01x05 - The Battles (3)

[bunniefuu]

To coach the next generation
of unknown artists...
♪you in the moonlight ♪

Listen to your rehearsals back,
even the flaws and the mistakes.

Lily:
This person, who's always been
a picture on my wall,

Trying to help me
with her life experiences,

It's really surreal.

Daly:
...Giving them exclusive access

To an inner circle
of their own trusted advisors.

Let's try you on the first
verse real quick, just to
get the vibe together.

Daly:
They worked closely with their
teams of up-and-coming artists,

Preparing them for battle.

Stay focused,
stay involved.

This is, like, a suggestion
you can do.

Literally
work your room.

That's got to be a little better
at the end.

Why don't you
not slide?
Okay.

Daly: After the performances,
things got tough.
Aww.

Who is the winner
of this battle round?

And each choice
had its consequences...

I'm so sorry.

It's so hard, you guys.

Daly:
...As the coaches must take

Only their best four artists
to the live shows.

[ cheers and applause ]
beverly.

[ cheers and applause ]

I have to go
with casey weston.

[ cheers and applause ]

Daly: At this point,
the coaches have filled

Half of their spots
for the live shows,

With two artists
on team blake...

Team christina...

Team cee lo...

And team adam.

Tonight, each coach
will pick another battle winner

Who will advance
to the live shows.

Blake: My competition
is the other coaches,

And the way
that I defeat those guys

Is through the artists
that I end up with.

Daly:
The battle rounds continue

Right now on "the voice."

Christina meets with her team
to pick her next battle pairing.

For this battle...

...I've chosen...

...Raquel castro...

...Up against julia eason.

Raquel: I'battling julia,
and she's amazing,

But at the end of the day,
it is a competition,

And I'm here to do my best
and give it my all.

And the song is...

"only girl [in the world]"
by rihanna.

I wanted a fresher energy.

Rihanna's young.
She's fresh. She's hot.

I also feel that you guys

Have such great youthful energy
about you.

Christina: Raquel and julia
are my two dynamo gems.

I truly adore them,

And they bring back memories
for me

Being just fresh out the gate
and wanting it so bad.

Daly:
During the blind auditions,

The soulful julia eason
sang "mercy."

♪I'm beggin' you
for mercy, ohh ♪

Daly:
...And she grabbed cee lo's
and christina's attention.

Christina:
I would love to work with you.

Cee lo:
I'd like to have you my team.

Julia: I think I'm gonna go
with christina.

[ squeals ]
[ cheers and applause ]

I'm a soccer player.

I've played
since I was like 8 years old.

But music is in my heart.
It's in my soul.

It's in -- it's in everything.

Daly: 16-year-old powerhouse
raquel castro

Sang "bleeding love."

♪ohhhhh ♪

Daly:
And christina scored raquel.

Raquel: When I was 7 years old,
I did the movie "jersey girl"

With jennifer lopez
and ben affleck.

I've always wanted
to perform and sing.

I can't picture myself
doing anything else.

Daly: Raquel and julia
meet with christina

And her advisor,
recording artist sia.

Julia.
Hi, julia.

Christina:
If you overlap too much
finishing your last line,

You can let her pick up the...
♪want you to ♪

Come in for...
♪make me feel ♪

Raquel: Okay.

Christina:
So, let's do that.

The chorus?
Okay. 1, 2, 3.

[ piano music plays ]
♪only girl in the world ♪

♪like I'm the only one
that's in command ♪

Nice.

♪'cause I'm the only
one who understands ♪

Raquel: I think julia
is an incredible artist.

She has such an amazing tone
that, when you hear it,

It just kind of gives you,
like, the chills.

Both: ♪like I'm the only one
who knows your heart ♪

♪only one ♪

They got to give my boys
a run for their money.

[ raquel chuckles ]

Christina: Julia!

You guys sounded
amazing together.

I'm so happy
about how that went.

Is there any advice for me
to do my best?

For me, your voice --

I think
that you would do well

To relax your vocal cords
a little more.

When you relax your throat
a little bit, the tone improves.

Julia:
I think that's great advice,

Because I think I have
a completely different tone

Than a lot of people
in this competition.

I get so nervous
that, before a show,

I literally sometimes want
to puke or pee my pants or --

[ laughs ]
yes, I just said that
on tv.

But once you hit
that stage,

You got to
just block it all out.

Sia:
Do you have any questions?

Um, well, I'm a dancer,
so, like, do you suggest,

Like, doing anything,
like, to stand out?

I wouldn't say, you know,

To start tap-dancing...
The splits.
I'm think the splits.

...In front
of the other girl.

I'm into just splits and maybe
a couple of walkovers.
Yeah, that's great.

But all jokes aside,

It's gonna have a certain groove
to it anyway.

You're just gonna be able
to feel it

And have fun with it
and let loose.

So get ready to bring it.

Don't worry. I'm bringing it.
I'm bringing it.

Whoo! I'm excited.
Good luck.

Daly: Julia and raquel
join christina onstage

To rehearse their song.
♪doin' what you like ♪

♪so, boy,
forget about the world ♪

♪'cause it's gonna
be me and you tonight ♪

Christina: I'm sorry.
'cause I have, like, all
these notes in my head.

Real quick -- I think, raquel,

By pulling in the brakes
a little bit,

It'll help you with your pitch
a little bit better.
Okay.

Then, you're the opposite,
because your pitch
is really, really on,

But then you were still
a little under.

Just don't be timid about
getting to that -- that chorus.

Okay.
Okay. Thanks, ladies.

Julia and raquel have
a little bit of pitch problems,

But I'm interested
to see them take my notes

And, you know,
step up their game tonight.

[ dramatic music plays ]

Daly:
With their vocal battle looming,

Julia and raquel

Arrive ready to be
the only girl left standing.

Julia:
I definitely have to bring it,
because raquel's amazing.

But I have been waiting
my entire life for this.

Not only do I want
to make my family proud,

But I really want
to show christina

That she made the right choice.

Raquel:
This is an amazing opportunity.

I'm -- I'm only 16 years old.

And it's kind of nerve-racking,

Because I haven't performed it
a lot.

Oh, my god.

I'm excited and nervous

And going crazy in my head
at the same time.

[ cheers and applause ]

Daly:
From team christina,

Two young artists
will duke it out

For the chance to move on
to the live shows.

It's the gritty and
free-spirited california girl,

Julia eason...

[ cheers and applause ]

...Versus the youngest artist
in the competition,

The bubbly but determined
raquel castro.

[ cheers and applause ]

Let's go, raq.
Come on.

Okay. Come on, honey.

Daly:
Let the battle round begin.

[ intro to "only girl
[in the world]" plays ]

Raquel:
♪la la la la ♪

Julia:
♪la la la la ♪

Raquel:
♪I want you to love me ♪

♪like I'm a hot ride, yeah ♪

Julia:
♪keep thinkin' of me ♪

♪doin' what you like ♪

Raquel: ♪so, boy,
forget about the world ♪

♪'cause it's gonna
be me and you tonight ♪

Julia: ♪I'm gonna
make you beg for it ♪

♪then I'm-a make you swallow
your pride ♪

Raquel: ♪oh ♪

♪want you to make me feel ♪

♪like I'm the only girl
in the world ♪

♪like I'm the only one
that you'll ever love ♪

♪like I'm the only one
that knows your heart ♪

♪only girl in the world ♪

Julia: ♪like I'm the only one
that's in command ♪

♪'cause I'm the only one
who understands ♪

♪how to make you feel
like a man ♪

♪yeah ♪

She sounds great.

Raquel:
♪want you to make me feel ♪

♪like I'm the only girl
in the world ♪

♪like I'm the only one
that you'll ever love ♪

Julia: ♪like I'm the only one
who knows your heart ♪

♪only one ♪

Raquel:
♪take me for a ride, ride ♪

Yeah, raq!
That was good.

Yeah.
That was really good.

That's my little "raqie"
right there.

Both:
♪let me make you first, first ♪

♪make it last all night ♪

♪want you to make me feel ♪

♪like I'm the only girl
in the world ♪

♪like I'm the only one
that you'll ever love ♪

♪like I'm the only one
who knows your heart ♪

Julia:
♪only girl in the world ♪

♪girl in the world ♪

Raquel:
♪only girl in the world ♪

♪girl in the world ♪

[ cheers and applause ]

She did great.

[ laughs ]

Daly: Whoo!

Team christina's on fire
in the battle round.

Cee lo, some thoughts from you.

That was wonderful.
I love you, little mama.

That was great.

[ cheers and applause ]
[ christina laughs ]

Thank you.

You know what?

This is no insult to you,
miss julia,

'cause I think you did
a great job, as well.

I just think,
on this particular go-around,

Little mama took it.

Thank you.

Blake: That's interesting,
because raquel is probably

The better all-around singer,

But when julia opens up,
it's like,

"that's it, that's awesome,
that's great," to me.

Daly:
Okay. Thank you, blake.

Mr. Adam levine, some thoughts
on the rihanna song.

Adam: Well, this was crazy,
because you guys were so...

Dead even, vocally.

There was just...

[ exhales sharply ]

Raquel,
you just got this thing,

Just walking around,
marching around --



[ cheers and applause ]

Daly: Christina, of course,
it comes down to your decision.

I enjoyed coaching you
and working with you both.

You both were really receptive
to my notes,

And, you know, I love you guys.

Um, raquel...

You do bring a lot to the stage,
and you worked it.

I liked your little body move,
body roll.

And I saw you strut, too, julia,

And I do love when you have
your little ad-lib moments,

And, you know, you're
a little cleaner than raquel is

Where that is concerned.

It's so hard.
This one, I knew, was gonna

Be a really, really hard one,
'cause I love you both.

[ suspenseful music plays ]

But...

♪this is "the voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to "the voice."

Christina now has to pick
a winner

Between julia eason
and raquel castro.

Christina: It's so hard.
This one, I knew, was gonna

Be a really, really hard one,
'cause I love you both.

But...

[ suspenseful music plays ]

...Honestly,
I do have to go with raquel.

♪you make me feel like
I'm living a teenage dream ♪

♪the way you turn me on ♪

♪I can't sleep ♪
daly:
Congratulations to raquel.

She will move on
to the live shows.

Hey!

Mwah.
I'm so proud of you.
Thanks, dad.

Daly: Raquel is the third
member of christina's
team to move forward,

Joining beverly mcclellan
and frenchie davis.

Now blake prepares

To pit his next two artists
against one another.

Blake:
This pairing is going to be
more than entertaining for me.

It's gonna
be dia frampton...

...Versus serabee.

Serabee: I was surprised.

Dia and I are a very different
type of artist.

She's laid back, very smooth,

And I'm more aggressive,
southern preacher's daughter,

Just going for it.

You guys
are gonna be singing...

"can't hurry love"
by the supremes.

Serabee: Oh, wow.

Come on up here.

This is a tough one for me,
because I think

Either one of you two
could win this thing.

Blake: Dia and serabee --

It's gonna make
for an interesting battle,

Because I'm sure they never,
ever pictured themselves

Singing "you can't hurry love,"

But I can picture it,

And I want to hear
what they can do with it.

Daly:
During the blind auditions,

Shy folk singer dia frampton
sang "bubbly."

♪you make me smile,
please stay for a while now ♪

Daly:
And she had to make a tough
choice between blake and cee lo.

I'm gonna go with blake.
Dia!

Dia:
I write children's novels.

I love doing it,
and I write my own songs a lot.

Daly:
Preacher's daughter serabee

Sang "son of a preacher man."

♪the only boy
that could ever teach me ♪

♪was the son
of a preacher man ♪

I have performed
in front of 10,000 people.

I've got a lot of experience.

Daly:
With the battle pairings set,

Serabee and dia begin
to work out their song

With blake and his close friend
and advisor, reba.

Dia: Hello!
How you doing?

Oh, my god. I'm great.
How are you? I'm awesome.

Oh, my god.

Very nice to meet you.
Thanks. Thanks.
So nice to meet you.

She knows a thing or two
about being a female star.

Blake: Reba definitely
gives me the advantage

Over the other coaches.

There's not a more talented
person.

She's, you know, one of
the biggest stars in the world.

So, let's find
your key first.

Okay.
Okay?

♪how many heartaches ♪

♪must I stand ♪

♪before I find the love ♪

♪to let me live again? ♪

Dia: Serabee
is a very strong singer.

It's definitely intimidating.

What if she did the first
two lines, she did
the second two lines,

And she comes back in
on "my mama said"?

Blake: Cool.
Right.

[ piano music plays ]

♪I need love, love ♪

♪to ease my mind ♪

♪I need to find time ♪

♪someone to call mine ♪

♪my mama said ♪

Both:
♪you can't hurry love ♪

Who picked this song?
Oh, yeah. It was me.

Reba: Do you have any questions
for us at all?

Um, I think one of my biggest
problems is stage fright.

Stage fright's a thing
that just comes with it.

I still get it.

When you lose that,

It's just not exciting
anymore.

Blake:
If you didn't have nerves,
then you wouldn't want this.

Unh-unh. Unh-unh.

Reba: Yeah.
That's a good way
to look at it.

Dia: I think that's gonna be
my biggest fight,

Is with myself and to be calm.

And I think
if I can kind of harness that,

Then I'll have a good chance.

Blake: Serabee, you have
your hands full, you know,

And the thing that
I would tell you to watch

Is singing too much.

And by that, I mean,
you know, overdoing it,

Because you're
a great singer already.

You know?
Serabee: No. I know.

I'm a little nervous
just because, you know,

I grew up singing
in the church,

So, I mean,
when we would sing,

It was about giving people
the holy ghost,

And this is a totally
different platform.
Sure.

Keep your confidence up,

And keep --
keep all the tricks down.

Good luck.
So nice to meet you, too.

[ dramatic music plays ]

Blake: With sera,
I just hope that she's heard me

Saying "reel that in."

Dia -- her obstacle is gonna be
not to try to outsing serabee,

But to try to own the song
and sing it like she loves it.

Dia: I'm doing my best
to focus on the performance

And not the nerves.

Blake's been awesome.

I definitely want
to make him proud,

And I'm gonna go out there
and do my best.

Serabee: I've been waiting
for this moment my whole life,

And I'm gonna sing my heart out,

And if that outshines dia,

Then I can't help that.

Here I am, my moment,
to do what I was born to do.

Good luck out there.
Thank you.

Daly: Coming up,
two different styles collide.

Dia:
♪...Heartaches must I stand ♪

Cee lo: That was bizarre.

Christina:
The two different worlds
were so different to me,

I just wrote
a big old question mark.

Blake: I'm gonna choose...

♪this is "the voice" ♪

Daly: Two artists, one song,

One chance to stay
in this competition.

Let's see who will take the spot
in the live shows,

This time from team blake.

We have the singer-songwriter
with a quiet side,

Dia frampton...

[ cheers and applause ]

She's not that quiet.

...Going head-to-head

Against the preacher's daughter
with the bold voice, serabee.

Whoo!
Serabee!

Oh, god.

Daly:
The battle round starts now.

[ intro to "you can't hurry
love" plays ]

Dia:
♪I need love, love ♪

♪to ease my mind ♪

♪I need to find time ♪

♪someone to call mine ♪

♪but mama said ♪

♪I can't hurry love ♪

♪no, you just have to wait ♪

♪she said
love don't come easy ♪

♪it's a game of give-and-take ♪

♪how many heartaches
must I stand ♪

♪before I find the love ♪

♪to let me live again? ♪

♪right now the only thing ♪

♪that keeps me hanging on ♪

♪when I feel my strength ♪

♪yeah, it's almost gone ♪

♪I remember mama said ♪

Serabee:
♪mama said love, love ♪

♪it never came easy ♪

♪but I keep on waiting ♪

♪anticipating ♪

♪for your sweet voice ♪

Yeah, girl! Sing.
♪to talk to me ♪

♪at night ♪

♪tender arms ♪

♪holdin' me tight ♪

♪no, I can't bear ♪

♪to live my life alone ♪

♪I grow impatient, girl ♪

♪for a love to call my own ♪

♪oh, but when I feel ♪

♪I feel I can't go on ♪

♪her precious words ♪

♪keep me hanging o-o-o-on ♪

Dia: ♪you can't hurry love ♪

♪yeah, yeah ♪
♪no, you just
have to wait ♪

♪she said love
don't come easy ♪
♪ohh,
she said love, love ♪

Both:
♪it's a game of give-and-take ♪

Dia:
♪and how long must I wait ♪

♪ohh, how much more
can I take ♪
♪how much more
can I take ♪

♪before loneliness ♪
♪eee-oooh ♪

Both: ♪will cause
my heart, heart to break? ♪

♪yeah ♪
♪you can't hurry love ♪

♪mama said
take it slow, yeah ♪

♪I'm gonna wait ♪

[ cheers and applause ]

Whoo! Whoo!
Whoo!

Daly: Keep it going
for serabee and dia.

[ cheers and applause ]

We'll get to your coach, blake,
in a minute.

Some comments
from the other coaches first.

Adam, what'd you think?

Adam: Serabee,
you were having so much fun,

And you just kind of have
this carefree vibe,

And that really carried
the performance.

And I felt like, dia,

You were just a little timid
in comparison.

So if I had to pick somebody
right now,

I'd probably have to
go with serabee.

[ cheers and applause ]
woman: Yes!

Daly: Cee lo?

Cee lo: Yeah,
that was bizarre.

But in terms
of just the voice,

Your voice, dia,
is wonderful to me.

Daly: Thank you, cee lo.

Christina, what'd you think
of the ladies?

Christina: Dia,
you are such a sweet singer.

And, serabee, I mean, you hit
some pretty powerful notes.

And I don't know, guys.
This is such an odd pair to me.

I can't even make a decision.

Daly: Blake, some thoughts
on their performance

Before you make
your decision.

I'll let reba talk, because
I-I've got a lot to say.

Dia, I thought
it was very cool of you

To stay consistent
with what you do.

When serabee is hitting
all the rangy things,

You stayed true to yourself,
and I respect you for that.

[ cheers and applause ]

Blake: Yeah, uh,
I agree with everybody

When they say
this is an odd pairing,

But, to me, it brings y'all
out of your comfort zone.

But, sera, just because
you can sing certain notes

Doesn't mean you have
to do it all the time,
you know what I mean?

And, dia, you did
look uncomfortable

Up there a little bit.

And you know what?
It probably was uncomfortable.

And, you know, I don't blame you
for looking that way.

I'm gonna choose...

[ suspenseful music plays ]

I'm gonna choose dia.

[ cheers and applause ]

[ mid-tempo music plays ]

Daly: Thank you both.

We'll see dia frampton
on the live shows.

♪like a tidal wave falling ♪

♪you can't stop me now ♪
yeah!

Man: Hey.
♪I'm unstoppable ♪

Daly: Dia lands the third spot
on blake's team

For the live shows,

Joining patrick thomas
and jared blake.

Now it's adam's turn
to pick his next battle pair.

Adam: I think you guys
are all incredible singers.

For this battle,
I have chosen...

Rebecca...

...Devon.
Oh.

Buddy!

Rebecca:
I was really excited,

'cause I love devon as a person,

But I was also nervous
immediately,

'cause he's really,
really talented.

Adam: And I've chosen "creep."
it's a radiohead song.

[ gasps ]
it just felt right.

Adam:
And I thought that "creep"
has a really kind of cool,

Dark, ominous feeling to it,

And I thought, "wow, I mean,
if there's anything

"that's the opposite
of dark and ominous,

It's devon and rebecca."

Daly:
During the blind auditions...

Devon: ♪whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

Daly: ...Premed student
devon barley,

Whose first love is singing,

Performed "I'm yours."

♪I'm yours ♪

Daly: Adam and cee lo
both pushed their buttons.

Adam: There's a lot of character
in your voice,

And I think that we could
definitely work together
on developing it.

Devon: I'll go with adam.

My parents are both
in the medical field

And are a little apprehensive
about me becoming a singer.

Rebecca:
♪no, I don't have a g*n ♪

Daly: And traveling folk singer
rebecca loebe

Gave the coaches chills

With her rendition
of "come as you are"...

♪no, I don't ♪

...And had to choose
between christina and adam.

Christina: I found it
actually inspiring.

I was almost like, "why didn't
I come up with this idea first?"

Adam:
That kind of creativity,
just as far as artistry

Of this whole thing
is concerned, is amazing.

Rebecca:
It would make more sense for me
to be on adam's team.

I'm just hoping
that "the voice" will help me

Get to the next step

Where I can make music
and no longer live in my car.

Daly:
With the battle pair set,

Devon and rebecca meet
with adam and his advisor,

Maroon 5's musical director
adam blackstone.

Blackstone:
Okay -- "creep"...

...By radiohead.
I love this song.
I love this song.

Rebecca: I'm really excited
to sing "creep" by radiohead,

So this is sort of
a dream come true for me,

Getting to sing a song
by one of my favorite bands

On the biggest stage
I've ever sung on.

Are you familiar
with this, devon?

Not really.
[ chuckles ]
okay.

Adam: Devon, you're gonna have
to access your inner freak.
Done.

So, this should be good. Let's
try it from the top and just...

♪you're just like an angel ♪

♪your skin makes me cry ♪

Same melody, devon,
right here.

♪you float
like a feather ♪

♪in a beautiful world ♪

You know what?
I'm gonna sing it for you.

♪you're just like an angel ♪

♪your skin makes me cry ♪

Adam: Devon was a little
reluctant, I could tell,

And he wears his emotions
on his sleeves without
even realizing it.

You know, he was very concerned.

Adam: I see you have your
reservations a little bit

About this one,
but I'm telling you,

To go out of your comfort zone
is always a great thing.

I definitely had my reservations
about the song

Just because
I didn't know it.

The more you can kind of
get in touch with what
the song is saying,

It's a pretty weird,
amazing thing, that song.
Yeah.

So, you know, you always
have to be thinking about
what you're singing,

'cause you can kind of
channel how you're
feeling at the moment.

Exactly.
Now, that's so important.

Devon: I feel like the song's
about not necessarily fitting in

And being at a crossroads,

And that's sort of where I am
in my life,

And, so, it helps me
relate to the song

And convey that to the audience,
and I hope I do.

Daly:
With the battle drawing near,

Devon and rebecca rehearse
their song onstage.

Both:
♪I don't belong here ♪

That's got to be a little better
at the end.

Adam: Why don't you not slide?
Just go...

♪I don't belong here ♪

Rebecca: Oh, okay. Sure.
Just try that.
Try that. Try that.

♪I don't belong here ♪

Something in the middle.
♪I don't belong here ♪

I really think they've got
something special in that song.

If they can really sell it
in a way that people can feel,

It can be a really great moment
for them to stand out

And not do a song that you would
necessarily expect

From both of them.

Daly: Coming up...

Adam battles himself.
[bleep]

Adam: I had some idea of
what I was gonna want,
and now it's shattered.

Blake: Adam, don't pick one.

Don't ever separate
these two.

Adam: This is really throwing me
for a loop.

♪this is "the voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to "the voice."

It's time for devon and rebecca
to battle.

Only one will win
and move on to the live shows.

Devon:
Being a part of this show

Has given me
the taste of my dream,

And it just makes me want
to work that much harder

To get through the battle rounds
to the live show.

Good luck.

Hmm.
Rebecca: I'm a folk singer.
I live in my car.

I rely on other musicians
every day,

And to suddenly have to face
another musician as a competitor

Is completely unnatural to me.

[ dramatic music plays ]

[ cheers and applause ]

Daly: One of these artists will
be advancing to the next round

And could go on to win it all.

From adam's team,
the premed student

With dreams of musical stardom,
devon barley...

[ cheers and applause ]

Come on, dev.

Oh, my gosh.
Do your best, dude.

Daly: ...Versus the traveling
indie musician rebecca loebe.

[ cheers and applause ]

That is so wild.
Look at her.

She looks great.
She does.

Daly:
Let the battle round begin.

[ intro to "creep" plays ]

Devon:
♪when you were here before ♪

♪couldn't look you in the eye ♪

♪you're just like an angel ♪

♪your skin makes me cry ♪

Rebecca:
♪you float like a feather ♪

♪in a beautiful world ♪

♪I wish I was special ♪

♪you're so very special ♪

Both:
♪but I'm a creep ♪

♪I'm a weirdo ♪

♪what the hell
am I doing here? ♪

♪I don't belong here ♪

She's doing really great.
It's beautiful.

Devon:
♪I don't care if it hurts ♪

♪I want to have control-ol-ol ♪

Rebecca:
♪I want a perfect body ♪

♪yeah ♪

♪I want a perfect soul ♪

Both: ♪she's ♪

♪running out the door ♪

♪she's running out ♪

♪she runs, runs ♪

♪runs ♪

♪r-u-u-u-uns ♪

♪r-u-u-u-uns ♪

♪but I'm a creep ♪

♪I don't belong here ♪

[ cheers and applause ]

Adam: Yeah!

Really good. Awesome.

Yay!
[ laughs ]

Daly: Let's get some comments
from the coaches.

Adam's your coach. He'll be
the deciding factor momentarily.

But, first, blake.
Adam.

Yo?
Don't -- don't pick one.

Don't evseparate
these two.

My gosh!

Daly:
Okay. Thank you, blake.

Christina?

Christina:
Well, for me, you know,

I originally turned my seat
around for you, rebecca,

And you went with adam.

Grr!

Um, but I really think that,
devon, you stole those choruses.

I really loved how your voice
sounded on those choruses.

Thank you.

[ cheers and applause ]

Cee lo:
You guys have an uncanny ability
to just kind of --

This cohesive quality
you guys ended up having.

And --
but if I did have to pick one,

I like -- I like devon

Because you don't look
like your voice.

Daly: All right.
Now we come to your coach.

This is where it matters.

Adam, what'd you think about
the performance of "creep"?

Adam: I'm -- kind of don't know
what to say at this point,

'cause I'm pretty -- I'm pretty
split down the middle right now.

Daly: Adam levine.
Yes?

Who is the winner
of this round?

[ adam sighs ]

[bleep]

This is really throwing me
for a loop.

I had some idea of what
I was gonna want, and
now it's shattered.

Oh, my god.
You guys were so great.

I got to -- I got to go
with the performance

And isolate the performance
on its own.

And I got to go with you, devon.
I got to go with you.

♪sing it for the boys ♪

Yes! Yes! Yes!
Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Dev!

Wow.

♪sing it from the heart ♪

♪sing it till you're nuts ♪

♪sing it out for the world ♪

You're fantastic.
You really are.

Thank you.
Okay?

Don't stop doing this,
okay?

Yeah!

[ laughter ]

Oh!
I don't believe it!

Good job, buddy!
Good job!

Oh, my gosh!

Daly: Devon joins casey weston
and javier colon on adam's team

And moves on to the live shows.

Coming up,
when paired with kelsey rey,

Sisters tori and taylor thompson
are pushed to their limit.

[ voice cracking ]
♪release your inhibition ♪

[ taylor laughs ]
tori: Oh, sh**t.

Cee lo:
Competition does not always come

To meet you
where you are comfortable.

♪this is "the voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to "the voice."

Cee lo must now choose
which artists

Will battle for his third spot
in the live shows.

All right, all right.

Now, for this next battle
I've put together...

Tori and taylor
thompson...

...Versus kelsey rey.

[ laughs ]
oh, my...

Aw, my babies!

Taylor: Kelsey rey,
her voice is, like...

Amazing.
...Nuts.

I mean, it's crazy.
She has
a very strong voice.

She's so strong and totally
confident in her voice,

And so she's gonna
be a tough competitor.

The song that I've set aside
for you guys to sing is...

Natasha bedingfield's
"unwritten."

Ohh!
You guys all --

Yay!
Really?

This song is a great song,
because the sentiment of it

Is about your story
starting right now --
this is where we begin.

Cee lo:
Tori and taylor thompson

Definitely have to be
one mind, one unit, you know,

As opposed to kelsey

Just totally being responsible
for her own performance.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

Okay. Let's go for it.
Thank you.
Thank you.

Yay!

Daly:
During the blind auditions,

Online sensation kelsey rey
sang "american boy."

♪la da-da da-da,
you'll be my american boy ♪

Daly:
Christina, cee lo, and adam

Each wanted her on their team.

Cee lo:
I'd love to have you on my team.

Kelsey:
I'm gonna go for cee lo.

[ cheers and applause ]

I have always been judged
because of my looks.

I was always
the pretty face who could sing.

The blind auditions
proved that wrong.

Daly: Sweet sisters
tori and taylor thompson

Sang "stuck like glue."

Both: ♪there you go
making my heart beat again ♪

Daly: And cee lo was the coach
to add them to his team.

Tori: We raise pigs.
Every year, we get a pig

And take it to the fair
and show it,

And it's really fun.
Come on, you guys
are pig farmers.

We're pig farmers.
We're pig farmers.
Pretty much.

Daly: Now cee lo and
his advisor, r&b star monica,

Help the three girls
work up "unwritten."
hi.

I guess she should start off
with something singular.

Cee lo:
I think you should go first.
Okay. Okay.

♪and I-I-I'm staring
at a blank... ♪

You know, instead
of going back to --

♪and I-I-I'm staring -- ♪

Oh, you don't have to
do my inflection.

I can do that.
No! I love that!

Monica:
♪and I-I-I'm... ♪

Cee lo: And then you guys
will build into a harmony

Up until that hook, 'cause
I kind of want your harmony

To kind of creep up
alongside of hers.
Taylor: Okay.

♪staring at the blank page
before you ♪

♪open up the dirty wi-- ♪

It just starts
to crescendo up.

♪let the sun
illuminate the words ♪

♪that you cannot find ♪
[ monica scatting ]

Tori/taylor: ♪reaching for
something in the distance ♪

Tori: ♪so close,
you can almost taste it ♪

[ voice cracking ]
♪release your inhibition ♪

[ laughs ]
oh, sh**t.

The song is definitely gonna
be a challenge for me,

'cause I'm gonna have to step
out of my comfort zone a little.

I can do that one.
Yeah.

If you want me to,
since we're not harmonizing.
Probably.

Kelsey:
I like tori and taylor a lot.

You know,
they're sweet, sweet girls.

But at the end of the day,

I am definitely gonna
bring out my boxing gloves,

'cause it's on.

Monica:
Well, what did you feel?

It was something that was
unsettling or something that --

No, no, no,
I love the song.

And it sounds good once
I started singing it,

But, like, the first time
my, like, voice was --

It was a little higher
than I expected.

[ taylor chuckles ]
monica: Mm.

It's -- I don't know.

It's nerve-racking just to be
like, "oh, I could go home."

But...

But at the end of the day,
this is a competition.
Tori: Mm-hmm.

And I don't want you
to lose that edge.
Right.

So you have to
win them over

With charisma, charm --
timing impeccable.

I think you know this.

Having to share the song
with someone

Was a little uncomfortable
for them.

Competition does not always come

To meet you
where you are comfortable at.

Daly: Kelsey
and sisters tori and taylor

Hit the stage to rehearse
with their coach, cee lo.

All: ♪oh, oh ♪

♪oh, oh, whoa ♪

That was adorable.

Thanks.
Tori: Aww, thanks.

And whose idea was that
to do the little...

I don't know.
We just sang that part.

And it just happened where
we were just like, you know...

This is, like, a suggestion
you can do.

Walk up to them
and be like...

Those little things
that go a long way.

I'll be like,
"excuse me! All right. Okay."

I really take everything
that cee lo says to heart.

He's very creative.

All: ♪oh, oh ♪

♪oh, oh ♪

Kelsey: A great thing for us
at the battle.

You got to remember,
since these guys

Have each other
to play off of,

Their charisma's just kind of,
like, overflowing,

And people will see that
sisterly love amongst them.

So you're kind of like
the odd person out.

So I need you to --
taylor: I'm sorry.

No, no, no, no.
Not in a bad way.

But you're still an individual,
and that means an awful lot.

You would think that kelsey
was probably at a disadvantage,

But it's really not true.

She's a one-woman army.

The point I'm trying to make is,
don't forget

That this audience
is here, here.

You know what I'm saying?
Like, literally work your room.

It's not about just performing.

It's about conveying
that passion

And sharing it with people.

Daly: Coming up...

All: ♪oh, oh, whoa ♪

Daly:
...An impossible decision.

Adam: I can't pick.
It was just too cute.

Cee lo: Tonight...

Hey. Alison haislip here,
your trusty v-correspondent.

The battles are full-on,

And the coaches
are making tough decisions.

There is so much going on
at "the voice,"

And nbc.Com/the-voice

Is the place where we keep it
all neat and tidy

And way easy
for you to navigate.

And, by the way, each artist's
performance lives on itunes

Just waiting to be downloaded
into your own personal playlist.

♪this is "the voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to "the voice."

[ dramatic music plays ]

Sisters
tori and taylor thompson,

And kelsey rey,

Are ready to battle.

Kelsey: I'm so ready to do this
and give it all I got

And show everybody
that this is what I love

And my heart
is completely in it.

Dear lord,
this is what we want,

And please be with us
through this performance.

Taylor:
We're gonna go out there,

And we're gonna show cee lo
everything we have.

Tori: The rest of our lives
and our careers

Depends
on this performance.

So, we're ready.

Amen.

Okay. Good luck.

Thank you.

Okay.
Good luck out there.
Thank you.

Take your marks, please.

[ cheers and applause ]

Daly: Going head-to-head tonight
from cee lo's team,

The international online
sensation with the golden voice,

Kelsey rey...

[ cheers and applause ]

Ohh! She looks great.
She looks so good.

She looks great.
Come on, baby girl.

Come on, kels!
Just have fun.

Daly: ...In the ring
against a country-music act

From right here in california,

Sisters
tori and taylor thompson.

I'm gonna cry.

Oh, that's funny.

[ cheers and applause continue ]

Hey, babies.

Daly:
Let the battle round begin.

[ intro to "unwritten" plays ]

Kelsey:
♪I am unwritten ♪

♪can't read my mind ♪

♪I'm undefined ♪

♪yeah, yeah ♪

♪I'm just beginning ♪

♪the pen's in my hand ♪

♪ending unplanned ♪

Tori: ♪staring at
the blank page before you ♪

♪open up
the dirty window ♪
taylor: ♪oooh ♪

Tori:
♪let the sun illuminate ♪

Tori/taylor: ♪the words
that you could not find ♪

♪reaching ♪

Tori: ♪for something
in the distance ♪

Taylor: ♪so close you can
almost taste it ♪

♪release your inhibitions ♪

All:
♪feel the rain on your skin ♪

Kelsey: ♪no one else
can feel it for you ♪

♪only you can let it in ♪

♪no one else, no one else can ♪

All:
♪speak the words on your lips ♪

Tori: ♪drench yourself
in words unspoken ♪

Taylor: ♪live your life
with arms wide open ♪

Tori/taylor: ♪today is
where your book begins ♪

All:
♪the rest is still unwritten ♪

Come on, now, girl. This
is where you let go, please.

Yeah, there she goes.

Kelsey: ♪oh, staring
at the blank page before you ♪

♪open up the dirty window ♪

♪let the sun illuminate ♪

All: ♪the words
that you could not find ♪

♪reaching ♪

Tori: ♪for something
in the distance ♪

Taylor: ♪so close
you can almost taste it ♪

♪release your inhibitions ♪

Kelsey and tori:
♪feel the rain on your skin ♪

All: ♪no one else
can feel it for you ♪

Taylor:
♪only you can let it in ♪

Tori/taylor:
♪no one else, no one else can ♪

All:
♪speak the words on your lips ♪

Kelsey: ♪drench yourself
in words unspoken ♪

♪live your life
with arms wide open ♪

♪today is
where your book begins ♪

♪the rest is still unwritten ♪

♪ohh ♪

Tori/taylor: ♪the rest
is still unwritten ♪

Taylor: ♪yeah ♪

All: ♪oh, whoa ♪

♪oh, oh, whoa ♪

♪oh, whoa ♪

♪oh, oh, whoa ♪

[ cheers and applause ]

Oh, god.
Oh!

This is nerve-racking.
All right.

Daly: Cee lo,
very, very difficult decision

For you here in a minute.

I'm gonna let you and monica
talk that over.

Let's get some of the other
coaches' thoughts. Adam?

Adam: So much cuteness happening
on that stage right now.

You guys were all great,
and you were in a great mood.

It was kind of just really fun
to watch.

Daly:
Who would you have picked?

Adam: I can't pick.
It was just too cute.

Daly:
Okay. Fair enough. Blake?

Blake: Tori and taylor,

I remember y'all's
blind audition very well,

And you're singing
so much better already.

I will say, I think kelsey
is a more seasoned singer.

I'd probably pick kelsey.

[ cheers and applause ]

Oh, my god!

Yeah, but his vote --
his vote doesn't count.
I know, I know,
I know, I know.

Daly:
Christina, how'd it sound?

Christina: I thought, kelsey,
you did a really good job.

For me, personally, I'd choose
tori and taylor tonight.

[ cheers and applause ]

Oh, my god.

Daly: Well, ladies, some nice
thoughts from the other coaches,

But it will come down
to cee lo.

And a big decision right now.

Well, as always,
ladies first.

[ chuckles ]

I think the sisters
have something special.

On the other hand,
I think, kelsey,

She has this self-assured thing
about her.

It's really cool
when you find someone

That just knows
what they want to do

And it's not
a blank canvas.

Yeah, it's --
it's very difficult for me.

The thompson sisters, I mean,
you guys have

An innocence that's
just so charming and so sweet

That you can't help
but be swept away by it.

But tonight...

Ohh.

Umm...

[ suspenseful music plays ]

Christina: Come on.

Just got to pray.
Pray, pray, pray.
Mm.

Cee lo: Oh, oh.

The thompson sisters.

[ cheers and applause ]
♪I'm a wildflower ♪

♪I'm a wildflower
growing in the sunshine ♪

Whoo!

♪soaking up the way of life
I was raised in ♪

Woman: Ohh.
It's all right.

I'm fine.
I know you are, baby.

It was fantastic.

♪I can't help it ♪

Yay!

♪I'm a wildflower ♪

♪ooh, yeah ♪

We're going to the live show.

We get to go
to the live show.
Man: Oh, you guys are ready.

♪I'm a wildflower ♪

Daly:
Duo tori and taylor

Join vicci martinez and nakia

On team cee lo
for the live shows.

Next week, the final
eight artists will duke it out

To stay in this competition.

Don't miss
the final battle rounds

Right here on "the voice."

Good night, everybody.

[ cheers and applause ]