23x02 - The Blind Auditions, Part 2

[bunniefuu]

Whew. Man, I'm excited.

I think we're doing
pretty good so far.

We're k*lling it. We're
practically veterans at this point.

Yeah, I guess.

Where is the stage?

Where are they?

Gotta be this way. None
of this looks familiar to me.

Okay, here we go.

All right, let's get
things going. Give it up...

Wait a minute. Is that
Carson introducing us?

This season, Chance the
Rapper and Niall Horan!

They in the right sound stage?

The voice is coming
from everywhere.

All right, guys,
let's try that again.

Carson!

It's around here.

All right, "You are here."

I don't even know where here is.

These are long hallways.

What?

No wonder it's his last season.

Oh. Oh. Kelly.

Can't find the stage?

No. No, we can't.

Okay. Follow me.

Give it up for our
Season 23 coaches...

Niall Horan!

Kelly Clarkson!

Chance the Rapper!

And Blake Shelton!

I'm so excited to
press my button.

Oh, it's on. I'm ready.

Our first artist
is entering now.

♪ Say baby, say baby, say baby ♪

♪ What you doin'? ♪
♪ What you doin'? ♪

♪ Where you at? ♪
♪ Where you at? ♪

♪ Oh, you got plans
♪ ♪ You got plans ♪

♪ Don't say that
♪ ♪ Shut yo' trap ♪

♪ We should be dancing ♪

♪ Romancing ♪

♪ In the east wing ♪

♪ And the west wing ♪

♪ Of this mansion ♪

♪ What's happenin'? ♪

♪ I ain't playin' no
games, every word that I say ♪

That's three people. ♪ Is
coming straight from the heart ♪

♪ So if you
tryna lay in these arms ♪

♪ I'ma leave
the door open ♪

♪ I'ma
leave the door open ♪

♪ I'ma leave the
door open, girl ♪

♪ I'ma leave the
door open, hopin' ♪

♪ That you feel the way I feel ♪

♪ And you want me
like I want you tonight ♪

♪ Tell me that you're
coming through ♪

♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Ahhh ♪

♪ I'ma leave my
door open, baby ♪

♪ Ohhh ♪

♪ And I'm hopin' ♪

God. ♪ That you
feel the way I feel ♪

♪ And you want me like ♪

♪ I want you, baby ♪

♪ Tell me that you're
coming through ♪

Yeah!

♪ Tell me that you're coming ♪

♪ Through ♪

I gotta do it.

I gotta do it. I gotta
do it. I gotta do it.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my God.

Hello.

This is crazy.

Oh!

Hello.

Jej, what the hell?

We're Sheer Element.

That's way better
than Periodic Table.

It is.

You're... What is
happening right now?

What's going on here?

He's Team Kelly
on another season.

He is incredible.
That is insane. Wow.

I miss you.

♪ Passin' up on my old ways ♪

♪ I can't blame you ♪

♪ No ♪

I love you.

Back in 2019, I auditioned.

And it was just such a
humbling, surreal experience.

As a singer, I learned
a lot of new techniques,

and I made it
through the top 13.

After the show, Kelly Clarkson
asked me to sing a duet

with her in Las Vegas.

It was such a dope,

once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

until we formed this group.

They were actually there
with me for my audition.

We all went to the
University of Southern California.

We were in a singing
group together.

A couple of our
videos have went viral.

And then we got, like,
really serious about it.

I just love singing
with these people.

We have set up some kind of
success in our own little ways,

but help from
someone like Kelly,

Chance the Rapper, or Niall,

that's gonna elevate
us to another level.

And he's cute, too.

I don't think anyone
has ever been back here

that's been on the show before.

So to be the first person to
be back with my best friends,

I'm just so excited to share
this experience again with them.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Wow.

Well, I gotta be honest.

I know Chance went first.

We were all trying to figure out

how many parts are in this?

We were trying to figure out,
is it like four-part harmony?

Three part? We
couldn't figure it out.

I was like, "Chance, point
at your hat if it's a three-part."

They were all asking
me if there's three people,

and I was like, "I don't
know how many people."

But the reason I turned
is 'cause it made me feel.

When you hear part
harmonies done to that standard

and it makes you
feel deep down there

in a massive hit song like that,

I would like it if you
would come with me.

Thank you.

I didn't expect it to
be three of you guys.

Sounded like 10.

Yeah, I didn't know
what was going on.

I had no idea until
I turned around

that it was the three
of you guys on stage.

I can tell you guys have
done this together for a while

'cause it sounds...
so tight. Tight.

As an overall presentation,
it was just insane.

I was never in a band,

but obviously I know
a lot about threes.

I've also produced music
for a few different groups,

and I think I could see exactly
where you guys could go

with your style,
with your aesthetic,

and with the three of
you guys as a group.

So if you want to win, come
get down with Team Chance.

All right.

It was so good.

And when I turned
around and saw Jej,

I was like, "Wait, what?"

You're incredible. I
already love Jej's voice.

I just think you're
so incredibly tight

and you know your vibe.
You're not picking a coach,

really, to teach you
anything about that.

You're picking a coach
for song selection,

and that's really key.

I can get more jackets.

And, Jej, you can
have another one.

I've been in a group.

That's true.

Did y'all sing harmonies
together and things in that group?

Yes, sir, that was... You did.

Yeah. Wow.

Interesting. Yeah.

It's probably harder
to choose songs

that are perfect for, you
know, that blend and that...

Not for me, Blake. Not
for me. Oh, really? Really?

My favorite acts of all time

are the Eagles, Fleetwood
Mac, Boyz II Men.

You're young for
Bo... That was nice.

Okay. All right.

Old head, young
shoulders, Kelly.

I feel that we could
work very well together.

I just want to remind you guys
that they did not turn around,

like, super fast at all.

I think all of you
guys are gonna be

great as individual singers,

'cause you can hear each one of
you guys' tones coming through,

even with the harmonies.

And the right song
choice is gonna really show

how strong you
guys are as a unit.

Thank you.

You guys need to huddle up, or you
already know what you're gonna do?

Yeah, we have to... No, we
have to... Definitely have to.

We have to huddle.

Okay. I think we're
gonna have to go with...

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Welcome
back to "The Voice."

I think we're gonna
have to go with

someone that has a history.

Just spoke to us.
This is really hard.

Oh!

So we choose...

Kelly.

Oh, my God!

I tota... Oh, my God!

I love you, Jej. Oh, my God.

Sheer Element
sounded incredible.

The harmonies were so tight.

I thought you were gonna pick...

'cause you said history,
like, the boy band,

like, the singing together.

Oh, my God. I was
like, "Aw, damn."

I know what Jej is capable of.

That dude is an
incredible singer.

This is the first time ever
that an artist has come back

on the show with a group,
and I have taken a group to win.

I'm really excited about this.

I'm calling my agent.

Kelly is my biggest
competition here.

We have very similar
taste in singers and music.

That was a tough loss.

I gotta be honest with you.

It would have broken my heart
if I would have turned around

and Jej was there
and I didn't turn.

This is my back pocket.

I've got a Block in there
that I'm about to use.

You get ready.

It's okay, Niall.

I can see we're
taking a season off

has really re-energized Kelly,

but it's time to remind
her that this is my show.

There should be one button.

"Block Kelly."

Oh, my gosh.

For my blind
audition, I will be singing

"Change the World"
by Eric Clapton.

This song is very special to me

because I'm dedicating
this song to my wife.

She has given everything to
see this dream come true for me.

So I'm giving it all I got.

My name is Carlos Rising.

To be here at "The
Voice," it feels surreal.

I remember watching
Kelly Clarkson.

I always thought
she was beautiful.

She was one of my
first childhood crushes.

And I remember being like,

"I'm gonna marry Kelly
Clarkson one day."

I moved on from Kelly.

While I was in college, I
was able to travel to Europe.

And it was that fortune moment
that I was able to meet my wife.

It was love at first sight.

And six months later, I
asked her to marry me.

My wife is from Germany.

And so when we got married,
she uprooted her entire life.

And she moved here
because I wanted to do music.

Just planting our
new garden over here.

She's just been the greatest
source of joy in my life.

And I just love her
with all my heart.

I'm very blessed of
having him in our house,

singing and hearing
his voice all the time.

Sometimes I can't believe
that, like, I'm married to him

because his voice
is just so beautiful

and I'm so glad that he
can do what he can do here.

I do music full-time now.

I really had to learn
the art of the hustle.

You know, there
were a lot of nights

where I wanted to give up.

Me and my wife have worked
really hard for this moment.

But I'm eternally
grateful for her

and for her sacrifice.

For a chair to turn for me,

it would just be an instant sign

that all this hard
work had paid off.

Ooh, good song.

♪ If I could reach the stars ♪

Pretty. Ooh.

♪ Pull one down for you ♪

♪ Shine it on my heart ♪

♪ So you could see the
truth ♪ All right! You got it!

♪ That this love I have inside ♪

♪ Is everything it seems ♪

♪ But for now I find ♪

♪ It's only in my dreams ♪

♪ That I could ♪

♪ Change the world ♪

♪ And I would be the
sunlight in your universe ♪

♪ And you would think
my love was really ♪

♪ Something good ♪

♪ Baby, if I could ♪

♪ Change the world ♪

♪ Baby, if I could ♪

♪ Change the world ♪

♪ Baby, if I could ♪

♪ Change ♪ Come on.

This guy's going up, down.

♪ The world ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

Kelly at the last second.

Man. Amazing.
What is your name?

Where are you from?
How old are you?

My name is Carlos Rising.

I'm 28 years old and I am
from Wilmington, North Carolina.

My family lives
in North Carolina.

I thought they lived in Texas.

No, no. Then I thought
you lived in Nashville.

Now you're out here. I
thought you were in Montana.

I... Where do you live, Kelly?
Where do you live, Kelly?

I live wherever I want, Blake.

Ooh.

It's a beautiful country.

You should get out
of Oklahoma once.

Are you guys good? No.

No? No, we're not good.

But go ahead.

I think your voice
sounds like it would do

really well with R&B.

You kind of got, like,
this Jamiroquai vibe

to your tone. Yeah. Big time.

- Ooh, I like Jamiroquai.
- It's really awesome.

So I'm glad that
you're on the show.

Welcome to "The Voice," man.

Thank you.

Hi, Carlos.

So it took me a minute to turn
around, and I'll be honest with you,

I love that song so much,
and it was really beautiful.

And I kept waiting
for you to climb.

I kept waiting for a
little bit more dynamics.

I think that you
have that in you.

And that's why at the
last second I was like,

"This is like my job to,
like, find that in the artists

I'm working with and, like,
really push them to grow."

So I hit my button
'cause I thought

that you have what it
takes to be on this show.

Thank you.

Your voice is insane.

It's got a real rasp to it
that's like controlled rasp.

It reminded me
of James Morrison.

Oh, yeah.

That's Old Man
Morrison's son. Is it?

Yep, yep. Ohh.

Such a liar.

That was such a beautiful tone.

And I'm excited to see
what he can do, Blakey boy.

Well, I love that song,
but I had a feeling

that you were
probably playing guitar

just because of how
in the pocket you were.

And watching you play,

that's definitely an
extension of your artistry.

When I first moved to Nashville,
it was just me and my guitar,

and when I see someone
like you up there performing,

that's what gets me excited.

Somebody that I've never
heard anything like before.

I'd be damn proud to have you
on my last team on "The Voice."

Thank you, thank you.

So, Carlos, who do you
choose as your coach?

Come on, Carlos. Come on.

Come on, Carlos.

I love you all so much.

I'm gonna go with
Team Blake on this one.

All right!

Good fit. Yes!

Carlos is incredibly talented.

He didn't sound like Eric
Clapton doing that song.

He sounded like Carlos.

And that's what
I loved about it.

Got a little
parting gift for you.

I don't have anybody that's like

that cool singer-songwriter
guitar player.

He fits in perfectly on my team.

Nice work. Hello, honey.

Good job.

You... You suck.

You're gonna be on the
very last Blake Shelton team

in the history of "The
Voice." Yeah. I know.

I'm blessed. I have no words.

Well, congratulations.

Still to come...

♪ I've looked at clouds ♪

♪ From both sides now

♪ Sara, smile ♪

Niall gets revenge.

Oh, no!

Ha-ha!

Where's my lawyer?

And later, a celebrity guest

has the wildest
blind audition ever.

Oh!

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

All right, so I wanted to do

something special for
the guys, the newbies,

Chance and Niall.

Nice to meet you, too.

Thank you.

But I also wanted to
do something special

because it's
Blake's last season.

And mic.

And we're rolling on Blake.

So I decorated the hallways

'cause twinkly lights
make everything cooler.

And we got disco ba*ls. I
also put ribbons on our doors.

I somehow ended
up in first place,

and somehow... there
were only four people...

He still got sixth.

I don't know. That's
God's plan, I guess.

Even Carson beat Blake.

He's not even a coach.

Way to go, Carson.

All right, Team Kelly, y'all.

This is crazy.

So cool.

Never been to Los Angeles.

So stepping off the
plane was a little crazy.

There were
mountains, palm trees.

I was like, "We're not
in Kansas anymore."

My name is Alex Graham.

I'm from Belmont,
North Carolina,

but I've lived in
Nashville, Tennessee,

for a little over a year now.

I've been singing
about six years.

Around 18, I
graduated high school

and there was a local restaurant
looking for singing servers,

and it was owned by the
Jonas Brothers' parents.

The dad of the Jonas
Brothers was like,

"I think you have potential.
We're gonna hire you."

So you would go
in, open the shift,

you were grabbing bread
for the people, getting drinks,

cleaning the tables,
singing, sweeping,

grabbing the
highchairs for the kid.

Pretty much you had to
do everything plus sing.

While I was still
working at the restaurant,

I would play gigs,
just me and my guitar.

And I did that for
a couple years.

And I was just like,

"I want to move to Nashville
to pursue this full-time."

And now I'm gigging
four or five days a week,

and I think it's really
prepped me for this moment.

Ladies and gentlemen,
our next artist is entering now.

I definitely think getting
chair turns would give me

the validation that I
need to stay in Nashville

and pursue the
artist thing full-time.

"The Voice" would give
me the platform that I need

to continue to do this
for the rest of my life.

Come on, Alex. Come
on. You got it, baby.

You got this, baby.

♪ I was out with the boys,
catchin' up at a neon light ♪

Here's your country artist now.

♪ Didn't know
till we walked in ♪

♪ It was karaoke night ♪

♪ She was in a circle of girls,
chasin' a shot with a lime ♪

Come on, come on. ♪ She was
laughin', they were darin' her ♪

♪ To get on the mic ♪

♪ One of 'em walked up ♪

♪ And turned in her name ♪

♪ Next thing I knew, yeah ♪

♪ She was up on
the stage, singin' ♪

♪ "Heads Carolina,
tails California" ♪

♪ Maybe she'd fall for ♪

♪ A boy from South Georgia ♪

♪ She's got the bar ♪

♪ In the palm of her hand ♪

♪ She's a '90s country fan ♪

♪ Like I am ♪

♪ Hey, I got a Chevy ♪

♪ She can flip a quarter ♪

♪ I'd drive her anywhere ♪

♪ From here to California ♪

♪ When this song is over ♪

♪ I gotta find her ♪

♪ She had me at ♪

♪ "Heads Carolina" ♪

♪ Oh, she had me ♪

♪ At "Heads Carolina" ♪

Man.

Whoo! Whoo!

What's your name, man?

My name is Alex Graham,
and I'm 24 years old.

What?

Wait, what is that song?

"She Had Me At Heads
Carolina" by Cole Swindell.

It's been number
one in country radio.

So I've been living under a rock,
and I was like, "Did this dude just..."

But Kelly listens to a
lot of country music.

That's wrong.

That song's fire.
I like the drawl.

I just think that's...
You have a great tone.

Thanks. Thank you so much. I was
hoping that you'd talk like that, too.

Yup.

The reason I didn't turn
was some little pitch issues.

Probably down to
nerves, I'd imagine.

I'm just really being
picky right now

in what I feel like I
don't have on my team.

Got ya. I was telling
Niall, I was like,

"Niall, you've been saying

that you want a country
artist on your team."

I'm sorry, but I guess I
wasn't persuasive enough.

That's okay. This
is unbelievable.

I can't believe I'm here.
So thank you guys so much.

Thank you for coming.
Thanks for coming out, man.

You know, Alex just had a
shaky performance today,

and unfortunately for him,
nobody turned their chair.

Good to meet you,
Alex. Appreciate it.

We only get 10 people
on our teams this year.

You really have to think
about the fact that your team

is gonna fill up quick.

So I think we're
just all being picky.

I was saying Niall.
I kept saying Niall.

I think you must have
been saying my name wrong.

I think my definition
of a star is a little different.

I love just people that
create their own lane,

that carve out their own
space wherever they go.

And that's what I'm looking for,

is for the people
that stand out.

I'm a very old soul.

I grew up on
Temptations, Stylistics,

music that I probably
shouldn't have been listening to.

Michael Jackson/
Earth, Wind & Fire.

That's me in a nutshell.

My name is Magnus, and I'm
from Virginia Beach, Virginia.

I grew up in a
single-parent home

with my mother and my brother.

I was a very adventurous
child until I got to middle school

when I was in choir.

My first choral teacher
opened up my eyes.

Being onstage in front of
people singing, like, I love it.

Once he began
to sing with the chorus,

that's when I feel
like he found his voice.

He is gonna go far,
and I'm gonna be there

to support him
every step of the way.

I'm the momager.

After high school, I auditioned

for Northern State
University's concert choir,

and I got a
scholarship on the spot.

After I was done with college,

I auditioned for Pharrell
Williams' gospel choir.

And then after that, a
lot of doors opened up.

The more I started to
perform, it just clicked.

"This is what you want to do."

I actually never had a
solo when I was in choir.

And that's something
that in the back of my head

always ate at me.

I want to be that person,
you know, in the limelight,

'cause that's my
passion, that's my dream.

Today I'll be
singing "Sara Smile"

by Daryl Hall and John Oates.

I have a very powerful
and soulful voice,

so I feel like it's
right up my alley.

I gotta get one person.

If I get one person today,
I'll feel good. Yeah, me too.

Getting a chair turn
can truly change my life

because I left my job as a
middle-school chorus teacher

to pursue music full-time.

And I'm ready to be a singer
that I know that I can be.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Welcome back.

Our next artist is entering now.

Let's do it.

Just, like, excited.
Just can't stop.

I'm gonna sit up. Okay.

Ooh.

Lookit. Chance
is already into it.

♪ Baby hair ♪

♪ With a woman's eyes ♪

Oh, he already
turned around! Yes!

Let's go!

♪ I can feel you watching ♪

♪ In the night ♪

♪ All alone with me and ♪

Ooh. ♪ We're waiting ♪

♪ For the sunlight ♪

♪ Light ♪

♪ Light ♪

♪ When I feel cold ♪

♪ You warm me ♪

♪ And when I
feel I can't go on ♪

♪ You come and hold me ♪

Oh! Come on, press the button.

♪ It's you ♪

♪ And me ♪

♪ Forever ♪

♪ Sara, smile ♪

Come on, Blake.

♪ Won't you smile
awhile for me, Sara ♪

♪ Oh, Sara, smile ♪

♪ Oh, won't you smile
awhile for me, Sara ♪

♪ Sara, smile ♪

Don't y'all turn around.

Do not turn around.

Whoo!

That was really good.

What's your name?
What's your age?

Where you from?

I want to know
it all. What's up?

My name is Magnus
Martin. I'm 25 years old.

And I'm from Virginia
Beach, Virginia.

Whoo!

That's crazy. 25?
Did you say 25?

25. Holy moly.

Man, oh, man.

That was good. They
did not turn around.

That's crazy.

You turned around and
you were so excited about it

that I didn't want to take that
away from you. I don't feel bad at all.

I know.

I am so excited to win
this show with you, Magnus!

Yes, sir. Man.

Impeccable song choice.

The pacing at which
you attacked the song,

for a while I was like, "Man,
these runs are going crazy.

Like, what's his high register?

Like, what's he gonna sound
like when he goes up there?"

And then you just smacked
that note at the end.

Thank you.

Smack it.

I mean, I already won
the whole show, basically.

Your voice is incredible.

Low stuff, stuff up the end,

the way you ramped the song
up was... was pretty incredible.

But the minute Chance turned,

I'd smell his
excitement off him.

I feel pretty good, yes.

Hey, Magnus, your
performance got better

and better as it...
as it went along.

Yeah. I'm real happy for Chance.

This is gonna be great.

It's gonna be a lot
of fun to watch, man.

Thank you.

Hey, man, I see
you've got your own hat,

but I'ma give this to
you to take home, bro.

Hey, that's fine. Thank you.
Welcome to Team Chance!

♪ You stick out in the crowd ♪

My dawg Magnus.

My boy Magnus is the true.

I'll meet your mom. I
got to go check it out.

Yo, this is crazy.

Yes!

You got it. The whole
thing is sewed up.

He's got, like, a very soulful,

churchy voice that's
kind of got, like,

a nostalgic feel to it.

Welcome to Team Chance.

You stole one, Coach.

That sounded so good.
Hey, man, I'm ready to work.

From the first
moment he was there,

I had him pegged as a person

that might win this
whole competition.

It's so crazy.

Chance is a producer
and a songwriter.

His ear for talent
is just unbelievable.

I feel really good.

If I get that excited,
don't come near me.

I like singers that
sing with character

and really make
people feel something.

And I'm waiting
for that one voice

that pierces me right in there.

Still to come...

We have an artist
backstage preparing

for the biggest performance
of their entire life.

You're not gonna
want to miss this.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Welcome back
to the blind auditions

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

This is what Blake
did all day yesterday.

"This is my
last season..."

"and I would be honored

to have you in the
last ever Team Blake."

That's pretty good
accent. Blake Shelton.

What'd you
think? That was Blake Shelton.

I think you nailed it.

I'd be honored for you to
be on the last Team Blake.

Well, I still have a Block.

You have a
Block? Oh, you do?

And I plan on using
it very aggressively.

I couldn't use mine fast enough.

Blake blocked me.

There is no proof
that I blocked her.

There's proof.

Who did you use it on?

I used it on...

Oh! Wow.

That was amazing!

Oh, my God. This
is an intervention.

In the history of "The Voice,"
you have never owned that.

He just got you.

This is my son. My son is...

I feel like we should celebrate.
You're good, you know?

Like, there should be
some form of tequila.

No one has ever broken me.

Come on, son. Let's go get 'em.

Let's go, Dad.
Go get 'em, tiger.

Let's go get 'em, Dad.

I'm freaking out.

My name is Kala Banham.

If someone is confused
about my name,

I'll usually say it's
"koala" without the "O."

Kala. Easy.

So when I was growing
up, music was all around me.

My mom is from the Philippines.

And it's a Filipino culture,

when kids perform
in front of the oldies,

they throw money.

So at a young age, she would,

"Hey, I want to
sing. I want to sing."

Expecting that the old...

The grandparents were
throwing money for her, so...

In college, I was a part of a
competitive a cappella group

called Gestalt.

Hey. Happy Friday.

Now I'm working at a
public relations agency,

specifically with music clients.

This is what my workday
looks like a lot of the time.

It's been really difficult to
carve out time for music.

The last time I
performed was back

when I was in my
a cappella group,

and that's a little bit scary.

But having this
opportunity feels amazing.

I would feel honored to
work with any of the coaches,

but Kelly Clarkson is a dream.

Oh, my gosh. Don't.

Are you serious?

Oh, I love her.

Me too. She's so talented.

For the blind audition,

I will be singing
"Both Sides Now"

by Joni Mitchell.

Life is constantly changing.

There is no better song that
captures how I feel about life

in this moment right now.

The lyrics really allow
me to just be vulnerable

because all I have to
connect with these coaches

is my voice and the lyrics.

I didn't think that being
a full-time musician

was attainable for me,
but this is my passion.

So I'm gonna go out there

and I'm gonna
give it my best shot.

And the fact that I'm about
to give my everything in front

of these four incredible
coaches is so exciting.

There's our girl.

♪ Rows and flows of angel hair ♪

♪ And ice cream
castles in the air ♪

♪ And feather
canyons everywhere ♪

♪ I looked at clouds that way ♪

Wow, she's cool.

♪ But now they
only block the sun ♪

♪ They rain and they
snow on everyone ♪

♪ So many things I
would have done ♪

♪ But clouds got in my way ♪

♪ I've looked at clouds
from both sides now ♪

♪ From up and down ♪

Oh, no!

♪ And still somehow ♪

♪ It's cloud illusions
♪ Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my gosh.

♪ I recall ♪

♪ I really don't know clouds ♪

♪ I've looked at life
from both sides now ♪

♪ From win and lose,
and still somehow ♪

♪ Life's illusions I recall ♪

Oh! ♪ I really don't know life ♪

♪ I really don't know life ♪

Blake.

♪ At all ♪

What are you doing?

What?

Oh, yay, Kala!

Whoa!

Makes me so sad.

Did you just hear that?

Oh, my goodness. Ha-ha.

You are so good.
What is your name?

My name is Kala Banham.

I am 24 years old, and I am
from Windermere, Florida.

What a perfect song.
You showed dynamics.

Just seeing you emote like that,

you really felt the message and
the words mean something to you.

We would have been
beautiful together.

I'm gonna steal you.

Mark my words.

Oh, my goodness.

You will be wearing
this jacket at some point

in the competition,
I promise you.

But you could also
wear this hoodie.

Ooh. Okay.

That song choice,
first of all, impeccable.

Thank you. You did
such a beautiful job on it.

So brittle and so tender
in the soft moments.

And I haven't got a
singer like you on my team.

I can't stand you, Ireland.

Oh, my God.

I'm honored that you
used your Block on me.

I... Yeah.

You got one of these.
Don't be honored.

Kala, you get one Block,

and I chose to use it with you.

You are unbelievable.

You've got, like, such
a storytelling voice.

So sweet, so beautiful.

And the song choices that
are available for you, it's huge.

I wanted to choose a song

that I knew I was
telling a story.

And I'm really happy that I
was able to convey it to you.

Oh, my God.

I just want to go grab a
guitar and write a song with you

because you exude
that, like... That feeling.

I'm feeling something, Niall.

Those are fighting words.

This is my first
season here. Yeah.

In the great words
of Blake Shelton,

"It's my last." I'm joking.

And I would love you to be
on the first ever Team Niall.

Thank you, Niall. Thank you.

Blah, blah, blah.

First, I just
wanted to just learn

a little bit more about you.

Like, when did
you get into music?

I've been singing since
I could pretty much talk.

And then I went to a
performing arts school,

did collegiate a
cappella, everything.

So... Wow.

Where's my lawyer?

You just have the
most unique voice

that we've heard
so far. Thank you.

And coupled with the
most control and range,

I don't have anybody
like you on my team at all.

Are you at all familiar
with Joanna Newsom?

Totally. I would love to hear
you sing some Joanna Newsom.

I would love to bring
you some options

that maybe the other coaches
may not be as familiar with.

Wow. And... That's not a shot.

No, it's just impressive.
I'm saying it's impressive.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Thanks, man.

What I think is
impressive about Chance

is he doesn't steal
opportunity away from people.

You're gonna do amazing
in this competition.

You should take this time
to just, like, relish in the fact

that you're on "The Voice."
Welcome to "The Voice."

Thank you.

And yeah, if you want to win,

obviously get down
with Team Chance.

No, no, no, no, no.

I'm sure I'm about to receive
some shrapnel from this area,

but I've never heard
that song before.

What? And...

Huh? See? There it is.

There's b*ll*ts.

And... And so I was
looking down the line here,

and you guys were, like,
singing every word of the song.

I must not have seen the
movie that that song is in

or whatever. Actually,
it is in "Love Actually."

It is, yeah.

I just thought if
they're that familiar

with just your song selection,

these are the coaches you
need to be choosing from,

so you're gonna have
to take your Chance here.

What are you doing?!

I see what you did there.

How many times have
you made that joke, Blake?

That's the first time.
I've been saving that one.

Really? Oh. Yeah, so...

He's blowing me
away right now, though.

Thanks, man.

So I don't have a
dog in the house,

but who do you
pick as your coach?

Your heart. Your heart.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Welcome
back to "The Voice."

Who do you pick as your coach?

I'm gonna have to go with Niall.

Yes! Come on!

♪ If you like to do whatever
you've been dreaming about ♪

♪ Then, baby, you're perfect ♪

Great job. Great job.

Hi. Thank you.

Can I get a hug?
Oh, my gosh. Hello.

Team Niall is
shaping up so well.

Kala is the best
addition I can hope for.

I'm always looking for
someone with a story to tell.

And Kala is the
perfect example of that.

We're big fans, and we loved
everything you said about her

was just so compelling. We
knew she was gonna pick you.

Oh, I think if I hadn't blocked
Clarkson, she was on...

Yes, Kelly. Oh, my gosh.

See, that's how you use a Block.

I blocked Kelly 'cause I
knew she wanted Kala,

and I let her hand get about
this far above her red button.

And I just got her.

Oh, no! Perfectly timed block.

Take that one, Kelly Clarkson.

Yeah!

I feel attacked by Niall.

I feel like he's coming
for me, but it's fine.

Yes! Maybe it's a compliment
that Niall blocked me.

He's threatened. I see you.

Whoo! Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, there's,
like, another one.

This is so fun.

I can't fight One Direction.

I'm proud of you, son.

Thanks, Pops. You made me proud.

All right, we have a special
surprise for our coaches.

Right now, we have
an artist backstage

preparing for the
biggest performance

of their entire life.

We're not gonna
want to miss this.

Ladies and gentlemen,
our next artist is entering now.

♪ I keep forgettin' we're
not in love anymore ♪

♪ I keep forgettin' things
will never be the same again ♪

♪ I keep forgettin' how
you made that so clear ♪

♪ I keep forgettin' ♪

♪ Every time you're near ♪

♪ Every time I see ♪

He's no good.

♪ Your smile ♪

♪ Hear your "hello" ♪

♪ Saying you can
only stay a while ♪

Aah!

Sing it.

♪ I keep forgettin' ♪

Awful.

♪ Not in love anymore ♪

♪ I keep forgettin' things
will never be the same again ♪

♪ I keep forgettin' how
you made that so clear ♪

♪ I keep forgettin', babe ♪

♪ Keep forgettin' how ♪

Yeah!

What's up, man?

Hello, you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I knew.

You can't do that.

Come on. Hey.

I had to. Did you know?

You broke the rules.

Hi, everybody. I love you.

I'm across the parking
lot doing our show,

"That's My Jam,"
and I texted Carson.

I said I got to come
over and say hey, buddy.

23 seasons. Congratulations.
You're a legend.

Thank you, buddy.

No, I had to do it.
Congratulations.

I was like, "I
know what's going on.

No way I'm hitting my button."

Yeah, you know, exactly.
Good to see you, brother.

I knew it was you straight away.

You did? You knew
it was me? 100%

I thought you were
Michael McDonald.

I turned first.
You're on my team.

Yeah, yeah, I'm on Kelly's team.

I'm on Kelly's team right there.

Thank you for turning
around. You're welcome.

The thing I like about
Michael McDonald

is I don't have to
memorize any of the words.

♪ Same again ♪

♪ I keep forgettin' ♪

♪ Since you been gone ♪

I can do all the songs.

I'll see you guys soon.
I'll see you on the show.

I'll see you in a sec,
Jimmy. You're the best.

See you, buddy. Bye, guys.

♪ Keep forgettin' we're
not in love anymore ♪

It didn't take
me long to figure out

that it was Jimmy Fallon,

and there was no way I
was gonna hit my button.

He does not deserve a
chair turn on this show.

Jimmy's impersonation
is the equivalent

of walking up to
Michael McDonald

and slapping him in the
face as hard as you can.

I like Jimmy with a beard.

Yeah, he looks good, doesn't he?

I was like,
"All right, Jimmy."

He looked like
a young Niall Horan.

I thought it was the real
Michael McDonald.