23x08 - The Battles Part 2

[bunniefuu]

- It's hard to believe this is
going to be my final Battles.

Seen so many great performances
inside these walls.

Yes!

So many great memories
just wash over me.

- What?

- That is the sound
of the Steal!

- Yes, yes!

- Group hug, group hug.

- Yes! Yes!

- Blake Shelton!
- Whoo!

- We've got a Steal!

- I'm really going
to miss this place.

- I knew that I wanted
to save Jay.

- What if somebody steals Jay?

- No!
- Oh, no!

- Trouble in paradise.

- You know what
I'm not going to miss?

The coaches this season.

I just want everybody here
to know

that there's only one king
of "The Voice."

Just not up to my level
as a coach.

Actually, kind of sad.

- Blake, we can hear you.

- What do you mean
you can hear me?

I'm using my inner voice.

- You're using your outer voice.

We can hear you.
It's not cool.

- Mm.

- See you out there, losers.

- We can actually still
hear you is the thing.

- On the way to the
Battle rehearsals,

I'm really excited.

It is going to be
strange putting

them up against each other.

Because I obviously love
them all individually.

I'm going to have to just make
some really tough decisions.

- Laura, you will be battling
Ross Clayton.

- This is what I wanted.

I wanted to get to sing
with Ross,

and now I'm getting to do it.

- Laura is a phenomenal,
phenomenal vocalist.

- I know how the crowd
reacts to him.

We're going to have so much fun.

- Team Niall is
the team to beat.

- Oh!

- Here they are, finally.
- The real thing.

The real thing.
- Laura.

- Hello!

- I paired Laura and Ross
because both of them

had country influence,

and I thought it would make for
a really good duet.

It took me two seconds
to figure out this one.

- You found a way
to not make me country,

but not put him in a box
of country.

I'm from Dickson, Tennessee.

It really is
such a magical place.

It's tucked back in the woods.

It's a little slice of heaven.

I thought after high school,
I was going to go to Africa

and be a missionary.

And then that ended up
falling through.

That was very challenging
for me.

And it led me to very,
very, very bad depression.

I had no motivation
to do anything.

And I kept gaining weight,
a lot of weight.

Two of my best friends...

They helped me
crawl out of this.

They worked out with me.

Within, like, seven months,
I had lost every pound.

When I think back to
those workout sessions,

what I remember is the music.

I don't think about
how heavy the weight was.

I don't think about the pain
I was experiencing.

♪ Stop your crying, baby ♪

Kelly used her only Block
on Blake.

It actually threw me for a loop.

And then Niall said...

- I love you already.
- "I love you already."

And I remember being like,
hold on.

I'm going to go with Niall.

- Ugh.
- Yes!

- I did feel really bad
for not picking Kelly.

But it's the best decision
I've ever made.

- What do you think of the song?

- We heard Stevie Nicks
and Tom Petty,

and we were like, oh, my gosh!
- Yeah.

This is one of the
biggest songs of all time.

- Oh, yeah.
- You know it.

- It's not a big deal.
We'll do fine.

Everything's going to be great.

- ♪ Baby, you'll come
knocking on my door ♪

- I chose "Stop Draggin' My
Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks

and Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers,

one of the greatest duets
of all time.

- ♪ So you had a little ♪

- Both Tom Petty
and Stevie Nicks

have country twangs
to their voice.

And I just knew that we would
get an incredible performance

out of it.

- I thought...
- I thought the camera guy

was a rolling trash can.

And...

- I'm like,
we're literally filming TV.

Why is there a trashcan three
feet from me rolling across?

I'm now thinking I'm an idiot.

- It was so Laura.
I don't know.

- 23 seasons of "The Voice",

that's the best thing I've seen.

Let's go, boys.

- ♪ Stop draggin'
my heart around ♪

- This song just matches
Laura and I so well,

our voices and our energy.

It was perfect.

It's been about five years
since I've performed really.

I gave it up
and focused on family.

♪ Oh, yeah,
you buckle with the weight ♪

So I'm going to work my butt
off to make everybody proud.

♪ Stop draggin' my,
stop draggin' my ♪

When I hear Tom Petty,
I get totally thrown back

to when I was 10 years old.

My dad and I drove across
the country from Chicago

to the Grand Canyon
on old Route 66.

We listened to Tom Petty
probably like 70% of the time.

I didn't have great pitch
back then.

♪ Blue ♪

So pretty hard to believe,
Rossco in the back seat

got four chairs.

- Four chairs!

- And then, obviously,
the icing on the cake,

Niall had a lot to say.

- What the...

- I didn't know
what was happening.

I didn't know he could do that.

- Please.

- Niall's solo work,
his lyricism is phenomenal.

I know I made
the right decision.

- Yeah, we picked
the right song.

OK, guys, I've got an idea.

Why don't we put you as a duo?

- Maybe you're staring at
your Playoff Pass, baby.

Anything could happen.

Like, you could get stolen.

You can get the Playoff Pass.

There's an option for
both of us to go through.

- Be a shame to split it up.

It would be a shame.

- I really like it.
I think it's really cool.

Ross, is there a way of, like,
taking back

some of the grit early on?

Like, just, you know,
instead of, like,

giving it grit the whole time.

♪ Baby, you come ♪
- Yeah, yeah.

- I think just rolling back
some of that's...

Like, making it
a little bit more dynamic.

♪ Baby,
you come knocking on my ♪

You know, like,
that kind of world.

I love the grit that Ross
brings to this competition.

He's a soulful rock singer.

You know, he doesn't have
to scream all the time

to make it sound good.

Show both sides.
- Yeah.

- Like you did... like
you did in your audition.

- Yeah.
- Laura, I just...

I think I'd look at
the pitch at the end.

It was very easy to get
excited at that key.

In a song like this,
we sing the song.

Because we're on a show
called "The Voice"

doesn't mean that we
automatically all have to turn

into super riffers and...
- Yeah.

We don't need to do that.

- Getting that one-on-one time
with Niall was spectacular.

- Dynamics.
Tell the story.

- He's in the trenches,
working with you.

- Just, like, start ramping.

Keep it small, and then...

- ♪ Baby, you could never
look me in the eye ♪

- Laura such a beautiful tone.

She's got this vibrato,
this, like, nearly yodel

that is just incredible.

The two of them are so strong.

- ♪ This is The Voice ♪

- Welcome back to "The Voice".

- Both of these
were in high demand.

Look how many chair turns.

- You're telling me, brother.

I got a team full of them.

- You're just going
to send them home?

- Don't you even start.

- Honestly, just leave now.

Do we have to wait until May?

You have to wait.

- Oh, I like this song, Niall.

- This Battle begins right now.

- ♪ Baby, you come knocking
on my front door ♪

♪ Same old lines
you used to use before ♪

♪ I said, yeah, well,
what am I supposed to do? ♪

♪ I didn't know what
I was getting into ♪

- ♪ So you had a little
trouble in town ♪

♪ Now you're keeping
those demons down ♪

- ♪ Stop draggin' my ♪

♪ Stop draggin' my ♪

♪ Stop draggin'
my heart around ♪

- Oh, my.

- ♪ It's hard to think about
what you wanted ♪

- ♪ It's hard to think about
what you lost ♪

- ♪ Didn't have to be
the big get even ♪

- ♪ This doesn't have to be
anything at all ♪

♪ I know you really want
to tell me goodbye ♪

♪ I know you really want
to be your own girl ♪

- ♪ Baby, you could never
look me in the eye ♪

- ♪ Yeah, you buckle with
the weight of the world ♪

- ♪ Stop draggin' my ♪

♪ Stop draggin' my ♪

♪ Stop draggin'
my heart around ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, yeah ♪

- ♪ There's people running
around loose in the world ♪

♪ Ain't got nothing
better to do ♪

- ♪ I know you really
want to tell me goodbye ♪

♪ I know you really want
to be your own girl ♪

- ♪ Baby, you could never
look me in the eyes ♪

♪ Yeah, you buckle with
the weight of the world ♪

♪ Stop draggin' my ♪

♪ Stop draggin' my ♪

♪ Stop draggin'
my heart around ♪

♪ Stop draggin' my ♪

♪ Stop draggin' my ♪

♪ Stop draggin'
my heart around ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

- Whoo!

- Holy moly.

That was fun.

- Yes, it was.

- Laura and Ross, great stuff.

That was awesome, man.
- Thank you.

- I gotta be honest.

I... I don't know
that song at all.

- Oh, you don't?
- Come on.

- That's a good one.
- Come on.

- No, honestly, I don't think
I've ever even been around

while that song was playing.
- Wow.

- I don't think anybody
that I know knows that song.

But I think it's...

- No one I've ever known in
my life has heard that song.

- No, but it's great though.

It's a great song.

- It's like one of
the biggest duets.

- I think you guys
did it justice.

I would say the...

Wait. Kelly, stop.

- He is my favorite coach.

He's my...

- The performance was awesome.
- Oh, my God.

- I think you guys have
great chemistry.

When you guys started doing
the harmonies together,

like, it got really strong.

And I got to see
a little bit more

of your personality, Laura.

But I thought the whole thing
top to bottom was amazing.

- I love that song.

Ross, you have this voice that
really cuts through in, like,

this really raw, like,
rock and roll way.

So that this song was great
for you.

Laura, you have
an intoxicating vibrato.

It's like sweet but pointed.

It's really, really cool.
It's a cool gift that you have.

- Thank you so much.

- And you both have
incredible ranges.

Ross, on this song,
I do think that your voice cut

through a little more in a way
that in a vocal competition

I think might stand out.

- Thank you.

- Well, I would like
to first thank Kelly

for pointing out that you
have an intoxicating vibrato.

Finally, after 23 seasons
of being on this show,

I have an excuse for
being drunk right now.

Finally.

You did it. It's your fault.

Laura, you're such
a free spirit.

You're literally, like,
just lost in the moment.

And I just love
watching you perform.

And then, Ross, he's like this
stoic guy standing up there

just like... I don't even know
what that word means.

It just seems like it fits.

He just delivers this
absolutely rock-solid vocal.

I would probably go with
Ross on this one, buddy.

- Thank you, coaches.

Niall, it is all up to you.

What did you think
of the Battle?

- Two unbelievable singers
singing a great song

and making it their
own in some way.

I knew this was
going to be the case.

I've shot himself in
the foot yet again,

pairing these two together.

Kind of wish I didn't
know you now because it

makes these decisions so hard.

I just have to make,
like, a gut choice

and an in-the-moment
choice to be honest.

- Niall, who's the winner
of this Battle?

- Oh, God.

It's not easy.

I think the winner
of this Battle...

Ross is the winner.

- Ross moving on to the
Knockouts for Team Niall.

- Thank you.

- Laura and Ross, it was
never going to go wrong.

They're just two super
solid performers.

That's great. You deserve it.
Well done.

With Ross,
he's got this standout tone.

He's just got a true grit
to his voice

that doesn't exist in the show.

And that's why
I put him through.

I'm so sorry.
- No, No, it's OK.

- I'm so sorry.
You have no idea.

- I thought about picking
Laura up for my team.

But at this stage,
I can really only

pick people that I think I
can win the whole thing with.

- Not only do
I not know that song.

I don't know anybody
that knows that song.

He said that.

Like, no one in my neighborhood,

no one I knew.

- Finally, somebody else that
doesn't know a lot of songs

like me.
- There we go.

- Still to come, with two Steals

and three Playoff Passes up
for grabs...

- Yay!

- The artists work harder
than ever...

- ♪ Get to you ♪

- Whoa.

- To deliver unforgettable
performances.

- OK!

- One hell of a choice
to make here.

- Language, Niall.

- My heart is cracking.

- ♪ This is The Voice ♪

- Welcome back.

Which passionate vocalist will
win this Team Chance Battle?

- I'm moments away
from taking the stage.

And deep down,
I'm really happy to be here.

I feel blessed.

- There's always going
to be nervous energy.

If you're nervous,
it means you care.

And I def... I care.

- Alyssa Lazar!

- Chance the Rapper took
a chance on me and my sound.

I want to make him proud.

- Magnus!

- All the practice that
we both have put in

is definitely going
to show on the stage.

But I want to win,
simple as that.

- I'm just excited
for this performance.

I'm so thrilled to
get to sing with you.

- Agree, likewise.

- I paired Alyssa
and Magnus together.

Alyssa's rock-based.

Magnus comes from
a real soul background.

I really have always
loved just the blend

of different musical styles
and tones.

- It's amazing that we get
to work with such a pioneer

in the industry, an innovator.

He always did his own thing.

He did it his own way.
And he just changed the game.

- Exactly.
Like, it's crazy

to just think about where
we might have been,

like, a year ago, thinking
about where we are right now.

I love singing.
It's my passion,

and I feel blessed
to even be here.

♪ And when I feel
I can't go on ♪

In my Blinds,
when that chair turned,

I felt really excited and happy,

because I knew that this was
going to continue my journey.

- ♪ And me forever ♪

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

- Yes, sir.
Chance is awesome, man.

He wears so many different hats.

To have that person,
you know, in my corner.

- Hey.
- Ah! Hi!

This is crazy.

- What's up, man?
- Hello, Mr. The Rapper.

- Just being around him and
being able to pick his brain,

I'm just looking forward to it.

- To get to work with you,
it's such an honor.

- Definitely.
- I appreciate it.

It's an honor to be
before you guys.

I'm very excited for this song.

It's probably my favorite
love song

and one of the more...
- Really?

- Yeah, this is...
- OK, that's dope.

- I gave Magnus and Alyssa
"Your Song" by Elton John.

- ♪ And you can tell everybody ♪

- Just the idea of the Battles
is so different.

To see a duet, I can really
admire it because it gives me

an opportunity to see
both of them,

like, attack a song
differently at the same time.

And working together,
like, seeing how it gels.

- ♪ I hope you don't mind ♪

- And the song,
I felt like it would help

show their strengths
and their different styles.

- I was so beyond thrilled
to see this song choice.

- Oh, yeah. -
The Piano Masters

I absolutely love.

When I was about
in second grade,

I started learning
how to play the piano.

By the time
I was in high school,

I was playing every bar
in my hometown.

I'm from Scranton,
Pennsylvania, so...

- OK. Scranton?

- Scranton, Pennsylvania.
- Like "The Office"?

- Like "The Office."
- That Scranton.

After high school,
I moved to Nashville.

I was playing with a band
a lot, writing.

And then Chance the Rapper
changed my entire life.

♪ Baby, I'm amazed at the way
you love me all the time ♪

- Welcome to "The Voice"!

- I want to have a really big,
game-changing career in music.

And with something like "The
Voice", that is a possibility.

- You know how I got
introduced to this song?

A movie in the early 2000s
when I was probably, like,

eight years old
called "Moulin Rouge."

- Wow.
- Yes!

- Just seeing that song
interpreted in this way,

it just had depth to it.

And I think the first time...
And maybe it was just

because it was my first time
hearing it,

it felt like you were very
focused on pitch,

doing harmony,
and, like, singing together.

But I think just showing who
you are and your performance

and just having
fun with it also.

How you guys interpret lyrics,
the inflections that you guys

choose and the emphasis that
you choose when you sing

is why I wanted to have
both of you guys on my team.

- ♪ But it's the best
that I can do ♪

When I think of this song,
it's about love

at the end of the day.

My girlfriend...
She is definitely

one of my biggest supporters,
her and her daughter, Ellie.

I feel like I'm a father figure
toward her daughter.

She'll call me like,

"Oh, I just wanted to see
what you're doing."

Like, what?

What's going on?

Put your mother on the phone.

She definitely appreciates me
and anything that I do.

- ♪ That I put down in words ♪

- I'm really hyped on Magnus's
control and his choices.

- ♪ How wonderful life is ♪

- He just has a distinct sound
that's not very

widely accessible right now.

You just smacked
the whole thing.

Perfect.

- I appreciate that.
- No, awesome.

Stylistically, you guys
are both different.

The best thing is to just,
like, stay in your texture.

"The Voice" is like
the world's opportunity

to see you as an artist.

So make sure that, like,
you let yourself shine through

in the performance
because it's your show.

You know what I mean?

But I'm really excited.

I think it's going to be fire.

I can't wait to see
the stage rehearsal.

- Magnus... he's amazing.

And I don't want to go home.

But Chance said,
stay true to your artistry.

So that is something that I
will definitely be carrying

with me every single day.

- ♪ You can tell everybody ♪

- I can't stress enough
how important rehearsal is.

Because it's as much about
your stage presence

as it is about your vocal.

Alyssa has a great
stage presence

and ability to be a star,
I think,

in terms of just how she
carries herself on stage.

Sheesh!

That was fire, man.

And I saw a huge improvement
from Alyssa

from the rehearsal to here.

You've actually gotten better
each time I've seen you.

- Oh, thank you.

- Get up.

I'm hoping that Magnus shows me
some of, like, the soulfulness

that really attracted me to
his sound from the Blinds

and from even the rehearsal.

What helps me out a lot
when I'm on stage is,

even though I've sang the song
so many times,

sometimes that can, you know,
work against you.

Kind of taking time to think
about who you're singing to

and what the lyrics mean to
you is probably the best way

to get the best performance.

Magnus and Alyssa are
two very different performers

and singers.

So I'm excited to see
what they both do.

- I need that in XL, by the way.

Appreciate you.

Didn't say that...
- This probably is an XL.

It's a toss up.

- ♪ This is The Voice ♪

- Welcome back to night two
of the Battles.

Let the Battle begin.

- ♪ It's a little bit funny ♪

♪ This feeling inside ♪

♪ I'm not one of those who can ♪

♪ Easily hide ♪

♪ Don't have much money ♪

♪ But, boy, if I did ♪

♪ I'd buy a big house where ♪

♪ We both could live ♪

- ♪ If I was a sculptor ♪

- Ooh!
- ♪ But then again, no ♪

♪ Or a man who makes potions ♪

♪ In a traveling show ♪

♪ I know it's not much ♪

♪ But it's the best
that I can do ♪

♪ My gift is my song and ♪

♪ This one's for you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

- ♪ And you can tell everybody ♪

♪ This is your song ♪

- ♪ It may be quite simple,
but now that it's done ♪

- ♪ I hope you don't mind ♪

- ♪ I hope you don't mind ♪

- ♪ That I put down in words ♪

♪ How wonderful life is ♪

♪ When you're in the world ♪

- ♪ And you can tell everybody ♪

♪ This is your song ♪
- OK!

- ♪ Oh, it may be quite simple,
but now that it's done ♪

- ♪ Whoa,
I hope you don't mind ♪

- ♪ I hope you don't mind ♪

- ♪ That I put down in words ♪

- ♪ How wonderful life is ♪

- ♪ How wonderful life is ♪

- ♪ How wonderful life is ♪

♪ When you're in ♪

♪ The world ♪

- That's so good!

Whoo!

- Great job, guys.
- Thank you.

- You have completely
different tones,

but it actually worked
beautifully.

You kind of are more piercing,
Alyssa, and very powerful.

And then, Magnus, I like a
full round-bodied,

well, wine and voice.

It sounds cozy,
and it sounds like home.

- Home.
- And... it does.

But for both of you,
I'd concentrate a little bit

on not having vibrato
the whole time

because it can get distracting.

But you have really cool voices,

and I would lean a little
bit towards Magnus.

- Thank you.

- Thanks, Kelly.

- Magnus, your voice sounds
like a warm, cozy home...

It does.

- Thank you, Blake.
- With soup and those pillows

that are, like, life-size body
pillows

you can lay with and...

- I sleep with that
every night. No joke.

- You know, I agree with
everything Kelly just said.

I will add, Alyssa,
your vibrato, I do feel

like, is the slower, more
dominant vibrato of the two.

I don't know how to handle
the vibrato thing.

It may just be the song
that makes it...

- How many times do you
think you just said vibrato?

- Vibrato.
- Vibrato.

"Vib-rato"? "Vibe-brato"?

- Now you guys have said it
more than I said it.

- It's been lot of times now.

- Yeah, this is
confusing me now.

There's a really,
like, storyteller

singer-songwriter vibe
to the voice.

So when you get
a big, bold song,

it was obviously going
to lean towards Magnus.

Where I would lean
is just towards

just Alyssa's singer-songwriter
breaking tone and character.

- Thank you, coaches.

- Thank you.

- All right, Chance.
Final decision is yours.

- Alyssa, I feel like your
voice and style

is meant for this song,
and I feel like each time

that you performed it,
it got better.

Magnus, I gave both of you guys

the note about
the intentionality

behind the words or the lyrics.

In that area, you smashed it.

But some of your choices... they
kept saying the word vibrato.

It wasn't really
all vibrato before.

It was a lot of,
like, intentional runs

that I feel like you
either switched out

or just stayed straight on.

But still, in terms of
performance-wise,

I thought it was really,
really...

Like, you hyped me up.

Like, I was like, I was
like, this is your song.

Like, I like that.

Like, everybody.
Like, that was dope.

- Chance, the time has come.

Who's the winner of this Battle?

- The winner of this Battle is

Magnus.

- Magnus moving on!

- I think Alyssa
did continue to grow

in each one of her performances,

but I felt like Magnus had his
own great take on the song.

I think Magnus is going to
do great in the competition,

and I'm giving him
more opportunities

to show who he is.

- Great job, man.

- I'm definitely excited
to keep working with Chance.

He has been wonderful, like,
on the tips and tricks.

I'm really happy
that he's my coach.

- Hey, you're an amazing
performer, man.

Keep going at it.

- The Battles have been
incredible this season,

and it's hard to see
any artist go home

that you think has potential.

That sucks every time.

- ♪ Oh, I could fall
in love with you ♪

- ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I could fall in love ♪
- ♪ Fall in love ♪

- This one is really hard.

You're all really
powerful singers.

Marcos, I do miss you singing
in Spanish a little bit.

That is what separates you
in this competition.

- Yeah.

- The winner of this Battle

is Marcos.

- Marcos is moving on
to the Knockout round.

- It was a tough decision.

Marcos, he held down the song.

There was passion
instead of just power,

which is what I was asking them
all for.

Great job.

And I'm really looking forward
to pushing Marcos

and kind of stretching him
to see what he's going to do

- ♪ This is The Voice ♪

- Welcome back to the Battles.

- You know, this show is
a competition on every level,

and that includes the
photographs of each other.

And I just got to say, I think

I won the photoshoot contest,
I call it.

And this is the best picture
we could come up with

of Kelly.

And I remember this because
she actually said to me,

"Hey, throw me a Skittle."

I was talking to Chance,
and I had just told him

that my cat died.

And this is like he
was trying to pretend like

he was concerned,
but really doesn't care.

Niall had just said,
tell me when you're ready,

and they snapped the picture

just as he was finishing
that sentence.

And then we went on
to the important picture here,

which is me
after a fresh haircut.

I was in heaven right here,

and you can see
the lights of heaven,

you know, not only shining
from behind my head,

which is these rays,
but also shining into my eyes

and out of my eyes.

That's how we do it here
at "The Voice."

- Kylee,

you will be battling

Mary Kate Conner.

- Yes!
- Yay!

My little baby love.

- Blake paired me with Kylee,
which is bittersweet.

- We met when we were here
for the Blinds.

We've been through this
entire thing hip to hip.

- At first,
I was really excited,

and then I was a mess.

- We have to compete
against each other,

and that was really sad.

And then we got working
on our song.

We were like,
this is a match made in heaven.

- Her voice is so gentle.

It's like...
a hug from a butterfly.

- Kylee has one of my favorite
voices in the entire Earth.

We want this battle to shine
so that we're both worthy

of making it
in this competition.

- That didn't work.
- Hug. I need a hug.

- Hello.
- Hey.

- Hi.

- You guys are already laughing
coming through the door.

- Yeah, we're just so excited.

- Working with Blake is probably

the highlight of my life.

- Team hug. Come on.

- His music is so fun.

He's really tall.

Once you get in front of him,
you're like, oh my gosh.

- The team hug was so good.

Blake smells really good.

- OK, so I was told that
I have to call you Uncle Blake.

- Oh, by who?

- About a year ago,
I was visiting

Carter Rubin in New York.

And we, like, went on live...

- Oh my God, I remember that.

- Yeah and then Gwen joined.

- Hi.
Hi, guys.

- We love you.

- And then you were with Gwen.

And I was like, oh my God.

- Oh my God.

- And now here we are.
And...

- I remember the day.
What about you?

We ever FaceTimed or anything?

- Not that I can recall.

♪ I should have seen it
coming from... ♪

- It was an eye opening
experience

to have three chair turns.

I definitely wasn't
expecting it.

I remember talking to Blake.

- There's only one
king of "The Voice".

- And then from the heavens,

a giant foam finger
falls from the sky.

It was crazy.

I have never had formal
training in music.

I was a pre-med student.

The classes were
a lot more difficult

than I had anticipated.

I'm so used to
getting good grades

and being good at school.

It was very difficult
to adjust to that.

So I'd made the jump
of leaving college

to try and pursue music.

I feel like I have
to pick Blake.

- Yes!

- It's such a privilege
to be on his last team.

- You know, I'm always nervous
to throw out a current song.

- Uh-huh.
- Because some people

will either, like, jump on it,

or they're like, ah.

- ♪ I have this thing
where I get older ♪

- I gave the girls a brand new
song called "Anti-Hero"

by Taylor Swift.

- ♪ My afternoon ♪

- And I think it fits the
singer-songwriter thing

that they both want to do.

- ♪ I shouldn't have
been left to my own ♪

- It is really intimidating
to be singing "Anti-Hero."

That's like Taylor Swift's
number one song

of all time right now.

- ♪ I'll stare directly at the
sun but never in a mirror ♪

- The song talks a lot
about insecurities.

I can just relate to that a lot.

I've grown up with
really bad anxiety,

especially when it comes to
performance and my looks.

I just compare myself
to everybody around me

and let that weigh me down.

So this song is
so important for me to sing

and be able to share
with everyone

because I think that
a lot of teenage girls

struggle with the
same kinds of things.

- ♪ It's me, hi ♪

♪ I'm the problem, it's me ♪

- ♪ It's me ♪

- Mary Kate's only 18 years old.

She has this very soft,
angelic voice.

- ♪ Hi, everybody agrees ♪

- Kylee has a little more
attack and a little bit

different style,
but she's definitely fits well

and leans into the
singer-songwriter lane also.

- ♪ Always rooting
for the anti-hero ♪

- Did I just step in, like,
a time warp and step at the end

of rehearsal, like, where
you would sound that good

after we worked on it?

I'm the greatest coach ever.

- Yes.

- Kylee, you know, you guys are
switching from your full voice

into your falsetto, and then
you started going full voice,

full voice.

If you're going to do it, just
be sure you have enough air

to get up there.

Outside of that, I mean,
this is just so good.

The harmonies are great.
This is exciting.

- Yeah.

- From a performance standpoint,

have you thought about how
to perform it?

- So, we have fun, like,
connecting emotionally.

I think that there's some
parts that will end up,

like, flip-flopping places.

- So you'll be holding...
Holding your microphones

and performing it that way.
- Yeah.

- Let's do it that way once,
then.

- ♪ I wake up screaming
from dreaming ♪

- One of the easier battle
rehearsals I've ever had.

- ♪ And life will lose
all its meaning ♪

- These girls both came in.
They were prepared.

It was literally
one of the most pleasant

experiences I've ever had
as a coach on this show.

The possibilities for you two
way beyond this show,

it's endless.
- Thank you.

- And this year, we have this
thing called the Playoff Pass.

It's a catchy name, and...
- It is.

- The Playoff Pass
literally gives you

a jumpstart into the next
rounds of the competition.

Thank you so much.
- Thank you for pairing us.

It's so easy to sing
with Mary Kate.

We are sh**ting to try
and get that Playoffs Pass

out of Blake
because we both want

to stay here together.

- Get the sisters in here.
- Uncle Blake.

- By the end of this rehearsal,
I mean, I was shell-shocked.

And that's what's
going to make this

an impossible decision for me.

- I literally have
an uncle named Blake.

- Do you really?
- So it's really funny.

Yeah.
But you're way better.

- ♪ This is The Voice ♪

- Welcome back to the Battles

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

- How are you feeling?

- Um, I don't know.

I'm worried about getting too...

Oh my God!
- Hey!

- Oh my God.
- I caught you.

I caught you guys
talking about me.

What about that?
Look at that.

That's where y'all
are fixing to be.

- I know.
- Are you ready?

- No.
- I'm so excited.

- Awesome.

- Good luck out there, you guys.

- Thank you so much.
- Have fun, OK?

That's all you got to do.
- Yeah.

- All right.
- Oh my God.

I can't talk.

- I was not expecting that.

- He's so beautiful.

- This Battle starts right now.

- ♪ I have this thing
where I get older ♪

♪ But just never wiser ♪

♪ Midnights become
my afternoons ♪

- ♪ When my depression works
the graveyard shift ♪

♪ All of the people

♪ I've ghosted stand there
in the room ♪

♪ I should not be left
to my own devices ♪

♪ They come with prices
and vices ♪

♪ I end up in crisis ♪

- ♪ Tale as old as time ♪

♪ I wake up screaming
from dreaming ♪

♪ One day I'll watch
as you're leaving ♪

♪ Because you got tired
of my scheming ♪

- ♪ For the last time ♪

- ♪ It's me, hi ♪

♪ I'm the problem, it's me ♪

- ♪ At tea time,
everybody agrees ♪

♪ I'll stare directly at the
sun but never in the mirror ♪

♪ It must be exhausting always
rooting for the anti-hero ♪

- Whoa!

- ♪ Sometimes, I feel like
everybody is a sexy baby ♪

♪ And I'm a monster
on the hill ♪

- ♪ Too big to hang,
slowly lurching ♪

♪ Towards your favorite city ♪

♪ Pierced through the heart
but never k*lled ♪

- Wow.

- ♪ I wake up screaming
from dreaming ♪

♪ One day,
I'll watch as you're leaving ♪

♪ And life will lose
all its meaning ♪

- ♪ It's me, hi ♪

♪ I'm the problem, it's me ♪

- ♪ It's me, hi ♪

♪ I'm the problem, it's me ♪

♪ It's me, hi ♪

- ♪ Everybody agrees ♪

♪ Everybody agrees ♪

- ♪ It's me, hi ♪

- ♪ Hi ♪
- ♪ I'm the problem, it's me ♪

♪ At tea time ♪

- ♪ Everybody agrees ♪

♪ I'll stare directly at the
sun but never in the mirror ♪

♪ It must be exhausting always
rooting for the anti-hero ♪

♪ Always rooting ♪
- Oh.

- ♪ For the anti-hero ♪

- That was really good.

- It was good.

- Good job.

- Kylee, Mary Kate.
- Hi.

- Holy moly.

That was honestly one of
my favorite ones I've seen.

It's not easy to come out

and sing a current song
that's huge.

People have been listening
to the Taylor version

since it came out.

And then you've made it
completely your own.

Kylee, I remember your
audition really well,

and it felt like
"Fallingwater."

And this is in
the same sort of wheelhouse.

It felt like you were
very comfortable there.

And Mary Kate, there was
a great part where you sung

in unison,
and then you split off,

and you were piercing through.

Like, it gave me, like, little
goosebumps, to be honest.

Blakey boy, you got one hell
of a choice to make here.

- Language, Niall.

Language.

- Oh my gosh.

- I would probably lean
towards Mary Kate

just because of that feeling
I got

when she pierced through
on the break of the harmony,

to be honest with you.

- Thank you.

- It seems like y'all all
grew up together or something

because it was so in sync.

The harmonies meshed so well.

Y'all should record a cover
or something...

- Thank you so much.
- Thank you so much.

- That was super ill.

I think the whole point
of this show

is to emphasize your identity
through your voice.

If I were you, Blake,
I would go with Kylee.

I think Kylee just had a sense
of control and a sense of self

that this competition needs
and could win

the whole competition for you.

But also, you know,
that's just my advice.

- I respect your advice, buddy.
- Really?

- Yes, I love it.
- Thanks, man.

- Now I got to listen to her
now, though.

- Thank you so much.
- He's a... he's a liar.

Don't listen to him.

- I think Kylee, your voice,
it has, like,

this thing that singers
get jealous of.

No matter what you sing, it's
always going to sound special.

Like, you just have that
kind of style about you.

- Thank you.

- And Mary Kate,
I mean, you have

this passion that's really
breathtakingly beautiful.

So it was so evenly
matched, guys.

- Thank you, coaches.

All right, Blake,
you got the final decision.

Give us some thoughts first.

- Well, I've been dreading
this one.

I've told you guys.

And it makes it extra tough
because I can see how close

you guys have grown together.

And I'm just proud and excited
to have a pairing like you

on my last season from,
you know,

somebody who's done what
you're hoping to do.

You're going to do this,
both of you.

You're so good at it.

And both of you have
a singer-songwriter,

you know, written on your...
Your... whatever that is.

- Bio.
- Your bio.

Thank you.

Is that how you say it
in Ireland?

- I don't know.
- Bio?

- Have another.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

OK.

But you're both vocally capable
of all kinds of things,

which makes your strengths
in that singer-songwriter arena

like nobody else's, both of you.

It's crazy.

- Blake, tough decision
for you here.

Who is the winner
of this Battle?

- What happened here today
was you've both given 150%

of what you do.

And I mean, my heart is
cracking literally right now.

You know, I did not want to go
out doing something like this,

you know?
But here I am.

The winner of this battle...

is Kylee.

- Kylee!

You're moving on to
the Knockouts.

Congratulations!

Representing Team Blake!

- I can see Kylee going
really far on this show.

She just has
a very powerful voice,

and I feel like she can go
toe to toe with anybody

in this competition.

Great job, buddy.

- I'm so grateful
for this experience.

It's opening doors
and showing me that I can

actually do what I want to do.

Wow! I wasn't expecting that.
That was crazy.

- Thank you so much.

- Yes, ma'am.

- She is so cute.

- Coaches, let me remind you
that Mary Kate

is available to steal.

Mary Kate, anything you'd
like to say to Blake...

- Can I just say
something first?

- Yeah.
- Because this is horrifying,

and in this business, Mary Kate,

there's going to be a no
every day

until there's finally a yes
that comes along.

But on this show, we have a
thing called a Playoff Pass.

And I have that right here
on my button.

I think... oh! It works!

- And there's that yes.
- Oh my God!

- Oh my God! Sorry.
I'm just so excited for her.

- You now get to go
right to the Playoffs.

You bypass the next round.

- Oh my God.
- A brand new honor.

- You deserve it, buddy.

Congratulations.
- Thank you.

- Give it up for
Mary Kate Connor!

We'll see you in the Playoffs.

- Mary Kate is only
18 years old,

but she's very mature.

She's ready for this as
a vocalist and as an artist.

See you soon, buddy.
- Thank you!

- Yes, ma'am.

So I just wanted to send her
straight to the Playoffs.

- This is actually very...
It's very runway.

Yeah.

- She's going to go deep
in the competition.

You watch.

I'm so excited.

This is a huge deal and honor,

and the fact that I
got to receive this is crazy.

- Hey, you left some...
You left some...

- Oh my gosh!

- Yeah, don't...
You left some of your...

- Oh, thank you.
- Streamers out there.

- Thank you.

- Congratulations, little buddy.

I'm only sad
because I won't hear

you sing in the Knockouts.
- That's OK.

I'm excited.

- OK, cool. Awesome.
- Thanks, Uncle Blake.

- Congratulations, buddy.
- Thank you.

- You deserve it.
- Thank you.

I'm going to the Playoffs!