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Blake: Just the thought of not knowing what's out there
and what's next... those footsteps that you hear...
just that little moment
right before somebody starts to sing,
is easily my favorite moment of being on "The Voice."
♪ This hea-a-a-a-a... ♪
And then when I hear something I like and hit that button...
Daly: Welcome to "The Voice"
where the blind auditions are in full swing...
♪ Ahhh! ♪
What's your name?!
Daly: ...As our award-winning superstar coaches
pick artists to work with and personally develop
based on voice alone.
Christina: We're artists ourselves.
We care about the talent up there on that stage,
and we're invested.
Daly: Here's where the teams of 16 stand.
Adam and Christina have each scored 11 artists.
Christina: The team is very pop-driven.
It's just what I'm gravitating towards this season.
Adam: I have a great, diverse bunch of people who are all very unique.
That's a hugely important thing.
Daly: Cee Lo has 10...
Cee Lo: My team is already really solid.
The next person that I'm looking for
has to be better than the best.
Daly: ...While Blake has been more selective,
picking seven singers for his team.
Blake: I just want to look for somebody that I hear and go,
"this person's a star."
Daly: Tonight...
♪ Ohhhh, never mind, I'll find... ♪
Oh, my God, are you kidding me?!
♪ ...someone like you ♪
Push the button!
Daly: With more than half the spots taken,
the artists will put everything on the line.
Dez: "The Voice" is an unbelievable opportunity
to get to work with some of the best singers in the world.
Jeffrey: I have no backup plan.
I am not looking forward
to going back home and parking cars.
Jordan: I had a great career as a teen pop star,
but there was always something missing,
and I always said it was the coaches.
Daly: And it's the coaches who will fight hard
for the singers they want.
Man, he wants it, and I want you.
I'm secure enough to say to you, man to man,
you are hot. [ Laughs ]
They'll try convincing them any way possible...
First of all, rocker chicks turn me on.
Wow.
I can guarantee you I want you more than he does.
...and will even be inspired to take the stage.
♪ Pain in my chest, wish you the best ♪
♪ with a forget you ♪
♪ ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
What the hell is wrong with you, man?
[ Laughs ] This isn't a campfire.
Adam: We're not singing "Kumbaya," holding hands.
This is real.
My team's gonna win.
Daly: Only the very best will prevail.
To me, your voice... the sky is the limit.
Only one will win it all...
a recording contract with Universal Music Group
and be named "The Voice."
The blind auditions continue right now.
Week three of the blind auditions
is set to begin as our coaches take their seats
and await our first artist of the day.
28-year-old Massachusetts native Michelle Brooks-Thompson
balances her busy family life with dreams of being a singer.
Our lives are pretty hectic.
There you go.
But we really work together to try to manage out my singing,
plus working full time at the bank.
All right.
You know, I'll sing a little note
at my desk for customers.
You know, I'll say,
"if you want to open an account, I'll sing for you,"
and my boss is like, "you have this talent."
"You need to go pursue it."
Like, "don't stay here."
"We love you, but we want you to go."
I want it so bad for you that, if I have to,
I might have to run down there
and turn somebody's chair around. [ Laughs ]
When I my husband, David,
he was trying to get into the NFL as a football player.
We moved to St. Louis shortly after we were married
so that he could get a try at playing in the NFL
for the St. Louis Rams.
When my husband made the team,
he really felt like all of his hard work had paid off,
but before he ever got to play his first game in the season,
we received a letter that said he had been released.
- How tough was that for you? David: - It was hard, man.
Being so close.
Yeah, I thought everything was getting ready to go through,
and I was feeling good about myself.
I felt like I had a great camp.
Right.
And then, to get the news, it was crushing.
It was hard for him
to really adjust to the fact that his dream was taken back.
It's painful.
This is it, guys.
David: Here we go.
Mommy's getting ready to sing.
Right now in my life, I feel a lot like my husband did
because now it's as if I'm trying out for a team.
- Love you, babe. - We did it.
You got it.
- Love you. - Go do it.
It's very scary because I saw what happened to him in the NFL,
and it'll be disappointing
to know that both of our dreams were shot down.
There she goes.
Look at mommy. Look at mommy.
See mommy?
[ "Proud Mary" plays ]
♪ Left a good job in the city ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ Workin' for the man every night and day ♪
♪ and I never lost one minute of sleepin' ♪
♪ and I wasn't worryin' 'bout the way ♪
♪ that things might have been ♪
♪ you know that big wheels keep on turnin' ♪
♪ and the Proud Mary keep on burnin' ♪
♪ and we're rollin' ♪
- Told you! - I knew it!
I told you. Come on.
♪ Rollin' on the ri-i-ve-e-e-e-r ♪
[ Tempo increases ]
♪ Oh, I left a good job in the city ♪
♪ workin' for the man every night and day ♪
♪ and I never lost a minute of sleep ♪
♪ worryin' 'bout the way that things might have been ♪
♪ big wheels keep on turnin' ♪ Yeah. Come on. Come on, Christina.
Thank you.
♪ And the Proud Mary keep on burnin' ♪
♪ and we're rolling, yeah, rollin', rollin' on the river ♪
♪ I said we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river ♪
♪ river, do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪
♪ do, do, do, do ♪
♪ all right, yeah ♪
♪ yeah, yeah, yea-a-a-a-h ♪
♪ whoo ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
Yeah! Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause continue ]
Wow.
What's your name?
My name... [laughs] my name's Michelle...
- Michelle Brooks-Thompson. - Hello.
Hi. [ Laughs ]
Wow.
So, the first thing I noticed
was that you just had this groove.
Then I was like, "wow."
I'm very impressed by things...
almost, like, things I can't do.
[ Chuckling ] You know?
And you have this ability to do something
that seems almost supernatural to me,
and, you know, I would be
very blessed and very honored to work with you.
I think you are incredible.
Thank you. Thank you, so much.
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Giggles ]
I was waiting for a crack or a flaw or, you know...
I mean, this is the third season, so I...
you know, I got to really choose my team carefully,
and I want to make sure there's lots of versatility.
But, by the end of it,
I was having so much fun with you.
[ Laughs ] I started, like, dancing in my chair.
I was moving over the button, and I was like,
"you know, I'd have to be an idiot at this point"
"not to see what's going on behind my chair."
Thank you so much.
[ Cheers and applause ] You're welcome.
Can I ask you...
what the hell is wrong with you, man?
She just explained it... you'd have to be an idiot...
[ Laughter ]
...not to push your button.
- That's what it was? - I felt it when she said it, too.
[ Laughter ]
Cee Lo: I mean, definitely, like,
it was a very seamless and a very flawless vocal,
and I just thought it was beautiful.
You did an amazing job, and, you know, "Proud Mary," man,
that's a song that's been sung
a million times, man, you know? [ Laughs ]
But you made it new, you made it fresh, like hearing it for the first time,
and, yeah, yeah, I was really impressed with that,
and, yeah, I'd like to work with you, as well.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
[ Cheers and applause ]
So, who's it gonna be?
[ Dramatic music plays ] Oh, my goodness.
First, I just want to say thank you so much,
and it's been a long journey just to get here,
and I really thought about who I wanted to work with
and help me develop my artistry.
[ Audience shouting ]
My heart has to go with...
...Adam.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ if you want to scream, yeah ♪
♪ let me know, and I'll take you there ♪
♪ get you going like a... ♪
Ooh. Thank you.
You are amazing. Amazing.
I can't wait to work with you.
[ Cheers and applause continue ]
♪ Did you want another whoo, baby, baby ♪
♪ whoo, baby, baby? ♪
♪ whoo, baby, baby, whoo, baby ♪
♪ if you want to scream ♪
Michelle: I just had to go with my heart, and when he said
he felt so blessed and honored that I was here and...
that was just where I wanted to go...
someone who appreciated my gift and would bring it out of me.
David: Go get her! Go on!
Oh, girl!
Michelle: [ voice breaking ] It's been such a long time
trying to get to this point in my life,
and I wasn't expecting to be here,
to even be on "The Voice."
And to have three chairs turn around,
I just thank God and my family
and just everybody who believed in me.
She's good, man.
Definitely.
- No doubt about it. - That was some crazy notes.
♪ If you want to scream ♪
Daly: Coming up...
An artist who overcame a childhood disease.
Diego: I was hospitalized. I had crutches for four years.
Daly: But does he have what it takes to turn a chair?
♪ What are you waiting for? ♪
Daly: And later...
♪ Go your own way ♪
Daly: ...More incredible performances that excite our coaches.
Jeffrey: ♪ ...And more action please, I said, oh ♪
Daly: And a decision that shocks Blake.
You're not taking me?!
[ Cheers and applause ] What?!
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions,
where our next artist has followed his dreams
around the world to get to "The Voice."
Diego: My name is Diego Val.
I'm 25.
I'm originally from Peru, and I live in Miami.
- How you doing, Diego? - What's up, brother?
- Welcome. - Thank you so much.
- It's good to have you on the show, man. - Thank you, man. Pleasure to meet you.
- Who do you have here? - My mother.
- Hi. How are you? I'm Carson. - Doesn't speak a word of English.
- Nice to see you. Oh, no English? - No. No.
It's The Love is here.
- How's it going? Andre. - How are you?
Nice to see you. Pleasure.
Tell me a little bit about your history.
I hear you had a rough time when you were a kid.
Just something happened to me at age 8.
I went through a disease
- that I was not gonna be able to walk anymore. - No kidding.
I got this disease when I was 8 years old
that's called perthes.
What it does is disintegrate your hip bone
till you can't walk anymore.
I was hospitalized.
I had crutches for four years, and, through this whole time,
I was in bed for more than a year and a half,
and that's when my grandmother gave me my first guitar.
It's funny how, when there's tragedy in your life,
- that sometimes is your entry point into music. - Yeah.
I had to. I didn't really have much people that talked to me, really.
- So I spent most of my time in my room. - Right.
Right.
What I experienced as a child
was definitely something hard to deal with,
and I know what it feels like
to be in a hospital and just be that kid.
So I want to give back.
♪ Give me just a minute ♪
I'm actually part of a non-profit
called Musicians On Call.
♪ Give me just a minute ♪
I sing for kids.
I sing for about 60 patients in one day...
kids with cancer...
and I believe that music is something
that can make anybody smile.
It can give anybody a moment of peace.
So that's the way that I, in a way,
feel that I can give back to these kids
and just show my support.
I was there once. I'm here now.
Yay!
Okay?
Life is not easy.
I've been through a lot in my life.
It's definitely gotten me to this moment.
Hopefully, the coaches here...
someone has passion for his music and for what I do.
You know, and when I was that boy, I had a dream,
and I'm fighting for it, you know?
That dream is gonna come true right now.
[ "Animal" plays ]
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ oh, oh, dee, dee, dee, dee, dee, dee ♪
♪ here we go again ♪
♪ I kinda wanna be more than friends ♪
♪ so take it easy on me ♪
♪ I'm afraid you're never satisfied ♪
♪ you do it all the time, you're killing me now ♪
♪ and I won't be denied by you, the animal inside of you ♪
♪ oh, oh, I want some more, oh ♪
♪ oh, oh, what are you waiting for? ♪
♪ take a bite of my heart tonight ♪
♪ oh, oh, I want some more, oh ♪
♪ oh, oh, what are you waiting for? ♪
♪ what are you waiting for? ♪
♪ tú eres lo que quiero, así yo te deseo ♪
♪ El tiempo se nos va, Los dos queremos más ♪
♪ no hay que fingirlo ya ♪
♪ oh, oh, I want some more, oh ♪
♪ oh, oh, what are you waiting for? ♪
♪ take a bite of my heart tonight ♪ I like it.
♪ Oh, oh, I want some more, oh ♪
♪ oh, oh, what are you waiting for? ♪
♪ what are you waiting for? ♪
♪ take a bite of my heart tonight ♪
♪ oh, take a bite of my heart ♪
♪ oh, take a bite of my heart, yeah ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
Thank you.
What's wrong with y'all?
I love Cee Lo's face on that one.
- I thought you were great. - You were in.
What's your name, man?
My name is Diego Val.
Diego. Where you from, bro?
I'm actually originally from Peru.
I'm representing South America.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And it's a pleasure to be here with you guys.
How the hell did you get all the way from Peru
to come and do this show?
That's what "The Voice" does, right?
They make everything possible, so...
Whoo!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Dude.
I thought you did a great job.
I thought that was a great rendition of that record.
Thank you so much.
Y'all disagree?
Adam: No, no. I thought... listen, man.
Like, it's almost like I felt like you should continue
and you should move forward, and when he pushed the button,
I almost felt kind of like, "okay, you're gonna be good."
You're gonna be with Cee Lo, and I felt like that was... I was okay with that.
Christina: It was really fun.
I loved that you were up there with your guitar,
and I actually feel okay about this,
just because I know
that there are some twists and turns in this season,
and I might be able to snatch you up later.
Blake: Whoa!
Christina: So, you know, we'll just see how it goes.
It's really good stuff this year.
It's true.
Adam: - Yeah. Oh, that's true. Oh, my gosh. - Yeah. Yeah.
- That's a good point, Christina. - You got to remember that.
True. That's true.
I, too, could potentially snatch you up.
[ Laughs ] Cee Lo: Yeah.
I'm just so happy right now.
I'm... oh, my God.
[ Cheers and applause ]
You're in!
Diego, welcome home.
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
What's up, man? Respect, man.
Thank you, man.
Respect.
Adam: He's great.
No doubt.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, look at him dance.
He was hot.
He was a handsome man.
Hey, look who I found.
[ All cheering ]
[ Shrieks ] Congratulations.
[ Speaking indistinctly ]
Hey, so how you feeling, man?
I think the key in life is just being a happy person,
and happiness will bring you success, you know?
So that's what I'm doing... I'm just being happy.
Diego: I respect Cee Lo so much as an artist,
his productions, his music.
I've dreamt of working with someone like that, you know?
And he believes in me, and it definitely means a lot.
Daly: Coming up, an artist whose loss
inspired her to try out for "The Voice."
Lauren: My uncle passed four years ago in his sleep.
He was my biggest fan.
Daly: But will our coaches push their buttons?
And later, a familiar face from last season...
I'm back!
Daly: ...Has the audience cheering.
Ladies, make some noise!
Whoo!
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice."
The blind auditions continue...
...with an artist whose life was changed by music.
My name is Lauren Brooke.
I'm 24 years old, and I'm from Pawling, New York.
I have been singing since I was 10 years old
in my kitchen or in my closet, 'cause I was very shy.
[ Chuckles ] Anywhere that echoed.
Kick some ass.
When Lauren was a little girl, I actually built her a stage
in the middle of the living room,
and now she can go on a big stage.
[ Laughter ]
A much bigger stage.
- Hi Lauren. How are you? - How are you?
Welcome to the show. Good to have you guys.
Tell me a little bit about your background.
What got you into music?
Well, growing up, I had a learning disability.
I had dyslexia in school.
- Oh, really? - Yeah.
- How tough was that for you? - It was really hard.
It was more, like, embarrassing.
Kind of like kept to myself a little bit.
Growing up with dyslexia,
I just kind of jumbled words and had to get things read to me
because nothing really made sense to me.
I was really self-conscious growing up,
and I think that's why, when I first started singing,
I didn't really show people that because I was afraid that,
you know, that was just something else
that I wasn't going to be good at.
And what does this shot on "The Voice,"
you know, mean for you?
I had an uncle who passed away
who also grew up with a learning disability, too.
- Mm-hmm. - So he was a huge inspiration for me.
So I feel like I'm here for me,
but I'm here for him, too, so...
My uncle passed four years ago in his sleep.
[ Voice breaking ] He was my biggest fan.
At 46 years old, it was just...
um... just really unexpected and horrible.
He was so inspiring because he ended up owning his own business
and, even to the day he passed away,
could hardly read and write.
He told me... encouraged me
to start writing poems and writing lyrics.
Oh, interesting.
And that's kind of how I got into writing.
- Did that help with the dyslexia? - Totally.
It was like my little escape.
Right.
That just got me even more involved with music.
[ Voice breaking ] I don't think that I would ever have the courage
to do anything like this if I didn't know that about him.
[ Normal voice ] I'm really nervous
about the blind auditions
because I moved to Nashville to do country music,
so having Blake there is, like, surreal and crazy,
and it'll be awesome just to be able to say hi.
Thank you.
This performance is kind of like
the cherry on top of everything that I've done,
and I can kind of stand up
for everybody who's had problems in school
and show that you can do whatever you want to do
if you just believe in yourself.
♪ You better take it from me ♪
♪ that boy is like a disease ♪
♪ you run and you try, and you're tryin' to hide ♪
♪ and you're wondering why you can't get free ♪
♪ he's like a curse, he's like a drug ♪
♪ you get addicted to his love ♪
♪ you wanna get out, but he's holdin' you down ♪
♪ 'cause you can't live without one more touch ♪
♪ he's a good-time cowboy Casanova ♪
Come on, Blake! Come on! Do it! ♪ leaning up against the record machine ♪
♪ he looks like a cool drink of water ♪
♪ but he's candy-coated misery ♪
♪ he's a devil in disguise, a snake with blue eyes ♪
- Come on. - Come on, Adam!
♪ And he only comes out at night ♪
♪ gives you feelings that you don't wanna fight ♪
♪ you better run for your life ♪
♪ oh, you better run for yo-o-o-o-o-ur life ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Somber music plays ]
Are you kidding me?
- Damn. Hi. - Hi.
What's your name?
Lauren Brooke.
I love country music, and you did a great job.
[ Audience shouting ] Thank you so much.
Then why didn't you turn around?
Adam: There were some pitchy things,
and the pitchy thing does get to you,
and it does affect us
when we're deciding whether to push that thing,
and so that was it for me, but, I mean,
it was a strong presence, too, as a vocalist.
Cee Lo: - Yeah. - Thank you.
I heard the greatness in your voice.
Thank you.
I mean, it's a really cool sound,
but the pitch things are what happened,
and you're a good enough singer with a good enough ear,
when see this back on television,
you'll go, "oh, okay. I can fix that,"
because you can fix that, easy.
Yeah, everything you did today I thought was fixable,
and I loved your raspiness that you had
-on your high end. - Thank you.
So you have something really special there,
so, you know, I definitely don't want any of this to sway you.
Just a little bit of finesse and practice,
and you're there.
- Thank you so much. - Right on. Thank you.
Cee Lo: - Thank you for coming, Lauren. - Thank you.
♪ Hey, now, hey, now... ♪
Blake: Lauren did a pretty great job.
Hi, sweetie. Good to meet you.
Unfortunately, as the blind auditions go on,
we have to turn down a lot of people
that probably deserve to be in the competition,
but all I can do
is just wait for that special thing that gets me excited.
She actually would have been a good one for you, though.
Yeah, I know. I know.
Daly: Coming up...
Blake finds an artist who excites him.
Oh! [ Laughs ]
- He was very turned on. - I was.
Daly: And later...
An artist brings Cee Lo to his feet.
Oh, my gosh.
♪ I was richer, I'd still be with you ♪
♪ ain't that some shh? ♪
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
32-year-old Suzanna Choffel
is used to helping others further their musical dreams,
but will she turn a chair?
Suzanna: I teach music for a living.
Hello, everyone.
All: Hi!
Suzanna: I really, really enjoy
seeing kind of the magic that music can bring out
of particularly young kids.
♪ La, la, la ♪
Sometimes, you'll have a really shy student.
And then, by the third lesson,
you see something really beautiful
coming out of them,
and they're becoming very outgoing,
and that's what music can do to people.
Singing is the freest expression for me, personally,
of my soul, who I am, my being on this earth.
I want to be on "The Voice"
as sort of a tribute to my students,
just saying, "hey, go follow your dream."
I need this to happen.
[ Humming ]
I feel like I've worked my butt off,
and I've educated myself in music
and then educated other people in music,
so I've put in my time.
I feel like it's time for me to kind of shine.
- Here we go. Here we go. - Let's go! Let's go!
[ All cheering ]
[ "Landslide" plays ]
♪ I took my love, and I took it down ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ I climbed a mountain, and I turned around ♪
♪ and I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills ♪
♪ but the landslide brought me down ♪
[ All cheering ]
♪ Well, I've been afraid of changing ♪
♪ 'cause I've, I've built my life around you ♪
♪ but time makes you bolder, even children get older ♪
♪ and I'm getting older, too ♪
♪ yes, I'm getting older, too ♪
Whoo!
♪ So, take this love, take it down ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ Oh, if you climb a mountain and you turn around ♪
♪ and if you see my reflection ♪
♪ in the sno-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-w- cove-e-e-red hi-i-i-i-lls ♪
♪ well, maybe ♪
♪ the landslide will bring it down ♪
♪ well, well, the landslide will bring it down ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
Thank you.
I could tell that was a grown woman singing that song.
[ Laughter, cheering ] Thank you.
[ Laughs ] What is your name?
My name is Suzanna Choffel.
Almost sounded a little bit like Stevie Nicks.
Do you mean to, or is that your natural voice?
It's kind of my natural voice,
but I did grow up listening to Stevie, Fleetwood Mac.
Christina: I loved kind of the more subtle approach.
I think, when I heard you,
I don't know, I felt like Adam and Blake's names
were all over this performance.
Blake: It did because it had... you did a rock song
and, in my opinion,
with a little bit of a country flair to it.
[ Laughs ]
I'm from Texas, so... [ Laughs ]
[ Audience cheering ] Are you, really? Okay. Cool.
Adam: I did turn...
I'm trying to actually ask for clarification...
I did turn around before you?
- Oh, you did? - Did I?
- He did. - You did. - Yeah. - I did.
- You bastard. - No, no, this wasn't me being cheeky.
I didn't mean to start a fight. [ Laughs ]
No, it's okay. No, we're not fighting.
We're getting along.
We love each other. [ Laughter ]
That's how friends talk to one another.
You know, it's hard to come up here
and have something sound refreshingly unique,
and that's what I heard in your voice.
Thank you.
What you did was so good and proved how seasoned you are
and how good you are at what you do,
and, shockingly,
the biggest jackass between the four of us
- did turn around after. [ Laughs ] - Whoa-ho!
- But... - That's me.
I just want to be
the guy that helps to get you where you want to go,
and I think that could be
the finale of this show, in my opinion.
[ Cheers and applause ]
So which one of us you gonna pick for your coach?
[ Dramatic music plays ]
Well, this is a real tossup because they...
I really like what y'all have said,
and I kind of had y'all two in my vision,
and so this is a very hard tossup.
[ Audience shouting ]
Um...
I like what both of y'all have said!
I think I'm gonna have to go with Blake.
[ Cheers and applause ] Yes!
Come here! Come here!
Can I get a hug?
Blake: Suzanna delivered a very heartfelt performance.
It'll be fun.
Thank y'all so much. I really appreciate it.
Blake: She didn't try to do anything flashy.
She just let her artistry speak for itself,
and I have so much respect for somebody that can do that,
and it made me a believer.
[ Laughs ]
- Wah! - Wah!
[ All cheering ]
Woman: You were awesome!
First of all, first of all, excellent job on the song.
You just need help getting to that next level,
- and Blake's gonna be awesome for you. - Absolutely.
- Yeah. - Congratulations.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you, so much.
[ Shrieks ]
[ Cheers and applause ] You're lucky. She was this close.
She was thinking about it.
Sour grapes.
I'm so mad. She's so good. It's crazy.
[ Laughs ]
Damn it!
[ Laughing ]
Daly: After landing his first artist of the night,
Blake is on a roll,
picking up two more talented performers...
in Internet-radio host Michaela Paige...
♪ I'm safe, up high, nothing can touch me ♪
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.
Daly: ...And demo singer Ryan Jirovec.
♪ It just blows me away ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
You have the basic things
that you need to become a country star.
Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Blake: You go through blind auditions.
You get an artist here or there that you're excited about,
and then, all of a sudden, a night like tonight happens,
where you get just "bam, bam, bam."
I'm feeling really good about this situation.
Daly: Coming up...
Blake likes what he sees.
This dude is good-looking.
[ Cheers and applause ]
But does he like what he hears?
Your singing... I mean...
And later, an artist who had childhood success...
Jordan: I went on tour with The Cheetah Girls,
Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus...
Daly: ...But will she have the same good fortune
as an adult?
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice."
As our coaches head back to their chairs...
...let's meet our next artist, a familiar face from season two.
Dez: My name is Dez Duron.
I'm 22 years old, and I'm from Shreveport, Louisiana.
I was at Yale University.
I was playing on the football team,
dropped out, and came out to California
to see if this thing could work.
You may remember me from last year.
♪ I never wanna hear you say ♪
♪ I want it that way ♪ Come on, turn your stinking chair.
It was an amazing experience...
probably the best 90 seconds of my life.
But at the end of the song, I saw that nobody turned around.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, it's a good-looking guy, too!
Even I know that's a good-looking guy!
Christina seemed particularly upset
that she didn't pick me.
And I got this close to pressing my button
at a certain point, and, for whatever reason,
I don't know, I think I got nervous.
Can we start over?
Thank you for y'all's kind words.
I appreciate it.
Even though no one turned around,
I don't regret the decision
of leaving school and coming out to California
'cause it forced me to focus on what I love... music.
I love you guys.
I love you, baby.
I'm definitely back here with something to prove.
- Love you, bro. - You're my hero.
It's a chance to redeem yourself.
It's a chance to show what you got to the world again.
And I definitely want to take advantage of it.
There's definitely added pressure
because no one turned around last season.
A lot of people have asked me why would I do this,
put myself through this again.
It's always a matter of what's best for my career,
and "The Voice" is an unbelievable opportunity
to get to work with
some of the best singers in the world,
so I'm never gonna back down from something
just 'cause it's a little scary.
You got to take risks for your dreams.
[ "Sara smile" plays ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ Baby hair with a woman's eyes ♪
♪ I can see you watching in the night ♪
♪ when I feel cold, you warm me ♪
♪ and when I feel I can't go on ♪
♪ you come and hold me ♪
♪ it's you and me forever ♪
♪ Sara, smi-i-i-le ♪
♪ would you smile a while for me, Sara? ♪
♪ mm-mm-mm-mmmm ♪ No. You don't want... no.
Oh, you... ♪ and when you feel cold ♪
♪ I'll warm you ♪ Remember him?!
♪ When you feel you can't go on, I'll come and hold you ♪
♪ it's you and me forever ♪
♪ Sara, smile ♪
- Oh, my God! - Oh, my God!
♪ Would you smile a while for me now, Sara? ♪
♪ smile a while for m-e-e-e-e ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
- Is that... - Yeah!
Ladies, make some noise!
Whoo!
- Great job, man. - Thank you.
Calm down, ladies. Calm down, ladies.
[ Cheers and applause ]
You know what? Matter of fact, don't calm down.
Show him some more love, ladies!
[ Laughs ] [ Cheers and applause ]
All right.
Great job, man. Great job, man.
Thank you, man.
We remember you, too, man, from last season.
Yes!
- I'm back! - Yo, that's so cool.
And last year, I was going like this too late.
- Right. I'm glad you hit it earlier this time. - This year. This year.
Yeah.
[ Laughs ] I was on it. I was on it.
Dez, kind of, like, bring us back up to speed, man.
Where you from?
I'm from Shreveport, Louisiana, originally,
but I moved out here
'cause I left college to come do last season.
That's right. How's it been going for you?
How's L.A. treating you, man?
- You sound like you've just improved so much. - L.A.'s cool, man.
It's cool.
I need a car out here, so that would be nice.
[ Laughter ]
Come on, somebody.
I have plenty of cars.
[ Laughs ]
I'm sure you can get a ride
from one of these 4,000 girls that are screaming for you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I need a ride home.
Cee Lo: Yo, Dez, dude,
you got so much soul in your voice, man.
Like, what other music...
like, what inspires you the most?
I grew up listening to gospel, man.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Grew up in the church.
My parents are pastors,
so I just got on gospel real early.
You got a lot of soul and commitment and conviction
in your voice... like, your runs...
they just felt so genuine, and so, like,
I really commend you coming back
and giving it another shot and succeeding
because you got three this time, you know?
Thank you.
And, yo, dude, soul music is my forte, as well,
and so I think we would be just like a perfect fit.
Thank you, man. Appreciate it.
Well, you know, soul music is also my thing, as well...
[ cheers and applause ] I know.
Let me tell you.
And I, too, love gospel,
and I'm very inspired by it,
so I think we kind of speak the same language
where that's concerned.
You know, last year,
I definitely did miss an opportunity with you,
so I'm so happy that you came back
and showcased a different side of yourself
and a different side of what you can do
because, I mean, to me, your voice...
the sky is the limit,
and I really, really want to be the one by your side,
taking it home all the way with you.
[ Cheers and applause ] Wow. Thank you, so much.
Thank you.
Man, I guess, if nobody else is just gonna say it...
this dude is good-looking.
[ Cheers and applause ] Man, I mean, you're...
I'm secure enough to say that to you.
- Appreciate that. - Man to man, you are hot,
and your singing, I mean,
I was the first person to recognize...
You were.
Christina: He was very turned on.
...great pitch.
I was. Damn it, I was.
[ Laughter ]
And then I turned around, and I saw you,
and this is the coolest thing about this show, man.
You came back.
You worked on some things.
Whatever you did, you came back.
- Yeah. - And look at the difference.
You know what I mean?
But I was watching you on the stage,
and I was like, "oh, my gosh."
Dez reminds me of somebody," and my first thought was
A.C. Slater from "Saved By The Bell."
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Chuckles ]
But then, I was like,
"no..."
"Elvis."
- You remind me of Elvis, man. - I'll take it.
- That's what I'm talking about. - That is awesome.
- A young Elvis standing up there. - All right, well we're talking about the voice,
and were talking about you right now
and the fact that you just have to be on my team.
Actually, I was...
There's just no doubt about it.
You have to be on my team.
- You have to. - You're right.
Elvis didn't have a good voice. You're right.
I'm pretty sure that all three of them want to date you, so that's cool.
[ Laughter ]
You are silly.
Aw, man.
I just... one sec. One sec.
One sec!
'Cause I just want to say thank you to you guys.
And, Cee Lo, you're unbelievable, man.
Your music blows me away. It's absolutely incredible.
Christina...
Don't break my heart. Don't do it.
You're just unreal.
Blake, your voice... unbelievable.
[ Audience shouting ]
And...
[ Dramatic music plays ]
But I got to go with Christina.
♪ It started with a whisper ♪
Yes!
♪ And that is when I kissed her ♪
♪ and then she made my lips hurt ♪
You're such a sweetie-pie.
I love it! We're gonna have fun.
- We're gonna have fun. - Yeah. Thank you.
Yeah!
♪ Everybody talks, everybody talks ♪
Christina: It takes a true performer, a natural,
to be able to take criticism,
take a first try, and turn it into wanting better
and making yourself become better
for that second time around.
That was my happy dance.
[ All cheering ]
- You're the man, dude! - Oh, my God!
Dez: When the first button hit, it was just an amazing feeling.
Just, I can't even explain it...
to see just hard work,
months of hard work just all pay off.
It's amazing.
Man: - Yes! - Yeah, baby!
- My boy Dez. - Whoo!
[ Screams ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
[Bleep]
Daly: Coming up...
An artist inspires Cee Lo to sing.
♪ Pain in my chest, wish you the best ♪
♪ with a forget you ♪
♪ ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
Hey. It's Christina Milian.
Do you want to know how your favorite artists
really felt about their auditions?
Do you want to know
how the coaches really feel about each other?
Cee Lo is someone that I've always really respected,
and I love that he always pushes the envelope.
Well, log on to nbc.com/thevoice and our Facebook page
for my exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes scoop.
Say hi to the ladies out there.
- How y'all doing, ladies? - Yeah.
More blind auditions after this.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice."
Our auditions are filled with people from across America,
each one with the goal
of making it onto a coach's team.
Our next artist hopes he'll find a fan
in his favorite coach, Cee Lo.
I'm V.J. I am 25 years old.
I'm from Bellflower, California,
and I teach music at a conservatory.
I've been singing ever since I was 3.
My mom and dad,
they handed me a microphone and a keyboard,
and I was hooked ever since then.
I actually graduated with a degree
in choral vocal music and jazz-studies performance.
Now I teach at the Silverlake Conservatory.
As you get down there, like, nice and easy.
It's just like speaking.
Try it again. [ Chord plays ]
[ Sings scale ]
- Very good. V.J.: - I love my students,
and I love giving all that I have to them.
♪ He brewed a proper cup of coffee ♪
♪ in a copper coffee pot ♪
But sometimes, I'm in lessons,
and I'm teaching them something that I love,
and I'm like, "oh, I want to do that, too."
You know, I want to be out there performing
and walking the walk and talking the talk.
So I'm kind of at crossroads in my life right now,
and I'm here at "The Voice" because I want to take
the next step from being a teacher
to becoming a full-fledged performer.
I'm singing Cee Lo's song, so I hope I do it justice.
For my blind audition,
I'm singing "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green.
He has swag. You know what I mean?
And it's just like, "I want that swag."
I want him to teach me all of that. [ Chuckles ]
But also because I'm a huge fan of his music.
Just go up there. Don't even think about it.
- Just do it because you love it, and then it'll happen. - Okay.
- Okay? Relax. - It's all about relaxing.
- Don't even think about it. Just have fun. - Yeah.
- Breathe. - Yeah. I'm gonna have fun.
Although I'm freaking out,
I'm really still very excited to sing it for him.
My style is mostly jazz and R&B.
I do a lot of runs and some crazy stuff
that will help me bring a new, fresh sound to the song.
See you guys on the other side.
You're gonna have so much fun.
- Have so much fun. All right, go. - Okay. I will.
I'm hoping that they'll actually like my rendition of it.
I guess we're just gonna see what happens.
[ Exhales sharply ]
This is the audition of my life.
This is kind of the moment
that will define who I am as a singer and as an artist.
I've put in the work. I've put in the effort.
Thank you.
I'm ready to go.
- Good luck. - Thank you.
♪ I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love ♪
♪ and I'm like, forget you ♪
♪ well, I'm sorry I can't afford a Ferrari ♪
♪ but that don't mean I can't get you there ♪
♪ I guess he's an Xbox and I'm more Atari ♪
♪ but the way you play your game ain't fair ♪
♪ I pity the fool that falls in love with you ♪
♪ yeah, go run and tell your little B.F. ♪
♪ I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love ♪
♪ and I'm like, forget you ♪
♪ I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough ♪
♪ I'm like, forget you and forget her, too ♪
♪ now baby, baby, baby, why you ♪
♪ why you wanna hurt me so bad? ♪
♪ so bad, so bad ♪
♪ I tried to tell my mama but she told me ♪
♪ "this is one for your dad" ♪
♪ yes, she did ♪
♪ and I said, uh, I love you ♪
♪ I still love you, ohh ♪
- Push the button! Come on! - Push it!
Come on! He's smiling!
Come on!
♪ Forget yo-o-o-u ♪
♪ and although there's pain in my chest ♪
♪ I still wish you the best with a forget you ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Blake: - Hey, man. - Hey.
How you doing? What's your name?
It's good. My name is V.J. Rosales.
I'll be real quick here
because you probably need to talk to Cee Lo.
[ Laughter ]
But I just can't think
of an odder song for your particular voice.
It just seemed like
two completely different worlds colliding, to me.
Right.
Christina: Cee Lo does have such a signature,
specific sound and voice
that to put yourself in those shoes, as big as it is,
just because you have to really have
your own signature sound.
- Yeah. - And the way, sort of,
Cee Lo kind of attacks the lyric,
he's like... ♪ forget you ♪
You know how he kind of, like, throws it away
and has a little... he puts a little spank on it.
- You know what I mean? - Yeah. [ Chuckles ]
It's got that spank.
So it was missing a spank, you know?
Adam: You didn't sound like you were saying "forget you."
- You sounded like you were saying, "I'm sorry," you know? - Yeah.
[ Laughs ] Hi, Cee Lo!
- Oh, my gosh. Cee Lo: - What's up, man?
First of all, let me say
you have great, great taste in music.
[ Laughter ]
I try. I try.
[ Cheers and applause ]
What made you pick that song, man?
I love you. That's one.
It's funky, it's fun, and I just...
I thought I'd have a good time with the crowd,
which I did. You guys are amazing.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you! [ Laughs ]
Oh, my gosh.
Gosh. Yes.
Yeah.
- Yeah. - Hey, Paul, hit it for me.
Let me show you how to sing this song.
Okay. [ Laughs ]
[ Laughter ]
[ "Forget you" plays ]
You have to sing it with some sarcasm.
♪ Town with the girl I love, and I'm like [bleep] y... ♪
[ Laughter ]
♪ Guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough ♪
♪ I'm like, forget you and forget her, too ♪
♪ if I was richer, I'd still be with you ♪
♪ ain't that some shh? ♪
♪ pain in my chest, wish you the best ♪
♪ with a forget you ♪
♪ ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
Yeah!
Oh, hey! Cee Lo!
♪ But that don't mean I can't get you there ♪
♪ I guess he's an Xbox, and I'm more Atari ♪ Right?
♪ But the way you play your game ain't fair ♪
♪ I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love ♪
♪ and I'm like, forget you ♪
♪ I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough ♪
♪ I'm like, forget you ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you. Give it up for him, man.
Great job!
[ Laughs ]
Adam: Great job, man. Great job.
Thank you.
I just sang with Cee Lo Green! [ Laughs ]
Yes!
That was great.
- Amazing. It was so good. - I know. He got way better.
Cee Lo: V.J... He's got a lot of love for me,
and I was able to reciprocate it for him,
and, I mean, you know what?
I think that ended up being so cool,
he probably forgot that he didn't get picked.
[ Cheers and applause ]
V.J.: That was a once-in-a-lifetime thing
to sing with him,
and they didn't turn around for me,
but, in the end, it was great.
Daly: Coming up...
A New Orleans native with a lot at stake.
Alexis: It's been seven years since hurricane Katrina hit.
Daly: Will she earn a spot on a team?
Alexis: When I go out on that stage, it's gonna be all for my city.
Daly: And later...
An artist who isn't afraid to show our coaches who's boss.
Last question.
Why don't you just come down here
and punch me in the face and get it over with?
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to week three of the blind auditions.
We've already seen incredible performances,
and our coaches are quickly filling their teams
with the best singers they hear.
Yow!
Christina: My team is so great.
The have presence, they have charisma,
they have what it takes.
My team just sets the bar so high.
Daly: Our next artist, 23-year-old Alexis Marceaux,
hopes her life experience
can help ensure that she is one of those lucky singers.
Alexis: I write music.
I've been writing since I was 13.
It's a way to tell the world your story in a certain way.
[ Train whistle blows ]
I did stop going to college.
I starting touring a lot with the bands I'm in in New Orleans,
and I felt like that was more important to me
to do it for a living
and be engaged in it all the time, 24/7.
So, New Orleans, huh?
Born and raised.
Hurricane Katrina... you were there?
Yeah, we evacuated a day or two before.
What was that like?
It was scary.
We all thought we were going back,
but we didn't for a long time.
It's been seven years since hurricane Katrina hit.
It was the most traumatic thing I had ever experienced.
Everything was torn apart.
It was chaos. It was complete chaos.
What was it like when you first came back to the house?
- Devastating. - Yeah.
We lost our house entirely.
We weren't able to salvage anything.
[ Voice breaking ] I never talk about it,
so it's really tough.
[ Sniffles ]
Oh, look at the piano.
Oh, my God.
To describe losing everything you've ever had...
it was extremely heartbreaking,
but a lot of people lost their families,
and I'm lucky to have mine.
This is it! [ Giggles ]
You're gonna be great.
After hurricane Katrina, music was the true therapy
in going through what I went through.
It allowed me to write about what I was feeling.
It allowed me to vent.
[ Breathes deeply ]
When I think of what we've gone through,
I think of not just myself, but as a community, as a whole.
[ Breathes deeply ]
When I go out on that stage, it's gonna be all for my city.
This is for them.
[ "Go your own way" plays ]
♪ Loving you isn't the right thing to do ♪
♪ how can I ever change things that I feel? ♪
♪ if I could, maybe I'd give you my world ♪
♪ how can I, when you won't take it from me? ♪
Come on, guys. Turn around.
You know you want it, Cee Lo. You know you want it.
♪ You can go your own way ♪
♪ go your own way ♪
♪ you can call it another lonely day ♪
[ Audience cheering ] ♪ you can go your own way ♪
Cee Lo!
♪ Go your own way ♪
♪ if I could ♪
- Come on, Adam! - Come on, man!
- You want this! You want this! - You know you want to!
You know you want it.
♪ You can go your own way ♪
♪ go your own way ♪
♪ you can call it another lonely day ♪
♪ you can go your own way ♪
♪ go your own way ♪
♪ go your o-o-wn wa-a-a-y ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
Yay!
All right!
Hello.
What's your name?
I'm Alexis Marceaux from New Orleans, Louisiana.
[ Audience cheering ] Oh!
Look how happy you are.
You just made it onto "The Voice."
I'm so happy.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you, Cee Lo.
Thank you.
First of all, rocker chicks turn me on.
You are beautiful.
[ Audience cheering ] - Oh! - You know?
Wow. [ Laughs ]
- Got some lady love. - You know, I think you're sexy, too.
[ Audience cheering ] - I actually do. - Thanks, Blake.
[ Laughs ]
I don't know how everyone didn't notice.
I think the audience did.
You have a wonderfully impeccable voice.
Thank you so much.
It's impeccable. Was it not?
[ Cheers and applause ] Like, I mean, like...
No, I agree. I agree with you.
Those lower registers, you had so much control.
It was like it was swaying. You know what I mean?
Like, it was fluid, but it was solid.
And I like your look, too.
You got that smart-girl chic kind of thing.
[ Christina laughs ] Oh, man.
- Know what I mean? - We are gonna be good together.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I actually thought
you had almost a country vibe to your voice a little bit.
- Oh, really? - Yeah, I did.
It was kind of giving me that.
I kept telling Blake over here.
Yeah, I heard that, too.
I had a wonderful time listening to you. You're amazing.
I'm so happy you guys are gonna be doing this together.
- Yeah. - So congratulations.
- Congratulations. - Thank you so much.
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
- Hi. Hug. - Good job.
Thank you so much.
See you later.
Wonderful job.
- Yay! [ Laughs ] - All right. There we go.
Oh, I'm so happy for her.
Did y'all think she was good, guys?
Did y'all like her?
[ Cheers and applause ] She can sing, huh?
Cee Lo: Alexis did a great job.
I got to say, I was really surprised
that I was the only one that turned around for her
because, like, she got a really, really great voice.
You know what I'm saying?
And she succeeded with flying colors, man.
Like, you know, I mean, I had to commend that.
- Oh! - Yeah!
Yes!
- Oh, I'm so happy! - Congratulations!
I'm so excited for you, baby.
Alexis: I am so happy.
This is a wonderful opportunity.
And we've been through a lot, all of us,
and I'm so happy to have Cee Lo.
I mean, I think he's gonna do wonders with my range,
and I think he'll find those songs
where I can hit those like... whoo!... those high notes.
[ Laughter ] Goose-bump notes.
So, I think he's gonna be the greatest coach,
and I think this is Cee Lo's year.
Daly: Cee Lo found just what his team needed in Alexis Marceaux.
But he wasn't the only coach to find a great talent.
Adam picked up original indie rocker Sam James. ♪ Imagine all the people ♪
Adam: You didn't try to do it
the way that it was originally done,
which I really respect.
You have a fantastic voice.
You definitely deserve to be here,
and I'm happy you're on my team, man.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much. Thank you.
Daly: Christina added fiery Latin pop singer
Laura Vivas. ♪ So, don't give up ♪
♪ I'm working it out ♪
Christina: All we have to go by is our ears,
and I'm hanging on to every word, every line, every note,
and, honestly, you were so consistent,
and I was just like, "man, she wants it!"
And I want you.
Thank you.
Daly: And Blake lands his fourth artist of the night
with singer/songwriter Lelia Broussard.
♪ That it's a crime ♪
Man, you were banging on that guitar.
I mean, and then turning around and seeing you rock out,
it reminds me of Miranda, and I am so excited.
Come on!
Blake: With only a handful of spots left,
I just want to look for somebody that I hear and go,
"this person's a star."
Daly: Coming up...
Exciting performances...
♪ A little less conversation ♪
♪ and more action, please ♪
♪ I just wish it would rain ♪
♪ oh, it would just rain ♪
Daly: ...Have our coaches buzzing.
I have been waiting for you.
That was really, really cool.
Screw Christina.
I think you're awesome,
and so I hit my freaking button, too, man.
[ Christina laughing ]
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice."
Our next artist, 17-year-old Brandon Mahone,
hopes his classical influences can help him
get our coaches to push their buttons.
I am a, more so, classical young guy
because of what I've been influenced by, which is, like,
temptations, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, and Sam Cooke.
♪ Girl has found another ♪
♪ she's gone ♪
I really don't think you can teach someone soul.
It needs to come from within.
It's from the soul. [ Chuckles ]
I was gonna say Chi Town's in the house,
but you've moved.
Yeah, we moved to Indianapolis.
Only been there for a year.
- Okay. - So, mom, why'd you move to Indy?
Well, I wanted him
to go somewhere where it was a lot safer.
Uh-huh.
Things are starting to get
a little rough in Chicago for him.
While I was in high school in Chicago,
a lot of violence came in, like,
when guys see us in front of our school just chilling...
like, the gangbangers...
they would think that we were a gang, as well.
So they'd be like, "man, what you doing over here?"
And then we'd have to fight. It was Chicago.
That's how they deal with things... they fight.
My mom was worried about my safety,
and she ended up pulling me out of school
and then taking me to Indianapolis.
As a mom, you have to do whatever it takes
to keep your child safe.
I am very happy that my mom took me out of that situation.
She guides me through everything...
like, everything that you see here is because of her.
[ Exhales sharply ]
I put a lot of pressure on myself
to make it for me and my mom.
We just need to make it.
We need to have a better life,
and I feel like this opportunity
can help me help my mom and the rest of my family.
♪ I want to go outside ♪
If I go out and nail it like I know I can,
this one performance can change everything.
All right.
It's now or never at this moment.
I want it to be now.
I'm definitely ready for this.
Let's go, baby.
- That's my man. Look at him! - Let's go, baby.
[ "I wish it would rain" plays ]
♪ Sunshine, blue skies, please go away ♪
♪ my girl has found another and gone away ♪
♪ with her went my future, my life is filled with gloom ♪
♪ so day after day, I stay locked up in my room ♪
♪ I know to you ♪
♪ it might sound strange ♪ You go, Adam! You go, Adam!
♪ But I wish it would rain, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ 'cause so badly I wanna go outside ♪
Yes!
- Let's go, baby! - Yeah!
♪ But everyone knows that a man ain't supposed to cry ♪
♪ listen, I gotta cry ♪
♪ 'cause cryin', ooh, eases the pain ♪
♪ oh, yeah ♪
♪ people, this hurt I feel inside ♪
♪ words could never explain ♪
♪ I just wish it would rain ♪
♪ oh, it would just rain, rain, rain, rain ♪
[ Vocalizing ]
♪ I'm a man, and I'm 'bout to cry ♪
Come on, Blake!
Get up! Get up! Hit it!
- He ain't gonna hit it. - Hit it! Hit it!
♪ ...let it rain ♪
♪ ye-e-e-e-a-ah ♪
♪ ahhh ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
Whoa!
[ Cheers and applause continue ]
Blake: That's really good. What's your name?
Brandon Mahone.
Where you from, man?
Chicago.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Man, that was really, really cool.
It was so smooth, and it was so soulful,
and I think what ended up making me want to push my button
was because I was hearing the emotion
that you were putting into the song.
How old are you?
17.
Christina: - Whoo! - Ha!
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Chuckles ] Wow.
You know, I would love to be your coach,
and work with you on expanding,
you know, what your musical tastes are,
showing that to the world,
and having a good time while doing it.
Anyway, you've got three good potential people,
but I'm the best one.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Laughs ]
I pushed my button because I wanted to turn around
and see you act that song out.
Singing David Ruffin the way that you did...
you know, that's the temptations
for all you young whipper snappers
that may not know. [ Laughs ]
Those artists of that era,
they were so involved, so enthralled with emotion,
and you were able to do that, you know,
for three of us with our backs turned to you,
and so I commend you for that.
- It was a great job. - Thank you.
- Yeah. - Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
At 17, you just sound like
you have an awful lot of experience in your voice,
so I'd like to know what music inspired you
and where does that lived-in quality come from?
My grandparents really influenced me with music.
Like, all I heard was smooth jazz and temptations
and Smokey Robinson, so...
[ Cheers and applause ] Well, it shows.
Thank you.
You know, a lot of times, people come up here
and they sing classics, and they imitate the classics,
but what's cool is, you seemed to have studied
what it is to be a performer from that era
to the point where you felt like one of them.
It didn't sound like you were imitating anybody,
it sounded like you were just the next in line, man.
I mean, honest to God, you are a soul singer...
- a real soul singer, man. - Yeah.
[ Cheers and applause ] Like, I want you.
Who you gonna pick?
[ Dramatic music plays ]
[ Audience shouting ] Um...
I'm gonna pick...
...uh...
...Adam.
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
Come here, man.
Yo, crazy.
- That was amazing. - Thank you.
We're gonna do good stuff together.
You ready? All right, man.
Aw, he's so cute and little.
Adam: Brandon is a traditional soul singer.
He's real special.
I tend to fit as hard as I possibly can
when I really know that I want somebody.
In this case, I got him.
I got Brandon. I'm very happy.
Adam: - That dude's legit. - Yeah, he is.
Christina: He's gonna have a cool vibe, yeah.
He'll be fun.
[ Screams ]
[ Laughter ]
Yay!
- Oh, man. - Oh, I love you so much.
I feel like it's time to shine,
and I thank God so much, and I just feel like
my family, they fittin' to benefit from this,
and I'm gonna try my hardest.
Daly: Brandon picks Adam
and gets one step closer to his dream.
♪ ...bolder, even children get older ♪
Daly: You can download full versions
of tonight's blind audition songs at iTunes.
♪ No hay que fingirlo ya ♪
♪ ...and me forever ♪
Daly: Coming up, an artist with an unusual sound...
Jeffrey: I have a baritone voice.
It's pretty warm and raspy and, uh...
chocolaty.
Daly: ...Surprises our coaches.
I can't believe that's you.
And later...
One artist has the coaches feeling the pressure.
Don't be mad at me. Are you mad?
I feel like I'm in trouble.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions...
where our next artist
is looking to do more than park cars for a living.
Jeffrey: I'm 25.
I'm from Brownsburg, Indiana,
living in Nashville, Tennessee.
While I'm pursuing music, I have two jobs.
I'm a valet at a couple restaurants.
It helps me pay the bills
but still lets me play music whenever I want to.
I do a lot of shameless self-promoting.
Being Nashville, you know,
people are in the music industry a lot,
and so I'll take one of my CDs
and throw it in the back of the car,
hoping that he'll see it and then hear me
and want to call me and say, "you're awesome."
I'll be singing "A little less conversation" by Elvis Presley.
Everyone knows the song
and everyone knows Elvis Presley,
so I really want to do it justice.
I won't do that on stage, but that's my Elvis move, there.
Yeah. [ Chuckles ]
And who do you want to turn around?
Whoever hits their button, I think, would be nice. [ Chuckles ]
Getting a button push would totally, like, change my world.
I wouldn't have to do those jobs anymore.
I could just start pursuing music.
- Gosh, it would just be... - Your life could change.
Music is the only thing I want to do.
I have no backup plan,
so being on this show would be the best thing in the world.
I am not looking forward
to going back home and parking cars.
A pit creates in your stomach
when you think about that stuff, man.
It's just... ahh.
Especially when you know...
I know what I want to do, you know?
And it's like... so close.
It's do or die, you know?
I worked hard to get here.
It's time.
[ "A little less conversation" plays ]
♪ A little less conversation, a little more action, please ♪
♪ I said all this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me ♪
♪ a little more bite, a little less bark ♪
♪ a little less fight, a little more spark ♪
♪ close your mouth and open up your heart ♪
♪ and, baby, satisfy me ♪
♪ yeah, you better satisfy me ♪
♪ baby, come along and listen to the music ♪
♪ diggin' to the summer breeze ♪
♪ it's a groovy night, let me show you how to use it ♪
♪ come along with me, put your mind at ease ♪
♪ a little less conversation, a little more action, please ♪
♪ I said all this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me, no ♪ - Come on, guys!
♪ A little more bite, a little less bark ♪
♪ a little less fight, a little more spark ♪
♪ close your mouth and open up your heart ♪
♪ and, baby, satisfy me ♪
♪ yeah, you better satisfy me, baby ♪
♪ come on, baby, I'm tired of talking ♪
♪ better grab your coat and let's start walking ♪
♪ come on, come on ♪
♪ don't procrastinate, don't articulate ♪
♪ it's getting late, gettin' upset waitin' around ♪
♪ you better get around ♪
♪ a little less conversation and more action, please ♪
♪ I said, all this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me, yeah ♪
♪ a little more bite, a little less bark ♪
Come on, turn around! ♪ a little less fight, a little more spark ♪
♪ close your mouth and open up your heart ♪
♪ and, baby, satisfy me, yeah, you better satisfy me ♪
♪ oh, you better satisfy me ♪
♪ said you better satisfy ♪
♪ yeah, you better satisfy me, baby ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
- Ahh! Cee Lo: - Damn, boy.
Christina: Hi!
- That's... - I can't believe it's you.
Dude, I know you're shocked that no one turned around
because you're really good.
Thanks.
- And, first of all, hello. - Hey.
What's your name, man?
I'm Jeffrey James.
Jeffrey James.
See, that's the name of a star right there.
Where you from?
From Brownsburg, Indiana, living in Nashville, Tennessee.
Well, we were all sitting there
wondering why we weren't pushing.
What you did was very unique, you know,
and you got that really great tone in your voice,
and, man, it's killer... it's hard to have that.
Not everybody has that. It's rare.
Blake: But, what happened, though, was, at the end...
the very end of the song, all of a sudden,
you hit that cool tone and note at the end of the song,
I was like, "oh, God, my God,"
"that was go... " and then it was over.
Yeah. You ended real strong.
Thank you.
When you hit the spot that was...
this sounds so stupid, but...
"button worthy," for me, anyway.
But when you hit that spot, it was, like,
"damn, why is that at the end?"
It was too late for me, anyway, but it was...
God dang it, man, you're really good.
- You really are. - Thank you.
Technically speaking, I mean, you are great.
I mean, you have an amazing voice,
and I can tell you're a little bit pissed off right now
at all of us, and that's okay, you know?
I would be, too. Yeah.
I was just looking for something specific for me, personally,
but just know that you are a very talented singer.
Thanks, guys.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Great job.
Hey, you kicked ass, bro.
You're awesome, man. You're awesome.
Good job.
Jeffrey: Just didn't have what they were looking for today.
I'm not done. That's for sure.
I'm getting back to Nashville and keep doing music.
That's all I know how to do.
Daly: Hey, good job.
It was a heck of a performance.
- Nailed it. - Thanks.
Pops.
Daly: With our coaches' expectations set high,
many of this season's talented artists
aren't able to make a team.
♪ Set me free, why don't you, babe ♪
♪ get out my life, why don't you, babe ♪
I was going to push my button.
Right when I was about to,
certain notes would fall off.
♪ I need a dollar, dollar ♪
♪ a dollar, that's what I need ♪
♪ and if I share with you my story ♪
♪ would you share your dollar with me? ♪
You got a really cool voice, and, with more time,
I'm sure it'll be a totally different ball game for you.
Thank you. It's been a pleasure. Thanks, guys.
♪ Big black horse and a cherry tree ♪
♪ I can't quite get there 'cause my heart's forsaken me ♪
It had a good consistency to it,
but there was no risk-taking involved.
Daly: Coming up, a former Disney star...
Jordan: I had a great career as a teen pop star,
but there was always something missing,
and I always said it was the coaches.
Daly: ...Tries to turn a chair.
It terrifies me.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
Our next artist, 21-year-old Jordan Pruitt,
is hoping she has what it takes to mirror her childhood success.
Jordan: When I was 9 years old,
I sang the national anthem at Centennial Park
in front of 5,000 people, and I got my first paycheck.
I made my first album when I was 10,
and when I was 14 is when I got my call from Disney.
I got flown out to Hollywood,
sang for four suits in front of me,
and I got a record deal with Disney that day.
I went on tour with The Cheetah Girls,
Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens,
and I've had two songs on the Billboard charts,
and I feel blessed.
[ Laughs ]
Where are you now, musically?
Well, I left my record label a year ago.
Why?
I was 20 and I wanted to make more mature music.
- Mm-hmm. - And she had a lot of great opportunities.
- Uh-huh. - She really did.
But they tried to pigeon-hole her,
and she does want to transition into more mature music.
- It was time to move on. - Kind of can't do the kid-Disney thing forever.
Yeah. Of course.
It was time to move on to bigger and better things,
- like this. - That's right.
- Exactly. - What a great opportunity this is.
I'm so excited to perform on stage,
but I grew up listening to Christina Aguilera's albums,
so it's gonna be cool.
How amazing would it be if she turns her chair around, Jordan,
and there she is going, "I want you"?
I'd probably start crying. I'd probably start crying.
I'm gonna be singing in front of
people that have had number-one hits on Billboard,
and it terrifies me.
I'm so nervous.
[ Vocalizing ]
I had a great career as a teen pop star,
but at the same time, there was always something missing,
and I always said it was the coaches.
I need them for my career
and to build me as an artist and as a person
and for my music.
♪ ...into me, whoa-oh-oh ♪
I think if the chairs don't turn around,
I don't know what I'd do, to be honest.
I'd have to regroup,
or I might go home and maybe think about another career path.
I definitely need this to happen today.
Christina: You know I'm looking for the dynamos.
Come on. Give me a good one. Give me a good one.
- Come on, Jordan. - Come on, baby.
Rock their socks off, sister.
[ "The one that got away" plays ]
♪ Summer after high school, when we first met ♪
♪ we'd make out in your Mustang to Radiohead ♪
♪ and on my eighteenth birthday, we got matching tattoos ♪
♪ used to steal your parents' liquor and climb to the roof ♪
- Come on! - Come on. Come on, girl.
♪ Talk about our future like we had a clue ♪ Come on.
♪ Never planned that one day, I'd be losing you ♪
♪ in another life ♪
♪ I won't have to say you were the one who got away ♪
- Yeah! - Whoo!
- That's all you need! - Whoo!
♪ The one that got away ♪
♪ I shoulda told you what you meant to me ♪
♪ who-o-a-a ♪
♪ now I pay the price ♪
♪ in another life ♪
Whoo!
[ Vocalizing ]
♪ The one that got away ♪
♪ the one that got away ♪
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Up-tempo music plays ]
Thank you.
What is your name?
My name is Jordan Pruitt.
I have been waiting for you, Jordan.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you so much.
First of all, I liked the performance so much.
It was, you know, it was really energetic.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
I loved your falsetto parts.
You really hit those dead...
- Thank you so much. - ...really, really well.
And your ad libs down off of them
were really, really crisp,
and that's what got me.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much!
Adam: Congratulations.
You know, this has got to be the hardest audition
for anyone, at this point,
'cause you got a picky woman over there.
She doesn't just choose anybody, and congrats.
- Thank you so much. - You got a great coach. You're a great singer.
[ Cheers and applause ]
You did a great job. I like your outfit.
- Thank you. - You got a great coach.
I know! I'm so excited!
[ Cheers and applause ]
I'm so happy that you're on my team
because, obviously, we have great taste in clothing.
Obviously, we both love sequins, so I'm excited.
- So, thank you so much. - Thank you.
You're on my team! Come give me a hug!
[ One Direction's "One Thing" plays ]
Really, really nice.
No problem.
- Oh, I'm so excited! - Whoo!
Christina: You know, Jordan definitely had a cool voice.
She's gonna be somebody that'll be
really fun and interesting to work with.
I think the world could use another great pop star,
and, you know, who better to coach them but me?
You got a good one.
That was cool.
She's good.
I've got a gorgeous team. My God.
- Whoo! - Whoo!
Oh, my gosh.
I'm still processing the fact
that Christina turned her chair around.
I was just talking to Christina Aguilera.
Congratulations. Welcome to the show, Jordan.
Team Christina... great place for you to be.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
- Whoo! - Thank you, guys.
Daly: Coming up, an artist with a big personality.
Damn!
Are y'all gonna say that? [ Laughs ]
Daly: But does she have a voice to match?
Blake: I mean, I am screaming at Christina,
"are you kidding me?"
"This person is made for you."
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
Our last artist of the day
hopes her years of experience will impress our coaches.
My name is Terisa Griffin, and I am 42 years old.
Damn!
Are y'all gonna say that? [ Laughs ]
Oh, my God!
Oh, I might have a hot flash.
This is our diva stroll into "The Voice."
Back in college, my dad gave me a car,
and I packed it up, and I drove to Chicago
because I wanted to really be in the music business.
[ Vocalizing ]
Big mistake.
I was, like, homeless and living in my car.
But I ended up getting a gig with the "Iceman," Jerry Butler,
rock and roll hall of famer.
Butler: ♪ Never gonna give you up ♪
Terisa: Working for Jerry,
I earned enough money to get my own place.
That was a major moment for me...
confirmation that I should stay in this business,
that I should keep trying.
I want to be on "The Voice"
because "The Voice" teaches you that... never give up.
- Welcome to "The Voice." - Thank you.
And look at you. Here you are.
With all those great experiences,
what do you hope that this one can be for you?
You know what?
I think you should never, ever stop dreaming,
and the other part is, you never stop trying to be better.
I think people think it's...
they got to throw in the towel,
you know, because of their age
or their disposition in life.
No, I'm too cute, you know.
[ Laughter ]
- It's a great opportunity. - Yes.
And maybe it's gonna come, you know,
19 or 20 years after meeting your mentor,
but, finally, it is here.
What are you gonna do
to make one of those chairs turn around?
I am going to let them have it.
I am going to leave it on the stage.
That's the greatest thing I've heard.
That's gonna be fun to watch. So nice to meet you.
It's my pleasure.
- Welcome to the show. - Thank you.
It has been a grind.
Definitely a struggle.
I am not where I want to be.
I have worked very, very hard.
But this show will allow me
to go exactly where I feel like my talent should be.
If this is the avenue that can take me there,
I need those coaches to turn the chair around.
We're here.
Right here.
So, this is my moment.
This is me never giving up.
And I won't give up.
Thank you.
Woman: My baby.
Woman #2: There she is.
Come on, baby!
Come on, Terisa.
Do it for mommy!
- Come on, Terisa. - You know how to do it.
[ "Someone like you" plays ]
♪ I heard that you're settled down ♪
♪ that you found a girl and you're married now ♪
♪ I heard that your dreams came true ♪
♪ I guess she gave you things I didn't give to you ♪
♪ old friend, why are you so shy? ♪
♪ ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light ♪
♪ see, I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited ♪
♪ but I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it ♪
♪ I'd hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded ♪
♪ that for me it isn't over ♪
♪ ohhh ♪
Oh, my God, are you kidding me?
♪ Never mind, I'll find someone like you ♪
♪ I wish nothing but the best for you, too ♪
Push the button!
♪ Don't forget me, I begged, I remember, you said ♪
♪ sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead ♪
♪ yeah, yeah ♪ - Yeah! - Yes!
- Yes! - Come on!
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
How y'all doing?
- Hi. - Hi.
[ Laughs ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yes! Yes!
Whoo!
Whoo-hoo!
Christina: What is your name?
My name is Terisa Griffin.
Terisa, that was so lovely.
I did hear some nerves in the beginning
a little bit in the voice.
But once that chorus came in, you soared,
and I had to have been an idiot not to push my button
for those notes that were soaring so beautifully.
So, nice, nice job.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
Blake: Hey, okay.
Let me tell you what happened.
[ Laughter ]
I mean, I am screaming at Christina,
"are you kidding me? This person is made for you."
And so, finally, she hit her button,
and then I'm like, "screw Christina."
[ Laughter ]
Well, now, I'm trying to get...
I think you're awesome,
and so I hit my freakin' button, too, man.
I thought you were great.
As you should.
I'm not selling myself short, I hope.
But I do want to say, the whole time I'm going,
"oh, my gosh, if there was a match made in heaven,"
"it's y'all two."
But if, you know...
- if there's a... - Match made in hell?
[ Laughter ]
I just have a lot of respect for singers,
and you are at the top of the list today.
- Oh, God. - I mean, that's great.
[ Cheers and applause ] That was great.
Thank you so much.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Cee Lo: I enjoyed it, too,
especially that high bridge over into the hook,
and that's when I really saw your potential,
and I was like, "damn."
- So, I'm... - Yeah, Cee Lo, why didn't you push your button?
[ Laughter ] Hmm?
Uh, you know.
[ Blake laughs ]
Hey, now.
I think, you know,
I had my own little inner-dialogue going on,
and I was just looking at Adam,
and I thought we were all gonna go.
You know, then I looked down...
Don't blame it on... don't put this on me.
[ Laughter ] No, no, no, no, I'm not saying that.
Damn, I don't know what else I'm supposed to say
other than sorry that I didn't do this.
Nothing. Don't say nothing. Just push it hard.
Don't be mad at me. Are you mad?
I am not mad at you.
All right. I love you.
I love you, too, baby.
And I feel just blessed that I actually have
the opportunity to learn from four amazing artists,
and I had two amazing artists turn around for me.
So, I have a question.
What will you do, as a coach, for me?
Christina: Our job as a coach
is just to try and encourage you and support you
and, you know, make you feel as comfortable as possible
before you hit that stage,
and then the rest is yours.
Uh... I don't know, you know.
Damn, that's a good question.
Adam: Man, you got...
That was a great answer, by the way.
[ As Blake ] "I don't know."
[ Laughs ]
All right.
That was a hard one. I'll give it to you.
Last question.
[ Laughs ] Damn.
- You guys are getting schooled right now. - Now...
I feel like I'm in trouble.
I love y'all over here.
I feel like you're in trouble, too.
So, Christina turned around first.
Why don't you just come down here
and punch me in the face and get it over with?
[ Laughter ] Punch me in the face
and get it over with, come on.
Right here.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, yeah.
Aww.
[ Cee Lo laughs ]
♪ I've been really tryin', baby ♪
I'm sorry, I lost it. ♪ just trying to hold back these feelings ♪
Okay, so I'm gonna get back where I'm supposed to be.
[ Laughs ]
Look, I came in second, okay?
I came in second on the button push.
- And because you... - I love you. I think you're awesome.
What else do you want to hear?
[ Laughs ]
- That's it, baby! That's it! - Okay.
Okay, because you were telling Christina what to do,
I'm gonna take you.
[ Cheers and applause ] You're gonna take me?
♪ What you want, baby, I got it ♪
What?! [ Laughs ]
♪ What you need, you know I got it ♪
Whoo! ♪ All I'm askin' is for a little respect ♪
Christina: Terisa was absolutely amazing,
but everything happens for a reason.
I think she made the right choice.
Blake did deserve to have her.
♪ I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone ♪
[ Laughs ]
Terisa... [laughs]
she's definitely something else.
She's quite a character.
That's every... damn near every woman I've ever dated.
And Blake has definitely got his hands full.
Now you see what I've had to deal with all my life.
[ Laughing ] What?
That's my mama, my sister, my ex-wife, everybody.
[ Laughing ]
[ All screaming ]
[ Laughter ]
Whoo!
Yeah!
Terisa: I picked Blake.
I had to go with the person
who knew what to pick from the beginning.
So that's why I picked him.
[ Laughs ]
Oh, that makes my day.
Whoo!
Daly: As night six of the blind auditions ends,
here's where the teams stand.
Adam picked up the personal banker
with the powerhouse voice, Michelle Brooks-Thompson,
indie rocker Sam James,
and soulful teen Brandon Mahone,
bringing his team total to 14.
Blake had a big night,
scoring music teacher Suzanna Choffel,
demo-singer Ryan Jirovec,
Internet-radio host Michaela Paige,
singer/songwriter Lelia Broussard,
and fiery soul singer Terisa Griffin,
taking his total to 12.
Cee Lo added Peruvian singer Diego Val
and hurricane Katrina survivor Alexis Marceaux
for a total of 13 artists.
And Christina landed the returning Dez Duron,
Latin pop singer Laura Vivas,
and former child pop-star Jordan Pruitt,
bringing her team total to 13.
Tomorrow, "The Voice" proves again why it's America's number one entertainment show.
While the coaches scramble to find the best voices...
Charlie, come home!
...some of the biggest surprises are yet to come.
And don't miss the one moment that will leave the coaches speachless.
Say it... say it.
All new blind auditions continue on "The Voice" tomorrow at 8/7c.
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