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You know what? You are born to do this.

You just own that stage. It's so natural to you.

ANNOUNCER: Previously on The Voice...

# Yeah... #

Dude, way to blow the Blinds wide open.

I came to this show to win.

If you came to the show to win, I'm your coach.

I think I'm gonna have to go with Richard.

Richard. I'm gonna pick Richard.

Yes.

# Let the games begin... #

You just made me feel something

that I've never felt in this chair before.

You have the bones of a true artist.

I gotta go Kate.

Me?

Oh, my god, you're awesome.

Thanks, baby. Thank you so much.

You've got so much girl power.

I mean, with a Spice Girl is where you belong.

I think I'm gonna go with Melanie C.

The coach I'm gonna go with is Melanie C.

Thank you, darling. No.

You've no idea how good you are, which I love.

I think you've got something magic.

You're the reason I came to Australia.

I came on this show is to find somebody like you, man.

Yes, mate.

Yes. Ronan.

Yes!

Yes!

Tonight...

(SINGERS VOCALISE)

The best voices to hit the stage so far.

Yeah.

That was honestly the coolest thing I've ever seen.

..have the coaches throwing down.

So, come here, Team Ronan, and we'll get you across the line.

Nonsense.

You could go with Ronan, but I'm better.

Well. So...

And doing whatever it takes to win the artist.

Because I want you so badly on my team.

Can we sing that chorus together up there?

Richard Marx is my biggest competition.

Oh!

Oh.

That was an accident, right?

That was extremely deliberate.

I didn't expect a rivalry with anyone,

but I certainly didn't expect it to be Kate.

It did had one more thing I wanted to say...

Oh, yes.

Spinning... Oh, here they are!

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

You see, you got a banner.

You got a banner over here.

Pick team Richard.

You see? I love you.

I love you.

Oh, yeah.

Sienna, how you feeling this afternoon?

Look, I'm feeling a little nervous.

There's a lot of pressure riding on this.

Hope I turn a chair.

I think that'd be great.

As soon as you start singing any nerves will just be...

They'll go away.

This is a bit like your bedroom.

You know, a couple of guitars, a keyboard.

Yeah.

My name is Sienna Langenheim.

I'm 19 years old

and I'm from Sydney.

I feel a little bit of an old soul, and I love older music.

# Did you watch the news today?

# It was coloured... #

I love Stevie Nicks and Amy Winehouse.

# Drinkin' coffee From your favourite cup... #

Sort of blues, rock, folk...

People are a little bit surprised by me liking older music.

I often relate more to people's dads than I relate to them

I'm gonna be singing a song

that was written way before I was born.

I'm definitely taking a risk.

Turning a chair would change my life

because it would give me a huge opportunity to share

my absolute love for music with the world.

I want to write. I want to record my music, you know?

I want to play big, sold out shows.

I know who I am, and I know

that this is what I want to do, and I need to just bite the bullet.

# Playing with fire... #

Alright.

# I'm so tired of playing

# Playing with this bow and arrow

# I'm gonna give my heart away

# Leave it to the other

# Girls to play

# I been a temptress too long

# Just give me a reason

# To love you

# And give me a reason to be...

# A woman

# Give me a reason to love you... #

Oh, come on.

Yes!

# Give me a reason to be...

# You want my love

# A woman

# A woman...

# Oh, no, no, no, no

# 'Cause it's all I wanna be

# Is all I want

# Oh, yeah

# This is the beginning

# Of forever and ever... #

Oh. Whoa!

Whoo-whoo.

# Give me a reason

# To love you. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Unbelievable. Unbelievable.

Look at these guys.

All standing up.

All standing up.

Wow.

Wow.

So, what's your name? And where have you come from?

My name is Sienna.

I'm 19 years old and I'm from Sydney.

Wow, she's cool, man.

Very cool.

That was spell-bounding.

Is that a word? Spellbinding, spell...

What is it? Spellbinding. Well, it is now.

Yes. No. Honestly.

You're 19, right?

I'm 19. Yeah.

You have a much older soul, a much older sound.

And Portishead.

I mean, how did you discover that band?

So, actually, my mum introduced me to Portishead.

We used to listen to that album as kids all the time.

Oh, you killed it.

I felt like I wanted to go to your gig.

You know, I don't want one song I want...I want a headline show.

Yeah, it was. Yeah, beautiful.

Absolutely loved it.

The control, the connection to the sound and the words...

And you're playing at the same time. I mean, yeah, blown away

I love you.

That was honestly the coolest thing

I have ever seen sitting in this chair.

Thank you so much.

So effortlessly cool and dark

and strange and inventive.

And what? Tell me your story.

What's your history with singing?

I grew up listening to a lot of blues and folk

and older music with my family.

And yeah, I really love that kind of older stuff.

Yeah. Oh, jeez.

I just yeah, I...

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I would love so much to jam with you.

I want to sing with you.

On a technical level your voice to me sounded flawless.

I just, I can't wait for us to get in a room together and explore.

Not. Don't... It's nothing rude.

(LAUGHTER)

Really explore where we can go from here

and what we can do with that incredible instrument.

The fact you play guitar is just brilliant.

You are the one that I've been waiting for.

I can't wait for you to join Team Kate.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Thank you so much, Kate.

That was incredible. That was an incredible performance.

You know, you weren't just technically fantastic,

but I believed every word.

I can't believe you're 19.

I love that you said you like old things 'cause I'm old.

No you're not.

I'm quite old, too. I'm the oldest one up here.

So, if you like older things, I'm your guy.

I'm really impressed that you decided

to-to audition and perform with a guitar.

I didn't think you needed it.

You were kind of looking

and you were watching your hands instead of...

And the fact that you weren't completely,

100% focused on your vocal

and still pulled that off is mind blowing,

but I don't think unless you're gonna rip a solo,

your voice is so extraordinary.

You don't need to be holding a guitar.

Hell yeah. You just need to be performing and.

I was thinking exactly the same thing yeah.

You know, and just do your thing.

I'm a fan and I would love for us to work together on Team Richard.

Thank you.

How would you feel about taking the guitar away?

Is it a comfort blanket?

It's not a comfort blanket.

I sing without the guitar all the time,

but I love the guitar like-like I-I love it.

Yeah.

I just really resonate with the instrument.

Not as a cover.

Just like I feel it in my body as well.

Even, look you're just. You're crazy cool, right?

I have to say I disagree with you guys about the guitar.

Do you ever sing without playing guitar?

Yeah, I do all the time.

It's just that being diverse, being able to do both.

Oh, but... Like I know it's cool.

But what's to say that she can't be diverse.

She chose to do this right now. Yeah.

Next week there'll be something different.

I mean, I loved the guitar. And you know what?

I even loved that you took the time to look at your fingers

because it had this beautiful, unpolished,

genuine authenticity to it.

You know, I loved that.

I'm not I'm not disagreeing. I love it, not disagreeing.

I love the performance. Hands down, I loved it.

I was the first to turn.

I mean, I absolutely loved it. Don't forget that, Kate.

You're always the first to turn.

Well, hey, I know something good when I hear it.

You know, it takes you a little bit longer.

(LAUGHS)

So, you know, the world is gonna hear

about Sienna very, very soon.

You're awesome. Please, please.

(APPLAUSE)

I know OK, OK.

Everyone here is pitching really hard.

And I get it.

She's incredible, she's amazing, she's worth it.

But I have just a little something special prepared.

I've been waiting for this moment.

I've just heard something that took my breath away.

And now is the moment for me to...

I'm waving my flag.

I'm waving my flag.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

And...

Oh!

Richard, so sorry she did that to you.

That's how much I want you. I had to...I had to block Richard.

I felt like.

That was an accident, right?

No, that was extremely deliberate.

I mean, he's look,

I just I want you so badly on my team.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Sienna.

It's up to you. Alright, well, for me.

Thanks, everyone, firstly, for all your lovely words.

For me, it's gonna be Kate.

Yay!

Yes!

Can I come down here?

Oh, my gosh.

I love you, Kate.

You too.

That was just spectacular.

Well done, well done, well done, well done.

Nice work. OK.

She's amazing. Amazing.

Amazing.

Hello.

Oh! Great job.

Oh, my god.

Oh, congratulations.

Lovely to meet you.

I couldn't believe that Kate

pulled that shenanigan on me,

for lack of a better word.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I really, really wanted Sienna.

I feel like she was right in my wheelhouse.

Yeah, it stings a little bit, stings a little bit,

but it's part of the game.

I was absolutely desperate to get Sienna on my team.

And I just instinctively felt that

Richard might be my biggest competition for her.

# 'Cause I'm a little bit Dangerous... #

I was reading up on him on the internet last night.

Stalking him.

Scrolling through his Wikipedia.

Basically never ends.

Makes him hard to beat.

# I'm a little bit wild... #

But I'm really competitive.

I am actually the youngest person on this panel.

And I...

(APPLAUSE) ..the other thing I.

And the least experienced.

I didn't expect a rivalry with anyone,

but I certainly didn't expect it to be Kate.

Well, anyone's gonna have that experience

once-once they're that old.

That's the thing.

Where...

She tagged me, man.

She's also not to be messed with-with.

# This is The Voice. #

Hello.

Hello, my name is Cait Jamieson.

I just turned 19 years old,

and I'm originally from

a little town called Bouldercombe.

So, my dad was definitely

my first and biggest

musical influence.

He was a songwriter, guitar player, singer.

You ready, mate?

We were very close, me and Dad.

I went everywhere with him.

You know, we went to every state touring and everything.

He showed me what it really is to be a musician.

So, dad was unwell for a while.

I knew that it was kind of coming to an end.

Well, we spent about a week with him in the hospital.

um while he was in a coma,

and me and my Mum would

bring out instruments and sing to him

'cause they said that he could still hear us.

Then the next morning he passed away peacefully.

We were all around him.

I'm definitely doing this for Dad.

I can only imagine if he was here tonight.

He'd be pretty-pretty excited.

Would be stoked yeah. What was his kind of music?

Country. Country.

Bush ballads.

What would you think about your song choice for tonight?

Because you're doing a Richard Marx song.

Doing a Richard Marx song

I know, but I'm doing a country-country version of it,

which I think he'd like.

It's always scary singing someone their own art.

Definitely ups the stakes.

I'm feeling pretty nervous.

Music's always been what I've wanted to do.

It's been my passion. So, I don't really have a plan B.

I can't stop thinking about

how turning a chair right now could change my life.

Who do we have now?

What's it gonna be?

Who's it gonna be?

Where is it gonna be?

# Oceans apart... #

Oh! # Day after day... #

# Then I slowly go insane

# I hear your voice on the line... #

I love it.

# It doesn't stop the pain

# If I see you next to never... #

Oh.

# How can we say forever

# Wherever you go

# Whatever you do... #

Chill.

# I will be right here Waiting for you

# Whatever it takes

# Or how my heart breaks

# I'll be right here Waiting for you. #

Three now.

# And in the end, if I'm with you

# I'll take the chance

# Wherever you go

# Whatever you do

# I will be right here

# Waiting for you

# Whatever it takes

# Or how my heart breaks

# I'll be right here Waiting for you. #

Yeah!

Whoo-hoo.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Wow.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

G'day.

Wow.

What's your name?

I'm Cait Jamieson, I'm 19,

and I'm from a little town called Bouldercombe

up near Rockhampton, but I've just moved to Brisbane.

Welcome. Kate.

My first question actually is why didn't I think of that?

That was ah... Beautiful choices.

You know, I've heard that song of mine

sung by a lot of people.

That was just so sweet and-and unexpected.

And it's like this is so weird for me to say this.

You sang it like you wrote it.

Oh. (APPLAUSE)

Thank you so much.

I was hoping you'd like it.

I have to ask, like, why did you pick that song?

I kind of related to it in a way,

especially recently 'cause I lost my dad a couple years ago.

Oh. I'm sorry.

Umm and he was a musician as well.

So, any song that kind of like, speaks in that sense of waiting

for someone to come back.

And, you know, I never he never will.

So, I-I just really wanted to do that one and kind of take a country

sort of turn on it, because that's what I do.

I'm a country singer and he was a country singer,

so I think it was really special that I could do that.

Beautiful. Beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous.

Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

If you pick anybody else, I'm gonna be so pissed off.

Thank you. I ah...

I can hear in your voice that

there's just endless possibilities with you.

I mean, you need to be a recording artist.

You need to be out there.

You-you sound like you should be on the radio now.

And I just want to explore

every possibility with you musically,

I feel like my history and my experience,

we could be just unstoppable together.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate that.

You've upset Richard.

So, you know, you've-you've done a better version

of the song than he did.

(LAUGHTER) No, no way.

So, so I think it's, you know,

you obviously can't go to Team Richard now

because you've upset him.

So, you have to look at the other three options,

and I'm definitely the next best option I think.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Definitely. Hands down.

It was gorgeous. Your choices are amazing.

You've got a great musical ear, you know, to take those chances

and make them work.

It's so special. You're an artist.

It's a privilege to have you on the show.

Wherever you go, I don't mind, to be honest,

because it's great just to have you on this show.

I thought you were gonna say, wherever you go, whatever you do.

I'll be right here waiting for you.

Hey, Kate. Hi.

So, lovely to meet you and to listen to that performance.

It was so beautiful.

I think the word that sprung to mind for me

with the performance is tender.

You know, it felt so beautifully tender.

And what's cooler than the girl with the guitar?

You just own that stage. It's so natural to you.

(APPLAUSE)

It'd be really fun to explore some different areas,

you know, find some different sides to you.

So, I think if you are on Team Melanie,

that's what we could do.

Thank you so much. Yeah.

Hi, Cait. Hi.

I'm Kate. Hey.

Oh, that's the... yeah, actually...

Oh, my gosh. You gotta do better than that.

I have to ask, were you nervous to sing

that in front of Richard?

Yeah, it was...it was pretty scary.

But it was more a really big honour to do it.

What I loved about that performance was

it was unadorned.

It was really moving. You moved me deeply.

I'd love to have you on Team Kate.

I love country music.

I think we've got a lot in common.

I think you could go in so many interesting,

different directions,

but ultimately, you already have it.

Thank you so much.

(APPLAUSE)

I know, you have to make a decision

because I want you so badly on my team.

Can we sing that chorus together up there?

Oh, yes.

Absolutely. Oh, dammit!

God dammit!

God dammit! I've lost another one.

It's lovely to meet you. Lovely to meet you too.

Can we just do a chorus, guys?

# Wherever you go

# Whatever you do

# I will be right here

# Waiting for you

# Whatever it takes

# Or how my heart breaks

# I will be right here

# Waiting for you

# You. #

Please come to team Richard.

Please come to Team Richard.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

That was so cool.

OK, it's up to you Cait. Well it's crunch time.

Is this where I make a decision?

Yeah.

Put us out of our misery.

Well...

I think I'm definitely have to gonna go with Team Richard.

Oh, of course. Absolutely.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Thank you. Congratulations.

Oh, that was really special for me, too.

Cait.

How awesome was that? Oh, how cool, Mum.

Oh, my god. Can you believe it?

I'm just so bloody. I'm so proud of you.

Thank you.

Hey, Mum. Hey.

How are you? Good thanks.

Lovely to meet you. Such a pleasure.

Lovely to meet you, too. And you should be so proud.

Just... I've heard so many versions of that song,

and that was, like, up there in the top five

I've ever heard.

Oh, I wouldn't say that.

You know, I feel like you've got a real shot.

Thank you. Yeah.

Thank you. Richard. Bye.

Congrats. See you later. See ya.

Didn't expect Richard Marx to get you to sing with him.

That was just... Neither.

That was just crazy. So proud.

I just can't even put it into words.

I'm just.

Yeah.

She's-she's amazing.

Thanks, Mum.

Still to come...

I came here from America to win The Voice.

The coaches are heating up...

I'm a performer, and I think that's something

that we really have in common.

We could get you in that one percentile bracket.

I think I'd love to work with you one-on-one.

..and getting spicy.

I've got one more thing up my sleeve.

Hi, is Emma Bunton here from the Spice Girls?

And Melanie C wants you on her team.

# This is The Voice. #

Love you, Kate.

Oh, I love you.

Thanks, mate.

Hey, guys, my name is Ronnie Joudo.

I'm 56 and I'm from

a place called Austral, south-west of Liverpool.

# Living like a country song... #

I've got a beautiful family, beautiful wife, two daughters,

and my son, Jamieson.

# This is where we compound... #

Jamieson was born with Down syndrome.

He loves music.

He wants to be a country artist like his dad.

Who do you think's gonna turn?

Everyone. Yeah.

He comes to every one of my shows.

He's my security. He's my cameraman.

He inspired me to-to chase my dreams.

Yeah, you're amazing and you're talented.

Thanks, mate.

(LAUGHS) You're the best, bro.

I love you, Jamieson. Love you, Dad.

No, I love you more.

I love you more. I love you more, mate.

I love you more.

Tonight, I've chosen to sing

one of the most iconic country songs out there.

It's a very well-known song, and there's a lot of pressure on it.

I don't really want to muck it up.

I'd like to think that turning a chair

would inspire Jamieson to believe that hard work pays off.

I just want to do an amazing job

and turn a chair and make them proud.

Go, Dad!

Go, Dad.

Come on, I need one.

# Almost heaven

# West Virginia

# Blue Ridge mountain

# Shenandoah River

# Life is old

# And older than the trees

# But younger than the mountains

# Blowing like a breeze

# Country roads take me home... #

(TRYING TO PLACE ACCENT) "Roads"...

# To the place

# I belong West Virginia

# Oh, mountain mama

# Take me home

# Country roads

# I hear a voice in the morning

# And when she calls me

# The radio reminds me Of my home far away

# Country roads take me home

# To the place I belong... #

Go, man. Stay up there.

# West Virginia

# Oh, mountain mama

# Take me home

# Country roads. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

G'day, guys. How are youse? Hi. Good. How are you?

Good, good. Thank you. Yeah.

What's your name? Where are you from?

Ronnie Joudo.

I'm from south west of Sydney, at a place called Liverpool.

Liverpool?

I didn't know you had a Liverpool in Australia.

Yeah, well, yeah.

We do.

Hey, man, how are you?

Richard Marx.

I get a sense that you-you love, like,

traditional country music, right?

Yes, I do, yeah, I grew up on it.

With a song like that,

the real payoff is...

# I belong! #

Hold that note.

You kept falling off it.

I was like, I wanted you to go...

# To the place... #

You were going...

# I belong... #

Like you didn't have the confidence to go...

# I belong. #

You got to hold that note, because that's the big money note.

That's the big payoff, right? Yeah.

If you're gonna go for it, go for it.

Stay on it, man. Thanks, mate, appreciate it.

Thank you. But it was really good.

I enjoyed your performance.

I did have a couple of little issues,

a little bit pitchy,

which on this huge stage

is completely understandable with nerves.

But also your vowel sounds.

Yep. Don't sound right.

Yep.

You know, I think it was like on the country roads, wasn't it?

It was. Country rudes.

Yeah, rude. Yes. Yeah, yeah.

I don't know if you can hear it, but it's...

# Country road

It's # road... #

And what you're doing...

# Rude... #

'Cause I didn't see your performance.

Maybe your lips are too close together

and you're getting a ru rather than a ro.

Let him try that.

Yeah. Try it. Like, try and change that shape.

You want me to try it now?

Try it. Go on. Go do the...do the chorus.

Play the chorus.

# Country. Road... #

# Country road

# West Virginia

# Oh, mountain mama

# Take me home

# Country road. #

There you go.

There you go.

That's for free.

Who you got with you over here?

Mate, that's my beautiful family.

My wife Mary, my daughter, Sonya, and my amazing son, Jamieson.

Who...who's my biggest fan.

He's-he's everything to me, mate.

He's one of the reasons why I do it.

I see your son has a camera around his neck.

He likes to take pictures. Yeah. He does.

He's-he's at my shows all the time, and he takes photos and videos

and most of the stuff that you see on my social media,

he's the one that does it.

Why don't we jump up on stage

and your son take a photo of us all together?

OK, cool. Oh, yeah.

Nice to meet you, mate.

Go on, get in!

Oh, it's a good shot.

Got it? Nice.

Now, you got to get in one, buddy.

Ready? Get in here with your dad.

Get in the middle.

Get in the middle.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

I work at an IT company, working at a computer screen

with the beige walls and the boring people.

I just always find myself getting really bored.

Something that I just know isn't right for me.

By day, I'm Xavier Laham, the IT guy.

And by night, I'm Xaz, the rap god.

(SONG PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)

What up y'all? Get lit.

Xaz is here. Chill.

Hi. I'm Xaz. I'm 20.

I'm a rapper and I'm from Melbourne and in Melbourne,

when we do, it'll get done.

(SONG PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)

For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a star.

My ultimate dream is to be

the first Australian rapper to be mogul.

And I mean mogul.

Like I'm talking Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye West.

I want to be at that level of success.

This is me.

This is what I'm in my true element

and this is what I feel the most myself.

Tonight for my Blinds,

I'm singing 'Savage' by Megan Thee Stallion.

I have to bring so much attitude and charisma to sell this song.

It is definitely a risk rapping on a singing show.

One wrong word or one slur of a word

is the same thing as a singer being off key.

That one little mistake

can make the whole audition come crashing down.

My performance is about to be different from the rest.

I'm doing a different genre.

I've just got to keep that energy up high,

and I've got to show them what I'm made of and why I'm here.

I'm gonna set that stage on fire.

# This is The Voice. #

I'm auditioning to show

the world that Australian rap is here

and it matters.

I want to put Australian rap on the map.

I need to be on my absolute A-game.

I hope that the coaches can see that this is my destiny.

Here we go.

(RAPPING) # Cheer

# Aha

# This is the voice remix

# I'm holding a party for Xazzie

# I'm the hood Mona Lisa, Break a hood into pieces

# Ad to X some cheesy headers out My circle like a pizza

# I'm way too exclusive

# I don't shop on Insta' boutiques

# All them lil' ass clothes Only fit fake booties

# Bad chicks, Still talking cash shit

# Looking like water

# I'm unbothered and relaxing

# I would never trip on a header If I had her

# Boy that's my trash, You the maid, so you bagged him

# Come on I'm a savage

# Chill

# Classy, bougie, ratchet

# Yeah, sassy, moody, nasty

# Hey

# Acting stupid, what's happening?

# What? What's hap?

# Eat me and record it, But your edge-up all I'm showing

# I keep my headers private, So his AP all I'm showing

# Beefing with you bitches Really getting kinda boring

# If it ain't about the money, Then you know

# I'm gon' ignore it

# I'm the shit, ooh

# I need a mop to clean the floor, It's too much drip, ooh

# I keep a knot, I keep a watch, I keep a whip, ooh

# Let's play a game, Simon says I'm still that boy

# Ayy I'm still that boy come on

# Boy, I'm Xaziz

# Classy, bougie, ratchet

# Yeah, sassy, moody, nasty

# Hey

# Acting stupid, what's happening?

# Boy, what's happening?

# Hey, classy, bougie, ratchet

# Yeah, sassy, moody, nasty

# Hey

# Acting stupid, what's happening?

# Boy, what's happening?

# Yeah. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Yeah.

Hey, guys.

Hi!

Whoa! Whoo!

Oh, wow!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Damn! I'm speechless.

I'm like what? What just happened?

Who are you? Where are you from?

Well, my name is Xaz.

So, X-A-Z.

I'm 20 years old and I'm from Melbourne, Australia.

OK. Welcome to The Voice.

Xazzie.

Xaz.

Like, we have seen some incredible people,

but we've seen nothing like this.

Thank you. You know.

Thank you so much.

And that, like, that whole performance.

It was, like, really slick.

Thank you. Yeah.

You are looking fierce.

Can you talk me through this outfit, please?

Well, my best friend's a stylist,

and she helped me, like, put this all together.

Yeah, this is just the Xaz swag, y'all.

Well... (LAUGHTER)

And that that is the perfect word because that was swag.

Thank you so much. I really enjoyed that.

Great performance. Thank you.

Xaz, when you think of hip ho you think of Richard Marx of course.

Always, always, always.

But I love great hip hop and I love great rappers.

If their tone in their voice is compelling

and the tone of your voice is compelling.

As I was turning around, I was like, I know

I'm gonna see a performer.

You're a born performer.

That's really, really important. Thank you so much.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

That said.

That said, the other reason

I turned around was out of real curiosity,

which is obviously the name of the show is

The Voice and especially now listening to you talk.

I feel like you can sing. I feel like if I went.

Can you sing?

# Yeah, yeah, yeah... #

Just like that.

# Yeah, yeah, yeah. #

See?

Not the same, not that I went to high.

But the point is you've got pitch.

I think there are other things you can do as well as rap.

And I think you're a force to be reckoned with.

And I would really love to work with you.

Thank you so much.

(APPLAUSE)

Xaz, I had to turn straight away.

I was loving every minute. It was so great.

Thank you. I want to know about.

How much performance experience have you got?

Because it looked like you got loads.

I started producing when I was about ten years old,

and then I released my first original song

when I was 13, and from then I...

Wow. Awesome.

And yeah, from then

I just sort of have always been performing.

So, how?

Just on a laptop, at home,

on a mic and a laptop or what do you do?

By day I work as an IT and marketing assistant

and by night I'm Xaz, the rap god.

I love it.

You're damn right you are.

I love it, Xaz.

I have so many incredible, incredible singers on my team.

Team Ronan right now feels like the strongest team on The Voice.

I think you want to be on Team Ronan right here.

This is where you need to be.

Thank you, thank you.

Thank you.

I absolutely loved that too.

Like, I want to put that in my ears first thing in the morning

and wake up with joy and energy.

The only reason I didn't turn is because I just wouldn't know

how to mentor you.

It's not my area of expertise, but I absolutely loved it.

Thank you. Well done.

Thanks so much.

Hey, Xaz, I think, you know, obviously it is interesting.

We have so many singers, different genres.

We haven't seen any rappers.

You're the first one we've seen but you are an incredible performer.

But I have had the pleasure and honour of working with rappers.

You know, I-I've had the opportunity.

There's a little bit of rapping in the Spice Girls,

but I don't know

how the rap community feels about that.

But, you know, I have other friends

who are artists, artists who are rappers

I can call upon to get some help.

I mean, I'm a performer,

you know, and I think that's something

that we really have in common.

So, I-I think, I mean, I want Xaz in my life.

Thank you.

I think Team Melanie is the right place for you.

OK. Xaz by night.

It's up to you.

OK. I've got...

Who are you gonna pick?

Pick right over here.

I've got...

Before you decide, I've got one more thing up

my sleeve just to help you decide.

Hi, it's Emma Bunton here from the Spice Girls.

Now, if you're watching this, it obviously means

that Melanie C wants you on her team.

And what can I say? She's an incredible singer.

She is an all-round amazing person and she's my best friend.

She will work her bottom off for you and more importantly,

she makes a mean cheesecake.

Also, if you pick her,

you'll probably get some Spice Girls merch.

Sending so much love and go Team Melanie.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

You guys...

(LAUGHTER)

Well, I think you're all such amazing options

and I truly admire all of you.

And I would love to work with every single one of you.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

# I'll tell you what I want

# What I really, really want

# I want Mel C. #

# I'll tell you what I want What I really, really want

# So, tell me what you want

# What you really, really want... #

Aw, I'm so happy!

Thank you. Well done, well done.

Well done.

You're so good.

That was so fun.

(SONG PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)

Oh, we never stood a chance, I think.

No.

Be interesting to see how far she pushes him.

Yeah.

(SQUEALS)

(CROSSTALK)

That was so much fun.

Thank you. It's so exciting.

I think you're gonna bring so much energy to the show.

Thank you. Sure.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I got me a Xaz.

He's great, isn't he?

I have been Xazified.

My team has been Xazified.

I think I'm catching up now, aren't I?

I've got three.

I'm...I'm...I'm doing good.

Still to come...

I am a rock singer/mortician.

Studying aerospace engineering.

Growing up in the Fijian culture,

I teach traditional dancing.

Which one of these artists has Kate and Richard in a spin?

You just lifted the roof off this place.

One of the most phenomenal things I've ever witnessed.

And pushing each other's buttons.

I did have one more thing I wanted to say.

You blocked me.

Payback's a bitch, ain't it?

(LAUGHTER)

GOOD EVENING, KARINA CARVALHO IN THE SEVEN NEWSROOM...

# This is The Voice. #

We've got a couple more artists to go,

ladies and gentlemen, loads of energy.

Make some noise in here.

That was incredible. Alright, here's what we're gonna do.

Are any actual singers in the crowd like

this-this could be your...

Yeah, you have someone? Yeah.

Does anyone want to have a bit of a sing now?

Who's got something?

Yeah. Alright.

Pass the microphone to this legend here,

and you can sing in front of Ronan Keating.

No pressure.

In front of Ronan? Oh, no. Oh, here we go.

Stop!

# But I need to know

# I don't need to be shown

# I gotta see it for myself

# I've gotta learn it on my own

# I need to know If I am flesh and bone

# And am I still grown Or full grown?

# And am I still growing A full grown? #

Yay!

I love you, Ronan.

How old are you? Thank you. How old?

15. 15?

15. Wow.

Wow. Incredible.

I'll see you next year on the show.

Yeah.

Yeah. You should audition.

My Mum loves you, Ronan.

(LAUGHTER)

I love that.

It's like, people are like, "I love you."

"My mum loves you, Ronan." "My Mum loves you." Yeah.

That's the normal.

I've-I've reached to the point now

where they're actually saying my grandmother loves you.

Ever since I've grown up,

I've had a massive passion for space planes.

I think the one thing that excites me about space is

just like the endless opportunity.

There was this one night when I was little,

and I just took my telescope outside,

and I just looked into the stars

and I just felt like this amazing awe.

I was like, "Wow.

"Yes, I have my own telescope."

My name is Adam Perumal.

I'm 18 years old and I'm studying

aerospace engineering at RMIT.

Just about to start to get a bit golden.

Wow.

Another one of my biggest passions is baking.

Baking for me has turned into a science.

I'm a person who likes to make very intricate desserts.

This is a caramel.

And then you've also got a chocolate mousse.

Basically, you have to like measure

some of the ingredients like 0.1 of a gram.

And I just feel like I'm in a science lab

when I'm cooking.

(LAUGHS)

So, I started singing when I was in primary school.

I always used to be shy, so I never liked the stage.

But then I started singing in my high school musicals,

and we used to do productions every year,

and it just became a passion of mine.

I think I have a gift for singing, and so now I think

I'm ready to take on The Voice stage.

There's definitely gonna be nerves when I get on the stage,

but I think nerves can fuel my performance.

I'm gonna fight the hardest that I can fight to make sure

that I can turn a chair.

Here we go.

# Fly me to the moon

# Let me play among the stars

# Let me see what spring is like on

# Jupiter and Mars... #

Oh, lovely.

# In other words

# Hold my hand. #

OK.

# In other words, please be true

# In other words

# In other words

# I love...

# you. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

He's really good.

Oh.

Oh. Hello there. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Hello. Hey, what's your name?

My name is Adam Perumal.

I'm 18 years old and I'm from Melbourne, Victoria.

Hey, Adam.

You've-you've shown up, man.

You look great, you look cool. Thank you so much.

Look at here.

Very, very cool.

Elegant. He's elegant.

Very elegant. Love it.

Yeah, I would say find your take on that.

On a song like that, it's pretty static.

So, you got to really bring some more personality to it

and more fun with it.

But I really applaud you for making a brave choice

and I wish you all the best.

Thank you, thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

You've got so many youngsters on this show, haven't we?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, it's super impressive. Yeah.

You do have a really beautiful tone

and-and it's lovely speaking to you now as well

'cause it's, you're really joyful.

You were giving it, but there was just moments

when I felt like you were coasting.

You know, I just feel like you need to be.

Yeah.

Be conscious in a way. Yeah.

Throughout the entirety of the song, you know

Thank you. Thank you.

Yeah. You are absolutely adorable.

Thank you. And Ronan's right.

You know, it really did come down to-to breathing, I think.

Like, I wanted you to take a deep breath

and really ground yourself.

But you've got all the tools there.

You just need to give it time.

Get on stage, sing as much as you possibly

can do gigs every weekend and you will get there.

You've got a beautiful sounding voice.

Who-who have you got here?

Yeah, um, so I've got my parents, mum and dad,

and then I've got my brother and sister in law.

Hi, guys.

And what are you...

What-what are you guys holding over there?

Is that your tea?

(LAUGHTER)

So, I'm actually about to start studying

aerospace engineering.

Oh, wow.

And I've got a massive passion for astronomy.

And then my other hobby is I'm a professional baker.

And so I've actually brought you guys some gifts.

Nice. Wow.

Holy moly! Oh, amazing.

Amazing. Wow.

Oh, thank you.

Holy moly. It's gorgeous.

How are you? Great to meet you.

Did you make these? Yes.

Talk me through this.

These are called entremes.

And so it's basically like a mousse dome dessert.

And how would one eat this?

That sounds unbelievable.

Just shoot it. Just shoot it.

The whole thing? Yeah.

Oh, no.

Oh, I was kidding.

Oh, wow.

Oh. That's good. It's good?

That's really good. That's really good.

Incredible.

Why are you all laughing at me?

That is really good.

Thank you so much. Really good, really.

Wow.

Next...

It's definitely a song that's got a lot of balls.

Will this '80s rock classic...

I am singing 'Call Me' by Blondie.

..be worth the risk?

The song is vocally challenging.

If it starts out shaky,

I'm nervous that I won't turn a chair.

# This is The Voice. #

Hi, I'm Ally Friendship,

I'm 38 and

I am a rock singer/mortician.

(SONG PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)

I got into the line of work at a young age.

I was 17, working in the mortuary,

prepping the deceased caskets,

driving the hearse, attending funerals.

(SONG PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)

I discovered I had a little gift.

The first person who ever tried speaking to me

from the grave was my grandfather.

And since then, something might come to me

when I'm around certain people or I'll feel sick in a certain way,

and I'll know that there's someone standing near me

that has a message to be passed on.

Seeing how short life can be, as a mortician,

you do kind of think do what you want to do in life

because you might never get the opportunity again.

It's time to reveal

the rock chick inside me to Australia.

I am singing 'Call Me' by Blondie and I am ready to rock.

It's definitely a song that's got a lot of balls

and it's right off the bat.

So, if it starts out shaky

or doesn't come out the way that I want it to,

I'm nervous that I won't turn a chair.

Artist walk in.

Stepping out onto the stage is absolutely nerve wracking.

I am packing it right now.

For the love of god, please let someone turn.

# Colour me your colour, baby

# Call on me oh, god

# Colour me your colour, darling

# I know who you are

# Come up off your colour chart

# I know where you're coming from

# Call me!

# I'm alive

# Call me, call me any day or night

# Call me

# Ooh, we speak The languages of love

# Ooh, I'm more than colour me

# Colour me

# Ooh, ooh

# Oh, boy

# Shall be upheld

# Anytime, anyplace, Anywhere, anyway

# Anytime, anyplace, Anywhere, anytime

# Call me my love

# You can call me any, anytime

# Call me for a ride

# You can call me for some overtime

# Call me

# Call me for your lover's, Lover's alibi

# Call me! #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Well done.

Welcome to The Voice. What's your name?

My name is Ally Friendship.

I'm 38 and I'm from Sydney.

What a way to blow our socks off.

Well done. What's your story?

What do you do when you're not singing?

I work in the funeral industry as a mortician.

Oh.

Oh. Yes.

Party!

It can be.

Since I was a young age, I've always been

so much more comfortable around the dead than the living.

Sounds weird.

They're certainly less argumentative, aren't they?

That's exactly right.

Being very spiritual,

I have the ability to pass on messages.

You feel like you receive messages for people

who are still here?

Yeah. Like, do you see spirits here now?

Not right now. I'm a little bit focused.

(LAUGHTER) Yeah.

Yeah.

You've got your mind on other things.

Ally, that was a really great performance.

I still heard, even though you were balls out.

I heard the nuances.

Like when you went to the bridge, (VOCALISES) all that I was like,

OK, she nailed tha and like gave us a different colour.

So, I was really in.

But I'm glad I turned around

when I did because you're a performer.

And that's another thing that we really look for here,

not just somebody who's got a nice voice,

but somebody who's really selling it,

who's entertaining and you kind of got it all going on.

So, um I...

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I feel like I have some really, really

outstanding singers on my team,

but I need you too.

I really need you too,

'cause I think you're a real contender

for this competition.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

What I really loved about

that was that you had the courage to go simple.

You know, we hear a lot of singers on this stage that get up there,

and they want to show us every tool in their toolbox

and cram it into 90 seconds.

Whereas you had the boldness and the belief in yourself

to just get up and go.

Nah, I'm gonna make this down the line.

Simple. Pure. Potent.

It was boobs to the wall,

but we didn't feel as though

we were being clobbered over the head with it.

To me, your-your voice reminds me of Lady Gaga's voice.

I'd love to work with you on some-some heartbreak songs.

You know, find...

I can hear you doing an incredible power ballad

as well as the country rock stuff, which I absolutely love.

So, please come and join Team Kate.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Thanks, Kate.

Great job, Ally.

I didn't turn because I do have somebody similar to you,

so I don't want to have to lose one of these great singers

because, you know, I'm doubling up.

Look, it was a gorgeous performance.

Thank you for coming to The Voice.

You got two awesome teams to choose from.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

And you need to pick me.

Kate. Kate, Kate, Kate.

I'm gonna...

I'm gonna trust my gut.

And I'm gonna pick Richard.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

He's gonna rub it in, too.

You did a great job. Thank you.

You made the right choice.

I think I did.

Give it up.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Hello. She crushed it.

Wow. Very cool, very cool.

I'm amazed that I held myself together, actually.

I'm so looking forward to learning from you.

Oh, yeah. We're gonna have a blast.

It was glorious. I think she's incredible.

I'm-I'm quite sad about that.

I think I'm gonna have to rethink my strategy.

When Richard goes hard, he goes hard.

Yeah. Hey, guys.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

# This is The Voice. #

I don't think you can overstate

how important music is to the human condition,

to the human experience.

There's a piece of music that will

apply to or affect any event in your life.

It's always been there.

Held my hand when I've been sad and lonely.

It accompanied me and my friends when we've gone out to party.

Music has helped me with grief,

through loss, through heartbreak.

It's therapy.

It's like church for me.

It's the closest thing

to a spiritual experience that I have.

It's just the most beautiful gift

that we've ever been given.

Music is life.

It's what connects me to my culture,

and it's what expresses the fullness of who I am.

# This is my family

# You're my people... #

My name is Joseph Vuicakau.

I'm 35 years old.

I'm from Western Sydney.

# This is my family... #

Growing up in the Fijian culture, we're surrounded by music.

# You're my people... #

Music is a very much big part of

who we are as a people.

(FIJIAN TRADITIONAL SONG)

I teach traditional dancing.

That's how I met my wife, actually.

Now, I have two sons, one seven and one's five.

I think having a strong cultural identity,

as well as the love of music,

is an important part of bringing up my-my two sons.

Are you excited to see dad on stage?

Happy. Excited.

Are you excited or are you nervous for him?

I'm excited.

What it is?

I'm sweaty. I just want to go home.

(SONG PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)

Bye. Bye.

It's a big risk for me to audition on The Voice.

It's something that is

pretty much outside of my comfort zone.

I'm very, very comfortable performing in churches

and communities, but not to the extent of The Voice.

# A great change is coming... #

Nerves are gonna be

my biggest challenge for my performance.

I've got to start strong, finish strong,

otherwise it's game over.

Here we go. Here we go.

Go, Daddy!

Come on, be good, be good.

Good luck.

Aw.

# I was born by the river... #

Oh.

# In a little tent

# No, just like the river I've been running... #

That's it.

# Ever since

# It's been a long

# A long time coming, but I know

# A change is gonna come... #

Yes, it is.

# Oh, yes, it is

# Oooh

# And then I go to my brother

# But then he winds up

# Knocking me back down on my knees

# Oh

# It's been a long... #

Yes!

# A long time coming

# But I know a change is gonna come

# Oh, yes, it will

# A change is gonna come. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Holy...

Wow. What's your name?

My name is Joseph Vuicakau.

I'm 35 and I'm from Western Sydney.

OK. That was sublime.

You just lifted the roof off this place.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Holy crap.

Just the power, the control, the soul.

You've got this soul that

just oozes out of you and onto all of us.

That was next level, honestly.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

So, where does this big voice come from?

What are you thinking about when you...when you're singing?

Mainly my family.

I think my family in the crowd here.

But my-my wife, my two boys,

my mum, dad and my-my siblings.

I really, I think of my childhood of

being brought up in my Fijian culture.

Music is everywhere in whatever we do.

Absolutely.

Well, I mean, look, you are a powerhouse.

I've got a feeling I've got a bit of a battle

on my hands for you.

(SIGHS) I can barely speak.

I just can't get over how great that was.

(LAUGHS)

(APPLAUSE)

Joseph. Wow.

And that was extraordinary.

There's no way on Earth

I could not turn for that performance.

Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you.

It was world class.

I mean, the so like Kate said, it just oozes out of you.

And I discovered music through my mum's record collection

and soul is her thing.

And I would love to work with you.

Mentor you kind of get my mum involved,

rifle through her old records

and just show everybody what you got.

You could so easily go all the way.

Brilliant. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

In my opinion, Sam Cooke is the greatest singer

who ever lived.

Anytime somebody tries to sing,

'Change is Gonna Come' it pisses me off

because I've always felt like no-one should even go near it.

It's just sacred ground musically.

I think even Sam Cooke would have given you

a standing ovation for that.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Here's the thing,

because this is gonna be a tough choice for you.

And one thing that is probably the most important is versatility.

And there are some really talented people next to me.

But there's only one coach up here

who's had hits that were pop hits, country hits, rock hits,

big ballad hits and R&B hits, and that's me.

I came here from America to win The Voice,

and I think that you and I can win this show together.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I really hope you'll pick Team Richard.

I would be honoured to work with you.

And I just think you're just awesome.

Thank you so much, Richard. Thank you. Appreciate it.

Hey, Joseph.

I thought there was a few moments that were shaky,

but that's what we're here for.

We're mentors.

You've got one hell of a voice.

Possibly the strongest voice in the contest.

Right?

We could get you in that one percentile bracket.

There's only a handful of singers in the world

that can tackle these sort of songs.

And we get you on point.

Get it right.

This could be one of the most spectacular moments

in The Voice history, if we do it right.

OK.

Because you've got it.

So, come here, Team Ronan, and we'll get you across the line.

You...you...you could go with Ronan,

and Ronan is a good option, but I'm better.

So... Well, you know.

Reason... Reasonable.

I don't know about better.

If you join Team Kate,

there's one tiny bit of constructive feedback

I would give you.

And it almost seems churlish

because that was such a masterclass performance,

is your face when you're not singing,

just remember that you're still communicating,

even in the gaps between your phrases.

Whenever you sang,

your face was right there, right online.

And then when you take a breath, the song is still ongoing.

You know the message is still there in your eyes.

That's something I'd love to work with you on.

One-on-one mentoring

when we are in a room together alone.

(LAUGHTER)

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I did have one more thing I wanted to say...

You blocked me?

Payback's a bitch, ain't it?

(LAUGHS)

# This is The Voice. #

There's one tiny bit of constructive feedback

I would...I would give you whenever you sang,

your face was right there, right online.

And then when you take a breath,

the song is still ongoing.

You know, the message is still there in your eyes.

That's something I'd love to work with you on.

One-on-one mentoring

when we are in a room together alone.

(LAUGHTER)

(APPLAUSE)

I did have one more thing I wanted to say...

You blocked me?

Payback's a bitch, ain't it?

Take it as a compliment though.

I saw the way he was looking at you

and your pitch.

I didn't like it.

I hadn't even started yet, Richard!

Goddamn you!

Well, you can sit down now, Kate.

Oh.

I can't believe it.

So, it's really gonna be between the three of us.

You'd be in good hands no matter what, but I really feel like

I'm the person to take you all the way.

(APPLAUSE)

OK, Joseph, this is the moment you got to choose.

You got to pick one of us.

(APPLAUSE)

I'm gonna go for Richard.

Oh!

Oh!

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Oh, wow.

That's a serious talent.

Yeah, well.

Wow.

What an incredible performance, buddy.

That was fantastic. Thank you. Thank you.

Joseph.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Yeah.

Yeah, wow.

How amazing was that? He was unbelievable.

I mean, he's in a good place with Richard.

It is incredible, isn't it?

How like, the talent just keeps coming.

It keeps coming. Yeah.

It's crazy. We're just never running out.

It just keeps coming.

Nah, nah, it's a bombardment of talent.

Richard just blocked me. What the hell?

And he told me "Payback's a bitch".

Paying me back for what?

I mean, admittedly, I did block him,

but he should have forgiven me by now.

Daddy, daddy.

Yeah. Hi, guys.

Congratulations.

He's got such a special gift.

Wow. We were just all blown away.

I-I was nervous that somebody was gonna snatch him up.

So, here's what I need you to do.

Tonight, I need you to go celebrate.

We've got a lot of work to do, but enjoy every second of it.

I'm really proud of you.

I can't wait to get to work.

Thank you so much. Nice to meet you. Bye.

Nice to meet you. See you later.

Pleasure.

My goodness.

That was great. Thank you.

That was the best you've ever sang it.

That was so good. You did so well.

I'm on Team Richard.

(SONG PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)

Very excited about that.

Joseph was absolutely worth every block

I possibly have.

A Joseph comes along once in a lifetime.

Be really interesting to see what else he can do,

but I really have a feeling there's nothing that he can't do.

So, I guess all is fair in love and The Voice.