Daly: And later, it's team Blake's turn to impress their coach...
♪ And he ain't seen me crazy yet ♪
Daly: ...as the knockouts continue.
♪ Maybe I'm the only man in the middle of something ♪
This is a war that's happening up here.
♪ This is "The Voice"
Daly: And welcome back to "The Voice: The knockout round."
Christina, it's time to announce your second knockout pairing.
Who is your first artist?
Adriana.
Adriana, please step down.
And who did you pair Adriana with?
I paired her with Celica.
Celica, step down.
Christina: I paired Adriana and Celica
because they're both powerful pop singers.
And I need to see who will outshine the other
and prove they have the chops
to help team Christina take it this season.
♪ 'Cause you're hot, then you're cold ♪
♪ you're yes, then you're no ♪ Daly: In the battle rounds...
♪ You're in, then you're out ♪. ..Adriana proved herself to Christina...
♪ You're up, then you're down ♪ and beat former teen pop star Jordan pruitt.
♪ Can't get off this ri-i-i-de ♪
The winner is Adriana.
♪ I'm already gone
I've had these upbeat pop songs, which were amazing and great,
but I really love a ballad that means something to me.
So I decided to pick "Already gone" by Kelly Clarkson.
The lyrics really spoke to me, and I can actually show emotion.
♪ So I'm already gone
Christina: Adriana has a great voice.
I think that she was sticking a little bit too much
to the script, and I wanted her to stray away
from the structure of the song towards the end.
Christina: I kind of want you to plead, like...
♪ I'm already
...take a minute. Pause.
♪ Gone
♪ gone
For her to sing them in front of me, that was like, "whoa."
[ Chuckles ] It was a little scary.
- That'll be a powerful moment if you do that. - Yes.
I'm naturally a nervous and anxious person,
but I just know that I have to relax,
and that's the only thing I can do.
Both: ♪ My life would suck
♪ without you Daly: In the battle rounds...
...16-year-old Celica Westbrook outsang Lisa Scinta.
Justin Bieber, "Never say never."
Justin Bieber's kind of in my realm,
- 'cause he's a young singer, as well. - Right.
Celica: I chose "Never say never"
because I thought that it would be appropriate
for me to sing a song that's my age
and it's more of an aggressive song.
♪ Pick it up, pick it up
♪ pick it u-u-u-up
♪ and never say never
I would say, since this song
has kind of this natural kind of bounce to it, like...
♪ Pick it up, pick it up
you want to, like, open up your body language.
'Cause I want to see it a little bit more on your face,
- like, you will never say never. - Yeah.
Christina: Celica needs to lose herself a little bit in this song,
and I feel like she truly needs to find that still.
And sometimes that comes with... with time.
♪ Pick it up, pick it up ♪
♪ yeah-eah
♪ and never say never
Better. You could still work on tightening that ending.
Celica: I'm gonna make the whole song powerful,
like she wanted me to,
and I really want to show Christina
that I... I can do this and have not only her,
but the audience believe in what I'm singing.
With "Already gone," here is Adriana Louise.
Come on, Adriana.
♪ Remember all the things we wanted? ♪
♪ now all our memories, they're haunted ♪
♪ we were always meant to say goodbye ♪
You better sing.
♪ You know that I love you so
♪ I
♪ I love you enough to let you go ♪
♪ and I want you to know
♪ that it doesn't matter
♪ where we take this road
♪ someone's gotta go
♪ and I want you to know
♪ that you couldn't have loved me better ♪
♪ so I want you to move on
♪ 'cause I'm already
♪ I'm just already
♪ go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ne
♪ there's no moving on
♪ so I'm already gone
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
I felt that.
And now, with "Never say never," here is Celica Westbrook.
♪ I never thought that I could walk through fire ♪
♪ I never thought that I could take the burn ♪
♪ see, I never really had the strength to take it higher ♪
♪ until I reached the point of no return ♪
♪ but there's just no turning back ♪
♪ when your heart's under attack ♪
♪ gonna give everything I have
♪ it's my destiny
♪ I will never say never
♪ I will fight
♪ I will fight till forever
♪ to make it right
♪ whenever you knock me down
♪ I will not stay on the ground ♪
♪ pick it up, pick it up
♪ pick it u-u-u-up
♪ and never say never
♪ n-never say never, hey!
♪ Oh, n-n-never say never
♪ never
♪ I will never say never
♪ and I will fight till forever ♪
♪ whenever you knock me down
♪ I will not stay on the ground ♪
♪ whoo! Pick it u-u-u-up ♪
♪ never say never
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: Give it up for another tough knockout-round decision
coming for Christina.
Adam?
You know, you both had different things that made you strong.
Adriana, you know, you got a really powerful, incredible,
very team Christina voice, you know?
- You really do. - Thanks, Adam.
Okay, Blake Shelton, some thoughts on that.
I think y'all both had your pitchy moments,
but you both had your redeeming moments, also.
You're being a little bit harsh.
- Huh? - Dude, you've been a hard ass lately.
You always start off with pitch, and you're mean.
I wouldn't want you to judge me. [ Laughter ]
Adam, you've been a little... not pitchy, bitchy.
That's... that's... that's...
that's the word I was thinking of. [ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: - Christina? Christina: - Yeah.
- Give us some thoughts on the knockout. - I'm so proud of both of you.
We changed up your song, Adriana,
- so you would have that moment. - Oh, yeah.
- Nerves is an issue for you. - Sure is.
And you relaxed yourself,
and that was the strongest I've seen you perform that song.
So, that was really, really, really good.
And, um, Celica, you know, you gave me
that little feistiness that I was looking for.
And I appreciated that, because it shows that you grew.
I, uh...
This is one of those situations where, honestly,
the both have you have showcased such tremendous talent
here on the stage and I'm so proud of both of you.
In moving forward from my team...
...I have to go with Adriana.
[ Cheers and applause ] Oh, my God.
Adriana...
the winner of the knockout round for team Christina.
Come here, Adriana.
Whoo!
- Yes, you did it. You did it. - Oh!
- You calmed yourself. - I did. I did.
And it helped.
I can't believe it. [ Exhales deeply ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
I made it to live rounds! I'm so excited! I'm so excited!
I get to come back.
Celica, anything you want to say to Christina? You all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Oh, Celica, don't break my heart, honey. Aww.
[ Voice breaking ] I'm just honored to be on the show
and to be coached by an icon like you.
It's just incredible.
Oh, Celica, sweet pea.
- You're killing me. Don't hate me, okay? - I don't.
You're amazing. You did a tremendous job.
Daly: A big hand for Celica Westbrook, everybody.
Amazing job.
Honestly, you are... this is only the beginning for you.
- Thank you. [ Chuckles ] - You know... you know that.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Coming up, Christina continues to cut her team in half
as two more of her artists take the stage.
The knockouts continue when "The Voice" returns after this.
♪ This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice: The knockout round."
Okay, Christina, as you can see, we're down to six.
It is time to announce your next knockout pairing.
Alessandra.
Alessandra, please step forward.
You'll be singing first.
Uh, she will be paired with Dez.
Dez, come on down.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Christina: I paired Dez and Alessandra together
because they clearly have two different styles,
and I want to see the contrast and compare the two.
♪ No, I'm letting go tonight ♪ Performing-arts student Alessandra Guercio
lost a close battle...
The winner of this battle is Kayla.
- ...but was saved when Christina stole her from team Adam. - Yeah!
Christina: No woman should feel not confident in any level.
So, we got some work to do. Let's do it.
Oh, my God.
♪ Now it's time to go
Alessandra: The song I chose for the knockouts
is "Take a bow" by Rihanna, which I'm really excited about,
'cause it's just one of those songs
that I can't explain it, but I just really...
I can feel the song.
♪ But it's over now
[ Laughs ] Whoo. Geez.
It was great. That was great.
- I know. I got a little angry with it, but... - No, I love it.
Working with Christina for the first time,
it was absolutely amazing.
There was just a connection there. It just worked.
- You sound really good in your lower register. - Mm-hmm.
But I didn't really hear that great rasp that you do have.
Christina: What I'm trying to offer Alessandra is how to take
the unique qualities that I hear in her voice, expanding on that,
and not being afraid to show
the unique character that she is.
Don't worry about being, like, too squeaky-clean.
It runs the risk of sounding too ordinary.
Alessandra: I want to prove to Christina
that she didn't make a mistake saving me,
and I'm just gonna have to work my hardest
to make Christina want to pick me.
I just want to feel that passion in your voice,
'cause it's so there.
- I just want to bring it out more. - Right. Right.
♪ 'Cause you're amazing just the way you a-a-a-are ♪
Daly: This season, the returning Dez Duron
made it to the battle rounds and gave a winning performance.
Blake: You've come a long way in a year.
It's amazing to see you now.
Dez, you were very consistent throughout,
so I got to give it to Dez.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ I've got this feeling down deep in my soul ♪
♪ that I just can't lose
Dez: I chose to sing "Stuck on you" by Lionel Richie.
♪ On my way This is, like, a different look
than what I've given Christina in the other two songs.
It's just more about connecting with the song
and making people feel something.
♪ Mighty... no.
♪ I'm mighty glad you stayed ♪
Christina: Dez has a very interesting mix to his voice.
He's sort of old soul,
and he should put that into the performance.
But there was a moment where he tripped up on some breath
because he's trying to cram a lot into the song.
Where you ran out of breath, let yourself have a second,
- then finish it out strong, you know? - Yeah.
Dez: Working with Christina's unbelievable.
I've made improvements.
I feel like I'm the best singer that I've ever been.
♪ Guess I'm on my way
♪ I'm mighty glad you stayed ♪
That was beautiful, Dez.
I have to make it to live rounds.
It's three words away, "I pick Dez,"
and I... I want to make sure that Christina says those words
after I sing my song.
With "Take a bow," here is Alessandra Guercio.
♪ Oh, how about a round of applause? ♪
♪ yeah
♪ you look so dumb right now, huh ♪
♪ standing outside my house
♪ no, no
♪ don't tell me you're sorry, 'cause you're not ♪
♪ baby, when I know you're only sorry you got caught ♪
♪ 'cause you put on quite a show ♪
♪ really had me going
♪ but now it's time to go
♪ curtain's finally closing
♪ but it's over now
♪ go on and take a bow
♪ for making me believe
♪ that you could be
♪ faithful to me
♪ let's hear your speech, oh
♪ but it's over now
♪ go on and take a bow
♪ but it's over now
[ cheers and applause ]
And with "Stuck on you," here is Dez Duron.
♪ Stuck on you
♪ I've got this feeling down deep in my soul ♪
♪ that I just can't lose
♪ guess I'm on my way
♪ mmm
♪ I needed a friend
♪ and the way it seems now
♪ I guess I'll be with you till the end ♪
♪ guess I'm on my way
♪ I'm mighty glad you stayed
♪ oh, leaving on that midnight train tomorrow ♪
♪ I've packed up my troubles, and I've thrown them all away ♪
♪ 'cause this time, little darlin' ♪
♪ I'm coming home to stay
♪ I'm stuck on you
♪ I've got this feeling down deep in my soul ♪
♪ I just can't lose
♪ guess I'm on my wa-a-a-a-a-a-y ♪
♪ I'm mighty glad you stayed
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: Alessandra and Dez
in the knockout round for team Christina.
Coach Christina, a few minutes to see if your fellow coaches
can give you a little bit of help after what they saw.
- Cee Lo? - Yo, Dez, how does it feel to be on a team
full of such beautiful ladies, man?
Every day is a blessing.
Cee Lo's jealous. [ Laughter ]
Yeah. Yeah, 'cause I... I was just wondering how that felt.
My team's full of dudes.
Adam: I know. You got a team full of dudes.
[ Laughter ] You did it to yourself.
Clearly, you guys are both super talented.
Alessandra, you've made some huge strides,
and because I've seen so much growth
over a short period of time, I'd go with Alessandra.
Thank you. Thank you, Adam.
Hey, Blake? What'd you think?
It's like the battle of the heartthrobs.
And they don't even know Dez yet, and he steps up here
and they're already going [giggling]... [ Laughter ]
Man, Christina, I wish I could help you more here.
I think y'all are both really great.
- Thank you. - Thank you, Blake.
All right, Christina. It all comes down to you.
You stole Alessandra away from Adam.
How did she do paired up against Dez?
Alessandra, I told you to take certain notes
and just milk that raspiness in your voice, and you did that.
And then, Dez, I mean, you know,
your runs that, you know, start up here
and go ♪ ohhh going all the way down
is... are so accurate, and that's really hard to do.
This one I'm really torn about, actually.
[ Sighs ]
Moving forward on my team, I got to go with Dez.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Dez Duron...
the winner of this knockout round for team Christina.
Congratulations, buddy. We'll see you soon.
Dez: When you get knocked down,
you just got to get back up and keep working hard.
Great job. It was consistent.
You know, if it's what you love, it's worth a second shot.
It's worth a third shot.
It's worth as many shots as it takes.
Give it up for Alessandra one more time, everybody.
Christina: Alessandra has learned a lot from this show.
I think that she has yet to fully come into her own,
and Dez is just a little bit more assured in that.
And I... I felt more confident in moving forward with him.
Daly: Coming up... ♪ I'll be dancing with myself
♪ oh-oh
Daly: ...one of Christina's stolen artists
impresses both her new and old coach.
I would have gladly had both of you on my team.
I was on your team. [ Laughter ]
Ohh!
♪ This is "The Voice"
Welcome back to "The Voice: The knockout round."
The artists from team Christina now are going head-to-head.
All right, Christina, it's time to announce
your next knockout pairing.
Well, it's gonna be a fun one.
Um, my first artist is Chevonne.
Chevonne, please step forward.
Pairing Chevonne with De'borah.
De'borah, step on down.
Well, that, of course, means, Aquile and Sylvia,
you will be our final pairing tonight.
You can leave the stage now.
Christina: I chose Chevonne and De'borah
to go up against each other in the knockouts
because they're such energetic performers
and I really want to see
which one can really bring the crowd to their feet.
♪ I am titanium
Daly: In the battle rounds,
Christina stole Lady Gaga's backup singer, Chevonne.
Chevonne, your stage presence is amazing!
I want you on my team!
♪ I'll be dancing with myself ♪
♪ oh-oh
Chevonne: I chose "Dancing with myself"
because I got through all of the battle-round drama,
and now I just want to celebrate how far I've come
and have everyone celebrate with me.
Try not to get too, like, uh-uh-uh-uh with it
so that we really hear, like, all the words
and we're not losing you in the mix.
♪ Whoa-oa-oa-oa
- you know, like, go for it. - Got it.
Christina: During our rehearsal,
I just got that feel from Chevonne
that she's willing to just give it her all.
But she's definitely got her work cut out for her,
as far as understanding the song
in the way that we broke it down today.
So, really keep that mike in there and, like, eat that mike.
Chevonne: Today I worked with Christina for the first time,
and she gave me real specific things she wanted to see me do.
You should add a whoo!... you know,
to really just have fun and be free in that moment.
You know what I mean?
This round is an instant death sort of thing,
and if you don't kill it, you're going home.
♪ A hundred billion castaways looking for a ho-o-o-o-o-o-me ♪
Daly: Pastors daughter De'borah shook the stage
when she competed against Nelly's Echo
- in their battle round. - De'borah.
De'borah: I can represent every misfit
who thought you had to blend in to get the opportunity.
♪ Why'd you have to wait?
♪ You found me
I picked "You found me" by The Fray
because I can really relate to the song.
I've been through a lot in my life,
and while I was getting really upset, God found me.
Christina: You're hitting two really big notes.
Don't set yourself up with that many challenges.
The biggest challenge in the song
is not shooting to the sky singing.
♪ To find me-e-e-e-e
You know, keep it in that middle range, but plan it.
Really plan it.
To secure my spot to the lives,
I have to follow everything that she told me to do.
Studying begins right now.
With "Dancing with myself," here is Chevonne.
♪ On the floors of Tokyo
♪ and down in London town to go, go ♪
♪ with the record selection and the mirror's reflection ♪
♪ I'll be dancing with myself
♪ when there's no one else in sight ♪
♪ in the crowded lonely night
♪ well, I wait so long for my love vibration ♪
♪ and I'm dancing with myself
♪ oh-oh, dancing with myself
♪ I'll be dancing with myself
♪ well, there's nothing to lose and there's nothing to prove ♪
♪ I'll be dancing with myself, oh-oh ♪
♪ ohh
♪ if I looked all over the world ♪
♪ and there's every type of girl ♪
♪ but your empty eyes seem to pass me by ♪
♪ leave me dancing with myself
♪ dancing with myself
♪ I'll be dancing with myself ♪ ohh!
She's going crazy. ♪ If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance ♪
♪ if I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance ♪
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
And now, with "You found me," here is De'borah!
♪ I found God on the corner of First and Amistad ♪
♪ where the west was all but won ♪
♪ all alone, smoking his last cigarette ♪
♪ he said, "where you been?"
♪ He said, "ask anything"
♪ lost and insecure
♪ you found me, you found me
♪ lyin' on the floor
♪ surrounded, surrounded
♪ why'd you have to wait?
♪ To find me, to find me
Yeah.
♪ Lost and insecure
♪ you found me, you found me
♪ hey
♪ hey, why'd you have to wait?
♪ To find me, to find me
♪ just a little late
♪ you found me, you found me
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!
Daly: De'borah and Chevonne.
Find out who will move on and who will go home
when "The Voice" returns after this.
♪ This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to the knockout rounds.
Before the break, Chevonne and De'borah took the stage.
♪ And I'll be dancing with myself ♪
♪ you found me, you found me
Daly: De'borah and Chevonne.
Difficult, difficult decision you've got to make in a minute.
Cee Lo, uh, help her out.
I would have gladly had both of you on my team.
- I was on your team. - Well, no, no, no. I... I...
Ohh! [ Laughter ]
I was about to say that. I know who you are, Chevonne. Stop.
You know you would have had fun with that.
That's what I mean. You know what I'm talking about.
Daly: Adam?
I've never seen stage presence like you guys have.
Chevonne, you really... this was your best moment on the show,
but just making a casual decision
based on the both of the performances,
I think De'borah, De'bo, maybe.
[ Cheers and applause ]
All right, coach Christina, it all comes down to you.
Proud as always.
You guys are just natural performers.
Chevonne, you are unafraid
to go to that ledge in all capacities
and just jump off and be like, "this is me."
"Take it or leave it."
You were just out there as a woman having fun,
and I love that about you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And then, De'borah, you came out here today
and you controlled it,
and I think you went in and rehearsed, like, knowing,
finding your parts and sticking with it, right?
Yes, ma'am.
Uh, I love you both dearly,
and I don't want to see anybody go home.
But in moving forward in the competition,
I have to move on...
...with De'borah.
Give it up for De'borah...
winner of the knockout round for team Christina.
De'borah: The longer I stay, the more experience I get,
the more knowledge and encouragement,
which is really something I'm not used to.
I love Christina so much.
I think going live, she wants to show the world every side of me,
and I'm grateful that she chose me.
- Give it up for Chevonne, everybody. - Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you. It was so important to me to impress you.
What about me?
Hell, I had something to do with it! [Bleep]
[ Laughter ]
I would have liked them both to be on my team.
I meant, Chevonne, you were once on my team.
Chevonne!
And I would have liked to have kept you
and have, you know, gotten De'borah in the first place,
because I turned around for De'borah.
Bye.
Bye, Chevonne!
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Laughter ]
Like, "hi, hi."
Man, you're like, "hey, bye, Chevonne!"
[ Laughter ] Speak to me, too. [Bleep]
We've come to team Christina's last knockout pairing...
Aquile and Sylvia.
Good to have you both here.
Christina: Aquile and Sylvia always put their heart and soul
into their performances.
I paired them because I need to see
who will bring that emotion to the stage
and connect with their song and with the audience.
Daly: Using his smooth vocals...
♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh know my heart ♪
...Aquile defeated Nathalie Hernandez in their battle round.
- The winner is Aquile. - There you go.
Thank you.
♪ I'd catch a grenade for you ♪
Aquile: I picked "Grenade"
because it's just a powerful song.
I definitely need to come with the passion, the fire,
and so it's a good challenge for me.
♪ But you won't do the same ♪
Everybody heard your, like, smooth side and the whole thing,
so if you're gonna do a song like this,
you got to just groan your way through it.
♪ Should've known
'cause it's a little too cleanish right now.
Christina: Aquile's song choice is full of emotion,
and he just needs to make us feel passion.
Get Michael Jackson on it.
♪ 'Cause you never, uh, ever ♪
♪ darling, I'd still catch a grenade for you ♪
Good.
Aquile: I want to sing this song like I mean it,
and I want Christina to feel that I mean it.
Daly: Pre-law student Sylvia Yacoub used her powerful voice
to beat Joselyn Rivera in their battle round.
♪ I used to want you so bad ♪
I loved it, Sylvia.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ Thanks for making me a fighter ♪
Sylvia: I picked "Fighter" by Christina.
I always wanted to be, like, a powerful singer that,
you know, reaches out to someone
and makes a difference in their life.
And I feel like that song always touched me.
♪ Thanks for making me a fighter ♪
- Great job. - Thank you.
That's hard to do, I know.
It was definitely nerve-racking going up there and singing it,
because it's her song.
So, hopefully I can do it justice.
Girl, how do you breathe in this song?
I know.
You know, I wrote it with a lot of words jumbled together,
and it's hard to get all of that out.
Christina: "Fighter" is an intense song to sing live, because it's a very,
you know, built all the way through kind of song.
And she runs the risk of kind of blowing her pipes a little bit.
I was gonna just do more of a...
♪ 'cause your greed sold me out in shame ♪
I would just be like... ♪ cause your greed sold me out in shame ♪
Catch a breath.
♪ After all of the stea...
- you know what I mean? - Okay.
Sylvia: It's just crazy that Christina is, like,
training me to sing one of her songs.
You got to just power through it.
I'm gonna go up there and show her
the fighter that's in me when I sing that song.
And hopefully she'll feel that.
Daly: Coming up...
♪ Darling, I'd still catch a grenade for you ♪
Daly: ...two artists hold nothing back...
♪ So thanks for making me a fighter ♪
Daly: ...as they fight to become the one
that completes Christina's team for the live playoffs.
Ladies and gentlemen, these are the artists
representing team Christina at the live playoffs.
And later, Blake's team competes in the knockout rounds.
♪ Maybe I'm the only man in the middle of something ♪
♪ I'm at a payphone trying to call home ♪
♪ all of my change I spent on you ♪
♪ This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice: The knockouts."
With "Grenade," here is Aquile.
♪ Easy come, easy go
♪ that's just how you live
♪ oh, take, take, take it all
♪ but you never give
♪ should've known you was trouble from the first kiss ♪
♪ had your eyes wide open
♪ why were they open?
♪ To give me all your love is all I ever asked ♪
♪ 'cause what you don't understand is ♪
♪ I'd catch a grenade for you
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah you know I'd do anything for you ♪
Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ohhh ♪
♪ I would die for you, baby
♪ but you won't do the same
♪ and if my body was on fire
♪ ooh, you'd watch me burn down in flames ♪
♪ you said you loved me, you're a liar ♪
♪ 'cause you never, ever
♪ darling, I'd still catch a grenade for you ♪
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah throw my hand on a blade for you ♪
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah I'd jump in front of a train for you ♪
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah you know I'd do anything for you ♪
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah yeah ♪
♪ I would go through all this pain ♪
♪ take a bullet straight through my brain ♪
♪ oh, yes, I would die for you, baby ♪
♪ but you won't do the same
[ cheers and applause ]
And now, with "Fighter," here is Sylvia Yacoub.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ Ooh
♪ well, I thought I knew you, thinkin' that you were true ♪
♪ guess I, I couldn't trust, called your bluff ♪
♪ time is up 'cause I've had enough ♪
♪ you were there by my side, always down for the ride ♪
♪ but your joy ride just came down in flames ♪
♪ 'cause your greed sold me out in shame ♪
♪ after all of the stealing and cheating ♪
♪ you probably think that I hold resentment for you ♪
♪ but, unh-unh
♪ no, no, uh
♪ you're wrong
♪ 'cause if it wasn't for all that you tried to do ♪
♪ I wouldn't know just how capable I am to pull through ♪
♪ so I wanna say thank you
♪ 'cause it makes me that much stronger ♪
♪ makes me work a little bit harder ♪
♪ makes me that much wiser
♪ so thanks for making me a fighter ♪
♪ made me learn a little bit faster ♪
♪ made my skin a little bit thicker ♪
♪ makes me that much smarter
♪ so thanks for making me
♪ a fighter
♪ you tried to hide your lies
♪ disguise yourself through living in denial ♪
♪ but in the end you'll see
♪ you won't stop me
♪ I am a fighter, and I
♪ I ain't gonna stop
♪ there is no turning back
♪ I've had enough
♪ hey
♪ oh, yeah
♪ makes me that much smarter
♪ thanks for making me a fighter ♪
♪ oh, yes
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: - There you go. - Ah-oooo!
Aquile versus Sylvia.
Team Christina. Great job, both of you.
Cee Lo, let's start with you.
Yo, dawg, that was hype, dope, and fresh.
[ Laughter ] No, I said Cee Lo.
Randy Jackson, everybody. Randy Jackson.
[ Laughs ]
Who's Randy Jackson?
Really? [ Laughter ]
He's a country singer.
- He's Michael Jackson's brother. - Oh.
Okay. [ Laughs ]
Daly: Blake?
Uh, Aquile, I thought you did solid, like, solid, solid.
Sylvia, if I was your coach, I would say, "oh, my God."
"Sylvia's coming up."
"I'll just, uh, sit back and watch the ass kicking begin."
[ Laughs ] Thank you so much.
[ Cheers and applause ] Daly: Thank you, Blake.
Christina, it all comes does to you.
These were very ambitious songs to sing,
and, Aquile, by choosing the song "Grenade,"
I was like, "he's asking for a challenge."
And I think you took all the notes beautifully
during rehearsal,
and... and you did a great job.
Then I found out Sylvia's doing "Fighter,"
and I was like, "well, damn."
I know that that song is very hard to sing live.
Like you were saying... you were like,
"how do you breathe in this song?"
Moving around and all that, I know,
makes it even harder to keep in breath,
but, man, when you got down on that knee
and you were like ♪ ahhhh
I mean, you know, that's a high thing to execute live.
Christina, tough decision, we know,
but who is the winner of this knockout?
Um...
[ Sighs ]
Oh, God.
It's... it's very difficult. Um...
I got to go with Sylvia on this one.
Daly: Sylvia Yacoub... winner of the knockout round.
Let her hear it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Sylvia: Christina really shaped me as an artist,
and so it just meant a lot to be able to sing that song
and for her to, you know, react that way.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Aquile, some final words for your coach.
Well, it's been an amazing journey.
And I just thank you for all your feedback.
This isn't gonna be the end of me.
I'm gonna be around a lot.
I believe it.
A big hand for Aquile, everybody!
- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
- Thank you so much. - Good job. And good job.
I love that you challenged yourself.
Peace, man.
Christina: Aquile said it best when he said, "you know what?"
"I did choose ambitiously, but I came here to challenge myself."
And that's all anybody can ask for.
And I think that the sky's the limit for him.
But I've got five amazing people on my team,
and they're gonna rock, I know.
Daly: Ladies and gentlemen, these are the artists
representing team Christina at the live playoffs.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
Devyn Deloera...
Adriana Louise...
Dez Duron...
De'borah...
and Sylvia Yacoub.
Blake: I think the one mistake that Christina has made
in building her team
is she's got five artists that all represent one genre.
But I like to bring five completely different artists
to the final five.
Daly: Coming up, the knockouts continue.
Team Blake enters the ring.
"The Voice" returns right after this on NBC.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ This is "The Voice"
Welcome back to "The Voice: The knockout round."
It's now team Blake's turn to perform.
All 10 members stand here with me.
But after tonight, only five of them
will move on to the next round.
All right, Blake.
It's time for your first knockout pairing.
Who is your first artist?
Gracia.
Gracia, please step forward.
All right, Blake, who are you gonna pair Gracia with?
Liz Davis.
Blake: It's been my goal all along
to bring a country singer into the finals,
and the best way I know to do that is to not split the vote.
Daly: Gracia Harrison impressed our coaches
during the blind auditions with her yodeling.
[ Yodeling ]
Daly: But it was in the battles
that she really proved herself as an artist.
♪ Praise the Lord... ♪
I pick Gracia.
Now she works with her coach, Blake, tackling a rock ballad.
Gracia: For the knockout round,
I chose "I don't want to miss a thing" by Aerosmith.
This is definitely not a traditional country song.
Gracia really surprised me with her... with her song choice.
I just think she needs to stay true to who she is as an artist.
That is her challenge,
and that's the only thing that worries me.
♪ The sweetest dream would never do ♪
♪ I'd still miss you, babe ♪
♪ and I don't wanna miss a thing ♪
Just overall, keep a... keep a good grip on your pitch.
You know what I mean?
So, just, when you get to that word...
♪ Sweetest dream would never do ♪
Just be sure you hit that with as much power as you can.
Gracia: I think this song could be a risky choice.
I'm taking a rock song and kind of making it country.
But it shows that I'm versatile
and I can sing things other than country.
I just want to be sure that... that I can see
that there's not one weakness.
That's important.
Daly: Liz Davis brought a fiery energy to her battle performance...
♪ And when you hit the ground, check the lost and found ♪
♪ because it ain't my problem now ♪ ...and defeated Nicole Johnson.
I'm gonna go with Liz on this one.
[ Cheers and applause ]
For knockouts, she's taking on a Miranda Lambert song
for the second time.
I picked "Gunpowder and lead" by Miranda Lambert.
Well, cool. Let's hear this thing.
♪ I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun ♪
♪ wait by the door and light a cigarette ♪
I feel like this song is a lot like my personality.
It's really edgy and has a lot of attitude.
I know I'm taking a chance singing a Miranda song,
but, you know, I want to put my stamp on it.
Miranda, when she's singing,
- it's almost like she's punching a punching bag... - Right.
...while she's singing.
And make sure that when you're in that chorus
- that you're singing those lyrics like this. - Absolutely.
Blake: I think, you know, Liz has some big shoes to fill.
I mean, I'm gonna have my expectations set pretty high
any time I hear somebody sing that song.
And it's just all about how you approach a performance.
So, just think about that.
I could lose this knockout if I stumble on something.
But I'm gonna go back and practice.
And all I can do now is just take it to the next level.
With "I don't want to miss a thing,"
give it up for Gracia Harrison!
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ I could stay awake just to hear you breathing ♪
♪ lie awake while you are sleeping ♪
♪ while you're far away and dreaming ♪
♪ I could spend my life in this sweet surrender ♪
♪ I could stay lost in this moment forever ♪
♪ when every moment spent with you ♪
♪ is a moment I treasure
♪ I don't wanna close my eyes
♪ I don't wanna fall asleep
♪ 'cause I'd miss you, babe, and I don't wanna miss a thing ♪
♪ I don't wanna close my eyes
♪ I don't wanna fall asleep
♪ 'cause I'd miss you, babe, and I don't wanna miss a thing ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
With "Gunpowder and lead," here's Liz Davis.
♪ County road 233
♪ under my feet
♪ nothin' on this white rock but little old me ♪
♪ I've got two miles till he makes bail ♪
♪ and if I'm right, we're headed straight for hell ♪
♪ I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun ♪
♪ wait by the door and light a cigarette ♪
♪ if he wants a fight, well, now he's got one ♪
♪ and he ain't seen me crazy yet ♪
♪ he slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll ♪
♪ don't that sound like a real man? ♪
♪ I'm gonna show him what little girls are made of ♪
♪ gunpowder and lead
Unh.
♪ Well, his fist is big, but my gun's bigger ♪
♪ he'll find out when I pull the trigger ♪
♪ I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun ♪
♪ wait by the door and light a cigarette ♪
♪ if he wants a fight, well, now he's got one ♪
♪ and he ain't seen me crazy yet ♪
♪ he slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll ♪
♪ don't that sound like a real man? ♪ [ Laughs ] Right on, Lizzie.
♪ I'm gonna show him what little girls are made of ♪
♪ gunpowder and le-e-e-e-e-ad
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: Liz Davis, Gracia Harrison. Excellent job.
Christina, what'd you think?
I have this whole, like, new appreciation for country
after meeting you and Miranda.
- You guys are kick ass. [ Chuckling ] - All right.
You know, just because I like a song
with a lot of [clicks tongue, growls]...
you know, my choice would be Liz.
Adam: Gracia, now, that's a great song,
but it might not have been the right song
for something where so much is at stake.
But I do see, and you know I'm a huge fan of yours...
I still see so much more potential.
And because I feel like you have so much to offer as a vocalist,
I would... I would go with you.
[ Applause ]
Blake: I thought you both did really good.
This is a lot of pressure.
I would buckle in this situation.
I know I would. [ Laughs ]
It's a little bit confusing to me
to know the Gracia that auditioned for this show
that did "I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart"...
I'm a little bit confused by the song choice, also.
Um, Liz, it seems like you have a better grasp
on what you want to do and who you are as an artist,
no doubt about it.
Who is the winner of this knockout?
I got to go with Liz Davis.
Thank you.
Liz Davis.
[ Cheers and applause ]
- Oh, my gosh! She's going to the live rounds! - She does have a very strong sense of self.
Blake: Liz showed a lot of maturity in her performance.
I felt like I needed to just move forward
with the one that I felt like was the most ready.
Gracia Harrison, everybody.
Thank you, Gracia, so much. Best of luck to you.
Gracia, I think,
is still searching for who she is as an artist.
Once she finds that, she'll be unstoppable.
Daly: Coming up,
unbelievable pairings produce powerful performances...
♪ Oh, could you be loved?
♪ Love is a battlefield
Daly: ...creating difficult decisions for coach Blake.
This is a war that's happening up here.
♪ This is "The Voice"
All right, Blake, eight artists remain on your team.
It is time to announce your second knockout pairing.
Who's your first artist?
Rudy.
Rudy, please step forward. You'll be singing first.
All right, Blake, who are you pairing Rudy against?
Terry.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Terry.
Blake: Rudy and Terry are both rockers.
Rudy's a real artist,
and Terry's got a real challenge ahead of him.
Daly: During the blind auditions,
father and grandfather Rudy Parris
impressed Blake with his experienced vocals.
♪ ...watching you
I ain't never gonna do anything
to make my daughter feel bad about anything in life,
so I just gave up everything and raised her. [ Cheers and applause ]
- No, give me a hug, man. - Congratulations.
♪ It's like I've waited my whole life for this one night ♪
For the knockout rounds,
I'm gonna be singing Chris Brown, "Forever."
I picked this song because it's a current pop song,
and I thought if I could make it my own,
I think it will really blow people's minds.
♪ Girl
There's nothing I can really say to you
as far as the singing of it goes,
but all I can really talk to you about is the personality of it.
I mean, it's a very young song.
And I would have a hard time... I'm 36 years old.
This is a song that, you know, 15- and 16-year-old kids
are buying and listening to.
Blake: Rudy has to find a way right now
to sell a Chris Brown song to me as his coach.
And that's easier said than done.
So, as much as you can,
just channel that... that young energy.
Rudy: Me being the age I am,
I have to really tap into the spirit of the song.
I'm pretty confident that I'm gonna do that.
- Go practice it. - I will, brother.
♪ Don't you cry no more
Daly: In the battles, Scottish rocker Terry Mcdermott sang a classic,
beating country singer Casey Muessigmann.
♪ Carry on
♪ nothing equals the splendor ♪
Terry's the winner of this battle. [ Cheers and applause ]
♪ Maybe I'm a man
♪ maybe I'm the only man in the middle of something ♪
For the knockout round, I'll be singing "Maybe I'm amazed."
This is a song, actually, I used to cover with my band.
I think, you know, knowing the song as well as I do,
I think, does give me a bit of an upper hand.
The end section, is it all right to keep it that big,
or should it be more sticking on the melody?
I think any time that you can go for it,
because this is where you step out
and take not only that knockout round,
but be the one that people are tweeting about it all night.
- That's what I want. - That's what needs to happen.
At this point of the competition,
if you can see an opportunity in a song
that will move you a foot above everybody else,
you have to take it.
Because if you have any regret,
it will be on a plane flying home.
With "Forever," here is Rudy Parris.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ It's you and me
♪ moving at the speed of light into eternity ♪
♪ tonight is the night
♪ to join me in the middle of ecstasy ♪
♪ feel the melody in the rhythm of the music around you ♪
♪ around you, yeah
♪ we can go anywhere, go anywhere ♪
♪ it's your chance, take my hand ♪
♪ it's like I've waited my whole life for this one night ♪
♪ it's gonna be me, you, and the dance floor ♪
♪ 'cause we only got one night
♪ double your pleasure, double your fun ♪
♪ and dance forever
♪ ever, ever forever ♪
♪ ever, ever forever on the dance floor ♪
♪ all you got to do is watch me ♪
♪ look what I can do with my feet ♪
♪ girl, girl, girl
[ Cheers and applause ]
With "Maybe I'm amazed," here is Terry Mcdermott.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I love this song.
♪ Maybe I'm amazed at the way that I love you all the time ♪
Damn!
♪ Maybe I'm afraid of the way I need you ♪
♪ maybe I'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time ♪
♪ hung me on the line
♪ maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you ♪
♪ maybe I'm a man
♪ maybe I'm the only man in the middle of something ♪
♪ that he doesn't really understand ♪
♪ maybe I'm a man
♪ maybe you're the only woman that could ever help me ♪
♪ that he doesn't really understand ♪
♪ maybe I'm amazed
♪ oh-oh-oh-oh
♪ maybe I'm amazed
♪ ooh
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: Give it up!
Terry versus Rudy!
I'm not worthy.
All right, Blake. A second.
Let's talk to the other coaches first.
Christina, what'd you think?
Christina: Rudy, what an interesting song choice.
I liked that you changed it up
and you did your own thing with it,
but I just wasn't sure about the connection with that.
It's very interesting for me.
I didn't know really how to digest it.
Terry, you're... you're no joke.
I mean, your range is incredible.
Hands down, to me, it's Terry all the way.
- You're very talented. - All right, thank you, Christina.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Cee Lo?
Cee Lo: Yes, uh, Rudy, I got to say,
you doing "Forever" by Chris Brown,
like, the rendition of it was great.
It was really impressive, and I really enjoyed it.
Terry, I'm amazed.
I'm amazed at you, and I love your stage presence,
the way you command the stage back and forth.
It's just very assured, and I love that.
- I got to go with Terry on that one. - Thank you.
All right, thanks, Cee Lo.
Adam?
Adam: Terry, man, you're like crazy good,
and I just want to see you go real far.
- So I would choose you, Terry. - There you go.
- Thank you very much. - High marks from Adam.
Blake, give me some thoughts on that.
Blake: I'll start with Rudy, and I want you to think back
to something that Christina just said,
and it was the same thing that you and I talked about,
which was your connection to such a young lyric.
You know what I mean?
And I see Terry continuing down
that classic rock path,
that path that he has a vision
for who he wants to be as an artist.
And, Rudy, he loves music so much
that he likes to do all kinds of things.
Uh, but in this situation, Rudy,
I just don't think it played into your hand.
Uh, I got to go with Terry.
The winner of this knockout, Terry Mcdermott, team Blake.
I'm absolutely over the moon to be standing here.
And to be honest, even after coming this far,
it does feel just a tiny bit surreal.
So I'm a bit overwhelmed, but I cannot wait
to see the look again on my little boy's face.
I'll never tire of that.
Rudy Parris!
Thank you, Rudy.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: Coming up, Blake continues to cut his team in half
as two more of his artists fight it out.
The knockouts continue when "The Voice" returns next on NBC.
♪ This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice."
So far tonight, Liz Davis and Terry Mcdermott from team Blake
have earned spots in the live playoffs.
All right, Blake, we are down to six now.
It's time to announce your next knockout pairing.
- Who is your first artist? - Collin.
Collin, please step forward.
You'll be singing first.
All right, Blake, who are you pairing Collin with?
Michaela.
Michaela, please step forward.
Blake: Collin is singing against Michaela because they both have
such great command of their tone and pitch,
and one of them's gonna have to show me,
"hey, I have what it takes. I can do this."
♪ I don't practice santeria ♪
♪ I ain't got no crystal ball ♪ Daly: Ex-grad student Collin Mcloughlin
came out fighting against Bryan Keith.
And though he lost their battle...
...Collin was saved by two steal attempts
and picked his new coach, Blake.
Yeah!
We're starting at ground zero, you and I.
You know what I mean?
Collin: I'm a little sad to leave team Adam,
but I'm really happy I chose Blake.
He gets what I'm about,
and I think he's gonna be the right guy
to sort of get me where I need to go.
♪ What am I supposed to do ♪
The song I'm singing is "Breakeven" by The Script.
I picked this song because it represents
what I'm trying to be as an artist,
someone that takes really heartfelt songs
and puts this sort of modern spin on them.
♪ I'm falling to pieces
- That's really good. - Thank you.
Really good.
Your falsetto's really cool,
but on the first chorus, it almost sounded like
the actual note went away for a minute
and then appeared again.
Just be sure that it doesn't get so soft that it disappears
and then reappears by the... by the end.
- You know what I mean? - Yeah.
I know I'm a new member of team Blake,
but I think if I really nail my song
and give it the best it can possibly be,
I think he'll make sure that I make it through.
♪ I hate myself for loving you Daly: In the battle rounds,
16-year-old Internet radio host Michaela Paige
had her hands full with young hopeful Kelly Crapa...
♪ I want to walk, but I run back to you ♪
Daly: ...but won Blake over with her spirited performance.
♪ ...for loving you
[ cheers and applause ]
Now Michaela continues to push herself,
performing "Love is a battlefield"
for the knockout rounds. ♪ We are strong
♪ no one can tell us we're wrong ♪
I chose this song because this is a really emotional song
I think that I can connect with
more than any of the other ones that I've done so far.
♪ Love is a battlefield
Wow.
I think, because you're so young, that I'm always afraid
that you're just gonna go over the top.
And I want you to approach this selfishly,
because this is gonna be your moment in the spotlight,
and I want you to treat it like that
and get lost in that moment like you did just then.
You know what I mean?
I'm definitely going to heed Blake's advice
to be selfish in this next round.
Whoever wins this goes on to the live round,
and I'm ready to take it.
Whoo!
With "Breakeven (Falling To Pieces),"
here's Collin Mcloughlin.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ I'm still alive, but I'm barely breathing ♪
- Aww, he's so cute. - Yeah.
♪ Just pray to a God that I don't believe in ♪
♪ 'cause I got time and she got freedom ♪
♪ 'cause when a heart breaks, no, it don't break even, even ♪
♪ no
♪ what am I supposed to do
♪ when the best part of me was always you? ♪
♪ and what am I supposed to say ♪
♪ when I'm all choked up and you're okay? ♪
♪ I'm falling to pieces
Come on!
♪ I'm falling to pieces
♪ 'cause you left me with no love and no love to my name ♪
♪ what am I supposed to do
♪ when the best part of me was always you? ♪
♪ and what am I supposed to say ♪
♪ when I'm all choked up and you're okay? ♪
♪ I'm falling to pieces
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah!
With "Love is a battlefield," here's Michaela Paige.
♪ We are strong
♪ no one can tell us we're wrong ♪
♪ searching our hearts for so long ♪
♪ both of us knowing
♪ love is a battlefield
♪ you're begging me to go
♪ then you're making me stay
♪ why do you hurt me so bad?
♪ It would help me to know
♪ do I stand in your way?
♪ Or am I the best thing you've had? ♪
♪ believe me, believe me
♪ I can't tell you why
♪ but I'm trapped by your love
♪ and I'm chained to your side
♪ we are young
♪ heartache to heartache, we stand ♪
♪ no promises, no demands
♪ both of us knowing
♪ love is a battlefield
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: Michaela versus Collin...
the pairing of this knockout round for team Blake.
Nice job, Collin. Great job, Michaela.
Christina, some thoughts on that performance?
Christina: Um, Michaela, you know,
I couldn't wait to see you perform.
You came out and prepared yourself with your little strut,
and I do love that everyone is allowed
to pick their own songs this time,
'cause I felt like you had a connection with this emotionally
and you conveyed it that way.
It spoke genuine to me, and I like that.
[ Cheers and applause ]
All right. Thanks, Christina. Cee Lo?
Michaela, I think there's much more room to breathe with you.
And you can do just about anything.
So, that's kind of like the cloth I'm cut from,
and I think I would go with Michaela.
[ Applause ]
Collin, you know, I love you.
I didn't want to let you go,
so I... I'm rooting for you out here.
I love how you sing, because it's so flawless.
If I'm going based on what the show really means to me,
I would choose Collin, but you're both amazing.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much.
I heard... I heard great things
in both of y'all's performances,
and I heard flaws in both of y'all's performances.
One of the things is the falsetto thing
that we talked about, and the note was there,
and it kind of disappeared as the breath disappeared
and then got a breath and it came back.
It really does come down to just what I'm into,
you know, the most.
Uh...
ugh.
Man, I love this little girl so much.
I got to go with Michaela.
Daly: Michaela.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Give a round of applause... Michaela Paige...
winner of the knockout round for team Blake.
- How you feel? - I feel unbelievable.
I'm so happy to be moving forward.
I was pushed that much harder
because of who I went up against.
So, you know, thank you.
Michaela Paige, everybody. Congratulations.
You'll be moving on to the live playoffs.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I want to thank you for being on the show. You're fantastic.
Give him a round of applause, everybody... Collin Mcloughlin.
- Good luck to you, brother. - Thank you.
I'll see you down the road somewhere, man.
- Thank you so much, Adam. - All right, brother.
And then there were four.
Coming up, the artist Blake stole from team Christina
tries to prove she was worth it.
Christina... she's gonna be going, "oh, my God."
"I can't believe I let Marissaann go."
♪ Voulez vous coucher ce soir? ♪
♪ no, no
♪ This is "The Voice"
Daly: And welcome back to "The Voice: The knockout round."
Team Blake's artists are going head-to-head tonight.
All right, Blake, it's time now
to announce your next knockout pairing.
The first artist is Julio.
Julio, please step down.
All right, Blake, who are you gonna pair Julio with?
I'm gonna pair Julio with Marissaann.
Obviously, that means that, Cassadee and Suzanna,
you guys are paired together.
You can leave the stage. Blake, why pair these two?
Blake: Julio is a strong Latin singer.
Marissaann is a strong pop singer.
They're both young, and I need to know who's got what it takes
to represent team Blake in the live shows.
Daly: Mariachi singer Julio Cesar Castillo's hard work
paid off against powerhouse Terisa Griffin.
I'm gonna have to go with Julio.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Julio: I don't think I've ever felt like this before.
Daly: Now he's put to the test
as he tackles a completely new genre.
♪ I just need somebody to love ♪
Julio: For this knockout,
I picked "Somebody to love" by Justin Bieber.
It's out of my comfort zone, but it's a side of my voice
I definitely want to show the coaches,
and it's a big risk
just because it's not what I normally sing.
You hit those notes with so much strength,
it's very impressive,
but be sure that you're enunciating
and you're clear with the verses.
I don't feel as prepared as I did with the other songs.
This next knockout is one of the biggest things I've ever done.
I definitely have to go out there and just destroy it.
You got your work cut out for you, you know what I mean,
to be sure that the lyrics come out clear.
Blake: Doing a Justin Bieber song...
I mean, that's stepping into some pretty... pretty big shoes,
and that could work for you or against you.
♪ Free your mind and the rest will follow ♪ Daly: Going up against Julio
will be 15-year-old Marissaann,
who lost her battle to Devyn Deloera.
But Blake saw her potential
and welcomed her to his own team.
Man, I like Marissaann.
Whoa!
Marissaann: I thought I was going home,
and now I have even more motivation to do my best.
- Thank you for saving me. Blake: - Thank you.
Hey, I thank Christina for screwing up in the battles. [ Laughs ]
The song I picked for knockouts is "Lady marmalade."
It's a great way to show off your vocals
and, you know, get the crowd into the song, as well.
This is one of those songs
that is in your face the whole time,
and that's how I want you to approach this.
♪ He met marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge ♪
Blake: I didn't really know
what to expect from Marissaann in rehearsal.
It's the first time I've had a chance to work with her.
♪ Ooh, giuchie, giuchie, ya ya, dada ♪
And I was pleasantly surprised,
but she's got her work cut out for her
with that particular song selection,
and I think she knows that.
♪ Yeah
♪ whoa-oa-oa
You know, that last note you just hit?
You were ready for it. You had a deep breath.
Other parts, though, didn't end as strong.
I just want it to be something
that when Christina hears you sing this,
she's gonna be going, "oh, my God."
"I can't believe I let Marissaann go."
[ Cheers and applause ]
With "Somebody to love," here's Julio Cesar Castillo!
♪ Oh
♪ oh
♪ for you, I'd write a symphony ♪
♪ I'd tell the violin it's time to sink or swim ♪
♪ watch them play for ya
♪ for you, I'd be
♪ whoa, whoa
♪ running a thousand Miles to get to where you are ♪
♪ step to the beat of my heart
♪ I don't need a whole lot
♪ but for you, I admit I'd rather give you the world ♪
♪ or we can share mine
♪ I know I won't be the first one ♪
♪ giving you all this attention ♪
♪ baby, listen
♪ I just need somebody to love
♪ I don't need nothing else
♪ I promise, girl, I swear
♪ I just need somebody to love
♪ I need somebody
♪ and you can have it all, anything you want ♪
♪ I can bring, give you the finer things, yeah ♪
♪ but what I really want, I can't find ♪
♪ 'cause money can't find me somebody to love ♪
♪ love, oh, oh
♪ ohh-ohh
♪ I just need somebody to love
♪ I just need somebody to love ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
With "Lady marmalade," here's Marissaann.
Here we go, Christina.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ Hey, sista, go, sista, soul sista, flow sista ♪
♪ hey, sista, go, sista, soul sista ♪
♪ go sista come on!
♪ He met marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge ♪
♪ struttin' her stuff on the street ♪
♪ she said, "hello, hey, Joe, you wanna give it a go?" ♪
♪ no, no
♪ giuchie, giuchie, ya ya, dada ♪
♪ giuchie, giuchie, ya ya, here ♪
♪ mocha chocalata ya ya
♪ creole lady marmalade
♪ voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir? ♪
♪ voulez vous coucher ce soir? ♪
♪ no, no
♪ marmalade get it, girl.
♪ Marmalade
♪ oh, hey
♪ giuchie, giuchie, ya ya, here ♪
♪ no, no
♪ mocha chocalata ya ya
♪ creole lady marmalade
♪ no, no, no
♪ yeah
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: That is the knockout round.
Marissaann versus Julio, team Blake.
Fun watching Christina during that.
[ Laughs ] I was loving it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Um, I just love to see you go out there with that fire
and really just deliver on a... on a song
that is a challenge to sing.
So, good job. [ Cheers and applause ]
Blake: Yeah, I mean, it was two great performances there,
and, you guys, there's a reason
that both of you have made it to this point in the show.
Uh, since it's so dead even,
I think I know what the right thing for me to do is.
Uh...
I have so much time invested in Julio,
I got to go with Julio this time. [ Cheers and applause ]
Julio Castillo, congratulations.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Julio: Right now, I feel invincible, you know?
I feel like my dream is finally coming true, you know?
Daly: Give a big hand for Marissaann, everybody.
Blake: If you're one of my steals,
you really have to do something that just changes everything.
And I don't think Marissaann did enough
to really sway me off of Julio.
Daly: Coming up, a knockout you can't miss
between two of Blake's strongest artists.
♪ Could you be loved?
♪ All those fairy tales are full of it ♪
♪ This is "The Voice"
Welcome back to "The Voice: The knockout round."
We've come to team Blake's last knockout pairing...
Cassadee and Suzanna.
Blake: I paired Suzanna and Cassadee
because they both have such distinct voices.
They really know
how to bring the audience into their performance.
♪ There's nothing where he used to lie ♪
♪ my inspiration has run dry Daly: In the blind auditions,
band girl turned solo artist Cassadee Pope
got a 4-chair turn...
♪ And nothing's ri-i-i-ght
You, Cassadee, are a superstar.
Thank you.
Daly: ...and picked Blake as her coach.
- So, we're doing an Adam Levine song. - Yeah!
- Maroon 5. - I'm excited.
Yeah, he's a pretty feminine guy, that Adam.
I chose "Payphone" by Maroon 5 for the knockout round.
♪ I'm at a payphone trying to call home ♪
♪ all of my change I spent on you ♪ It's the perfect range for me,
so I can actually sing full voice
and it's, you know, a little different from how Adam does it.
And I just love the song.
I think it's a feel-good song,
gonna get the crowd going, and be able to perform.
♪ I'm at a payphone
And I think you tend to maybe not focus as much
- on, like, the very first time you say payphone. - Okay.
It just might fall just flat,
- but it was just barely, barely there. - A little bit.
But it just made me think,
- "she's thinking past that moment." - Yeah.
You know what I mean?
Blake: Cassadee's doing some things
that they don't do on the record,
which can be disastrous or it can be great.
♪ Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father ♪
Daly: At the battle rounds,
music teacher Suzanna Choffel's versatile vocals
beat fellow indie artist Lelia Broussard.
Suzanna has the ability to be a chameleon
and turn into Florence And The Machine
when she's doing Florence And The Machine.
- I'm gonna go with Suzanna. - And for the knockouts,
Suzanna chooses to showcase her vibe
instead of her powerhouse vocals.
- How are you? It's great to see you. - How you doing?
In the knockout rounds, I chose Bob Marley, "Could you be loved?"
♪ Could you be loved?
I definitely feel like it's a slight risk singing this song
because it doesn't have
a particular standout vocal moment,
so I kind of have to create that on my own.
The thing that everybody gets excited
about the most with your voice
is that timbre and that rock rasp.
So don't try to overpower the band.
- You know what I'm saying? - Right, right.
You're an artist, and you're gonna do it your way.
You know what I mean?
And... and I just want you to approach it like Suzanna.
That's what I'm interested in.
Okay.
All right, with "Payphone," here's Cassadee Pope.
♪ I'm at a payphone trying to call home ♪
♪ all of my change I spent on you ♪
♪ where have the times gone?
♪ Baby, it's all wrong
♪ where are the plans we made for two? ♪
♪ yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember ♪
♪ the people we used to be
♪ it's even harder to picture
♪ that you're not here next to me ♪
♪ you say it's too late to make it ♪
♪ but is it too late to try?
♪ And in our time that you wasted ♪
♪ all of our bridges burned down ♪
♪ I've wasted my nights
♪ you turned out the lights
♪ now I'm paralyzed
♪ I'm at a payphone trying to call home ♪
♪ all of my change I spent on you ♪
♪ where have the times gone?
♪ Baby, it's all wrong
♪ where are the plans we made for two? ♪
♪ if happy-ever-afters did exist ♪
♪ I would still be holding you like this ♪
♪ and all those fairy tales are full of it ♪
♪ one more stupid love song, I'll be sick ♪
♪ now I'm at a payphone
[ Cheers and applause ]
With "Could you be loved?" Here's Suzanna Choffel.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah!
♪ Could you be loved?
♪ Oh, yeah
♪ and be loved?
♪ Don't let them fool ya
♪ wha, na, na, na, na, no
♪ or, hey, or even try to school ya ♪
♪ oh, no
♪ we've got a mind of our own
♪ so go to hell if what you're thinking isn't right ♪
♪ oh, could you be loved?
♪ Whoa-oa-oa
♪ and be loved?
♪ Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive ♪
♪ oh, stay alive
♪ hey
♪ could you be loved?
♪ Whoa, now
♪ whoa, now
♪ hey, and be loved?
♪ Yeah
♪ oh, say something
♪ rockers, rockers
♪ say something
♪ reggae, reggae
♪ say something
Daly: Give it up for Suzanna and Cassadee!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Good job. All right.
Let's see what our coaches thought about that knockout round.
Christina, we'll start with you.
I have a favorite, actually... Suzanna.
And I love your song choice so much.
I love Bob Marley, and, you know, I loved your...
What's wrong with the other song choice?
...♪ whoa-oa, hey [ Laughter ]
I'm getting to that.
It's a hard song, though, to, you know, convey
in a sort of competition environment.
And then, Cassadee, your interpretation, I think,
of that song was really good.
I love when somebody gets up there
and kind of makes their own style present
on a... on a well-known record.
So, great job. [ Cheers and applause ]
Daly: Thanks, Christina. Adam?
Cassadee, I picked you to be on my team. You picked Blake.
And then you sing my song, you break my heart again. [ Laughter ]
When someone gets up there and sings your song
and they impress you, that's the hardest thing to do.
So, I would probably choose you.
- Thank you. - All right. Thank you, Adam.
And now it comes down to Blake with the final decision.
First give us some thoughts.
This is a war that's happening up here.
This is like a ba...
this is an extension of the battle rounds,
maybe a little bit tougher
because you get a chance to really go in there
and... and showcase something that is like,
"look here, world."
"This is me. This is who I am."
And...
Suzanna, I really think
that your song choice hurt you here.
I really do.
I think it was a little too laid-back,
and I think Cassadee took a chance
and knocked it out of the park.
I got to go with Cassadee.
Give it up... Cassadee Pope!
Whoo! I feel good!
Ahh!
I'm going to the live shows!
I'm ready to win America over!
Before you go, anything you want to say to your coach?
Blake, I feel like I've learned quite a bit
in the time that I've had with you,
so thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you. Suzanna Choffel, everybody.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Blake: The worst part about the knockout rounds
is when you beg these people,
you plead with them to be on your team,
and then kicking them out.
But there can only be one winner,
and we're really ending up
with a handful of world-class, fearless singers,
and it's pretty exciting to me.
Daly: Ladies and gentlemen,
these are the artists representing team Blake
at the live playoffs...
Liz Davis...
Terry Mcdermott...
Michaela Paige...
Julio Cesar Castillo...
and Cassadee Pope.
Blake: The knockout rounds are over.
I really think that we have the most diverse team.
Diversity is what it takes to find out
if you have a winner or not on your team.
It's probably the first year I've really played
that kind of strategy.
I think I can win this thing again. I do.
Join us next Monday, 8:00/7:00 central,
when the live playoffs begin!
And that's when America gets to vote.
What do you think about the knockout rounds?
Tell me.
♪ Lady
[ squawking ]
Cool.
That means she likes them.
Thank you at home for watching.
Remember, if you liked the full versions of tonight's songs,
they're available at iTunes.
I'm Carson Daly. This has been "The Voice."
Good night. We'll see you next week.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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