01x03 - The Battles (1)

[bunniefuu]

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 c*ck.

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 ♪

♪all the single ladies ♪

♪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 sh**t 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 g*y.
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 ♪
♪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 ♪

♪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 b*tch.

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 b*ttlefield.

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 w*r dance.

You know what I'm saying? Like,
you know what I mean, like...

You do this w*r 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.