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08x04 - The Blind Auditions, Part 4

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Voice". Aired: April 26, 2011 – present.*
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Reality TV that has aired 25 seasons and aims to find unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.

08x04 - The Blind Auditions, Part 4

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[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam:

Season 8 is awesome.

- The caliber of talent
- is so high.

Pharrell: that's what I love.

When you push the button,

- It looks nothing
- like what you expect.

- Christina:
- and we're all just hungry

To get that talent on our team.

That's what it's all about.

Blake: you never know

What's around the corner.

It's a crazy feeling.

- Daly:
- here's where the teams stand

- After night 3
- of the blind auditions.

Bam!

Daly: christina added

Three powerful singers,

Giving her seven overall.

Christina: I'm very happy

With my team of superstars,

But I'm ready to push

For something really different.

Yes!

- Daly:
- blake picked up three vocalists,

Bringing his total to seven.

Blake: I've got country artists,

Pop singers, southern rock,

So I'm on a roll

And I'm loving it.

Daly: adam had a big night

Landing five artists,

Bringing his total to eight.

Adam: eights spots filled

With four spots left.

- And I'm always looking
- to be blown away.

Oh, yeah!

Daly: and pharrell scored

Three unique vocalists,

Bringing his total to eight.

- Pharrell:
- got some real forces on my team.

- I think the only thing
- I'm looking for

- Is people
- with the biggest spirits.

Daly: tonight, with

The coaches' teams filling up,

The best of the best

Will take their shot

On "the voice" stage.

♪ Someone like you

Makes it easy ♪

It's gonna be so awesome

To watch you soar.

Whoo!

♪ That's when you feel

My kind of love ♪

Your talent is

Pretty undeniable.

There's nobody like you

In this competition.

- Daly:
- it's the most exciting night

- Of the blind auditions yet.
- Oh, my god.

- Oh! - We're gonna have to see
- your pimp limp.

- Pimp limp.
- [ Laughs ]

Blake and adam form a pact.

We should team up

Against the other two.

I like that.

And for the first time

In "voice" history,

Christina and pharrell

Go head-to-head.

This is gonna be fun

To watch.

- Blake,
- it's like a boxing match.

- Stop.
- We can hug it out.

- It's cool.
- [ Laughs ]

The biggest...

Yeah! Oh, my god!

- In the case of the people
- versus blake shelton.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: ...and best...

- Even if he knows more
- about country music,

- I know all kinds of music.
- Yeah!

Daly: ...season of "the voice"

Continues right now.

Ashley: I'm ashley morgan.

I'm 26, and I'm from

Costa mesa, california.

I've been working

As a background vocalist,

And so I'm really nervous

Because I'm used to

Just supporting other people.

The coaches on "the voice"

Are just a whole nother level,

So if a chair turns,

It would be affirmation

That I'm capable

Of being a solo artist.

I can tell.

I've got the vibe.

It's gonna be a good 'un.

[ As blake ] a good one.

[ Intro to "I wanna dance

With somebody" plays ]

[ Normal voice ] oh!

Aww!

♪ Clock strikes upon the hour ♪

♪ And the sun begins to fade ♪

I just love this song.

♪ Still enough time

To figure out ♪

♪ How to chase my blues away ♪

♪ I've done all right

Up till now ♪

♪ It's the light of day

That shows me how ♪

♪ And when the night falls ♪

♪ My lonely heart calls ♪

♪ Oh, I wanna dance

With somebody ♪

♪ I wanna feel the heat

With somebody ♪

[ All cheering ]

♪ Yeah, I wanna dance

With somebody ♪

♪ With somebody who loves me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ To hold me in his arms ♪

♪ I need a man

Who'd take a chance ♪

♪ On a love

That burns hot enough to last ♪

Whoo!

♪ So when the night falls ♪

♪ My lonely heart calls ♪

♪ Oh, I wanna dance

With somebody ♪
whoa!

♪ I wanna feel the heat

With somebody ♪

♪ Yeah, I wanna dance

With somebody ♪

♪ With somebody who loves me ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoa.

Yes!

Whoo!

- That's good.
- Yeah, that's good.

[ Both laugh ]

See? You got it.

Yes, yes, yes.

Wow!

Now I see why you stand up

So much all the time, man.

- It feels good.
- Yeah.

- Adam: all right.
- What's your name?

Ashley morgan.

- You were
- hitting some notes,

- Let me tell you.
- Yes.

- That was no joke,
- ashley.

Thank you.

Where you from?

- I am from the bay area
- originally,

- But I've been down
- in southern california

For about eight years.

- What do you do
- every day?

I am a full-time

Freelance musician,

And so I do studio session work

And I sing background vocals

- For different artists.
- No kidding. Yeah. Yeah.

And I perform at a theme park.

Let me just say this

To you, uh --

What about me?

- Let me say this to you - about her.
- Okay. Cool.

- She's never gonna go back
- to singing background again.

- When she goes back
- to a theme park,

- It's gonna be
- to the amphitheater

- And she's gonna be - headlining.
- Yeah. Yeah.

- I feel weird talking to you
- right now

- When she's up there,
- so I'm gonna stop doing that.

[ Laughter ]

But I was gonna tell

You why I think she
should be on my team.

- Yeah, he was ready to battle it out as coaches.
- Okay, well, you tell me

- Why she should be
- on your team.

- Why don't you guys - stop having a date
- and, like, talk to her?

- I can't wait to hear this, - pharrell.
- Right there.

- She's good.
- Christina: no, I like this.

- They're gonna duke it out
- as coaches should.

- Come on, pharrell.
- I want to hear it.

Is she not good?

[ Cheers and applause ]

She's good.

[ Chuckles ]

Listen to me.

There's nobody like you

In this competition.

There's nobody like you

On my team,

On any of these teams.

There isn't.

- And now
- it's your opportunity

- To not be
- in the background anymore.

This is your chance

To become ashley the artist

In -- in front of millions

Of people, by the way.

[ Laughs ]

I have not been
this excited

About an artist on this stage

In a long freakin' time.

I love you.

[ Laughter ]

Wow.

Okay, now you can
cut my throat out.

- Go ahead.
- I mean, there's no way.

- I mean, you just told her
- you love her.

[ Laughs ]

- You can't buy
- that kind of training.

You have that.

It just kept getting better.

You know, that's what

This show is all about.

- That's why
- it's called "the voice."

It's about people like you.

What kind of music

Do you want to make?

- I'm still figuring out
- who I am as an artist,

But I do want to make music

That impacts

- And makes a difference
- in the world.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Well, pharrell,

I-i have to say,

Pharrell has had hits

Worldwide,

- Internationally, so...
- h*-h*-h*-ohh!

- You know, it just doesn't stick to one genre.
- That's an endorsement.

- Excuse me?
- That's an endorsement!

[ Laughs ]

Yeah, I agree, christina.

- He has had massive
- international success.

[ Laughs ]

What just happened?

[ Laughter ]

This is gonna be so tough.

- I don't want to lose
- this one.

- Ashley, if you want to
- move people with music,

- Country music
- is about stories,

- It's about connecting
- with people

- That can change
- someone's life.

That's what you just did

To me.

That's why I hit my button.

[ Cheers and applause ]

All right, ashley.

Who do you pick

As your coach?

[ Audience shouting ]

I'm gonna pick...

...pharrell.

Ohh!

♪ Boom, clap,
the sound of my heart ♪

♪ The beat goes on

And on and on and on and ♪

Oh! [ Laughs ]

♪ Boom, clap,
you make me feel good ♪

- ♪ Come on to me,
- come on to me now ♪

Pharrell: ashley's performance

Continued to ascend.

There's a lot of magic in that.

- ♪ Boom, clap ♪
- high five.

- Thank you so much.
- Let's do it.

- Let's go all the way with it
- 'cause you could win.

Ashley is

A once-in-a-lifetime vocalist.

♪ Come on to me now ♪

- Blake:
- I'm not gonna lie.

It stung a little bit that

She didn't pick me as her coach.

She is all-american.

That girl can win.

- Aw, man.
- We should have went in on it.

We screwed the pooch.

Ashley was one of those people

That I was so sorry

That I didn't

Push my button for.

- I got a little scared
- of the competition,

But not for long.

Daly: coming up...

For the first time ever,

Pharrell and christina face off.

- I would be honored
- to be your coach.

- I just want a shot
- at that.

- Whoo! - Blake,
- it's like a boxing match.

Round 3, here we go.

And still to come...

♪ My kind of love ♪

- Daly: ...the artists
- give it their all...

♪ I'd rather be ♪

Yeah!

- Daly: ...bringing our coaches
- to their feet.

- I can't sit back like this. - I can't. I can't.
- Oh, yeah!

- Come on, adam.
- Let's do the pharrell walk.

[ Laughter ]

Like, he's like...

We walk like this.

- I can't walk
- a straight line.

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back to night 4

Of the blind auditions

At universal studios hollywood.

- Teams are starting
- to fill up quickly.

Are you starting to

Listen for certain
things that you want?

- Those ones
- that aren't like anybody else.

- That's what
- I'm kind of looking for now.

- I got to be picky, man,
- because this is serious.

The stakes are high.

- There's so many good people
- on all the other teams.

I've lost a couple people

Based off of being

A little bit too picky.

- I already lost one
- to pharrell.

- I want to start pushing, though.
- I'm ready.

- ♪ Get me some talent
- up in here ♪

[ Chuckles ]

Daly: our next artist

Is a young teenager

With big dreams.

My name is koryn hawthorne.

- I'm 16 years old, and I'm from
- abbeville, louisiana.

I have a part-time job

At a pizza shop.

I sing at work all the time.

♪ Getting this pizza

Out of this pan ♪

♪ Gotta cut it, gotta cut it ♪

- Whatever I'm doing,
- I'm singing about it.

♪ Yeah, I'm peppin',

I'm peppin' this pizza ♪

When I was 9 years old,

I joined an organization

Called louisiana kids.

We performed locally

For different charities.

♪ Rollin', yeah,

Rollin' on the river ♪

Out of all the places

That we sing,

- My favorite would be
- singing at a nursing home

Because connecting with them,

- It really touches my heart.
- ♪ All right ♪

♪ Rollin' ♪

To see the smiles

On these elderly people's faces

- And how much joy
- that me singing brings them,

It just makes me so happy.

Growing up, it was just me,

My mom, and my brother

Because my dad

Wasn't really around.

We struggled a little bit

- Because my mom
- was a single parent

Working two jobs.

And I know that she sacrificed

A lot to just give me my dreams.

It makes me feel proud

As a parent.

To see koryn achieving

Her goals...

Sorry.

Oh, mama.

I don't want to cry.

My mom means

The world to me.

She is my biggest inspiration.

I am very nervous

About this whole process.

[ Sighs ] oh, god.

If I turn a chair,

It would show my mom

Everything that she has done,

That it's not in vain.

Don't be nervous.

- Take your time.
- Yeah.

It's your moment.

Do what you were born to do.

- To hear that biggest names
- in music

Tell me that I'm talented

Would be a great validation.

So, I'm gonna walk out

On that stage

- And show those coaches
- the soul that is within me.

My baby.

[ Laughs ]

♪ I can't buy your love ♪

♪ Don't even wanna try ♪

♪ Sometimes the truth

Won't make you happy ♪

♪ So I'm not gonna lie ♪

♪ But don't ever question ♪

♪ If my heart beats

Only for you ♪

♪ 'Cause it beats only for you ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I know I'm far from perfect ♪

♪ Nothin' like your entourage ♪

♪ I can't grant you any wishes ♪

♪ I won't promise you

The stars ♪

♪ But don't ever question ♪

♪ If my heart beats

Only for you ♪

♪ 'Cause it beats only for you ♪

♪ When you've given up ♪

♪ When no matter what you do

It's never good enough ♪

♪ When you never thought that

It could ever get this tough ♪

♪ That's when you feel

My kind of love ♪

That's what

I'm talking about!

♪ And when you're crying out ♪

♪ 'Cause you've fallen

And can't pick ♪

♪ You're heavy off the ground ♪

♪ And the friends

You thought you had ♪

♪ Haven't stuck around ♪

♪ That's when you feel

My kind of love ♪

♪ That's when you feel

My kind of love ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo!

Christina: whoo!

What's your name?

My name is koryn hawthorne,

- And I'm from
- abbeville, louisiana.

- How old are you?
- I'm 16.

h*-h*!

Wow.

Oh!

Stop.

- This is gonna be fun
- to watch.

Adam: wow.

To be 16 years old

And to know when to downshift,

And then when you go up

To sixth gear like that,

You were, like,

Elevating the performance

As you were singing.

The potential is --

Is so unlimited.

- Never before
- have I heard a voice

That is that bonkers mature

From a 16-year-old girl.

I thought you were like



- You sounded like
- a different person.

Thank you.

And that you're 16,
it's like, how -- what?

- But that's what I love,
- though.

- Yes.
- That's what I love.

It's like that kind of voice

- Is pulling
- from stream of conscious.

- Like,
- that's a super-rare thing.

- And I'm impressed
- and super excited

To have a shot

To kind of have you on my team.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Look, you're already

Such a powerhouse vocalist,

And I see that as such a rare,

Special quality.

- There's no vocal coach
- in the world

- That can teach
- what you just did.

- And I really would love
- to understand your story

- Because you've had to live
- some life

In order to convey

Such a power

- Behind that vocal ability,
- which I am such a fan of.

- I would be honored
- to be your coach.

Whoo!

- Thank you.
- [ Laughs ]

Wow.

What I love about you

Is that you're standing there

With that old soul

And the acknowledgment

That you have something

- That is different than probably
- the rest of your friends.

I mean, that was awesome.

But you're not c*ck.

- You stand there
- with humility.

People will line up to see that

For the rest of your life.

I just want a shot

At that.

[ Cheers and applause ]

- Adam: whoo!
- That was good, christina.

- Whoo!
- Blake, it's like a boxing match.

- Round 3. Round 3.
- Here we go.

- Honestly,
- music is about love.

- And I'm gonna come back to it
- again -- emotion.

I mean, that's the only thing

I'm in this business for

- Is just to be
- feeling something

- And feeling it from my gut
- and my heart and my soul.

Yep.

Honestly, you should
follow your heart.

- A lot of love
- floating around right now.

[ Laughs ]

- Listen. It's super easy.
- I do.
- The thing I love about pharrell --

We can hug it out.

It's cool.
Oh, my god.

- I know. I know.
- We can hug it out.

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's all good.

Hey, by the way --

I love you so much,

Man.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Laughter ]

- Can I just do one thing?
- I've always wanted to do this.

So, just humor me.

All right, koryn.

Who do you pick

As your coach?

Oh, my god.

[ Audience shouting ]

Mm!

I'm gonna pick christina.

- Aah!
- ♪ If you gave me a chance ♪

- Yeah! - ♪ I would take it ♪
- winner!

♪ It's a shot in the dark,

But I'll make it ♪
having two amazing superstars

- Like christina and pharrell
- fight over me

Is just the biggest and greatest

Thing that could ever happen.

♪ When I am with you ♪

I'm so happy!

- ♪ There's no place - I'd rather be ♪
- I know! Me too!

- Mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah!
- Thank you!

- Christina:
- there's nothing I love more

Than to find

These old-souled voices

That have so much emotion

Beyond their years.

She's no joke.

And she's young.
She's the real thing.

Yay!

Koryn: I'm doing this

For everyone back home

- To show them
- that it's not all for nothing.

We can follow our dreams.

- See, - that was full of love.
- Pharrell: yes.

I love you, guys.

I love you, guys.

- I live for that.
- I love it.

- I think I'm gonna throw up
- after that.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: coming up,

Adam is passionate

To land great talent.
[ Chuckles ]

- You guys can go
- to the prom together

- After you and I win
- this show.

- [ Audience chanting "blake!" ]
- But will blake stand in his way?

[ Howls ]

And still to come...

Inhale.

Put your shoulders down.

- Daly: ...pharrell has an artist
- under his spell.

Let it go.

Did we

Just get hypnotized?

[ Laughs ]

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back

To the blind auditions.

- Our next artist,
- 17-year-old lexi davila,

Hopes she has what it takes

To make a team.

Lexi: I always dreamed

I would be able to do this,

But I don't know

How I'm gonna handle it.

I've never really

Seen celebrities

Except for on tv.

When I first meet someone,

It's uncomfortable for me

'Cause I'm shy.

But when

I'm on the stage singing,

- I just feel
- like a different person.

- Music's been
- a very large part of my life

Since the day I was born.

Roberto: my wife and I

Were first generation

From puerto rico.

And we want to make sure

That our kids

Are also growing up in the

Hispanic culture of the music.

And my father, he was a singer

In the nightclub.

And I think -- it skipped me,

But I think it went to her.

- My favorite part of school
- is choir.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm in concert choir,

And I've been doing

Competitions.

Last year,

I performed and won first place.

It was very special to me

Because I won

With the spanish solo

That I sang for my grandfather

A few days

Before he passed away.

[ Sniffles ]

He was a really good man,

And I miss him a lot.

[ Sniffles ]

- This is
- a really big opportunity for me,

And I don't take it for granted

Because I understand

That these things

Don't just happen all the time.

If my grandfather was here,

- I know he'd be really proud
- of me.

- I want to dedicate
- this song to him

Because I want to honor him

And his legacy.

There she is. Look at her.

Isn't she beautiful?

♪ Ehhh ♪

♪ Ooooh ♪

♪ Late at night

When all the world is sleeping ♪

♪ I stay up and think of you ♪

♪ And I wish on a star ♪

♪ That somewhere

You are thinking of me, too ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm dreaming

With you tonight ♪

♪ Till tomorrow,

I'll be holding you tight ♪

♪ And there's nowhere in

The world I'd rather be ♪

Yes! There we go.

All right. Hey. That's it.
♪ Than here in my room ♪

♪ Dreaming with you endlessly ♪

I'll go.

♪ Endlessly ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Go, lexi!

Yeah!

What's your name?

My name's lexi davila.

- How old are you,
- first of all?

I just turned 17 years old.

Pssh.

[ Cheers and applause ]

The reason why I didn't push is

Because I heard some nerves.

I want you

To just inhale, exhale.

And when you exhale,

Put your shoulders down

And let the microphone go

And just hold it with one hand

- And stand there
- like you just did a great job.

Right? So, inhale.

Let it go.

- Did we
- just get hypnotized?

[ Laughter ]

- What the hell's
- going on here?

- Christina: hi, lexi.
- Hi.

- There were numerous times
- that I almost did push.

- I could tell
- how young you were.

- And whoever you choose,
- I would just hope

That you guys mold and help her

In the best of ways

'Cause she is,

She's very talented.

- Lexi?
- Yes?

It started crazy strong.

But I looked at blake,

And we said, "she's young."

There were some things

That were not great,

- But I don't think
- that's not because

- You're, like,
- bonkers amazing,

Gonna be incredible

After I coach you.

[ Laughs ]

But I heard --

Ha ha ha!

- When you did - some of these big notes...
- Pharrell: yeah.

...it was like,

"Oh, there it is."

Yep.

- And then I was like,
- "oh, man."

- If we refine this
- together,

If it's at a 7 right now,

We can bring it to a 10,

- Three more little notches,
- it's gonna win.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam's right.

- We could hear
- how young we thought you were.

But more importantly,

We could hear the potential.

- And that's what's exciting
- for us as coaches...

- Yeah.
- ...is to know that,

- Okay, here's somebody
- who has the talent,

Who has the range.

And we didn't know

That you're that beautiful,

By the way.

- Thank you.
- So, we turn around

- And it's just,
- "this girl could be a star."

- I mean, you have
- everything it takes

- Other than we got to get you
- over those nerves.

- That's what
- I specialize in.

- Me too! I do this.
- Erasing nerves.

I also have a master's degree

In nerve control.
If there was nerves

On this page, I could erase it.

Just erase it.

That's all I do.

- Just erase nerves
- all day long.

Lexi, I do believe that

If we work, you can win, lexi.

You are not

A country artist.

- I think that much can be established.
- You are not a country artist.

- Lexi, you absolutely know what
- the right thing to do here is.

- Don't fall for that. - Now, I know
- a lot of things about blake

And what he knows,

But one thing he is
is a country artist.

I believe in you!

And I want to coach you

Through this process.

- Let's win this thing, lexi!
- Come on!

[ Cheers and applause ]

What do you think, lexi?

[ Audience shouting ]

[ Audience chanting "blake!" ]

I think that I would be honored

To be with either of you,

But...i pick...

...adam.

Yes.
No!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Wherever,
we're meant to be together ♪

♪ I'll be there

And you'll be near ♪

You're amazing.

- That was the most exciting thing
- I've ever done.

♪ Whenever, wherever ♪

I'm a really big fan of adam,

So to be on his team is...

It's really great.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Audience claps rhythmically ]

[ Chuckles ]

[ Howls ]

With the right coaching,

Lexi could be a major contender.

- It's fun
- to be part of that process

- To unlock certain things
- in people

That could help them win.

And anytime I beat blake,

It's always the best day ever.

Hey, blake.

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

I eat mop.

- I eat mop who?
- [My poo]

[ Laughs ]

[ Chuckles ]

[ Laughs ]

You guys.

- Daly: after adam's victory
- over blake...

♪ I remember the day

You told me you were leaving ♪

Daly: ...the two went

Head-to-head again...

I pick adam.

- Oh! Oh! - Daly: ...and he landed
- high-school pop singer

Josh batstone.

Yes!

♪ Oh, breathe ♪

- Daly: christina also found
- great vocalists,

Scoring indie pop singer

- And stay-at-home mom
- katelyn read...

Welcome to team christina.

Thank you.

♪ No ♪

♪ And I would rather ♪

Daly: ...and soulful
insurance underwriter....

- ♪ I would rather ♪
- ...ameera delandro.

♪ Go blind, boy ♪

Yes.

- Daly:
- and blake made a comeback,

Picking up pop singer and

Nashville transplant bay brooks.

♪ And I know these scars... ♪

I got her!

Christina: whoo!

- Thank you so much!
- I'm so excited!

- Daly: coming up,
- a military musician...

- I am the male lead vocalist
- for the west point band.

Daly:

...aims for a four-chair salute.

- First and foremost,
- just thank you for what you do.

Your voice is amazing.

You're a stud.

- [ Chuckling ]
- you know what I'm saying?

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

- Daly: welcome back to night 4
- of the blind auditions.

Our next artist is a newlywed

- Who hopes to take his music
- to the next level.

- Quincy:
- my name is quincy mumford.

I am 23 years old,

- And I'm from
- asbury park, new jersey.

I always kind of had the desire

To be a musician.

- Quincy went through a lot
- of different stages

When he was younger --

Pink hair, the blue hair,

The punk rock.
[ Laughs ]

- Uh...
- That's true.

You know, the reggae.

You know, he kind of

Went through everything

- And kind of found
- what his trademark is.

My band is called quincy mumford

And the reason why.

We play funk, soul, reggae, r&b.

It's singer/songwriter kind of

All blended into one thing.

The best part

About playing music

Is you get to meet

A lot of people.

- And I actually met my wife
- at a show.

And we hit it off,

- And she told me
- that she was from sweden,

- And that she was going home
- in two months.

For the next two years,

We traveled back and forth

Between both countries.

And I think it definitely

Brought us together.

In 2013, we finally decided

To tie the knot.

Being a musician at this level,

- There's not
- a whole lot of income.

So, I work in my parents' café.

I've never been

A very good cook.

But I do make a pretty good

Bacon, egg, and cheese.

And then I also teach

A lot of music lessons

In order to support

Me and my wife.

It is hard

To have this lifestyle.

- But this is such a passion
- of his,

- And I'm gonna be his biggest fan
- through it all.

- He's, you know,
- my family in the states.

- Everyone else
- is in sweden,

- And his family has took me in
- as their daughter.

So, I'm so happy

To be a part of it.

I've been doing music

For seven years now,

And I just need that extra step

To get where I need to be.

- I'm singing "dancing machine"
- by jackson 5,

And it's the right song for me

- Because it molds
- all of my genres into one.

My voice, my personality,

The whole funk

And good-vibes style.

I want to go out there

And sing my heart out

- For these superstars
- that stand in front of me

'Cause this is my life,

- And I'm never gonna give up
- when it comes to music.

- Wow.
- He looks so serious.

♪ Dancing, dancing, dancing ♪

♪ She's a dancing machine ♪

♪ Automatic, systematic ♪

♪ Full of color,

Self-contained ♪

♪ Tuned and gentle

To your vibes ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Captivating, stimulating ♪

♪ Oh, she's such a sexy lady ♪

Come on.

♪ Filled with space age design ♪

♪ She's moving, she's grooving ♪

♪ Dancing until

The music stops now ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ She's a dance, dance,

Dance, dance, oh ♪

♪ Do it, baby, now ♪

♪ As she do, do, do her thing

Right on the scene ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Say now do it, baby ♪

♪ As she do, do, do her thing ♪

♪ Right on the scene ♪

♪ Right on, right on ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Man: oh.

Oh, baby.

What's your name, man?

My name is quincy mumford.

- I'm from
- asbury park, new jersey.

Right on.

[ Cheers and applause ]

- You know,
- pharrell and I were sitting here

- Chatting about the fact
- that there's something there.

- And, you know,
- there's a lot of things

That come into play here.

- Not even we can really
- fully understand,

- Because as much as we might
- have our ups and downs

In our own careers,

- We've never been told
- to go sing in front of people

- And have their backs
- turned to you.

That's intimidating.

You had a very natural,

Soulful quality to your voice.

But the inflections, I saw

What you were trying to do,

But it just sort of didn't

Connect the dots completely.

And I think that's --

- That's what could have made
- your performance a bit better.

Thank you so much.

- [ Cheers and applause ]
- blake: hey, quincy.

You're probably gonna want to

Come down here and punch me.

But it just sounded like

There wasn't that much heart.

There was no sense

Of urgency.

- And only you can
- figure that out for yourself,

A way to take the brain out

And put the heart in.

- That's the only reason
- that I ever made it,

- Because you can't - think about it.
- Amen.

- If you had to think about it,
- I would be screwed.

Thank you so much.

Appreciate it.

- Christina:
- the thing about blind auditions,

- You can make any song
- pretty great

As long as you have

The right motivation behind it.

And I could really hear him

Thinking about his execution,

And that's why I didn't push

My button for quincy.

Good luck, man.

- Quincy: it was definitely
- a lot of nerves,

- But they all said
- valuable things

That I'm really going to work on

- And hopefully
- come back next year

And show a different side.

[ Applause ]

Hey, baby.

Daly: coming up...

- ♪ And a little bit
- of chicken fried ♪

- Daly: ...our coaches go after
- country singers...

♪ The ring of fire ♪

- Daly:
- ...forcing blake to step it up.

The dream has always been

To beat me

With a country artist.

He knows country music.

But I know all kinds of music.

- We're gonna smoke
- that fool.

[ Laughs ]

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

- Daly: welcome back to night 4
- of the blind auditions.

Let's see if our next artist,



From spokane, washington,

Has what it takes

To make a team.

I came from

A pretty large family --

Four older sisters

And one younger brother.

We all grew up in a log cabin

That my father built.

- James:
- the nicest part of the cabin

Was those kids running around

Laughing and playing.

They loved it out there.

We had a lot of animals.

And one of my favorite animals

That we had was a bull.

His name was bubblegum.

- He was very nice.
- He was like a dog.

[ Chuckles ]

My four older sisters

And one younger brother,

We shared bunkbeds

In one bedroom.

I shared a bed

With my sister sophie,

And she would sing me to sleep.

I'd sometimes sing along,

And that probably helped me

Develop my voice.

I was 4 years old

When my parents decided to get

Separated.

Following through

With the divorce,

She got half the house,

So we ended up

Having to sell the log home.

Kind of broke my dad's heart

A little bit,

Taking us away from what

He worked so hard to give us.

But my dad thought

It would be best for the kids

If we went and stayed with him.

Moving away from the sanctuary

That my family had hurt.

I waited to go back home,

And it just never happened,

I guess.

Sorry. Um...

I still go back to look at

All the memories that we had.

Those days, music helped

Because I could lock myself

In my room

And I could sing

As loud as possible.

When I started

To get a little older,

I started playing bars

And weddings,

But I needed a real job

That had constant income.

So I got a job here

At the general store.

Did you find everything

All right?

I love everyone here,

But I want to be a performer.

I always watch "the voice,"

And I really want to be part

Of the whole "voice" family.

Like, team blake family.

I'm singing

"The house that built me"

By miranda lambert.

I'm a little nervous

Singing a miranda lambert song

In front of blake.

- It's a very special song
- to me.

It explains the story

About how we miss our house

That our dad built for us

And what going back

To our old log cabin feels like.

I'm gonna make my family

Very proud,

Especially my dad.

Daly: all right, here we go.

There she is!

She looks beautiful.

She does.

♪ I know they say

You can't go home again ♪

♪ I just had to come back

One last time ♪

♪ Ma'am, I know

You don't know me from adam ♪

Oh, she said my name.

♪ But these handprints

On the front steps ♪

- ♪ Are mine ♪
- you said me, right?

Aah!

- She's on!
- Oh, my god!

♪ I thought if I could

Touch this place or feel it ♪

♪ This brokenness inside me

Might start healing ♪

♪ Out here

It's like I'm someone else ♪

♪ I thought that maybe

I could find myself ♪

♪ If I could just come in,

I swear I'll leave ♪

♪ Won't take nothing

But a memory ♪

♪ From the house that built me ♪

♪ You leave home, you move on ♪

♪ And you do the best you can ♪

♪ I got lost

In this whole world ♪

♪ And forgotten who I am ♪

- Come on, blake.
- Just turn around.

♪ If I could walk around,

I swear I'll leave ♪

♪ Won't take nothing

But a memory ♪

♪ From the house that built me ♪

Aah!

[ Sobs ]

That's not fair.

[ Cheers and applause ]

What?

Christina: what's your name?

Brenna yaeger.

And she is country.

I know.

[ Laughter ]

She's shaking so violently that

I have to come, just like...

Hi, adam.

- Calm down.
- It's all good.

- See, she's --
- oh, my god.

Can I be her right now?

[ Laughs ]

[ Breathes deeply ]

Oh, my god.

[ Laughter ]

Continue.

I got to hand it to you.

That takes a lot of nerve

To come out here

And perform that song.

- I actually have that song
- tattooed on my foot

- With all my sisters
- 'cause --

- Oh.
- Ohh!

...i grew up in a log cabin.

[ Laughter ]

[ Chuckles ]

[ Laughing ]

Oh, my god.

Adam: it's gonna be

A hard thing to overcome.

But you know what?

- There's more to it than
- just -- just one song

Sung by one wife of one coach

Of "the voice."

You guys can go

To the prom together

- After you and I win
- this show.

[ Laughs ]

- Thank you. That's all for now.
- I'll be back.

Um, that's my favorite thing

About country music is,

When it connects

With somebody,

- It becomes a turning point
- in their life.

And I think you have that.

- The way miranda did
- to you,

- You can do that with somebody
- in the future.

Let me be the guy

- To lead you...
- [ Groans ]

- [ Laughs ] - ...lead you
- down that path.

- Brenna,
- let me put my pillow down.

- It's actually
- a booster seat.

- He was just
- moving it around.

[ Laughter ]

I do understand

What blake is saying

About playing country music.

- I'm not gonna mess
- with that.

And by the way, I have a guy,

Three chairs over

That I can always talk to

About those things.

- He'll say he won't
- to try to get you on his team,

But guess what he will do.

Help me whenever I need it

- Because he loves me
- and I love him.

[ Crowd "awws" ]

Wow.

You may have been

A little nervous

- During the performance,
- but you're not nervous now.

- I really,
- honestly love your confidence,

And it's gonna be so awesome

To watch you soar.

Thank you.

Yeah.

[ Chuckles ]

The power is in your hands.

Who's gonna be your coach?

- [ Audience chanting "blake!" ]
- Oh, my god.

Um...

I'm just saying, you got

A big chance on my team.

- Big chance.
- Oh, my god.

- [ Chuckles ]
- um...

This is...

- [ Audience continues chanting - "blake!" ]
- Oh, no!

[ Chuckles ]

- Oh, geez.
- You're doing the finger thing.

- Um...
- [ Sighs ]

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back

To the blind auditions.

Before the break, brenna yaeger

Got both adam and blake

To push their buttons.

Aah!

Now brenna has the tough

Decision of picking her coach.

[ Audience chanting "blake!" ]

Oh, my god.

Um...

This is...

Oh, no!

Say my name.

I want her more than he does.

Just break my heart.

I pick team blake.

Yeah! Yes!

♪ I'm gonna load my shotgun ♪

Yep. Almost had it.

♪ Wait by the door
and light a cigarette ♪

- ♪ I'm gonna show him
- what a little girl's made of ♪

- I love you!
- I got my hug!

- Adam: fighting a country artist
- against blake

- Is like trying to break down
- a brick wall with your fists.

Brenna: I love you.

Blake: you know, I really like

How my team's coming together.

Brenna had a lot of nerve.

- She performed
- "house that built me"

By my wife.

And then to find out

That she did live this song,

I love that.

- Thank you!
- Mwah!

I'm on team blake,

And I was really nervous.

[ Chuckles ] but I'm really

Happy with how I did.

Adam really wanted me

On his team,

But I had to go with my gut.

Hey, congratulations!

Oh, my god.

I'm on "the voice."

- Whoo!
- Team blake!

Yay!

[ Laughs ]

Blake, don't be mean.

- Adam: you should be so proud
- of yourself.

- She has that song tattooed
- on her ankle.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: while blake celebrates,

Let's meet our next singer.

- I'm on my way
- to west point, new york,

- To the united states
- military academy,

Where our next artist

- Spends his days
- entertaining the troops.

- Jeremy:
- my name is jeremy gaynor.

I'm 30 years old,

- And I am the male lead vocalist
- for the west point band.

- Why did you join
- the army?

It's a family tradition.

- My uncle did 28 years - in the army.
- Wow.

My dad did 26 years

In the navy.

For so many years,

- I had been trying
- to pursue a music career.

- And when things
- didn't pan out with that,

- My uncle,
- he had been telling me,

"You should join the army."

A lot of people think

That the army

Is just front-line soldiers,

But you can be a doctor,

You can be a dentist,

You can be a cook.

You can also be a musician.

The west point band

Is the oldest musical

Organization in the army.

It goes back about 200 years.

Our main mission is

To provide world-class music

That educates, motivates,

And inspires

The academy's corps of cadets.

To know that I encourage a widow

Who just lost,

You know, her husband,

Encouraging my fellow soldiers,

It's pretty big.

We do pop music,

We do jazz, rock tunes.

♪ Here we go ♪

- What I enjoy most is being able
- to be who I am as a performer.

- Getting down
- with the dance moves,

You know, here and there.

♪ Uptown funk you up ♪

- I love being
- in the west point band.

But my wife -- she's currently

Pregnant with our first child.

Do you feel

Extra pressure now

- To figure out
- this performing thing?

Jeremy: absolutely.

I want to make sure

- I build a stable foundation
- for my family

- And also to where I leave
- a legacy for my daughter.

- Is it bittersweet for you
- to think "the voice"

Might put an end to your career

Here at west point?

It is.

- But I feel like I'll be able to
- represent us all going forward.

- Once a soldier,
- always a soldier.

- Yes, sir.
- Definitely.

Before I joined the army,

I was singing at a local church,

And I met my wife.

Syreeta: jeremy's an angel.

He's such a blessing

To my life,

And I know he's gonna be

An extremely awesome father.

The army has given me

Great chances

To fulfill a lot of dreams,

But I've always aspired

To be a professional artist.

To receive

Some of that knowledge

- From some of these guys
- who've done it for years,

It's gonna be amazing.

Being a husband, being a father,

I want to be able

To seize this moment

- 'Cause these opportunities
- don't come around often.

I just got to go after it.

There he is.

- [ Sighs ]
- okay.

♪ Long ago ♪

♪ And, oh, so far away ♪

Aah! Ohh!

Oh, my god!

♪ I fell ♪

♪ In love with you ♪

♪ Before the second show ♪

♪ Don't you remember ♪

♪ You told me

You loved me, baby ♪

♪ You said you'd be coming back

This way again ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Oooooh, told me

You loved me, baby ♪

♪ You said you'd be coming back

This way again ♪

- ♪ Yeah ♪ - aah!
- He got all four!

- [ Laughs ]
- ♪ baby, baby ♪

♪ Whoo, baby, baby ♪

♪ I love you ♪

I love you, too!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

That is so awesome!

I was first. I was first.

What's your name, man?

My name is jeremy gaynor.

I am a united states army

Soldier.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo!

I'm the male lead vocalist

For the west point band.

I love that.

- Well, man,
- let me tell you something.

- And I'm secure enough of a guy
- to say this.

You're a stud.

- [ Chuckling ]
- you know what I'm saying?

- Thank you, sir.
- [ Chuckles ]

- That's weird, I know. - I'm sorry.
- So creepy.

How can you get away

With some of the things

- That come out
- of your mouth, man?

- You're a great singer,
- dude.

Thank you.

And I may seem like

Not the perfect coach for you,

But I guarantee you,

- I can carry you through
- the gauntlet of "the voice."

- We'll get you
- into the live shows.

America's gonna love you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Thank you, blake.

First and foremost,

Just thank you for what you do.

My pleasure.

- Secondly,
- there's something about

- The charm
- of how you perform.

If you couldn't turn around

- And see what mick jagger
- was doing,

It would be pretty difficult

- To totally understand
- what mick jagger does.

Great point.

- But when you see the way
- that you perform,

It adds to what is already

A natural gift that you have.

- And being in the military,
- obviously,

Work ethic is a big thing.

I'm a maniac

When it comes to that.

Whoa.

- I love to win.
- I'm a competitive dude.

- And I'd love to be a part
- of that.

I really would.

- [ Cheers and applause ]
- same here.

- Thank you, adam.
- Thank you.

Jeremy, your talent

Is pretty undeniable.

And it is the reason

- Why I continue
- to come back to "the voice."

- You know, my dad was a sergeant
- in the army,

- So I know
- that background very well.

- I feel like you have
- a lot of stories to tell.

- What kind of music
- are you interested in doing?

R&b, pop, and, of course,

Being in the west point band,

They want me

To sing everything.

- Wait a minute.
- You sing all kinds of music?

- It's a requirement.
- Yee-haw!

- So, you're telling me
- there's a chance.

[ Chuckles ]

- Look, I know that,
- you know,

Pharrell is probably

A very strong candidate for you,

But i, too, am very deeply

Rooted in my love of r&b music.

- And I think that you are
- one of those potential greats

- That needs to be
- a household name.

And, look, I am so ready

To take this season

And win this whole thing

With you.

I want to do this.

Please.

Thank you, christina.

Congratulations on four chairs.

[ Cheers and applause ]

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

I would love to have you.

Your voice is amazing.

This must be a really

Incredible moment for you

Because it's what

You dreamt to do.

- And you're headed there.
- Just know that.

Thank you, pharrell.

- Yes, sir.
- Thank you.

- It's all up to you.
- Who do you pick as your coach?

[ Audience shouting ]

Come on, jeremy.

[ Shouting continues ]

Okay. So, uh...

I pick christina.

Oh!

♪ Oh, when this world
comes crashing down ♪

Yes!

♪ I'll be... ♪

You are unbelievable.

Christina: I'm just so proud

That jeremy is on my team

And I can support that

Phenomenal voice and talent.

He's one to be reckoned with.

I am the winner

Of a four-button push.

You guys better step aside...

[ Chuckles ]

...'Cause mama came to play.

[ Cheers and applause ]

- Jeremy: I thought for sure
- I was gonna go with adam.

- But christina
- just kept bringing it,

Just kept coming.

She just swayed me.

Yes!

[ Laughs ]

Okay.

Yes, I love you, too!

See, I never rub it

In people's face like you do.

Oh, shut up.

Daly: yes, sir.

- [ Laughs ]
- whoo!

Four chairs.

- Oh, my goodness.
- [ Chuckles ]

- Welcome, man.
- Thank you.

- They're gonna miss you
- at west point,

- But we love
- having you here.

Thank you.

- Daly: coming up...
- Sit down.

...adam and blake make a pact.

- We should team up
- against the other two.

I like that.

Fist bump.

- I don't -- - I don't know these --
- okay, we'll shake hands, too.

- Yeah,
- that's normal oklahoma.

Here's l.a.

And later...

With the teams filling up...

♪ Someone like you ♪

- Daly: - ...artists go all out...
- Yes!

♪ May freedom forever fly ♪

Daly:

...and so do our coaches.

You have this beautiful,

Perfectly precise, soulful,

And completely

On-the-mark voice.

- I love you so much.
- I'm such a fan.

[ Chuckles ]

- This would be very, very,
- very exciting for me.

You're going down, son.

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back

To the blind auditions.

- With the competition
- at an all-time high...

- Sit down.
- Have a seat.

...blake and adam devise a plan.

Here's the thing.

- We got to change it up.
- What do you mean?

We should team up

Against the other two.
I like that.

"Hey, if I was you,

I would pick adam."

- Yeah, we're gonna throw them
- off kilter.

- The only time
- all bets are off

- Is when all four of us
- turn around.

- If it's me and christina,
- you're helping me.

- I'll help you.
- If it's you and pharrell, I'm helping you.

- I got your back 100%.
- Okay.

Fist bump.

- I don't --
- I don't know these --

- Okay, we'll shake hands, too. - Yeah,
- that's normal oklahoma.

Here's l.a.

L.a.
Okay, good.

- See you.
- Great.

With a new plan in place,

Adam and blake head

To their chairs.

Now let's meet our next artist.

- Jack:
- my name is jack gregori.

I am 37 years old,

- And I was born
- in great neck, new york,

But I live in washington, d.c.

My family was quite insistent

That I did not start

Trying to play music

Directly out of high school,

Which was probably a wise thing

For them to push me to do.

- I went to
- the university of maryland.

I studied business there.

And directly out of college,

I went to law school

At boston university.

- Did you practice law?
- I did.

- I started my own company
- out of law school

- And did
- real-estate title work.

Oh, wow.

Had about a 40-employee company

At one point.

- Our gross revenues
- were probably

- In the millions of dollars
- per year.

Then the market crashed,

Lost all my money.

No kidding.

Seriously?
Started over.

- And what I realized
- was that having all that money

- Wasn't necessarily
- the key to being happy

- And doing what you
- want to do is more important.

- Right. - So, it was at that point
- that I kind of, uh,

- Re-evaluated and started playing
- a lot more music.

When the market crashed,

I was literally

Days away from bankruptcy.

I have six rooms in my house.

I live in one

And rent the others out.

So I have five housemates.

I rent out the bedrooms

- To help pay the mortgage
- and keep the house,

- You know,
- not give it back to the bank.

[ Guitar strumming ]

I still work doing legal stuff,

But just five hours a day,

Which lets me play music

More than I would otherwise.

- The band that I'm in
- is called human country jukebox.

Playing in a band

Is a lot of hard work.

The late nights,

Hauling equipment around,

Not getting paid sometimes.

- But it's fun.
- It's worth every second of it.

[ Singing indistinctly ]

- You know,
- it's definitely a big risk

Getting rid of the legal career

And trying to do the music.

But no regrets.

There's nothing better

Than playing music.

- I need one of these chairs
- to turn

Because carrying a fender twin

Amplifier at 3:00 in the morning

Is something

That you cannot do at age 40.

When I walk through these doors,

I'm looking at it

Like this is my last chance.

Come on, jack.

Whoo!

Let's go, buddy.

Adam: it's country.

I guarantee you it's country.

I know. I know.

You're itching for it.

I'm calling it.

♪ Love is a burning thing ♪

♪ And it makes a fiery ring ♪

I love this guy.

♪ Bound by wild desire ♪

Yes! Yes!

I knew it!

♪ I fell into a ring of fire ♪

♪ I fell into

A burning ring of fire ♪

♪ I went down, down, down ♪

♪ And the flames went higher ♪

♪ And it burns, burns, burns ♪

♪ The ring of fire ♪

♪ The ring of fire ♪

♪ I fell into

A burning ring of fire ♪

♪ I went down, down, down ♪

♪ And the flames went higher ♪

♪ And it burns, burns, burns ♪

♪ The ring of fire ♪

♪ The ring of fire ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

- The man in black
- standing up here.

God, blake.

- Listen, man.
- We're gonna talk a lot.

- I'm gonna find out
- your name.

- But first I have to
- just tell you,

Blake, you're so...

- Stupid?
- ...small-brained.

Yeah.

Because that was legit,

And I know you know that.

- All right, all right, okay.
- Let me speak.

Just s-- zip!

What's your name?

My name's jack gregori.

Jack, you have this beautiful

True baritone,

Real deep,

Perfectly precise,

Soulful and completely

On-the-mark voice.

Man,

It's gonna get real.

Thank you so much.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Hey, jack.

Howdy.

First of all, great job.

- You're the perfect guy
- for adam.

His dream

Has always been

To beat me

With a country artist.

[ Chuckles ]

- Well,
- I hope that comes true.

I'm willing to let you go,

Jack, to adam

'Cause I want to see what

He can finally do with a true --

And you truly are --

A great country singer.

Thank you.

- So, I want to see
- this happen, adam.

[ Cheers and applause ]

- You and I can write a song
- about blake

- Called
- "asleep at the wheel."

- [ Chuckles ]
- that's gonna be epic.

- We're gonna smoke
- that fool.

I'm looking forward to it.

- Christina: well, jack,
- I'm really happy for you.

- You've got a great coach
- in adam,

- And I'm sure
- he was ecstatic.

- He was,
- like, peeing his pants

- That blake actually
- didn't push his button.

- I did just pee my pants, - christina.
- I know.

- I know you so well by now.
- It's awesome.

[ Chuckles ]

- Pharrell:
- it's gonna be really fun

- To see the songs
- that you guys pick.

Yeah.

- It's awesome to see us dive
- into different worlds.

- That's what
- makes this show great.

- And glad you're here
- to do that.

Appreciate it.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Gonna be fun.

- Yes.
- Absolutely, dude.

Don't you worry.

Blake kind of handed him over,

- But I feel like that wasn't
- the best time

To give me a country guy so good

Because he's got a great voice.

- What are you
- gonna have him do, adam?

- Some of that good country
- meat loaf or kiss or...?

You gonna give him real country

And whip up some motley crue?

[ Chuckles ]

I'll claw your eyes out.

- Did you really
- pee your pants?

Who are you?

- We've been on this show
- for eight seasons.

- I still have no idea
- who you are.

[ Laughs ]

- Do you really get people
- because you limp?

Daly: coming up, pharrell has

All the right moves...

You have this very captivating

Pharrell, like,

Little limp

And little walk.

...and blake can't compete.

[ Laughter ]

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

- Daly: welcome back
- to the blind auditions.

As the teams fill up,

The artists nervously wait

To audition.

Let's see if our next singer has

What it takes to make a team.

Briar:

My name is briar jonnee.

I'm 20 years old,

- And I'm from
- shuqualak, mississippi.

- The population is
- about a thousand people.

And we don't even have

A grocery store.

So, we have to travel

Maybe like 13 miles

To even get, like, food.

- When I first started to sing
- in church,

I was about 6 years old.

My mom was a choir director.

As soon as she found out

That I could tap a piano,

She got me involved,

Playing for the choir.

- ♪ I believe
- that children are our future ♪

Eventually, a little voice

Came out of nowhere,

And I started to sing.

♪ What am I waiting for ♪

When I was younger, I definitely

Wanted to be an artist.

Hey, I'm briar,

And everyone tells me

I have a voice like an angel.

But coming from a small town,

I just didn't think that

That was a dream

I really could reach.

My school didn't have

A music program,

So in 10th grade,

I decided to audition

For mississippi school

Of performing arts.

It was a residential school

Three hours away

From my hometown.

I was happier

At performing arts school

Because I was able

To embrace my musical talent.

Now I'm in my sophomore year

Of college

At the university

Of southern mississippi.

I am a journalism major

Because I wanted a backup plan

That would allow me

To support my family.

But music is something I want to

Do for the rest of my life.

- I think briar's
- going to make shuqualak proud

- And is going to
- put shuqualak on the map.

We love you.

- Mm!
- Make us proud.

To sing for superstars,

I feel very honored

Because growing up

In such a small town,

Opportunities like this

Don't come around often.

I have no doubt

That music is gonna be a way

For me to get out of my town.

This is where

My dream could come true.

There she is.

Oh, she looks pretty.

♪ Oh, how about

A round of applause? ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ You look so dumb right now ♪

♪ Oh, standing

Outside my house ♪

♪ And don't tell me you're sorry

'Cause you're not ♪

♪ Baby, when I know

You're only sorry ♪

♪ You got caught ♪

♪ But you put on quite a show ♪

♪ You really had me going ♪

♪ Now it's time to go ♪

♪ The curtain's

Finally closing ♪

♪ But it's over now ♪

[ Laughs ]

Whoo!

♪ So go on and take a bow ♪

♪ For making me believe ♪

♪ That you could be ♪

♪ Faithful to me ♪

♪ Let's hear your speech ♪

Sing it, baby!

Yeah!

♪ Now it's time to go ♪

♪ The curtain's

Finally closing ♪

♪ But it's over now ♪

♪ Go on and take a bow ♪

♪ But it's over now ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

Yes!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Beautiful!

Beautiful!

Blake: yes!

Yes!

What's your name?

My name is briar jonnee.

Stop your loud clapping

With your big-a*s hands.

I'm sorry.

- I can't hear you
- 'cause sasquatch over there

- Is freaking out.
- [ Laughs ]

My name is briar jonnee.

- Briar, where are you from,
- first of all?

- I'm from
- shuqualak, mississippi.

Wow.

It's a really small town.

- Well,
- you are a great singer.

Thank you so much.

Maybe I chickened out

- 'Cause I saw these two
- at the same time.

- But you know what?
- My loss, your gain.

- You have
- two incredible coaches here

- Who are gonna - vie for your attention.
- Well, really one.

You're in good hands regardless.

Thank you.

Let me just start by saying

I love your vibrato.

Your voice is so full.

And I'm sure today you meant

Every word you sang up there.

Oh, sweet pea.

Are you crying?

- Yeah, I'm kind of emotional
- right now.

- Oh, pharrell,
- go give her a hug.

Blake: it was --

Christina: [ laughs ]

Please.

No. No.

- [ Cheers and applause ]
- not yet.

Let me say two more things

Before the hugging.

You look super-cute

In those skorts.

[ Laughs ]

Thank you.

Skorts.

And you are from

A small town

- In mississippi.
- Yeah.

- You're a country girl,
- damn it.

- [ Laughs ]
- I am.

This may not seem

Like the perfect match,

But I'm here to tell you,

It damn well is, sister.

[ Laughs ]

Please join team blake

And let's win this thing.

Please.

- I love you so much.
- I love you, too.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Are you about to get up?

- You're getting up,
- aren't you?

Huh?

You have this very captivating

Pharrell thing,

Like, little limp

- And little walk.
- Limp?

- The boys get really upset
- when you go up

- And you do that
- because, you know, then --

- Yeah, because his foot
- isn't hurt.

- He's a fake.
- [ Laughs ]

He's fake limping.

- He has this, like,
- swag thing.

Like, you know, pharrell,

- You know what you do.
- [ Chuckles ]

And it sways votes

Here and there, you know?

- It's 'cause we don't have
- cool walks, is why.

- No, come on, adam.
- Let's do the pharrell walk.

- No, I'll show you. - Pharrell does this,
- like --

- What is happening?
- I do want to see this.

I want to see it.

He gets out of the chair.
He's like...

Like, he's like,

"Let me tell you."

Right?

- Christina,
- we get jealous.

Christina, we're jealous

'Cause our walks are like this.

We walk like this.

I just had to give you...

- That's not cool
- at all, man.

...a compliment

Because it is a good walk.

- Is it not?
- You know what I'm talking about.

- Oh, it is.
- [ Chuckles ]

- Blake, we're gonna have to see
- your pimp limp

- If you're gonna be able
- to do this, all right?

- "Pimp limp."
- [ Laughs ]

- I can't walk
- a straight line.

- Briar, let's make it
- about you for now.

I pressed my button because

I heard someone who could sing.

Thank you.

But I heard some nerves
in there.

- You see how you're,
- like, rubbing your hands

- While you're holding
- the mike?

Yeah.

- There you go.
- There you go.

[ Laughter ]

- You can't really communicate
- to people

If you're holding things back.

And I just thought maybe

We could work on those things.

The control that you have

Is really good

Should you just trust

What got you here.

- What --
- thank you so much.

What just happened here?

[ Cheers and applause ]

That actually sounded

Like the intro to a song.

It was like,

Girl, you know it's true.

[ Laughter ]

I can't stand you!

You and your fake limp.

All right.

- Which one of us do you pick
- as your coach?

[ Audience shouting ]

Um...

- Stick with
- your country roots.

Country roots, briar.

Come on.

I mean, I'd be honored

To have any of you as a coach.

But, uh...

- I'm gonna go
- with pharrell.

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughing ]

See -- he's limping.

[ Laughter ]

- Oh, my god.
- Very nice to meet you.

- Pharrell:
- I pushed for briar

- Because I wanted a little bit
- more soul on my team.

You can do it.

- I'm ready.
- So, let's do it.

I'm totally looking forward

To working with her

- And have her enlighten herself
- that she can do it

Because she's done it.

She made it on the show.

[ Laughter ]

Thank you so much.

Good luck.

- I chose pharrell because
- I grew up listening to his music

And I connect more with him.

- I'm just happy right now.
- I don't even know what to do.

Aah!

- Blake:
- pharrell is extremely sneaky.

- But he seems like
- a great, nice guy,

- And I know he's gonna
- lay it on thick.

- Even though he acts
- like he's not doing that,

That's exactly what he's doing.

- I know
- I got your walk down.

No, you look like a guy

That just, like, broke his leg.

Not sexy.

Oh. Do you really get people

Because you limp?

- I don't know
- where it came from.

Pimp limp.

Oh, boy.

♪ Oh, I want to dance

With somebody ♪

- Daly:
- you can download full versions

- Of tonight's blind audition
- songs on itunes.

♪ ...you loved me, baby ♪

- Coming up...
- ♪ Cold beer on a friday night ♪

...great performances...

♪ Time to change my mind ♪

You're going down, son.

- ...put blake and adam's pact
- to the test.

If I may approach

The bench.
Can I talk?

- Case of the people
- versus blake shelton.

[ Laughter ]

Unh!

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back.

For our next artist,

Hard work runs in the family.

Jess:

My name is jess gallo.

- I'm 20 years old,
- and I'm new carlisle, ohio.

I currently work as a dishwasher

At a private restaurant

With my dad, the head chef.

He's kind of the one that

Barks orders at me, and I do it.

- Hey, girl. - You're in the way.
- [ Chuckles ]

- As fun as it is
- to work with my dad,

- I don't want to be
- a dishwasher forever.

- If I could perform
- and make music,

I would just be

The happiest person alive.

- Growing up,
- I always felt a little different

Than the other girls.

- I had my first crush
- in, like, second grade,

And it wasn't on a boy.

It was on a girl.

And so, for me, I've always

Kind of been more introverted,

Kind of isolated a little bit.

Going into middle school,

My mother put me

In musical theater

To get me out of my shell.

I was always so afraid

To sing in front of people

Because my voice

Is very different.

But I got positive feedback.

- Were you guys surprised
- at how good jess was?

- Karen: I wasn't surprised 'cause
- I always knew she had it in her.

- It was just getting her over that shyness.
- Right.

Once I got that embrace

From people,

I was like, "you know what?

- "Maybe I can just
- put it out on the table

And show people

Who I really am."

- So, I made the decision
- to come out.

And your parents

Were supporting and --

- Franco: oh, we were - totally supporting.
- Absolutely.

- The first time where actually
- she told me,

She said, "I like girls."

- I said, "well, that's cool.
- I like girls, too."

[ Laughter ]

- Jess:
- it was a big step for me

- Because I wasn't
- very confident about it.

But my parents

Were super supportive,

And they taught me

That it's okay.

Just keep doing you.

And I thought it was so cool.

- Come here.
- Ohh.

- I love you guys.
- Love you, too.

My dad's always been

So supportive of who I am.

And he's obsessed with the show.

It's amazing that I get to be

On that stage

That he's probably dreamt

Of me standing on.

"The voice" is

Such a good platform for me

Because my voice isn't typical

To what people

Think I look like.

- So, I think
- the coaches will be surprised.

If a chair turned for me,

I would be ecstatic.

There she is.

♪ I want you by my side ♪

♪ So that I never feel

Alone again ♪

♪ They've always been so kind ♪

♪ But now they've brought you

Away from me ♪

♪ I want you,

We could get it on the floor ♪

♪ Never danced

Like this before ♪

- ♪ We don't talk about it ♪
- come on!

Come on, come on, come.

♪ Dancing on,
do the boogie all night long ♪

♪ Stoned in paradise ♪

♪ Shouldn't talk about it ♪

♪ I want you,

We could get it on the floor ♪

♪ Danced like this before ♪

♪ We don't talk about it ♪

♪ Shouldn't talk about it ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, man!

Hello.

What's your name?

- My name is jess.
- Hello, jess.

You've developed a really cool,

Different sound.

The only thing

That I was hesitant about

Was that particular song

Never gave me the opportunity

To hear you really open up

And go for a bigger note,

- And I'm sorry because
- you are a good singer, for sure.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Pharrell: hi, jess.

Hey, how's it going?

- Man, that really interesting,
- unique tone you have,

- I'm like the first one
- to jump up to go, "man!

- That's so cool.
- It's left of center."

- And obviously
- you are left of center,

- And I just wish
- I could have seen

- More of the colors
- in your voice.

So, I encourage you to please,

Please, please come back.

I'll be here waiting for you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam: what's up, jess?

You know,

My biggest criticism,

It's almost like

It was too much fun.

- If you take that voice
- that you have

- And you put it
- with something messed up

- And twisted and cool and dark
- and beautiful,

- That might have had
- a bigger impact

- For the blinds.
- Christina: yeah.

- I think that
- when you do come back,

That's gonna be

Really successful for you.

Promise?

Yeah.

All right.

- [ Cheers and applause ]
- nice job.

Thanks so much.

Oh, no. Thank you.
Your voice is crazy.

Thank you.

Stay on it.

Christina: I only have one spot

Left on my team,

So I'm waiting for something

- To really
- knock my socks off right now.

- You were right, though.
- You triggered that --

Something darker and moodier.

- Yeah. - It was too peppy
- for her voice.

Good collaboration.

[ Clicks tongue ]

Daly: coming up, an artist

Who's always helped others...

My dad was diagnosed

With multiple sclerosis.

And I decided to move back home.

Daly:

...gets his chance to shine.

♪ Change ♪

- Daly: and still to come...
- It was nuts!

...with the teams almost full...

Yo, listen. Yo, listen.

Daly: ...the competition

Among our coaches gets heated.

They double-teamed you.

Yo, man. Let's go.

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back.

Let's meet our next artist,



From cleveland, ohio.

I didn't really try

To pursue music

Until I got into middle school.

I joined a choir and I was

Really excited about it.

But I was known

As the chubby kid

That has a high voice,

And I got bullied a lot.

Having kids call me fat

Definitely played a part

In my confidence.

And I had that fear of people

Looking at me differently.

I felt rejected

All throughout high school.

I felt like music wasn't

Something that I could pursue.

But when I got to college,

- I decided
- that this was a fresh start.

And the people who did music

Were the cool kids.

I started a band

Called the rescue,

And we played every coffee shop

That was willing to take us.

Coming out of college,

My dream was always

To pursue music full time.

But my dad was diagnosed

With multiple sclerosis,

And it rocked my family.

He started losing his vision,

And he had to be

Put on disability from work.

My mom worked

Close to 70 hours a week

Just to help pay medical bills,

The mortgage.

And it took a really big toll

On them.

My mom and my dad eventually

Separated and lost their house.

It was just a smarter decision

For me to move back home.

I put music on hold

Because I just really

Wanted to be there for my dad

In any way that I could.

He needs a lot of help,

Whether it's around the house

Or getting places.

He's legally blind,

So he can't drive.

You good?

And to help out financially,

I got a job

In the insurance world.

You good?

My wife, kellie, and I

Were high-school sweethearts.

We got married

Right after college.

She was there

While the bullying was going on

And when my dad was diagnosed

With multiple sclerosis.

She's loved me

When I feel unlovable.

It's so uplifting just to know

- That she's always gonna be there
- for me.

What is that?

- Kellie: it's been really hard
- to see brian

- Put his musical dreams
- on hold.

So, I'm just so excited

That he can take

This opportunity

- And just do something
- for himself.

If you hear him sing,

You'll know...

Why he deserves to be here

And how he can affect people

With his voice.

It's inspirational to me.

I love this kid.

I love you, dad.

- I've struggled
- with my weight and my image

And my confidence

Since I was a little kid.

And so I love the idea

Of a blind audition.

It allows me

To just focus on my voice.

If I could have

Any coach turn around for me,

It would be adam.

- I have listened to maroon 5
- since high school,

And that's the type of album

That I would love to make.

In 90 seconds, my life

Could be completely different.

[ Breathes deeply ]

There he is.

That's my husband.

♪ Ooooooh ♪

Aah!

♪ If I listened ♪

♪ Long enough to you ♪

♪ I'd find a way ♪

♪ To believe

That it's all true ♪

I said

I wasn't gonna cry.

♪ Knowing that you lied ♪

♪ Straight-faced while I cried ♪

♪ Still I look

To find a reason to believe ♪

♪ Someone like you

Makes it easy to give ♪

♪ And never think about myself ♪

♪ And if I gave you time

To change my mind ♪

♪ I'd find a way

To leave the past behind ♪

♪ Knowing, ooh, that you lied ♪

♪ Straight-faced while I cried ♪

♪ Still I look

To find a reason ♪

♪ To believe ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

[ Laughs ]

Ha! Ha!

Blake: [ laughs ]

All I know is,

I'm happy it's just blake

'Cause blake I can handle.

[ Laughter ]

Christina: oh.

You're going down, son.

What is your name?

My name is brian johnson.

I'm from cleveland, ohio.

- Welcome to team adam,
- brian.

[ Laughs ]

Watching how you performed in

A really engaging, emotional way

Where you were really singing

The song and drawing us in

About as naturally

As a performer can do it --

Wow, brian.

[ Cheers and applause ]

To sing like you sing,

So much heart,

It's so hard to do,

But you make it seem so easy.

So much emotion and just raw

Power is coming out.

Thank you so much.

- Man, I'm an avid fan of yours
- already, man.

Thank you so much.

[ Cheers and applause ]

- How long
- have you been singing?

- I started singing
- when I was really young,

In middle school.

And got bullied a lot

'Cause I had a high voice.

Sounds like someone

I know.

[ Chuckles ]

You bullied people a lot?

[ Laughter ]

Music on the radio, like,

It needs to see faces like yours

And hear voices like yours.

- This is so cool.
- I can't wait to see what you do.

Thank you, guys.

I appreciate it so much.

There is nobody like you

On my team.

There's nobody like him

On any team.
Nobody like you.

If you come over,

You're the type of artist

That I would want to protect

Throughout this process

Because I look

For unique people.

That's what you are.

That's what I want on my team.

- Brian, make the right choice
- and let me start coaching you,

Which we all know

Is the right choice.

- It's time.
- Who do you pick as your coach?

[ Laughs ]

[ Audience shouting ]

The coach that I pick...

...is blake.

Yes!

Yes!

♪ I did it all ♪

[ Laughs ]

♪ I ♪

Come here.

♪ I did it all ♪

Hi.

You're the man, dude.

I appreciate it.

- I was thinking about choosing
- adam, and then blake said...

Got a great singer!

- ...there's nobody else
- on his team like me,

And that just means so much.

Blake knows what he's doing,

- And it's not
- just in country music --

- In the music industry
- in general.

- And I'm just honored
- to be a part of his team.

Blake: brian has one of those

Voices that fills the room.

He's got great pitch.

He's got tons of passion.

I'm trying to build

The most diverse team I can,

- And brian is the kind of artist
- that I need to do that.

Don: [ laughs ]

I love you!

You did it.

His whole world

Just changed.

Doors just opened that...

He's deserved

For a long time.

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughter ]

[ Audience clapping

Rhythmically ]

[ Both laugh ]

Adam: I feel betrayed.

- I'm gonna battle blake
- to the finish.

- I'm gonna wipe the floor
- with his country a*s.

Christina: sorry, adam.

Pharrell: aww.

[ Laughter ]

You, blake, I love you,

But I don't like you.

Wah. Wah.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: coming up...

♪ And a little bit
of chicken fried ♪

- Daly:
- ...a performance that causes

The biggest fight of the night.

I can't sit back

Like this.

- I can't. I can't.
- Whoo!

- I know
- you're from oklahoma.

- I toured in oklahoma.
- Can I talk?

Maybe you want to just think

Before you make this decision.

This is crazy.

.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back.

As night four of

The blind auditions continues,

Here's how our coaches' teams

Are stacking up.

Pharrell strengthened his team

With pop vocalist ashley morgan

And r&b singer briar jonnee.

Christina added pop r&b artist

Koryn hawthorne,

Folk singer katelyn read,

R&b powerhouse ameera delandro,

And west point vocalist

Jeremy gaynor.

Adam picked up pop singer

Lexi davila,

Pop-rock artist josh batstone,

And country singer jack gregori.

And blake won over

Country artist brenna yaeger,

Indie folk singer bay brooks,

And pop vocalist brian johnson.

Let's meet our last artist,

A southern boy

Who hopes to charm our coaches.

- Corey:
- my name is corey kent white,

- I'm 20 years old,
- and I'm from bixby, oklahoma.

When I was 8 years old,

I started playing guitar.

I first started playing shows

At the age of 11.

One thing led to another,

And I got the opportunity

To be the lead vocalist

For a western swing group

Called oklahoma stomp.

Donna: we did a lot of traveling

On the weekends.

Where some families pack up

And go play soccer,

We packed up and did

Oklahoma stomp performances.

I toured with oklahoma stomp

For about five years.

After the band ended and members

Moved off and went to college,

I was kind of left hanging.

- What do you consider to be
- your big break?

- About four years ago
- when I got the chance

- To step on stage
- with willie nelson.

- Wow. - That must have been cool.
- Great man there.

- I went to
- a willie nelson concert

With my grandfather.

I ended up front row

With this sign that said

"It's my dream

To play a song with you"

And held it up

- Until willie nelson
- stepped over the stage

- And looked me in the eyes
- and said,

"What do you want to play?"

That's when I said,

"Milk cow blues."

That night changed my life.

And I knew from that point on

That music is

What I wanted to do.

- I went off
- to oklahoma state university,

Put together a band,

- And started playing the
- fraternity and sorority circuit.

So, we've just been playing

- All these
- different college towns

And getting to travel a lot

And put my music out there.

As great as it is

Playing the college circuit,

I would love to play

The big stages

That legends like willie nelson

Have played.

You're an amazing grandson,

Corey,

With an amazing talent.

- Just get out there
- and light 'em up, son.

Light 'em up.

- All right.
- All right.

You got this.

Corey: playing that college

Circuit is a lot of hard work

And it's playing clubs

For nobody,

- And a lot of times,
- it's really discouraging.

So, for me, this opportunity

Really is invaluable exposure.

I'm definitely

A fan of the show,

- So just having
- one of those chairs turn

From somebody that has

As much musical knowledge

And influence

As these coaches do

- Can really just be
- the building block

For a great career

In the music industry.

Let's go, corey!

Whoo!

♪ Well, I was raised up beneath

The shade of a georgia pine ♪

♪ And that's home, you know ♪

♪ Sweet tea, pecan pie,

And homemade wine ♪

♪ Where the peaches grow ♪

♪ And my house,

It's not much to talk about ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ But it's filled with love ♪

♪ That's grown

In a southern ground ♪

♪ And a little bit

Of chicken fried ♪

♪ Cold beer on a friday night ♪

♪ A pair of jeans

That fit just right ♪

♪ And the radio up ♪

♪ Well,

I've seen the sun rise ♪

♪ See the love

In my woman's eyes ♪

♪ Feel the touch

Of a precious child ♪

♪ Know a mother's love ♪

♪ I thank god for my life ♪

♪ And for the stars

And stripes ♪

♪ May freedom forever fly ♪

♪ And let it ring ♪

Will you push?

♪ Salute the ones who died ♪

- Adam, that's you and blake
- all day.

- ♪ The ones - who give their lives ♪
- he's a country guy.

♪ So we don't have to sacrifice

All the things we love ♪

♪ Like our chicken fried ♪

♪ And cold beer

On a friday night ♪

♪ A pair of jeans

That fit just right ♪

This guy's good.

♪ And the radio up ♪

♪ I've seen the sun rise ♪

♪ See the love

In my woman's eyes ♪

♪ Feel the touch

Of a precious child ♪

♪ And know a mother's love ♪

Are y'all serious?!

Yes!

Oh, my god.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo!

[ All cheering ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

What's your name?

Corey kent white.

- Corey, this is
- what just went down.

- Blake, to me, he's like,
- "yo, man. Let's go."

And then christina

Starts yelling at me,

"Push your button!"

- And then pharrell
- pushed his button!

[ Laughs ]

It was nuts.

- I'm just happy
- somebody pushed their button.

Corey, I work in

Many different genres of music.

This would be very, very,

Very, very exciting for me.

Pharrell williams,

A visionary musical producer

And incredible

Brilliant artist.

You know what?

You have such a great voice

That did everything

That I always preach.

Thank you, pharrell.

I appreciate it.

Thank you.

Corey, what's up, dude?

Blake, what's up?

[ Laughs ]

- I can't believe
- I just said that.

- Hey.
- Uh-oh.

Where are you from?

I'm from bixby, oklahoma.

Uh-oh.

First of all, one of

The most exciting experiences

I've had as a coach

On this show

- Was working
- with a couple of guys

- Named the swon brothers
- from oklahoma.

Oh, here we go.

- [ Laughs ] - not only
- did I believe in them

And I love them as people,

But there is a pride

That we have in oklahoma

And we pull for each other.

I hear a lot

Of country artists audition,

And you just know

It's really in here

Or if it's in here.

And you have it in here.

You know what?

I can't sit back like this.

- I can't. I can't. - I can't.
- Oh, yeah.

- Look.
- Whoo!

- Look.
- [ Laughs ]

He knows country music,

But I know all kinds of music.

[ Chuckles ]

You're not gonna

Make this easy, are you?
I know enough about music --

Stay with us.

I know enough
about music...

- Don't fall for this,
- corey.

- ...to know that there was
- a star on stage,

- And I didn't see anybody
- pressing the button,

- And I didn't want to
- see you go home,

- And I was willing
- to tighten my boots

- 'Cause I do have on boots
- just like you --

I see them.

...tighten my boots

And figure out what it is

That you want.

Yep, I know

You're from oklahoma.
Bam!

[ Cheers and applause ]

I've toured in oklahoma.

I understand it.

You know?

Yeah.

You ask them to go back

And look at the tapes,

See who pressed

The button first.

There we go.

There we go.

- That was good, pharrell.
- That was good.

Unh!

Corey, that's good.

Thank you, pharrell.

- Corey, if I may approach
- the bench, please.

Um, in the case of the people

Versus blake shelton...

[ Laughter ]

- ...he did have
- the swon brothers.

They were from oklahoma.

However, blake,

How did they place?

- Third.
- Actually, it was --

The case in point here,

Danielle bradbery

Won that season.
Yes, she did.

- The guys, sweet gentlemen from oklahoma, did not.
- Yes, she did.

- Thank you.
- She was on my team.

She was on my team.

[ Chuckles ]

- Do you want to be a diamond
- in the rough

- On a team
- with nobody like you

Or, corey, do you want to be

On a team that is crowded

With a very specific type

Of artist --

- Yes, I will say it --
- country artists?

- Maybe you want to
- just think

Before you make this decision

And put your faith in a place

That has a home for you

On team pharrell there.

Can I talk?

[ Cheers and applause ]

- Corey:
- thank you. Thank you.

- Blake.
- It is true.

Swon brothers didn't win.

They came in third.

And after that, myself,

My wife, miranda,

- And our friend,
- carrie underwood,

- The three of us
- got together

- To be sure
- that the swon brothers

- Got themselves
- a record deal.

- Do you listen
- to country radio?

Absolutely.

- I'm sure you've heard
- swon brothers on the radio

- Ever since then.
- Absolutely.

- They just had
- their first top-10 single.

- Their first album
- just came out.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I just want to be sure

That you are treated

With the respect

That you deserve

- Because of the amount of talent
- that you have.

And, dude, you got it.

- Yo, listen.
- Yo, listen, corey.

I would do my homework

To have you on my team.

You're good.

Corey, who do you pick

As your coach?

[ Laughs ]

This is crazy.

[ Audience shouting ]

The coach I choose is...

- There's just something
- about those boys from oklahoma.

- I'm gonna have to go
- with blake.

Yes!

♪ You start slidin' over ♪

- Yes, corey!
- ♪ We can't get no closer ♪

♪ Ain't no room in the middle ♪

Almost!

♪ Girl, what you doin'

A little later? ♪

- This is my man, here.
- Yeah.

This is my man this year.

Corey is the real deal.

He's got great pitch,

Great diction,

And he's got this cool rasp.

He has everything that it takes

To make it in country music.

[ All cheering ]

Can you believe this?

This is everything I hoped

It'd be and more.

Man. [ Sighs ]

This doesn't seem real.

- Team blake!
- Team blake! Team blake!

Team blake!

- Now that blake's my coach,
- I'm super excited.

I'm ready to get to work.

- [ Chuckles ]
- christina: uh-oh. Uh-oh.

- It's nice to see you, - blake.
- You're cool.

Screw you.

- Blake: I didn't realize
- that adam went to law school.

- But apparently,
- he may need to want to go back.

- This guy and i...
- They double-teamed you.

- ...actually had a pact
- this morning.

- What?!
- That went it came down to it,

We would help each other.

- He not only
- pushed me off the ship,

- Then he held my head - under the
propeller... Who's sabotaging who,

Pharrell, right?

- ...so that it chopped
- my head up.

- Adam: I'll have dinner with you
- afterwards, man.

It's like hockey.

- We'll get in a fight,
- beat the crap out of each other,

- And then
- we'll buy you a beer.

- But when we're in the rink,
- I'm gonna beat your a*s.

We had a pact.

- We did the fist bump-thing
- that they do in l.a.

[ Laughter ]