Show and music began...
♪whoo-hoo ♪
...With the greatest undiscovered singers in the country.
♪I went sky divin' ♪
♪you had my heart inside... ♪
Together: ♪take this sinking boat ♪
She's good.
Daly: During the premiere episode, the coaches --
Four of the biggest superstars in music...
...Went head-to-head to build their teams of eight singers,
With the ultimate goal of finding "the voice."
♪oh, I can feel you breathing, yeah ♪
Tarralyn: I'm gonna sing like it's my last time ever singing.
♪now I'm just a-rolling home ♪
Jeff: My mom passed away 10 months ago.
So I know that she'll be right there with me,
Holding my hand as I'm doing what I love to do.
♪this much I know is true ♪
This show has definitely raised the bar with singing talent.
♪if you're lost, you can look, and you will find me ♪
Adam: It's been incredible so far,
And there were a couple that just blew me away.
I really want to work with you. [ chuckles ]
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: With so much at stake,
The rivalry between the coaches got heated.
And I'm not even sure if that's a country song.
That's a country song.
Okay, blake! Take it easy!
Cee lo's gonna come dressed like batman one day.
No, I won't.
It's gonna be too much.
Choose whoever you want -- me.
Daly: The rivalry was especially tense
Between adam and christina.
Christina: Be careful of that one.
He will sell you a used car to your grandma.
At the end of the day, each coach picked three artists,
Leaving five available spots.
Thank you for picking me, christina.
Oh.
Christina: My team kicks ass! Everybody better watch out.
Cee lo: I have a strong team.
And this is gonna be a real competition
Because I want to win.
Blake: I feel so good about my singers
Because all of them have a shot at this thing. Yes!
Adam: I'm really excited about the group I'm putting together,
My little singing army.
Daly: Just to remind you how this works,
When a coach is blown away by what they hear,
They hit a button which turns their chair,
And the artist lands a spot on their team.
But if more than one coach turns,
The power shifts, and the artist gets to choose
Which superstar is the right fit for them.
Who do you pick as your coach?
In that case, the coaches, who are also competing,
Must convince the artists to join their teams.
Why should I choose you over cee lo?
I want to win this [bleep].
[ laughter ]
Christina: I loved you.
Like, love, love, love, love, loved you.
Cee lo: Now the choice is yours.
This is what artists like ourselves would kill for,
And that's creative control.
They don't know anything about that. [ laughs ]
I can do it. I can do it.
Daly: But if no coach turns,
The artist is out of the competition.
[ cheers and applause ]
Tonight on "the voice,"
Each coach needs to select five artists
To complete their teams of eight.
Whoo-hoo!
With time running out,
The artists lay it all on the line...
C'mon!
Cherie: [ crying ] I've waited a really long time to have my shot,
And it means a lot.
Daly: ...With an ending that nobody saw coming.
Adam: My heart just dropped to the floor.
Daly: Our first artist up
Has been a background singer for many years
And is ready to fight for her own turn in the spotlight.
My name is cherie oakley.
I'm 29 years old, and I'm from nashville, tennessee.
Being a background vocalist, it's kind of mixed emotions.
I've been able to tour with amazing artists
Like carrie underwood and gretchen wilson
For 3 1/2 years.
I just wrote a song for reba mcentire
Called "turn on the radio."
It just went number one.
But I've always wanted to be an artist.
How are we feeling?
Scared. [ chuckles ]
Are you scared? I'm nervous.
What are you gonna sing? "gunpowder & lead."
Isn't that a miranda lambert song? The miranda lambert song.
You're gonna sing a miranda lambert song?
You know, one of our coaches is blake shelton... Blake shelton.
...And that his fiancée is miranda lambert?
I know! I know!
Am I helping? Man: No!
No! Go away! Daly: I don't know if I'm helping at all.
[ suspenseful music plays ]
Cherie: It's making me teary-eyed because it just...
[ crying ] I've waited a really long time...
To have my shot...
And it means a lot.
[ sobs ]
I mean, I love being a background vocalist,
But I'd love to prove
That I don't need to be in the shadows anymore.
[ "gunpowder & lead" plays ]
♪county road 233 ♪
♪under my feet ♪
♪nothin' on this white rock but little ol' me ♪
♪I got 2 miles till ♪
♪he makes bail ♪ [ audience claps rhythmically ]
♪and if I'm right ♪
♪we're headed straight for hell ♪
C'mon!
♪I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun ♪
♪wait by the door and light a cigarette ♪
♪if he wants a fight, well, now he's got one ♪
♪and he ain't seen me crazy yet ♪
♪he slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll ♪
♪don't that sound like a real man? ♪
♪I'm gonna show him what little girls are made of ♪
♪gunpowder and le-e-e-ad ♪
♪his fist is big, but my gun's bigger ♪
♪he'll find out when I pull the trigger ♪
♪I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun ♪
♪wait by the door and light a cigarette ♪
♪if he wants a fight, well, now he's got one ♪
♪he ain't seen me crazy yet ♪
♪he slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll ♪
♪don't that sound like a real man? ♪
♪I'm gonna show him what little girls are made of ♪
Come on! ♪gunpowder and ♪
♪gunpowder and le-e-e-ad ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
Blake: Now, you know, I'm sitting there listening, you know,
To you sing my fiancée's song,
Which is really -- that's really cool.
But by the same token, you're stepping
Into some big shoes for me, you know,
Because I know how well she sings that.
And I wanted you to beat her.
And, uh -- [ laughter ]
I did. I wanted you to beat her.
Christina: You're a little biased, you're a little biased.
I wanted her to beat miranda at that,
And I didn't think that you did.
Cee lo: Yeah, when I first heard your voice and the choice of song,
I instantly thought about blake.
It was a pleasant surprise to turn around and, uh...
[ laughter ]
Adam: Here we go.
Christina: I know cee lo's kicking himself.
He likes what he sees, so you got to watch out for him.
Cee lo: When such a big voice
Come out of a little-bitty, cute little thing,
And I just thought that that was...
I thought that that was cool.
This show is getting cooler and cooler each minute that goes by.
Adam: You do have this big, strong voice,
And sometimes it's almost too aggressive, I felt like.
It almost -- it could be more refined in some ways,
'cause there were moments where I was blown away.
[ laughter ]
You chose her. You're getting her.
I know. I -- that's why I disagree.
I think that if you work with [whistles] then you're...
I think that she's gonna help you refine your craft.
I think that it's an awesome pairing, so...
Absolutely. I-I can't wait. I can't wait.
Well, I obviously picked you.
I thought, even though I couldn't see
What on earth you looked like --
And I was dying to peek around my chair,
But it's against the rules.
Um, but I could just tell,
You know, you were attacking it.
You were like, "c'mon!" like, you, like, were, like --
You were telling the audience to get on up.
So, I'm interested in seeing what I can do,
Taking a different genre in.
And let's see what we can create.
I love you!
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
Thank you so much. Let's do this, right?
Daly: Yeah!
Man: Yeah! All right!
All right!
Can you believe that?
Hey, you get to work with christina aguilera!
I know! I know, I know.
Daly: Cherie stepped into the spotlight.
Christina gets her fourth team member,
Leaving her with four spots remaining.
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
Devon: My name is devon barley.
I'm from mattapoisett, massachusetts,
And I'm 19 years old.
All right. How you feeling? Yeah. Good.
Yeah? Feel good. Yeah, I'm ready.
You're busy, right? You're in school?
Yeah. I'm a med student right now.
Oh, my gosh. Yeah.
Where does the med-school influence come from?
This guy right here. [ chuckles ]
Dr. Barley?
Dr. Barley. Dr. Barley.
Devon: I think my parents are a little apprehensive
About me becoming a singer.
My dad's a chiropractor, and my mom's a dietitian,
And so they're both in the medical field
And they want me to follow in their footsteps.
I guess, if you make it,
You can still use the "dr. Barley" thing.
That's true. That's true. I mean, dr. Hook, dr. Dre.
Yeah, there we go.
That'd make dad happy.
[ suspenseful music plays ]
Devon: The fact that I've taken some time off of med school
Drives my parents a little nuts.
But this is my passion,
So I'm praying that this works out.
[ intro to "I'm yours" plays ]
♪well, you've done done me, and you bet I felt it ♪
♪I tried to be chill, but you're so hot that I melted ♪
♪I fell right through the cracks ♪
♪now I'm trying to get back ♪
♪but I won't hesitate ♪
♪no more, no more ♪
♪this is our fate ♪
Come on, come on. You can turn around.
Flip it. Come on.
♪I'm yours ♪
Hey!
♪well, open up your mind and see like me ♪
♪open up your plans, and, damn, you're free ♪
♪look into your heart ♪
♪and you'll find love, love, love, love ♪
Come on, adam. Let's do it. Come on, adam.
Somebody turn. ♪listen to the music of the moment ♪
♪people, dance and sing ♪
♪we're just one big family ♪
♪and it's our god-forsaken right ♪
♪to be loved, loved, loved, loved, loved ♪
♪so I ♪
♪well, open up your mind and see like me ♪
♪open up your plans, and, damn, you're free ♪
♪look into your heart ♪
♪and you'll find that the sky is yours ♪
♪so please don't, please don't, please don't ♪
♪there's no need to complicate ♪
♪'cause our time is short ♪
Dr. Barley: Push it, cee lo! Push it!
♪I'm yours ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
♪whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
♪whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
♪I'm yours, ah! ♪
Whoo!
[ cheers and applause ] thank you!
Sweet, dev! Yes!
Aww. He's so cute.
[ chuckles ]
What's your name?
My name is devon barley.
Devon? Yeah.
Nice to meet you, devon. Nice to meet you.
I didn't spin my chair around, because, honestly,
I really thought you reminded me a little bit
Of something that adam could definitely work with.
Yeah. Cool. I mean...
I just felt that he was someone
That would give you better advice than I could.
Look at us making nice. This is so great.
I know, we're playing nice. We're playing nice.
Getting along and everything.
[ laughter ]
But I did enjoy it.
Thank you very much.
Adam: As a singer, I just love tone,
When someone has a really unique tone,
And I really felt that initially when I heard you.
So, there's a lot of character in your voice,
And I think that we could definitely work together
On developing it,
So I pressed -- pressed my button.
All right, all right.
So, um --
Wait a minute. I want to say something.
Oh, s-- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[ laughter ] dude.
I'm sorry.
I'm here.
[ laughs ]
I'm sorry.
No, I agree with you, because -- on the... Don't point at me.
...On the tone issue.
Hey, he has a great tone. But when you --
When you would go for the notes at the ends of the phrases,
They weren't -- you know,
I could hear him missing the pitch.
Cee lo: Well, you did a great job,
And, in short, I was completely impressed.
[ cheers and applause ] thank you.
So, who do you pick as your coach?
[ audience shouting ]
[ dramatic music plays ]
Devon: Well, um...
[ audience shouting "cee lo" ]
Just -- I don't want this to affect your decision, but --
But I think we would work very well together.
Let me just say that.
[ cheers and applause ]
[ audience shouting ]
All right, all right.
I'll go with -- I'll go with adam.
Yeah.
Sorry, cee lo.
[ cheers and applause ]
Adam: Come here.
Yeah. It's gonna be awesome.
Daly: Yeah!
Whoo! Yeah, there he is. There he is.
All right, man!
Good job, dev. Good job.
Hi, honey. Oh, devon. Thank you.
How you feelin'? Yeah.
I'm a mess. I'm a mess. I know.
I was telling your dad that you could be further away
From practicing medicine now.
Forget it. [ laughter ]
Daly: It was just what the doctor ordered for devon barley,
As he fills adam's fourth spot.
Coming up...
The coaches continue to compete...
I loved you.
You're exceptionally talented.
I'd like to have you on my team. Wait!
Christina: We have a little friendly competition
Between the four of us.
Cee lo: There is no competition.
Everybody wants to be on my team. [ laughs ]
Adam: I don't trust them -- any of them.
I think we could work really well together.
Blake: I want to beat the other three coaches.
Daly: ...As all their eight spots must be filled tonight...
And the artists give it everything they have.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
[ whimsical music plays ]
My name is joshua...Scott...Hand.
I'm from west palm beach, florida,
And I am...
[ ding! ] ...29 years old.
[ british accent ] these are my lovely mum and dad.
Woman: He uses humor to disperse anything.
He's just a very funny guy.
Josh: [ normal voice ] you know, one of the big things
That my mom kept telling me --
She's like, "just smile, honey. If you mess up, just smile."
Eh. You know?
The coaches -- they can't see me,
So I do feel a little bit stripped of my --
My armor that I put on, especially when I perform.
It's definitely thrown my confidence off a little bit,
To making me really hone in on what I'm singing.
I really feel like this is just an amazing opportunity.
I just really hope that someone does hit the button.
God, give me strength.
[ dramatic music plays ]
♪I'll be the one ♪
♪backstage at your show ♪
♪velvet ropes and acoustic guitars ♪
♪oh, ready for those flashing lights ♪
♪I'm your biggest fan ♪
♪I'll follow you until you love me ♪
♪papa-paparazzi ♪
Baby. Baby. Come on.
♪baby, there's no other superstar ♪
♪you know that I'll be ♪
♪your papa-paparazzi ♪
♪promise I'll be kind ♪
♪but I won't stop until that girl is mine ♪
♪baby, there's no other superstar ♪
♪you know that I'll be ♪
♪your papa-paparazzi ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Aww!
What's your name?
Josh. Josh hand.
Josh. Josh.
Allow me to apologize.
The guy sang a lady gaga song. I mean, that's cool.
Josh: I gave you lady gaga. Come on. Hey, that's cool.
That's different, and maybe that's what threw me off.
You know?
I mean, honestly, you obviously picked
An interesting song choice.
But your voice was so haunting when you first started,
And then -- I don't know.
I just felt like adam had more to offer you
In this circumstance. Adam?
I didn't know what song it was... I did.
...Until the chorus. Yeah.
Um, but once the chorus came in,
I realized it was a gaga song.
And I think it was a little shaky.
When it went on to try to become a performance song,
I think you lost -- I lost the character behind --
In all of the music.
Next time, bro, follow your heart or don't do it at all.
Right. Thank you so much.
[ up-tempo music plays ]
Christina: I'm looking forward to really being moved.
I mean, a few times, I would love to hear voices
That make me want to just jump right out of my chair
And turn around and, you know [laughs]
And praise them with everything that I have
And helping them on their path.
That really excites me.
Man: Hey.
Woman: Hey. You did a great job.
Yeah. You did a great job.
We love you, buddy.
Dadgum it.
Aw. Geez.
You gave it your best shot.
Yeah, I did. I did. You know? You did good.
Daly: Josh went home empty-handed.
Let's see if our youngest competitor,
16-year-old raquel castro, can make her dreams come true.
Raquel: I'm 16 years old, and I'm competing
Against people that are definitely twice my age.
It's scary and nerve-racking, knowing that, like,
They've had more training and experience than me.
Everyone thinks I'm like 12 years old sometimes.
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
When I found out that christina aguilera
Was gonna be a coach on the show, it kind of made me nervous
Because I grew up listening to her
And, you know, trying to copy her, what she was doing.
And I've only been training for a couple of months now --
Like, professional training --
So this is definitely, like, new to me.
When I walk through those doors,
I have to get everything out of my mind
And just focus on what I'm doing,
'cause this has been a dream since I'm 4 years old.
Hopefully, this could make my dream come true.
♪closed off from love ♪
♪didn't need the pain ♪
♪once or twice was enough ♪
♪and it was all in vain ♪
♪time starts to pass ♪
♪before you know it, you're frozen ♪
♪oh ♪
♪but I don't care what they say ♪
♪I'm in love with you ♪
♪they try to pull me away ♪
♪but they don't know the truth ♪
♪my heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing ♪
♪ohh, you cut me open ♪
That's you. ♪and I keep bleeding ♪
That girl's good! ♪I keep, keep bleeding love ♪
Are you crazy?! ♪I keep bleeding ♪
That's amazing!
♪I keep, keep bleeding love ♪
♪keep bleeding ♪
♪keep, keep bleeding ♪
Come on. Somebody push the button.
♪love ♪
♪you cut me open ♪ you press it. Press it.
♪oh ♪
♪and it's draining all of me ♪
♪though we find it hard to believe ♪
♪I'll be wearing these scars for everyone to see ♪
♪ohhh ♪
Yeah! Yeah!
♪ohhh ♪
♪oh, I keep ♪
Christina just made her dream come true!
♪bleeding love ♪
♪I kee-ee-ee-p ♪
♪ohhh ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
She's so happy right now, you can't even believe it.
[ sobbing ] this is --
Oh, my god. She is so excited.
Hello, darlin'. How are you?
I'm good. How are you?
What is your name? I'm raquel.
Are you extremely young?
I'm 16.
Oh, my god.
[ cheers and applause ]
Well, immediately, I will say
Just hats off to you for having the courage,
Because if I was 16, I would never be able to come up here.
That's amazing. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
She's a little bitty thing, too.
Christina: I love it! I love it.
Raquel: Thank you. Well, I'll tell you what.
If there was ever a time where I was sending mental --
Like, I was hoping that...
Especially christina.
I'm so glad she hit her button because it just --
It's the right pairing, and I'm glad she went with you.
Thank you.
[ applause ]
Christina: I can honestly say, from my own experience,
Great things come in small packages,
And you are proof of that.
[ cheers and applause ]
You are so sweet, and you're so adorable,
And you're freakin' cute!
And I feel really lucky to have you,
And I'm really excited to see what we can do together.
I love your hair. I love your look. I love --
You're 16. I'm just so excited.
Raquel: [ laughs ] thank you so much.
♪so raise your glass if you are wrong ♪
♪in all the right ways ♪
♪all my underdogs ♪
♪we will never be, never be anything but loud ♪
Oh, my god. [ chuckles ]
I'm so proud of you.
Thank you.
Daly: I don't know if you're crying because you've made it
On "the voice" to the battle rounds
Or the time you just had with your idol, christina aguilera.
Little bit of both. I'm, like -- oh, my god.
I'm, like, crazy right now. [ chuckles ] whoo!
Daly: Coming up, the coaches battle
For the best of the remaining talent...
Why should I choose you over cee lo?
Because he dresses like a peacock.
[ laughter ]
Daly: ...As the coaches must fill their teams of eight tonight.
Cee lo: You have to fight to be out front.
And I hope you realize you need to make the right decision
Right here, right now.
May the best man win.
[ audience cheering ]
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
Tonight each coach must complete their teams of eight.
Pressed my button.
This is where they stand so far.
Christina only has three spaces left.
Thank you so much! Let's do this, right?
Adam is halfway done, with four of his eight.
It's gonna be awesome.
But cee lo and blake are being more cautious...
Next time, bro, follow your heart or don't do it at all.
...Each with five spaces left.
All the coaches want the best team,
And with a lot at stake, it hasn't been easy,
Especially with their backs to the stage.
Would you pick this next artist based on voice alone?
♪all dressed up with nowhere to go ♪
♪you bought the shoes and the clothes ♪
♪and you're puttin' on a show ♪
Emily: My name is emily valentine.
I'm 23 years old,
And I am from hollywood, california.
People are definitely surprised when they hear my voice.
I think that people just, in general,
Make judgments based on appearance
That I'm happy to contradict,
With my voice, specifically.
[ intro to "sober" plays ]
♪I don't wanna be the girl who laughs the loudest ♪
♪or the girl who never wants to be alone ♪
♪I don't wanna be that call at 4 o'clock in the morning ♪
♪'cause I'm the only girl in the world who won't be home ♪
Come on, cee lo, pick her.
Somebody pick her, please. ♪no pain inside ♪
♪you're my protection ♪
♪how do I feel this good sober? ♪
♪when it's good, then it's good ♪
♪it's so good till it goes bad ♪
♪till you're trying to find the you that you once had ♪
♪I've heard myself cry ♪
Aw, you're gonna wish you did. You're gonna wish.
♪never again ♪
♪broken down in agony just tryin' to find a friend ♪
♪I'm safe, up high ♪
Oh, no!
♪nothing can touch me ♪ hal-le-lu-jah!
♪but why do I feel this party's over? ♪
♪yeah ♪
♪no pain inside ♪
♪you're my protection ♪
♪how do I feel this good sober? ♪
♪I'm safe, up high ♪
♪nothing can touch me ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
You're beautiful. Wow.
As soon as I heard your voice,
I-I literally wanted to do one of these
And do a looky-loo around me,
'cause I was dying to see what you looked like.
There were a couple moments
That I felt were a little bit pitchy,
But I actually thought
One of these guys might do a better job.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
[ cheers and applause ]
Cee lo: I do happen to have a few famous friends,
And pink is one of them.
And, uh, even...
Let me get that name for you. You drop it?
Let me get that name for you.
[ laughter ]
Christina: He's friends with everybody.
[ applause ]
Okay, anyway...
I felt your courage, I felt your confidence,
And I know that you love that song and you believe in those words,
And I commend you.
And I love your tattoos, by the way. Christina: I do, too.
I love yotattoos. I was gonna say that.
I love your tattoos. I'd like to check those out.
Oh, anytime, baby.
Christina: Ow!
Cee lo.
Settle down, cee lo.
Blake: I pushed my button because I love
The -- the rasp in your voice.
And I was the first to push my button.
He just did because I'm -- he's just copying me.
Christina: All right. So, your choice is...
[ dramatic music plays ]
Emily: Cee lo, I really, really would be honored --
Honored to work with you.
Cee lo: I accept.
I accept.
Come on.
[ cheers and applause ]
[ woman laughs ]
Emily, emily, emily, emily. It's so --
Oh, my god. I was so flat. And my voice was so nervous.
Well -- not me, my voice.
Well, I know, but you -- as it went in,
It just got better and better, and they loved you, honey.
And -- and I love you,
And cee lo picked you up and...
This was meant to be.
Oh, sweetheart.
Daly: Emily valentine stole cee lo's heart.
And as the auditions continued, with a little help from adam,
Cee lo also added the big voice of niki dawson to his team.
♪you make me ♪
♪feel like I'm livin' a ♪
Cee lo: Wait till you meet your team, man.
We're gonna win this thing. No doubt. Okay.
Daly: Adding niki means cee lo's close to completing his team,
With only three more spaces to fill.
Then blake shelton took a shine
To the voice of bashful sara oromchi.
♪imagine all the people ♪
Welcome to the team, sweetie. Thank you.
Daly: Blake is halfway there,
With four spots filled and four to go.
Coming up, picking artists based on voice alone
Baffles some of the coaches...
Adam: I thought you were gonna be a girl, and, clearly, you are not a woman.
[ laughter ]
Christina: I actually might have a regret right now, so I'm sorry.
...As the blind auditions draw to a close.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
[ guitar strumming ]
Tim: My name's tim mahoney.
I'm from minneapolis, minnesota.
And I am 39 years old.
I've been doing music for a living for about 14 years.
I've had a lot of almosts that have happened.
So many record-label showcases. I can't tell you how many.
Some, I've even played for a&r and presidents.
I thought I was gonna be signed on Monday,
And they're like, "you know what, you got any more songs?"
Which is a classical pass.
[ somber music plays ]
This show is so important for me to make it
Because I do feel that I've been trying so hard at this
At so many angles, and I'm not getting any younger.
I feel like this is my last shot.
♪if you ever ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
♪change your mind ♪
♪ooh, about leaving ♪
♪leaving me behind ♪
♪won't you bring it to me? ♪
♪bring all your sweet lovin' ♪
♪bring it on home ♪ aah!
♪to me, yeah ♪
That's my boy right there.
He went in quick. Oh!
♪I'll give you jewelry, say ♪
♪some money, too ♪
♪oh, but that ain't all ♪
♪all I'd do for you ♪
♪won't you bring it to me? ♪
♪you bring all your sweet lovin' ♪
♪ooh, you bring it on home to me, yeah ♪
♪oh, yeah ♪
♪you know I'll always ♪
♪be your slave ♪
♪I say, till I'm buried ♪
♪oh, buried in my grave ♪
♪won't you bring it to me? ♪
♪oh, you bring your, your sweet lovin' ♪
♪you bring it on home to me ♪
♪say, yeah ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
He did good.
[ cheers and applause ]
I have so much to talk to you about.
It's gonna get a little weird for a second
Before it gets normal again.
Don't be insulted by this.
I thought you were a chick.
I thought you were gonna be a girl when I turned around,
And I've heard that about my voice a lot.
And I thought you were gonna be a girl,
And, clearly, you are not a woman.
[ laughter ]
I need a woman for my team
And, sadly, you have a penis, so...
[ laughter ]
Which is cool.
Right. Um, but to tell you the truth,
There's something about your voice,
Especially because it's very unique,
'cause you are, in fact, a dude, and I think that's awesome.
So I think we could work really well together as a team.
I really do. Awesome, man. I appreciate that.
Penises and sex.
I don't know what's happening over there, adam.
It's all right. Go on. My bad.
Um, I'm not as interested in talking to you
About your genitalia, um, as everybody else is.
You could have fooled me, shelton.
Honestly, my chair was turned around, listening to you.
I had my eyes closed, and I thought,
"I'm gonna glance down there,
"and if adam hasn't pushed his button yet,
I may push my button."
And I'm glad that you did,
Because I really do think that you're the right guy.
You guys are gonna make a great couple.
So...
I do. Yes. All right, all right.
Christina: Thank you so much.
[ up-tempo music plays ]
Yo, man.
[ speaking indistinctly ]
You're fine, man. You're fine.
Woman: Whoo!
Daly: There he is. Whoo!
Whoo!
[ laughter ]
How you feelin' right now? Tim: I feel like this is my time
To break through that -- that next level.
Daly: Tim mahoney's moment has finally come.
Let's meet our next artist
As she arrives with only one goal on her mind.
My name is julia eason.
I am 18 years old, and I'm from palos verdes.
I'm a soccer player,
And I've played since I was like 8 years old --
Club teams, traveling, and all that stuff --
Until very recently.
I think it's crazy that we get
To be singing with and mentored by these people,
Because they're such big names in the music industry.
[ suspenseful music plays ]
I'm scared that my nerves will get the best of me,
Because I grew up listening to these people on the radio.
And now to sing in front of them --
I can't even wrap my mind around it.
[ intro to "mercy" plays ]
♪I love you ♪
♪but I gotta stay true ♪
♪your morals got me on my knees ♪
♪I'm beggin', please ♪
♪stop playin' games ♪
♪I don't know what this is, but you got me good ♪
I think she's living her dream right now.
♪just like you knew you would ♪
♪you got me beggin' you for mercy ♪
♪why won't you release me? ♪
♪oh, I said, relea-ea-se me ♪
♪yeah, oh, I'm beggin' you ♪
♪you got me beggin' ♪
♪oh, you got me beggin' ♪
♪ohh-oooh ♪
♪see, yeah, oh ♪
♪I'm beggin' you for mercy ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
That's amazing.
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
I'm so glad that somebody pushed their button,
Because I was gonna have to if they didn't,
Because you deserve to be in this competition.
Thank you.
I loved you.
Like, love, love, love, love, loved you.
Thank you. I really, really did.
I would love to work with you.
I think we would have so much fun together.
I mean, I really, really enjoyed you.
You made me feel it. I loved your runs and your ad libs.
They were distinct and they were specific
And you executed them really, really well,
And that's important for me as a singer.
But you had soul, and I love that, and you moved me.
Oh, my god. Thank you.
Well, I'm not surprised
That christina pushed her button, as well,
Because your voice reminded me of something that she mentioned earlier --
A balance of something smooth
But yet assertive at the same time.
And you were very clear and you were very graceful
Up under a lot of pressure.
And that was attractive, and I was moved by it, as well.
And I choose you, as well. I'd like to have you my team.
[ cheers and applause ]
[ dramatic music plays ]
[ audience shouting "cee lo" ]
What can I do? Christina: [ laughs ]
What can I do?
Julia: This is really hard.
Okay, um...
Oh, boy.
[ laughs ]
I think I'm gonna go with christina.
[ squeals ] ♪I put my hands up ♪
♪they're playin' my song ♪
♪the butterflies fly away ♪
♪I'm noddin' my head like "yeah" ♪
Mwah! ♪movin' my hips like "yeah" ♪
Really, really loved you. Thank you so much.
♪playin' my song, I know I'm gonna be okay ♪
[ woman shrieks ]
♪yeah-ah ♪
♪it's a party in the u.S.A. ♪
♪yeah-eah ♪ ooh!
Christina aguilera is my favorite,
So I'm just so happy that she actually really liked me.
Daly: The addition of julia eason
Takes christina's team count to six out of eight...
Blake has four places left...
And cee lo and adam have three.
Later...
I'm starting to feel confident, man.
I'm on a roll right now, picking all of the best talent.
[ laughter ]
I love my entire crew. There's no weak links.
[ audience cheering ]
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "the voice."
With the blind auditions ticking down,
The pressure is building for the artists
And the coaches, as they must complete their teams of eight.
Blake needs four more artists...
Adam and cee lo need three...
And christina needs two more.
Next up, angela wolff arrives to impress our coaches,
Especially one in particular.
I would say I'm a little goofy and loud.
I'm a southern gal.
I've had some say I'm a georgia peach with an edge.
And I'm excited to see blake shelton.
[ laughs ]
I follow him on twitter, because he has a huge sense of humor.
He's an awesome singer.
How's it doing? Is it all sticking together with the spray?
The pressure's on because I'm singing
"the house that built me" by miranda lambert.
She happens to be engaged to blake shelton,
The coach that I want to turn around.
It is a little tough,
Singing blake shelton's fiancée's song,
Because he might compare me to her.
I'm a little nervous about that.
Hopefully, he'll have an open mind.
So it's on. I'm gonna do a good job.
Blake, you better hit that button, buddy!
Seriously.
I'm gonna stop following you on twitter.
[ chuckles ]
♪I know they say ♪
♪you can't come home again ♪
♪I just had to come back one last time ♪
[ audience cheering ]
♪ma'am, I know you don't know me from adam ♪
♪but these handprints on the front steps are mine ♪
♪I thought if I could touch this place or feel it ♪
♪this brokenness inside me might start healin' ♪
♪out here, it's like I'm someone else ♪
♪I thought that maybe I could find myself ♪
♪if I could just come in, I swear I'll leave ♪
Man: Come on, blake.
Turn around. Come on.
♪won't take nothing but a memory ♪
♪from the house ♪
Blake's shaking his head. Come on, blake.
♪that built me ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Aw.
That -- that was really tough for me.
There's -- there's so much history with that song
With me and miranda, both, you know.
I wanted to push the button because of that,
But I feel I kept waiting for it to go somewhere.
And you did go a couple of places,
Though I don't think they were the right places to go.
And for that reason, you know, I didn't push the button.
[ cheers and applause ]
Angela: Thank you so much.
I can only choose eight people,
And I've chosen five right now.
So I kind of feel like
As if I kind of got to pull the reins back a little bit,
So that's -- that's honestly why I didn't press it.
If this had been a couple people back,
I probably would have pressed that button 'cause you're amazing.
You really are. Thank you.
[ cheers and applause ]
Hi.
Man: Hey, darling.
Wah! They didn't turn around.
[ all chuckling ]
Hey.
You did wonderful.
Thank you.
Bye! I'm gonna stick around.
[ laughs ] I'll be back somehow.
Daly: Unfortunately, it didn't work out for angela.
But let's meet our next hopeful.
Tyler: I'm tyler robinson, from folsom, california,
And I'm 20 years old.
Growing up mormon was difficult for someone like me.
I'm gay.
Um, it doesn't define me, but that's what I am.
My mom's definitely the most loving person,
And when it comes to me being gay,
She's definitely okay with it.
She taught me how to sing
And pushed me to be who I want to be.
Hey, tyler. How you doin'? Hey. Good. How are you?
Nice to see you. Welcome to "the voice."
Tell me about what it means to be here.
If -- if there's one thing that I wanted to do forever,
It's sing,
So to be here is definitely just super-exciting.
[ somber music plays ]
My dad and I don't have the best relationship.
He hasn't been supportive of my music.
Also my father does not know that I'm gay.
I haven't actually told him yet.
I guess he knows now. [ chuckles ]
♪hey ♪
♪hey-ey-ey-ey ♪
♪your lipstick stains ♪
♪on the front lobe of my left-side brains ♪
♪I knew I wouldn't forget you ♪
♪and so I went and let you blow my mind ♪
♪hey, soul sister ♪
♪ain't that mister, mister on the radio? ♪
Woman: Yes! ♪stereo ♪
♪the way you move ain't fair, you know ♪
♪hey, soul sister ♪
♪I don't wanna miss a single thing you do ♪
♪tonight ♪
♪hey-ey ♪
♪hey-ey-ey-ey ♪
♪tonight ♪
[ cheers and applause ] woman: That was awesome.
[ chuckles ]
You did train some justice. You know what I'm saying?
Like, you know, but you didn't stand out on the song, for me.
But the greatest part about the performance was the ending.
Like, you nailed that last note, to me.
Christina: Yeah. And so that's cool.
Thank you.
[ cheers and applause ]
Blake: Tyler, where are you from?
I'm from folsom, california.
Really? Whoo!
That's awesome. I've never heard of it.
[ laughter ]
Hey, man, I think --
I think you have a solid and a full voice.
You know? Thank you.
I turned around, you know, I didn't expect to see, you know...
[ laughter ] thank you.
I thought it was drew carey when I turned around.
I first turned around, and I thought, "that's drew carey up there." adam: Yeah, dude!
I never saw drew carey. Christina: No! Please.
Drew carey's a good-looking guy, isn't he? I don't know.
Anyway, hey, tyler, you're on my team.
Welcome.
Yes!
[ cheers and applause ]
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
Look at them all now. Look at them.
Because they're all gonna lose because of you -- all three of them.
Daly: With the addition of tyler, blake only has three spots left.
For me, personally, I'm gonna reserve those last three spots
For people that are just amazing.
These are the wild cards for me as we get down towards the end.
Woman: Aah!
I'm so glad you get to be here.
Mm.
I'm so proud of you.
Daly: Coming up, our coaches are put on the spot...
Why should I choose you over cee lo?
...As time is running out
For them to fill places on their teams...
You realize how many amazing singers there really are out there.
And, unfortunately, there's only room for so many.
Daly: ...Resulting in an ending no one was prepared for.
Some lucky people may be getting a second chance.
[ audience cheering ]
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
Tonight each coach must complete their teams of eight singers,
But they are doing it with their backs to the stage.
Cee lo, blake, and adam all have three places left,
While christina only has room for two more.
One of the biggest risks
An artist in this competition can take
Is singing one of the coaches' songs,
And that's exactly what our next artist, nakia, plans to do
By singing cee lo's blockbuster hit "forget you."
Nakia: I'm here with my partner, robert.
We've been together for nine years.
From day one, he was absolutely supportive of me.
He said to me,
"if it means I bring home the bacon and you perform --
Whatever it takes."
This is a huge opportunity for me to pay robert back
For so many of the things that he's done for me over the years.
So, you're singing, uh, what song?
I'm singing "forget you" by cee lo.
Are you crazy?!
Nakia: I think coming on a show like this is one thing.
Adding the fact that you're singing
One of the coaches' songs,
It definitely takes a little bit of "ugh!"
To kind of get through it,
Because you -- you don't know how they're gonna react.
Interesting tactic, because if you nail it
And he turns around immediately,
You're on his team, and you're good. Right.
But if you're off in the first 30 seconds...
That won't happen.
Okay, good. Positive thinking.
Good. Remember, it's "forget you,"
Not the other one. Hmm, yeah, yeah.
Nakia: I want to win "the voice" so bad.
I close my eyes, I see that goal,
And that's all that I think about.
[ dramatic music plays ]
[ intro to "forget you" plays ]
[ cheers and applause ]
♪I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love ♪
♪and I'm like, "forget you" ♪
♪well, I'm sorry ♪
♪can't afford a ferrari ♪
♪but that don't mean I can't get you there ♪
♪I guess he's an xbox ♪
♪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, run and tell your little boyfriend ♪
♪I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love ♪
♪and I'm like, "forget you" ♪
Daly: Wow!
♪I guess the change in my pocket just wasn't enough ♪
That's great. That's awesome.
That is awesome. Yeah.
♪I'm like "forget you, and forget her, too" ♪
♪now, baby, baby, baby ♪
♪why you wanna hurt me so bad? ♪
♪I tried to tell my mama ♪
♪she said, "boy, this is one for your dad" ♪
♪that's what she said ♪
♪and I'm like, oh, I love you ♪
♪I still love you ♪
♪ohh ♪
♪I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love ♪
♪and I'm like, "forget you" ♪
Man!
♪I guess the change in my pocket just wasn't enough ♪
♪I'm like, "forget you, and forget her, too" ♪
♪said, if I was richer, I'd still be with you ♪
♪ain't that some shhh? ♪
♪and though there's pain in my chest ♪
♪I still wish you the best ♪
♪with a...Forget you! ♪
♪hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
What's up, big brother?
Not much, man.
I just came out here to sing you a song.
I think you wrote it. I think so.
Well, I had to turn around
To see who this brave individual was.
[ laughter ] you know?
And, of course, you have great taste in music.
That's one. So do you, so do you.
You cover some good songs.
You're wearing my favorite colors -- red and black.
Yeah.
Like, you know, you kind of remind me of myself
In the way of I think that you could be
An exception to a rule, you know what I'm saying?
Like, you know, the way that I've been able to do.
You know what I'm saying? Nakia: All right.
So...
Christina: It does take --
Can I say "balls" on nbc? I don't know.
It takes a lot of guts and balls to do a cee lo song.
But, you know, it just had a lot of aggressiveness to it,
Where I was really kind of taken aback, actually.
It's okay. Your loss.
[ laughter and applause ]
Blake: Probably really stupid for me to hit my button.
I mean, you're singing cee lo's song, and he...
But let me just plead my case here to you.
I would love to hear you plead your case, blake shelton.
You sing really good.
There comes a point
Where I don't even give a crap about that anymore,
Because I can't even hear you singing,
Because you had this crowd -- I mean, I felt like --
I felt like by facing that way, I was missing out on a party.
You know what I mean? You had the crowd going.
[ cheers and applause ] thank you. Thank you.
And, I mean, the thing
That I love about this show, "the voice,"
Is that, you know, you had the crowd going.
And I turn around, and you look nothing like I expected you --
I don't even know what I expected, but, you know,
I didn't expect to turn around and feel threatened.
And I do a little bit, you know?
But that's -- those are the things --
Those -- see? Right there.
I'm afraid right now.
Those are the things that, to me, make an artist.
You know, things that are unique about them.
And, uh, you know, I feel like every one of us here
Are unique and had to beat some odds.
And you're a big old white guy with a beard
Singing a cee lo song, man.
That makes you unique, man.
I think -- I think I can help you.
So, blake, tell me, then,
Why should I choose you over cee lo?
Because he dresses like a peacock.
[ laughter and applause ]
So, who do you pick?
[ dramatic music plays ]
[ audience shouting ]
Cee lo, you're the guy.
Let's go.
Hmph!
[ cheers and applause ]
It took huge balls to sing my song in front of me,
But I think he did a cool job,
And I'll see what we can come up with, know what I'm saying?
Like, maybe we stumble upon his own song.
He's gonna make you dress like a peacock. Nakia: Aah!
You're gonna be dressed like batman!
Yeah!
Daly: [ chuckles ]
You're moving on to the battle rounds on team cee lo.
Oh ho ho!
Daly: As the blind auditions continued...
Your team is looking good. I'll give you that.
The people on my team are better than me.
...Blake also picked up preacher's daughter serabee...
♪the only boy that could ever teach me ♪
♪was the son of a preacherman ♪
I picked her! I heard it!
Daly: ...Filling six out of his eight spots.
Adam also took his team count to six,
Landing glam rocker casey desmond...
♪I'm on the right track, baby, I was born this way ♪
You're mine. Awesome.
Daly: ...Leaving adam with only two more places left.
Then, christina picked up her first male performer,
Window installer justin grennan.
♪tell me, did venus blow your mind? ♪
I knew I could count on you.
I don't have any guys on my team yet,
So, you know, I'm happy to welcome you to the team.
Thank you.
Daly: Coming up, christina feels the pressure
Of selecting her final team member.
I actually might have a regret right now, so I'm sorry.
[ audience cheering ]
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "the voice."
As the blind auditions continue,
Some artists realize how stiff the competition is.
♪...Could understand ♪
If christina doesn't press her button, I would be devastated.
Daly: The pressure took a toll on the artists and coaches alike.
I actually might have a regret right now, so I'm sorry.
[ cheers and applause ]
♪pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel ♪
This isn't the last day of me, I promise.
♪like you're less than, less than perfect ♪
The decisions that we have to make are very, very important,
So I'm just being a little bit particular.
It's just not the thing that I need for my team,
And I'm down to the wire.
The people that we're not turning our chairs around for
Could win "american idol."
We're looking for that extra thing,
That unbelievable, mind-blowing, spectacular thing.
Daly: The coaches won't settle for less than the best talent,
And their caution has put them in a tough position.
They have more spaces to fill on their teams
Than artists left to audition for them.
At this point, adam, blake, and cee lo
Still need two more artists,
While christina needs one.
With only three blind auditions left,
Let's see how our next artist does with our coaches.
Dia: My name is dia frampton.
I am 23 years old, and I'm from st. George, utah.
I write children's novels.
Um, I love doing it.
I have four little sisters.
It's kind of something I do on the side.
Well, hello, dia. Dia: Hello.
How are you?
I'm well. How are you? Nice to see you.
How you feelin'?
I'm nervous, but I'm kind of...
Why? Why are you nervous?
Because it's scary. [ chuckles ]
I'm really scared to go sing
In front of four people that have their backs to me,
To be honest.
[ dramatic music plays ]
As I'm walking out on the stage,
I usually feel like I'm gonna die
During the first five seconds.
I either get really comfortable and relaxed
Or I continue to feel like I'm gonna die until the last note.
But, for my novels, they always have a hero
And they always have a happy ending,
So, I'm hoping for the best.
[ intro to "bubbly" plays ]
♪I've been awake for a while now ♪
♪you've got me feelin' like a child now ♪
He pushed it! ♪'cause every time I see your bubbly face ♪
Whoo! Yeah!
♪I get the tingles in a silly place ♪
♪it starts in my toes, and I crinkle my nose ♪
♪wherever you go, I always know ♪
♪that you make me smile ♪
♪please stay for a while now ♪
♪just take your time wherever you go ♪
♪the rain is falling on my windowpane ♪
♪we are hiding in a safer place ♪
♪under covers, staying dry and warm ♪
♪you give me feelings that I adore ♪
♪but what am I gonna say? ♪
♪yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪when you make me feel this way? ♪
♪I just, yeah ♪
♪it starts in my soul, and I lose all control ♪
♪when you kiss my nose, the feeling shows ♪
♪you make me smile ♪
♪please stay for a while now ♪
Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh. ♪holdin' me tight wherever you go ♪
Dang it!
♪wherever ♪
♪wherever you go ♪
Oh, my gosh!
[ cheers and applause ]
Hey, pretty girl.
Hello.
How are you? I'm terrified.
Cee lo: Really?
[ laughter ]
What's your name, terrified?
Dia. Dia?
Dia, when I heard you begin to sing, it made me smile.
I can't even explain it. It's just --
When I heard your voice, I started to smile.
[ cheers and applause ]
And she has -- you have that earthy --
That earthy thing about you that I think, you know --
There's a common thread between your sound
And country music, which is what I do.
I do think I can help you a lot.
[ cheers and applause ]
Dia, you -- you look -- you look just like that song.
All -- [ chuckles ]
All warm and -- and cozy and cuddly.
[ laughter ]
Huh?
[ chuckles ]
I'm saying, that's the feel of that record. It's nice.
It's getting awkward. It's getting awkward in here.
I'm just saying -- I enjoyed it, I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed it. You look great.
[ dramatic music plays ]
I, um...
I'm gonna go with blake.
Dia!
[ cheers and applause ]
Good to meet you, sweetie. Welcome.
It's gonna be fun.
Bye, dia!
She's beautiful.
Bye! Leave her alone. Leave her alone.
[ laughter ]
Woman: You did it!
Mmm. Good job!
[ chuckles ]
Yes!
[ laughter ]
Daly: With the addition of dia to blake's team,
Blake and christina have room for one more...
Mwah.
...While adam and cee lo
Still need two artists for their team.
Cee lo: Let's play hardball.
[ laughs evilly ]
Daly: Coming up, time is running out.
Six spots still remain, with only two auditions left.
Both: ♪stuck on you, whuh-oh, whuh-oh, stuck like glue ♪
♪we all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside ♪
Daly: The coaches have to compete even harder.
Now it's down to the wire.
Wait till you meet your team, man.
We're gonna win this thing. No doubt.
[ dramatic music plays ]
[ audience cheering ]
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
With only two auditions remaining,
This next artist is ready to play hardball
For the final spot on team blake.
Curtis: My name is curtis grimes.
I'm just a down-home country boy, mama's boy.
But I'm proud of it. That's -- that's what I am.
Played baseball from when I was 5 years old.
I got a college scholarship.
And I gave that up for a girl, and we ended up breaking up,
And so I did pretty much
What every other country-music artist does --
Picked up a guitar and wrote a song about it.
I actually get to sing a blake shelton song --
"hillbilly bone."
And there's gonna be some added pressure there,
Because it's his song, so he has high expectations for it.
If blake doesn't push the button for me,
Then I'm gonna run up there and push it for him.
Come on, blake! Hit the button, man!
[ intro to "hillbilly bone" plays ]
♪yeah, I got a friend in new york city ♪
♪he's never heard of conway twitty ♪
♪he don't know nothing 'bout grits and greens ♪
♪never been south of queens ♪
Woman: Come on, blake.
He's doing a blake shelton song. He's out of his mind. ♪but he flew down here ♪
Come on, blake. ♪on a business trip ♪
♪I took him honky-tonkin', and that was it ♪
Come on, blake!
♪he took to it like a pig to mud ♪
♪like a cow to cud ♪
♪we all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside ♪
♪no matter where you're from, you just can't hide it ♪
♪when the band starts banging and the fiddle saws ♪
♪you can't help but hollerin' ♪
Audience: "yee haw!"
♪and when you see them pretty little country queens ♪
♪man, you gotta admit that it's in them genes ♪
♪ain't nothing wrong ♪
♪just getting on ♪
♪your hillbilly bone-ba-bone-ba-bone-bone ♪
Here we go!
♪we all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside ♪
♪no matter where you're from, you just can't hide it ♪
♪when the band starts banging and the fiddle saws ♪
♪you can't help but hollerin' ♪
Audience: "yee haw!"
♪and when you see them pretty little country queens ♪
♪man, you gotta admit that it's in them genes ♪
♪ain't nothing wrong ♪
♪just getting on ♪
♪your hillbilly ♪ wow!
♪bone-ba-bone-ba-bone-bone ♪ I didn't see that one coming.
♪hillbilly bone-ba-bone-ba-bone-bone ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Blake: Hey -- hey, bro. I, uh...
When I cut that song, I cut that song with trace adkins.
And for me, part of the idea and the attitude of that song
Is, both of us are really cocky guys, you know?
And your voice -- you have a great country voice,
But there's got to be a little bit of cockiness and anger,
You know, when you perform that song.
And I'm really glad that cee lo picked you,
Because I can't wait to see, you know,
What he does with you, because I think that's gonna be cool.
I think --
Honestly, you're obviously a country artist,
But I think it's gonna be very interesting,
And I think it's gonna be good for you to work with cee lo.
Looking forward to it, too, man. This will be interesting.
Cee lo: Really? Oh, yeah.
Cee lo: Well, I was impressed.
Like, you didn't sound like you were putting on
Any kind of facade or anything.
It sounded genuinely country.
And also, as an artist, I'm growing,
And I'd like to do something that I've never done,
And that's help someone write a country song.
Let's do it, man. All right, bro.
♪you can't always get what you want ♪
♪but if you try sometimes, you just might find ♪
♪you just might find ♪
♪you get what you need ♪
Woman: Whoo-hoo!
[ laughter ] congratulations!
Blake didn't turn around. That freak you out for a second?
As soon as cee lo flipped around, I was like, "yes! Yes!"
Listen, bottom line is you made it.
Right. Congratulations, man. I'm happy for you.
Daly: With the blind auditions coming to an end,
Christina, cee lo, and blake
Each need one artist for their team.
Adam needs two.
Blake: This is one of the hardest things that I've ever had to do.
Adam: Everyone's got a lot to prove to everybody.
Daly: And with only one audition left,
Things are about to get interesting.
Some lucky people may be getting a second chance.
[ gasps ] yeah!
[ cheers and applause ]
[ audience cheering ]
"v" correspondent alison haislip here,
Smack in the middle of social-media central,
As the blind auditions continue.
Did you know you can download your faves on itunes right now?
It's true. Instant gratification.
It's like magic.
Have you picked a favorite artist yet?
Tweet us and tell us who you think is killing it
And which coach's team would you want to be on.
Tweet them directly and tell them why.
There are so many ways to stay connected with "the voice" 24/7.
This is your "v" correspondent alison haislip,
And I'll be looking for you online.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: With five spots to fill and only one audition left,
Farm-girl sisters tori and taylor
Will have to sing their hearts out to impress the coaches.
I'm tori thompson, and I'm 17.
I'm taylor thompson, and I'm 19.
Every year, we get a pig, and we get to raise it
And take it to the fair and show it,
And it's really fun. Come on, you guys are pig farmers.
We're pig farmers. We're pig farmers.
Pretty much, yep. You could call us that.
I don't eat bacon anymore, that's for sure.
Ohh! I eat bacon, but not my pig.
But not her bacon. I mean, I like bacon.
I think what makes us unique
Is we have been singing together our whole lives.
We'd perform at our county fairs, and we'd take our set list...
We'd tape our little set list on the stage. ...And tape it to the front of the stage
And walk out and be like, "our next song is..."
And we were only like 7 and 8.
Yeah. We were little.
I mean, I have a higher range, she has a lower range,
So us singing together,
We kind of just complement each other.
Hopefully, that'll be an advantage to us.
I mean, to be included into the group of all the artists
That are going to be on the show,
We feel so blessed.
Are you ready?
We're gonna do this.
Just shake and bake.
Let's get this done.
There's just so much, like, adrenaline. Yeah.
And it's just really exciting. You're just like --
I get butterflies. Yeah, we get butterflies.
[ intro to "stuck like glue" plays ]
♪absolutely no one who knows me better ♪
♪no one that can make me feel so good ♪
♪how did we stay so long together? ♪
♪when everybody ♪
♪everybody said we never would ♪
Together: ♪and just when I ♪
♪I start to think they're right ♪
♪that love has died ♪
♪there you go making my heart beat again ♪
♪heart beat again, heart beat again ♪
♪and I know ♪
♪I'm never lettin' this go ♪
♪I'm stuck on you ♪
♪whuh-oh, whuh-oh, stuck like glue ♪
♪you and me, baby, we're stuck like glue ♪
Two for the price of one, cee lo. Come on.
♪whuh-oh, whuh-oh, stuck like glue ♪
♪you and me together, say, it's all I wanna do, I said ♪
♪there you go bringin' me right back in ♪
♪right back in, right back in ♪
♪and I know ♪
♪I'm never letting this go ♪
♪I'm stuck on you ♪
♪whuh-oh, whuh-oh, stuck like glue ♪
♪you and me, baby, we're stuck like glue ♪
♪whuh-oh, whuh-oh, stuck like glue ♪
♪you and me, baby, we're stuck like glue ♪
[ cheers and applause ] aah!
All right! We love cee lo! Whoo!
What's up, ladies? How you guys doin'?
We are good. How are you? You guys,
That was the most adorable thing I've ever heard.
Thank you. Thank you.
And you guys are cute. I don't know.
Adam took the words right out of my mouth.
You guys are adorable and super, super sweet,
And I honestly thought I was listening
To, like, a great bubble-gum commercial.
We've been called the spearmint twins.
I know. Whenever I'm sad, I want you guys to sing for me.
They are so cute.
I picked you guys for a few different reasons --
Because I did want a duo to work with.
Oh, no way. You know, um...
But other than that, you know what I'm sayin',
I just think that we could really, really work together
And come up with something original, all our own.
What do you say?
Yes. Definitely. Yes! Yes!
[ both laugh ]
Thank you.
♪I will never say never ♪
Come here, you!
♪I will fight, I will fight till forever ♪
[ speaking indistinctly ]
Thank you so much.
I'll see you later.
[ cheers and applause ]
♪never say never ♪
[ shrieks ]
Oh, my god!
Cee lo!
[ laughter ]
Yay!
♪and never say never ♪
Daly: All right, now have a seat. Have a seat, everybody.
Let's have a little chat, if you wouldn't mind.
By the rules of "the voice,"
All of our superstar coaches here
Need to have eight contestants
To move out of the blind-audition rounds
Into the battle rounds.
And all of the invited artists have auditioned.
And so far, cee lo, you're the only one with a full boat.
You got eight.
[ cheers and applause ] all right?
Hold on.
So, what that means is -- adam, you actually have six.
You need two more. Christina needs one more.
And, blake, you need one more. So we're not there yet.
Christina: You know, some of the people that we've seen,
We feel really bad about
Because we saw so much great talent
And so many amazing voices along the way.
We really did.
So much so that I feel like
I kind of want to give them fresh songs,
Do something really fresh and new,
And blind-test them again.
This actually could get fun because, cee lo, you're good.
You can sit here and watch. That's right.
And we can watch adam, christina, and blake
Maybe have a little shootout here.
So, here's what we're doing.
We're gonna take a break. We'll sort this out.
When we get back, some lucky people
May be getting a second chance at greatness
Right here on "the voice."
Sit tight. We'll be right back here, right after this.
[ cheers and applause ]
Coming up, in a twist that no one could have predicted...
I'm gonna perform from the bottom of my heart,
And I hope I get through.
Jared: It's been a long journey getting here.
And I'm definitely ready for it to go my way.
[ audience cheering ]
Daly: Here's where we're at,oice: Everybody. Let me recap.
We're at the end of the blind auditions.
Our superstar coaches need eight.
We're four short, all right? So we huddled up.
They've unanimously decided on eight artists
That were out here before, sang their hearts out.
They were super-close to going in,
And they felt that they needed another shot.
So we're gonna bring them back out.
Our coaches don't know the order in which
The artists are gonna sing.
These are truly blind auditions again.
The artists will be singing all-new songs.
They have had no rehearsal,
And they're gonna sing again for a second shot.
Who doesn't like a second shot in life?
All right, so let's get to it.
Now, cee lo, you have your eight.
Yes, I do. So you're good.
Let's turn adam's chair around,
Christina's chair around, and blake's chair around.
Beautiful.
Ladies and gentlemen, let the shootout begin.
The blind auditions continue right now.
[ cheers and applause ]
Passing on lily elise gave christina second thoughts.
I actually might have a regret right now.
Remember, the order is random, and the coaches have no idea
Who is singing next or what song they are singing.
♪oh ♪
Lily: Now that I have this second chance,
This could be potentially huge for me.
So I have to reach out, and I have to grab it right now.
[ cheers and applause ]
♪huh ♪
♪some people live for the fortune ♪
♪some people live just for the fame, baby ♪
♪you know some people live for the power ♪
♪yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪and some people live just to play the game ♪
♪some people think ♪
♪that the physical things ♪
♪they define what's within ♪
♪some people want diamond rings ♪
♪and some just want everything ♪
♪but everything means nothing ♪
♪if I ain't got you ♪
♪ohh-ohh-ohh ♪
Woman: Come on, christina.
Give it to her. Give it to her!
♪if I ain't got you with me ♪
♪baby ♪ [ cheers and applause ]
What's up, darlin'?
How are you?
I'm crying 'cause I'm so happy!
[ cheers and applause ]
I got you!
I got you back!
Yay! I can't believe this. Sorry.
Just come give me a hug. We know you're mine.
I know I'm yours.
[ cheers and applause continue ]
You got a second chance!
Whoo!
Yeah! [ cheers and applause continue ]
All right, so, let's see where we stand now.
Now, christina's locked. You've got your eight.
Cee lo's got his eight.
Adam still needs two artists.
We need one from blake.
And that leaves three spots and seven second chances to go.
You ready for the next one?
[ cheers and applause ] all right.
Let's turn adam around...
And blake around.
The blind auditions continue on "the voice."
[ cheers and applause ]
When sonia rao auditioned the first time...
♪some people want it all ♪
Daly: ...Cee lo regretted not picking her.
Oh [bleep]
Now that cee lo's team is full,
Her only chance lies with adam or blake.
[ vibrating lips ]
Everything on the show so far has been so intense emotionally,
And especially with the second chance,
You feel it more 'cause they bring you back.
I want this. I really, really want this.
[ applause ]
[ intro to "chasing pavements" plays ]
♪I've made up my mind ♪
♪don't need to think it over ♪
♪if I'm wrong, I am right ♪
♪don't need to look no further ♪
♪this ain't lust ♪
♪I know ♪
♪this is love ♪
♪oh ♪
♪should I give up ♪
♪or should I just keep chasing pavements ♪
♪even if it leads nowhere? ♪
♪or would it be a waste? ♪
♪even if I knew my place ♪
♪should I leave it there? ♪
♪ohh-ohh ♪
♪should I give up ♪
♪or should I just keep chasing pavements ♪
♪even if it leads nowhere? ♪
I'll do it if you will. Turn around.
♪yeah ♪
♪turn around ♪
[ laughs ]
[ audience groans ] it hurts my soul.
Oh!
This chair is bull[bleep]
Adam: Hi! Hi.
It hurts as much the second time.
Dang it! Why didn't you pick her?
Sonia: What do you have to say for yourself?
Thank you. Thank you.
[ cheers and applause ]
I love you!
Daly: Unfortunately,
The result wasn't sweeter the second time around for sonia.
Ready for his second chance is father-of-six jared blake...
[ children shrieking ]
...Who almost made it first time around.
♪I make them good girls go bad ♪
I was that close to pushing it,
Thinking, "this is a country dude."
Daly: Will he bring it home this time?
Jared: It's been a long journey getting here.
And I'm definitely ready for it to go my way.
[ cheers and applause ]
♪forgive ♪
♪sounds good ♪
♪forget ♪
♪I'm not sure I could ♪
♪they say time heals everything ♪
♪but I'm still waiting ♪
[ audience claps rhythmically ] ♪I'm through ♪
♪with doubt ♪
♪there's nothing left for me to figure out ♪
They're staring at each other. They're playing a game!
I've never heard him sing this.
♪I've paid a price ♪
♪and I'll keep paying ♪
Come on! Go!
♪I'm not ready to make nice ♪
♪I'm not ready to back down ♪ whoo!
♪I'm still mad as hell, and I don't have time ♪
♪to go 'round and 'round and 'round ♪
♪it's too late to make it right ♪
♪I probably wouldn't if I could ♪
♪'cause I'm mad as hell, can't bring myself ♪
♪to do what it is you think I should ♪
♪what it is you think I should ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Yes!
I got my guy!
Well, so did I.
Come over here.
Welcome to the team, bro.
Congratulations, man. Thank you.
It was good.
Daly: Blake's team of eight is now complete.
I got my guy! The pressure is on.
♪you can't fence that in ♪
♪stupid boy ♪
Daly: Will the remaining artists have what it takes to catch adam's ear?
[ audience cheering ]
[ cheers and applause ]
I'm happy!
Yes!
Blake shelton's happy, everybody.
He's got his eight.
Enjoy the show, blake, christina, cee lo.
Let's turn adam's chair back around.
Adam: My goal is just to find the best one.
If you're a soulful singer and you have that thing, then I want you.
Daly: Next to take her final shot is high-schooler
And country hopeful casey weston,
Who, earlier, was heartbroken.
Woman: I'm so proud of you. You did a really good job.
Thanks, mom.
Okay, now you're making me really nervous. Stop!
Casey: I'm about to go onstage,
And it is one of the biggest opportunities
I've ever had in my entire life.
And so I feel like I really need to definitely prove myself
And not get too nervous.
[ intro to "stupid boy" plays ]
[ applause ]
♪she was precious ♪
♪like a flower ♪
♪she grew wild ♪
♪wild but innocent ♪
♪a perfect prayer in a desperate hour ♪
♪she was everything beautiful ♪
♪and different ♪
♪stupid boy ♪
♪you can't fence that in ♪
♪stupid boy ♪
♪it's like holding back the wind ♪
♪she let her heart and soul right in your hands ♪
Turn it!
♪yeah ♪
♪and you stole her every dream ♪
♪and you crushed her plans ♪ whoo!
Yes! I love that guy!
♪she never even knew she had a choice ♪
♪and that's what happens when the only voice she hears ♪
♪is telling her she can't ♪
♪she never even knew she had a choice ♪
♪and that's what happens when the only voice she hears ♪
♪is telling her she can't ♪
Oh, wow!
♪stupid boy ♪ that's your little girl.
♪oh, he's the same old, same old ♪
♪stupid boy ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
Um, guess what?
You are stuck with me. You have no choice.
I am so excited, I'm shaking right now. Give me a hug. Come here!
Get over here!
[ cheers and applause ]
Thank you so much.
I'm excited. You were great.
I promise next time I won't screw up in the beginning.
No, you were awesome.
Way to go.
So, so awesome.
Unbelievable.
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: Our next artist has one last shot at making it onto a team.
First, angela wolff tried a miranda lambert song,
Which didn't pay off.
♪from the house ♪
♪that built me ♪
Daly: Now can she score the one remaining spot on adam's team?
I'm just gonna go out there and do the best I can do.
I'm gonna perform from the bottom of my heart,
And I hope I get through.
[ cheers and applause ]
♪there's a fire burning in my heart ♪
♪reaching a fever pitch ♪
♪it's bringing me out the dark ♪
♪finally ♪
♪I can see you crystal clear ♪
♪go ahead and sell me out ♪
♪I'll lay your [bleep] right here ♪
♪see me leaving with every piece of you ♪
♪don't underestimate these things that I can do ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Whoa! Awesome!
Let's go!
♪we could have had it all ♪
♪rolling in the deep ♪
♪you had my heart inside ♪
♪of your hand ♪
♪and you take it with the beat ♪
♪yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Thank you! Thank you!
Aww!
So, here we are.
Here we are!
You are on my team,
And I'm very, very happy to have you.
Thank you!
[ cheers and applause ] thank you so much.
Come here!
Good job.
[ laughs ] I'm so excited!
Whoo!
The blind auditions here on "the voice"
Come finally to a close.
Man, that was exciting.
We have now 32...
Of the best undiscovered artists
In the United States of america.
Eight for blake shelton...
Eight for christina aguilera...
Eight for cee lo, and eight for adam levine.
The blind auditions are done.
But now we move on.
It's a new phase next week -- the battle rounds.
You're not gonna want to miss this.
Next week, these coaches start to narrow it down.
So tune in right here -- nbc, "the voice."
The battle rounds begin.
We'll see you next week. I'm carson daly. Good night.
[ cheers and applause ]
Next time on "the voice"...
With the coaches' teams now complete...
Christina: Now it's down to the battle rounds,
And we get down to the nitty-gritty.
I'm pairing you up.
It's gonna be two artists
Singing the same song on the same stage.
And, obviously, only one of you will survive.
Cee lo: The battle begins.
Christina: It's really good that you just go into the notes
Feeling really confident and on-key.
Daly: Each coach will train...
Here, try this --
♪love is for ♪ ♪ever ♪
...To bring out the best in their artists
With the help of trusted advisors...
I brought my secret weapon, reba mcentire.
...In preparation for a vocal battle.
I want to hear you blow my head off, you know?
'cause you guys are battling it out.
This is where it gets serious.
If I can't feel your heart in the song,
It's not gonna work for me.
So hit me with meaning, emotion. Make me feel something.
You guys have one shot at this. Sing your asses off.
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: With the battle lines drawn,
The singers pull out all the stops.
♪both: If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it ♪
♪uh uh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh ♪
♪pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel ♪
♪teenage wasteland, oh, yes ♪
Daly: Only the individual coach can decide
Which artist stays on their team and which artist is eliminated.
Who is the winner of the battle round?
Oh, my gosh!
I kind of don't know what to say at this point
'cause I'm pretty split down the middle right now.
I'm not picking anybody on this one.
I don't know!
I knew this was gonna be the most difficult part of it.
Daly: After a lot of tough decisions...
...Each coach will be left with only four artists
To represent them in the live shows,
Where america will decide which coach will win the honor
Of saying they discovered "the voice."
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