To coach the next generation of unknown artists... ♪you in the moonlight ♪
Listen to your rehearsals back, even the flaws and the mistakes.
Lily: This person, who's always been a picture on my wall,
Trying to help me with her life experiences,
It's really surreal.
Daly: ...Giving them exclusive access
To an inner circle of their own trusted advisors.
Let's try you on the first verse real quick, just to get the vibe together.
Daly: They worked closely with their teams of up-and-coming artists,
Preparing them for battle.
Stay focused, stay involved.
This is, like, a suggestion you can do.
Literally work your room.
That's got to be a little better at the end.
Why don't you not slide? Okay.
Daly: After the performances, things got tough. Aww.
Who is the winner of this battle round?
And each choice had its consequences...
I'm so sorry.
It's so hard, you guys.
Daly: ...As the coaches must take
Only their best four artists to the live shows.
[ cheers and applause ] beverly.
[ cheers and applause ]
I have to go with casey weston.
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: At this point, the coaches have filled
Half of their spots for the live shows,
With two artists on team blake...
Team christina...
Team cee lo...
And team adam.
Tonight, each coach will pick another battle winner
Who will advance to the live shows.
Blake: My competition is the other coaches,
And the way that I defeat those guys
Is through the artists that I end up with.
Daly: The battle rounds continue
Right now on "the voice."
Christina meets with her team to pick her next battle pairing.
For this battle...
...I've chosen...
...Raquel castro...
...Up against julia eason.
Raquel: I'battling julia, and she's amazing,
But at the end of the day, it is a competition,
And I'm here to do my best and give it my all.
And the song is...
"only girl (in the world)" by rihanna.
I wanted a fresher energy.
Rihanna's young. She's fresh. She's hot.
I also feel that you guys
Have such great youthful energy about you.
Christina: Raquel and julia are my two dynamo gems.
I truly adore them,
And they bring back memories for me
Being just fresh out the gate and wanting it so bad.
Daly: During the blind auditions,
The soulful julia eason sang "mercy."
♪I'm beggin' you for mercy, ohh ♪
Daly: ...And she grabbed cee lo's and christina's attention.
Christina: I would love to work with you.
Cee lo: I'd like to have you my team.
Julia: I think I'm gonna go with christina.
[ squeals ] [ cheers and applause ]
I'm a soccer player.
I've played since I was like 8 years old.
But music is in my heart. It's in my soul.
It's in -- it's in everything.
Daly: 16-year-old powerhouse raquel castro
Sang "bleeding love."
♪ohhhhh ♪
Daly: And christina scored raquel.
Raquel: When I was 7 years old, I did the movie "jersey girl"
With jennifer lopez and ben affleck.
I've always wanted to perform and sing.
I can't picture myself doing anything else.
Daly: Raquel and julia meet with christina
And her advisor, recording artist sia.
Julia. Hi, julia.
Christina: If you overlap too much finishing your last line,
You can let her pick up the... ♪want you to ♪
Come in for... ♪make me feel ♪
Raquel: Okay.
Christina: So, let's do that.
The chorus? Okay. 1, 2, 3.
[ piano music plays ] ♪only girl in the world ♪
♪like I'm the only one that's in command ♪
Nice.
♪'cause I'm the only one who understands ♪
Raquel: I think julia is an incredible artist.
She has such an amazing tone that, when you hear it,
It just kind of gives you, like, the chills.
Both: ♪like I'm the only one who knows your heart ♪
♪only one ♪
They got to give my boys a run for their money.
[ raquel chuckles ]
Christina: Julia!
You guys sounded amazing together.
I'm so happy about how that went.
Is there any advice for me to do my best?
For me, your voice --
I think that you would do well
To relax your vocal cords a little more.
When you relax your throat a little bit, the tone improves.
Julia: I think that's great advice,
Because I think I have a completely different tone
Than a lot of people in this competition.
I get so nervous that, before a show,
I literally sometimes want to puke or pee my pants or --
[ laughs ] yes, I just said that on tv.
But once you hit that stage,
You got to just block it all out.
Sia: Do you have any questions?
Um, well, I'm a dancer, so, like, do you suggest,
Like, doing anything, like, to stand out?
I wouldn't say, you know,
To start tap-dancing... The splits. I'm think the splits.
...In front of the other girl.
I'm into just splits and maybe a couple of walkovers. Yeah, that's great.
But all jokes aside,
It's gonna have a certain groove to it anyway.
You're just gonna be able to feel it
And have fun with it and let loose.
So get ready to bring it.
Don't worry. I'm bringing it. I'm bringing it.
Whoo! I'm excited. Good luck.
Daly: Julia and raquel join christina onstage
To rehearse their song. ♪doin' what you like ♪
♪so, boy, forget about the world ♪
♪'cause it's gonna be me and you tonight ♪
Christina: I'm sorry. 'cause I have, like, all these notes in my head.
Real quick -- I think, raquel,
By pulling in the brakes a little bit,
It'll help you with your pitch a little bit better. Okay.
Then, you're the opposite, because your pitch is really, really on,
But then you were still a little under.
Just don't be timid about getting to that -- that chorus.
Okay. Okay. Thanks, ladies.
Julia and raquel have a little bit of pitch problems,
But I'm interested to see them take my notes
And, you know, step up their game tonight.
[ dramatic music plays ]
Daly: With their vocal battle looming,
Julia and raquel
Arrive ready to be the only girl left standing.
Julia: I definitely have to bring it, because raquel's amazing.
But I have been waiting my entire life for this.
Not only do I want to make my family proud,
But I really want to show christina
That she made the right choice.
Raquel: This is an amazing opportunity.
I'm -- I'm only 16 years old.
And it's kind of nerve-racking,
Because I haven't performed it a lot.
Oh, my god.
I'm excited and nervous
And going crazy in my head at the same time.
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: From team christina,
Two young artists will duke it out
For the chance to move on to the live shows.
It's the gritty and free-spirited california girl,
Julia eason...
[ cheers and applause ]
...Versus the youngest artist in the competition,
The bubbly but determined raquel castro.
[ cheers and applause ]
Let's go, raq. Come on.
Okay. Come on, honey.
Daly: Let the battle round begin.
[ intro to "only girl (in the world)" plays ]
Raquel: ♪la la la la ♪
Julia: ♪la la la la ♪
Raquel: ♪I want you to love me ♪
♪like I'm a hot ride, yeah ♪
Julia: ♪keep thinkin' of me ♪
♪doin' what you like ♪
Raquel: ♪so, boy, forget about the world ♪
♪'cause it's gonna be me and you tonight ♪
Julia: ♪I'm gonna make you beg for it ♪
♪then I'm-a make you swallow your pride ♪
Raquel: ♪oh ♪
♪want you to make me feel ♪
♪like I'm the only girl in the world ♪
♪like I'm the only one that you'll ever love ♪
♪like I'm the only one that knows your heart ♪
♪only girl in the world ♪
Julia: ♪like I'm the only one that's in command ♪
♪'cause I'm the only one who understands ♪
♪how to make you feel like a man ♪
♪yeah ♪
She sounds great.
Raquel: ♪want you to make me feel ♪
♪like I'm the only girl in the world ♪
♪like I'm the only one that you'll ever love ♪
Julia: ♪like I'm the only one who knows your heart ♪
♪only one ♪
Raquel: ♪take me for a ride, ride ♪
Yeah, raq! That was good.
Yeah. That was really good.
That's my little "raqie" right there.
Both: ♪let me make you first, first ♪
♪make it last all night ♪
♪want you to make me feel ♪
♪like I'm the only girl in the world ♪
♪like I'm the only one that you'll ever love ♪
♪like I'm the only one who knows your heart ♪
Julia: ♪only girl in the world ♪
♪girl in the world ♪
Raquel: ♪only girl in the world ♪
♪girl in the world ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
She did great.
[ laughs ]
Daly: Whoo!
Team christina's on fire in the battle round.
Cee lo, some thoughts from you.
That was wonderful. I love you, little mama.
That was great.
[ cheers and applause ] [ christina laughs ]
Thank you.
You know what?
This is no insult to you, miss julia,
'cause I think you did a great job, as well.
I just think, on this particular go-around,
Little mama took it.
Thank you.
Blake: That's interesting, because raquel is probably
The better all-around singer,
But when julia opens up, it's like,
"that's it, that's awesome, that's great," to me.
Daly: Okay. Thank you, blake.
Mr. Adam levine, some thoughts on the rihanna song.
Adam: Well, this was crazy, because you guys were so...
Dead even, vocally.
There was just...
[ exhales sharply ]
Raquel, you just got this thing,
Just walking around, marching around --
5'1" of crazy, you know?
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: Christina, of course, it comes down to your decision.
I enjoyed coaching you and working with you both.
You both were really receptive to my notes,
And, you know, I love you guys.
Um, raquel...
You do bring a lot to the stage, and you worked it.
I liked your little body move, body roll.
And I saw you strut, too, julia,
And I do love when you have your little ad-lib moments,
And, you know, you're a little cleaner than raquel is
Where that is concerned.
It's so hard. This one, I knew, was gonna
Be a really, really hard one, 'cause I love you both.
[ suspenseful music plays ]
But...
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "the voice."
Christina now has to pick a winner
Between julia eason and raquel castro.
Christina: It's so hard. This one, I knew, was gonna
Be a really, really hard one, 'cause I love you both.
But...
[ suspenseful music plays ]
...Honestly, I do have to go with raquel.
♪you make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream ♪
♪the way you turn me on ♪
♪I can't sleep ♪ daly: Congratulations to raquel.
She will move on to the live shows.
Hey!
Mwah. I'm so proud of you. Thanks, dad.
Daly: Raquel is the third member of christina's team to move forward,
Joining beverly mcclellan and frenchie davis.
Now blake prepares
To pit his next two artists against one another.
Blake: This pairing is going to be more than entertaining for me.
It's gonna be dia frampton...
...Versus serabee.
Serabee: I was surprised.
Dia and I are a very different type of artist.
She's laid back, very smooth,
And I'm more aggressive, southern preacher's daughter,
Just going for it.
You guys are gonna be singing...
"can't hurry love" by the supremes.
Serabee: Oh, wow.
Come on up here.
This is a tough one for me, because I think
Either one of you two could win this thing.
Blake: Dia and serabee --
It's gonna make for an interesting battle,
Because I'm sure they never, ever pictured themselves
Singing "you can't hurry love,"
But I can picture it,
And I want to hear what they can do with it.
Daly: During the blind auditions,
Shy folk singer dia frampton sang "bubbly."
♪you make me smile, please stay for a while now ♪
Daly: And she had to make a tough choice between blake and cee lo.
I'm gonna go with blake. Dia!
Dia: I write children's novels.
I love doing it, and I write my own songs a lot.
Daly: Preacher's daughter serabee
Sang "son of a preacher man."
♪the only boy that could ever teach me ♪
♪was the son of a preacher man ♪
I have performed in front of 10,000 people.
I've got a lot of experience.
Daly: With the battle pairings set,
Serabee and dia begin to work out their song
With blake and his close friend and advisor, reba.
Dia: Hello! How you doing?
Oh, my god. I'm great. How are you? I'm awesome.
Oh, my god.
Very nice to meet you. Thanks. Thanks. So nice to meet you.
She knows a thing or two about being a female star.
Blake: Reba definitely gives me the advantage
Over the other coaches.
There's not a more talented person.
She's, you know, one of the biggest stars in the world.
So, let's find your key first.
Okay. Okay?
♪how many heartaches ♪
♪must I stand ♪
♪before I find the love ♪
♪to let me live again? ♪
Dia: Serabee is a very strong singer.
It's definitely intimidating.
What if she did the first two lines, she did the second two lines,
And she comes back in on "my mama said"?
Blake: Cool. Right.
[ piano music plays ]
♪I need love, love ♪
♪to ease my mind ♪
♪I need to find time ♪
♪someone to call mine ♪
♪my mama said ♪
Both: ♪you can't hurry love ♪
Who picked this song? Oh, yeah. It was me.
Reba: Do you have any questions for us at all?
Um, I think one of my biggest problems is stage fright.
Stage fright's a thing that just comes with it.
I still get it.
When you lose that,
It's just not exciting anymore.
Blake: If you didn't have nerves, then you wouldn't want this.
Unh-unh. Unh-unh.
Reba: Yeah. That's a good way to look at it.
Dia: I think that's gonna be my biggest fight,
Is with myself and to be calm.
And I think if I can kind of harness that,
Then I'll have a good chance.
Blake: Serabee, you have your hands full, you know,
And the thing that I would tell you to watch
Is singing too much.
And by that, I mean, you know, overdoing it,
Because you're a great singer already.
You know? Serabee: No. I know.
I'm a little nervous just because, you know,
I grew up singing in the church,
So, I mean, when we would sing,
It was about giving people the holy ghost,
And this is a totally different platform. Sure.
Keep your confidence up,
And keep -- keep all the tricks down.
Good luck. So nice to meet you, too.
[ dramatic music plays ]
Blake: With sera, I just hope that she's heard me
Saying "reel that in."
Dia -- her obstacle is gonna be not to try to outsing serabee,
But to try to own the song and sing it like she loves it.
Dia: I'm doing my best to focus on the performance
And not the nerves.
Blake's been awesome.
I definitely want to make him proud,
And I'm gonna go out there and do my best.
Serabee: I've been waiting for this moment my whole life,
And I'm gonna sing my heart out,
And if that outshines dia,
Then I can't help that.
Here I am, my moment, to do what I was born to do.
Good luck out there. Thank you.
Daly: Coming up, two different styles collide.
Dia: ♪...Heartaches must I stand ♪
Cee lo: That was bizarre.
Christina: The two different worlds were so different to me,
I just wrote a big old question mark.
Blake: I'm gonna choose...
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Two artists, one song,
One chance to stay in this competition.
Let's see who will take the spot in the live shows,
This time from team blake.
We have the singer-songwriter with a quiet side,
Dia frampton...
[ cheers and applause ]
She's not that quiet.
...Going head-to-head
Against the preacher's daughter with the bold voice, serabee.
Whoo! Serabee!
Oh, god.
Daly: The battle round starts now.
[ intro to "you can't hurry love" plays ]
Dia: ♪I need love, love ♪
♪to ease my mind ♪
♪I need to find time ♪
♪someone to call mine ♪
♪but mama said ♪
♪I can't hurry love ♪
♪no, you just have to wait ♪
♪she said love don't come easy ♪
♪it's a game of give-and-take ♪
♪how many heartaches must I stand ♪
♪before I find the love ♪
♪to let me live again? ♪
♪right now the only thing ♪
♪that keeps me hanging on ♪
♪when I feel my strength ♪
♪yeah, it's almost gone ♪
♪I remember mama said ♪
Serabee: ♪mama said love, love ♪
♪it never came easy ♪
♪but I keep on waiting ♪
♪anticipating ♪
♪for your sweet voice ♪
Yeah, girl! Sing. ♪to talk to me ♪
♪at night ♪
♪tender arms ♪
♪holdin' me tight ♪
♪no, I can't bear ♪
♪to live my life alone ♪
♪I grow impatient, girl ♪
♪for a love to call my own ♪
♪oh, but when I feel ♪
♪I feel I can't go on ♪
♪her precious words ♪
♪keep me hanging o-o-o-on ♪
Dia: ♪you can't hurry love ♪
♪yeah, yeah ♪ ♪no, you just have to wait ♪
♪she said love don't come easy ♪ ♪ohh, she said love, love ♪
Both: ♪it's a game of give-and-take ♪
Dia: ♪and how long must I wait ♪
♪ohh, how much more can I take ♪ ♪how much more can I take ♪
♪before loneliness ♪ ♪eee-oooh ♪
Both: ♪will cause my heart, heart to break? ♪
♪yeah ♪ ♪you can't hurry love ♪
♪mama said take it slow, yeah ♪
♪I'm gonna wait ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!
Daly: Keep it going for serabee and dia.
[ cheers and applause ]
We'll get to your coach, blake, in a minute.
Some comments from the other coaches first.
Adam, what'd you think?
Adam: Serabee, you were having so much fun,
And you just kind of have this carefree vibe,
And that really carried the performance.
And I felt like, dia,
You were just a little timid in comparison.
So if I had to pick somebody right now,
I'd probably have to go with serabee.
[ cheers and applause ] woman: Yes!
Daly: Cee lo?
Cee lo: Yeah, that was bizarre.
But in terms of just the voice,
Your voice, dia, is wonderful to me.
Daly: Thank you, cee lo.
Christina, what'd you think of the ladies?
Christina: Dia, you are such a sweet singer.
And, serabee, I mean, you hit some pretty powerful notes.
And I don't know, guys. This is such an odd pair to me.
I can't even make a decision.
Daly: Blake, some thoughts on their performance
Before you make your decision.
I'll let reba talk, because I-I've got a lot to say.
Dia, I thought it was very cool of you
To stay consistent with what you do.
When serabee is hitting all the rangy things,
You stayed true to yourself, and I respect you for that.
[ cheers and applause ]
Blake: Yeah, uh, I agree with everybody
When they say this is an odd pairing,
But, to me, it brings y'all out of your comfort zone.
But, sera, just because you can sing certain notes
Doesn't mean you have to do it all the time, you know what I mean?
And, dia, you did look uncomfortable
Up there a little bit.
And you know what? It probably was uncomfortable.
And, you know, I don't blame you for looking that way.
I'm gonna choose...
[ suspenseful music plays ]
I'm gonna choose dia.
[ cheers and applause ]
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
Daly: Thank you both.
We'll see dia frampton on the live shows.
♪like a tidal wave falling ♪
♪you can't stop me now ♪ yeah!
Man: Hey. ♪I'm unstoppable ♪
Daly: Dia lands the third spot on blake's team
For the live shows,
Joining patrick thomas and jared blake.
Now it's adam's turn to pick his next battle pair.
Adam: I think you guys are all incredible singers.
For this battle, I have chosen...
Rebecca...
...Devon. Oh.
Buddy!
Rebecca: I was really excited,
'cause I love devon as a person,
But I was also nervous immediately,
'cause he's really, really talented.
Adam: And I've chosen "creep." it's a radiohead song.
[ gasps ] it just felt right.
Adam: And I thought that "creep" has a really kind of cool,
Dark, ominous feeling to it,
And I thought, "wow, I mean, if there's anything
"that's the opposite of dark and ominous,
It's devon and rebecca."
Daly: During the blind auditions...
Devon: ♪whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
Daly: ...Premed student devon barley,
Whose first love is singing,
Performed "I'm yours."
♪I'm yours ♪
Daly: Adam and cee lo both pushed their buttons.
Adam: There's a lot of character in your voice,
And I think that we could definitely work together on developing it.
Devon: I'll go with adam.
My parents are both in the medical field
And are a little apprehensive about me becoming a singer.
Rebecca: ♪no, I don't have a gun ♪
Daly: And traveling folk singer rebecca loebe
Gave the coaches chills
With her rendition of "come as you are"...
♪no, I don't ♪
...And had to choose between christina and adam.
Christina: I found it actually inspiring.
I was almost like, "why didn't I come up with this idea first?"
Adam: That kind of creativity, just as far as artistry
Of this whole thing is concerned, is amazing.
Rebecca: It would make more sense for me to be on adam's team.
I'm just hoping that "the voice" will help me
Get to the next step
Where I can make music and no longer live in my car.
Daly: With the battle pair set,
Devon and rebecca meet with adam and his advisor,
Maroon 5's musical director adam blackstone.
Blackstone: Okay -- "creep"...
...By radiohead. I love this song. I love this song.
Rebecca: I'm really excited to sing "creep" by radiohead,
So this is sort of a dream come true for me,
Getting to sing a song by one of my favorite bands
On the biggest stage I've ever sung on.
Are you familiar with this, devon?
Not really. [ chuckles ] okay.
Adam: Devon, you're gonna have to access your inner freak. Done.
So, this should be good. Let's try it from the top and just...
♪you're just like an angel ♪
♪your skin makes me cry ♪
Same melody, devon, right here.
♪you float like a feather ♪
♪in a beautiful world ♪
You know what? I'm gonna sing it for you.
♪you're just like an angel ♪
♪your skin makes me cry ♪
Adam: Devon was a little reluctant, I could tell,
And he wears his emotions on his sleeves without even realizing it.
You know, he was very concerned.
Adam: I see you have your reservations a little bit
About this one, but I'm telling you,
To go out of your comfort zone is always a great thing.
I definitely had my reservations about the song
Just because I didn't know it.
The more you can kind of get in touch with what the song is saying,
It's a pretty weird, amazing thing, that song. Yeah.
So, you know, you always have to be thinking about what you're singing,
'cause you can kind of channel how you're feeling at the moment.
Exactly. Now, that's so important.
Devon: I feel like the song's about not necessarily fitting in
And being at a crossroads,
And that's sort of where I am in my life,
And, so, it helps me relate to the song
And convey that to the audience, and I hope I do.
Daly: With the battle drawing near,
Devon and rebecca rehearse their song onstage.
Both: ♪I don't belong here ♪
That's got to be a little better at the end.
Adam: Why don't you not slide? Just go...
♪I don't belong here ♪
Rebecca: Oh, okay. Sure. Just try that. Try that. Try that.
♪I don't belong here ♪
Something in the middle. ♪I don't belong here ♪
I really think they've got something special in that song.
If they can really sell it in a way that people can feel,
It can be a really great moment for them to stand out
And not do a song that you would necessarily expect
From both of them.
Daly: Coming up...
Adam battles himself. [bleep]
Adam: I had some idea of what I was gonna want, and now it's shattered.
Blake: Adam, don't pick one.
Don't ever separate these two.
Adam: This is really throwing me for a loop.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "the voice."
It's time for devon and rebecca to battle.
Only one will win and move on to the live shows.
Devon: Being a part of this show
Has given me the taste of my dream,
And it just makes me want to work that much harder
To get through the battle rounds to the live show.
Good luck.
Hmm. Rebecca: I'm a folk singer. I live in my car.
I rely on other musicians every day,
And to suddenly have to face another musician as a competitor
Is completely unnatural to me.
[ dramatic music plays ]
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: One of these artists will be advancing to the next round
And could go on to win it all.
From adam's team, the premed student
With dreams of musical stardom, devon barley...
[ cheers and applause ]
Come on, dev.
Oh, my gosh. Do your best, dude.
Daly: ...Versus the traveling indie musician rebecca loebe.
[ cheers and applause ]
That is so wild. Look at her.
She looks great. She does.
Daly: Let the battle round begin.
[ intro to "creep" plays ]
Devon: ♪when you were here before ♪
♪couldn't look you in the eye ♪
♪you're just like an angel ♪
♪your skin makes me cry ♪
Rebecca: ♪you float like a feather ♪
♪in a beautiful world ♪
♪I wish I was special ♪
♪you're so very special ♪
Both: ♪but I'm a creep ♪
♪I'm a weirdo ♪
♪what the hell am I doing here? ♪
♪I don't belong here ♪
She's doing really great. It's beautiful.
Devon: ♪I don't care if it hurts ♪
♪I want to have control-ol-ol ♪
Rebecca: ♪I want a perfect body ♪
♪yeah ♪
♪I want a perfect soul ♪
Both: ♪she's ♪
♪running out the door ♪
♪she's running out ♪
♪she runs, runs ♪
♪runs ♪
♪r-u-u-u-uns ♪
♪but I'm a creep ♪
♪I don't belong here ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Adam: Yeah!
Really good. Awesome.
Yay! [ laughs ]
Daly: Let's get some comments from the coaches.
Adam's your coach. He'll be the deciding factor momentarily.
But, first, blake. Adam.
Yo? Don't -- don't pick one.
Don't evseparate these two.
My gosh!
Daly: Okay. Thank you, blake.
Christina?
Christina: Well, for me, you know,
I originally turned my seat around for you, rebecca,
And you went with adam.
Grr!
Um, but I really think that, devon, you stole those choruses.
I really loved how your voice sounded on those choruses.
Thank you.
[ cheers and applause ]
Cee lo: You guys have an uncanny ability to just kind of --
This cohesive quality you guys ended up having.
And -- but if I did have to pick one,
I like -- I like devon
Because you don't look like your voice.
Daly: All right. Now we come to your coach.
This is where it matters.
Adam, what'd you think about the performance of "creep"?
Adam: I'm -- kind of don't know what to say at this point,
'cause I'm pretty -- I'm pretty split down the middle right now.
Daly: Adam levine. Yes?
Who is the winner of this round?
[ adam sighs ]
[bleep]
This is really throwing me for a loop.
I had some idea of what I was gonna want, and now it's shattered.
Oh, my god. You guys were so great.
I got to -- I got to go with the performance
And isolate the performance on its own.
And I got to go with you, devon. I got to go with you.
♪sing it for the boys ♪
Yes! Yes! Yes! Whoo-hoo-hoo!
Dev!
Wow.
♪sing it from the heart ♪
♪sing it till you're nuts ♪
♪sing it out for the world ♪
You're fantastic. You really are.
Thank you. Okay?
Don't stop doing this, okay?
Yeah!
[ laughter ]
Oh! I don't believe it!
Good job, buddy! Good job!
Oh, my gosh!
Daly: Devon joins casey weston and javier colon on adam's team
And moves on to the live shows.
Coming up, when paired with kelsey rey,
Sisters tori and taylor thompson are pushed to their limit.
[ voice cracking ] ♪release your inhibition ♪
[ taylor laughs ] tori: Oh, shoot.
Cee lo: Competition does not always come
To meet you where you are comfortable.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "the voice."
Cee lo must now choose which artists
Will battle for his third spot in the live shows.
All right, all right.
Now, for this next battle I've put together...
Tori and taylor thompson...
...Versus kelsey rey.
[ laughs ] oh, my...
Aw, my babies!
Taylor: Kelsey rey, her voice is, like...
Amazing. ...Nuts.
I mean, it's crazy. She has a very strong voice.
She's so strong and totally confident in her voice,
And so she's gonna be a tough competitor.
The song that I've set aside for you guys to sing is...
Natasha bedingfield's "unwritten."
Ohh! You guys all --
Yay! Really?
This song is a great song, because the sentiment of it
Is about your story starting right now -- this is where we begin.
Cee lo: Tori and taylor thompson
Definitely have to be one mind, one unit, you know,
As opposed to kelsey
Just totally being responsible for her own performance.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Okay. Let's go for it. Thank you. Thank you.
Yay!
Daly: During the blind auditions,
Online sensation kelsey rey sang "american boy."
♪la da-da da-da, you'll be my american boy ♪
Daly: Christina, cee lo, and adam
Each wanted her on their team.
Cee lo: I'd love to have you on my team.
Kelsey: I'm gonna go for cee lo.
[ cheers and applause ]
I have always been judged because of my looks.
I was always the pretty face who could sing.
The blind auditions proved that wrong.
Daly: Sweet sisters tori and taylor thompson
Sang "stuck like glue."
Both: ♪there you go making my heart beat again ♪
Daly: And cee lo was the coach to add them to his team.
Tori: We raise pigs. Every year, we get a pig
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.
Daly: Now cee lo and his advisor, r&b star monica,
Help the three girls work up "unwritten." hi.
I guess she should start off with something singular.
Cee lo: I think you should go first. Okay. Okay.
♪and I-I-I'm staring at a blank... ♪
You know, instead of going back to --
♪and I-I-I'm staring -- ♪
Oh, you don't have to do my inflection.
I can do that. No! I love that!
Monica: ♪and I-I-I'm... ♪
Cee lo: And then you guys will build into a harmony
Up until that hook, 'cause I kind of want your harmony
To kind of creep up alongside of hers. Taylor: Okay.
♪staring at the blank page before you ♪
♪open up the dirty wi-- ♪
It just starts to crescendo up.
♪let the sun illuminate the words ♪
♪that you cannot find ♪ [ monica scatting ]
Tori/taylor: ♪reaching for something in the distance ♪
Tori: ♪so close, you can almost taste it ♪
[ voice cracking ] ♪release your inhibition ♪
[ laughs ] oh, shoot.
The song is definitely gonna be a challenge for me,
'cause I'm gonna have to step out of my comfort zone a little.
I can do that one. Yeah.
If you want me to, since we're not harmonizing. Probably.
Kelsey: I like tori and taylor a lot.
You know, they're sweet, sweet girls.
But at the end of the day,
I am definitely gonna bring out my boxing gloves,
'cause it's on.
Monica: Well, what did you feel?
It was something that was unsettling or something that --
No, no, no, I love the song.
And it sounds good once I started singing it,
But, like, the first time my, like, voice was --
It was a little higher than I expected.
[ taylor chuckles ] monica: Mm.
It's -- I don't know.
It's nerve-racking just to be like, "oh, I could go home."
But...
But at the end of the day, this is a competition. Tori: Mm-hmm.
And I don't want you to lose that edge. Right.
So you have to win them over
With charisma, charm -- timing impeccable.
I think you know this.
Having to share the song with someone
Was a little uncomfortable for them.
Competition does not always come
To meet you where you are comfortable at.
Daly: Kelsey and sisters tori and taylor
Hit the stage to rehearse with their coach, cee lo.
All: ♪oh, oh ♪
♪oh, oh, whoa ♪
That was adorable.
Thanks. Tori: Aww, thanks.
And whose idea was that to do the little...
I don't know. We just sang that part.
And it just happened where we were just like, you know...
This is, like, a suggestion you can do.
Walk up to them and be like...
Those little things that go a long way.
I'll be like, "excuse me! All right. Okay."
I really take everything that cee lo says to heart.
He's very creative.
All: ♪oh, oh ♪
♪oh, oh ♪
Kelsey: A great thing for us at the battle.
You got to remember, since these guys
Have each other to play off of,
Their charisma's just kind of, like, overflowing,
And people will see that sisterly love amongst them.
So you're kind of like the odd person out.
So I need you to -- taylor: I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no. Not in a bad way.
But you're still an individual, and that means an awful lot.
You would think that kelsey was probably at a disadvantage,
But it's really not true.
She's a one-woman army.
The point I'm trying to make is, don't forget
That this audience is here, here.
You know what I'm saying? Like, literally work your room.
It's not about just performing.
It's about conveying that passion
And sharing it with people.
Daly: Coming up...
All: ♪oh, oh, whoa ♪
Daly: ...An impossible decision.
Adam: I can't pick. It was just too cute.
Cee lo: Tonight...
Hey. Alison haislip here, your trusty v-correspondent.
The battles are full-on,
And the coaches are making tough decisions.
There is so much going on at "the voice,"
And nbc.Com/the-voice
Is the place where we keep it all neat and tidy
And way easy for you to navigate.
And, by the way, each artist's performance lives on itunes
Just waiting to be downloaded into your own personal playlist.
♪this is "the voice" ♪
Daly: Welcome back to "the voice."
[ dramatic music plays ]
Sisters tori and taylor thompson,
And kelsey rey,
Are ready to battle.
Kelsey: I'm so ready to do this and give it all I got
And show everybody that this is what I love
And my heart is completely in it.
Dear lord, this is what we want,
And please be with us through this performance.
Taylor: We're gonna go out there,
And we're gonna show cee lo everything we have.
Tori: The rest of our lives and our careers
Depends on this performance.
So, we're ready.
Amen.
Okay. Good luck.
Thank you.
Okay. Good luck out there. Thank you.
Take your marks, please.
[ cheers and applause ]
Daly: Going head-to-head tonight from cee lo's team,
The international online sensation with the golden voice,
Kelsey rey...
[ cheers and applause ]
Ohh! She looks great. She looks so good.
She looks great. Come on, baby girl.
Come on, kels! Just have fun.
Daly: ...In the ring against a country-music act
From right here in california,
Sisters tori and taylor thompson.
I'm gonna cry.
Oh, that's funny.
[ cheers and applause continue ]
Hey, babies.
Daly: Let the battle round begin.
[ intro to "unwritten" plays ]
Kelsey: ♪I am unwritten ♪
♪can't read my mind ♪
♪I'm undefined ♪
♪yeah, yeah ♪
♪I'm just beginning ♪
♪the pen's in my hand ♪
♪ending unplanned ♪
Tori: ♪staring at the blank page before you ♪
♪open up the dirty window ♪ taylor: ♪oooh ♪
Tori: ♪let the sun illuminate ♪
Tori/taylor: ♪the words that you could not find ♪
♪reaching ♪
Tori: ♪for something in the distance ♪
Taylor: ♪so close you can almost taste it ♪
♪release your inhibitions ♪
All: ♪feel the rain on your skin ♪
Kelsey: ♪no one else can feel it for you ♪
♪only you can let it in ♪
♪no one else, no one else can ♪
All: ♪speak the words on your lips ♪
Tori: ♪drench yourself in words unspoken ♪
Taylor: ♪live your life with arms wide open ♪
Tori/taylor: ♪today is where your book begins ♪
All: ♪the rest is still unwritten ♪
Come on, now, girl. This is where you let go, please.
Yeah, there she goes.
Kelsey: ♪oh, staring at the blank page before you ♪
♪open up the dirty window ♪
♪let the sun illuminate ♪
All: ♪the words that you could not find ♪
♪reaching ♪
Tori: ♪for something in the distance ♪
Taylor: ♪so close you can almost taste it ♪
♪release your inhibitions ♪
Kelsey and tori: ♪feel the rain on your skin ♪
All: ♪no one else can feel it for you ♪
Taylor: ♪only you can let it in ♪
Tori/taylor: ♪no one else, no one else can ♪
All: ♪speak the words on your lips ♪
Kelsey: ♪drench yourself in words unspoken ♪
♪live your life with arms wide open ♪
♪today is where your book begins ♪
♪the rest is still unwritten ♪
♪ohh ♪
Tori/taylor: ♪the rest is still unwritten ♪
Taylor: ♪yeah ♪
All: ♪oh, whoa ♪
♪oh, oh, whoa ♪
♪oh, whoa ♪
♪oh, oh, whoa ♪
[ cheers and applause ]
Oh, god. Oh!
This is nerve-racking. All right.
Daly: Cee lo, very, very difficult decision
For you here in a minute.
I'm gonna let you and monica talk that over.
Let's get some of the other coaches' thoughts. Adam?
Adam: So much cuteness happening on that stage right now.
You guys were all great, and you were in a great mood.
It was kind of just really fun to watch.
Daly: Who would you have picked?
Adam: I can't pick. It was just too cute.
Daly: Okay. Fair enough. Blake?
Blake: Tori and taylor,
I remember y'all's blind audition very well,
And you're singing so much better already.
I will say, I think kelsey is a more seasoned singer.
I'd probably pick kelsey.
[ cheers and applause ]
Oh, my god!
Yeah, but his vote -- his vote doesn't count. I know, I know, I know, I know.
Daly: Christina, how'd it sound?
Christina: I thought, kelsey, you did a really good job.
For me, personally, I'd choose tori and taylor tonight.
[ cheers and applause ]
Oh, my god.
Daly: Well, ladies, some nice thoughts from the other coaches,
But it will come down to cee lo.
And a big decision right now.
Well, as always, ladies first.
[ chuckles ]
I think the sisters have something special.
On the other hand, I think, kelsey,
She has this self-assured thing about her.
It's really cool when you find someone
That just knows what they want to do
And it's not a blank canvas.
Yeah, it's -- it's very difficult for me.
The thompson sisters, I mean, you guys have
An innocence that's just so charming and so sweet
That you can't help but be swept away by it.
But tonight...
Ohh.
Umm...
[ suspenseful music plays ]
Christina: Come on.
Just got to pray. Pray, pray, pray. Mm.
Cee lo: Oh, oh.
The thompson sisters.
[ cheers and applause ] ♪I'm a wildflower ♪
♪I'm a wildflower growing in the sunshine ♪
Whoo!
♪soaking up the way of life I was raised in ♪
Woman: Ohh. It's all right.
I'm fine. I know you are, baby.
It was fantastic.
♪I can't help it ♪
Yay!
♪I'm a wildflower ♪
♪ooh, yeah ♪
We're going to the live show.
We get to go to the live show. Man: Oh, you guys are ready.
♪I'm a wildflower ♪
Daly: Duo tori and taylor
Join vicci martinez and nakia
On team cee lo for the live shows.
Next week, the final eight artists will duke it out
To stay in this competition.
Don't miss the final battle rounds
Right here on "the voice."
Good night, everybody.
[ cheers and applause ]