Daly: Tonight on "The Voice"...
Yee-haw! Whoo-hoo!
Daly: ...it's a special look at the greatest season... Oh, my God!
...of blind auditions ever seen.
Whoa, ooh
I'm gonna get it on
Yes! Wow!
You got four!
Come here! Brennley!
Daly: You will get new insight
into what our coaches were thinking
as they built their teams of 12. Yay!
I want a young girl that needs help.
Whoo! Daly: Relive the excitement.
That's crazy.
Catch up and pick your favorite artists
before next week's epic battles,
where our coaches are joined
by four of the biggest advisers we've ever had.
John Legend.
Luke Bryan.
DJ Khaled. Whoo!
And one of the greatest voices of all time,
Cline Dion.
Like, I'm gonna have to put this song back on my show... Oh, man.
but I'm gonna have to use your version. [Laughs]
Yes! They'll help make the battles
the best in "Voice" history.
Like, you twirl her,
and you're flippin' your dadgum hair.
[Laughs]
That performance was worthy of any Grammy stage.
It was bona fide battle status.
You have to make a record.
Daly: That is a steal! Yes! Yes!
And another one!
Make it three! No way!
Yeah! Yeah!
No!
Daly: Then, our Season 12 coaches
come together for a special, intimate performance.
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Daly: The Best of the Blind Auditions starts right now.
[Cheers and applause]
Grammy Award-winning global music superstar
and style icon Gwen Stefani is back
for her third season.
Yes! Daly: And she is ready to win.
I definitely am coming into Season 12
with a new energy.
Oh, my gosh! [Laughs] Wow!
I've had the last two seasons off... Yes!
...made an album, toured the United States,
so I feel ready...
Surprise!
...to come back here now.
I feel super inspired.
I'm just so excited to be back this season
and find some great artists.
I get really emotional
because I feel like I'm here for a reason.
And right now, I feel like I'm here to work with you.
Alicia: Gwen has, like, a really cool,
diverse variety on her team.
I've done a duet with Adam.
I've done a duet with Blake.
Hello.
Genre boundaries... there's no boundaries.
Alicia: Her team, just like herself,
mixture of a few awesome eras
all kind of put all together.
I've had the longest career out of...
He used to come to my shows, okay?
I did. [Laughter]
I did do that.
I'm excited, actually, to fight with Blake right now.
[Laughter]
Thanks a lot, Brandon.
You're getting me in a fight with my girlfriend.
[Laughs]
I think the world of Gwen, but I'm here to win this thing...
make no mistake about it...
even when my competition is my girlfriend.
And I'm not talking about Adam.
Gwen knows nothing about girls from the South.
Uh, Southern California. Hello?
[Laughs]
Uh, I pick...
Gwen.
- Oh, my God! - Yes! Yes!
Oh, my God!
Yes! Oh, my God! Thank you!
Adam: Gwen's on fire, she's killing it.
Season 12 is... it's Gwen time.
[Cheers and applause]
Daly: Gwen wasted no time,
winning the first artist to hit the stage this season,
29-year-old single dad
and special needs teacher's assistant JChosen.
Ooh
Baby
Whoa.
I'm hot just like an oven
And I need some lovin'
Ohh, ohh
When I get that feelin'
I want sexual healing
Sexual healing
Oh, baby
Makes me feel so fine
Helps to relieve my mind
Sexual healing
Is good for me
Sexual healing
Is something that's good for me
[Cheers and applause]
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Just thank you.
I'm not really feeling too confident right now.
It don't matter. You never know.
[Cheers and applause]
Whoo!
Listen, man, we got a lot of work to do,
so let's get started.
[Laughter]
He just healed us sexually.
Marvin Gaye is in heaven like...
[Applause]
- Yeah, exactly. - You know what I'm saying?
Gwen: The way you smiled when you were singing that song,
and you just seemed, like, really present in the moment
and grateful to be here.
And I recognize that you give of yourself
working with children with special needs.
Whoever you choose, I'm excited for you.
This is an amazing show, and I'd love to work with you.
I pick...
Gwen.
- Whoa! - Yeah!
What are you talking about?
Are you serious?!
Oh, my God, really?
JChosen... like, that was probably
the biggest triumph of this whole season for me.
He was so good.
He can do anything with his voice,
and he really makes me want to, like, step it up,
so he's inspiring me to even be a better coach.
I really think we're gonna learn a lot from each other.
[Chuckling] I don't know.
JChosen... first, he shocked us with his performance,
and then he shocked us about choosing Gwen as his coach.
Now Gwen is a serious, serious threat to win this thing.
That's how good J. is.
I never in my wildest, wildest dreams
thought he would choose me.
Daly: Gwen continued to pull out all the stops,
picking up 24-year-old Sammie Zonana.
She showed her unique voice
by putting her own spin on "Dangerous Woman."
Well, something 'bout you
Makes me feel like a dangerous woman
Gwen, I pick you, no doubt.
Ow! Blake: Whoa!
Daly: She also picked up
25-year-old pop rocker Jozy Bernadette...
Brandon: We're jammin', jammin', jammin', jam on
Daly: ...and Brandon Royal,
a 31-year-old firefighter with island roots.
I bet you if someone approached you yesterday
To tell you that you would be jammin'
You would not believe it
Because you never thought that you would be jammin'
Oh, whoa, whoa
Jammin' until the break of dawn
Running into a fire has nothing compared to this stage.
There's something about what you do
that it was so natural, so pure.
I started off with this music called "ska."
But then, through the years,
I got to work with Dr. Dre and Eve and hip-hop,
and now I've got to work with country artists.
I feel different kinds of styles in what you do.
I want to work with you so bad.
Brandon, I want to help you hold your hose.
Uh-oh.
[Laughter]
- Whoa! - Time out.
- That should be... - Whoa!
Time out, time out.
Brandon, not only should that be grounds
for immediate disqualification of that man,
but I... I'm so happy I get to ask you this in this moment,
who do you pick as your coach?
[Audience shouting] Come on, Brandon! Come on, Brandon!
Let's do it! Let's do it!
I pick...
Gwen!
Oh! Oh!
I'm sorry. Yay!
[Laughs]
Brandon, he did a Stevie Wonder song.
I mean, that is usually illegal.
No one should try that, but he did a really good job.
I feel like he is just super talented and so rhythmic.
Didn't come out right.
[Laughter] It didn't come out right.
Daly: Gwen continued to challenge Blake,
securing 16-year-old pop artist from Spring Garden, Alabama,
Savannah Leighton.
Savannah: When I was 6 years old, my dad left.
And my mom was working three jobs
to support me and my two little brothers.
Music has always kind of been my escape.
Unconditional
Unconditionally
I will love you
Unconditionally
So open up your heart and just let it begin
Open up your heart and just let it begin
Open up your heart
[Cheers and applause]
- Wow. - Wow.
No! No hugging!
No hugging!
Why are you crying?
It's intense, right?
That was so good.
That is an illegal motion! [Laughter]
Gwen: This is... This is really exciting right now. Wow.
What did y'all talk about already?
We just talked about stuff.
I'm so glad that these two lovebirds, um...
[Laughter]
...are gonna express their love for you.
- Hi, Savannah. - Hi!
[Laughter] Oh, no.
I am willing to get myself in bad trouble here,
because I believe in you so much...
[Cheers and applause]
What? "Looks like Blake takes the lead,
but may be sleeping on the couch tonight."
[Laughter]
When you buy a sweater that looks like a barcode,
does it freak out the cash register?
[Laughter] Okay, Savannah.
I can't understand how the girls don't want to go with the girl,
and... and I don't want to be intimidating,
but I want you to know that I have so much to offer you
that he can't! I think you're being a little intimidating.
No, I know, but he can't... [Laughter]
Uh, I pick...
Gwen.
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
That's what I wanted.
Like, I want a young girl that needs help.
She knows she can do all this stuff with her voice,
and you can tell she's deep and emotional
for being 16 years old.
But she just needs a little bit of guidance.
I'm real excited to help her find herself as an artist.
[Cheers and applause] Yay! Thank you!
Daly: Still to come, we continue to see
how our coaches drafted their teams...
Le-Le-Le-Let it, let it, let it, let it...
Daly: ...and a sneak peak at the battles... Yeah!
...including our superstar advisers,
who joined our coaches
to get the best out of their artists.
You just mentored people. How does it feel?
I'm walkin' on sunshine [Laughs]
Don't go chasing waterfalls And later, our Season 12 coaches join forces
for a special unplugged performance
of TLC's "Waterfalls."
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
[Laughs]
Daly: And then, our coaches like you've never seen them.
Shut your pie hole.
Cake hole.
[Laughter]
This is "The Voice"
Welcome back. This is the Best of the Blind Auditions.
We're catching you up on how our coaches shaped their teams
and giving you insight about how they made their decisions.
Next for Team Gwen... 31-year-old rocker Johnny Gates,
who had some success early on in his career.
Johnny: In 2015, I got a phone call.
"Would you guys want to go on the road
with Rod Stewart this summer?"
Absolute dream come true.
At the moment, the band is on hold.
I'm 31 now. I can't be chasing this forever.
I really do feel like this is my last big shot.
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymo-o-re
Oh, you led me away from home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart, and that's what really hurts
Oh
All you did was wreck my bed
He did it! What are you nervous for? And in the morning, kick me in the heeeeeead
So, what's up, guys?
Right.
Your energy pops through the whole place,
and your tone is outrageous.
And, Adam, you missed it, but as a performer,
he is headed towards that Jagger type
of stage performer, too. Alicia: Mm. Mm!
You know what I mean? I'm just surprised you know who Mick Jagger is.
[Laughter] He's got the moves like Jagger, right?
Moves like Jagger.
Wow. Your sense of humor is on... on point.
[Laughter]
What I think we have in common is that whole band world,
that whole mentality.
I feel like, out of the three choices that you have,
it's obvious that...
It's so obvious.
I mean, it's just so obvious.
It's so obvious, we don't have to even say it, but... Yeah.
I feel like us garage-band kids
have to stick together, so...
Aw! What?! What?! What?!
...I pick Gwen! Yes!
[Cheers and applause]
Gwen: I think what's exciting about Johnny
is he is truly rock,
and his voice is full of personality,
and that's something you don't...
you just can't teach that.
That's something that's in you that comes out,
and people can really connect to that
because they're gonna remember him.
[Southern accent] A loss for Blake is a win for me
[Laughter]
...change for me Daly: Gwen continued to add unique artists to her team,
picking up 30-year-old pop rocker
new to Nashville Kenny P... For me
Think of me
And you
You know that I'd be with you if I could
[Cheers and applause]
I don't really know the Nashville scene,
although I have been to about 2 billion Blake Shelton concerts
in the last year,
which I enjoyed very, very much.
But there's something theatrical about you.
And I understand that.
Daly: ...23-year-old YouTube phenomenon Davina Leone...
Mo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ve mountains ...and the youngest member of Team Gwen,
14-year-old Aaliyah Rose.
And I'll rise up
I'll rise like the day
I'll rise up
I'll rise unafraid
I'll rise up
I'll do it a thousand times again
- I love you so much. - You do?
Then give me a hug or something.
[Cheers and applause]
- Aww. - Aww, 14.
I wanted you.
Daly: Next on Team Gwen is 16-year-old pop singer
from San Anselmo, California, Caroline Sky.
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you still love me tomorrow?
[Cheers and applause]
Gwen: Blake has never lived your dream
the way that I've lived your dream.
But I want to.
[Laughter]
I want to know why girls just want to have fun.
[Laughter]
Daly: Gwen's next artist, 27-year-old Stephanie Rice,
channeled her life story during her blind audition.
I remember the first time someone said "lesbian,"
and I'm like, "What's that?" And they were like,
"Oh, it's when a girl likes a girl
in the way that girls like... should like boys."
It was like this epiphany.
"[Gasps] Oh, that's me."
But my dad was the pastor of the Baptist church
and, ironically, was also preaching
that God did not approve.
So, I haven't had a relationship with them
in eight or nine years.
I have two little sisters.
I think my biggest fear in life is
that I would be a disappointment to them,
'cause I don't know what they think about it.
Piece by piece
I fell far from the tree
I would never leave her like you left me
And she will never have to wonder her worth
Because unlike you, I'm gonna put her first
And you know he'll never walk away
He'll never break her heart
He'll take care of things
He'll love her
Wow.
Piece by piece
He'll restore my faith
That a man can be kind
And a father should be great
[Cheers and applause]
Wow.
You.
[Laughs]
I pushed it first.
I'm gonna just say something right now.
Wow.
Just 'cause you have on a cowboy belt...
[Laughs] ...please, I really want
to just talk to you for a second before he does.
[Laughter]
There's a new dynamic on the show with these two going at it,
and when they... No, that's... Don't misunderstand
how I said that.
[Laughter]
So, when they both push sometimes,
they're, like, dating, and I don't know what to do.
I'm like the third wheel in this thing.
[Laughter]
So just pay very close attention to what this
lovely, incredible woman has to say to you.
- Thank you. - Say something good.
Say something good. Okay. Watch.
[Laughter]
I was really moved by you.
I could feel whatever pain is in there.
There is music as an outlet for you.
That's exactly right.
Gwen: So, you can only sing like that as if you've lived it.
Sometimes on this show, I get really emotional
because I feel like I'm here for a reason.
And right now, I feel like I'm here to work with you.
I pick Gwen.
[Cheers and applause]
Gwen: Stephanie Rice is a rarity...
to get somebody that has so much to offer
through her voice and her story.
And she's the real deal
as far as, like, a broken girl that picked herself up.
Wow. Seriously.
Alicia: Stephanie Rice, I was so taken
by what she was doing
that I forgot that I'm supposed to press...
Wow. ...if I'm wanting to participate,
and I didn't, and I was really upset.
[Sighs] My bad.
This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to the Best of the Blind Auditions.
One of Gwen's biggest wins of the season
was 32-year-old indie rocker Troy Ramey,
who turned to music later in life after losing his father.
There's a piece of my dad with me whenever I perform.
I think he would be incredibly proud today.
If you want to leave, you take good care
Hope you have a lot of nice things out there
No, no, no, no, no!
Just remember, there's a lot of bad everywhere
[Cheers and applause]
Oh, oh
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
Yeah, baby
It's hard to get by just upon a smile, girl
[Cheers and applause]
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
Yes!
That's awesome!
I always remember you like a chi-i-i-i-ld
[Cheers and applause]
Kidding me?
[Cheers and applause]
He turned around first.
My mom won't stop talking about your dimples.
[Laughter]
I'm starin' right at 'em.
The power of the dimples, man.
So, Troy, you sing like a man.
[Laughter] I'm talking about, like, he, like, picks up rocks
just to break 'em in his hand
and... and just blow 'em away like that.
Gwen: What I related to, what woke me up
was your intention to the lyric of that song.
It was like it was your song.
And my instinct tells me
that you're supposed to be on my team,
and I'm not just saying that as a joke. It's so weird.
My instinct tells me the same exact thing. No, no, I'm not joking.
I'm saying that you moved me... you actually moved me today.
I pick Gwen.
[Cheers and applause] Oh, my God!
Wow!
Gwen: Troy Ramey, he just seemed to be
really in touch with his own emotions.
You can get lost in his performance.
He's the real deal.
Yay! Thank you!
I'm excited about my team because it's really eclectic.
You know, there's all different kinds of personalities,
musical styles, different voices.
It's an amazing team,
and I have several people on my team I think could win it all.
I'm pretty much here to take home my first win.
[Cheers and applause]
- My team is full, Blake! - Yeah!
[Cheers and applause]
Daly: But before any of Gwen's artists can win "The Voice,"
they will have to face off in the battles.
My God!
Daly: Gwen will coach her team with the help of
5-time Grammy Award winner with over 200 million albums sold,
music legend Cline Dion.
I have the real Cline Dion right here.
I'm so honored to have you here.
Cline: What I like about "The Voice"
is that I get to be stunned by amazing talent.
This is the new generation.
Yee-haw!
Oh, my man, hi. Oh, my God. Hi.
Hi, I'm Cline. How are you?
[Giggles]
[Laughter]
It was so special to see Ms. Cline Dion.
She's one of the greats.
My husband is always with me.
He said something... "You cannot be good all the time.
You have to be good when it's time."
Mm! Just let completely loose.
All through thick and thin
Our love just won't end Gwen: The battle rounds are where we can really see
what our teams can do. 'Cause I love my baby
Love my baby And this is the part of the competition...
Yeeeeeeaaah ...where we really get to start coaching our artists.
I want to go to the next level so we can just see you play
and work the room and use your body language a little more.
You can do this.
And at one point, you can do this. Okay.
Come back. Intimidate the crowd. Okay.
Even if this mountain tumbles
Yeah!
If this whole world crumbles
By her side, I'll still be standing there Whoa!
- We're doing your song. - Wow.
Isn't that crazy?
So, let me hear it.
Johnny G.: It's a nerve-racking thing.
You're singing in front of Cline Dion.
Taste your sweet kisses, your arms open wide
This fever for you is just burning me up inside
And not only that, you're singing her song.
I drove all night to get to you
I loved what you guys did with it,
but work the room a little bit.
Yeah.
2, 3, 4! 3, 4!
Oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh, oh, I drove all night
It's so original.
I'm really, really thrilled. I drove all night
Oh-oh, oh Wow.
Oh-oh, oh, I drove all night
Oh, my God!
Wow! That was incredible!
Yay! That was awesome. That was cool.
- That was fun. - Bye-bye!
Cline has left the building.
Baby, I'll try to love again
But I know
Baby, I'll try to love again
But I know
Wow, that was so Cline, whoo!
Can we leave now? [Laughter]
So good.
Thank God you're here.
The first cut is the deepest
Try to love again
[Cheers and applause]
This is "The Voice"
♪♪♪
Welcome back to the Best of the Blind Auditions.
This season, Coach Adam Levine was more determined than ever
to bring home another win.
♪♪♪
[Cheers and applause]
Three-time "Voice" champion Adam Levine is back.
Yay!
Adam: I love being a coach on the show.
It never ceases to be really exhilarating,
and it's pushed me to do better in my own life and career.
And to know that we could really alter someone's course
just by pushing is a really cool kind of responsibility.
It's the best job ever. [Cheers and applause]
Oh, that's what I'm talking about.
Thanks, man.
I love her to death,
but I must destroy her for these purposes.
[Laughter]
Adam, he's impossible.
I hate you.
He is so passionate. Unh!
And he will not stop until he gets an artist.
She's beautiful, and she's talented, and she's also taken.
You know, she's... she's Blake's girlfriend, so...
Oh, please. [Laughs]
Blake: That's what makes him great, you know,
the fact that he won't take "no" for an answer.
That's Adam, and I love him for that.
So, who do you pick as your coach?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't say that. No, no, no. Why do you...
No, no, no, no, no. Why do you always try to get the last word in?
Don't be playing shenanigans!
Team Adam has shaped up really nicely.
- Adam. - Adam.
I pick Adam.
Yeah, that's right.
Mm!
I have not seen Adam have so much swag, ever.
Hey, if people don't want to, like, have success and win,
then they shouldn't pick me.
Pick you.
Daly: The first artist to join Team Adam this season
was Johnny Hayes, who returned to "The Voice"
after failing to get a button push in Season 11.
Last season, as disappointing as it was,
the coaches didn't feel me.
So this song is true to who I am.
♪ Oh, you won't regret it ♪
♪ No, no ♪
♪ If you try, try a little tenderness ♪
♪ All you got to do, man ♪
♪ Is hold her if you want her ♪
♪ Got to squeeze her ♪
♪ Don't tease her ♪
♪ Never leave her ♪
♪ Got to, got to try ♪
♪ Try a little tenderness ♪
♪ You got to know how to love her, man ♪
♪ You got to hold her ♪
♪ Squeeze her ♪
♪ Never leave her ♪
♪ Got to try and na, na, na ♪
♪ Try a little tenderness ♪
[Cheers and applause] Whoo!
Ahh!
Okay. Okay, time out.
Whoa. Time out!
[Laughter]
Wait a minute, so, one, two.
You did not push, correct, neither one of you.
Oh, my God.
[Laughter]
Did you not feel the energy?
[Cheers and applause] Thank you so much.
Johnny Hayes came back, murdered Otis Redding.
Damn, like, this kid is so good.
I can't deal with not having you.
Hello. I didn't miss you last season, did I?
I would really love to work with you.
And I want to fight Adam, too.
Oh!
It really just comes down to what you want to do
and who you want to work with and where your heart's at.
I choose Adam.
[Cheers and applause] Yes.
You watch out for Johnny Hayes.
Johnny is gonna go far.
- Thank you so much. - Dude, yes!
Daly: Adam also added country singer Sheena Brook.
♪ Love your baby g-i-i-i-i-i-rl ♪
♪ I still love you more than anything in the world ♪
Blake: Adam's dream is to beat me with a country artist,
and she may very well be the kind of singer that can do it.
[Applause]
I pick Adam.
Yay!
Daly: Adam continued to build his team of impressive singers,
adding 17-year-old pop artist Nala Price...
34-year-old soul singer Jesse Larson...
♪ I didn't mean to hurt you, no ♪
♪ And I'm so sorry I made you cry ♪
The way you sing and the way you play,
it's one of the coolest things I've ever heard in my life.
Thank you very much.
Daly: ...and 21-year-old blues vocalist Julien Martinez.
♪ Well, I love my lady like the finest wine ♪
♪ Stick with her until the end of time ♪
♪ She's my sweet little thing ♪
♪ She's my pride and joy ♪
♪ Well, she's my sweet little, sweet little ♪
♪ Sweet little baby ♪
♪ And I'm her lover boy ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
Yeah! Yeah!
[Cheers and applause]
♪♪♪
Looks like a...
classic old-school match-up over here.
[Laughs] Gwen: I can't wait.
First of all, congratulations
on not being like, a giant, like, biker.
[Laughter] I swear to God.
That last note sounded like the birth of Satan or something.
[Laughter]
I was afraid. I was like, "He's gonna kill me."
[Laughs]
I need you to be on my team, man.
You have the greatest scream in the music industry.
I stand by it. [Chuckling] Oh!
It used to be David Lee Roth... now it's you.
I think it might be time for you to pick a coach, Julien.
[Laughs]
[Audience shouting] I'm gonna have to pick Adam.
Yeah! Alicia: Wow!
Julien's awesome. Unh!
When he let that devil's roar out, we, like, had to press.
It was pretty crazy.
I'm sorry for whatever old lady Adam stole that sweater from
that's in here. [Laughter]
Stop it. Leave Adam alone. Nope.
I got a job to do, and that's to piss off Adam.
[Laughter]
Daly: Another big win for Adam
was 30-year-old R&B singer Kawan DeBose.
Kawan: Where I'm from, it's the inner city,
so my grandmother enrolled me into a performing arts school.
It just opened my eyes, and I realized,
I can be a singer if I wanted to.
♪ I've been really tryin', baby ♪
♪ Tryin' to hold back this feelin' for so long ♪
Whoa!
♪ And if you feel like I feel, baby ♪
♪ Then come on ♪
♪ Whoo, come on ♪
♪ Let's get it on ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
Hey! Ha!
♪ Don't you know how sweet and wonderful ♪
♪ That life can be ♪
Wow!
♪ That life can be, ooh ♪
Kawan is ridiculously amazing.
You've rendered me speechless, which is very hard to do. Thank God.
[Laughter]
The only man that can do the kind of falsetto
with the same kind of ease
and the same kind of range is Prince.
Thank you.
I can't even believe that you can do that.
Alicia: Right.
You are truly one in a billion.
I've rocked with this dude since...
"Songs About Jane"...
[Cheers and applause]
I pick Adam.
Blake: Kawan's definitely a great singer and great entertainer. Come on! Come home!
He's got horrible taste in coaches,
but, you know, you can't hold that against somebody.
I think he's gonna be around for a while, no doubt about it.
♪♪♪
This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to the Best of the Blind Auditions.
One of Adam's biggest wins of the season was four-chair turn,
17-year-old alternative rocker Josh West.
Josh: I am in a band with my dad.
I'm the singer and the bass player,
and he plays guitar.
My dad has coached me to the best of his ability.
But now I need a coach on "The Voice"
who can help me take it to the next level.
I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive Adam: Josh West... dude, that guy is so good.
I would love to see Josh break through
and... and be a big success on "The Voice."
Every one
Whoa!
Alicia: Everybody loved Josh.
Wow, what a voice...
like, really crazy, not natural. [Chuckles]
[Cheers and applause]
Mnh!
First of all, you have the hair I always wanted to have.
[Laughter]
Super, like, early '90s Eddie Vedder hair.
My favorite '90s band is Soundgarden.
Yes!
Oh, my God, you would kill that.
Oh, "Superunknown" is the best album ever.
"Badmotorfinger."
Soundgarden.
Whoo!
Are we in a record shop right now?
What are we doing? What?
[Laughter]
I also love the '90s.
[Laughter]
Garth Brooks, George Strait, Reba McEntire.
Diamond Rio, Brooks and Dunn.
Yeah. Thanks for y'all's support.
[Laughter]
I pick Adam!
Yeah, that's right!
Unh!
I'm so pumped, dude.
The dude is so good.
It was literally like talking to a 17-year-old me
with better hair and a better voice.
I'm so pumped.
Bye.
Daly: Malik Davage performed
with someone specifically in mind
during his blind audition.
Malik: My daughter is the most special thing to me.
Um...
[Voice breaking] But I just want... I just want to do better for her.
If you be the cash, I'll be the rubber band
You be the match, I will be the fuse
Boom
Painter, baby, you can be the muse
I'm the reporter, baby, you can be the news
Yeah
We can do it, baby
Ohh, whoa, ohh, whoa, ohh, whoa
Let me tell you something.
Let me tell you something really quickly.
Woman: Aww!
Yeah, man.
[Cheers and applause] Yeah.
Malik was an emotional guy, and... and that's cool.
You know, I think you should be.
I think that he was just so caught up in the moment
and so overwhelmed that he just lost it.
Hey...
Sit in my chair. Just go sit in my chair.
[Laughter]
Throw your feet up on there. Come on.
Look, look, look.
[Laughter]
I'm just a... a young guy from Washington, D.C.,
just trying to do what's best for my daughter.
He blew me away.
[Cheers and applause]
Daly: Adam's next artist is 15-year-old Hanna Eyre
from Laguna Niguel, California.
New money, suit, and tie, I can read you like a magazine
Ain't it funny, rumors fly
And I know you heard about me, so hey, let's be friends
I'm dying to see how this one ends
Adam: Hanna, she has an amazing voice.
She's got a hell of a lot of talent.
Hanna, sweet Hanna...
[Laughter]
...you are so cute.
The second I turned around, you started smiling
and you kind of, maybe, a little bit, forgot about the fact
that you're still singing.
[Laughter]
But then, you really got it back together.
And by the end, I thought you were doing the best stuff
you were doing the entire performance.
I pick Adam.
Yay!
[Cheers and applause] Yay!
Daly: Adam also added
25-year-old country singer Taylor Alexander...
Got to find my place
Daly: ...and from New York City,
22-year-old R&B vocalist Gaby Borromeo.
I want to hear my sound
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
I just want to be happy Whoa.
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Wow.
Daly: Next is 19-year-old pop singer and college student
Mark Isaiah from Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania.
Mark: I remember actually being into music at a really young age,
but I was always nervous.
I was overweight, and it was just a really hard time for me.
Once I got to college, I lost 40 pounds.
Losing weight definitely made me feel more confident.
And now this is a chance to show that I'm a new person.
I'm saying, baby, please have mercy on me
Take it easy on my heart
Even though you don't mean to hurt me
You keep tearing me apart
Adam: That kid, Mark, man... Consuming all the air inside my lungs
...he's a ringer, that kid.
Literally, you give that kid a great song and a record deal,
he'll be on the radio tomorrow. Ripping all the skin from off my bones
I think people are gonna be surprised to see how far he goes,
and girls are gonna lose their minds over this kid.
I would gladly do it twice
I'm prepared to sacrifice my life Wow.
I would gladly do it twice
So, please have mercy on me
I'm a puppet on your string
You know how many little boys
are gonna be, like, "I want to be like that guy.
Lookit. He's on 'The Voice' right now
talking to Gwen Stefani.
He's gonna be on Gwen Stefani's team.
What is happening? This is crazy."
[Applause]
Here she comes.
I need you on my team, oh, my God!
Mark, it's so obvious that you belong
in the current landscape of pop music.
Every single person in here probably felt like it was
an awards show or something like that.
Thank you so much.
I still think that the right choice
is the less-attractive version right here.
[Laughter]
I'm gonna have to pick Adam.
Yeah!
[Cheers and applause]
I just think that Mark is one of those guys
that is so wonderfully sweet as a person,
and he's also an excellent singer... Oh.
...so I'm very excited to have Mark on my team.
Here we go!
[Grunts]
Team Adam is dynamic, spectacular, and will win.
I have a great team.
My team is full!
[Cheers and applause]
Every artist is different and all have different stories,
and they're all here for different reasons,
but at the end of the day, they are all here to do one thing,
and they share the common goal of wanting to win "The Voice." Yes!
- You're amazing. - Oh, I'm so excited.
- You're so good. - Thank you.
I definitely have a couple people I think can win.
Team Adam is the best team.
Daly: Now let's take an exclusive look
as Adam brings in
Grammy and Oscar winner John Legend
to help prepare his team for next week's heated battles.
I'm so happy that I get to do this with my buddy.
Yeah, we're gonna have fun.
[Gasps] [Laughter]
They're not gonna even come in here.
- Wow. - [Chuckling] Man.
John Legend is kind of a legend, dude.
Like, he's amazing.
A Grammy Award-winning, Oscar Award-winning dude.
I want to be that one day.
Whoa, yeah, yeah Hey
Adam: Battle round is a time where the juices start flowing now,
and the best chemistry, I believe,
comes from how inspired we are by each other.
Let's make the most of every moment tonight
Getting advice from John Legend on his own song was great.
It made me feel like I'm still dreaming
'cause I still can't believe it's happening.
This is your opportunity.
You have to decide whether you want to be
the best you can be for your future.
And I know it'll kill me when it's over
I don't wanna think about it
Say it
I just wanna love you now
It's all [clicks tongue] right here.
I want you to try to sing this song better
than you've ever done in your entire lives right now...
- Mm-hmm. - Sure.
...because that's the only thing standing in your way.
You're right, yeah.
It's just self-confidence, really.
Bed all day
Bed all day, bed all day
Loving in, fighting on
I love that "The Voice" is all about finding great singers...
Paradise Paradise
...and giving them an opportunity to be seen and heard
by the American public. Paradise Paradise
I'm excited to coach them, and I'm glad I'm here.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
We gotta figure out that middle.
Yeah.
Paradise, paradise
I love that.
War zone
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Bed all day
Bed all day, bed all day
Loving in, fighting on
Ow!
You have to make a record.
Oh, yeah I'm hard to handle
Hard to handle now
Oh, baby, yeah Julien: Oh
Yeah
Johnny: Today during our rehearsal, Adam played the drums,
and it kind of felt like we were in a band together, you know.
And I need you to look like you're having more fun.
He's having more fun than you right now.
Forget about thinking,
'cause I don't want you to be thinking on this one. Yeah.
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause, Mama, I'm so hard to handle now
Yessir'am
[Laughs]
Oh, baby, yeah
[Cheers and applause] Yeah!
Daly: Still to come... [Southern accent] Oh, baby
....see what our coaches do in between blind auditions.
Doesn't even matter what I say
As long as it sounds country
Gotta move your whole head.
[Laughter]
Daly: And later, our coaches sing an unexpected song.
This song started as a dare. [Laughs]
I bet y'all ain't gonna do "Waterfalls."
[Laughs]
This is "The Voice"
Welcome back to the Best of the Blind Auditions.
This season,
15-time Grammy Award-winning coach Alicia Keys
returned to the show and held nothing back
as she tried to build the best team possible.
Alicia Keys is more determined than ever to snag her first win.
Whoo, child. All right.
I have a season under my belt.
It was an incredible experience, and I'm not stopping now.
RJ, right before you came out, I said...
You just said my name! I did.
Oh. [Laughter]
Whoo!
Say it loud, say it proud.
I pick Alicia!
[Cheers and applause] Yeah!
My inner competitive nature is alive and well.
Mm-mm!
I don't know what it is with me and Alicia this year.
I do know how to get somebody to the winner's circle.
Alicia has become pretty dedicated
at trying to get under my skin.
Well, seeing as he's been here since, like,
he was 40 and now he's 80...
[Laughter]
I'm so happy.
I love when I don't have to do it.
I love Alicia. She's so much fun to do this with.
"Please pick me.
Please." [Laughter]
It's really... she's a blast.
Bah bah bah bah bah bah Oh, God.
Alicia will pretty much do anything to get an artist.
I mean, she literally will stand up
and write a song right to somebody's face.
If you would pick me as your coach
She is fearless.
We got to stick together!
Whoo-hoo! I'm hoping to hear things that move me.
I think that's the... that's the way I operate.
That's they way I write songs. That's the way that I sing.
And those that catch me with that emotion
are gonna catch me. [Laughs]
Daly: First for Alicia was 16-year-old Anatalia Villaranda,
who surprised everyone with her big voice.
[Grunts, laughs]
I'm a very petite person.
Being 4'9", a lot of people,
like, pick on me because of my size,
but good things come in small packages,
so here's me. [Laughs]
[Siren wailing]
Well, looky here, looky here
Oh, what do we have?
Another pretty thing ready for me to grab
But little does he know that I'm a wolf in sheep's clothing
'Cause at the end of the night
It is him I'll be holding
Whoo! I love you so
That's what you'll say
You tell me baby, baby, please don't go away
But when I play
I never stay
To every guy that I meet, hey, this is what I say
Run, run, run away
Run away, baby
Before I put my spell on you
You better get, get, get away
Get away, darling
'Cause everything you heard is true
Your poor little heart will end up alone
'Cause Lord knows I'm a rolling stone
So you better run, run, run away
Run away, baby Anatalia was next level.
I was, like, "This is crazy." "This is crazy."
Ru-u-u-u-u-u-n
Before I put my spell on you
You better get, get, get away
Get away, darling
'Cause everything you heard is true
Your poor little heart will end up alone
'Cause Lord knows I'm a rolling stone
Run, run, run away, baby
[Cheers and applause]
Thank you.
Whoo!
[Sobs]
- Hey! Hey! - Yeah!
- Hey! - I'm so hyper!
Whoo!
That is a big voice.
The greatness that you have is something you can't teach.
You're just adding
to this incredible, raw ability...
[Crickets chirping]
Are those actual crickets I just heard?
The things that you are saying are so boring...
[Laughter]
Oh, man. [Applause]
This is more than just a voice.
This is a whole, entire package.
This is an artist.
I would like you to look in your heart and see
how important it is for you to be on my team.
I'm gonna have to pick...
Alicia Keys.
[Screams]
Anatalia was just a ball of energy.
This voice was so mature
and so, like, full of so much growl,
it was amazing.
So I'm looking forward to... to working with her.
Hey, wait a minute. I want to see this.
Stand next to me.
If I take off my heels, I'm like right here.
How's that... How's that look?
[Mock crying]
I'm still a little bit upset with Anatalia
for not choosing me as her coach.
All right. Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Because by her not choosing me as her coach
means there's less chance for me to win.
That's how much I believe in that kid.
Hey! What?!
[Cheers and applause]
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down
D-D-Don't let me down
Don't let me down Daly: Another win for Alicia
was R&B vocalist Vanessa Ferguson...
Oh, my God. You're real.
...along with pop singer Missy Robertson.
Alicia's next artist is worship leader Jack Cassidy,
who comes from a famous family.
My uncles are David and Shaun Cassidy.
They were both teen icons and pop stars.
So happy for you.
Jack: My grandma is Shirley Jones,
and she was best known for her role in "The Partridge Family"
as the mom of America.
If God had a name
What would it be
And would you call it to his face?
I was definitely just lost in his performance.
I felt so much from it.
Daly: Nurse Felicia Temple came to "The Voice"
after recovering from cancer.
I'm free and clear now.
Last year, I did not know what was gonna happen to me,
so it's so beautiful for things to turn around.
I was losing
The man that I loved
And all I could do
Was cry-y-y-y-y-y-y-y
Oh, my God! I knew it!
[Cheers and applause]
My name was Felicia Keys
'cause I played all her songs at the talent shows. Felicia Keys.
Should we just turn back around?
Yeah.
I-I'm not giving up. I'm not giving up.
[Cheers and applause]
I think I want to hear Alicia Keys and Felicia Keys
do a duet together.
Yeah!
[Cheers and applause]
Yes! Yes! Go!
Yes!
I keep on fallin'
In and out
Of love with you Adam: Felicia and Alicia, that was amazing.
That was one of my favorite moments of the entire show.
So cool.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I never loved someone
The way that I love you
[Cheers and applause]
She inspired me so much,
I had to get up there and sing with her.
We had a lot to connect on. Thank you so much.
It was super good,
and I do think she's a real contender for this show.
Felicia, who... who do you pick as your coach?
[Laughter]
Say it loud, say it proud.
I pick Alicia!
[Cheers and applause] Yeah!
I can't believe this is happening.
That was so fun.
That was amazing. Amazing, girl.
I'm gonna have the best margarita tonight.
Yes!
[Laughter]
This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to the Best of the Blind Auditions.
Up, up, up. Extend, extend, extend, extend.
Daly: Autumn Turner, a 25-year-old ice skating coach
from Montclair, New Jersey, earned a four-chair turn
with a charismatic take on a classic dance song.
I've been coaching ice skating for about nine years.
But I can actually take time for myself again
and do something that I love to do.
I could finally focus on my music.
This might be my last chance to change my life.
Oh, I need you
By me, beside me, to guide me
To hold me, to scold me
'Cause when I'm bad, I'm so, so bad
So, come on, baby
Let's dance tonight Autumn was really exciting when she came out.
She was definitely stellar,
and it kept getting better and better.
She was, like, really a shocker.
Ahh
[Cheers and applause]
The presence and the grace and the soul...
Alicia: Mm.
...and everything about you rarely comes around ever.
You could easily win this show, no problem.
[Cheers and applause]
You're probably one of those women
that are just good at everything.
[Laughter]
Like, who's a figure skater and an incredible...
[Clears throat]
[Laughter]
Apparently, Blake is.
I'd pay good money to see that happen. [Laughter]
That's a show. All right, we don't want to see Blake.
We want to see Autumn.
I just would love for you to have an amazing time,
living your dream, and being present in the moment... [Sighs]
...and allowing yourself to just be free
of anything else in your head.
I would love to be your coach.
I pick Alicia. All right!
[Cheers and applause]
Four-chair turn.
[Sighs] Fought for her.
Come over here!
I wanted her to know how much I believe in her.
I think she felt me.
Mm!
Daly: Hunter Plake from Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
gave a bold performance of a chart-topping hit.
If you're lost and alone or you're sinking like a stone
Carry on
Hunter really had a clear tone
and really has a beautiful style.
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
Carry on
I feel like you have your own thing,
and I feel like there's songs we can explore with your voice
that's, like, anywhere you want to go, you can sing.
And so, I would love for you to join Team Alicia.
I pick Alicia.
[Cheers and applause]
Daly: Another win for Alicia was RJ Collins
and singer-songwriter Lauryn Judd.
Alicia's next addition
was the youngest artist in "Voice" history,
13-year-old Quizz Swanigan.
Since you been gone away
Don't you know I sit around
With my head, girl, hanging down
And I wonder
Who's
There we go! Yes!
Oh, my God!
Lovin' you
[Cheers and applause]
How old are you?
I'm 13.
- Whoa! - 13?
- I felt it. - We've never had someone 13.
Oh, my gosh!
[Laughs]
Hi!
And I see all this energy inside of you and all this light.
And that voice has a really, really powerful
innocent fluid thing,
'cause you're not only in your head, you know what I mean?
- Yes, ma'am. - You're just in your heart.
And I felt your heart.
I feel like I can help to show you how to sing
with even more intention and purpose.
She's so right.
You taught me how to spell bananas.
There you go. [Laughter]
Listen to me.
You can be on Team Gwen,
and I can teach you how to spell everything.
[Laughter, cheers and applause]
I pick...
Alicia. [Cheers and applause]
Alicia: Quizz, he sang with so much effortlessness... Look at you.
...and he was just, like, hitting
all of these runs and these notes.
Super little Michael Jackson style. Oh!
I cannot wait to get my hands on him.
I can't wait.
Jaida: Oh, my God!
"Why would they pick me if they could pick you?"
I don't know.
They wouldn't... that's my point.
"I really like my sweater."
Daly: Still to come...
never-before-seen footage of our coaches.
And stay tuned for the broadcast premiere
of our Season 12 coach performance.
A lonely mother gazing out of her window
Staring at a son that she just can't touch
Yeah.
This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to the Best of the Blind Auditions.
Another standout performance from Team Alicia
was 26-year-old waitress Lilli Passero.
So I sit down, sit down
And think the thing over
Is it something I've done?
I look at the flowers No!
In fullest bloom
I should be happy
Alicia: Lilli was totally in her own lane.
But I'm filled with gloom There's nobody like her on this show...
that kind of '50s, little '60s kind of style. 'Cause I want to know
I really thought she was special. Why can't
I find a love
Of my own?
Oooh
Lilli, will you please pick me?
Maybe. [Chuckles]
- Please, or... - She's an honest girl.
She said, "Maybe." Okay.
That's what you're always supposed to tell a boy.
[Laughter]
Keep them on the hook. Yeah.
Lilli was so good.
I loved hearing her sing.
Bah-bah, bah bah bah bah bah bah Oh, God.
I really wanted to just get her on my team.
If you would pick me as your coach
[Cheers and applause] Whoo!
I could show you
I could tell you
How to put your feelings on your sleeve
Tell everybody just what you mean
[Cheers and applause] Oh, Lilli
[Cheers and applause]
Daly: After his fiance's tragic illness,
Chris Blue pushed himself to audition for "The Voice."
My fiance... she had an operation on her brain.
[Voice breaking] And... And she flatlined.
I thought I lost her.
I didn't want to waste another moment.
I made two promises to God...
I would make this woman my wife,
and I would try out for "The Voice."
Take a good look at my face
You'll see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer, it's easy to trace
Yay! The tracks of my tears
Now, outside, I'm masquerading
[Both screaming] Inside, you know, you know I'm fading
I'm just a clown
Since you put me down
My smile is my makeup
I wear since my breakup with you
[Cheers and applause]
[Screams]
[Laughs]
I knew you could do it! Oh, my God!
Wow!
Is that all that was back there?
It sounded like there was a city back there.
Is this them, too? [Laughs]
This is it. Wow.
Chris, the man I waited for.
He was so in control of every note he sang
and every twist he did and every turn.
And it was, like, pretty crazy impressive.
This my fiance, Stephanie.
[Voice breaking] She just recently recovered
from bone... bone marrow cancer.
And I begged God to bring her back, and He did.
[Cheers and applause]
Wow.
You could tell that he was a beautiful human being.
I'm so excited he's on my team.
If that's not the most beautiful, gorgeous story...
Just... It's making my whole day.
- Wow. - And I'm so, so proud to say
my team is full!
[Cheers and applause]
You would've been a four button.
You would have been four button for sure.
My team is fresh, really.
I think there's a fresh sound. There's a fresh energy.
There's a lot of young people on my team.
They are ready to take over.
There's no holding back.
My team is about to be crazy unleashed,
like, boom, boom, boom, boom, busting through.
I'm here to take home my first win.
Daly: Now Alicia prepares her team for the battles
with the help of Grammy-nominated,
triple platinum-selling producer, rapper,
and king of Snapchat, DJ Khaled.
Nice to meet you. Thank you.
- What? - How's it going?
[Laughs] What's up, man?
You're the best, man. No, we... we...
When I saw DJ Khaled, I about lost my mind.
Wow! He's an amazing Grammy-nominated producer.
He's worked with Jay Z, Kanye.
He's all over the radio.
Let
Hey!
It reminds me, like, early '90s R&B,
New Edition and...
Jodeci. ...you know, and Jodeci and...
Whoa. I'm just being honest, you know?
However that goes at the end there
with all the knives and guns y'all wanna bring out,
that's fine. [Laughs]
But that first one got to be right.
Le-Le-Le-Let it, let it, let it, let it dress you down
Know that I adore you
I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
It's just little pieces in the song,
I feel like it could be stronger
because I hear such great, strong parts.
I'm, like, "Man, I want them parts to be over here, too."
Y'all have to work harder than ever
to identify what does this song mean to you.
I am titaniuuuum
And I'm still tippin' on it
See, I'm not walkin' on it
Or trying to run around it
This ain't no acrobatics
When you hit that stage, explode.
Some people talk about you like they know all about you
When you get down, they doubt you
And when you tipping on the scene
What you talk about it?
T-T-Talkin' about it
When you get elevated, they love it or they hate it
Alicia: I love my team.
My team for this battle round is amazing. You dance up on them haters
Keep gettin' funky on the scene We're taking it
to the next level. While they jump around you
T-T-T-Tightroooooope
We are in the zone.
Team Alicia are winners, killers.
[Cheers and applause] Whoo!
This is "The Voice"
[Cheers and applause]
Welcome back to the Best of the Blind Auditions.
Now, before we head into the battles,
let's look at how Coach Blake Shelton
built his team of talented artists this season.
Season 11 winner Blake Shelton is back
and hungry for his sixth win.
Oh, no, I didn't
You know, I don't want to brag,
but I did win Season 11 of "The Voice."
I do know how to get somebody to the winner's circle.
That's five.
That's a lot.
Oh, yeah. You like that? You like that?
So, Blake won last season,
so I'm sure that he's gonna be bragging
that he won the show five times.
I've done it more than all three of those put together.
Pbht!
[Laughs]
Hopefully if you choose me, we'll get you in the finale,
because I truly think you could be standing
in the winner's circle.
I really do. Wow.
It's so hard to go against Blake.
I want to beat him so bad.
I pick Blake.
- Blake. - Blake.
Yes! Aaah!
I pick Blake, too.
[Laughs]
It's Season 12, and I still love this
because every season presents itself with a fresh start.
Yes!
That's why I love being a coach on this show.
[Laughs]
Daly: Blake's first artist
was 25-year-old country pop singer Lauren Duski,
who broke from family tradition to follow her own path.
Lauren: I come from a family of dentists.
Other than me, there's really no one in my family who sings.
We're most certainly not singing dentists.
[Laughter]
If I can make a team today, it would be a validation
to know that I made the right decision
in choosing music instead of dental school.
I hear the clock
It's 6:00 a.m.
I feel so far from where I've been
Wipe the spots up off the mirror
Don't leave the keys in the door
I never put wet towels on the floor anymore
Come on! What did that take?
Five seconds? Whoo!
All right! Thank you!
Dreams last for so long Oh, my God!
Even after you're gone
And I know that you love me
And soon, you will see
You were meant for me Hey!
And I was meant for you Wow.
Blake: Lauren is definitely one of those artists that
you just know there's something special about 'em.
They just have a star quality. You were meant for me
And I was meant for you
[Cheers and applause]
Yeah!
Ay-yi-yi.
Yes, sir!
What I was so blown away by was, there's not a lot of singers
that use every single part of their voice.
You were singing in your head voice, your chest voice.
I don't feel like I get to hear that very often.
Thank you, Gwen.
[Applause]
What do you want to do?
I always consider myself a country singer,
but I love to sing anything that moves me.
Music. Exactly, music, genre-less, beautiful music
that suits you best. Yeah.
If you can find me one of those
good genre-less radio stations that they're gonna play you on,
I can't wait to crank it up.
You're somebody who clearly can win this thing.
I pick Blake. Yeah!
Oh, man!
Yes!
Ah!
Oh, I'm every woman
It's all in me Daly: Another one for Blake
was 24-year-old pop R&B singer Micah Tryba
from Wheaton, Illinois. Anything you want done, baby
I'm every woman!
[Laughs]
One of Blake's biggest wins of the season
was 32-year-old folk artist Valerie Ponzio.
I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And those flames, they went higher
Valerie is unique.
And it burns, burns, burns She's got a very earthy,
very different quality about her sound. The ring of fire
I love that kind of Americana,
storyteller kind of voice like she has.
The ring of fire
[Cheers and applause]
You got four!
[Cheers and applause]
Wow. Gwen, I idolized you growing up.
Oh, son of a... Like, I just was so obsessed with you
and I just thought you were the... so amazing.
That's crazy, 'cause I'm actually obsessed with you now,
and I would love.. [Laughter and applause]
I would love to work with you.
Let's not goof around with this, sis.
Adam: Uh-huh, yeah. Let's...
Let's say that every time.
[Laughter]
I say it every time, and I've got seasons-worth...
Yep. ...of relationships with country artists...
Yes. ...that you can turn on the radio and listen to right now.
Yes, we all know.
I, um... I pick Blake.
Yes! [Cheers and applause]
I'm mad. That's one that got away.
Ugh! I was a little bit heartbroken.
I would have loved to work with her.
I wanted her!
Daly: 23-year-old Ashley Levin's priority
was caring for her ailing father.
I need a little bit of help.
All right, let's go.
To see somebody like that
not getting to be themselves anymore,
you know, it's just hard.
[Sniffles]
Daly: But with her family's support,
she was able to follow her dreams.
Ashley: I feel a huge weight on my shoulders.
But I can't wait to make my dad proud.
Let him
Fly Yeah!
[Cheers and applause]
Where are you from?
I am from Miami, Florida.
But I recently moved to Nashville.
Yee-haw!
It's super frustrating because Blake's here, and...
It is. It doesn't matter what genre you're in.
That's so true. He's gonna try to tell you,
"I'm gonna give you a whole career afterward."
But the truth is... Which is true.
It... It might be true,
but the good news is, if we make it to the finale,
I got the hookup.
[Laughter]
That's so inappropriate
to talk about us hooking up on TV.
That's not what she said. Yes, that's what I heard.
I just did a country song with Blake Shelton.
Quit dropping my name.
Oh, my God. We get it. You love him. But, seriously, like, who cares about genre?
Okay, Ashley, who do you pick as your coach?
Ashley: I've listened to you my whole life.
I pick Blake. Yes!
[Cheers and applause]
- Attagirl! - Whoo!
Gwen: I don't blame her.
Oh, I thought they talked you out of it for a minute.
Blake: Ashley chose me, and I'm so happy about it,
because I was afraid
the other coaches were gonna get in her head,
and I really love the notes that she chooses... You're awesome.
...because I can't think of
any other country artist that does that.
Hate you.
All I ask is
If this is my last night with you
Daly: Blake also added
25-year-old pop R&B singer Enid Ortiz.
Yee-haw!
Yeah!
Daly: Next is one of the youngest members of Team Blake,
15-year-old high-school sophomore Aliyah Moulden
from La Habra, California.
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Been snoopin' round my door
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Round my door
[Cheering]
What?! How can that be you?
Wow! How can that be you? There's no way.
Yeah, that was me.
You are the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life.
Thanks. I love what you brought to it.
I think by the end of this show,
you're gonna be blossoming in a way
that you never even imagined,
and I would love to help you do that
so that you don't make the wrong choices sometimes.
She's right about making wrong choices.
[Whistles]
[Laughter]
And you have so much energy and power in your vocals.
Thanks!
And to be that calm in this setting at 15 years old,
that's who I want on my team.
I want you on my team. [Cheers and applause]
I pick... Blake.
- Whoo! - Yes!
Blake: I do think Aliyah is special.
And the fact that she chose me...
nobody's more surprised than I am.
You picked me!
She's somebody that can go deep into this competition
with the right songs.
He always gets the young girls!
[Laughs]
This is "The Voice"
Daly: Welcome back to the Best of the Blind Auditions.
TSoul, a 29-year-old soul singer from Richmond, Virginia,
won Blake over with his big, classic sound.
TSoul: My real name is Terry.
Soul is just what I've heard all my life.
Everybody always told me, "You got a soulful voice.
It's so soulful."
Take note
And so I put "T" and "soul" together.
Hold me
Love me
Please me
Tease me
[Cheers and applause]
Until I can't take no more
[Cheers and applause]
Yeah!
I don't know why
I love you like I do
After all the changes
That you put me through
Stole my money
My cigarettes
And I ain't seen the worst of it yet
I gotta know
Can somebody tell me
Am I here to stay?
Hey, hey
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Blake: TSoul, I mean, this guy...
he's got vocal cords that sound like vocal chains.
I mean, it's just a big, manly sounding voice, and I love that.
I have TSoul!
Aaah!
TSoul!
- Yes! - Wow!
You've got to be kidding me.
TSoul broke my heart.
What happened, man? Whoo!
Too bad, he went to Team Blake,
and he's not a country singer, so I don't understand why.
Man, Blake's like,
[Imitates Blake] "So, I heard you're into singin' the R&B."
[Laughter]
He's like, "My favorite R&B is 'Ghostbusters II.'
You know, I've heard that soundtrack.
They got that Bobby Brown song."
[Laughter]
[Laughing] Oh, my God!
Baby, even though you don't need me
You don't need me, no, no Daly: Blake continued to build his team of talented artists,
adding Nashville country pop singer Andrea Thomas.
Yay! Wow, what a beautiful,
angelic voice you have. Thank you.
Blake: Andrea is somebody that the other coaches
are gonna learn the hard way
that is somebody they need to watch out for.
Daly: Blake also picked up
17-year-old pop vocalist Dawson Coyle... Thank you so much.
Girl, I feel so out of place ...and 40-year-old soul singer Josh Hoyer.
Ohhhhhh, yeah
Pain will double if you leave me now
'Cause I don't know where to look for love
Josh just has that weathered-sounding voice
that just sounds so good.
[Cheers and applause]
Daly: Blake's next artist
is one of the youngest members in the competition,
14-year-old country singer Brennley Brown.
I am a huge fan of "The Voice,"
so to be here today, like, I can't...
I'm so, so excited.
She never even knew she had a choice
That's what happens when the only voice she hears
Is telling her she can't
You stupid boy
Come on, come on, come on, come on!
You always had to be right
And now you lost the only thing
That ever made you feel alive
Just the same old
Same old stupid boy
Blake: Yeah!
[Cheers and applause]
Oh, my God!
Yes!
Whoo!
Oh, my gosh. I'm so excited.
So, who is your inspiration?
I grew up with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard,
the Highwaymen, Faith Hill. Uh-oh. Mm.
Holy moly.
[Laughter]
Now we're talkin'. Those are my roots.
None of that was good news for you, Alicia,
but that is not... that is not insurmountable, okay?
Kick it. [Cheers and applause]
Okay. I just did, if you recall,
the ACMs with Cam honoring Little Big Town.
- Yes. - So, real music
transcends boxes.
Brennley, I would like to say that I have never been
a guest artist at a... at a country concert
because I am the country concert.
[Cheers and applause]
Wait a minute.
You don't want most people as possible
to hear your message?
Like, that's not a limit... Yeah, sure, I do, but they're gonna have to
turn it to a country station to hear it, though.
[Laughter]
I pick Blake.
Yes!
Whoo.
I'm so excited!
Brennley!
Blake: I love the potential that I have
with somebody like Brennley.
The fact that Brennley is 14 years old,
I think this girl can go a long way...
[Laughs] How about this right here?
Oh, yeah. You like that? You like that?
Do you like that?
Guys, somebody call the paramedic.
[Laughter] Blake's having a stroke.
Somebody...
Whoo, child.
Daly: Another big win for Blake was four-chair turn Casi Joy,
a 26-year-old country singer from Nashville.
Blue
Wow.
Oh, so lonesome for you
Why can't you be blue Wow!
Nice! Two seconds. Over me?
Whoo!
Blue
Oh, so lonesome for you
Why can't you be blue over me?
Casi Joy is one of those artists that comes along,
and when you get 'em on your team, you go,
"Oh, my gosh, I truly have a chance
to win this thing this year."
[Cheers and applause]
[Whistling]
Whoo!
Wow! [Cheers and applause continue]
You are so good!
I would literally try to leap over the moon and back for you.
But I have been beaten down so many times
by hearing a voice like yours,
which clearly is rooted in that traditional country thing.
So I'm not gonna get my hopes up because I am too exhausted.
[Laughter] But I have sang in all genres, so I'm not just country.
I'd like to retract some of my previous statements.
[Laughter]
Those were the rantings of a madman. I...
[Laughter]
I, uh...
I've changed. I've changed, Casi.
Can I just clear the air? I am not tired.
I-I feel like I'm just in my prime.
[Cheers and applause]
I am not giving up until Casi is on my team
because this is meant to freakin' be.
I pick Blake.
Yes!
[Cheers and applause]
I was getting worried for a minute.
I couldn't be happier right now 'cause I do think
we've only barely seen the tip of the iceberg
with what Casi's capable of doing as a vocalist.
Wow! Wow! [Laughs]
I'm very happy with the team that I was able to put together.
My team is full!
[Cheers and applause]
I want to win this season
as badly as I wanted to win Season 1.
I really think that I have the winner on my team.
I can't wait to start the battles
so I can get in there and start working with my team.
Whoo!
Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!
Daly: Here is a sneak peek at Blake and his battle adviser,
chart-topping country-music superstar Luke Bryan.
Finally. 12 seasons to get you here.
Yes, I missed you, buddy. I'm glad you're here, buddy.
I love you. Give me a kiss. I missed you, sugar.
Luke Bryan may be the most popular artist
in country music today.
- Oh! - Oh!
How are y'all? I don't want to get hurt.
I thought my heart rate was under control.
Same! Thank you.
First of all, it's crazy to be working with Blake Shelton
and then, like, Luke Bryan's sitting right next to him.
I was, like, "Is this happening right now?"
I know I'm probably better off on my own
Luke: I think "The Voice" is an amazing opportunity.
You're advising people that are gonna take your words
and use 'em the rest of their lives.
And I just miss you
And I just wish you were a better man
Luke: And at the end of the day, watching stars be born,
I don't think that ever gets old.
And I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
That's nice.
[Cheers and applause]
How blue How blue
Can you make me?
Boy, that's perfection. How long till I heal
Casi: It's super special
that it's Luke Bryan as our adviser
because he is country.
I feel like this is probably my toughest battle.
Like, just toe to toe... just...
Hey, you did this to yourself. I know. I know.
You did it to yourself, yes, you did.
Just makes me so mad.
Just the way you're bending harmonies,
I was like [growls]
- That's awesome. - Yeah.
I'm walking on sunshine
Whoa, oh-oh, oh!
And don't it feel good?
Hey, all right, now
This performance is really good,
but you're getting tripped up a little.
You're staring at the page still.
Like, you twirl her,
and you're flipping your dadgum hair,
and y'all are, like...
Yeah
How'd I do?
You just mentored people.
How does it feel?
I'm walking on sunshine
Whoa, oh-oh, oh!
I'm walking on sunshine
Whoa, oh-oh, oh!
Don't it feel good?
Hey!
All right now
And don't it feel good?
Wow!
[Cheers and applause]
Yeah!
'Cause he loves me, and I love him. [Laughs]
Daly: Next, never-before-seen footage of our coaches.
Isn't that weird... Which part?
...that you guys are, like, together,
and you're, like, on the show? It's crazy.
Whoa, are you serious right now?
Isn't that amazing? Are you really going there?
And later, in a "Voice" first,
a very special coach performance. Yeah!
Don't go chasing waterfalls
This is "The Voice"
Welcome back.
Now that you're caught up on our coaches' teams,
here's an exclusive look
at never-before-seen footage of our superstar coaches.
[Laughs]
Is it true? It's true.
I was so embarrassed that... I was so...
[Laughter] What are you doing?
[Laughter]
Tell me what I have to say to you
to get you to be on my team.
This is like picking cake.
Oh, my gosh. I have cake.
I got tons of cake backstage.
You offered her cake backstage. [Laughter]
She said, "I want cake." She said, "I want cake."
This is literally like seventh grade.
Even though Adam and Blake fight all the time,
deep down, they love each other.
Let's talk about desperate... You're like... You're like,
"I think they should name a day after you, Anatalia Day."
[Laughter]
That's desperate?
Sometimes, Adam makes it a little too easy
for me to make fun of him,
and even though it is a little too easy,
I'm still gonna do it.
Shut your pie hole.
Cake hole. It's a cake hole.
[Laughter]
Isn't that weird... Which part?
...that you guys are, like, together,
and you're, like, on the show? It's crazy.
Whoa, are you serious right now?
Isn't that amazing? Are you really going there?
Blake, it's interesting to see him with Gwen.
It's... It's a whole new dynamic.
Hi, Blake.
Hi, pretty girl. Ew.
Gross.
Adam: You know, he hasn't been making time for me lately.
I'm maybe a little jealous.
Ohh! [Laughter]
I just miss my friend, you know?
Makes me super sad.
[Laughs] Like, yeah.
And he just came over, and he goes...
Hey, give me five. ...he goes, "She wanted..."
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Excuse me, excuse me!
Other hand.
[Laughter] Man: Whoo!
But I just... seriously...
It's not her fault. He's dressed like a mime.
I don't wanna talk about it. [Slurps]
"Why would they pick me if they could pick you?"
I don't know.
They wouldn't... that's my point.
"Waah!"
[Smooches]
"I really like my sweater."
[Laughs]
I've been gone for a while, but things are still crazy here.
Blake: Hey, you know what? You need a hug.
[Laughter]
You know how girls just turn their back on boys, you know?
That's what girls do.
[Laughter]
'Cause he loves me, and I love him. [Laughs]
Adam: Dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah
Blake: Let's get back to slammin' each other.
[Southern accent] Doesn't even matter what I say
As long as it sounds country
It's so weird, like, you gotta move your whole head.
[Laughter]
I'm done laughing for the rest of the night.
That's it. I'm done.
[Record needle scratching]
Daly: And now, for the first time ever,
our coaches come together
for a special, unplugged, intimate performance.
Here's their take on TLC's "Waterfalls."
A lonely mother gazing out of her window
Staring at a son that she just can't touch
Yeah.
If, at any time, he's in a jam
She'll be by his side
But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much
But all the praying just ain't helping at all
'Cause he can't seem to keep himself out of trouble
So he goes out and he makes his money
The best way he knows how
Another body lying cold in the gutter
Listen to me Whoo!
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes
That you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way
Or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Alicia: Oh, here go my part.
Unh, unh.
I seen a rainbow yesterday
But too many storms have come and gone
Leavin' a trace of not one God-given ray
Is it because my life is ten shades of gray?
I pray all ten fade away
Seldom praise Him for the rainy days
And like His promise is true
Only my faith can undo
The many chances I blew
To bring my life to anew
Dreams are hopeless, aspirations
A hope of comin' true
Believe in yourself
The rest is up to me and you
3, 4!
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes
That you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way
Or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Ooooh
Yeah
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes
That you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way
Or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Alicia: Hey
Blake: Ooh [Laughs]
Adam: I love that. That was it. Wow.
I thought that, whatever that was, that was awesome. Wow. Wow.