Ly: Our coaches...
...Fought it out, assembling four teams
Of the best undiscovered voices in america.
I think -- I think I'm gonna go with adam.
Cee lo. Blake.
Thank you for picking me, christina.
Aww!
Daly: 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: Now the battle begins.
Daly: Now the artists will face off
Against their own teammates.
Adam: When you're doing a duet with somebody, you kind of rely on chemistry,
But you're also kind of secretly trying
To destroy them, as well, 'cause you want to win.
Daly: From this point on,
The only thing standing in the way
Of them moving on to the live shows
Is each other.
This is freaking crazy, man. Nuts.
Daly: But before they hit the stage...
Here, try this -- ♪lovers forever ♪
♪forever ♪
...Each coach will train the artists
With the help of a trusted adviser.
We want to help you out. That's what we're here for.
Daly: Adam levine has maroon 5's musical director, adam blackstone.
♪closer ♪
Cee lo's got grammy-winning, multiplatinum
Recording artist monica.
Your confidence is special because it's not cocky.
Christina has australian recording artist sia.
And blake has called upon one of the most successful
Female country recording artists of all time...
Brought my secret weapon. Daly: ...Reba.
You're gonna do a chorus with you singing lead?
Y'all singing harmony?
Reba: I'm here to kind of help coach them along,
Because the battle rounds are going to be tough.
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: With the battle lines drawn,
The artists pull out all the stops.
Together: ♪'cause if you liked it ♪
♪then you should have put a ring on it ♪
♪wuh-uh oh, oh uh-uh, uh-oh ♪
♪pretty, pretty please ♪
♪if you ever, ever feel ♪
Daly: After the battle performances,
Only the artists' coaches will make the tough decision
Who advances and who goes home.
Who is the winner of this battle round?
Oh, my god. You guys are so great.
I'm not picking anybody on this one.
I don't know!
Cee lo: I knew this was gonna be
The most difficult part of the evening.
Daly: After a lot of tough decisions...
Oh, my gosh!
...Each coach will be left with only four artists
To represent them in the live shows.
[ cheers and applause ]
It's a fight to the finish to win the battle rounds
And advance to the live shows.
There, america will decide who will win it all --
A recording contract from universal republic
And be named "the voice."
All eight members of christina's team
Wait for her to announce her first battle pairing.
[ cheers and applause ]
Then she will personally train the artists,
Preparing them for battle.
All right, look around you, because...
We begin the battle rounds.
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.
And I will be the one to choose who will be going home.
My first pair-up is...
Tarralyn ramsey...
With...
...Frenchie davis.
I knew it. [ laughter ]
This is not good.
The song you two will be singing together --
"single ladies (put a ring on it)" by beyoncé.
[ laughs ]
Tarralyn: I knew she was getting ready to say "frenchie."
It was the obvious choice.
She's a great singer. I'm a great singer.
And I know that she's had a four-year run on broadway.
I went to see her when she did "rent" because I was such a fan.
Christina: Okay, I know the two of you,
Being the powerhouse vocalists that you are --
I feel that you are so talented
That you need a little bit more of a challenge.
Thank you, christina.
And so I chose an up-tempo
So you guys can let loose
And have a little bit more fun with it.
Christina: Frenchie and tarralyn are two
That I knew could hold their own with each other.
And that's what I want to see from these two ladies.
Daly: During the blind auditions,
Gospel diva tarralyn ramsey sang "breathe."
♪that love's supposed to be-e-e-e-e? ♪
Daly: Then she had to make an emotional decision
Between christina and cee lo.
Tarralyn: I would not be here if I didn't feel like it was my last chance.
Daly: And powerhouse broadway star frenchie davis
Sang "I kissed a girl."
♪oh, I liked it ♪
Daly: And christina was the coach to snatch her up.
Frenchie: Some of america may remember me from "american idol,"
From which I was disqualified.
Daly: With so much at stake,
Tarralyn and frenchie meet with christina
And her adviser,
Australian singer/songwriter sia,
To prepare for their big battle.
Hi, I'm sia. Nice to meet you. Frenchie.
Nice to meet you, frenchie. Tarralyn: Hi.
Christina: Sia is the adviser that I brought to the table,
Because I've always been an incredible fan
Of her music, with zero 7.
♪all the single ladies ♪
♪now put your hands up ♪
Both: ♪now put your hands up ♪
Christina: Hey! That sounded good!
I want to hear you blow my head off.
Like, you know -- play it.
One, two...
♪up in the club, we just broke up ♪
♪doing my own little thing ♪ like, punch, you know.
♪I'm up on him, he's up on her ♪
♪da-da, whatever the words are ♪
You know. You know what I'm saying? Right, right. All right.
Like, I want to hear you, like, attacking it. You got to bring it.
That's a lot of words.
Don't worry about the words. Yeah.
I never worry about the words. No, I'm kidding.
[ laughter ]
So just don't be afraid to attack it.
Okay. Okay.
Frenchie: I think that tarralyn may have an advantage
Because her style of singing
Is more similar to christina's than mine.
They attack everything they sing.
And I'm more focused on tone, pitch, and face.
That's what I do.
Daly: With the first rehearsal over,
Christina and sia offer frenchie some personal advice.
I really do feel good about her starting the song
And you coming in in the second half.
It really felt good to the ears.
Also, I think you have a tendency
To sing a little bit sharp, so what I would say to you
Is shoot for singing a little bit under the note.
Okay.
Frenchie: Sia and christina mentioned
I have a tendency to sing sharp,
Which -- that's the first time I've heard that.
So I'm gonna definitely work on that.
I think it's really kind of commendable
That nobody's trying to step on each other's toes
In the rehearsal process,
And I understand that when it comes
To, obviously, the competition, then you'll all throw --
Um, you know.
Yeah. Yeah. Christina: Ha!
Hey! That's -- don't -- yeah.
Ah! Now, don't get it twisted.
Obviously you can't let your competition know
Every little trick that you gonna pull out your pocket,
So I'm never gonna do a great, great, great rehearsal,
'cause she got to wait till I show up on battleground.
It sounds like you know you want it very badly.
Oh, I do. I -- and you are not gonna stop
Until you get home with it.
I ain't goin' home. [ chuckles ]
Daly: With everything on the line, frenchie and tarralyn
Feel the pressure of their upcoming battle
As they rehearse in the ring with christina.
Both: ♪now put your hands up ♪
Uh-oh. Is there tension in the room right now?
No tension.
[ exhales sharply ]
Whoo!
Do I need to, like, put on stripes
And become a referee right now?
I can feel it! I can feel all the tension.
Wow! Um...
Tarralyn: Between frenchie and I right now
While we're working on the song.
But it's not anything negative.
It's just business.
I have to win this competition so that I can have a career.
Christina: Look, guys, I'm really rooting for both of you,
And I love that you're competitive and you both want this so much.
I get it.
I just want to make sure
That you don't suck the fun out of it for yourself.
And even when I was on that stage at the grammys,
You know, I stumbled, and I got caught in the train of my dress,
And jennifer hudson literally was there to catch my fall,
And sometimes you need
The support and the help of each other.
It is a main event.
In this corner, we have frenchie,
And in this corner, tarralyn!
And it all has to boil down
To who remembers the notes that were given
And really have fun with the moment.
May the best one win.
[ dramatic music plays ]
Daly: It's the night of the battle,
And tarralyn and frenchie are ready to go head-to-head.
Christina will decide who wins this round.
Only one will move on to the live shows.
Frenchie: I'm so excited.
I'm nervous. I'm terrified.
This is my chance to take my career to the next level.
♪don't... ♪
Tarralyn's totally holding back,
Pretending like that's what she's gonna sound like.
You can't win if you worry about anybody else.
Tarralyn: There is tension between frenchie and I right now.
But tension or not, I got to be the one to move on.
Please, let me win.
And I want to bring all of the emotions that I have right now
Into the ring.
It's kind of like a fighter.
So, yeah, I know me.
I'm bringing everything I got to the ring.
Okay. Here you go.
Okay.
[ cheers and applause ]
Competing tonight from christina's team --
The singer whose stage presence matches her powerful vocals,
Frenchie davis!
[ cheers and applause ]
She's battling against the emotional diva
Whose drive equals her talent,
Tarralyn ramsey!
[ cheers and applause ]
Tarralyn, baby. Whoo!
Daly: The battle round starts now.
Frenchie: ♪all the single ladies ♪
Tarralyn: ♪all the single ladies ♪
Frenchie: ♪all the single ladies ♪
Tarralyn: ♪all the single ladies ♪
Frenchie: ♪all the single ladies ♪
Both: ♪now put your hands up ♪
♪up in the club ♪ ♪club ♪
♪we just broke up ♪ ♪up ♪
♪doing my own little thing ♪
♪little thing ♪
♪decided to dip ♪ ♪dip ♪
♪now you wanna trip ♪ ♪trip ♪
♪'cause another brother noticed me ♪
♪I'm up on him ♪ ♪him ♪
♪he's up on me ♪ ♪me ♪
♪don't pay him any attention ♪
♪I cried my tears, three long years ♪
♪can't get mad at me ♪
♪if you liked it, then you should have put a ring on it ♪ come on!
Both: ♪if you liked it, then you should've put a ring on it ♪
♪don't be mad once you see that he want it ♪
♪if you liked it, then you should've put a ring on it ♪
♪I got gloss on my lips ♪
♪man on my hips ♪ ♪hips ♪
♪hold me tighter than my dereon jeans ♪ uh-huh.
♪acting up ♪
♪drink in my cup ♪
♪and I could care less what you think ♪ ♪huh ♪
♪I need no permission, did I mention ♪
♪don't pay him any attention ♪ ♪attention ♪
♪'cause you had your turn ♪
♪now you gonna learn ♪
♪what it really feels like to miss me ♪
Both: ♪if you liked it, then you should have put a ring on it ♪
♪if you liked it, then you should've put a ring on it ♪
♪wuh-uh oh, oh uh-uh, uh-oh ♪
Both: ♪wuh-uh oh ♪
Frenchie: ♪don't treat me to these things of the world ♪
♪I'm not that kind of girl ♪
♪your love is what I prefer, what I deserve ♪
Tarralyn: ♪is a man that takes me and makes me ♪
♪and delivers me to a destiny ♪
Both: ♪to infinity and beyo-o-o-o-nd ♪
♪yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪all the single ladies ♪
Tarralyn: ♪all the single ladies ♪
Both: ♪if you liked it, then you should have put a ring on it ♪
♪if you liked it, then you should've put a ring ♪
♪wuh-uh oh ♪ ♪wuh-uh ohhhhh ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Woman: "t", baby.
Yeah! She gave it to her. Yeah.
Daly: All right, christina, we'll get to you in a minute.
Cee lo, some thoughts on that?
Cee lo: Wow. I enjoyed that so much.
[ cheers and applause ]
Frenchie, you got that big love going on, girl.
All right, now, cee lo. Watch it.
Hey, so, and, you --
I mean, that last note y'all did together -- awesome.
Christina: That's my team!
Awesome. Awesome.
Adam: Wow. You guys, the best thing
Is when you forget it's a singing competition.
And I forgot, 'cause I was having fun.
And, by the way, everybody in this room forgot, as well.
[ cheers and applause ]
I felt like I was watching "rocky."
Frenchie's like the apollo, kind of.
I mean, she's just beating the crap out of her,
And then, you know, and then right at the last,
She hit that note, and it's like rocky came in
And just uppercutted right at the last minute
And knocked her out.
Daly: Christina, these are your girls.
Christina: As your coach, you took what I said
Into your performance tonight,
Because you made everybody have fun,
And that's the one thing I really asked you guys.
You got everybody worked up and having fun.
You worked it.
I don't know!
I don't want to pick this one. Sia?
Daly: Consult with sia, and then I'd like to know
Who the winner of this battle round is, please.
Yeah.
I am clueless.
So clueless.
[ suspenseful music plays ]
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the battle rounds.
Before the break, christina consulted with sia
About which of her artists, tarralyn or frenchie,
Will win this battle and move on to the live shows.
Christina: Okay, guys.
Daly: Do you have a decision?
Christina: I'm happy that the two of you
Were able to have fun with it.
[ suspenseful music plays ]
But I think frenchie took it tonight.
♪I throw my hands up in the air sometimes ♪
♪saying "ayo" ♪
♪gotta let go ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
♪I wanna celebrate ♪
♪and live my life ♪
♪saying "ayo" ♪
♪baby, let's go ♪
Thank you! ♪'cause we gon' rock this club ♪
♪we gon' go all night ♪
♪we gon' light it up ♪
♪like it's dynamite ♪
Oh, my god! ♪we gon' light it up ♪
♪like it's dynamite ♪ this is so amazing.
♪'cause I told you once ♪
I'm ready to take this all the way to the live show.
America finally gets a chance to vote for me.
I'm so excited.
Daly: Frenchie celebrates her victory over tarralyn.
Next, blake's team waits to hear their first battle assignment.
The first artists that I'm pairing up against each other...
...Are...
...Patrick thomas...
...Versus tyler robinson.
You two are gonna be singing...
"burning love" by elvis.
I love it.
Tyler: I don't really know the song "burning love,"
And patrick is a strong singer.
He's really cute, all-american. People are gonna love him.
But I just have to make people love me more.
So, the reason that I put you two together
Is because you both are full of energy.
You lean more to maybe pop.
You're clearly a country guy.
Elvis was the one guy that covered all of those bases.
Blake: Patrick and tyler --
Two guys that are very, very confident.
That's an interesting pairing.
Daly: During the blind auditions,
Self-assured cowboy patrick thomas
Sang "live like you were dying."
♪I've been denying ♪
Patrick: When you look at me now, you wouldn't really think
That I was bullied,
But back in elementary school, I was a complete nerd.
Daly: And passionate singer tyler robinson
Sang "hey, soul sister."
♪ain't that mister, mister on the radio? Stereo ♪
Daly: And blake heard something unique in his voice.
Tyler, you're on my team.
Yes!
Growing up mormon was difficult.
I'm gay. It was hard coming out.
Daly: Now that the battle is set,
These fighters are ready for training camp.
Blake has brought his longtime friend and personal mentor.
How you doin'? I brought my secret weapon. This is reba.
Oh. How are you? Hi.
Nice to meet you.
I don't normally get starstruck, but it's nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
You're so pretty. Thank you.
Reba: I'm here to kind of help
Coach them along and give them advice.
I'm very glad to be a part of it.
Blake: ♪you light my morning sky ♪
Both: ♪with burning love ♪
Yes. Patrick: There it is.
Okay. So, does any of that sound familiar?
Sort of. Sort of. Sort of?
I know elvis. I know this one pretty well.
All right, why don't you go first?
[ piano plays ]
♪I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love ♪
Yeah, then you do one.
♪I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning lo-o-o-ve ♪
That's good. Yeah.
Just be careful you don't, you know,
Sing all over each other.
And just because you can do a lot of runs and things
Doesn't mean you have to do them constantly, you know.
Tyler: Yeah, yeah. You got so much energy
That you just want to just throw it out there, you know.
You need to reel it in and...
Pick your places. Don't wear it out.
Pick your spots and make it count. Absolutely.
Blake: Tyler's problem is gonna be...
Just because he's a great singer,
He wants to sing all over the map.
You know, he's gonna have to reel that in.
And it's not gonna hurt patrick
To be a little bit more of a show-off vocally.
Can't wait to see it.
Thanks.
Man, you definitely have a true battle on your hands with tyler.
Patrick: Oh, yeah.
I mean, he's a great singer, man.
He has the ability to do a lot of things vocally. Right.
What's the most important thing for you when you're onstage?
What are you thinking about when you're singing a song?
I'm thinking about every word... Mm-hmm.
...Have a little video in my mind that I'm going through. Sure.
And I'm in that moment.
I'm in that story. Yeah.
I'm gonna sing -- ♪girl, girl, girl ♪
♪I feel my temperature rising ♪
You got a girlfriend? No.
You got a girl you like, you think's hot?
He had about 300 the night of the blind auditions. Okay.
All right, pick one of those girls and just sing it to them. Yeah. Yeah.
One of the two of you have to make me believe
That you truly are...
A hunk, a hunk of burning love.
Yeah. There you go.
Wow. I can do that.
I know what I got to do.
Blake: Patrick is a trained vocalist.
Tyler's one of those guys
That can sing any note that you can imagine,
And he knows that.
This battle's definitely gonna come down to the last note.
Daly: Coming up...
Come on! Y'all got to help me!
...Blake has to choose between heart...
♪oh, lord almighty ♪ ...And soul.
♪you light my morning sky ♪ ♪ooh ♪
♪with burning love ♪
You got a tough decision, blake.
I can't help you, buddy.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to the battle rounds.
Two artists from blake's team are waiting backstage.
One of them will outsing the competition and move on.
Entering now, the confident cowboy from texas,
Patrick thomas...
[ cheers and applause ]
Yay! Whoo! Come on, patrick!
Daly: ...Battling the soulful voice from california,
Tyler robinson.
[ cheers and applause ]
Whoo! Oh, my gosh. That's so cool!
Daly: The battle round begins.
Patrick: ♪uh-huh ♪
Come on! Y'all got to help me!
♪oh, lord almighty ♪
♪I feel my temperature rising ♪
♪yeah ♪
♪higher and higher ♪
♪it's burning through to my soul ♪
♪oh, girl, girl, girl, girl ♪
♪you gonna set me on fire ♪
♪yeah ♪
♪well, my brain is flaming ♪
♪I don't know which way to go ♪
♪'cause your kisses lift me higher ♪ ♪ooh ♪
♪like the sweet song of a choir ♪ ♪ooh ♪
♪you light my morning sky ♪ ♪ooh ♪
♪with burning love ♪
Tyler: ♪whoaaa ♪
♪I feel my temperature rising ♪
♪yeah ♪
♪help me, I'm flaming ♪
♪I must be a hundred and nine ♪
♪I'm burning, burning, burning ♪
♪nothing can cool me ♪
♪I just might turn to smoke ♪
♪but I feel fine ♪
♪'cause your kisses lift me higher ♪ ♪ooh ♪
♪like the sweet song of a choir ♪ ♪ooh ♪
♪and you light my morning sky ♪ ♪ooh ♪
♪with burning love ♪
Patrick: ♪I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love ♪
Tyler: ♪I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love ♪
Patrick: ♪I'm just a hunk, a hunk of bu-u-u-u-rning love ♪
Tyler: ♪I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning lo-o-o-o-ve ♪
♪burning lo-o-o-o-ve ♪ ♪ohhhhh ♪
That's right! ♪whoa ♪
♪whoa ♪
♪whoaaaaa ♪ ♪yeahhhh ♪
Baby!
[ cheers and applause ]
He nailed it.
Crazy. That was so amazing.
Daly: Now, that's how you do it!
That's a battle!
I do not envy blake shelton.
He'll have a second to think about it with reba.
Christina, some thoughts on that great battle?
Wow! I was -- I was not expecting that.
When it was your turn to step up and take charge,
I felt you both stepped up to the plate
And did a really good job.
Thank you.
[ cheers and applause ]
Cee lo.
Cee lo: Both of you guys are very surgically, technical,
Great singers, like --
I mean, like, 'cause I don't consider myself the same.
Like, you know, I can "sang" but I cansing.
Well, who do you think sang better?
If I have to pick one, I'd say tyler.
Daly: Okay. Adam?
Adam: You're both incredible,
And I think it's a really hard thing to call,
But when you guys both came out here,
I was thinking I was immediately gonna go with patrick.
But, man, I am pleasantly surprised,
And I would totally go with you, tyler.
I really would.
And it comes down to you, blake.
I want to hear what reba has to say first.
This song, you really rocked it
In your vocal abilities,
In your range, your looks, everything.
It was really a lot of fun to watch you perform.
[ laughing ] uh, boy, you got a tough decision, blake.
[ sighs ]
It's cool as a -- in our position as coaches,
When you say something to an artist
And you know they listened and they did it.
And, tyler, man, you know, like I told you, I mean,
I said it to you, where I'm from,
The runs are a bad thing,
And you stopped -- [ laughter ]
And you stopped doing that, which was --
You know, you didn't do it tonight, and it was cool.
You know, you did just enough,
And you weren't all over the map, and you sang great.
And, you know, patrick has been, you know,
One of those guys that every time he steps out here,
He's great.
And having said that, I don't know, you know...
What to...Say next.
Who's the winner of this battle round, blake?
This is tough.
[ suspenseful music plays ]
Patrick.
[ cheers and applause ]
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
Oh, my god! Ohh!
Patrick thomas moves on. We'll see him at the live shows.
Woman: Patrick!
Ohh!
Daly: With his win, patrick has secured a place
On blake's team for the live shows.
Next up, adam's team of eight
Receives their first battle pairing.
For this battle...
...Casey and tim.
You guys are gonna do "leather and lace." oh, yeah.
And that's gonna be tough,
Because that's, like, such an incredible duet.
Casey: Onstage, which is intimidating.
You know, I've never done harmonies before.
I haven't been singing that long.
I thought it was great for you, because you, like me,
Have a high register, as does don henley.
If I didn't have faith have chose this one.N't
This one's really tough.
Tim: I've got a lot of records out.
I've done a million shows. I live onstage.
Could that be an asset? I think possibly.
Daly: During the blind auditions,
Experienced minnesota-native tim mahoney
Sang "bring it on home to me"...
♪ooh, you bring it on home to me, yeah ♪
Daly: ...And surprised his coach with his unique voice.
I thought you were gonna be a girl.
Tim: I've been doing music for a living for about 14 years.
I've had a lot of almosts that have happened.
Daly: And 18-year-old high-school senior casey weston,
Who got a second chance at the blind auditions,
Sang "stupid boy."
♪same old stupid boy ♪
I started doing music only 4 1/2 years ago.
I used to play volleyball, and I was an athlete.
I never really knew I could sing.
[ dramatic music plays ]
Daly: Tim and casey meet with adam
And his adviser, adam blackstone,
To work out their song.
I am adam's and maroon 5's musical director.
He's an m.D. To the stars. Casey: Awesome.
Adam: I brought adam blackstone because he is a guy
That we use in maroon 5
To help us wrangle all the creativity
And all the things when we're setting up a tour.
So he's my right-hand man.
Are you familiar with this tune at all we chose,
The "leather and lace"?
I am, but she wasn't as much, but --
But I've just got to learn it. Adam: You'll get there.
Somebody help me a little bit, though.
Yeah, we'll do it with you.
♪is love so fragile ♪
♪and the heart so hollow? ♪
I wanted to impress adam, and I'd never done it before,
So I was a little reluctant and I was a little scared.
♪you in the moonlight ♪
♪with your sleepy eyes ♪
How was that for you?
I felt pretty good. I mean --
When you come in, you've got to
Not chop those words up so much, 'cause it's like...
♪you in the moonlight ♪
That's got to be like butter.
Okay. That's got to be smooth.
You know, the homework for you is gonna be harmony notes.
Casey: Right.
The homework for you, tim, is gonna be phrasing.
Because we want the phrasing to be as authentic as possible.
Adam: When his tone is really pure and simple
And doesn't try to do too much and go too high,
It's really nice.
Casey weston is a badass.
She doesn't know how good she is yet.
And the more she starts to figure out how good she is,
It's gonna be scary.
Daly: With their battle drawing near,
Casey and tim head to the stage
To practice their song in the ring.
♪you in the moonlight ♪
♪you in... ♪
It's like -- it's like sflowier. You know, it's like --
So it's a little more cleaner --
Like, it sounds like you're still trying to hit that note.
Right, 'cause it's a little -- it's on the cusp.
If you got to go falsetto, it sounds better.
[ falsetto ] ♪sleepy eyes ♪
If it sounds like you're reaching, it's bad. Right.
I don't know about the falsetto, maybe, for me, but...
Tim: I feel obligated definitely to take adam's advice,
But you also got to stand your ground a little bit on some things,
Because I want to prove to the other coaches
They should have hit the button.
You have that -- that toughness in your voice.
Okay. But more, like, assertive with it.
All right. She's just like -- she's a bad bitch.
Okay. I'll be a bad brat. You know what I mean? Like, she -- she's like --
Just wanted to throw in my two cents.
Thank you. Tim: That's good. I liked it.
Adam: It really doesn't matter
Who I liked before or who I like more now. Bye!
I'm going into it, honestly, with a completely clear head,
And whoever's the best is gonna -- is gonna stay.
Daly: Coming up...
Both: ♪I need you to love me ♪
♪I need you today ♪
I was worried about you. I wasn't sure you were gonna
Be able to really sink your teeth into it.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Welcome back to "the voice."
[ dramatic music plays ]
Daly: It's time for casey and tim to battle,
And adam will be forced to make the difficult decision
Of who will win and go on to the live shows
And who will go home.
Tim: This is important to me
Mainly because I am definitely the king of "almost."
[ exhales deeply ]
Just a lot of almost-big things happen in my career.
♪you in the moonlight ♪
Truly, this round is a do-or-die situation.
Casey: The fact that adam gave me a second chance
Makes me really want to make him proud,
Really make him feel like, "I made the right decision
By turning around the second time."
I want to win right now. That's what I want to do.
I want to go out there and win.
[ cheers and applause ]
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the battlefield.
One of the artists from adam's team will be victorious,
And one will be going home tonight.
Will it be second-chance artist and country hopeful
Casey weston...
[ cheers and applause ]
Oh, man! That's my little girl?
Oh, my god. I know. Gosh.
Wow!
Daly: ...Or will it be the king of almost,
The pride of minneapolis...
Tim mahoney?
Whoo!
Timmy!
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: The battle round starts now.
[ intro to "leather and lace" plays ]
Casey: ♪is love so fragile ♪
♪and the heart so hollow? ♪
♪shatter with words ♪
♪impossible to follow ♪
♪you're saying I'm fragile ♪
♪I try not to be ♪
♪I search only ♪
♪for something I can't see ♪
♪lovers forever ♪
♪face to face ♪
♪my city or mountains ♪
♪stay with me, stay ♪
♪I need you to love me ♪
♪I need you today ♪
♪give to me your leather ♪
♪take from me my lace ♪
Come on, timmy!
Tim: ♪you in the moonlight ♪
♪with your sleepy eyes ♪
♪could you ever love a man like me? ♪
He's listening. He listened.
♪you were right ♪
♪when I walked into your house ♪
♪I knew I'd never want to leave ♪
Both: ♪lovers forever ♪
♪face to face ♪
♪my city or mountains ♪
♪stay with me, stay ♪
♪I need you to love me ♪
♪I need you today ♪
♪give to me your leather ♪
Tim: ♪take from me my lace ♪
Casey: ♪take from me ♪
♪my lace ♪
Both: ♪take from me ♪
♪my lace ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Adam: Whoo!
Man.
Whoo! Yes!
Excellent job. Adam's gonna think about it.
Blake, some thoughts on that?
Blake: Casey, I -- man, you know,
You have these things about your voice
That are so interesting that it's just --
It's addicting to me. You know what I mean?
And those are things that, you know --
If I was adam, I think I would go with casey
Just because it's -- I can see a development.
I can see things changing with her.
That's just me, though.
Daly: Christina?
Christina: It's a tough one.
You both have great voices. You really do.
And they actually blended really well.
When that chorus kicked in, it sounded so good.
It was really lovely.
It was actually really beautiful.
[ cheers and applause ]
Cee lo?
Casey, you remind me of a young stevie nicks.
Reba: Yes, that's what I said.
That's a huge compliment. Thank you.
Which -- which -- and it is a compliment.
But the fact that you remind me of anybody at all
Kind of makes me more partial to tim,
Where it's so strangely unique.
I've never heard anything
That sounds quite like what's coming out of you.
It's very interesting to me.
Daly: Okay. Thank you, cee lo. Yes! Yes!
Well, casey, tim, it all comes down
To what your coach, adam, thinks.
I was nervous for you, tim, 'cause I wasn't sure
You were gonna be able to really sink your teeth into it.
And then, honest to god, you really surprised me, man.
You brought it.
And, man, casey...
It's hard to mess with stevie nicks.
She's the greatest.
And the fact that you were even able to s--
That's a hard thing to do. And you did it.
[ cheers and applause ]
I'm so happy with both of you guys.
Honestly, such an incredible job.
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: Adam, who is the winner of the battle round?
[ suspenseful music plays ]
Adam: Okay, so...
Hey, I'm alison "the digital diva" haislip,
Your official v-correspondent for "the voice."
Bulk up your playlist with all
Of the artists' performances from the show,
Available to download in a flash on itunes.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "the voice."
Before the break, casey battled tim.
Now adam must decide
Who will win and continue on to the live shows
And who will go home.
Who is the winner of the battle round?
Of course, it's time to choose,
And there's just...
There's just something about casey weston. Yeah.
I have to go with casey weston.
[ cheers and applause ]
Yes! Yes!
Daly: Casey weston, we'll see you at the live shows.
Oh, baby!
Nice!
[ cheers and applause ]
[ woman speaking indistinctly ]
Man: Casey!
Aah!
Woman: Whoo! Good job!
Aah! Baby!
So proud of you.
I'm going to the live show.
Yeah, baby!
Whoo! Way to go.
Daly: Next, cee lo chooses
Which of his team members will battle.
For this battle...
...I've got vicci martinez...
...And niki dawson. Come on down.
You both have this very youthful zeal,
This optimism about you, this energy.
Like, I just really felt your gut,
You know what I'm saying, like, the both of you.
So I believe that singing pink's "perfect"
Is a perfect fit for you guys.
What do you think? Niki: Cool.
Niki: I think this will be a very interesting
Matchup and battle,
Because we're both so equally talented
And have that same soulful and powerful voice.
All right, let's go for it.
All right. Thank you. All right.
Cee lo: Vicci and niki are little darlings.
Every time I think of vicci, I think of her performance,
The way that I just saw her let it rip.
And niki can most certainly sing. She's got a lot of soul.
She's got a lot of heart.
Daly: During the blind auditions,
Determined pop-singer niki dawson
Sang "teenage dream"...
♪don't ever look back, don't ever look back ♪
Daly: ...And cee lo was the coach to get her.
Niki: It kind of just hit me -- either you're not gonna go to school,
Or do you want to do something that you love to do
And make something out of yourself?
Daly: And heartfelt-singer vicci martinez
Sang "rolling in the deep."
♪we could have had it all ♪
Vicci: Five years ago, my dad passed away.
Told me to follow my heart.
Daly: It's time to rehearse, and cee lo has brought along
Good friend and multiplatinum recording-artist monica
To help advise niki and vicci.
Nice to meet you. Cee lo: You know her.
I'm vicci. Nice to meet you. Monica: Hi.
Niki: ♪dug my way out ♪
♪blood and fire ♪
Vicci: ♪bad decisions ♪
♪that's all right ♪
♪welcome to my silly life ♪
One suggestion.
Let's say, "welcome to my silly life" --
You could say... ♪I've been mistreated ♪
You know what I'm saying? Like, come up in
Like, "my, personally," you know what I'm saying? Okay. Yeah.
Somebody from this team and this coach
Needs to be "the voice."
Mm!
Monica: Vicci is self-assured --
Small in frame, big in voice, something I know a lot about.
And niki is just confident and sultry.
So it's gonna be challenging to pick between the two.
♪it didn't slow me down ♪
[ dramatic music plays ]
Daly: With the battle looming,
Niki and vicci head to the stage to rehearse with cee lo.
Both: ♪like you're nothing ♪
♪you are perfect to me-e-e-e ♪
I love you guys so much. That's gonna be -- oh, god.
You guys are sisters, man.
Aw, thank you. Thank you.
Damn!
The arrangement -- you guys really worked it.
It sounds great! This is my -- it's my favorite.
This is gonna be the hardest part between you two guys.
Vicci: Tonight's a really big deal.
I feel like he can tell we're both singing from our gut,
You know, putting our all into the song.
So I think this one is gonna be a hard one
For everyone to pick out the winner.
[ dramatic music plays ]
Daly: Coming up...
Both: ♪pretty, pretty please ♪
Daly: ...Niki and vicci battle...
Adam: That was by far the best duet of the night.
Vicci: It's all about your heart and your gut here.
Niki: I'm gonna give my all and let the chips fall where they may.
Daly: ...And cee lo must make a tough decision.
There's this gut-wrenching effect you have on me.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: It's time to battle.
Only one of these competitors
Will take their dream to the next level.
From cee lo's team, it's the young hopeful
Whose faith inspires her to succeed...
Niki dawson...
[ cheers and applause ]
...Going up against the fiery soul singer
From the pacific northwest...
Vicci martinez!
[ cheers and applause ]
Hold me. [ laughs ]
Daly: Let the battle round begin.
Woman: Yeah!
Niki: ♪made a wrong turn ♪
♪once or twice ♪
♪dug my way out ♪
♪blood and fire ♪
Vicci: ♪bad decisions ♪
♪that's all right ♪
♪welcome to my silly life ♪
Niki: ♪I've been mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood ♪
♪miss "no way, it's all good" ♪
♪it didn't slow me down ♪
Vicci: ♪mistaken ♪
♪you're always second-guessing ♪
♪underestimated ♪
♪look, I'm still around ♪
Both: ♪pretty, pretty please ♪
♪if you ever, ever feel ♪
Come on, niki, girl. Yes.
♪like you're less than ♪
♪less than perfect ♪
♪pretty, pretty please ♪
♪if you ever, ever feel ♪
♪like you're nothing ♪
♪you are perfect to me ♪
Vicci: ♪so complicated ♪
♪you look happy, you'll make it ♪
♪you're filled with so much hatred ♪
♪such a tired game ♪
Niki: ♪it's enough ♪
♪I've done all I could think of ♪
♪chased down all my demons ♪
♪I've seen you do the same ♪
♪ohhh ♪
Vicci: ♪pretty, pretty please ♪
♪ohhh ♪ ♪if you ever, ever feel ♪
♪ohhh ♪ ♪like you're less than ♪
♪less than perfect ♪
♪you're perfect ♪
♪pretty, pretty please ♪ ♪yeah ♪
♪if you ever, ever feel ♪ ♪yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪like you're less than ♪ ♪oh, baby, you're perfect ♪
♪less than perfect ♪
♪you're perfect, perfect, perfect ♪
Both: ♪pretty, pretty please ♪
♪if you ever, ever feel ♪
♪like you're nothing ♪
♪you are perfect ♪
♪to me-e-e-e-e-e ♪
♪ohh ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
Daly: Cee lo, your decision in a few minutes.
Let's get some thoughts. Adam?
Adam: Of the night.Ar the best duet
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: Blake?
Blake: Someday, when cee lo is old,
He's going to reflect on his life
And think of the worst mistakes that he's made along the way.
And one of them will be pairing you tagainst each other,
Because, I mean, it's like
You were watching, you know, a super bowl,
And it's coming down to the last 20 seconds,
And it's tied, you know.
It's amazing. So I'm not picking --
I'm not saying crap.
[ laughter ] daly: Wise man.
Christina: I really felt your passion,
Niki, when you were singing to cee lo...
♪pretty, pretty please ♪
Like, you were, like, "please, lord! Pick me!"
But, vicci, you had a lot of soul in your voice,
And I do appreciate that.
I mean, this is a hard one.
Daly: Okay. Thank you, christina.
And now, ladies, we come to your coach.
Cee lo?
Cee lo: Niki...
...You did an exceptional job.
You're like my sister, you know what I mean?
Like, I feel for you like that,
You know what I'm saying? Like, you know...
Vicci, you got this war dance.
You know what I'm saying? Like, you know what I mean, like...
You do this war dance.
It's like you about to tear this whole room down.
So there's this gut-wrenching affect you have on me.
Like, my eyes are --
I mean, my glasses are hiding the truth.
Like, I feel right now, and I'm --
It's bothering the hell out of me,
But I think I got to -- I --
I-I pick vicci.
[ cheers and applause ]
♪there'll be no more wars ♪
♪and our children will play ♪
♪one day, one day ♪
Thank you, guys.
♪one day ♪
Daly: Next week, eight more artists risk it all
As the heated battle rounds continue
And we get one step closer to finding "the voice."
Niki!
Good night, everybody.
Cee lo: I got you, okay? I got you.
Okay. Cee lo: You call me. I'll see about you.
I'm so sorry.