07x04 - Part 4 of Blind Audition

[bunniefuu]

Blake: After six
seasons of doing this,

I still love the mystery
of the blind auditions.

Adam: Right before
somebody starts singing,

there's, like, this
concern for them

because I've never had to do
what these people are doing.

Pharrell: It's a crazy thing
to just listen to the tone

and try to feel the
spirit of the person.

Gwen: And just one
of us turning around

could completely
change their lives.

♪
Uncondition-a-a-a-a-ally ♪

Daly: Last night
on "the voice"...

We told you to come
back, and you're here.

That's cool.

I loved your voice.

It was like an angel.

Blake: I think that
you're completely unique

to this competition.

You fit perfectly into my team.

I heard a guy who knew
that it was his moment.

I know what to do with that.

This is the first time in
the history of "the voice"

I've ever said this.

But I think maybe Blake
would be great for you.

Hey, you're my boo.

Daly: Here's where the
teams stand after night 3.

Pharrell.

Pharrell scored
three unique singers,

bringing his total to 8.

My plan this season is to have
as much versatility as possible,

because the
competition is crazy.

Aah!

Daly: Gwen added two pop artists

and a returning reggae
singer, giving her 7 overall.

Gwen: At this point, I'm just
really looking for someone

that's gonna have some different
kind of a way of singing.

Yes!

Daly: Blake picked up 3,
bringing his total to 7.

Blake: My strategy is go out
here and find the best singers

and look for a star...
Put all genres aside.

Yes! Daly: And Adam landed

three amazing female vocalists,
but still trails overall with 6.

Adam: Team Adam is an eclectic
bunch of interesting people.

I don't have one person
that sounds like the other.

Daly: Tonight the greatest
singers in the country

will take their shot
on the "voice" stage.

♪ Gravity ♪

♪ is working against me ♪

Daly: And with the
teams filling up,

they'll lay everything
on the line...

♪ Until the end ♪

Daly: To impress our coaches.

Yes! Wow.

Blake: Wow.

Adam: When we see that
quality in somebody...

Coming out here like
it was their last time,

we know that that's how determined
they are to make it. Yeah.

I've been dreaming
for an artist like you.

I want you on my team so bad.

I'm on my knees.

Give her one of these. I'm
giving her one of these.

[ Clears throat ]

You hit a note that
was so beautiful,

it was just mind-blowing.

She loves you.

I know you! Oh, my God!

Daly: It's the most exciting night
of the blind auditions yet. What?

Let's get some popcorn,
some refreshments, and enjoy.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: It's night 4
of the blind auditions

at universal studios Hollywood,

and the coaches can't
wait to get started.

I was just getting rid of my
smile headache from yesterday,

'cause I laughed so hard.

This is special...
I have to say.

I've never experienced
anything like this, ever.

Since y'all are in
such a good mood,

how about today, y'all
don't hit your buttons?

I'm gonna be really,
really, really picky today.

You know, it'll be a
fight to the finish.

Let's keep it clean today, guys.

Okay. Yeah. Here we go.

Daly: As our
coaches get settled,

let's meet the
night's first artist,

15-year-old
katriz Trinidad.

I was born in San Diego,

but my parents moved here

from the Philippines

to have a better life.

Hey, mom, what is that?

Woman: Looks good.
Woman ♪2: Yeah.

[ Laughter ] I live
with 8 family members...

My mom, my dad...

My brother, my sister,

my grandma, my
grandpa, and my auntie.

It can get really hectic and
crazy, but I love them to death.

[ Laughter ] You can do it.

Like this? Ah!

[ Laughter and applause ]

Those people that
knows about music

tell her that she has
a special voice, but...

[ Laughter ]

Well, then, mom.

♪ Stand up for love ♪

When I was 8 years old, I
joined my first competition.

And since I started competing,
I've won 14 championships.

And in 2013, I was crowned
miss teen fiesta filipiniana.

It was the great opportunity

to represent the
Filipino-American youth,

and the experience does
help me grow as a performer.

I was very determined
at a young age

because I fell in
love with music.

I'm not only trying
to win "the voice."

I am trying to get a mentor

that will help me
throughout my career.

These coaches are superstars,

so it's pretty crazy for me to
experience something like this.

I know that it will
be nerve-racking,

but if I just go out
there and do my best,

that's all I need to do.

[ Gasps ] Oh, my God.

♪ At last ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ My love has come along ♪

♪ my lonely days are over ♪

♪ the night I
looked at you ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ I found a dream ♪

♪ that I could speak to ♪

♪ a dream that I
can call my own ♪

♪ I found a thrill
to press my cheek to ♪

♪ a thrill that I never,
never, never known ♪

♪ you
smi-I-I-le ♪

Yeah!

♪ Oh, and then the
spell was cast ♪

♪ and here we
are in heaven ♪

♪ for you
are mi-I-ne ♪

♪ at
LA-a-st ♪

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ at last ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wow.

Wow.

Wow!

Thank you. Pharrell: Wow. Wow.

Adam: Let me... let me
stop. Hold up. Hold up.

I'm gonna... I'm gonna
get this party started.

That was incredible.
How old are you?

15 years old.

What?!

[ Cheers and applause ] Wow.

What's your name?

What's your name?

My name is katriz Trinidad.

Congratulations.

They are gonna lose their minds.

[ Chuckles ] So...

Let's get some popcorn,
some refreshments, and enjoy.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Pharrell's dying to go first.
I'm gonna let pharrell go first.

[ Laughter ] Pharrell
can't even speak.

I never thought that
I would find something

that I usually look
for from my own label...

Like, I've been dreaming for an
artist like you all my career.

[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you. That means so much.

Gwen is the queen of awesome,
and Blake knows about a song.

He... he... I'm a queen.
I'm the queen of something.

[ Laughter ]

Just remember these words...

I want you on my team...

So bad, and I've
never done this.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Thank you.

I'm on my knees.

Are we even here?

I don't think so.

No, you're not.

Man, you know what?

All of us, in the back of
our minds, keep the hope alive

that, somehow,
we'll find someone

who is just born to be a star.

Katriz, I think you could be
that person... I really do.

Thank you. I mean, you're
so different. You truly are.

[ Cheers and applause ]

And let me take a
second here just to say

I've had a lot of
luck with teenagers,

and I've won this show
several times before.

You deserve to win this
thing. You truly do.

Thank you so much.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Gwen: Hi.

Hi. You're so beautiful. Gosh.

Thank you. You are so cute.

I feel like you're almost
like a perfect singer.

You started off so
soft and controlled,

and then you just ramped and
ramped and ramped till the end,

where you hit a note
that was so beautiful,

it was just mind-blowing.

And then to find out it's coming
out of a 15-year-old voice...

It's hard to really
take it all in.

I think one thing about your
performance that I would change

is to make it feel a
little less rehearsed

and a little bit more relaxed

and just strip you
down a little bit

and undo the perfection
and see what was there.

And that's what I would try
to find if I work with you,

definitely. Thank you.

[ Applause ] Adam:
That was good.

Katriz, this is a tough one.

[ Clears throat ]

[ Laughter ] What are you
do... what does that say?

Wait a minute. What is
it all the kids do now?

Wait a minute. I'm...
Give her one of these.

I'm giving her one of these.

[ Laughter and applause ] Yeah.

All right, who you gonna pick?

[ Audience shouting ]

I just wanted to say I
truly love all of you guys,

and you guys are
such inspirations.

I'm going to have to
go with my gut and...

[ Audience shouting ]

I'm going to pick pharrell.

♪ And we're gonna let it
burn, burn, burn, burn ♪

♪ we're gonna let it
burn, burn, burn, burn ♪

♪ gonna let it burn,
burn, burn, burn ♪

Pharrell: Katriz is special.

She's something that we scour
the Internet for at my label.

I turned around because
I heard a lot of control.

And then when you find out that
she's 15, it's like, "what?"

Thank you. Good luck to you.

I thank this show for
introducing me to her.

The fact that I got to
have her on my team...

Today's a great day.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Katriz: Pharrell is
such an amazing artist,

such a great performer,

and I feel like I'll
learn so much from him.

[ Indistinct shouting ]

You got a really
good one, pharrell.

Hey, she's amazing.

I'm actually jealous right now.

I'm gonna have the
most fun with this show.

Daly: Coming up...

♪ Already gone ♪

The competition heats up...

♪ Whoa ♪ ...With the artists
giving it everything they've got...

♪ Oh, adeline, have mercy ♪

♪ you don't wanna break my
heart ♪ your voice is crazy.

Man, I need somebody
like you on my team.

This is the guy I'm
missing right now.

Oh, my God!

Daly: And one performance
that shocks Gwen.

I was not expecting that.

[ Laughs ]

Daly: Welcome back to
the blind auditions.

Our next artist is
determined to stand out

from the competition.

Ethan: My name is Ethan
Butler, I'm 25 years old,

and I'm from Chicago, Illinois.

Growing up, my dad was a pastor

and led the band
on Sunday mornings,

and so, for the
first half of my life,

I only heard gospel music.

In the last year and a half,

I've really been pursuing
music outside of the church,

going out to bars
and open Mikes,

and it was just kind of like,

"all right, this is
what I want to do."

When Ethan started
singing secular music,

I had to adjust to it first,

but he's not doing
really nasty stuff,

so I appreciate that.

[ Both laugh ]

[ Upbeat music plays ]

We pray that you bless
our afternoon together.

In Jesus' name.

Amen. Together: Amen.

Ethan: Recently, I moved
back with my parents.

I work at moody church in
the radio ministry department.

[ Laughter ] I answer
phones and process mail.

Work helps me pay my bills,

but I would love to make
music a full-time gig.

[ Slow music plays ]

My sister faith...
she has cerebral palsy,

hints of autism,

and I think music was
definitely one of those things

that helped us
connect a bit more.

♪ You win my heart out ♪

♪ when the rest
of me is down ♪

I'm inspired by my
sister... very much so.

I love you.

For my blind audition,

I will be singing
"beneath your beautiful,"

and I'm dedicating
my performance to her.

It's really about saying
you're beautiful as you are,

and you can do way more
than you can imagine.

Whoo! Whoo!

I know I need to grow.

And Blake is probably the one
I would really want to work with

because of the compassion

that he really pours
into his artists.

I don't want to go back home

answering phones
and processing mail.

There's so much more out there.
I want to experience that.

Yes! Yeah!

Oh, he's got his guitar. Yes.

Be awesome.

[ Chuckles ] "Be awesome."

♪ You tell all the boys no ♪

♪ makes you feel good ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ and I know you're
out of my league ♪

♪ but that won't
scare me away ♪

♪ oh, no ♪

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Ahh!

♪ Would you let me see
beneath your perfect? ♪

♪ Take it off now, girl ♪

♪ take it off now, girl ♪

♪ 'cause I wanna
see inside ♪

♪ would you let me ♪

♪ see beneath your
beautiful tonight? ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh ♪

♪ I'm gonna climb on
top your ivory tower ♪

♪ I'll hold your hand ♪

♪ I just wanna know ♪

♪ would you let me see
beneath your beautiful? ♪

♪ Would you let me see
beneath your perfect? ♪

♪ Take it off now, girl ♪

♪ take it off now, girl ♪

♪ 'cause I wanna
see inside ♪

♪ would you let me? ♪

♪ Whoa, tonight ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yes! [ Laughs ]

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

I know. I know. Yes!

Okay.

Hey, man, I got
to say one thing.

Yes. I loved it.

I did this. You did.

And then Blake turned around.
I'm like, "no big deal."

[ Laughter ] And I'm, like,
sitting here, and I was like,

"pharrell and Gwen are
looking at me a little bit."

I'm not looking
back, 'cause I'm like,

"if I show them any
enthusiasm right now,

those buttons are
getting pressed."

So I was like, "hmm. I
don't know about this."

[ Laughter ]

And then the second it was
over, I was like, "yes!"

Yes!

Yes!

[ Cheers and applause ] Yes!

Adam: What's your name, man?

Ethan Butler.

I love your style. Thank you.

Like, you look so cute.

Like, I would
wear that outfit...

The whole thing. Yes!

I'm just excited to
see the old-school dudes

go at it right now.

[ Laughter ] Yes.

Pharrell: Great
voice, by the way, man.

Thank you. Congratulations

on... on making it on
the show. I appreciate it.

You deserve to be here.

I appreciate that very much.

Adam: You were so lost in it.

And by the way,
playing guitar like that

and singing like
that... very difficult

to maintain the pocket that
he had the whole time...

Just so soulful, you know?

And when I hear you
sing, I think to myself,

"I need this guy. This is the
guy I'm missing right now."

And I'll stop for a
second and let Blake talk,

but then I'll talk again. Okay.

Blake: Hey, man, I could
tell that you're a musician.

Anybody that wears a guitar
up that high like a necklace,

it's like...
that's for a reason.

That's 'cause that's
where it feels good.

Yeah. Yes, exactly. That's where
the most comfortable, you know?

Because when I wear
it, it's, like, low,

and I think it looks
cooler. [ Laughter ]

Clearly, this isn't new to you,

and you're more than
ready for this competition.

[ Cheers and
applause ] Thank you.

That means a lot.

Yeah. I'm dying to be
a part of what you do.

I really feel like
I got this one.

What are you talking about...
You feel like you got this one?

I feel like... what is he...
A slot machine or something?

You're talking about... he's a
human being standing right here.

No, this collaboration,
this connection.

No. Man, you just be
quiet over there, man.

So, what are some areas that you
feel like I need some growth in?

Vocally, you have
a lot of control.

Mm-hmm. I would say, sometimes,

losing control in a good way
would be a good thing for you.

[ Applause ] Thank you.

I think that I would
want to try to figure out

who the actual artist is,

because if we could
figure that out together,

then America's gonna
start voting for you,

and you're gonna be standing
around here in the finale.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Okay.

So, who do you
pick as your coach?

[ Audience shouting ]

Ethan: I never
thought I'd be here.

Okay.

I choose Adam. Yes!

♪ Well, you can
tell everybody ♪

♪ I'm the man, I'm
the man, I'm the man ♪

Adam: Ethan is kind of
a breath of fresh air.

Yes! Yes!

Want to go to the
final with me? Yes!

Hell, yes, man. Hell,
yeah. It'll be awesome.

Sometimes when you
hear somebody sing,

you connect to it and get it
and you want to be part of it

'cause you think you can
really help nurture it.

So I just got that feeling, and
I absolutely had to act on it.

Good luck to you, man.

Dang it, I can't believe
I let him get away from me.

Yes! Yes!

He's gonna be a
threat to team Blake.

You guys are amazing...
Really, really funny.

I love the chemistry you have.

He and I are like
ozzie and Harriet.

[ Laughter ]

Ahhh! [ All cheer ]

[ Laughs ]

Ethan: This is
an amazing moment.

I'm thrilled. I really am.

You in, dude!

All this time, I thought
I would go with Blake,

but Adam really sold me in
pinpointing different things

that I could really
grow in and work on.

All: Team Adam!

Yeah!

We got to do some
sort of buddy show

about being us, living in
an apartment or something.

Let's do a road-trip show,

like, somehow, we end up
having to get a car together

and go from New York to L.A.

We could be like the new
"duck dynasty," kind of.

[ Laughter ]

Be the biggest show on TV.

Daly: Coming up, a
singer from last season...

Tanner: Coming
back, there's a risk.

If they don't turn again,
that's even more devastating.

Daly: Has one last
shot to make it.

Daly: Welcome back to night
4 of the blind auditions.

Our next artist is a familiar
face with something to prove.

Tanner: People might
remember me from last time.

I auditioned for season six,
and I sang "stay" by Rihanna.

♪ Want you to stay ♪

That was the biggest audience I've ever
performed in front of. ♪ you to stay ♪

I felt really nervous.
I wasn't quite ready.

♪ Want you to stay ♪

Unfortunately, none of
the coaches turned around.

You got to really not
just sing the song.

You got to live this song.

Just keep strengthening,
you know, your voice.

You got a shot at this, man.

And do me a favor.

Don't change when all the ladies
start falling all over you,

'cause they're
gonna come at you.

You're gonna get a lot of phone numbers,
all right? But just take it easy.

After my blind audition,

my friends and
family would tell me,

"great job. You know,
you need to go back."

So I had a new determination.

I wanted to show them
that I could do better.

Let's make it happen, buddy.

Thanks, dad.

Since last time, I've been
asked to sing in fairs.

I got to sing at my prom dance.

The kids loved it,

and everyone gave me tons
of support afterwards.

My voice has gotten a
little lower since last time,

so I have a little deeper range.

I'm about 2 inches taller,
so maybe that'll help.

This time, I'm doing

"when you say nothing
at all" by Alison krauss.

I chose this song because
I can make it my own.

This song has a lot
of emotion in it,

so I hope that I can really bring
that emotion... good luck, buddy.

That Adam was talking about.

Go get 'em.

Coming back, there's
a bit of a risk.

If they don't turn again,
that's even more devastating.

So when I hit that stage,

I just need to give
it everything I got.

All right, buddy. You got it.

You been there before.
You know what to do.

You got this. Just relax.

Come on, Tanner.

♪ It's amazing how you can
speak right to my heart ♪

♪ without saying a word ♪

♪ you can light
up the da-a-rk ♪

♪ the smile on your face lets
me know that you need me ♪

Come on, Blake. ♪ the
touch of your hand ♪

Come on. Hit it. Hit it. Hit it.

♪ Says you'll catch
me if ever I fall ♪

♪ you say it best ♪

♪ when you say
nothing at a-a-a-ll ♪

♪ you say it best ♪

Ohh.

♪ When you say nothing ♪

♪ at
a-a-a-ll ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

You were freaking out.

I know you!

I know you! Oh, my God!

I know you!

[ Laughs ] I was
not expecting that.

Come on, man.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I told you. Wow.

Yeah, he came back. He
was here last season.

Oh!

That's so cute.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I thought that was a girl.

Well, look who's
back. [ Laughs ]

Oh, it's so good to be
here. Thank you so much.

All right, remind everybody
what your name is again.

My name is Tanner linford.

How old are you?

I'm 17 years old. Wow.

Your voice does not
match your... your body.

It's, like, wow.

I was like, "is that a
girl?" And then I was like...

Once again, awesome.

[ Laughter ]

Yeah, it kind of
works for some of us.

Yes.

[ Laughter ]

The improvement was
really noteworthy.

There's so much potential.

And just congratulations, man.

I'm so happy for you.
Thank you so much.

So, what did you do to
get this much better?

Well, I took your guys' advice.

I've been taking any
opportunities that I can take.

I got to sing at my junior
prom at my high school.

And I've just been
working on adding emotion.

And remember what
else I told you?

Ladies love the
high voices. Ladies.

Yes.

You know what's funny is I did
think it was a girl singing,

and I was like, "you know, the
one thing I'm gonna tell her

is she definitely
poured her heart out."

[ Laughter ] And you know what?

As a young man, you
did pour your heart out,

and it's gonna take you
very, very, very far.

Well, thank you so much.
It was very, very clear.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I heard two things that
kind of had me on the fence.

There was a lower part that
was a little bit wobbly,

and that was nerves. Mm-hmm.

And then, at the very last note,

whenever I turned
around, he went...

♪
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

[ Laughter ] That
was the only two.

That was the emotion.
He was like, "oh, yes!"

[ Laughter ]

That was the emotion. I know.

I loved it. I loved it, man.

I thought you did
a great job, man,

and just awesome
control, great pitch,

and you're meant
to be on team Blake.

Come down here, man.

[ Rock music plays
] Thank you so much.

Congratulations, brother.
Thank you so much.

Gonna be a lot of fun, man.

Hey, thank you.

Congrats, young man. Congrats.

I love you. Thank you, Gwen.

Victory. Thank you.

Victory, buddy. Congratulations.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Blake: I am absolutely
beside myself right now

that Tanner came back.

I mean, he's just now
hitting his stride.

He's gonna change as a singer
right before our very eyes.

It's gonna be a lot of
fun to work with him.

[ Cheers and
applause ] Good one.

[ Voice breaking ] I am just so
happy that Blake turned around.

I was kind of losing hope.

It was feeling a
lot like last time,

and then, that last second,
oh, was just so great.

I guess the hard work paid off.

Watching people come
back and make it...

That's pretty exciting.

[ Cheers and applause
] Way to go, Tanner!

Nice, Tanner!

When he sang the last line,
it was really, really nice.

Yeah. He's got the emotion.

Yeah. He knows how to
pull them in emotionally.

He needs to just
do scales every day.

Yeah. If you could have heard
what he did the first time

versus now... I mean, he's
hitting that stride now,

getting better. Yeah.

This is my favorite moment
of your performance...

On the final note,
eyes are closed,

and he just sort of peeked to
see whose chairs are around.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: Coming up...

♪ Yeah ♪

More great performances...

♪ When the thought of you ♪

♪ came crashin' through ♪
...And a four-chair turn...

That has our coaches
under a spell.

What's your name,
where are you from,

and where'd you get that from?

That guy's badass.
Freak of nature.

You will have a spotlight on
you if you come to my team.

Daly: And Adam feels left out.

Don't be seduced by all this.

L.O.L. No.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: Welcome back to
the blind auditions.

This next artist
hopes his singing style

will impress our coaches.

Roem: I'm roem baur.
I'm 37 years old.

I live in San Francisco.

My wife's a political organizer,

and I stay at home during
the day with the kids,

and I play gigs at night.

Bake. [ Laughs ]

Bake.

When I was a kid,

I remember my mom listening to,
like, choral music and opera.

So when I was in college,
I decided to pursue opera.

As a tenor, I started
singing little solos

in different languages,

and I started winning,
like, these little awards.

[ Singing in foreign language ]

Opera was sort of taking me
in one of two directions...

Now, you could either
be a music teacher,

or you could be an opera singer.

But I didn't really see myself

with, like, the big
horns on my head.

That foundation and that
training had given me a voice

that very much would
translate to rock 'n' roll.

I did a lot of open Mikes.
I did some house concerts.

I got invited to play
during South by southwest.

Things started to really
take off with my career.

1...2...3. 1...2...3.

All: Yay!

My wife and I... we've
been married four years.

We have two beautiful children.

As a team, we decided
that I would just do music.

Good luck. Yeah. Good one.

But I've never
really had any mentors

when it comes to rock
'n' roll. Bye, guys.

Being here and being helped

by some of these great
songwriters, producers, singers

would just be everything.

I'm singing "pretty woman."

Roy orbison was the
first person that I heard

and thought to myself,
"that's what I sound like."

I'm here. This is
the biggest stage.

If I turn a chair today,
I know that I've arrived.

Daddy. Come on.

There he is.

This is incredible.
Come on, buddy.

♪ Oooh, oh ♪

♪ ohhh ♪

♪ pretty woman, walking
down the street ♪

♪ pretty woman, the
kind I like to meet ♪

♪ pretty woman ♪

♪ I don't believe you ♪

♪ you're not the truth ♪

♪ no one could look
as good as you ♪

♪ mercy ♪

♪ pretty woman,
yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ pretty woman,
look my way ♪

♪ pretty woman, say
you'll stay with me ♪

♪ because I need you ♪

♪ be mine
Toni-I-I-I-ght ♪

♪ but wait ♪

♪ what do I see? ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Is she walking
back to me? ♪

♪ Yeah, she's
walking back to me ♪

♪ ohh, ohh ♪

♪ pretty woman ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's all right, babe.

Hey, man, what's your name?

Roem baur.

Adam: Listen,
man, Roy orbison...

He's kind of one of
the greatest ever. Yeah.

There was something almost kind
of too close to what he did,

and I-I wish it had maybe

contextually been
something slightly different

so I could get away from...

From the Roy orbison
"pretty woman"

and... and hear more you.

I felt like he was trying to match
Roy's vibrato even. Yeah. Yeah.

And I think it was
throwing me off.

I felt like you chose
influence over individuality,

and that's what
we're looking for.

We're looking for
people who have something

that's distinctively
different, that stands out,

but you kept it in this box.

And so your next time around,
you know, sing something

that's gonna allow us to
see who you are as a person.

Thank you very much. Yes, sir.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I thought roem's voice
was really interesting.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank
you. It's an honor. Thank you.

But I think it
wasn't unique enough.

Now that my team
is really starting

to, like, come together, I'm
starting to get really picky.

Daly: Nice job out there, roem.

Great job. You did a great job.

Yay!

Daddy! Yay!

Arlo turned his chair...
that's for sure. [ Laughs ]

You're so good at, like, getting
people reinspired again... I know.

If no one turns
around kind of thing.

I never heard someone
be so good at that part.

Yeah, nobody's ever been that
way. That's super kind of you.

Oh, you're great.

Daly: Coming up, an artist
who's experienced loss...

My mom just fell to the ground.

I remember just repeatedly
screaming to her, "wake up!"

[ Sniffles ]

Daly: Bares her soul
on the "voice" stage.

♪ So I'm already gone ♪

And later, Adam has
a front-row seat...

I'm really happy
to be a spectator

for the incredible bloodbath.

As pharrell takes on
the king of country.

This is a for-real singer back
here, not a pharrell singer.

Pharrell, if you pull this
off, you'll be my personal hero.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: Welcome back
to "the voice."

Let's see if this next artist,
29-year-old Jean kelley,

has what our coaches
are looking for.

Jean: My dad was obsessed
with bluegrass music,

and my mom loved Elvis...
Like '50s and '60s pop.

So I got, like, the
best of both worlds,

and eventually, I sort
of came into my own.

My mom would always encourage
me to sing in the car,

and I would sing so loud, she'd
have to roll down the windows.

But she kept
wanting me to do it.

She was always saying,
"I'm gonna be a stage mom.

You're gonna be famous one day."

Everything really changed

the summer before I
started middle school.

My mom, dad, sister, and I were
headed on a family vacation,

and we decided to
stop at a rest stop.

While my mom and sister and I
were waiting for the restrooms,

my mom just fell to the ground.

I remember just repeatedly
screaming to her, "wake up!"

'Cause I was 12 and didn't
know what was going on.

The congenital heart
disease she'd been born with

had caused her
heart to fibrillate.

And they just told
us she didn't survive.

And we had to get in the car
and drive back home without her.

[ Sniffles ]

Love you, little one.

When my wife passed away,
it was very unexpected,

and we missed her immensely.

But instead of maybe
feeling badly for ourselves,

we helped each other get
through it all and went forward.

I went to school for
music business instead,

but I just couldn't imagine
spending the rest of my life

working for other people,
watching them live out my dream.

So I moved to Atlanta and
started pursuing music.

I met this incredible
group of people,

we formed a band,
and it was amazing.

But I just wanted to try
my hand at something my own.

Getting a chair would mean

I could see my
childhood dream through,

and that would make everything
I've gone through in my life

feel worth it.

There she is.
Whoo-hoo! There's Jean.

♪ Remember all the
things we wanted? ♪

♪ Now all our
memories are haunted ♪

♪ we were always
meant to say goodbye ♪

♪ and even with our
fists held high ♪

♪ it never would have
worked out right ♪

♪ we were never
meant for do-or-die ♪

♪ no ♪

♪ I didn't want
us to burn out ♪

♪ I didn't come
here to hurt you ♪

♪ now I can't stop ♪

♪ I want you to know ♪

♪ that it doesn't matter ♪

♪ where we take this road ♪

♪ someone's gotta go ♪

♪ and I want you to know ♪

♪ you couldn't have
loved me better ♪

♪ I want you to move on ♪

♪ so I'm already
go-o-o-ne ♪

♪ I'm already gone ♪

♪ there's no moving on ♪

♪ oh, whoa ♪

♪ oh, mmm ♪

[ Laughs ]

♪ I'm already gone ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

Holy crap!

Well, she's wearing
stripes. Gwen: Yep.

That's not good
for me. She's mine.

What's your name? Jean kelley.

I love your voice.

I was on the fence about
what you were capable of

until you got to the
end. That high note.

Mm-hmm. And, man,
when you hit that note

and held it that
long... yeah. Oh, yeah.

That let Gwen and I both know

this is a for-real singer back
here... not a pharrell singer,

'cause he didn't hit his
button... a for-real singer.

And, man, I need somebody
like you on my team.

I truly, truly... do you, now?

Yes, I do now.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Gwen: I feel like, in your tone,

I can hear similarities
in our voices,

which was familiar
and comforting for me.

And I pressed my button
because, at the end

when you had all that range...
A range that I don't have...

I was like, "wow,"
and you're gorgeous.

You have your own vibe, style.

We almost have the same hairdo.

If... Blake, can
you notice that?

One side's back.

No, I didn't notice that. Yeah.

[ Audience cheering ]

I like this girl. She's sassy.

Gwen: Yeah. Yeah.

Well, I'll just turn my
chair back around here.

[ Laughter ] Can I?

How would you help me make
it all the way to the end?

Well, that's a good question.

Thank you.

And my answer to that is...

[ Laughter ]

The same way I've
helped three other people

make it to the winner's
circle at the end.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Honestly, these two
are amazing coaches.

And they're two
different directions,

but they're two people who
are equally as successful,

and you just have to ask
yourself, who will understand

what your voice is trying
to say to this world?

[ Cheers and applause ]

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

[ Audience shouting ]

I have so much respect for all
of your careers, both of you,

and your music spoke
to me growing up.

So, in a way, you coached
me from a young age.

And I've watched
you every season,

and you're an incredible coach.

Um...

I pick Gwen.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ I'm gonna swing
from the chandelier ♪

Yes! High five?

Yes!

♪ From the chandelier ♪

Jean kelley... I think
she has a cool voice,

and she has a lot of confidence.

Team Gwen. Yes!

She definitely has her own
Lane, and I can relate to that.

It's gonna be fun.
Thank you so much.

This is for you. Oh, thank you.

I cannot believe
she went with Gwen.

I wanted to be her coach.

Thank you so much. Good
luck, sweetie. Good luck.

If she can capitalize on what
she did at the end of that song

and making her entire
performances like that,

she's gonna be somebody
to contend with.

She's got some sass in her.

If she listens to you, she
could be a strong contender.

I'm with you, pharrell.

Yeah, nice job, Jean.

[ Cheers and
applause ] [ Laughs ]

Whoo!

Nothing about this seems real.
I'm beyond myself right now.

Welcome to the show.

I'm so excited. Great job.

Thank you. Congratulations.
You sounded great.

My mom... I can't even
imagine her reaction.

She wouldn't have believed
this, so I'm so proud right now.

All: Team Gwen!

Daly: Coming up... wow.

The coaches swoon...

That's a ladykiller right there.

That jacket is sweet!

[ Laughter ] ...Over
great talent...

I loved how sincere it
sounded, and then you're cute.

She's a married woman!

[ Laughter ]

Daly: Welcome back to
the blind auditions.

So far tonight,

pharrell has added r&B
artist katriz Trinidad,

Adam has landed pop
singer Ethan Butler,

Blake scored returning pop
singer Tanner linford...

This is for you...
and Gwen picked up

confident pop artist Jean
kelley. Oh, thank you.

Let's see if our next
singer can make a team.

My name is Chris jamison,

I'm 20 years old, and I'm
from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Right now, I'm a college student

at capital university
in Columbus, Ohio.

On campus, I am the mailman.

What's going on,
guys? Here's the mail.

Watch. These ones
are a little heavier.

I just like always doing
something, being on my feet,

and the fact that I make a
paycheck at the end of the day

is pretty nice, too.

I also joined the rock
ensemble at capital.

I'd never played with
a full band before,

so it gave me the experience
of having instruments behind me,

and it's definitely helped me
be prepared for "the voice."

I'm a triplet, and we
all grew up together.

We were always in the same
class in elementary school.

It's just awesome.

Anything Chris is
doing around the house,

he's doing while singing.

Yeah, it can get
a little annoying,

but it's good singing, so
you can't really complain.

I think I started singing
when I was 4th grade.

We were driving in the car,

and Beyoncé's song
"listen" came on the radio,

and I just started
jamming along.

And my mom turned
around and said,

"you should go do
something with that voice."

When I was in 10th grade,

I was able to audition for
the high-school musical.

They were doing
"beauty and the beast,"

and I got a name draw.

And I was like, "oh,
cool. What was it?"

Like, I was so excited
about what it was,

and it was actually
the pepper shaker.

But I put the hat on,

and I was the best pepper
shaker I possibly could be.

It's like a self-esteem type
of thing, 'cause you think,

you know, you're not good
enough to get that lead role,

but it gave me a lot more
time to focus on the music

that I wanted to
create as a solo artist.

I've been performing for
the past four or five years,

and I've never had an
opportunity like this.

I've watched the show,

and I've always pictured
myself on that stage.

I realize how talented
all the four coaches are.

Pharrell just got off having one
of the most amazing years in music.

He's the person that I
think can really mentor me.

I think I can learn
a tremendous amount...

Not just singing,
but stage presence.

[ Applause ] Whoo! Come
on, Chris. Let's go, buddy.

Come on. Come on.
Come on, Chris.

Come on. Come on,
come on, come on.

♪
Hey-y-y-y ♪

♪ gravity ♪

♪ is working against me ♪

No, no, no, no!
♪ and gravity ♪

What?! What the...

♪ It wants to
bring me down ♪

[ All cheering ] He
got it! Oh, my gosh.

Congratulations!

♪ Oh, I'll never know ♪

♪ oh, what makes this man ♪

♪ with all the love ♪

♪ that his heart can stand ♪

♪ dream of ways ♪

♪ to throw it all away ♪

♪
yeah-h-h-h ♪

♪ and gravity ♪

♪ stay the hell
away from me ♪

♪ whoa ♪

♪ and gravity, ohhh ♪

♪ has taken better
men than me ♪

♪ and now, now,
how can that be? ♪

♪ Just keep me
where the light is ♪

♪ oh, whoa ♪

♪ keep me where
the light is ♪

♪ yeah, yeah ♪

♪ keep me where
the light is ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

You all right? Oh, my gosh.

Oh, I can't believe
it. He did it.

Gwen: Oh, my God.

Man, man, man.

What's your name,

where you from, and
where'd you get that from?

[ Laughter ]

My name is Chris
jamison, I'm 20 years old,

and I'm from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

[ Cheers and applause ]

20 years old?

Wow. You're really
cute... really cute.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

[ Cheers and applause
] This is crazy.

I've never done anything
like this before.

What are your influences?

I started out with John
Mayer and Jason mraz stuff,

and I just recently
got into Allen stone.

I love Allen stone.
He's from Seattle!

Yeah. That guy's badass.

More soulful stuff.

I tried to sign him
to my label, and he...

He didn't to be signed
to my label. Really?

That's where I got
that ♪ yeah ♪

Yeah, dude. That part.

That scream was why
I turned around, dude.

Thank you. Thank you. So
wouldn't you want someone

who's, like, in tune
with your influences?

'Cause they're
awesome, and so are you.

Thank you. Thank you.
And you did a lot.

It was really emotional,
and I love that.

I wouldn't want that
to change for a second.

But criticism is important.

I get it every single
day from a lot of people,

especially Blake.

[ Laughter ] You did so much,

if you were to do 85% of
the stuff you that did,

it would actually have a
greater impact on an audience.

Okay.

So, I, for sure, can
help you with that.

Thank you very much.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wow. Okay, I turned at
the very last second,

and the reason why
it took me so long

is because I only have
a few more spots left,

but I don't have a lot of guys.

And I always want
to find a soul singer

that has something that's
really unique about them.

The singers that I love stick
out in a different kind of way.

You know what I mean?

Like, all of the technique
is just mind-blowing.

And then the fact
that I turn around

and you look like that
and you're 20 is, like...

Adam: Dude! ...Freak of nature.

She loves you.

If you worked with me,

what I'd want to do is bring
more of a signature sound out.

We'd have to discuss
it, you know? Definitely.

That's a good point. We're
gonna discuss that, for sure.

We're gonna totally discuss
that if you choose me.

[ Laughter ]

Mr. jamison... yes.

One of the comments was it
was a lot at different times,

but I think you got
lost in the moment,

and you let it go.

And I wasn't mad at that.
I think that's awesome.

Ask any racecar driver, man
... they know when it's time

to put the pedal to the
metal, and that's what you did.

And if you were to
come work on my team,

we'd spend time figuring out

what it is that you
want to do for you

because I'm interested, man.

Your voice is crazy.

Thank you.

I don't think you overdid
it, either, because to me,

you recognized what this
particular mission was,

and it was to get somebody
to press their button.

It looks like you accomplished
that mission to me.

I mean, it's... yes.

[ Cheers and applause
] And let me add this...

You'll have a spotlight on
you if you come to my team.

Yeah, don't be seduced
by all... I'm just saying.

Don't be seduced
by all this. Okay.

It may not seem like the
obvious choice to come with me,

but it really is.

[ Laughing ] I mean, you know what
I'm saying? [ Cheers and applause ]

Okay, okay. I got to
tell you something, man.

They've been yessing
you a lot over there.

There's less value
to me in saying,

"everything you did
up there was great,"

because I think
that you can improve.

I want to help you take
it to the next level.

Definitely. I
completely understand.

So thank you for
hearing me on that one.

The wonderful thing is
that you got four chairs,

and you got to make a choice.

Okay.

[ Audience shouting ]

[ Dramatic music plays ]

I pick...

Daly: Welcome back to
the blind auditions.

♪ Is working against me ♪

Before the break, Chris jamison
gave a standout performance...

Yes! No, no, no! ...Getting
all four chairs to turn.

Now Chris has the tough
decision of picking his coach.

[ Audience shouting ]

[ Dramatic music plays ]

I pick...

Adam. Yes!

♪ Oh, whoa-oh, I
got the feeling now ♪

♪ got the feeling now ♪

There we go.

We're gonna do this.
Thank you so much.

Adam: That could have
gone both ways for me.

He could have... that
could have backfired.

But I came at him with
some good criticism,

and he appreciated that,
so I got a great singer.

It's all good.

[ Cheers and applause
] Awesome, man.

Chris: When the chairs were
turning, I said, "this isn't real."

Like, "this is only
something I watch on TV."

I originally thought I
was gonna go with pharrell,

but hearing what Adam said,

telling me what
I can improve on...

That was the moment
where I was like,

"it's definitely Adam."

[ Cheers and applause
] Nice job, Chris.

Oh, my God!

We're gonna put the
campus mailman on hold,

and we're gonna go on
with the music thing.

I think it's the
right time to do that.

What? What?

What? [ Laughing ] Oh, my God.

Pharrell: Oh, my God.

Fair enough.

You know what? I
am happy for Adam.

He's not been the
four-chair king this year,

and anytime he can get one

and it can kind of
build his ego back up,

I'm happy to see him
feel good about hisself.

I'll be here all
week, everybody.

[ Laughs ] Daly: While Adam
celebrates another victory,

let's see if our next artist,

35-year-old Nashville
veteran Craig Wayne Boyd,

can get a chair to turn.

Growing up, I always
knew I wanted to do music.

So after high school, I
chose not to go to college,

and really honed my
skills in local rock bands.

Of course, as soon as I
opened my mouth, though,

all my friends were like, "um,

"you have too much
twang in your voice.

You're not rock...
you're country."

His mother says he got
the singing from me.

You'd have to give me a
bucket to carry a tune.

[ Country music plays ]

Moving to Nashville
from Dallas, Texas,

with everything I owned in the
back of my pickup wasn't easy.

I picked up a job valeting cars,

and I was a staff writer
for emi publishing.

I did not have any songs
that made the radio,

so I started to
play shows all over,

started doing showcases
around Nashville.

I've been a full-time musician
for a little over 11 years,

and I've busted my head against
the wall and gotten so close,

and it's been right
there for me to grab.

And you got circumstances

have caused those
things to not happen.

Music's always been
so important to me,

but now it's not
only just for me.

There you go.

My son is 2 years old...

Jaxon Wayne Boyd, one
of the coolest kids ever.

He's my little rock star.

Jaxon's mother and
I were never married.

We had jaxon and then
went our separate ways.

I am a full-time dad, but
I'm also a full-time musician

because I am still
pursuing the dream

of taking my music to the top.

If a chair turns for me,

it's affirmation that
my dream is possible.

For me to be able to take
care of my son through music,

I've got to go out
there and give it 100%.

I hope those coaches can
hear and feel my heart.

Get 'er done, boy.

♪ There was a time I
could drink my cares away ♪

♪ and drowned out
all of the heartache ♪

♪ that hurt me
night and day ♪

♪ but then the thought of
you came crashin' through ♪

Whoo!

♪ I'd have me one more ♪

♪ because the whiskey ♪

♪ it ain't workin' anymore ♪

♪ well, I need one
good h*nky-tonk angel ♪

♪ to turn my life around ♪

♪ that's reason enough ♪

♪ for me to lay this
old bottle down ♪

Yes!

♪ Well ♪

♪ a woman that's
warm and willing ♪

♪ lord, that's what
I'm looking for ♪

Oh! ♪ because the whiskey ♪

♪ it ain't workin' anymore ♪

What is wrong
with you?! Damn it!

♪ No, no ♪

Whoo!

Whoo! Whoo, whoo, whoo!

All right.

Yes!

[ Cheers and
applause ] [ Laughs ]

What? Wow.

What the hell is wrong with you?

What's your name? My
name is Craig Wayne Boyd.

First of all, that
jacket is sweet!

[ Laughter ]

And I'm just so happy
that you made it through.

I think you have a great voice.

But I'm really happy
to be a spectator

for the incredible bloodbath
that's about to take place.

No, no, no, no. No bloodbath.

[ Laughter ]

But let me just say
I pressed the button

because I don't know the song,

but there was a couple
of ad libs in there

where I was like, "wow.
It's, like, super soulful."

How awesome is he that
he's never heard a song,

but he still knows when
you're ad-libbing in it?

[ Laughter ]

But am I right? Yes.

Yeah. That's how good you are.

You could just tell.

Like, and at times, you
would growl into a run.

And I was like,
"look at this dude."

You said he growls
when he has the runs.

[ Laughter ]

Blake, you know, you take it

right on the edge
of inappropriate

and just put it
right in the toilet.

That's what he's talking about.

He's so bummed right now that
I didn't turn. But your voice...

Aren't you? [ Laughs ]

I am. I was gonna sing
the last line to you.

Ohh, gosh.

Where you say you're from?

I'm from mesquite, Texas,
but I live in Nashville.

Oh, yeah? [ Chuckles ]

Pharrell, if you pull this off,
you'll become my personal hero.

[ Laughter ]

Man, listen, Travis tritt
is probably 50% of the reason

that I moved to Nashville,

because he brought an
edge to country music,

and I think you do, too.

I think you've chosen
the perfect song for you.

Let's teach America
some country music.

What do you say?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Go, Blake.

I pressed the button
because you're that good.

The chances that you
took on that song... wow.

Let's turn "the voice"
into a h*nky-tonk, man.

[ Laughter and applause ]

Okay. So, who do you
pick as your coach?

Man.

[ Audience shouting ]

[ Dramatic music plays ]

I choose Blake.

[ Country music plays ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

You deserve that.

Great job, man. Great job.
Man, thank you so much.

Congrats. Man,
thank you so much.

I appreciate it. You deserve it.
You deserve it. Great voice, man.

The things you were doing with
your voice... it's amazing.

I want any kind of artist

that has a unique
fingerprint and identity,

so I pushed for Craig,

but I think he went where
he was supposed to go,

and I think he's gonna be
in great hands with Blake.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Craig: I picked Blake

because he said his heroes
were the same as mine.

It's been 35 years
in the making.

And come on... he wants to make
it a h*nky-tonk. Let's do it.

[ Chuckling ] All
I can say is, "wow."

I just loved his tone.

Like, I like all that character.

I'd... I'd love that.
Adam: He looks like skynyrd.

If he would have gone with me,

we would have definitely been
making a-a Southern rock album.

He does look like one of
those van zant guys. He does.

Here he is. I
found your guy here.

[ Laughs ] Yee-haw!

I can't wait to get to
my son and love on him

and, hopefully, bring him
out here to the show soon.

Blake: There's a guy
that I can tell you

has probably been
playing for a long time,

paying his dues, and that
makes me really excited

to get the chance
to work with him

and hopefully perform with
him ... that'd be a lot of fun.

I'm a little bit stunned.
He just kissed me.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: Coming up, an artist who
comes from humble beginnings...

I grew up climbing
coconut trees.

I mean, we made fire to cook.

♪ I can feel you ♪ daly:
Gets the chance of a lifetime.

♪ Watching in
the night ♪ ooh.

Yeah. And later, more
great performances...

♪ Until the end ♪

And our coaches are all-in.

[ Cheers and applause ] Ah!

I was like, "oh, my
God. I got to hit it."

You are an amazing,
powerful singer.

And you're gonna be on a team.

Daly: Welcome back to
the blind auditions.

Let's meet our next artist,

who has come a long
way to pursue his dream.

Tini: My name is tini
grey, I'm 38 years old,

and I am from the
islands of Samoa.

I grew up climbing coconut
trees, breadfruit trees.

I mean, we made fire to cook.

My dad... he developed
this reputation

as a singer of the island.

He did travel a
lot to play music.

You know, it was the only way
he could support the family.

As a kid, I never
really saw him,

so he always discouraged us

to be in the industry
'cause it was so hard.

So, I moved to
Burbank, California,

studied architecture.

I got my degree, and I was
working in an architecture firm,

but I couldn't sit
still at the desk.

There was something else
that I was yearning to do,

and it was to play music.

So, right after
architecture, I'd go downtown,

and I'd play Hawaiian music.

It was just for fun.

I never really wanted to
be, like, a working musician.

Where did you two meet?

In Hawaii. We met in Hawaii.

Yes. We met at 15,
right on waikiki.

You met at 15? 15. Yep.

Wow. And then you guys got
married and had kids? Yep.

Yes, yes. We got 12 years this year
... it'll make 12 years of marriage.

Oh, that's beautiful.

We have four beautiful kids
... three boys and one girl.

Then my parents said, "we
all want to be near you guys,"

so they all moved up here
to California with us.

My dad was playing music
one night in long beach,

and during his performance,
he had a stroke.

I realized, if I
lost him that night,

there was nobody to
continue his legacy.

I knew right there I
needed to do this full-time

and commit myself to it.

I was so happy
for tini to step in

and take over the music from me,

and that's what's
very important with me.

Mama.

For me to get a chair turned
will help excel my career

and hopefully support
my family better.

This is a moment

that is probably not
gonna come around again.

Good luck. Thank you.

I'm ready to go.

♪ Baby hair ♪

♪ with a woman's eyes ♪

♪ but I can feel you ♪

♪ watching in
the night ♪ ooh.

That's all right.

Yeah.

♪ When I feel
cold, you warm me ♪

♪ when I feel I can't go
on, you come and hold me ♪

♪ it's you and me forever ♪

♪ Sara, smile ♪

♪ oh ♪

♪ and when you feel
cold, I'll warm you ♪

♪ it's you and me forever ♪

♪ Sara, smile
♪ press the thing.

Come on. Hit that.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I love it when
ya smi-I-le ♪

♪ whoo ooh ♪

♪ won't you smile a
while for me, Sara? ♪

♪ Just a little
bit, baby, for me ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Nice job, baby. Nice job, baby.

[ Applause ]

What's your name?

My name is tini grey. I'm
from the islands of Samoa.

Adam: Oh, wow. Wow. Cool.

Wow. Your voice is
amazing ... really amazing.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

It's hard to say why I
didn't press my button.

Maybe the chair's broken.

Yeah, I think it... [ laughter ]

Yeah, I think it started
off really strong,

and then, when you got
up into those high parts,

it was a little wiggly.

I understand.

If there's one thing that's not
as strong, it's the falsetto.

I think that might have been the
thing that we were all hearing.

It's like, "oh, it's almost
as good as the full voice,

but not quite," and that's
what kept me, anyway,

from hitting my button. Yeah.

Singing a song like that... I
mean, hall & Oates is like...

Yeah... that's it.

Classic. Like,
that's a tough thing.

And you were conquering it, and
then somewhere along the line,

it got a little messed up.

But at the base of it, I
think you got a great voice.

Thank you. Thank you.

Agreed. I agree.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam: Tini started
off really strong,

but I don't think he stayed
as committed as he should have,

and with only a few spots left,

it's time to start
getting picky.

I'm holding out for
something special.

Daly: With our coaches
becoming more selective,

there were more artists who came
close but didn't make the cut.

♪ Un-break my
heart, darlin' ♪

You fell off of the
Mike a couple times,

and then the sound wavered,
so I got a little lost.

I'm sorry that you
didn't get a turnaround,

but people come back, and
they actually get picked.

It's crazy. Thank you so much.

♪ This could be the
end of everything ♪

[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah.

Figure out how to
contain those nerves.

You can't let it
overtake the performance.

Well, thank you all so much.

♪ And don't you worry,
don't you worry, child ♪

Your voice is a muscle.
It has to be trained.

Pushing too much air,
versus not enough power,

so that you can get very
comfortable in your falsetto.

Thank you so much.

♪ Oh, adeline, have
mercy ♪ daly: Coming up,

♪ you don't wanna break my heart ♪
the artists give amazing performances...

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ...That have Adam
and pharrell going head-to-head...

A lot of competition
on pharrell's team

for that particular style right
now, so... [ Laughing ] Oh, my.

You've just witnessed a
verbal gift covered in spikes.

Daly: And doing
whatever it takes.

Whose team? Where are you going?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: Welcome back to
the blind auditions.

As the teams narrow down,

the artists nervously
wait to audition.

Let's see if our next singer
has what it takes to make a team.

Toia: My name is toia Jones,

I'm from Montgomery,
Alabama, and I'm 29 years old.

I grew up singing in the church
choir when I was 7 years old.

We never really missed a Sunday.

If you'd get sick,
my mom would be like,

"you'll be okay.
Jesus will heal you."

Oh, my God.

My dad owned a lounge
back in Montgomery,

and the music he played
definitely influenced me.

It was like blues,
old-school music.

I would see him coming
home late at night.

He's beat down, he's tired,

trying to make ends
meet for his family.

The biggest thing for me

that I've had to overcome
was my father's death.

It's tough for a
16-year-old child.

And my mom sat me down and
told me he had diabetes.

I remember going into
the hospital room,

but at that point,
he was unresponsive.

A couple of days
later, he passed.

It took my mom through a lot,

and it took me through a lot.

[ Sobs ]

Before he passed, he, you know,

wanted to make sure
that his kids were okay.

And so that kind of
gives me the strength

to become what he saw in me.

Jacqueline: Toia has a
personality like her dad,

and it's almost as though he is
shining through at this moment.

For years, I was struggling,

trying to get my
music career started,

and so I moved back with my mom.

That was a very tough time.

It was just me just
trying to perform.

And then the lord blessed
me with my boyfriend, marius.

He plays keyboards.

Music is definitely
what attracted us.

Everything that she did,
I wanted to be a part of it

because I saw the talent in her.

He was like, "you know,
let's start a band."

I was like, "okay, let...
Let's... let's do this."

We perform usually cover
songs from pop, country, rap.

I sing at casinos,
parties, clubs.

Oh, so you're out there.
You're really doing it.

I'm... I'm doing it. You
can book me for your next...

For your next gig. Good for you.

I-I might book you. [ Laughs ]

I got a 90-second gig
for you today... okay.

On "the voice."
Okay, absolutely.

That's the one we want you
to do well in. I can do it.

Everything is riding
on this audition.

If a chair does not turn,

I go back to the struggle
of being a hungry musician

trying to let my
little light shine.

Come on, toia! Come on! Yes!

Come on, baby girl! Come on!

Yes!

♪ You've been on my mind ♪

♪ I grow fonder every day ♪

♪ lose myself in time ♪

♪ just thinking
of your face ♪

♪ I don't know
why I'm scared ♪

♪ I've been here before ♪

♪ every feeling,
every word ♪

♪ I've imagined it all ♪

♪ you never know
if you never try ♪

♪ to forgive your past ♪

♪ and simply
be mi-I-I-ne ♪

♪ I dare you to
let me be your ♪

♪ your one and only ♪

♪ I promise I'm worthy to ♪

♪ to hold in your arms ♪

♪ so come on ♪

♪ and give me the chance ♪

♪ to prove that
I'm the one ♪

♪ who can walk that mile ♪

[ Cheering ]

Yes!

♪ Until the
e-e-end ♪

♪ starts ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Thank you!

Yes!

Wow. What a performance.

Thank you.

What's your name? My
name is toia Jones.

I like your lipstick. Thank you.

I wore it for you. For me?

Yes. Thank you.

Pharrell: Listen...
you sang from the heart,

and the canvas you just
painted was just so clear.

So that's why I picked you.

I'm just happy that you're here,

and you're gonna be on a team.

So, whose... whose team?
Where are you going?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[ Laughter ] Hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey.

I tried to cut him off,
okay? You did. You did.

Damn, I was like... in
all honesty, I really...

I did. "So, what team do you
want? Forget about this guy."

'Cause don't think I
didn't hear the whole, like,

"I wore the lipstick for
you, Adam," and all that.

He's a good-looking guy.
He sings really good.

He's awesome. He is awesome.

And I'm telling you,
if you go on his team,

he's going to lift you.

If you come on my team,

I'm gonna help
you lift yourself.

[ Audience murmurs ] Wow.

I think you should pick
me because I heard you do

this crazy high, big,
beautiful, perfect note.

And I thought to myself, "wow.

"This just went
from really great

to something that's gonna really
help make this show better."

Thank you so much.

And so I-I think, you know...

[ Cheers and applause ]

You know, there's... there's
no one like this on my team,

so there's no competition
for this particular style.

There's a lot of competition
on... on pharrell's team

for that particular
style right now.

[ Laughing ] Oh, my.

No, there's a compliment
and also a tactic. It's both.

He just shut you
down pretty bad.

What you've just witnessed was
a verbal gift covered in spikes.

[ Laughter ] Covered in spikes.

Okay?

I felt your spirit, and
I felt, like, somebody

that was, like, singing for
their life with their life.

We will build what
you want to build.

What you're trying
to accomplish,

I will see to it
that that happens.

Thank you. Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's time to decide who
you pick as your coach.

[ Sighs ]

[ Audience shouting ]

[ Dramatic music plays ]

I...

Choose...

Pharrell.

♪ Treasure ♪

♪ that is what you are ♪

Pharrell: Toia
wanted to make it.

She wanted to be heard,
singing for her moment.

God bless you.
No, God bless you.

I just thought that
she sang perfectly.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yes, yes!

Toia: I feel really
blessed right now.

I'm on team pharrell, and it
cannot get any better from this.

Let me do my holy
dance. [ Laughs ]

I was leaning toward Adam.

And then pharrell
spoke to my spirit,

and it was an
instant connection.

All: Team pharrell!

Whoo!

[ Chuckling ] Wow, she
is interesting. Damn it.

Pharrell's definitely giving me a run
for my money, but I got to move on.

Damn it!

The competition is stiffer
than ever right now.

I love that. I wouldn't
have it any other way.

Team Adam is just
getting warmed up.

I hate you right now a little
bit... just a little bit.

He's tough. I'm scared of you.

♪ See beneath your
beautiful tonight? ♪

Daly: You can
download full versions

of tonight's blind-audition
songs on iTunes.

♪ That I never,
never, never known ♪

♪ you smile ♪

♪ oh, yeah ♪

♪ and gravity ♪

Still to come, Gwen
steps up her game.

You guys are all really stupid.

Let me just give you your shirt.

I just got Gwen'd.

Daly: And later, an
eccentric artist...

I'm trying to hit every
cr*cker barrel in the U.S.,

and I'm about halfway there.

May have found his soul mate.

Do you like cr*cker barrel?

O.M.G. We're meant to be.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: Welcome back to
the blind auditions.

Our next artist, 29-year-old
new York native Amanda Lee peers,

thinks she has what it
takes to make a team.

What's it like to
grow up in Rochester?

It's a midsize town, but
it's still pretty close-knit.

You know, I grew
up in the church.

Yeah.

And that's how I
started playing music.

Music was always a huge
part of the church service.

My family's
born-again Christian.

Coming from a religious family,

it was hard to be
open about being g*y.

And I used music
to let that all go.

When people finally
found out I was g*y,

I started to feel
unwelcome at church,

so I left and never
went back there.

At that point, I guess I
correlated music with church.

And it hurt... you
know what I mean?

So I just gave up on it.

[ Voice breaking ] You're my
sweetest girl, and I love you.

That was a challenging time
for us as a family, even.

We worked through it,

and we just love her,
and she's our gal.

[ Chuckles ]

So, what'd you do after that?

At the time, I was in
college for graphic design,

so that's what I do for,
like, my full-time job.

How did music come back into
your life in a positive way?

Well, I met Sandy,
and she was like,

"you need to start
playing out and singing."

Amanda Lee: At that point, I
decided to start my own band.

And we had a really good run.

Now I just play solo.

I like to mix
different genres...

Rock and soul and a little pop.

My girlfriend, Sandy, she's
been my number-one supporter.

Sandy: It's not easy
to go through something

where you've been turned away
just for being who you are.

And I commend her for doing
what she loves the most

because she is meant to do this.

I love you so much.

I love you guys.

So proud of you.
Here goes nothing.

It hasn't been an easy road,

and I hope that people can see
that you can overcome stuff.

And the most important thing
is to always follow your dreams,

no matter what anyone says.

Oh, gosh. Here we go.

Oh, my God. Here they come.

Blake: It's a good
one, I'm picking them.

It's gonna be a good one.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ ooh, ooh ooh ♪

♪ I got 10 fingers
to the sky ♪

♪ my back to the wall,
my white flag high ♪

♪ hair, lips,
just like a g*n ♪

♪ she's got silver
b*ll*ts on her tongue ♪

♪ he's deep
under her spell ♪

♪ I'm screamin' out,
but it just won't help ♪

♪ I think I'm cursed ♪

♪ I had him first ♪

♪ oh, adeline, have mercy ♪

♪ you don't wanna
break my heart ♪

♪ take what's mine, don't hurt
me ♪ [ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Steal my money, steal
my car ♪ oh, my God!

♪ Don't take my man ♪

♪ don't take my man ♪

♪ I said, don't
take my man ♪

♪ 'cause you know you can ♪

♪ put the g*n down ♪

♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ put the g*n down,
put the g*n down ♪

♪ put your finger
on the trigger now ♪

♪ put it down, put it down ♪

♪ put it down, oh, yeah ♪

♪ put the g*n down,
put the g*n down ♪

♪ or I'm-a set fire to
the whole damn house ♪

♪ put it down, put it down ♪

♪ but don't you
take my man ♪

♪ don't you take my man ♪

♪ don't take my man ♪

♪ 'cause you know
you ca-a-a-an ♪

♪ put the g*n down ♪

♪ whoa, yeah ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Well.

Whoo! Oh, my God.

She's on "the
voice." She did it.

Okay, you're on my team,
first of all, so let me just...

That's... I am... that's
amazing! Thank you.

Give you your shirt.

What's your name? Amanda.

Amanda. Yeah.

This is for you.

Oh, thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Chuckles ]

Amanda is her name,
you guys, okay?

And she's on my team. Amanda.

And you guys are all really
stupid because she was amazing.

Crazy. Come on!

I love your tone of your voice.

And when they're turned around,

they can't see that you actually
have really good stage presence.

It's a whole package thing
going on. I'm excited.

You know what? I-I missed out.

I got caught up in
listening to your voice,

and then, before I knew it,

Gwen goes and hands
you the t-shirt.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause
] Congratulations.

And it was great.
Congrats. You got it.

It was great, too,

because I saw, like,
a woman possessed.

And she just... like,
as she's turning around,

I just... I got so
Gwen'd. You're just like...

[ Laughter ] Like...

I was like, "I just got Gwen'd!"

Oh, my God! It was exciting,
actually. I really liked it.

You guys are made for
each other. I can tell.

Awesome. Perfect. I'm
excited. Gwen: Yay.

Thank you, guys.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yay. Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I want to say hi.

Dope voice, man. Thank you.

Gwen: With Amanda, there was
something special about her.

I should have turned around!

She had her own signature
sound, and I'm looking for that.

My whole life, I'm
surrounded by boys,

and now I got all these
amazing girls on my team.

Yes! Yes!

[ Cheers and applause
] Yay! Congratulations!

Hey!

Amanda Lee: When Gwen
turned, I was so excited.

I've loved her ever since
her first album came out.

This just, like, feels
like a dream right now.

It's so awesome. [ Laughs ]

I feel excited.

I'm a little scarred by
that. Hey, that was badass.

That was badass.
That was awesome.

That was awesome.

That was fun.

Daly: Gwen lands her
second artist of the night.

♪ Have you ever
felt this way? ♪

And she continued
her winning streak,

picking up pop
hopeful gianna salvato.

I loved your vibrato.
It was so unique.

Thank you. And I feel excited.

I got another great
person on my team.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, wow!

Narrator: But her
celebration was short-lived...

♪ Oh, I could drink
a case of you ♪

When she fought Adam for
indie artist rebekah samarin.

Adam: Your voice is kind of like

a super fast, fancy
sports car or something,

and you're capable of
doing so much with it.

I'm picking Adam.

Yes!

Oh! I hate you.

Yes!

Daly: Blake also
found great talent,

scoring 16-year-old
soul singer grant ganzer.

♪ Oh,
oh-oh-oh ♪

You are an amazing, powerful
singer with so much conviction.

Thank you so much.

Daly: Coming up... ♪ just say
something, I'm giving up on you ♪

The night's final
vocalist moves our coaches.

Gwen: I loved how
sincere it sounded.

I was like, "oh, my
God. I got to hit it."

Blake: You could
feel the desperation.

You're not just a
singer, you're an artist.

I have to know more, and
I have to be your coach.

Daly: Welcome back.

As night 4 of the blind
auditions comes to a close,

here's how our coaches'
teams are stacking up.

Yes!

Adam has won over pop
artist Ethan Butler,

soul singer Chris jamison,

and indie folk artist
rebekah samarin.

Yes!

Gwen has added three strong
female vocalists to her team,

including pop
singer Jean kelley,

rock/soul artist
Amanda Lee peers,

and pop hopeful gianna salvato.

I know you!

Blake picked up pop
vocalist Tanner linford,

country singer Craig Wayne Boyd,

and pop/soul
artist grant ganzer.

And pharrell
strengthened his team

with pop singer katriz Trinidad
and r&B vocalist toia Jones.

Let's see if the
night's final artist

can use his quirky
personality to land a coach.

My name's Jonathan
wyndham, I'm 22 years old,

and I was born and
raised in South Carolina.

I was a goofy kid...
carried a briefcase.

It had my tolkien books,

maybe a "star
wars" action figure.

Like, that's a great
way to get girlfriends.

When he was young,

he was actually kind
of dweeby, actually.

[ Laughs ]

I grew up with a speech
impediment till fifth grade.

I couldn't say my
r's all growing up,

which was "awkwawd," you know?

Like, it's hard to break
the ice when you can't...

You can't say "break."

Music helped a lot, you know?

It did? Yeah.

My mom figured out,
whenever I sang,

it wasn't an issue.

Crazy. Music's so
therapeutic like that.

Well, music became where
I found my confidence.

Right, right.
So... which is huge.

And what do you do for music?

Well, I got the opportunity
to do some session work

and songwriting

and then traveling with bands

and playing guitar and singing.

Would you like that life on
the road? The best part about it

is I'm trying to hit every
cr*cker barrel in the U.S.,

and I'm about halfway there.

How many is that?

It's over a hundred.

There's always
this hard decision

that comes about 5:00 P.M.,
when you're on the road

and you're like, "where
do we stop for dinner?"

So we just ended up always
going to cr*cker barrel.

And before I know it,

one of my best
friends got me this map

of, like, the nation and
all the cr*cker barrels.

And we started checking them
off whenever we'd go to them.

If you win this thing, you
could visit the other half.

You'd be done with this.

Absolutely, and then
you just have to go back

and photo-document and
do it all over again.

Oh, my God. That's great.

I'm singing "say something"
by great big world.

It's a song that talks about
finishing a relationship

and moving on,

and it's one of those songs
that helps you when words fail.

I'm nervous to have a chance
to play in the big leagues.

Gwen Stefani's one of
the hardest-working women

in the entertainment industry.

Pharrell's a k*ller producer.

Maroon 5's first album...

I think I purchased
it eight times.

And then I grew up
on country music,

so Blake Shelton's,
like, right up my alley.

I learned the craft
playing on the road,

and then here's my
opportunity to do it.

Looks good. Come on, Jonathan.

You got this.

♪ Say something, I'm
giving up on you ♪

♪ I'll be the one
if you want me to ♪

♪ and I ♪

♪ oh, I will
swallow my pride ♪

♪ 'cause you're the
one that I love ♪

♪ and I'm saying goodbye ♪

♪ goodbye ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Just say something,
I'm giving up on you ♪

♪ mm ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ And I'm sorry that
I couldn't get to you ♪

♪ ohhh ♪ oh! Oh! Damn it!

Way to go, Jonathan! Yeah!

♪ I would've followed you ♪

♪
ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh ♪

♪ just say something,
I'm giving up on you ♪

♪ baby, please, ohhh ♪

♪ say something, I'm
giving up on you ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yay!

Congratulations.

Gwen: What's your name?

Jonathan wyndham.

[ Cheers and applause
] [ Chuckles ] Wow.

Where are you from?

I'm 22, and I'm from
Lexington, South Carolina.

Okay. [ Cheers and applause ]

I loved how sincere it sounded.

You started off with a lot
of control in the sense...

But yet not,

because it was like the
emotion was coming through,

and it was a little
wavering, but I liked it.

I liked that about it.

And then it just kept
getting stronger and stronger.

And then, when they
hit it, I was like,

"oh, my God. I got to hit it."

So I hit it, and then...
And then you're cute.

And it's like I'm... I mean...

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughter ] Thank you.

I don't know.

No, I just... I think
that it would be really fun

to work together because
I thought one thing...

[ Audience cheers ] No,
I don't mean like that.

Stop! She's a married
woman, all right?

[ Laughter ]

No, because I feel like you
sing with a lot of emotion.

And one thing I think
I could add to it is,

when I turned around, I
feel... are you nervous?

Are you... absolutely.

You look like you're
a little nervous and...

I've been listening
to Adam's music

since I was like
12, so... oh, great.

That's really great.
That's really good news.

And yours, as well, so...

Oh, okay, cool.

[ Laughs ]

But I think that, you
know, stage presence-wise,

I could help you
with that. Yeah.

I can get you really
comfortable, you know?

Absolutely.

[ Laughter ]

Since you were 12, huh?

And me too. And me too.

Oh, he said... I just heard me.

And that's a very dramatic song.

And it's like you
are in the hot seat

when you sing this
song right away,

'cause you just got a
piano and it's silent

and it's a very beautiful
song. That's right.

And what's really
great... you know,

I'm just gonna start
coaching you now,

so we can, like, get
into the vibe of it

before we do it for real.

It's like a delicate
vulnerability

that I loved about your voice,
which was feeling like, "oh."

It's this... it's this moment,

and it's just this really raw
thing... it's very sincere.

And then sometimes I felt
like it was that combined

with you being a
little bit nervous.

Yeah.

I wanted to hear just
a little less nerves

and more of the...
that vulnerable thing.

And I think there's
definitely more.

I think this is a very
small portion of who you are.

And I have to know more,
and I have to be your coach.

Thank you.

Pharrell: Well, I actually concur
with everything they're saying.

I mean, that's one of the first
things I look for is, like,

it's an interesting tone,
and then the conviction,

'cause the... the conviction
gives everybody a hint

toward who you are as a person.

I heard the sincerity... it's
true. It became your song.

I think you have your own voice,

and you should be
very proud of yourself.

You did a great job.
Thank you so much.

[ Applause ]

Hey, Jonathan.

How you doing? [ Laughter ]

Uh... why you all laughing?

Because you know
I'm screwed already?

I mean, I'm... I'm clearly...

Hey, I listened to "ol'
red" before I heard maroon 5.

Oh, is that right? So... yeah.

Oh, wow. Thank you. [
Cheers and applause ]

And... I'm back.

[ Laughter ]

Just break my heart and
step on it on the floor.

Man, listen, country
music is about stories,

and in order to...
to tell that story,

you have to be 200%
invested in that lyric.

And when you performed
that song just then,

you could feel the
desperation in your presence.

I mean, you're not just a
singer... you're an artist.

And we both like plaid
and leather and blue jeans.

Do you like cr*cker barrel?

O.M.G. We're meant to be.

[ Laughter and applause ]

Wow. He's good. I'm just saying.

You're a grown-a*s man.
Don't say that, man. Don't.

Please don't say "o.M.G." It's
a little creepy when you say it.

I know. L.O.L. No.

[ Laughter ] No.

Stop it.

So, which one of us do
you pick as your coach?

[ Audience shouting ]

[ Sighs ]

All right, all right.

I'm gonna have to go with...

I-I pick Adam.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, yeah! Yeah!

I can't wait, man.

You got a great voice... a really
interesting voice. Thank you.

All right, brother.
Congrats, man.

Adam: There's just something
very true to what he was doing,

and I really appreciated that,

and I wanted to turn around
and see what I was hearing.

I was pleasantly surprised

with the juxtaposition
of the two people...

The one... you know,
with the broken soul

and the kind of
handsome, rugged exterior.

And he looks like
superman... no big deal.

I was gonna say, that's
a ladykiller right there.

Yeah, I racked up
two four-chair turns.

Oh, it so feels good
to be the king again!

Damn it, I really liked him.

I should have seen it
coming. I mean... o.M.G.