♪ This is my heartbeat song,
and I'm gonna play it ♪
♪ Been so long... ♪
The battles.
Here we go.
You guys, I cannot wait to see
who I'm paired against.
Oh, my God!
Yes. Yes.
We're gonna k*ll it.
Gonna k*ll it.
I'm getting a little nervous.
This is gonna be a fight.
And we're practicing.
We're practicing.
Luckily, there are steals
available just in case.
And this new playoff pass
is wild.
Hopefully some are left
when I go.
♪ This is my heartbeat song,
and I'm gonna play it ♪
♪ Been so long... ♪
It's a dream to be
coached by the best in the business.
Y'all ready? Let's get it.
All right, we're
going in. Unh, unh.
Let's get this movin'.
Let's go. Let's do this.
We'll be like, unh, unh.
Hello! Hello, Kelly.
Miss Kelly! What's up, y'all?
Seeing Kelly Clarkson
again, it was a great feeling.
Nice to see you.
Hey, we're matching.
I know. I like a leather. Oh.
Her hospitality is
very contagious.
She makes you feel
like you're just like her.
She's just freakin'
Kelly Clarkson.
I mean, you know.
I'm letting everybody
know there's a playoff pass
that if I feel like y'all
are both k*lling it,
I can save both of you.
The playoff pass
is the highest honor
we've ever given on "The Voice."
We've never had anybody
be able to skip a level, so...
Skip a level? Are we
playing "Mario Bros."?
What? Round? Yeah. Sorry.
And you're both
such soulful singers.
I know you did Ed Sheeran.
♪ Dancing in the dark ♪
For the blind audition,
Kelly turning for me
as early as she did,
that kind of surprised me.
It was a reassurance, you know?
And at that point,
I just had to,
like, keep singing.
I didn't even look at her
while she turned around.
I just looked at the
crowd, looked at the crowd.
I chose Kelly 'cause she was
fighting for me like a mama.
He turned with, like,
five seconds on the clock.
Mama turned, like,
in the beginning.
Miss Kelly. Yes!
And I know you did
"k*lling Me Softly."
Yeah. It was like run city.
I was like, okay.
When I stepped
out onto the stage
for the blind audition,
I just felt anxious.
That was cool.
♪ And there he was ♪
But I-I don't know, I just felt
like I was meant to be there.
♪ k*lling me softly
with his song ♪
I wear two hearing
A*DS. I was born deaf.
Oh, my God. That's crazy.
That's insane.
Your runs were so intricate
and cool and different.
That's a gift.
I just wanted to
get my voice heard,
and I'm so blessed to
have a platform like this
to be able to do that.
My dad is a musician,
and I grew up seeing that,
and I've seen the good parts
and I've seen the bad parts.
But something that my dad
definitely taught me is, like,
don't do it because you
want that next paycheck.
Do it because you love it.
When it comes to music,
although my ears may not work
as well as everyone
else's, that's okay.
That's okay. There's a
way to work around it.
My favorite thing is, like,
to listen to the type of music
that makes you feel things
and, like, got that deep bass.
And that's basically how
I learn a song, is I feel it.
But music is more
than just listening to it.
You want to cry, you want
to laugh, you want to smile.
You want to be like,
"Oh, this is a good song."
And I want to be able
to be that musician.
So I'm ready to do my own
music thing, just like my dad.
He's probably my biggest
musical inspiration ever,
and I-I just want
to make him proud
and do it because I love it.
I was literally going
to the ladies room,
and on the other side of the
wall, I could hear someone
just, like, warming
up like crazy.
Oh, that probably was me.
Yeah. I was like, I
don't know who that was.
But yeah, I heard... I was
like, he was getting ready
for some Allen Stone.
So I gave Ali and D.Smooth
"Unaware" by Allen Stone
because, of my whole
team, they're the most soulful.
♪ And every day,
the deficit grows ♪
Hey.
Come on, Ali. ♪ Oh ♪
Ali... you cannot tell she's
had any issues with her hearing.
Like, she hears
things so differently.
Like, her runs are so intricate,
and I would never think to
go to the places she goes to.
The way she navigates
through an octave is incredible.
She's so on point,
and I guess 'cause she
feels it in a different way.
♪ On your authority ♪
D.Smooth... he's... he's got
that raspiness to his voice
and he's got that, like, grit.
I hope it blows everyone away,
and I know it's blowing
me away anytime he sings.
And man, I-I'm just so excited
to work with D.Smooth, for sure.
♪ I was unaware ♪
We talked about it, and we were
like, "All right, we're gonna do so good
that we're gonna make Kelly
use that playoff pass on us."
That's a goal.
♪ You care ♪
D.Smooth is
an incredible singer.
You can't teach
passion like that.
You can't teach effortless,
like, runs like that.
He is... He's one of my
favorite singers on my team.
My family, we did struggle
growing up, financially,
so I feel like this song
can go a lot of ways.
You can relate it to
the relationship aspect,
but you also can
relate it to life.
"Every day the deficit grows"...
You spend more than you own,
people living
paycheck to paycheck.
I've literally been
an eyewitness
to that my whole life.
Growing up, my hustles was
cutting grass, selling candy.
Honestly, I'm trying to
change the trajectory of that.
I'm definitely doing this for
not only myself, but my family.
♪ I was unaware, babe ♪
♪ 'Cause all you do is ♪
♪ Push, pull, tear ♪
♪ Can't stretch it any farther ♪
- That was so good.
- Thank you.
Thank you, Miss Kelly. Oh, my
God. I just forget how much I love this.
Aww, we love you.
That was really good. Oh, man.
Can I give you a hug? I
want to give you a hug.
Don't. I'll break. I'll break.
Give me a minute.
Give me a minute.
I was so amazed when I was...
When I made Kelly emotional.
That was like, "Holy
crap."
I'm just still wiping up
on aisle five over here.
The only thing I was gonna
say is on the... the, like,
bridge part, "Push, pull, tear,"
I felt like that "tear"
kind of stayed here.
Mm-hmm. No.
I will not allow it. Okay.
♪ Pull, tear ♪
♪ Can't
stretch it any farther ♪
♪ Push, pull, tear ♪
♪ Can't stretch it any farther ♪
Let him go.
♪ Push ♪
♪ Pull ♪ ♪ Pull ♪
♪ Tear ♪ ♪ Tear ♪
♪ Can't stretch it any farther ♪
♪ Push ♪ ♪ Push ♪
♪ Pull ♪ ♪ Pull ♪
♪ Tear ♪ ♪ Tear ♪
Okay, okay. Yeah.
Okay. Just anything like that.
When I heard Kelly sing
that song to me, I was like,
"Oh my goodness.
I-I-I can't imagine."
I... Actually, I can
'cause she's amazing.
But I'd like to hear it
again, if you don't mind.
♪ Push ♪
♪ Pull ♪
♪ Tear ♪ ♪ Tear,
yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
Oh, my gosh. Okay.
This is going to be an
incredibly tough decision.
I think it's gonna come down
to who just looks
more comfortable,
'cause they both are
incredible vocalists,
so it's whoever's gonna
kind of perform it better
and feel comfortable
in their skin on stage.
It was so good, so good.
Oh! Thank you so
much, Miss Kelly.
Y'all have a blessed night.
Who's got what?
I've got my steal.
I-I don't have a steal anymore,
but I got my playoff pass.
I still have a
steal. My steal is gone.
But you have your other thing.
So everybody's got something.
♪ Everybody's got
their something ♪
♪ Everybody's got
their something ♪
Battling now from Team Kelly,
it's the 24-year-old
from California, Ali,
versus the 25-year-old
from Alabama,
D.Smooth.
Yeah! Let's go!
Let's do it, girl. Let's
do it, girl. Let's do it.
The battle starts now.
Oh, this is so, so good.
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ And every day,
the deficit grows ♪
Hey! ♪ Oh ♪
♪ And you spend
more than you own ♪
♪ Mmm ♪
♪ And Papa always said to me ♪
♪ Oh, ohh ♪
♪ Just keep a close
eye on your authority ♪
♪ Whoa ♪ Come on, Ali.
♪ You say that you care ♪
Oh, my God. I love y'all!
♪ But I was unaware ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ But you say that you care ♪
♪ Say that you care ♪
♪ But I was unaware,
unaware, babe ♪
♪ I was unaware
'cause all you do is ♪
♪ Push, pull ♪
♪ Tear ♪ Whoo!
Sing! ♪ Can't
stretch it any farther ♪
♪ Push, pull, tear ♪
♪ Can't stretch it any farther ♪
Oh, my gosh! ♪ Push ♪
♪ Push ♪
♪ And pull ♪ ♪ And pull ♪
♪ Tear ♪
Oh! ♪ Push ♪
♪ And pull ♪ ♪ And pull ♪
♪ And tear ♪
♪ You say that you care ♪
♪ You say that you
care for me, baby ♪
Yeah!
♪ But I was unaware ♪
♪ I was so unaware ♪
♪ And you ain't tell
me nothing, no, no, no ♪
♪ You say, you say,
you say, you say ♪
♪ Why did you say that
you care ♪ ♪ You care ♪
♪ To me, baby ♪ ♪
No, no, no, nah, nah ♪
♪ But I was unaware
♪ Oh, my gosh.
♪ So unaware, so
unaware ♪ ♪ Unaware ♪
♪ Oh, no, no, no ♪
♪ You say that you care ♪
Whoo!
Let's go!
We just crushed it.
Love y'all!
Hey!
That's Team Kelly! Blake: Wow.
Incredible job, both of you.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
That was just great music.
I mean, that's what
I love about this job.
That's what I'm going to miss
the most, is just sitting here
with a front row seat
to some of the best concerts
that anybody has ever seen.
That was one of them
right there. Just great job.
Thank you, thank you. Thank you.
Ali, you have a
lot of confidence
in... in your performance
and fun and joy.
Great job.
D.Smooth, I mean,
damn, man, I'm a fan.
Like, we're...
What the heck, man?
I think if I was
choosing right now,
based on what just happened,
I would go with D.Smooth.
Wow. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
That was phenomenal.
It was just an
unbelievable duet.
Like, there was... There
was no battling in it.
It was just two great singers
giving each other
room to do their thing.
And that's what makes
a great duet always.
If I was going just off
the feeling that I get,
I would just lean, to
tilt a little bit towards Ali.
Okay. Well, Kelly,
I wish you the best.
Thank you.
Thank you, Niall.
That was a crazy
good performance,
especially the harmonies.
It shows the control that
both of you guys have.
No matter which way you go,
you have a strong chance
of... Of winning this whole thing
with either one of these guys.
Wow. But I got to say,
if it was up to me, I
would absolutely pick Ali.
Kelly, at the end of
the day, it's up to you.
All right.
Thank you, Coaches.
All right, Kelly. Final
decision is yours.
Before we find out the winner,
give us some
thoughts on the battle.
You are world-class
singers, both of you.
Like, incredible things
that people in the Grammys
aren't even capable of doing,
like, in performances.
Wow, thank you.
Thank you so much. No shade.
Straight up. Just...
It's incredible.
Thank you. Thank you.
Like, D.Smooth... I haven't
heard a dude sing like that
since, like, the '90s.
I don't get to hear
someone like you very often.
Um, you are...
It sounded like we
were in church.
Do you know what I'm
saying? When you're in church
and they play the
music. Yup, yup, yup.
So if you come down
to the altar.
That's what that felt like.
But that's what you did.
You just brought us to
church. That was incredible.
Ali, I know that, like,
your story is crazy.
But even if I didn't
know that, your runs,
how you hear pitch, how you flow
through a song, through a run,
it's a God-given talent,
like, not many have.
Thank you.
Kelly, who is the
winner of this battle?
Hmm.
Oh, man.
Okay, so the the...
the winner of this battle is...
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome
back to "The Voice."
The winner of this battle...
Is Ali.
Ali, congratulations.
You're moving on to the
knockouts for Team Kelly.
I really want to prove
to Kelly that I got it
to take it to the end
and sing my heart out.
Oh, my goodness.
Coaches, let me remind you
that D.Smooth's available to steal.
I am beyond grateful
to just be here.
I'm blessed to be here,
y'all. And I appreciate you.
That's the sound of a steal!
D.Smooth stolen by
Chance the Rapper.
Oh, thank God! Oh, my God.
That's your boy. Oh, man.
Team Chance, man.
Finally, I get to take
somebody from Kelly.
It feels so great. Can I just say
something, though, real quickly?
I'm using my playoff pass!
Whoa!
Yes!
Perfect. That's perfect.
I kind of... I kind of feel
bad 'cause you might want
to work with him, but
I just don't care, man.
Like, I love you.
You have the gift to make
it all the way to the finale.
Thank you so much.
He's one of my favorite people
I've ever had on a team ever,
and I had to use my
playoff pass on D.Smooth
because I just want
him to advance.
I want him to be in the playoffs,
and I want to see what he's gonna do.
And he's hungry for
it, y'all. He wants it.
You k*lled it. It was insane.
Thank you so much. Thank
you so much. It was incredible.
This is the second
time I've tried to steal,
but I 100% knew in my bones
that she was gonna
use her playoff pass then.
Hey, man. Bro!
Thank you, brother. Thank you.
No. I'm glad you're here,
man. You belong here, man.
I had to try 'cause
he's that good,
but I know my steal's coming.
Yes! Come on! Come on!
Oh, my God. I was not
trying to mess with you, man.
I wasn't. I just...
I-I-I was like,
I don't want to give it
away, but, like, then I felt bad
for Chance 'cause he,
like, really wants you.
He's so... He was
talking all like...
I-I was like... I was like,
"Oh, Chance, this is about
to not go well for you."
By the way, that was impressive,
how you did that. Oh, my God.
Wait, was that not the
most incredible duet?
Oh, it was incredible.
And one of the
meanest things I've ever seen.
♪ Don't wanna scoot
the boots with no body ♪
Well, this is, uh, one of
many lasts for me this season.
It's gonna be the last time
that I ever coach anybody
for the battle rounds,
which is crazy because
they were telling me
that I've coached
over 250 artists
in the... in the 23 seasons
that I've been here.
I had songs on the radio
for 7 or 8 years before
I was ever even on
"The Late Late Show."
And that was in the
'20s and they didn't have
that much radio.
You got a girlfriend? No.
Well, you got a girl
you like, you think's hot?
He had about 300 the
night of the blind auditions.
All right.
People are just
gonna have a hard time
seeing you if there's
something in the way.
Wow, that was... I
came up with that, see?
I can't even believe
you... You said that.
That's the worst
high-five I've ever had.
I'll give you that one.
Whoa.
I'm gonna go out with a
bang, I can promise you that,
so I'm looking
forward to these...
These final battle rehearsals
that I'm gonna do ever,
and I'm just gonna soak it in.
So here we go.
♪ Wrap these arms
around no body ♪
♪ No body but yours ♪
Hey. Hello.
My man.
Walking into rehearsal,
and you see the
tallest guy ever.
The King of "The Voice," Blake.
How you doing? Good to
see you. Good to see you.
It is still not fully real to
me yet, but it is amazing.
Grace, you were the last person,
right, that I got on my team?
I am. The last person
I ever pushed my
button for. The last pick.
♪ Maybe it was Memphis ♪
♪ Maybe it was
southern summer nights ♪
The second the chairs turned,
I might have
blacked out a little bit.
♪ But it sure felt right ♪
Like, almost through
the whole song.
I am from Michigan, but I'm now
living in Nashville, Tennessee,
and I'm 19 years old. 19?
I moved to Nashville
when I was 17,
so I relate to that so much.
I would be honored if you
would join the last Team Blake
as the last person
that I will ever hit
this freaking worn
out button for.
Wow, that was pretty good.
That was pretty impressive.
Strong pitch.
I think I'm gonna
go with Blake. Yes!
I ended up choosing Blake
'cause he has been an idol of mine.
That's his last artist
on "The Voice" ever.
Oh, my God.
You sound incredible. Thank you.
He's been on the show forever.
He has all this experience,
and he's an amazing coach,
and I wanted to
be on his last team.
What do you think about singing
"I Told You So" by Randy Travis?
I never sang country before.
Anytime you see,
like, singer/songwriter
on somebody's lane that
they're in, you kind of go,
"I can throw anything
in the world at 'em."
Blake's really looking to
pull something from me
and maybe help
me develop a muscle
I've never really
worked out before.
I've heard you sing one time.
Man, I thought you sounded
like you could literally
do about anything.
Three, four years
ago, I couldn't imagine
having the courage
to put myself out there
and step on stage
for that blind audition.
♪ Shine it on my heart ♪
♪ So you could see the truth ♪
Everything that I had
done up to that point
led up to this moment.
♪ And I could change the world ♪
When I got those chair
turns, that was the validation
I needed for myself to say,
"You know what?
You do belong here."
When I see someone like
you that I've never heard
anything like before,
that's what gets me excited.
I'd be damn proud to have you
on my last team on "The Voice."
Growing up watching the show,
I always pictured
myself on Blake's team.
He knows what it takes to
win, and it being his last season,
I wanted to get every
morsel of his knowledge.
I knew that Blake
was the right choice.
♪ Would you say I ♪
♪ Told you so? ♪
I paired Carlos
and Grace together.
I think both of these artists
can deliver a message,
and that's key to
singing any country song.
♪ Would you tell me
that you miss me... ♪
Grace has a very powerful voice.
She's very authentic-sounding,
super country.
She's got a little twang
in there, and I just love it.
♪ That I returned ♪
Carlos says he's never sang
country music before ever,
but you're having a hard
time convincing me of that
'cause he's got a
Vince Gill type range,
and it's super impressive.
♪ Or would you say the
tables finally turned? ♪
I'm grateful that Blake
had enough trust in me
to give me this song.
And I have a big
task ahead of me,
but I'm no stranger
to adversity.
Back in 2020, I was in
Seattle, working at a church
as a music director,
and I lost my job.
My wife and I had to
drive across the country
to North Carolina to move
back in with my parents.
It felt like everything
I worked so hard for
to get up to that point
had been for nothing.
But with the support of
my wife and my family,
they encouraged me
to really pursue music.
I took that leap of
faith, and I think back,
what if I had never went
through that adversity before?
I may not be here.
Everybody's singing
great. I just feel like, Carlos,
you have to sing
more of the lead melody
than you are at some point.
Okay. It just doesn't feel
like an even split at all to me.
I just think you need
to find one more part
in that chorus y-you
can sing the lead on.
And you got the tag,
together, break, again. Yeah.
We're figuring out. We
got it. Correct. Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
♪ I told you so ♪
♪ Oh, I told you so ♪
I could never do that,
what you guys are doing.
What? To just
switch up a harmony.
The wheels are working.
I'm working overtime.
Yeah, but your wheels
work. Your wheels work.
Yeah.
♪ Would you say I told you so? ♪
I love seeing artists come in
like Grace and Carlos
did. ♪ Well, I told you so ♪
Able to work together and
put things into motion instantly.
We switched parts around
a little bit, changed harmonies.
I mean, it sounded good before,
but it sounds so good right now.
The song I've loved
ever since I was little.
Growing up in Michigan, I was
a tomboy, so, like, my dad and I,
our father-daughter bonding
time was driving to go fishing.
We would listen to
country the whole way there.
This song came on a lot, and
I absolutely fell in love with it.
I am a country artist.
I've always known what I
wanted to do ever since I was little.
I was so excited moving to
Nashville to pursue my career.
But I miss home a lot.
Using missing home,
taking that emotion
and putting it into the song
is what's gonna just
push it over the edge.
Yes! Way better.
Is it better? Way
better arrangement.
Carlos does have
more experience than I do.
His voice is amazing, and the
way that he interprets songs,
no matter what
genre, is mind-blowing.
I think to make it to
the knockout round,
I really have to
just work harder.
You're so talented, both of you.
And I just think you
just need to rehearse this
and get it mapped out.
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
This is my last
season, as we all know,
and there's nothing
I wouldn't do to win
my 10th season of this show.
See you guys in a few days.
All right, thank you, Blake.
All right, thank you so much.
I don't have to worry
about getting fired anymore,
so I'm pulling
out all the stops.
Who would you pick
as the winner of this battle?
Get the "Voice" official
app now and play along.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
Here we go.
90 seconds. 90 seconds, guys.
It's a guitar duet.
That's crazy.
This battle begins right now.
♪ Suppose I called
you up tonight ♪
♪ And told you that I love you ♪
Oh. ♪ And suppose I said ♪
♪ I want to come back home ♪
♪ And suppose I cried and said ♪
♪ I think I've finally
learned my lesson ♪
♪ And I'm tired of
spendin' all my time alone ♪
♪ Would you tell me that
you've missed me, too ♪
♪ And that you've
been so lonely? ♪
♪ And you've waited for
the day that I returned ♪
♪ And we'd live
and love forever ♪
♪ And that I'm
your one and only ♪
♪ Or would you say the
tables finally turned? ♪
♪ Would you say I told you so? ♪
♪ Oh, I told you so ♪
♪ I told you someday
you'd come crawlin' back ♪
♪ And asking me to take you in ♪
♪ I told you so ♪
♪ But you had to go ♪
♪ Now I've found somebody new ♪
♪ And you will never break
my heart in two again ♪
♪ Now I've found somebody new ♪
♪ And you will never
break my heart in two ♪
♪ Again ♪
♪ Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ♪
Wow.
Carlos and
Grace, that was magic.
Carlos, your tone is
really so cool, so husky,
and to hear that blend
against Grace's sweet,
piercing tone was...
Was really nice.
Grace, your voice
is just phenomenal.
You've got a real
classic tone. Thank you.
I'm sad I didn't get
you in the first place.
I think you could
go all the way.
And you're a phenomenal singer.
The competition doesn't
really have anything like Grace.
So I would lean towards Grace.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Um... that's a good
point. Thank you.
Oh, my
God. I was so close.
He beat me.
It's like, "So..."
I really like your tone, Carlos.
I think that you have
a very unique voice,
but I think that it's
equally matched.
I couldn't even tell you
which way to lean, Blakey Boy.
All right.
Um, I thought that
was so well done.
Carlos, your voice could
sing many different genres.
I think you're that
guy that could literally
tackle a rock song,
a singer/songwriter song,
a country song, a pop song.
I think you're one
of those voices
that can carry
through any genre.
That's an incredible
gift. Thank you.
Grace, what's cool about you
is you have this really
special unteachable thing.
It's your tone
and it's your soul,
and you're singing through
it, and it sounds pure to me.
It just depends on
your... Your team, Blake,
and, like, what
you've got going on.
My schedule's clear. I
mean, I'm just doing this.
Wait, is it your last season?
You haven't mentioned
it yet at all.
So, I don't know.
I think I'm leaning
towards Grace
just because I love that sound.
It's beautiful.
I don't know. Carlos is
extremely exciting to work with,
too, because he can do anything.
Yeah, I'm not helpful.
Yeah.
Thank you, Coaches.
All right, cowboy, give us
some thoughts on that battle.
Carlos, it was
cool to hear people
talk about you can kind of do
a little bit of anything
you want to do, you know?
I mean, you auditioned
with Eric Clapton,
and now you're
doing Randy Travis,
and you sound incredible
on both of them, man.
And then, Grace, you know,
it's not about doing a bunch
of different things for you.
It's that you're doing
what you were born to do.
And that's just... it's country,
whether you like it or not,
when it comes out of your
mouth and you embrace that.
And that's what makes
you classic, you know?
But I do think it was
very evenly matched.
And I appreciate both of
you for all your hard work.
All right, Blake, this
is a tough one for you.
When you're ready, tell us
who is the winner of this battle.
The winner of
this battle is Grace.
Grace, congratulations.
You're moving on
to the knockouts
representing Team Blake.
I just feel like
Grace has got an edge
on a lot of artists
in this competition
because she is so
authentic in what she does.
Grace could be a huge
artist in country music,
and I want to be a
part of that journey.
Great job, buddy.
Thanks so much.
Grace did an exceptional job,
and I'd be shocked if
she weren't in the finale.
Coaches, let me remind you
that Carlos is available to steal.
Carlos, anything you
want to say to your coach?
I'm very grateful
for this opportunity
that you gave me, and
I'll remember it forever.
Thank you.
Give it up one more
time for Carlos Rising,
ladies and gentlemen.
Carlos is super talented,
and there's no doubt about it,
but I had to go with Grace.
Her tone, everything
was just perfect.
You're highly predictable.
You said that was
predictable, what I just did?
Yeah, sorry.
Having a little
celebratory drink.
I can't stand him,
but I also love him.
He is the ultimate
coach on this show.
Everybody knows that.
It's a loss for "The Voice,"
but also it's a
gain for humanity,
'cause you get
to see less of him.
So there's that.
Do you like your drink?
Delicious. Thank you.
Ahh! Daly: Coming up...
Hey, hey! Daly: our coaches push
their artists to new
heights. Take charge, y'all.
Yes! It's y'all show.
Do the harmony thing, and
make sure that they're really tight.
Girls... have fun. Thank you.
♪ That's all they really want ♪
And the
performances blow the roof
off the "Voice" stage.
♪ On these days, it
feels like you and me ♪
♪ Heartbreak anniversary, yeah ♪
Whoo! Come on, boys.
Whoo-hoo! It's crazy.
Insane. That was phenomenal.
You two should be in the finale.
Wait! We got to steal!
That is the playoff pass!
Whoa!
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
Are you excited?
This is your, like, first...
I can't wait. It's
my first battles.
This is kind of... You kind
of ruined it a little bit for me,
because I'm always
the one that's like,
"I've been in a
singing competition."
Well... And you've been
in a singing competition,
and we, like... we both won.
We didn't win. What?
We didn't win. You
didn't win your show?
No. Well, we got a medal.
Third place. So you
do know where we...
Honestly, what is this?
You should lead with, "I can
help you get to third place."
I was so stoked when I found out
- that we were paired together.
- I know! I was so excited.
Yeah. I can't believe that we're
actually working with Niall now
after just the chair turns
and all the, like, magic.
Finally. Yeah.
I didn't get a
chair turn last time.
Now that I'm here,
it's, like, surreal.
♪ It's just emotions
taking me over ♪
♪ Caught up in sorrow ♪
Knowing that Niall
turned his chair
and believed in my vocals...
Oh, my God!
It just feels so validating.
In your blind audition,
you with your guitar,
your whole vibe
was just beautiful.
♪ I say a little
prayer for you ♪
I would have been
honored to be on any team,
but I freaked out when
Niall turned around
because he's such
a great songwriter
and that's what I hope to do.
There's an
already-made star in there.
You've got this
Italian confidence.
You've got such
a cool vibe to you.
Thank you. It's clown
couture.
I'm super excited to
be coached by Niall.
Let's do it. Let's go.
I would just love to pick up
all the little pieces
that make a superstar.
Oh-oh!
What's up? Hello!
Hello! How are ya?
I paired Kate and Tiana together
simply because I
knew that both of them
knew exactly who they
wanted to be as an artist.
So I thought that "Girls
Just Want to Have Fun"
by Cyndi Lauper was the
perfect song for these two.
How's Nashville?
Nashville's good. How's
engagement world?
Engagement's great. It's weird.
I feel like I aged five years
when it happened.
After the blind auditions,
I actually got engaged,
which was super exciting.
My fiancé's name is Bennett.
We met on an online dating app,
and he's just my
favorite person.
He's my best friend.
I'm excited to get to share
this moment with my new family,
and this is something that I
get to talk about at my wedding,
like, "Hey, I was
on 'The Voice.'
You can see me there."
Your audition, what you did
with "I Say a Little Prayer,"
and then you telling me that
you also wanted to dance.
Yes. Mm-hmm. Yes.
I've had an idea.
Okay. Okay.
There's a version of this
song that starts quite chill,
and it allows you to
show off before you dance.
Okay. For sure.
Let's start with, like,
Kate starting it. Mm-hmm.
Then, Tiana, you
come in and sing,
"Oh, mama dear, we're
not the fortunate ones."
Okay. And then try and
do the harmony thing
and make sure that
they're really tight,
'cause it will make
those harmony moments
stand out in what
is a chaotic song.
♪ I come home in
the morning light ♪
What I love about Kate is
she has the ability to
make any song her own.
She knows who she is.
She knows the type of
artist she wants to be.
♪ But girls, they
want to have fun ♪
♪ Oh, girls ♪ Niall:
Tiana has one of the most
beautiful tones
in this competition.
I love that she's got a
few different sides to her.
♪ The phone rings in
the middle of the night ♪
♪ My father yells ♪ I
relate so much to the song
because of my sisters
and... and my mom.
It's just girl power
in my household.
That's something I really
appreciate about my mom.
She really encouraged us
to have fun with your sisters
because there's no tighter bond.
Like, my sisters
and I, we're like this,
so I just want to
make them proud.
I just want to put on a
good performance for them.
♪ Girls just wanna have fun ♪
Ha-ha!
God, that's so good.
All right. Okay.
I think it's very
easy to get excited
with a song like this,
but it's definitely
important to not over-sing,
and I wouldn't be going,
♪ The phone rings ♪
♪ In the middle of the night ♪
♪ My ma... ♪ Okay.
Yeah, I'd be like,
♪ My father says ♪
♪ "What you gonna
do with your life?" ♪
And just keep it
in that world. Okay.
Being on TV... Right.
This is so different versus if
you were out there gigging.
What you have to remember is...
this... you keep it tight here,
and then that goes down there,
and it goes straight
through their TVs at home
with no mad reverb.
So whatever goes in here
comes out the other end...
for the want of a better
phrase. Yep.
Um, so just like when we're
breaking into harmonies,
make sure they're
completely controlled.
How do you calm your nerves?
The only time I ever get nervous
is when I'm not fully
sure what I'm doing.
Yeah. But you know about
this playoff pass? Yes.
So I-I think that will take
some of the edge off the nerve.
Yeah. You know, that there's...
If... if we both do this well,
there's a good chance
that both of us are going.
Girls... Girls... Thank you.
Have fun. Yep.
We're gonna have fun.
We're just trying
to have fun, yep.
That's it. That's my
favorite one, that.
Perfect. It's beautiful.
Awesome.
I love the both
of you and just...
You know where I am, talk to me.
Niall cares so
much about his team
and having that one-on-one
experience with him
was just a magical moment.
He's done the competition,
and he's toured the world
and so everything he
says is valuable to me.
I was gonna teach you a routine.
Were
you? Let's see it.
Yeah, what were you gonna
do? Come on, show off the moves.
See, this is where sarcasm
doesn't work in America.
I absolutely haven't got a
dancing bone in my body.
If you teach me
yours, can you do that?
Just a little butt wiggle.
All we do is... Uh-huh.
There you go. Uh-huh.
There you go,
you're in it. Yeah.
Coming out of rehearsal...
Bye! Niall: See ya!
My thought was just,
"We got to practice."
And we're
practicing. We're practicing.
Just nailing the harmonies
and selling this song so
that we get the playoff pass,
because, I mean, it's
a girl-power anthem.
How are you gonna divide us?
You can't.
Oh, I'm done.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to the battles
at Universal Studios Hollywood.
This battle begins right now.
♪ I come home in
the morning light ♪
♪ My mother says, "When
you gonna live your life right?" ♪
♪ Oh, mama dear, we're
not the fortunate ones ♪
♪ And girls, they
wanna have fun ♪
♪ Oh, girls just
wanna have fun ♪
♪ The phone rings, in
the middle of the night ♪
♪ My father yells, "What
you gonna do with your life?" ♪
♪ Oh, daddy dear, you know
you're still number one ♪
♪ But girls, they
wanna have fun ♪
♪ Oh, girls just wanna have ♪
♪ That's all they really want ♪
♪ Some fun ♪
♪ When the working day is done ♪
♪ Oh, girls, they
wanna have fun ♪
♪ Oh, girls just
wanna have fun ♪
♪ Girls, they wanna ♪
♪ Wanna have fun ♪
♪ Girls ♪
♪ Wanna have ♪
♪ Some boys take
a beautiful girl ♪
♪ And hide her away
from the rest of the world ♪
♪ I wanna be the one
to walk in the sun ♪
♪ And girls, they
wanna have fun ♪
♪ Oh, girls just wanna have ♪
♪ That's all they really want ♪
♪ Is some fun ♪
♪ When the working day is done ♪
♪ Oh, girls, they
wanna have fun ♪
♪ Oh, girls just
wanna have fun ♪
♪ Oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ♪
♪ They just wanna have fun ♪
♪ They just wanna,
they just wanna ♪
♪ They just wanna,
they just wanna ♪
♪ Girls ♪
♪ Girls just wanna have fun ♪
Yes!
Wow, wow, wow.
That was a really cool
arrangement of that song.
Thanks. Thank you.
I felt the lyrics
for the first time.
Do you feel like we
want to have fun?
Now I understand you,
Kelly. Now you know.
You just want to have fun. Oh,
you just want to have a good time.
I get it. I thought
it was awesome.
I think you guys smashed
the choreography.
Thanks. Thank you.
That's not something that
you typically think about
when you're going to
work on "The Voice,"
but it is definitely
a star quality
and something that you want
to be able to control a stage.
Kate, I just think
you're so cool.
And there was, like, a little
moment where you did something,
and you're, like, singing,
and your head got to going.
I was like, "This is
hilarious. It's so cute."
Glad you think
it's cool. Thanks.
Straight vibes, y'all.
If I had to choose just
based on who I think
is gonna make it as a star,
I wouldn't be able to choose
'cause I think both of
you guys are phenomenal.
Thank you.
True.
But if I had to go just
based off of the battle,
I would have to give
the edge to Kate.
This one can be a
little difficult to show,
like, your vocal
capability, right?
So I thought it was cool
that you did slow it down
in the beginning,
'cause we could hear you
individually, like,
without the fun.
Well, not the fun.
Kate, you sing well.
And also you're
entertaining to watch.
And I thought that was
perfect for this song.
And, Tiana, I loved
whenever you did get your shot
without the harmony,
and it was just you solo.
You were trying to showcase,
like, "This is my tone.
This is how I sound,
you know, kind of thing."
'Cause this can be
a hard song to do
when it's doing
the up-tempo part.
I don't think anybody
outdid anybody here.
I think it's an even
playing field, so...
I feel like Tiana
took the battle.
I mean, I feel like every
time I heard something
that I felt like was exactly
on-pitch and in the pocket,
it was always Tiana.
So that's who I would go with.
Thank you, Coaches.
Niall, you've got
the final decision.
Give us some
thoughts on the battle.
Pre-battle, Tiana's like, "I
want to get up and dance."
And I was like, "Fair play," and
Kate's saying the same thing.
Like, girl that walks
out with a guitar
wants to now get up and dance.
So I was like,
"This is perfect."
And a friend of mine
did a version of this song
where it was broken down,
and I just thought that
would be a great way to start
so the girls can show
off what they can do.
And then it broke out into
an amazing performance,
something that you don't get
to see a lot on shows like this.
I'm really proud
of the both of you.
Niall, who's the
winner of this battle?
Based off what she can
give to the competition
and the fire and the sass
and the... the willingness...
I think the winner
of the battle is...
Kate.
Kate, congratulations.
You're moving on to knockouts.
Kate and Tiana
was a very tough one.
I think with Kate,
she's got an amazing,
eclectic taste of music.
You did a great job.
She would take a song,
she would make it her own.
This girl is a ready-made star.
Coaches, let me remind
you that Tiana is available to steal.
Tiana, anything you
want to say to your coach?
Niall, it's been a pleasure
being on your team.
Thank you to everyone.
Thank you. Give it
up for Tiana Goss,
ladies and gentlemen.
Wait! We got a steal!
Whose got a steal?
Oh, my God!
I'm shaking, I'm shaking.
Chance the
Rapper uses his only steal!
Yeah!
I made my steal.
Finally, I got Tiana.
I appreciate it. Oh,
yeah, no problem.
Welcome, welcome. Thank you.
I saw potential, and
she has soul to her voice
and she has a stage presence.
I'm excited to see
what she's gonna do
on Team Chance. Yes, sir!
I'm just so, so grateful.
But what about Chance, though?
Oh! That
was cool, I guess.
Oh, Chance. I'm
very excited for you.
I'm excited, too.
Thank you. Thank you.
Absolutely. Thank you.
Team Chance.
That's my coach.
Did you do the choreography?
Can you tell?
I mean, there was,
like, some of this stuff.
Like, I literally lost
it. I was like, "This is...
This is cute."
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to the battles.
Oh, my God. What's up, ladies?
Hi. Hi!
I'm so excited for
this performance.
Thank you. Oh, my
God, are you excited?
Yeah! Yeah?
I'm so excited. I'm pumped.
I need you to know this is
going to be very hard for me,
because you're
both really stellar
and you're both
completely different singers.
Okay? Okay. Yeah.
I've literally been
talking to the coaches.
I'm like, "I have no
idea what I'm gonna do."
I'm gonna make them
use the steal. Okay.
Okay. Bye, y'all. Bye!
I paired Holly and Katie Beth
because I was curious what
they would sound like together.
Okay. Okay. That was wild.
I wasn't expecting that.
This was my favorite rehearsal
I think I've ever
experienced on "The Voice."
Hi! Hi! Hi!
What's up, y'all?
I gave them Ingrid
Andress' song, "Lady Like,"
because it leans to pop
and it also leans to country.
And that's perfect for them.
I loved both of your
voices so much.
Your voice is definitely
like the sweetness
and how you started out.
That was my favorite
part of your voice,
and I love that you
did Justin Bieber,
I believe with
"Ghost," right? Yeah.
♪ I'll settle for
the ghost of you ♪
The blind auditions were
the craziest experience ever.
There you go. Kelly.
♪ And if you can't
be next to me ♪
When Niall and Kelly
both turned for me...
Oh, my gosh. My
stomach did a flip.
We literally have not
heard anyone like you.
Like, you will stand
out. Thank you.
I'm proud to be different.
And I think Kelly
took notice of that.
And I think she can
help me figure out
how to be my very best.
Oh, my gosh, Holly. I-I
literally was already like,
"Oh, my God, what
an amazing singer."
And at the end of it, I
was like, "I'm sorry, what?"
♪ Mississippi girl ♪
You better sing. Yeah!
When I realized that I
had a three-chair turn,
I was shocked a little
bit. - Whoo!
It was a dream come true.
Is this thing on? Oh, my God.
I'm so happy right now.
That was incredible.
Kelly is probably the most
vocally capable woman
of our time, so I was super
excited to be on Team Kelly.
- I love this song.
- We do, too.
We're like, it's
the perfect mesh.
You did a great job at picking.
Oh, my God, good.
I love the idea of
powerful women
just singing a powerful
message. Yeah.
I think it's undeniably cool.
This song is all about
female empowerment.
♪ Controversial ♪
♪ So outspoken ♪
I'm very outspoken.
I have a lot of
convictions and opinions.
Yeah! And I think celebrating
all women is super important.
Even though I'm involved
in the pageant industry,
you know, you don't have to have
a full face of hair and
makeup to be ladylike.
My mom and I own a boutique,
and we are working with women
to dress them in something
that makes them feel confident.
I believe that every
woman benefits
from having another
woman in her corner
being kind and building her up.
So I was super excited to convey
that message through a song
that is as powerful
as "Lady Like".
♪ Lipstick in a cigarette
pack on the dash ♪
Holly is like a powerhouse
female country singer. Yeah!
So it was interesting to
see Holly take on this song
and then take it up the
octave and do these cool runs,
because she has a
very full, big voice.
♪ Sometimes I'm not polite ♪
♪ Don't bite my
tongue, speak my mind ♪
Katie Beth has this
really cool thing about her.
These incredible
runs that she does,
and she goes to places
that are almost jazz-like,
but in a pop
country song. Pretty.
She's incredible.
♪ I've been told
I'm not ladylike ♪
Ooh, I love where
you're leaving that.
Ahh, that was good!
Okay.
Um, love the octave
jump. That was really cool.
Love coming in... That
high harmony? Okay.
You have a really
cool, hidden rasp.
Thank you. That's so unique.
Nobody sounds like that.
Thank you so
much. You're so little
for that sound.
It's really cool.
Kelly was really encouraging,
and that was so helpful,
because I could never see
something this big happening
to a girl this small, you
know, from this small place.
Savannah, Tennessee,
is a very tiny town.
Like, people ride
their horses places.
Like, this is small-town life.
In Savannah, my husband and I
get to teach music lessons
to people in our community.
It's really special, because
we get to do the thing we love
and help other
people love it, too.
I'm very hopeful to make
it to the knockout round.
I'm working my tail
off to... to get there.
I want to really represent
the place that I come from,
because it's really special.
If there's anywhere in the
song where you feel like,
"Oh my God, I have to fit
all these words in"... Yeah.
You can take a breath.
The only reason why I say
that is you're conquering it now.
But once we get out there,
you're gonna be freezing.
And then, you know, the
crowd comes in, you're excited.
So like, you're
gonna have less air
than you think you...
Than you will now, right?
Oh, my gosh, Holly,
you are a powerhouse.
So I'm gonna
make you be a little softer
just in the very beginning,
'cause it's kind of interesting
that you're saying,
"So outspoken,
but it's... it's a little soft.
It's like, you know, when
your mom gets mad at you,
but it's, like, not loud, but
you're, like, more scared.
Yeah, but it's just more of,
like ♪ More outspoken ♪
like, more just like a
little softer but with intent.
Do you think I should
come off of that faster
and do the riff?
No, I think just
maybe a little vibrato,
just push in there is
the only thing I would do,
only because of the vowel,
not because of your voice.
Holly wants to win this,
y'all. Holly showed up.
She's here to work, and
that's awesome to work with.
All right, bring it in. Amazing.
Yay. Holly is such a big singer,
but Katie Beth does not
seem intimidated at all.
So as long as she is full
on who she is as a vocalist
and leans into her
strengths like she did today
in rehearsals, she
is going to soar.
Y'all have a good one. Y'all
have a good one. Thank you.
I'll see you in a couple days.
Bye, y'all. Bye.
They're both equally gifted.
Wow.
I have no idea
what I'm going to do.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
The battle starts now.
♪ I drink tequila straight ♪
♪ Haven't brushed
my hair in days ♪
♪ And I'll kiss
on the first date ♪
♪ If I'm feeling it ♪
♪ I don't even own a dress ♪
♪ Bite my nails
when I get stressed ♪
♪ Do whatever for attention ♪
♪ If I need it ♪
♪ Controversial ♪
♪ So outspoken ♪
♪ I've been told
I'm not ladylike ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ I could bring
you to your knees ♪
♪ And get you kicked
out the Garden of Eden ♪
♪ Untamable, unframeable ♪
♪ Mona Lisa ♪
♪ Oh, kiss you
like a whiskey fire ♪
♪ Turn around, leave
your heart in a riot ♪
♪ Lipstick in a cigarette
pack on the dash ♪
♪ I'm a lady like that ♪
♪ Sometimes I forget
not to talk politics ♪
♪ When I'm in the
middle of getting hit on ♪
♪ Sometimes I'm not polite ♪
♪ Don't bite my
tongue, speak my mind ♪
♪ Let curse words fly
when it goes wrong ♪
♪ Controversial ♪
♪ So outspoken ♪
♪ I've been told
I'm not ladylike ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ I could bring
you to your knees ♪
♪ And get you kicked
out the Garden of Eden ♪
♪ Untamable, unframeable ♪
♪ Mona Lisa ♪
♪ Oh, kiss you
like a whiskey fire ♪
♪ Turn around, leave
your heart in a riot ♪
♪ Lipstick in a cigarette
pack on the dash ♪
♪ I'm a lady like that ♪
♪ I'm a lady like that ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ Oh, kiss you
like a whiskey fire ♪
♪ Turn around, leave
your heart in a riot ♪
♪ Lipstick in a cigarette
pack on the dash ♪
♪ I'm a lady like that ♪
♪ I'm a lady like that ♪
Yes!
Whoo!
Yeah.
Hey, girls. First of all,
uh, terrible high five
there at the end.
I mean, that was
awkward as hell.
I'm always excited when
I see a country singer
coming out here.
It's always weird when
they're not on my team, though.
How did it feel when I won
twice with them?
I know.
Was that a weird feeling?
I can't win every time.
Holly has a more classic
country singer voice.
Like, when she goes for the
note, she gets loud and big.
And it sounded really good.
But on the contrast, Katie,
your tone is the craziest thing.
The volume never changes,
but the notes go anywhere
it seems like you
want them to go.
You're hitting some
cool harmonies.
You were hitting
some high notes there.
I've never heard anything
quite like that before.
It's crazy good.
Hi, girls. Hi.
That was phenomenal.
And, Holly, I've just
always been a-a fan
of a classic country voice.
That song was probably
more in Holly's comfort zone,
and I felt like, Katie Beth,
you stayed in your lane,
you sung the song the
way you wanted to sing it.
It's easy when you get
a big voice against you
like that to want to go
and attack it yourself
and kind of lose who
you are, which is amazing.
So I thought it was brilliant.
I think, Holly, I
think strength of your voice,
the confidence in your
voice carried the performance.
The battle rounds is
an opportunity for us
to see two people work
on the same arrangement
and offer their
interpretation of it.
And I-I liked what
Holly did with it,
so I would go with Holly.
Thank you, Coaches.
All right, Kel, you
got the final decision.
Give us some
thoughts on the battle.
I think right off
the bat, like, Holly,
you have a big voice, so
people obviously hear that.
But I don't think people
realize like, you know,
we heard all those
harmonies in there, too.
And that's hard when you're
not as powerful of a singer
in that sense to hang. Yeah.
And, like, Katie, you did.
Your runs are so
cool and so different,
and it rings through.
And, Holly, you are
straight-up country,
but I don't think necessarily
you're limited to that.
You will do these crazy things
where you can go extremely high
and do almost like
these whistle notes.
It's like crazy, your range.
And so you both offer
something completely
different for my team.
Kelly, the time has come.
Who's the winner of this battle?
You both did incredible,
but the winner of this battle
is Holly.
Holly... moving on
to the knockouts,
representing Team Kelly.
It was a hard decision
between Katie Beth and Holly,
because they're two
completely different paths, right,
that I would have taken.
The reason why I
ended up going with Holly
is 'cause she's
got amazing runs.
Thank you so much.
She's a country girl,
but, like, she can tackle
kind of any genre, and
that was exciting to me.
Pitch perfect. It was so good.
Team Kelly has got Holly Brand,
and we should all be nervous.
Super talent.
She's a big threat
on Team Kelly.
Coaches, let me remind
you Katie Beth is available to steal.
Anything you want
to say to your coach?
This has been the
most wonderful,
humbling experience
I've ever had.
And thank you, thank you.
Give it up one more time
for Katie Beth Forakis,
ladies and gentlemen.
The level in this
competition is so good,
but it's still hard to
see people go home.
My team is amazing.
Okay.
Coming up...
♪ Time ♪ Oh, my God!
♪ On these days, it
feels like you and me ♪
♪ Heartbreak anniversary
♪ Come on, boys!
The artists
sh**t for the stars...
That was crazy.
That was one of the
best performances
that we've seen in
the battle round so far.
And shine on the big stage.
You two should be in the finale.
And then...
That is the playoff pass!
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
Two talented singers go
head-to-head from Team Chance.
It's battle day,
guys. I'm ready.
Nariyella!
Being here,
I'm just pushing
myself to new limits.
Yes! So I'm determined to stay.
I'm very excited.
Just like, aah, I feel like
a freaking dynamite stick,
Chloe Abbott!
Chance put
a lot of work into us,
so I just hope that we give
him what he knows we can do.
I just got to execute, and
that's all I can focus on.
Hey, this one could
really go either way for me...
Okay. So give me real advice.
Okay. I have no idea.
All right, Nariyella and Chloe.
I paired Chloe and Nariyella.
Chloe was a one-chair turn.
♪ How deep is your love? ♪
I feel like sometimes
people underestimate
the softer singers.
I feel like Anita Baker and
Norah Jones somehow.
I've never seen that
before. Those are my girls!
It's stylistically what
we need in music,
so I was super
excited to get her.
♪ You got one night only ♪
Nariyella was a four-chair
turn, which I won.
So I hold the opportunity to
be her coach near and dear.
Whoa.
Your skill level is way,
way, way beyond your years,
way, way, way beyond
your experience.
They're both amazing
R&B artists in their own right.
And so I gave them
"I Want You Around"
by Snoh Aalegra.
I figured that both of them
would be fans of Snoh Aalegra,
as most people are,
and I wanted to
see their takes on it.
I haven't seen anybody do it
the way we're about to do it.
No, right. So hopefully,
he likes our idea.
This is the first
time that this song
is actually being
brought on to "The Voice."
So I feel very special
introducing new tracks.
You know what I'm saying?
Hey! Hey. Hi.
It's a vibe. Team
Chance in the building.
What's up? What up?
Hey.
Our team really got the
best coach, respectfully.
He works with some of the
most popular and modern artists.
We're getting a taste
of that one on one.
What?
How most artists get
ready for a tour is they, like,
have a small room like this
with a bunch of
side fills or monitors
and they just sit in a
circle and just jam. Yeah.
This is kind of like the
best way to, like, refine it.
I'm so excited.
You know, it's Chance,
he's accomplished
so many great things
and so I'm really just open
to anything that he
has to offer to us,
because even being
here is a blessing.
Growing up, seeing my
mom, raising three children,
just watching her grind
definitely instilled in me
the importance of finding what
it is you're passionate about
and really going
after it no matter what.
In addition to music,
I'm a student, and I
substitute teach part time.
I feel like I'm living many
different lives all in one,
so I feel driven to
capitalize on this opportunity.
What'd you guys think about
the song and the arrangement?
We love the song.
We love the song.
There we go. Snoh is very chill.
Yeah. We kind of kept that vibe,
but also, like, elevated it
with our harmonies, with
instrumentation choices.
You guys made a-a
change to the arrangement?
Melodically. Take charge, y'all.
Yes! This y'all show.
I want to hear it.
♪ We can get away ♪
♪ Palm trees, beach
views, ordinary day ♪
Nariyella's got a huge
voice, a little more big gospel
or R&B-leaning style. ♪ You ♪
♪ I try not to show ♪
Chloe's biggest strength
is control. ♪ We
don't really want to ♪
And when she does runs,
it's more jazz-inspired,
laid-back feel.
♪ You ♪
They're so immensely
talented but also very different,
so I'm already torn.
Yeah, you rocked it. I
love that arrangement.
What you guys have as a
unit is dope and beautiful.
And I think TV needs
more Black sisterhood.
Talk about it. Hey.
Have y'all ever seen when
Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
did the "Prince of
Egypt" song together?
Have you ever seen when
Monica and Brandy did
"The Boy Is Mine"?
I was just really saying
those things to say,
like, sometimes when
you guys turn to each other
and you guys are trying to
find the note, it feels strained.
So, like, do more
responding lines,
'cause those sound good.
And, Nari, really for
you, I'm just thinking like,
you should just go crazy.
How? 'Cause I don't
want to get to a point
where I'm overdoing it.
Yeah, I would say don't
shrink yourself ever.
When it comes out of
Chloe's voice to your voice,
then you should be
like, "This is my part."
And I think, Chloe,
you've got a full hold on
exactly what it is that
you're trying to do.
But I think just,
like, you know, feel it
and show yourself
through it. Okay.
For people like me who
have always thought,
"Oh, bigger is better,"
Chance really just showed
me that me being me is enough.
And so I have to make
sure that I'm really singing it,
like, telling my story.
As a professional
athlete in track and field,
I'm still training right now
while I'm here, you know,
like, I'm honestly
balancing a lot.
♪ Now you're the
one I'm thinking of ♪
Yeah. This song,
it's literally like...
Yeah. I want to want
you, but at the same time,
maybe can't right now
in this season of my life.
♪ We can get away ♪
And that's something
I'm currently experiencing.
And so I'mma
preach that song now,
you know, you're gonna
feel what I'm feeling, like,
that's the goal.
♪ Just want to get
away right next to you ♪
♪ I want you around ♪
Yes!
Now I can feel the difference
when I go to each side
that there are two amazing
performers coming together
at a high level and being
like, "This is what I do."
That was fire.
That was one of
the best rehearsals.
What? Yeah.
Hey! We did the...
Hey, hey,
hey! Y'all are hilarious.
Security! Hey!
For this round,
I'm just looking for
who can take the song
and make it their own
and make the moment...
I hate to say it about
themselves... but about themselves
and, like, really be the
show in that moment.
♪ You ♪
♪ Come through, I think I... ♪
It's so important to get
to have these rehearsals
'cause I'mma be honest,
I'm a little concerned
with this one.
Seeing it on stage now,
I think there's
a lot of pressure
that they're putting on
themselves with choreography.
So sometimes you got to
switch up the show in rehearsal.
I'm gonna keep
it 100 with y'all.
The first one wasn't
all the way there,
but I feel like it was
'cause you guys were trying
to remember like... Everything.
"Oh, I point, then you
point or you lean back,"
like, it's like so
much to think about.
I'm giving you guys free
range to pick and choose
what you guys want to take out,
but we're only gonna get one
pass... And let it flow, yeah.
When it's actually the real
time, so I want you guys
to be able to, like, sing
and not be trying to, like,
remember the next eight count.
Okay. They're both so good.
I hope that they just
step out into their own,
but I don't know how it's
gonna go, to be honest.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to the battles.
Let the battle begin.
Oh, I like the beginning.
♪ It's not that I don't
want you here, yeah ♪
♪ It's something 'bout the way ♪
♪ You stare into my eyes ♪
♪ I know that I don't
make things clear, no ♪
♪ I fall for you every time
I try to resist you, yeah ♪
♪ We can get away ♪
♪ Palm trees, beach
views, ordinary day ♪
♪ All I wanna hear is
inner visions on replay ♪
Yeah! ♪ And sit right
next to you, you ♪
♪ Hey, I try not to show
how I feel about you ♪
♪ Thinking we should wait,
we don't really want to ♪
♪ I just wanna get away ♪
♪ Sit right next to you ♪
♪ You ♪
♪ I don't wanna kiss you ♪
♪ Yeah, I just wanna feel you ♪
♪ Feel you ♪ ♪ Feel you ♪
♪ Feel you ♪
♪ I want you around ♪
♪ Around ♪
♪ Around ♪
♪ I want you around ♪
♪ Around ♪
♪ Around, 'round,
'round, 'round ♪
♪ Come through, I
think I need you here ♪
♪ But I swear it's hard ♪
♪ To keep these
feelings to ♪ Hey!
♪ Myself ♪
♪ Now you're the
one I'm thinking of ♪
♪ My higher ground,
my rocket love ♪
♪ Bump gravity, I'd
rather stay up here, but ♪
♪ We can get away ♪
♪ Palm trees, beach views ♪
♪ Ordinary day ♪
♪ All I wanna hear is
inner visions on replay ♪
♪ And sit right next
to you, oh, you ♪
♪ I try not to show
how I feel about you ♪
♪ Thinking we should wait,
we don't really want to ♪
♪ I just wanna get
away ♪ Oh, my God.
♪ Next to you ♪
♪ I want you around ♪
♪ Around ♪
♪ Around ♪
♪ I want you around ♪
♪ Around ♪
♪ I want you around ♪
That was cool.
Oh, man.
Wow. So good.
That was one of
my favorite battles.
Yeah.
That was... That was so crazy.
Oh, my God.
Chloe, your range is phenomenal.
And there's, like, a little,
like Erykah Badu, like,
about how your attitude...
Like, how you sing.
It's, like, a different
way of storytelling.
And then, Nariyella,
like, your tone...
Oh, man, it's just so smooth.
And it's got the perfect
amount of, like, grit to it.
It's very hard for me,
but I was leaning
towards Nariyella.
Thanks, Kelly.
This one's a
little bit tougher for me
'cause it's so far
out of my lane,
although I do know this
song very well. Do you?
Very well, by... Snoh...
"Allergia."
You know, I-I'm just kind of
basing it off of feel, though,
and Nariyella
just... It just felt like
she had that song by the throat
the whole time
against the ropes.
And I would probably be
leaning towards Nariyella, too.
That was phenomenal.
Thank you.
Chloe, yeah, it's like
watching a full-time pop star.
I would love to sing
harmonies with you.
And, Nariyella, the
tone is just like...
There's no stopping for
a gasp of air or anything.
It's just a
continuous storyline.
And then you obviously
can go up there
and take the roof off the place.
This is a tough battle.
Thank you, Coaches.
All right, Chance, this
is a tough one, man.
Well, I want to start with
Chloe. I want to just say
you have a very specific tone.
It's very reminiscent
of Anita Baker.
You have a very
strong jazz influence,
but it's very contemporary.
And so I think of you
as, like, a recording artist.
Nari, I think you're
a vocalist's vocalist.
Like, you have a crazy tone
and a... and a crazy
control of your vocal.
You guys are both amazing
artists in your own right,
and well past this
show... - Thank you.
You guys are gonna have
a lot of success. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Chance.
Chance, tough decision for
you here, but the time has come.
Who is the winner
of this battle?
Uh...
Man. I'm gonna lean
into my gut feeling,
and only basing
it on this battle...
uh...
the winner of this
battle is Nariyella.
Nariyella, congratulations!
You're moving on to the
knockouts for Team Chance!
Not easy.
Chloe and Nariyella was probably
one of the toughest decisions
I made in the battle rounds.
She's got a really strong voice.
Man, I'm really excited
to work with Nariyella
and just give her some of the
big songs that she deserves.
Great job. So good.
I'm grateful. I'm very grateful.
And it's just motivation
to keep going, keep going.
Chloe, anything you
want to say to Chance?
Definitely tough to take,
but I definitely am so grateful
that I got to work with you.
You're a phenomenal artist.
Please keep making music.
If I would have had a steal,
I definitely would
have stolen Chloe.
And I was sad to see
her leave the competition.
It sucks 'cause she's so cool.
She's so fire.
Chance's team
surprised me, y'all.
I didn't know his team was
that good until the battles,
and I was like, "Wait, what?"
We love you, Kelly!
Thank you.
Too bad nobody loves Chance.
There we go. I mean...
Oh, my God.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to the battles.
What are we doing here?
So we have to pair your team.
This is what I was thinking...
Ryley and Michael.
Two of them have two big voices.
Mm-hmm.
Both super-nice dudes.
We can have commonality
there, musically. Yeah, yeah.
And it would be
a hell of a battle.
Yeah, I love it.
Give us a beat.
Niall gave me and Michael
B. "Heartbreak Anniversary"
by Giveon.
He could not have done
better with the song choice,
and as soon as we
started rehearsing,
we really clicked right away
and our personalities
blended really well.
We just dove
right in. I got on keys.
♪ When you walked out my life ♪
♪ Why'd you walk out my life? ♪
Then he got on keys,
and we were, like,
trying to divvy
out, like, who...
How do we want to do this?
We spent a lot of time
splitting it how we wanted to.
Staring contest Whoever
wins gets to start the song.
Ah! Ha!
Oh, hello. Hey. Good to see you.
Ryley Tate, how's it going, bud?
What's up? Nice to see you.
Hi, Michael. Good to see you.
I am extremely
excited to be finally
working with someone
as amazing as Niall.
I can't wait to see
what comes next.
Look at those piercing eyes.
You're... You're
staring at yourself.
Have you ever seen a
face that big?
Getting to,
like, work with Niall
and collaborate with him
is really, really special.
I'm nerding out that I'm
here. Another day at the office.
You guys were, like,
the first pair that I made.
Oh, wow! Really?
In my head, it
felt really natural.
Like, in the audition,
the two of you sang
similar heartbreaky love songs
and had similar
nuances to your voice.
Are you happy with the
song, first of all? Absolutely.
Beyond. We're ecstatic.
This song suits the both
of you down to the ground.
We made a full studio recording
of our arrangement. Yeah.
Honestly, how can the other
teams compete with this level?
♪ Heartbreak anniversary ♪
This song...
it's emotional.
It's got R&B, it's
got a bit of soul,
and I just feel like both guys
have all of that in abundance.
♪ These days it feels
like you and me ♪
It's really crazy to me to
think that I'm doing a rehearsal,
hanging out with Niall Horan.
And literally two weeks
ago I was at home,
and I just failed
my permit test.
Like, I literally don't
even have a permit
or a license or anything.
Like, I'm 15.
But I'm studying up to
try and make it next time
when I get back home
and hopefully can get my car
and not have to be picked
up by all my friends all the time.
My mom is my teacher at home.
Being homeschooled, I like
that there's more freedom
to work your own schedule,
and if I can complete all
my assignments quickly,
I have more time to
focus on songwriting
and music and production and
sound design and engineering
and things like that that I
really am passionate about.
♪ Somebody said
you got a new friend ♪
I do see a lot of
myself in Ryley Tate.
He's a young,
excitable 15-year-old kid
on one of the biggest
TV shows on the planet.
And I was like that.
♪ I'll keep dancing on my own ♪
Ryley Tate's
audition was incredible.
He had the place on their feet.
I could not believe it.
I literally was genuinely
pinching myself, like,
"Is this actually happening?"
My head nearly exploded.
It's so nice to
hear a 15-year-old
have that confidence
in their own ability.
I'm gonna have to
go with Niall, 100%.
Yes!
Ryley Tate... he's gifted
way beyond his years.
He's a real musical dude.
Ryley Tate, that was amazing.
You could do with
ramping the song.
You know, sing
soft, tell the story.
♪ On the day that I met you ♪
And then you start
ramping towards the chorus
and leave it for later in
the song to really, like...
♪ On the
day that I met you ♪
Michael, I think you
could sit back on it a touch
and sit into that kind
of R&B pocket a little bit.
Just relax into it and
feel every line as you go
and try and tell the story
as much as you're thinking
about what you're doing vocally.
Mm. Okay.
♪ 'Cause I ♪
All the best R&B
singers are ones that kind of
sit behind the beat,
nearly sound out of time.
♪ On these days it feels
like ♪ I just want Michael
to just sit back
into the R&B pocket
because you don't want
to sound too rushed.
For you, Michael, obviously,
it just feels really
comfortable.
It feels like it's
in your pocket,
the type of song that,
like, if someone said,
"Here's an open mic. Go."
Oh, yeah.
Before COVID, I was in this
"Jersey Boys" tribute concert.
I lived out of a suitcase for
like three and a half years.
Here we are backstage
at the MGM Grand.
In St. Martin. San
Francisco, California.
I kind of was like, "I am doing
what I'm supposed to do."
We're here at Notre Dame.
When COVID hit, the entire
live-performance industry died.
I had to figure out a
way to make money.
Hello.
I got a job in the
TV-commercial world,
and I started to get
coffees for directors,
you know, whatever they needed.
I was thrilled because I
was able to make my rent.
No.
The light of the dream
was dimming more and more
as each year passed...
Well, first one
in, last one out.
Until my blind audition.
It just reminded me, like,
"Hey, dude, you're a singer.
You should sing."
On my blind, I was very nervous.
I hadn't performed
in years on a stage.
I was like, "Whoa! I
haven't done this in a while."
♪ I don't know why ♪
♪ I run away ♪
Yes! Yes!
♪ Save your tears ♪
Michael B... he's an
absolute diamond of a guy,
incredible singer.
Whoo!
We are going to do
magic things together.
I'm ready. Me and
you, Michael. Come on!
I'm ready. Let's do it.
Niall was my
number-one choice, too.
I was just so grateful
that he turned around.
I really needed this, 'cause
this was the final straw.
I was gonna, like, hang my
hat on performing, honestly.
For a duet, it could be
another one or
two little harmonies.
Do you do one on the
"Why you walk out my life"?
No, we don't.
♪ It's cold outside ♪
♪ When you walked out my life ♪
♪ When you walked out my life ♪
Why'd you walk out ♪
♪ Why you ♪ ♪ Why you ♪
♪ When you walked out my life ♪
That was my big problem
I was having. Right. Okay.
I'm cracking a lot. Yeah,
okay, that's fine. That's fine.
Don't worry. It doesn't go
away too soon, I'm telling you.
I cracked for about six years.
I wonder, could
you do the low one?
Yeah, we
can try it. Let's try that.
I'm 15, and some harmonies
were making me crack a lot.
♪ Like when you
walked out my life ♪
Niall's background
working as a teenager
really helped me.
And the longer I can have
his mentorship, the better.
♪ Get like this every time ♪
Both Michael and Ryley
Tate are incredible singers.
♪ On these days, it
feels like you and me ♪
This battle is
gonna come down to
who has listened
to the notes the best
and whoever makes
me feel the most.
I'm so happy and proud of you.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
It's kind of scary
being a one-chair turn
compared to a four-chair turn.
It makes me think
all the other coaches
just didn't hear something
that they were waiting for.
I really want to prove to them,
"Oh, I should have turned
around for you in the first place."
See you later. Thank you.
Go work.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
This battle begins right now.
♪ Mmm ♪
♪ Balloons are deflated ♪
♪ Guess they look
lifeless like me ♪
♪ We miss you on
your side of the bed ♪
♪ Mmm ♪ Wow.
♪ Still got your things here ♪
♪ They stare at
me like souvenirs ♪
♪ Don't wanna let you out my ♪
♪ Head ♪
♪ Just like the
day that I met you ♪
♪ The day I thought forever ♪
♪ Said that you love me,
but that'll last for never ♪
♪ It's cold outside like
when you walked out my life ♪
♪ Why you walk out my life? ♪
♪ 'Cause I get like
this every time, yeah ♪
Okay! ♪ On these days,
it feels like you and me ♪
♪ Heartbreak anniversary, yeah ♪
♪ 'Cause I ♪
♪ Remember every time ♪
♪ On these days, it
feels like you and me ♪
♪ Heartbreak anniversary ♪
♪ Do you ever think of ♪
♪ Me ♪
♪ Who-o-o-oa ♪
♪ Ye-a-a-a-a-ah ♪
Come on, boys!
♪ Who-o-o-o-o-o-o-oa ♪
♪ 'Cause I get like
this every ti-i-i-i-me ♪
Oh, my God!
♪ On these days, it
feels like you and me ♪
♪ Heartbreak anniversary ♪
♪ 'Cause I ♪ My God!
♪ Remember every ti-i-i-i-me ♪
♪ On these days, it
feels like you and me ♪
♪ Heartbreak anniversary ♪
♪ Do you ever think of ♪
♪ Me ♪
♪ Me-e-e-e-e, yeah ♪
♪ Do you think of me-e-e-e? ♪
♪ Ooo-oo-oo-ooh ♪
Oh, my God.
Whoo!
That was crazy.
Man. What?!
That was just insane.
Thank you so much.
That was one of the best
performances that we've seen
in the battle rounds so far.
Oh, my gosh. My God.
It was incredible how you
guys bounced off of each other.
I love the arrangement.
I love the lyric splits
that you guys did.
You guys both have
so much control.
And, Ryley, you're
only 15. That's crazy.
You have like,
a very, like, um...
I don't even know
how to describe it.
Like a broken angel. Yeah.
It's nice. Like a broken angel?
Yeah. Yeah. Okay,
well, it's an angel.
It's angelic. It's broken angel.
I'm in therapy. It's fine. Yeah.
Michael, man, you
k*lled that. Like...
Thanks, man. Appreciate it.
The control you have, man.
Thank you.
If I was you, I
would pick Michael.
Ryley, you do have this,
like, broken kind of raspy
but beautiful, airy falsetto
that is, like, insane. Yeah.
Thank you so much.
Yeah, that's really crazy.
And you're 15. What?
You can't even drive a car!
I failed my permit test.
You're just hanging
out the passenger side,
like, doing that. That's crazy!
Michael, I don't know why
you weren't a four-chair turn.
Yeah. I don't think I
was there that day.
Yeah, that's how
I feel right now.
He was drunk.
Then and now.
That was incredible, Michael.
Your runs are
effortless for you.
I am not gonna help
Niall at all right now.
Like, you two should
be in the finale.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Ryley, we all knew
what to expect from you.
We knew it was
gonna be incredible.
Michael, for my money,
I feel like you won that battle,
partly because of how
comfortable you were
being on stage and stuff.
So that's probably why I
would lean towards Michael.
Thank you, Coaches!
All right, Niall, you
got the final decision.
If they ask me to come
back, I'm not coming back,
'cause I cannot tell
you how hard this is.
The performance from the two
of you was just off the charts.
You sung beautifully together.
The riffs, the control,
the authenticity, making
that song your own.
The time has come, Niall.
Who is the winner
of this battle?
God.
Does your head
itch? My brain is...
My brain is, "Da-da-da!"
Is it making your head itch?
'Cause I saw you
scratching your head.
Yeah. You're so weird.
Stop looking at me.
The winner of this
battle is Michael.
Michael B.,
congratulations!
You're moving on
to the knockouts!
I had to move Michael
B. Through to the knockouts.
I've heard him singing that
song 50 times in the last few days,
and he just brought it
to another level today.
Oh, my God.
I was the only person that
turned for him in the blinds.
He definitely would have
got a four-chair based off that.
Coaches, I want to remind you
that Ryley is
available to steal.
Ryley, anything you
want to say to your coach?
I just want to say thank
you so much, for real,
for all of the tips you've
given me and the mentorship.
And I hope that maybe
we can stay in touch.
Yeah, we can stay in touch!
I'm giving you the playoff pass!
That is the playoff
pass from Niall Horan!
Yes! Oh, my God! He
got the playoff pass!
Well, give it up
for Ryley Tate Wilson.
We'll see you in the playoffs.
Thank you so much.
So good. So good.
So proud of you, man.
I am completely in shock. I
was not expecting that at all.
Ah! Oh, my God.
Literally...
I cannot believe you did that.
You scared me so bad. Oh, dude.
I was on there, and
I was like, "Okay."
You were, like,
talking. I was like,
"I can't look at this
poor guy's face."
You were like, "Can
we keep in touch?"
I was like, "Get
the hell out of here.
Playoff pass."
We definitely have a
potential winner on Team Niall.
And his name is Ryley
Tate. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
You're a beauty.
Thanks very much, bud. I'll see
you out there. Thank you so much.
I need a rest.
It's just too intense.
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23x09 - The Battles 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.