Bye. Great show. Great show.
I'm on my way. I'm on my way.
I'm coming. Here we go.
Here we go. Here we go.
Here we go. Here we go.
We got this. We got this. Okay.
Here we go.
We got it. We got it. Okay.
Okay. Here we go.
Okay. "Voice" mode.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
♪ Here we go ♪
♪ Da-da-da ♪
Okay.
Okay.
"Voice" mode.
We're back. We're back.
What's up, y'all?! I'm back!
Where you going?
What's up? I'm going to L.A.
First time on a plane.
♪ The whole world is out there ♪
When I flew out here,
I was real nervous.
First time in California,
and I feel like it's been
a journey for the entire family.
Did you ever think in a million
years we would be here?
I did not.
In an environment where
creativity is so celebrated,
he's really having
the time of his life.
I'm Ryley Tate Wilson.
I'm from Montgomery, Alabama.
And I'm 15 years old.
I have four siblings,
but not a lot of the people
in my family are musical.
My dad is a firefighter.
He works 48 on, 24 off.
So, my mom,
she's a stay-at-home mom
with five siblings going around
and trying to get everyone
to every place they need to be.
All of my brothers play sports,
and I am kind of
like the "oddball" out.
I play guitar, piano,
ukulele, drums.
I'm self-taught
on most instruments.
When I was younger,
I was really interested
in learning
to produce my own music.
But my parents,
they could only dedicate
so much money to each kid.
So I got my first, like,
professional theater show,
and I got enough money
to buy the recording equipment.
For the past few years,
I've been consistently building
a home studio.
I was 11, so I was definitely
on a budget,
but I think I appreciate it more
since I had to pay for it
myself.
Some way, I want to
make music my career
and branch out beyond
just the small community
of Montgomery, Alabama.
Any last words for him?
Go out there and do your best.
Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
I think he's very brave,
and the stuff that he does
is very impressive.
He got more nerve
than we got, right?
Yeah.
Being 15, there's a lot
that I have to learn still.
I would love
if Kelly Clarkson turned.
I'm so excited.
My mom's name is Kelly.
They were born in the same year.
Like, she could really
be my "Voice" mama.
Stand by, folks.
Chance, Kelly.
Hey.
Hey.
You ready
to pick somebody?
Here we go.
This is one of
the biggest stages in the world.
You have no idea how much
I would love to just see
the chairs turn around.
It'd be just a dream come true.
♪ Somebody said
you got a new friend ♪
♪ But does she love you
better than I can? ♪
Wow. Pretty.
♪ And there's a big black sky
over my town ♪
Ohh.
♪ I know where you're at,
I bet she's around ♪
♪ And, yeah,
I know it's stupid ♪
♪ But I just got to see it
for myself ♪
♪ I'm in the corner
watching you kiss her ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ And I'm right over here,
why can't you see me? ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ And I'm giving it my all ♪
♪ But I'm not the guy
you're taking home ♪
Wow.
♪ I keep dancing on my own ♪
Whoo!
♪ I'll keep dancing on my own ♪
There it is!
Aah!
All four.
♪ I'll keep dancing on my own ♪
All four chairs.
That's huge.
Look what you did!
Look, he's shocked.
That was crazy.
What is your name?
Where are you from?
Oh, my goodness.
Hi. I'm Ryley Tate.
I'm Ryley Tate Wilson.
I'm 15 years old.
Huh?
And I'm from
Montgomery, Alabama.
Wait. Wait. Wait.
Did he say 15?
I didn't hear
anything after "15."
I'm Ryley Tate Wilson.
I'm 15 years old.
And I'm from
Montgomery, Alabama.
Wow!
Oh... my... God.
You're 15
and sounding like that?
Oh, my gosh!
Thank you so much.
Ryley, my head nearly exploded.
That was the best audition
we've seen here by a long shot.
Oh, my goodness.
Thank you so much.
I remember what I was like at 15
auditioning
for a show like this.
I was shaking like a leaf.
And I could hear no sense
of nerves. Were you nervous?
Yes, I was pretty nervous.
There was not one
tiny little bit of it.
And it's so nice
to hear a 15-year-old
have that confidence
in their own ability.
It felt like if I was to get you
to sing that song again,
you wouldn't sing it
the same way twice.
And that is an amazing way
to keep people on their toes.
Do you write or have you done
any recording or anything?
Mm-hmm, I have
one song out right now,
and it's more like
the acoustic pop.
Well, would you look at that?
You definitely have that,
like, storyteller element
to your voice from the second
you open your mouth.
I don't know
if you noticed, Ryley,
but I pushed, like,
light-years before the others.
Oh, I noticed, yeah.
Okay.
Because I heard your tone,
and I was like...
It's incredible.
Your voice is insane.
I love working
with young people, too.
Actually, I win a lot of time
with young talent.
And I think it's because
I started as a young talent...
I know Niall did, as well...
On a singing competition.
And it can be a different thing
than making an album, right?
I think that I could be
the best coach for you.
What are some of your artists
that you really love?
I really love Steve Lacy
and Ritt Momney.
Yes.
Yeah, yeah,
I love Frank Ocean.
Yep.
And so, yeah, a lot of,
like, R&B influences.
Yeah, your runs were crazy good.
They weren't planned.
They were felt.
If you're feeling that
at 15, wow!
I would love the chance
to work with you.
I have really fancy,
cool jackets.
I think you are just incredible.
And that's why, obviously,
we all turned around.
Thank you so much.
Ryley, you're insanely
talented, dude.
That was fire.
What really caught me
was the ending where you kind of
just improvised with the runs
and really just
felt the song out.
I love how controlled
the runs are.
It felt very, like, experimental
R&B, like you said,
like Steve Lacy, and I would
just love the opportunity
to work with you
in that capacity
and, like, finding the songs
you can play with.
There's certain arrangements
that will work perfect
for what you have,
and I would just love
to, like, see what you could do
in that space.
Thank you so much.
I know that I don't have
much of a shot here probably.
I'm probably the fourth choice
that you have on this panel.
This is reverse psychology.
Don't fall for it.
Yeah.
Don't fall for it.
I mean, I'm the
country coach, right?
But I'll tell you this.
I've been coaching here
for 23 seasons,
and I've won with
all kinds of artists.
You pick me as your coach,
and I will quit coaching
after this season.
I'm telling you right now.
I will walk away.
I will be satisfied
that I got the chance
to work with you, Ryley.
He's already quitting.
That's all I wanna say.
That's all I wanna say.
That's all I wanna say.
Pick me, Ryley.
Let's win this thing.
Alright.
Ryley, before you speak,
I will go to blows with him
outside in the parking lot.
I have experience
going to blows with him.
Come on.
I'm not giving up.
I was the first one.
I was the first one!
I love you so much!
Ryley, no! Who do you pick?
I know Steve Lacy.
Okay, um...
Come on, Ryley!
I will... I will go all the way.
Honestly, I...
Let's do this thing.
This... This would mean
a lot to me.
Let's end this chapter
of "The Voice."
My first season.
It's up to you.
Come on, Ryley!
Please!
Let's go out together!
Your choice.
Let's go out together!
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back
to the blind auditions.
Ryley, no!
Who do you pick?
I love you so much.
Please!
Ryley!
- Okay, um...
- Ryley.
Come on, Ryley.
I will... I will go all the way.
Honestly. I...
Let's do this thing.
This... This would mean
a lot to me.
Let's end this chapter
of "The Voice."
My first season.
It's up to you.
Come on, Ryley!
Please!
Let's go out together!
Your choice.
Let's go out together!
I'm gonna have to go with Niall.
Yeah! Come on!
Oh, wow.
Oh, my God!
Ryley, Ryley, Ryley.
How do we even start this?
He's got so much character
to his voice,
and I could see
a lot of myself in there,
like we were
a match made in heaven.
He's a real one to watch
in this competition.
You got a great voice,
but can't wait to do this.
Thank you so much.
You know,
I knew Ryley was a long shot.
I tried a different tactic.
Four chairs!
But I guess he's been clued in
that it's already
gonna be my last season,
so that spin that I threw
out there didn't really work.
How did you decide Niall?
Since he was, you know,
performing at my age
and, like, going through, like,
a voice change and stuff...
Yeah.
he would really
guide me through...
No, it makes perfect sense.
Alright. Let us have it.
Come on.
Congratulations.
♪ 'Cause these dancing feet
don't cry to the rhythm ♪
♪ They cry for you ♪
♪ I don't wanna dance
another beat, no ♪
♪ Unless it's with you ♪
I really, really,
really wanted Ryley.
You are k*lling us.
Niall is the king
of four chairs right now.
Watch out, Shelton.
I'm so happy with my team!
That was a strong one.
I wanted him.
Alright.
Here we go, man.
It's right behind this door.
Are you ready?
Yes, sir, I'm just ready to
get out here and perform.
Whatever nerves are there,
I'm pretty sure they're gonna
help me along the way.
Alright. Good. Go get 'em, man.
Congratulations.
Yes, sir. I will.
Alright.
My name is Jamar Langley.
I'm 36, and I'm from
Andrews, South Carolina.
Here I am about to go into
I feel like the biggest moment
of my life.
And to have chairs turn
would solidify the fact
that you have to listen
to your heart.
From 3 until now,
I've sung my entire life.
By 11, I started writing
love songs
that were, of course, rated PG.
And when I was about 14,
my brothers and I decided
to start a group.
We would sing at a lounge,
and they had to get me clearance
to get in
because I was way too young,
and they was like,
"Just make sure
he's not drinking."
And I'm like, "Are you serious?"
Eventually I went to college,
and during that time
is when I had my daughter.
I had to stop schooling
to get a job
because the music income
wasn't really keeping me
stabilized with her.
So I ended up
working at a call center,
and one morning I had somebody
on the phone and I told them,
"Hey, could you hold on
for a second, please?"
I got up, went to HR, and said,
"I think I'm going to go ahead
and leave and follow my dreams."
I headed to Atlanta
and, from that point,
from studio to studio,
kept performing,
and the story doesn't end.
It's still going right now,
you know?
He loves to sing,
and I'm proud of him.
He just keeps going,
no matter the ups and downs.
Every time he sings, I kind of
tear up a little bit, yeah.
♪ Ohh ♪
No. Don't even do it.
Don't do it.
I'm in the perfect moment
right now, fulfilling my dream.
For the blind auditions,
I'll be singing
"Try Me" by James Brown.
That song has resonated
throughout my entire life.
And here I am again saying,
"Try me. Coaches,
turn that chair around."
♪ Whoa, ooh ♪
♪ Try me ♪
♪ Try me ♪
♪ Darlin', tell me ♪
♪ That I need you ♪
♪ Try me ♪
♪ Try me ♪
Whoo!
You better sing, babe!
♪ And your love ♪
♪ Will always be true ♪
♪ Oh, I need you ♪
♪ Hold me ♪
♪ Hold me, hold me,
hold me, hold me ♪
♪ I need you right here,
right here by my side ♪
♪ Hold me ♪
♪ Hold me ♪
♪ And your love ♪
♪ We won't hide ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ I n-e-e-e-eed you, babe ♪
Alright.
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I need you ♪
♪ I need y-o-o-o-ou ♪
Yeah! Yes!
You better sing!
Come on.
Whoa!
Woosaw.
Wow.
What's your name?
My name is Jamar Langley.
I'm from Andrews,
South Carolina,
but I currently live
in Atlanta, Georgia.
I've heard of that.
Yeah.
That is a perfect example
of not giving up
because you didn't
start out perfect.
Yeah.
And then it got
really good,
and then it started
getting great.
And Chance and I both were like,
"You know what? I'm going in."
I'm blown away by the fight
that you have in you.
Really good. Great job.
Appreciate that. Yeah.
I'm a fighter.
I am putting together
the last team that I will
ever put together
as a coach on "The Voice."
Oh, my gosh.
Jamar.
I would be honored
if you'd be a part of that group
with me, man.
Okay.
Chance doesn't really
even care about his team.
This is his first try.
He's just figuring it out.
There's nothing harder
than hearing Blake say
that same speech every time
that each person turns around.
Oh, man.
Except for...
It's true every time.
powering through
a performance.
I would love to have you
on my team.
I think that you could
go really far
in this competition
with your tone.
When you got done performing,
you were probably celebrating
because we turned around,
but I feel like a lot of it
also was just
you were proud of yourself
and in this moment.
Definitely.
If you want to win
the whole competition,
obviously you've got to
come get down
with Chance Team.
You know what I'm sayin'?
I'm very happy for you, Jamar,
and it's always cool
to see somebody who genuinely
wants it make it.
So congrats, man.
Thank you so much.
Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.
I love your voice.
I didn't turn around
just because of what they were
talking about at the beginning.
I was nervous
that it was nerves.
I don't coach nerves very well.
I cannot wait to see what you do
on this show, man.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Honestly, thank you so much
for coming down to the show.
And I'm glad you're on the show,
for sure.
Welcome to "The Voice."
Thank you so much. Wow.
Jamar, who do you
pick as your coach?
Okay.
Come on, Jamar!
Let's do this thing!
Come on!
I have to...
I have to go with my boy Chance.
Ohh!
Yeah!
Jamar was fire.
What I loved the most about him
was his confidence,
especially when
he was done performing.
Congratulations, man.
Can't help him now.
Don't come crying to me later.
I really love performing,
so when I see that
in another artist,
like, it... it creates
a connection.
Give him some love.
Yo. This is real!
So I'm happy
to have him on my team.
Welcome to Team Chance.
Let's take it to the end.
Thank you.
Let's go.
Next level.
Don't come to me in the battles
when you need me!
Man. Us veterans.
It's hard.
Are we too old now?
Chance got another one.
Aah!
The newbies are k*lling it.
Good thing that I'm retiring
because I must be
losing my edge.
Oh, wow!
I'm sorry.
I got that from you.
Hey, the young'uns are
k*lling it right now!
Whoo!
That feels good.
Doesn't it?
Y'all are bragging now,
but when you need a discount
at breakfast...
It's rookie season!
You just ruined that
young man's life.
Chance took away
that guy's chance.
Still to come...
♪ I wanna trust me ♪ Let's go!
Epic performances...
♪ If I was a blade,
I'd shave you smooth ♪
Yes!
- That shock our coaches...
- What?!
Oh, my God.
That's crazy!
You can't keep me down.
I'm going right back in again.
Yeah!
and have the veterans
fighting back.
Yes!
I didn't see that coming.
Chance the Rapper
is a great artist,
but we don't know crap
about Chance the Coach.
- And later...
- I've always been told,
"You're not gonna be able
to do the normal things
that other people do."
One artist defies
the odds to follow her dreams.
I'm taking that leap of faith.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to "The Voice."
I got a team full of stars.
I'm feeling
pretty good about mine.
I don't remember the last time
I got a person on my team.
It's these new guys
in here, man.
They're coming in
and taking over.
They're... Yeah.
Stealing all
the good talent.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
You're supposed to
help out your elders.
There's so many rules
to this game. I didn't know.
I'm gonna tone down my pitches.
I'm not gonna turn at all.
Love that idea.
Yeah?
Yeah, 'cause I know
I can beat her.
She's maybe the worst coach
we've ever had on this show.
Oh, my God.
You're the worst coach.
Oh, my God.
I'm so excited
that Kelly Clarkson is back.
I think she's my number one.
I love singing her music.
And then Chance... terrified
to sing in front of him.
I hope Chance the Rapper
turns for me.
He's so talented.
Production, rap.
Like, everything.
"The Voice" has never
had a rapper before,
so it's never been done.
And every young girl
likes Niall, so...
But...
But Blake... I'm a Blake man.
I'm glad I get to partake
in Blake's last season,
but it does make me
a little sad.
My name is Allie Keck.
I'm 28 years old.
I am originally
from Neoga, Illinois,
but I live in Nashville now.
I visited there when I was 15.
I saw all these performers,
and I realized
that was something
people did every night.
It was mind-blowing to me.
I basically told my parents,
I was like,
"I'm gonna live here someday."
Allie was gonna
chase this dream.
I was kind of the jerk.
I made her get a degree.
Four days later, we're in
Nashville unloading her.
I did do music
a little bit in college,
like songwriter showcases
and open mics,
but it's difficult to kind of
break into that scene
in a different city.
So for financial stability,
I got into real estate
doing residential sales
and leasing luxury apartments.
I did better than
I ever thought I would.
I ended up in, like,
the "Million Dollar Club,"
which is when you have like
over a million dollars in sales.
So that's also how I met
some other musicians, too.
It helped a ton. Just kind of
getting your foot in the door.
Right now I play at a couple
different places.
Definitely more evolved into
this Americana rock that I love.
I stopped doing real estate
just a few months ago
and do music full time.
I am so blessed
to be doing that.
But at the same time,
five nights a week,
doing that sort of grind can get
really, really exhausting.
"The Voice"
is a chance of a lifetime.
Our next artist is entering now.
I left my real-estate career
to go after music
because it is what gets me
out of bed in the morning.
Oh, now.
I like their walk.
I gotta say,
I like the way they walk.
I want to be able
to do this forever.
♪ Ohhhh ♪
♪ You got me down on the floor ♪
Oh, I like this song!
♪ So what'd you bring me
down here for? ♪
♪ You got me down on the floor ♪
Come on, Blake!
♪ So what'd you bring me
down here for? ♪
♪ If I was a man,
I'd make my move ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh ♪
♪ If I was a blade,
I'd shave you smooth ♪
♪ And if I was a judge,
I'd break the law ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh ♪
♪ If I was from Paris ♪
♪ If I was from Paris,
I would say ♪
♪ Ooh, la la la, la la la la ♪
♪ Ooh, la la la, la la la la ♪
♪ Ooh, la la la,
la la la l-a-a-a-ah ♪
♪ Ooh, la la la, la la la la ♪
There you go!
♪ Ohhh, if I was a man,
I'd make my move ♪
♪ If I was a blade,
I'd shave you sm-o-o-ooth ♪
♪ If I was a judge,
I'd break the law ♪
♪ If I was from Paris ♪
♪ If I was from Paris,
I would say ♪
♪ Ooh, la la la, la la la la ♪
Whoa!
Yeah!
Whoa!
Nice work.
What I'm talking about!
Somebody on this show
that rocks. That rocks!
Oh, my God.
That was like Jan...
That was like Janis
and Ann Wilson at once.
Thank you so much.
That was...
That was incredibly cool.
What's your name?
Where are you from?
My name is Allie Keck.
I am 28 years old.
I'm originally
from Neoga, Illinois,
but I've been in Nashville
for about six years.
"Nashvull."
Right on.
I will live to regret this.
I know I will, because I was
absolutely rockin' like hell
out there.
When he went, I was like,
"This is right up his alley."
I am literally
a female singer over here
that can sing,
like, rock 'n' roll.
Yeah, but then, you know,
you went afterwards. I'm sorry.
Wait. What? Okay. I did.
I did hit my button second.
I don't want to get caught up
in your thing, who went first
and who went second
I don't know.
But whoever you pick here
are gonna do an amazing job
with you.
You know that.
Welcome to "The Voice."
Thank you so much.
Allie, you can project
more than anybody else
who's come out on this stage.
You're a powerhouse
and also perfectly on pitch.
You have this Janis Joplin vibe,
also Ann Wilson Heart vibe
about you, as well.
If you were to pick me
as your coach,
I would be even more excited
to find some song
that you could be really intense
and like, really, like, quiet
and then explode into that
and just work with you
on dynamics.
You have a k*ller voice.
Welcome to "The Voice."
We are so happy
you're on the show.
Thank you so much.
We don't have,
like, rock 'n' roll yet,
so you are the only one
in this lane.
And I love that it's a female.
That's really cool.
Thank you so much.
That's awesome.
Great job.
Thank you.
Yeah.
We don't get a lot of people
that can do
what you just did on this stage
on this show.
I just love the idea of
what you would do musically.
I mean, when I hear you singing,
I'm already thinking
vintage rock
from the '80s or '70s
or something like that
and put a twist on it.
You could come up here
and just do a country song,
but do it like that,
and it's something
that no one's ever heard.
I really wouldn't
even want to sit here
and talk about songs with you
because I feel like there's just
so much to learn about you.
And it's all about communication
between an artist
and their coach.
I want to blow it out one last
time as a coach on this show,
and I'd love for you to be
a part of that with me, Allie.
Let's do this!
Come on, Allie!
Hey, Allie.
Hi.
You have an awesome voice.
It sounded literally
like an electric guitar.
It was really cool
just to hear you.
Thank you.
You know what I mean?
Like...
Yeah.
What a cool compliment.
That's a sick thing.
No, it does.
Just, like, the way
you manipulate your tone
and stuff is very dope,
so I'm excited to see
what you do in the competition.
Who do you pick
to be your coach?
Come on, Allie!
Come on!
Blake, I love you, but I think
I'm gonna have to go with Kelly.
Oh, my gosh!
♪ This is how
to be a heartbreaker ♪
Oh, my God!
I totally thought
you were gonna pick him!
I'm excited to work with Allie.
I love a female singer
that's a powerhouse,
like rock-'n'-roll vibe.
I think that is incredibly cool.
And so I'm stoked
that she's part of my team.
Oh, my God.
I didn't see that coming.
Can't beat her.
Allie was absolutely incredible.
I should have known that Kelly
was gonna get her.
You know what?
You tried.
Who do I think's the biggest
rivalry this season?
Me and Kelly? Or me and Kelly
together versus the rookies?
I still think it's me and Kelly.
Thank you for picking me!
I did struggle in
the moment to pick somebody,
but, I mean,
she's Kelly Clarkson.
Congratulations.
It is really surreal.
She hugged me twice. Like,
I hugged Kelly Clarkson today.
What?
Hey. Good stuff.
She's incredible.
She's really good.
And she's on my team.
I love being back,
and I still have my Block,
so I'm just saying
everybody better watch out.
Especially Country Cowboy.
You can't keep me down, Kelly.
I'm going right back in again.
You watch and see.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
The last season. Yeah.
With Blake.
I wish he'd stay more.
But he has definitely
done his job.
I could see how tiring
that could be.
He does have a family
and everything, so I get it.
I'm like, "No.
We need you forever. Sorry."
My name is Jayda Klink.
I am 23 years old,
and I'm from Cincinnati, Ohio.
I left college to pursue music
at least for a few years.
So, I currently live
in my mom's basement.
It's great.
I have a bathroom,
and I have a lot of space
and everything.
But, yeah, college dropout,
pursuing her dream
in the basement.
I work at a baby store
in Cincinnati.
I'll tag clothes,
hang up clothes,
get to work with customers,
and see a lot of cute babies.
It's what I need to do
right now,
and it's where I'm at in life,
and I think working at places
like that gives you
a lot of life experience,
but it's not
what I want to do forever.
Me and my mom
are extremely close.
Sometimes it feels like
me and her against the world.
Being a single mom
takes so much strength.
So, so thankful for her.
The greatest accomplishment
you can have
is watching your child
follow their dreams
and work hard and never
give up on themselves.
And I couldn't be
more proud of Jayda.
I look up to her so much.
She worked hard
so I could chase my dreams.
That's why this is
so important to me.
I really, really want
to make her proud.
To sing in front
of four huge superstars,
I have no words.
I'm so nervous.
There she is.
There she is.
I will remember this
forever, no matter what happens.
And it's something I'll tell
my kids and my grandkids.
And I'll never, ever,
ever forget this.
You got this, babe.
Do your thing.
♪ If I should die
before I wake ♪
♪ It's 'cause you took
my breath away ♪
♪ Losing you is like living
in a world with no air ♪
♪ Ohh ♪
♪ I'm here alone,
didn't wanna leave ♪
♪ My heart won't move,
it's incomplete ♪
♪ ♪ Wish there was a way that
I can make you understand ♪
♪ But how do you expect me ♪
♪ To live alone with just me? ♪
♪ 'Cause my world
revolves around you ♪
♪ It's so hard for me
to breathe ♪
♪ I'm out here
in the water so deep ♪
♪ Tell me, how you
gonna be without me? ♪
♪ If you ain't here,
I just can't breathe ♪
♪ No air, no air ♪
No, you guys.
Hit the button.
Come on, come on, come on!
Come on, come on, come on!
♪ Air, no ♪
♪ No air, no ♪
♪ Air ♪
Pretty.
Couldn't do it.
Hi.
Oh, no. Oh, no.
Oh, no.
Dang it.
What's your name?
Jayda Klink.
And I am 23 years old.
And I'm from Cincinnati, Ohio.
This sucks.
Let's just face it.
This is not what any of us want,
especially you.
I'll just tell you, for me, the
reason I didn't hit my button,
the performance was just
a little bit loose,
and I felt like it wasn't
really in the pocket,
especially in the beginning.
I think you have
a powerful voice.
I just feel like it wasn't
landing in the pocket, you know?
Yeah.
I'm kind of in the same boat
here with Blake.
I just felt like there was
a bit of, like, a nervous start.
And we all know what it's like
if you get off to a bad start
and you can't just...
You can't just turn the corner
and get it back around.
But yeah, great.
You've got an incredible voice.
Thank you.
I'm sure it wasn't
your best performance.
That's okay.
Like, this whole thing
is just time and opportunity,
and I hope that you could
take this along with you
on the journey.
I would say continue doing
what you're doing.
And, yeah,
the best of luck to you.
Thank you.
I could hear
a little bit of nerves,
but what I also heard,
though, too,
was, like, incredible potential.
I just honestly think
it's experience.
Just, like, sing.
Sing your heart out.
Say yes to everything.
Find writing partners
and find musicians
to hang with and create.
And all those nerves
start to melt away.
Because then
it's not in your head.
You're not thinking about that.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you for coming, Jayda.
Thank you, Jayda.
I thought Jayda's voice
was beautiful,
and I think she's gonna
grow into an amazing singer.
Oh, I hate that!
But I want to hear a voice
that makes every hair
stand up on my body.
And it's coming soon.
I know it is.
It's never on, yo.
You're controlling all four?
Oh, my God.
I'm powerful.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to night
three of the blind auditions.
It's been a long road
to get here.
It's been a lot of long nights.
It's been a lot of questioning
whether or not
this is worth doing.
I'm thankful
that today's the day.
And I hope these nerves
get shook out
and, uh, we're ready to go.
My name is Walker Wilson,
and I'm currently
a security guard at a bar,
or a bouncer,
if you want to call it.
I know I'm not a very big dude,
but that is my job.
Yeah, I gotcha.
We're good.
I'm 5'9 ", 5'10",
depending on what boots
I got on.
It is kind of funny.
People make fun of me, like,
"Dude, you're short.
How are you a bouncer?"
Not that hard, man.
Honestly, you get to
talk to people.
And in Nashville,
everybody's a musician.
Like, I've gotten to know
our house band.
They're like, "We'll play a song
for you if you get up here
and sing it with us."
Any time I'm off work,
I'm probably getting
drug up there to do a song.
He woke us up
every morning singing
for 23 years until
he moved to Nashville.
I can't confirm or deny.
I don't really dive into, like,
your modern radio country.
I would describe my style
as more like Southern rock
and, like, soul country.
Here we go.
I'm sweating.
- What?
- Too much excitement.
I have too much excitement.
And I'm drinking coffee.
I need "The Voice"
because Nashville,
at least for me... it's hard.
You might have been writing
a million great songs,
but for some reason,
nobody's listening to them.
I couldn't be more excited
about being here.
A chair turn today
could change everything.
Music is something I want to do
no matter what.
♪ 30 miles on the Gulfstream ♪
♪ I hear the south wind moan ♪
♪ The bridges getting lower ♪
Oh, Kelly likes it.
♪ The shrimp boats coming home ♪
♪ The old man down
in the Quarter ♪
♪ Slowly turned his head ♪
♪ He takes a sip
from his whiskey bottle ♪
♪ And this is what he said ♪
♪ I was born in the rain
on the Pontchartrain ♪
Come on, Blake.
Come on!
♪ Underneath
the Louisiana moon ♪
♪ I don't mind the strain
of a hurricane ♪
Congratulations.
♪ They come around every June ♪
He made it.
♪ The high black water,
the devil's daughter ♪
♪ She's hard, she's cold,
and she's mean ♪
♪ But nobody taught her
it takes a lot of water ♪
♪ To wash away New Orleans ♪
♪ The high black water,
the devil's daughter ♪
♪ She's hard, she's cold,
and she's mean ♪
♪ But nobody taught her
it takes a lot of water ♪
♪ To wash away New Orleans ♪
♪ I said nobody taught her
it takes a lot of water ♪
♪ To wash away
New Orlea-ea-ea-ea-ns ♪
No way!
He made it.
Yes!
Oh, my goodness.
Hey, guys.
What's your name?
Where are you from?
My name is Walker Wilson,
I'm 24 years old,
and I'm from
Nashville, Tennessee.
Whoo!
I am damn proud
to have you on my team.
And I'm so happy.
I've been listening
to your music
since I was about that tall.
Wow.
And the rest of
you three...
I've been listening to y'all
my whole life.
Yeah, but he was more
like that tall
when he was listening
to you guys.
He started with me down here.
You have a grit to what you do.
I was already thinking,
like, Waylon or even a song
like "Ol' Red"
or "God's Country"
or something like that.
Just in that vein
of what you just did,
I could hear
all kinds of options.
You're on the right track
with that sound.
So this is gonna be
a lot of fun, dude.
Thank you, man.
I appreciate it.
Yeah, yeah.
The minute you started,
this guy was all over it.
Was he cheesin'?
He had a grin
like a Cheshire cat.
He looked beautiful.
You guys are a match
made in heaven.
He's already got it
all lined up for you.
Welcome to "The Voice," dude.
Thank you guys.
Yeah, Walker, you got
a very, very distinct voice.
I saw you at Bonnaroo
when I was younger.
Ohhh!
Yeah.
Yeah!
I didn't want to tell you.
I'm big in Tennessee, man.
Are you?
I'm big in Tennessee.
I'm glad you didn't tell me.
"I didn't want to tell you."
But, yeah, welcome
to "The Voice," man.
Thank you, thank you.
I'm a big fan
of your voice, as well.
I was gonna push my button
if nobody else did.
She's afraid to go against me.
Totally.
That's it.
I'm just feeling sorry
for Grandpa
'cause it's his last season.
I just want to make sure...
Don't... Don't hate on my boy
like that.
I got you, I got you.
I just...
I just wanna make sure
he's gonna get in there
and get somebody.
I'm just kidding.
No, you're really,
really talented, man.
I'm so excited.
Welcome to "The Voice."
Thank you so much, guys.
Well, I got a T-shirt for you.
Oh, no way.
I'm actually super
surprised I'm the only person
- that turned around for Walker.
- Oh, yeah!
On the last team.
He can do some Southern rock,
he can do country.
So it'll be fun to get in there
with him and maybe see how far
he's willing to go down
that Southern rock road.
I had a rough start today,
but I finally got one,
and I feel great about it.
See that, see that?
That was smooth.
So sexy.
Wowee.
What a treat.
k*lling it with the ladies
with that move.
That was smooth.
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♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
Blake Shelton,
this is your last season.
This is it, buddy.
Blake has been on this show
123 seasons.
I was like, "What?"
What does this feel like?
Just trying not to think
about it right now.
I got a show to win here,
and so I'm trying to...
Trying to stay focused.
And I keep forgetting
this is my last season
because I haven't received
a single gift.
What do you mean?
Zero, zilch.
What kind of gift
are you looking for?
Going-away gifts, Carson.
I gave you a gift.
You haven't gotten me
anything, either,
like anything...
A cake or something.
You're one of the richest men
alive. What do you want?
A cake.
I actually did bring a cake.
It was just for them.
I know!
'Cause they're new.
What have you said
to the new guys here?
The young guys?
They're just starting.
I haven't really understood much
of what Niall has said to me.
Vice versa, by the way.
Yeah, yeah.
But you know what?
I'm not here
to be their friend, okay?
Yeah, we know.
I'm here to win
this damn show, Carson.
Alright.
Okay?
Well, it's Blake's last season.
We're gonna enjoy it.
Thank you, coaches.
Good luck.
Everybody ready? Here we go.
Season 23.
Whoo!
I've always been told,
"You're not gonna be able
to do the normal things
that other people do."
I want to prove to them, like,
"You know what? You're wrong."
No matter what
your disability is,
you can do whatever
you put your mind to.
My name is Ali.
I am from Walnut, California.
And I was born deaf.
Ali was sitting
right next to me.
She was an infant at that time,
and I'm a drummer,
and I was working on
one of my drums,
hitting it as hard as I could,
and I'd realize,
I'm like, "Oh, wow.
She's sitting right there
and no reaction."
The doctor said,
"Yes, your daughter does have
a profound hearing loss."
It was devastating, you know?
All these things go through
your head, like, you know,
"What about music?
She won't be able to hear music.
She's not gonna hear
the ice cream man."
♪ Rain it pours, rain it pours ♪
It was hard when I was
a kid, definitely, for sure,
you know, to like accept this.
But my parents...
They never really looked at it
as I was broken,
and we worked around it.
We worked with it.
Music is something
that I love so much.
As much as I doubt myself,
I'm gonna do it.
♪ Have I the courage to change ♪
With music, even though
I can't really hear
every single thing
that's going on,
I can feel the music,
what it means,
and what the lyrics are about.
And I can also feel the beat.
I can feel every little thing
coming out of the speaker.
That's how I'm able
to do the things that I do.
It is kind of like
a superpower, isn't it?
As I got older,
I started playing guitar.
I started writing my own songs.
This is my affirmation guitar.
So the sticky note right here
holds all goals
that I want to come true
in my musical career.
And the cool thing about it...
On the back of it,
it says I want to be
on "The Voice."
Ali has never let being
hearing-impaired define her.
She has perfect pitch,
and that miracle
is gonna be shared
with the world.
Man, why'd you make me cry?
I hope they like me.
Even just one chair turn,
I'm good with that.
That's all you need.
♪ Have I the courage ♪
It took a long time for me
to have this kind of courage
to do something as big as this.
I'm taking that leap of faith.
There she is.
♪ Today ♪
♪ k*lling me softly ♪
♪ With his song ♪
♪ I heard he sang a good song ♪
♪ I heard he had a style ♪
♪ And so I came to see him ♪
♪ And listen for a whi-i-i-le ♪
Whoo! Come on.
There we go.
There we go.
That was cool.
♪ And there he was ♪
♪ This young boy ♪
♪ A stranger to my eyes ♪
Congratulations.
Come on, girl.
♪ Strumming my pain
with his fingers ♪
One time, one time.
Yeah!
♪ Singing my life
with his words ♪
♪ k*lling me softly
with his song ♪
♪ k*lling me softly ♪
♪ With his song ♪
♪ Telling my whole life ♪
♪ With his words ♪
♪ k*lling me so-o-o-o-ftly ♪
Whoo!
♪ With his song ♪
♪ Ohhhh-oh-oh-oh, hey ♪
♪ Oh-whoa ♪
♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪
♪ Whoa-whoa-whoa ♪
♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh ♪
♪ With his so-o-o-o-o-ng ♪
That's cool.
Two chairs.
That's great.
She got two.
♪ So-o-o-o-o-ng ♪
Yeah!
Crazy.
What's your name?
Where are you from?
Hi. I'm Ali.
I am from Walnut, California.
I'm 24 years old.
And a fun fact about me
is I am hearing-impaired.
What?!
Really?
I wear two hearing A*DS.
I was born deaf.
I'm so blessed to be able
to share this.
Yeah.
Oh, my God.
That's crazy.
That's insane.
Thank you.
Your runs were so intricate
and cool and different.
That's a gift.
You were amazing,
but the second they turned,
I knew you were set up.
Whoa.
Son, are you okay?
I'm okay, Dad.
You are incredible.
Any sort of adversity
that you've had in your life,
you are just jumping
hurdles here,
and it's incredible to watch,
so I wish you
the best of luck, Ali.
Thank you.
If you had lined up
all the singers that we've heard
so far and then said,
"Pick which one
is hearing-impaired,"
you would be the...
Probably the last one
that I would say.
That vocal was just incredible.
The only reason
I didn't hit my button
is because that's so far
out of my lane musically.
Outside of that, wow.
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
Sometimes you hear a song
that you know so well,
it's embedded in you,
that some people change it,
it can kind of be weird,
but the changes you made...
They were so you,
like, I was like,
"I need to turn around
and see who is singing this."
That was really cool.
Thank you so much.
Ali, I would love
to be your coach.
I have really cool jackets.
Welcome to "The Voice,"
regardless of which team
you're on.
I'm so happy you're here.
Yeah!
Thank you so much.
Ali, I'm just still so stunned
to hear that you're
hearing-impaired.
I work with this awesome
organization called
DEAFinitely Dope that does
a lot of ASL performances...
Oh, right on.
for all, like,
the festivals nationally.
I've made a lot of friends
from the deaf
and hard-of-hearing community,
and I think it's so dope
that they could
look to somebody that loves
music as much as they do.
I think that's super important
and powerful.
Naturally, you just have
an amazing voice,
and all the choices that you
were making felt very soulful.
I would love to hear you
sing some gospel.
I grew up singing that.
I could tell.
I feel like we would make
a great partnership going.
And like Kelly has
the sweatshirt...
I feel like we would make
a great team, too.
Okay, you could have
a jacket, or...
Oh, look at this unveiling.
You could join
Team Chance...
Whoa.
Ooh. I'm... I'm a sucker
for hats.
and get a fire hat.
But either way,
welcome to "The Voice."
Thank you so much.
Yes!
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Ali, who would you
like to be your coach?
Chance.
Kelly.
Chance.
Chance!
Chance! Chance!
Um...
Alright, so...
Just so hard to choose,
but I think ultimately...
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back
to the blind auditions.
Ali, who would you like
to be your coach?
Chance!
Chance! Chance!
Um...
Alright, so...
Just so hard to choose,
but I think ultimately
I have to go with Kelly.
Oh, yes!
Yes!
Ali is incredible.
I'm just excited to work with
someone who experiences music
on different levels than I do.
Thank you guys.
Great job. Welcome!
She's so bold and confident,
and really want to
get into songs with her.
You got a great one.
I know.
I'm about to bawl.
Like, I was like,
"Please. Oh my God."
You are incredible.
Thank you so much.
And it's incredible,
like, how you must feel it,
because I would have never gone,
like, where your runs went.
It was really cool
and different.
Wow! I'm, like, buzzing.
I'm like, "Ahhhh!"
I'm so excited.
Oh, my God.
I love her.
Kelly!
Come on, Kel.
She is so great.
Yeah.
Ali was one that I thought I was
gonna win, to be honest.
But I think that Kelly is gonna
do a great job with her.
That's like a superpower.
She's just so talented,
and I'm excited to see
what she does
in the competition.
I wanna know what that's like,
to feel music.
I feel like a lot of it's
based on vibration.
I think it's all based on beat
and what she's feeling
in her feet.
Wow.
My feet are cold.
That's good.
Well, here we are.
We're back at it again.
♪ Your SOS ♪
Whoo!
My name is Manasseh Samone,
and I am 22 years old.
I auditioned for Season 22.
You know, Manasseh,
when your vibrato's so big,
sometimes it kind of
pulls you off the note.
Just polishing that, I think,
is all that was missing.
Thank you.
We do hope you come back
to see us.
Yeah.
Yes.
Me not getting a chair turn...
That definitely fueled me.
It was like
a me-versus-me thing.
Like, "Well, are you, Manasseh?"
Like, "Can you really sing?"
And I'm like,
"Yeah, I can sing."
You know, you can do anything.
Yeah.
Remember that.
I'm so grateful for you guys.
We love you, girl.
This time for my blind audition,
I am singing "Rise Up"
by Andra Day
because it takes me back
to last season.
Get back up.
Gonna rise up.
I'm classically trained,
and I sing opera.
It's gonna be giving gospel.
It's gonna be giving power.
Manasseh,
make your way to the stage.
Ooh!
I love you, baby.
I'm not going to give up.
And three out of four coaches
have not heard me sing.
Yes.
I just need one person
to believe in me.
And this time,
I'm going to get a chair turn.
♪ Hmmmm ♪
♪ You're broken down and tired ♪
Pretty song.
♪ Of living life
on a merry-go-round ♪
♪ And you can't find a fighter ♪
♪ But I see it in you
so we gonna walk it out ♪
♪ Mo-o-o-o-ve mountains ♪
♪ And I'll rise up ♪
Yeah, let's go!
Let's go, Chance!
♪ I'll rise like the day,
I'll rise up ♪
♪ I'll rise unafraid,
I'll rise up ♪
♪ And I'll do it
a thousand times again ♪
♪ We will rise,
we'll ri-i-i-se ♪
Whoo!
Whoooooo!
♪ We'll ri-i-i-se ♪
♪ I'll rise up ♪
♪ I'll rise like the day ♪
♪ I'll rise up ♪
♪ I'll rise unafraid,
I'll rise up ♪
♪ And I'll do it
a thousand times agai-i-i-n ♪
♪ For you ♪ Yeah, baby!
Sing it! Sing it!
Yeah!
♪ For yo-o-o-o-u ♪
♪ For yo-o-o-o-o-u ♪
♪ For yoooo-o-o-o-o-o-u ♪
Nice job.
Whoo!
That's my girl!
Yes, sir!
Yes, sir!
Whoa!
Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Let's go!
Hello.
Hello.
My name is Manasseh Samone.
I'm 22 years old,
and I'm from Dallas, Texas.
Oh, wow!
Wow.
I actually was here last season.
I'm back, and I'm so grateful!
Let's go!
Alright, Texas.
Man, oh, man.
Manasseh?
That's a beautiful name,
first of all.
Thank you.
Second of all,
these folk crazy!
They didn't turn around!
Thank you so much.
Whoo!
He's right.
Thank you so much.
This is
the biggest blessing
of the whole show so far.
I can't believe
I just got you like that!
Thank you.
Your vocals are insane.
Your breath control is insane.
The tone of your voice
is just so specific and unique.
And I think towards the end,
I felt operatic, like,
tone, too.
I was a music major for
like two to three years,
and I studied opera.
That's where I learned
my training from.
Your voice is beautiful,
but you are beautiful, as well.
My goodness.
Oh, thank you so much.
That was incredible. I looked
over right when he was turning.
I was like, "Man, she got some
opera in her. She's like..."
That's a really pretty
vibrato.
Thank you.
It's a gorgeous tone.
For me, I felt like
you were still fighting
with, um, the tug-of-w*r of,
like, technique and passion.
And that was the only reason
why I didn't turn.
But I'm so happy
you're on the show.
You have such a great coach.
He's gonna be so great for you.
Yeah.
He's so on fire for you.
It's gonna be amazing.
Thank you.
Manasseh!
That was so good.
But your voice is so big
and so far kind of
nearly out of my wheelhouse,
so that's why I kind of
just took a backseat for a sec,
'cause I could see
Chance was like...
He was going nuts here
before he turned.
I had this from the jump.
I didn't even have to pitch.
This is crazy.
Congratulations, Manasseh.
That was incredible.
Thank you.
Couldn't be more happy
for you.
You made it onto "The Voice,"
so congratulation.
Manasseh,
welcome to "The Voice"!
Aah!
I am so excited
to have you on my team.
Can I get a hug, please?
Manasseh reminds me
of Jennifer Hudson
when she was young.
Day three of blinds, I've had
straight hitters so far.
My team's strong.
Yes, Chance!
Whoo!
Oh, you did it, Chase.
Chance.
Chase?
That's okay.
I feel like I keep
calling him Chase, too.
There's a lot of people
that do that.
Neil and Chase.
You know what people call me?
Kelly Clarkston.
Clarkston?
Everyone adds a "T."
Clarkston.
Should hear what they call me.
20 years I've been doing this,
and it's Kelly Clarkston.
People will be like,
"Oh, my God, Kelly Clarkston,
I've been such a fan
for so long," and I'm like...
You're like,
"No, you haven't!"
Coming up...
Oh!
Yeah!
I hit my button before you.
I'm sorry, Blo... or Blake.
Block?
Block Shelton.
Wish I could have had you
on my team.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back
to the blind auditions.
This is my dad.
This is Blake.
Do you want a hand up?
Yes, please.
With a cane?
Oh! Thank you, son.
No worries, bud.
We just found each other
after 29 years.
That's just the amount
you're supposed to drink
down on the way to the chair.
I've been struggling to come
to terms with it, but...
he's here now.
I'll have a different drink
waiting on you at the chair.
We're going fishing tomorrow.
Mm-hmm.
Flossing is very important.
If you do not floss,
it's gonna create bad breath
and plaque.
You don't want that.
Save the money.
Floss. Okay?
Get up and brush your teeth,
please.
My name is Jerome Godwin III,
I am 20 years old,
and I am from
Montgomery, Alabama.
Currently,
I'm a junior biology major.
I'm focusing on
the pre-dentistry track.
A lot of my family members
are dentists.
I'm actually working part time
at a dental clinic,
and it was very cool to see
people get their smiles back.
I love to help people
and make them feel like
their best self.
I started singing
in the children's choir
at my daycare.
When he was 2,
the choir was singing a song,
and he actually was directing.
He was in beat with the rhythm.
He knew when it was starting.
It was just amazing.
Right now, I've been doing
musical theater.
I also sing at my local church.
But I'm kind of, like,
at that crossroads.
"The Voice" will definitely
help me decide which path
that I'm gonna give, you know,
the most attention and effort.
This is gonna be it.
I feel it.
Hope you're right.
I feel it in my bones.
I am a tad bit nervous,
but I'm more excited
than anything.
I'm gonna leave it all
on the stage.
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ It's like you got
superpowers ♪
♪ Turn my minutes into hours ♪
♪ You've got more than 20/20,
babe ♪
♪ Made of glass the way
you see through me ♪
♪ You know me better than I do ♪
♪ Can't seem to keep
nothing from you ♪
♪ How you touch my soul
from the outside ♪
♪ Permeate my ego and my pride ♪
♪ I wanna love me ♪
♪ The way that you love me ♪
♪ Ooh, for all of my pretty ♪
♪ And all of my ugly, too ♪
♪ I'd love to see me
from your point of view ♪
♪ I won't keep you waiting ♪
♪ All my baggage fading
safely, yeah ♪
♪ And if my eyes deceive me ♪
♪ Won't let them stray too far ♪
♪ I wanna love me ♪
Aah! Aah!
♪ The way you love me ♪
♪ For all of my pretty ♪
♪ And all of my ugly, too ♪
♪ I'd love to see me
from your point of view ♪
♪ I wanna trust me ♪
Yes!
Sing, baby!
♪ The way that you trust me,
baby ♪
♪ 'Cause nobody ever
loved me like you do ♪
♪ I'd love to see me
from your point of view ♪
♪ I'd love to see me
from your point of view ♪
Ohhh!
You did it!
Whoo!
Hey, man. What's your name?
Where you from?
My name is Jerome Godwin III.
I'm 20 years old, and I'm from
Montgomery, Alabama.
Montgomery, Alabama.
Whoo!
Man, look, Jerome,
your voice is amazing.
I like that you powered
through the whole performance,
even when there might have been
some points
where it got a little pitchy.
I love your lower register...
Yeah!
And the control you got
down there.
You got two chairs
to turn around,
so welcome to "The Voice,"
Jerome!
Thank you.
Your runs were so cool.
You could feel how excited
you were
before I even turned around.
I hope you never lose
that passion and that desire.
Keep that with you always
as a creative person,
as a human, really.
Your smile is, like,
the greatest smile ever.
I'm actually
a pre-dentistry student.
That's cool.
I have really cool jackets,
I'm just saying.
That's a nice jacket.
I think you'd look good,
Jerome, in my jacket.
I also have experience
winning this show.
So if you like being on a team
that has that,
I would love to have you
on my team, man.
I just really,
really dig your voice.
Thank you.
Your voice was incredible.
Like, that low stuff
is amazing.
Thank you.
And for a while I didn't think
it was gonna...
It was gonna take off.
And then I hit my button
the minute you went there,
'cause I couldn't wait for you
to get right up there.
And I feel like
I want to hear more of that.
It would be incredible
to have you on my team.
I mean, that smile,
the great teeth.
They're fantastic.
Thank you.
The people watching this at home
are gonna fall in love with you.
You're such a likable dude
with an incredible voice.
And, um, she's talking about
these jackets all the time.
Hey, it's a cool hoodie.
I'll give you that.
Yeah, yeah,
it's pretty fire, yeah.
That's a cool hoodie.
Yeah.
Whoo!
You're gonna need
to snuggle up...
I love it.
Getting ready for the battles
for Team Niall.
So if you want to come with me,
I would love that.
Thank you.
Congratulations.
You got a tough decision here.
So what are you gonna do?
Who are you gonna pick
as your coach?
For my coach...
I pick Niall.
Yeah!
♪ Nobody can drag me down ♪
Congratulations!
Attaboy, Niall.
Give me a hug!
I always felt like I was missing
someone like Jerome,
someone, like, super soulful
that had
that melodic wherewithal.
And I finally got him.
Hey!
Look at that.
Niall is 100% a threat.
Yes!
He's been winning a lot.
But I just feel it in my heart
that I'm about to beat Niall.
♪ ...can drag me down ♪
♪ Nobody, nobody ♪
♪ Nobody can drag me down ♪
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back
to the blind auditions
at Universal Studios Hollywood.
You like Boyz II Men?
That's cool.
Yeah.
I grew up
on "Motown Philly."
Anything that has
stacked harms like that,
I'm big.
Oh, me too.
The Eagles are my favorite band
of all time.
Wow.
W-Who did you say?
The Eagles.
The Eagles, oh.
Eagles were a band that was,
like, the '70s, Kelly.
They had some...
I know who the Eagles are.
God, you're so helpful.
Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen,
our next artist is entering now.
It's okay.
♪ There ain't no gold ♪
♪ In this river ♪ Oh, my gosh.
♪ But I can't bring myself
to swim when I am drowning ♪
♪ In the silence, baby,
let me in ♪
♪ Go e-e-e-e-asy on me, baby ♪
♪ I was still a child ♪
♪ Didn't get the chance to ♪
♪ Feel the world around me ♪
♪ I had no time to choose ♪
♪ What I chose to do ♪
♪ So go easy on me ♪
♪ Baby ♪
♪ Ooh-ooh ♪
♪ Go e-e-e-e-asy on me, baby ♪
♪ Had no time to choose ♪
♪ What I chose to d-o-o-o-o-o ♪
♪ So go e-e-e-e-e-asy ♪
What?
♪ On me ♪
♪ On me ♪
Yes!
What I'm talking 'bout!
Ohhh!
What's your name, man?
Where are you from?
My name is EJ.
I'm 31 years old.
I'm from Draper, Utah.
Utah.
About 10 hours drive away
from here.
Beautiful.
That's cool.
I didn't know where Utah
was directionally.
It's a fun place to go
snowboarding.
Really?
Mountains, lakes,
all four seasons.
It literally has all of it.
Stunning.
So, America,
make sure you visit Utah.
Oh, my God!
The very first song
I ever wrote was
with my brother, Steve.
And in 2014,
we formed Foreign Figures,
an alternative pop-rock band.
And we went in front
of a few thousand people
playing before X Ambassadors,
and they were, like,
just blowing up at the time.
♪ In the dark
we're falling apart ♪
But while the band
was taking off,
I kind of had
this inner turmoil,
just really struggling
to love myself.
I grew up
in a conservative place.
The things you hear when
it comes to LGBTQ individuals
and calling them g*y,
it was always with
this negative undertone.
It really took a toll
on my mental health, and...
I eventually got the courage,
um, to come out
and just try not get overwhelmed
with all the emotions
and being choked up by that...
By that moment.
It took a lot of vulnerability
to open up to other people
and to uproot my entire life.
Now I have the most healthy
relationship I've ever been in.
It's crazy to see myself
in this place
where I'm at peace with myself
and I am really fulfilled.
I am so proud of him.
You have a gift.
You are extremely talented,
and I think it's something
the world really needs to see.
Being able to be
my full true self
on the "Voice" stage,
this is my time to share
that positive message
of acceptance and authenticity.
I got a great ear for music.
I could tell that you were
an instrumentalist
before I saw
that you were on piano,
because they do their runs
differently typically.
Yep.
I also really like your heady
upper-register voice
there you were using,
that falsetto...
Thank you, yeah, thank you.
Every once in a while.
People that can actually attack
and do well on an Adele song,
I want to hear them sing
some Maxwell, some D'Angelo...
Ooh!
something cool on TV,
something with a little flavor.
Maxwell... I love that.
Yeah.
I think that we could do
great stuff together,
and I cannot wait
to be your coach.
Ooh!
Damn.
Has me against
the ropes here, huh?
Yeah.
He just won't let up.
And then you got Blake.
Do you even know who
Maxwell and D'Angelo are?
I'm sure he does.
I thought that was
a coffee brand.
I'm not gonna lie.
I thought that was
a brand of coffee.
Uh, hi, EJ.
I know where Utah is.
I'm gonna lead with that.
Your voice is so raw and honest.
Sometimes people come out here
and there's imperfections
in their performance
that just make you feel,
as a listener,
more of a connection.
And there were times your voice
was starting
to break up a little bit.
And all that did was create
an angst in the performance
and emotionally kind of
had me on the edge.
The most callous person
in the music industry
who's been sitting here
for 23 seasons...
You can make me feel that,
I can't wait to see
what you can do to America.
Wow. Thank you.
Yeah.
Thank you.
We all know that
Chance the Rapper
is a great artist,
but we don't know crap
about Chance the Coach.
Okay? Don't want to be
an experiment.
You know what I'm saying?
We have yet to see
where I'm sh**ting from.
I might be 100 from the field.
We never know.
I want to see.
- Whoo!
- EJ, you're incredible.
I did think it was pretty cool
what Chance said
about going that whole
Maxwell route.
I think it's cool
because you just came out here
and you did
a female-powerhouse song,
and I turned around,
and I just did not expect
what you look like.
I didn't.
That's the cool thing
about the show, right?
I love that.
Going a different route
than maybe people
are expecting you...
What would be
a more different route
than you and me
working together?
That would be
an interesting combination.
That would be doing
what nobody expects.
Would it?
And if he didn't tell you yet...
That's right. I heard someone
say, "That's right."
this is his last season.
That's right.
He's so tired.
That's right, man.
I am tired of this.
I am so tired of that.
EJ, I couldn't figure
where I would take it,
and the minute
he opened his mouth
and said, "D'Angelo, Maxwell,"
now I understand what he means.
And I regret not turning.
And I got other ideas, too.
Now I regret not turning,
Chance, to be honest with you.
I'd be pitching against you
right now
if I'd made a decision earlier.
I got other ideas, too.
So I'm sorry.
No, that's alright.
Have you got any idea now
who you would like
to pick as your coach?
Man.
Come on, EJ!
Do Chance!
Do Chance!
Do Chance!
Let's ride off into the sunset.
Who you think he's gonna pick?
Chance.
Chance?
I think Chance.
Pick Chance!
This is really tough.
This is really tough.
Um...
Man.
I'm gonna have to go with Blake.
Yes!
What?
Wow.
Wow.
Yes! Whoo!
Did not see that coming.
EJ!
I'm really proud to get EJ
on my team.
There was a moment there
that I thought
he was gonna go with Chance.
You're gonna have
a blast, dude.
Thank you.
Proud to have you on my team.
Thank you.
Yes, sir.
I love how open
and honest and raw his voice is.
And it's gonna be
a lot of fun to pick songs
for this guy,
because he has the ability
to connect with a lyric
like very few artists do.
You are fastly becoming
my favorite coach ever.
You can't talk to...
You can't talk to an artist
about brands of coffee...
Incredible timing.
And I hope to God they're
gonna pick you as a coach.
I actually thought he was gonna
go with him for that.
I can't wait to see him
next round
performing some Tim McGraw
or something.
Sick!
Because it's the last season,
it could very well be
Blake Shelton
he's singing.
That's right.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back
to the blind auditions.
You see this, guys?
Watch out!
No, actually, don't watch out,
but they're kinda tiny.
My name is Sophia Hoffman.
I am 18 years old.
Ah! I don't think
that there's any words
in the human dictionary
to describe how I feel.
It's like I don't even know.
I don't even know.
I'm like, I could cry right now.
Literally, this has been
my dream since I was
like 4 years old.
Sophia Hoffman.
Whoo! Sophia!
Growing up, school was
really hard for me.
I definitely didn't have
amazing grades.
Friends were harder to make.
It really separated me
from the crowd.
So my mom put me
in a youth group.
It was a theater group.
It definitely, like,
helped me bloom.
I don't really know
how to do a math problem,
but I sure as hell know
how to sing, you know?
So I, like,
literally ran with it.
Now it's a concert in our house.
Could be at 6:00 in the morning
or 11:00 at night,
she's singing away.
Realizing that, wow,
this is, like, my passion...
It was like a high.
I cannot believe that
that led us to this.
We're so proud of her.
She's come so far.
You got this.
Thank you.
If I got a chair turn
from any one of the coaches,
that would literally make me
the happiest woman alive.
Today I'm going to be singing
"Amor Eterno"
by Rocío Dúrcal.
This song is about losing
somebody that you've loved.
It is extremely emotional.
Every Latino knows this song.
Our next artist is entering now.
So to be able
to stand up on the stage
and represent my culture
is honestly one of
the most rewarding feelings.
♪ Tu eres la tristeza
de mis ojos ♪
♪ Que lloran en silencio
por tú amor ♪
♪ Me miro en el espejo
y veo en mi rostro ♪
♪ El tiempo que sufrido
por tu adiós ♪
♪ Cómo quisiera, ay ♪
♪ Que tú vivieras ♪
♪ Que tus ojitos
jamás se hubieran ♪
♪ Cerrado nunca
y estar mirándolos ♪
Come on, somebody!
Come on, baby.
Come on, Kelly.
♪ Amor eterno ♪
Come on.
♪ E inolvidable ♪
Pretty.
♪ t*rd o temprano
estaré contigo ♪
♪ Para seguir amándonos ♪
♪ Amor eterno-o-o-o-o ♪
♪ Amor ete-e-e-rno ♪
Oh, come on! Hit it!
Come on, Kelly!
Press it!
♪ Amor eterno ♪
Press it!
What do I do?
What do I do?
Thank you.
That was so close.
It was so good.
Oh, it was so close.
Oh, my God.
Hello.
Hi!
Oh, my God. I'm literally
so excited right now.
You have no idea.
Ah!
What's your name?
My name's Sophia Hoffman.
I'm 18 years old, and I'm from
Chula Vista, California.
Ughhh!
Well, this may come
as a surprise to you,
but I-I've never heard
that song before.
Wow.
When I don't know a song,
I don't know where
it's supposed to go or whatever,
but there was a moment
that you hit a big note
there towards the end,
and I saw down the line here
and people were hovering.
Oh, my God.
And it got super close for you.
I'm sorry that nobody
turned around, though.
Hi, Sophia.
Hi!
Your voice is amazing,
I have to say.
But I-I got to the end
and time was out.
Oh, God.
I'm so sorry.
Thank you for coming.
Appreciate it.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Hey, Sophia.
Hello, Chance.
Hey.
How are you?
I'm good.
How are you?
Oh, I'm good.
You are good.
Ooh!
You are good.
You're very talented.
Thank you.
I know that it's a Spanish tune,
but it felt like kind of
jazz-inspired at times.
It was fire.
I loved it.
Thank you.
I loved your interpretation.
I hope that you keep at it,
keep going hard.
Like, I see a bright future
ahead of you.
Thank you.
Absolutely.
Thank you.
Hi, Sophia.
Hi, Kelly!
Oh, my God.
You do have incredible tone.
It was so beautiful,
and honestly,
both Niall and I
were very close.
I think that's the beautiful
thing about Spanish.
I think it kind of tells the
story itself and the passion.
Like, it's so beautiful.
It's, like, my favorite language
to listen to musically.
I feel like next time, pick
a song that really does show off
the lows, like, the highs,
like, all of that,
'cause we have
90 seconds, right?
Yeah.
So that's the only thing,
but I think that you have
a really, really cool voice,
alright?
Thank you so much.
Yeah.
You did great!
I was really bummed
that Sophia didn't get a turn.
I thought she had
a really cool tone.
I love Spanish music.
But I'm looking for vocalists
that can do anything.
I just want to give, you know,
some of these special people
out here an opportunity
to show America and
the whole world what they have.
If I brought you to
Ireland, you wouldn't come home.
- You'd love it.
- Yeah.
Honestly, it's beautiful.
He would love a lot of places.
He just never goes.
I know.
What's wrong with you?
Alright, I'm going.
Taking my money
and I'm traveling the world.
I'm going to Boise, Idaho.
When pigs fly.
Gonna figure out where Utah is,
and I'm going there.
Salt Lake City, baby!
I am Laura Littleton,
and I'm from...
Oh, sh**t.
Let's try that one more time.
I'm Laura Littleton,
and I am 27.
sh**t!
No, I'm 26. Okay.
I'm Laura Littleton,
and I'm 26 years old,
and I'm from Dickson, Tennessee.
Dickson, Tennessee...
It's a little town
outside of Nashville.
It's a really tight-knit
community.
It is one of my biggest
blessings, I think,
that I got to grow up there.
A lot of Dickson makes who I am.
Music's always been around me
since I was little.
My dad was in a bluegrass band.
It was just him and his buddies.
They would meet
at his tire shop,
practice a couple nights a week.
The tire shop that he owns...
It's almost 100 years old.
The dynamic of it
and just the, like,
eclectic things that he has...
Turkeys and deers,
vintage signs.
Remember that one?
No. Well, I remember the one
the raccoon made.
There's so much
that goes into the shop.
And then when you add
bluegrass music on top of it,
it's the coolest thing
in the world.
It's been in music videos.
Blake Shelton's been down there.
I call it one of the wonders
of the world.
I was probably a sophomore
in high school
the first time
I ever got on the stage.
I would perform with my dad
sometimes in his band
and then loved it.
But after I graduated
high school,
all my friends had left.
So it was a transitional period
that I wasn't expecting.
The emotions that I was
experiencing, the loneliness,
the thought of getting up
and brushing my hair
or taking a shower
or anything like that,
just that very thought
would keep me in bed all day.
I remember sitting down
one night and Googling,
"Why do I feel this way?
Why do I feel this way?"
And there was like
16 different things
that all pointed back
to depression,
and I didn't even know
what that was.
You know, when I sit
and think about all the things
that helped me get through
that time in my life,
there was friendships,
my family, my faith.
And then when you add music
on top of that,
music was a friend
when I needed one.
I know you're proud of yourself.
You should be.
This is the adventure
of your life.
And if I have a chance
to step into that
and help create that
for other people,
that's what I want to do.
Today I am getting the honor
of singing
"Sign of the Times"
by Harry Styles.
It's either gonna be
a four-chair turn
or a no-chair turn.
I'm calling it three-chair.
I'll put a bluegrass,
like, a slower twist to it.
It'll be really,
really cool to see
the reaction
that the coaches have,
and I'm hoping they'll
turn around because of that.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to "The Voice."
♪ Just stop your crying,
it's a sign of the times ♪
♪ And welcome to
the final show ♪
♪ I hope you're wearing
your best clothes ♪
♪ Stop your crying, baby,
it'll be alright ♪
No!
♪ They told me that
the end is near ♪
Yeah! Yeah!
I hit it before you!
That is bull crap!
♪ We gotta get away
from here ♪
No, you didn't!
I hit my button before you.
♪ We never learn,
we've been here before ♪
♪ Why are we always stuck
and running from the b*ll*ts ♪
Yeah!
♪ And the b*ll*ts ♪
♪ We never learn
that we've been here before ♪
♪ Why are we always stuck
and running from the b*ll*ts ♪
Yeah!
♪ And the b*ll*ts, oh ♪
♪ We gotta get awa-a-y ♪
♪ We gotta get awa-a-a-a-y ♪
♪ Gotta get awa-a-a-y ♪
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-
oh-oh-oh-oh-ohhhh ♪
♪ Stop your crying, baby,
it's the sign of the times ♪
Ooh!
Yeah!
Hello!
That was so fun!
Oh, my God.
I love it.
What's your name?
Where are you from?
I'm Laura Littleton.
I'm from Dickson, Tennessee.
Whoo!
Alright, alright.
I love you already.
Thank you.
I love your energy.
I feel like you match mine.
Yes, we do!
I'm sorry, Blo... or Blake.
Block?
Block Shelton.
I'm sorry.
I know, I should've
blocked Niall.
That's it, right?
I just... I couldn't tell
if it was a country person
doing, like, a twist on it.
I couldn't tell.
And she's from Tennessee,
so I... yeah.
I probably should have
blocked Niall.
Not necessarily
a country artist,
but she's definitely
a country girl.
I'm a country girl
through and through, baby.
Me, too!
Texan.
Aah!
Fun fact... from Nashville
to Centerville, Tennessee,
I would stop at the Arby's
off the exit
and buy me and my dog
a roast beef sandwich.
Those roast beef sandwiches
are good.
Yeah, I'd buy one for me
and one for my dog.
And we would eat it
on the way back.
And now a word
from our sponsors.
But anyway, wish I could have
had you on my team.
What you've created here...
I am so honored
that I get to be here
for your step-away.
Getting to be a part
of this process...
Oh, God.
From the very start
to the very end right now,
whether someone gets
a chair turn or not,
you walk away from this
a better person, more confident.
So I am so thankful.
Now I feel horrible.
So thankful for that.
Well, now I feel really horrible
stealing that chance from...
I'm so sor... He's great, I know.
Just awesome.
I wish I could take credit
for creating this.
I've been along
for the ride also,
so that's very nice
of you to say.
You're being humble.
You're the king of "The Voice."
You've been here
since the beginning.
You're a big reason
why this show is popular.
Niall is gonna be
the new king of "The Voice."
I'm passing the...
The ba... the baton.
Are you into queens?
Are you...
I am the queen.
Remember who took
this opportunity away from us.
Oh, man.
I need you to know
that I love you so much
that I used my only Block...
Well, I love you, too, so...
on you.
I was like, "I'm so stoked
about your song selection."
Look, I know he's got
a connection
with the original singer, okay?
Okay? I know.
I know him.
I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know.
I know him.
I'm not even gonna
fight it.
But I feel like you're gonna
attract people
from different genres.
You just have all these cool,
like, connections vocally.
I was like, "This is like Dolly
meets Florence and the Machine."
And also, it is incredible
to watch
and... and listen
and see someone
that is still stoked
every day to get onstage
and do something like this.
Yeah, honestly.
Yeah.
That is really cool
that you still have that fire.
That's awesome.
I feel like I would make
such a great coach for you.
Go ahead.
You look like
you just loved that.
And I could tell by your voice.
I love these, like, natural
shakes that you've got.
Such a nice thing to hear
in a voice.
You very rarely hear it.
It's super unique.
Song choice was great.
Love that song.
"Sign of the Times"...
When it came out,
it wasn't, like,
your obvious pop song.
It was like... It was a bit alt,
it was off to the left a bit.
And that's what you scream.
Like, there's so many
different artists
that you can think of
and so many different genres.
I can hear you singing rock.
I can hear you
singing all sorts.
When I turned around and see
how much fun you were having,
I was like,
"This... This girl."
I would love to have you
on Team Niall.
One last thing...
I would like to say,
if I don't have you on my team,
I would like you on my team
as a life-support coach.
I totally regret
not turning around.
You are just a very cool person.
I rock with you.
Thank you.
I think if I had
gotten to see,
I think, a little bit
of your stage presence
or just how much
you love performing,
that's something that
I connect with very strongly.
Most musicians
and people of our craft,
like, we love
being on that stage
and love being able
to tell our story,
to show who we are,
to heal somebody,
or to just, like, show somebody
that you can do it.
And, like, that's just who
you seem to be as a person.
Obviously, you got
the vocal talent.
You're exactly
where you're supposed to be.
And welcome to "The Voice."
Thank you.
I want to learn from all of you.
Like, one thing
that I would have been blessed
to learn from you about...
You're so passionate
about so many different things,
and somehow you've been able
to navigate
pouring in an equal amount
of passion to family,
to sticking true to yourself
without being confined
by, like, a specific genre.
Wow.
The way that your heart
is shown through what you do
affects somebody
that you've never met.
You're incredibly kind.
Can I have a hug,
even though I didn't turn?
You're so sweet.
Thank you.
You're a special person.
I rock with you.
No, thank you, man.
What a... What a catch.
Wow.
Who's it gonna be?
Who's it gonna be, baby?!
I don't know!
Who's it gonna be?!
Oh, my gosh.
Please!
I don't know!
Oh, my God.
I really want you.
I'm gonna go with Niall.
Yes!
I can't win.
Laura was incredible.
She had so much energy.
♪ I'm the only one of me ♪
She sounded like she was
a performer.
I love this, like,
shake in her voice.
It's nearly Joni Mitchell-esque.
She can sing rock.
She can sing big pop songs.
She can do anything.
I could give her
a Kelly Clarkson song,
she'd smash it.
It's rookie season.
Myself and Chance
are giving it a proper go,
two guys that've never been
on "The Voice" before.
We're just get going.
Lovely to meet you.
Yeah, good to meet you.
I love this energy
of this family.
Guarantee you... I guarantee you
Chance or I are gonna win this.
Man!
I used my Block for Blake,
and she 100% picked Niall
instead of me,
so I-I wasted my Block.
It's fine.
You're welcome, Niall.
Don't come near me!
You don't mean that.
I need a minute!
I'm a great hugger.
If I don't win,
the next best thing
is Kelly not getting
what she wants.
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23x03 - The Blind Auditions, Part 3
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Reality TV that has aired 25 seasons and aims to find unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.
Reality TV that has aired 25 seasons and aims to find unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.