All language subtitles for The Voice AU S14E01 (1080p)_track3_[eng]

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Aw, ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to The Voice Series 14,

make some noise!

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

SONIA KRUGER (PRESENTS):
Four superstars

are about to go head-to-head
for the very first time.

This is gonna be epic.

# I found love

# So, don't fight it... #

With 45 million record sales

worldwide as a solo artist
and lead singer of Boyzone,

it's Ronan Keating.

I'm listening out for a voice
that just demands I turn my chair.

And a unique tone, I love it,
I love finding unique singers.

# I was young
And caught in the crowd

# I didn't know then
What I know now... #

Returning for her second season,

it's award winning singer,
songwriter

and Eurovision global sensation
Kate Miller-Heidke.

Something I have
that they don't have

is that I'm the only Australian
in the coaching team,

so, for an artist to choose
one of the other coaches

would be kind of unpatriotic.

# Wherever you go, whatever you do

# I will be... #

With a career spanning

four decades
and 14 number one singles,

it's Grammy award winning rocker
of Richard Marx.

I want to mentor,
nurture and potentially collaborate

with the next generation
of great singers.

# If you want my future,
Forget my past

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

She was in the bestselling
girl group of all time,

it's pop icon and Spice Girl,
Melanie C.

Look I'm Sporty Spice,
I like to win, I need to win,

I'm very competitive.

Australia,
a Voice revolution is here.

# Everybody shake...

# Everybody groove...

# Everybody shake

# Ooo, ooo

# Mary, Mary, you're on my minds...

# The folks are gone
And the place will be mine...

# Mary, Mary, wanna be with you...

# And this is what I wanna do

# I'm gonna put a call to you

# 'Cause I feel good tonight

# And everything's
Gonna be right-right-right

# Oh!

# I'm gonna have a good time tonight

# Rock and roll
Music gonna play all night

# Come on, baby, it won't take long

# Only take a minute
Just to sing my song

# Boney Moroney's gonna be with him

# I said, Long
Tall Sally's gonna be with Slim

# And Short Fat Fanny's gonna,
She's gonna be there too

# And this is what I'm gonna do

# I've got to put a call to you.

# 'Cause I feel good tonight

# And everything's gonna be
Right, right, right

# I'm gonna have A good time tonight

# Rock and roll music
Gonna play all night

# Come on, baby, it won't take long

# Only take a minute
Just to sing my song

# I'm gonna have a good time tonight

# Tonight

# I'm gonna have a good time tonight

# Come on baby

# Only take a minute
Just to sing my song

# Ooooh. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

(SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Music has always been something

I wanted to do,

but I just don't have that bravery
to step out and do it.

I think at some point

you've just got to look at yourself
and go,

"Am I gonna regret
not giving this a crack?",

and no I'm not somebody
who wants to live with regret.

I'm Jakamo Sharpe.

I am 25 years old
and I'm a primary school teacher,

currently teaching Year 6 class.

I'd love my students
to hopefully watch this and think,

"Well, if Jak can go out there
and give it a go

"and follow his dreams
and his passion

"then maybe I can do that too."

Artist walk in.

This is a really big thing for me,

I've never done anything
like this before.

I've never even really
sung on stage before.

Oh, my god, so scary going first.

Yep, here we go.

Be good, please.

# Put your loving

# Hand out

# Baby

# 'Cause I'm beggin'...

# Come on, let's go.

# I'm beggin', beggin' you

# So, put your loving hand out, baby

# I'm beggin', beggin' you

# So, put your loving hand out,
Darling

# Ridin' high when I was king,
I played it hard and fast

# 'Cause I had everything

# I walked away... #

Come on!

# But you warned me then

# Easy come and easy go

# And it would end
So, anytime I bleed

# You let me go yeah,
Anytime I feed you, get me no

# Anytime I seek you, let me know,
I plan and see, just let me go

# I'm on my knees when I'm beggin'

# I don't want to lose you,
Hey, yeah

# Ra-ta-ta-ta

# I'm beggin', beggin' you,
And put your lovin' hand out

# Baby

# I'm beggin', beggin' you

# And put your lovin' hand out,
Darling

# Yeah, I'm beggin', beggin' you

# So, put your lovin' hand out, baby

# I'm beggin', beggin' you

# So, put your lovin' hand out,
Darling. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Oh, my god.

Dude.

Well done,
way to blow the Blinds wide open.

Thank you so much.

Like, way to start this thing,

a four-chair turn.

That was bad ass.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Thank you very much. Thank you.

What's your name?
Where are you from?

I'm-I'm Jakamo Sharpe,

I'm 25 and I'm from Melbourne,
Victoria.

Yes.
Thank you, thank you.

Thank you.

How long have you been singing?

Oh, I'm-I'm actually,

I'm a primary school teacher
in Melbourne.

Are you really?

Yeah, um, I-I...

This is...this is all huge to me,

I'm-I'm not used
to this sort of thing so um,

I just yeah,
I appreciate all of you,

thank you so much.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Yeah, I actually
I've-I've got some bracelets

from my kids as well,

they-they made like all good luck
charms before I came on set.

Aw I love it.

Aw.
That's yeah.

And that's your family over here?

This is family over here
so, I've got...

Ah, left I've got my aunt,

ah my sister Teeley
and my two parents

flew in from Cambodia
to come and watch us.

Cambodia?

Awesome.

Great song choice,
it really showed your power

but I also I love your bravado,

I heard lots of colours
in your voice,

I feel like
you're the kind of singer

that I really want on my team.

Here's why you need to choose me.

(LAUGHS)

Because you got a great voice

and I'm used
to working with great singers.

I've produced so many great singers
and written songs for great singers.

People like Luther Vandross,
Barbara Streisand,

John Farnham and Keith Urban.

And I feel like you're someone

that could go all the way
in this competition.

Thank you so much.

And I would love
to help you get there.

I think we'd have a great time.

Also your energy is so good, man,

like you can tell
you've got a goodness in you

and I like to surround myself
with good people

and I'd love to work with you.

Amazing, thank you so much,
Richard, I appreciate that.

Tell us about your journey,

you know, and getting to The Voice.

Where did you perform before now
and why now?

Ah, I mean,

I-I haven't really performed much
to be honest,

I-I did some stuff in

like battle of the bands
in high school.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm just
sort of still can't believe I'm here

this is...

Oh, mate, amazing.

You're here...you're here...
you're here

because you deserve to be here.

Thank you.

Your acapella
at the start was remarkable.

Oh, thank you, thank you so much.

I mean, that was really...
I was glued to that straight away.

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

I think you've got something magic.

So, come to team Ronan.

Thank you so much, Ronan.

I believe in you.

Thank you, thank you.

You're what this show is all about.

Imagine that, you know,

a primary school teacher
who's barely ever performed live,

comes up on this stage.

Absolutely smashes it
in front of the entire country.

That's what this show is about.

Yeah.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

You have an incredible talent,

you have so many different colours
in your voice.

I would love to work with you.

Let's do it, Team Kate.

Thank you so much, Kate,
I appreciate that.

Thank you.

Jakamo.

I love you.

Do you know what I love?

Is like to just command the stage
the way that you did,

but be ego-less, you know?

It was just...
It was so wonderful to watch.

And it was kind of flawless,

you know, the pitch, the tone,
the timing.

I-I would love to work with you,

I would love to work
with that voice,

I do feel like you could explore
so many different genres.

So, I think
if you were on Team Melanie,

that's what we could do.

Ha. Thank you, thank you, Mel.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

So...

the choice is yours.

Thank you, guys, so much

like this is...this is just...
It's blown my mind

so, I really appreciate all of this.

Thank you.

(AUDIENCE YELLS ADVICE)

Richard!

Ah I think um...

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

Yes!

Congratulations, man.

Thank you so much.

Really, really great job.
Thank you so much.

We're gonna have a lot of fun.

Watch your step.

Dammit.

Bloody Richard.

Bloody, see you guys.

Bloody Richard.

Terrible choice but go ahead.

I love him.

(LAUGHS)

Hello!

Jack, man.

This is Richard.

Oh, my baby.

Oh, my gosh.

He absolutely crushed it.

Aw. Thank you.

And I can tell

that there's a lot
that he can do vocally.

He's got a real shot,
he's got a real shot.

Yeah. Thank you.

Yeah. Thank you.

You made your kids very proud.

Thank you, I appreciate that.

Yeah, exactly right.

Thanks, mate, thank you.

We'll get to it. Bye, guys.

Oh, my god, man.

Big hug. Big hug.

Richard saying

that I could go
all the way to the end

is something that I never thought
I would hear from anyone.

The fact that he's saying that

it-it means like so much to me,
it means a lot.

And I'm just excited
to get into it now.

Absolutely robbed, I'm gutted,

I'm just gonna go back
into my little ah...

my little book here and I'm just
gonna re-address a few things

and change my pitch up a little bit.

Oh, hi, everybody.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I'm not talking to him.

Sorry I was...I was backstage

with the future winner from my team.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Wow.

Jakamo is a star
and he's just a school teacher,

that's what I love about The Voice.

You don't know
when you're walking down the street

or when a barista
hands you your coffee,

that person might be
an amazing talent.

That's the beautiful mystery

that is revealed on a show
like this.

I am so excited to see what's next.

# Welcome to a new dawn... #

I'm a carpenter,
that pays the bills,

but my passion is music.

# This is our time... #

I stack fruit,

but going on The Voice
has always been my dream thing.

I hold music very deep in my heart.

I usually sing in the shower,
in my bedroom,

so, I'm sharing my voice
for the first time.

It's terrifying.

I've never sung on a stage
like this.

# Welcome to a new day... #

Part of me feels like
I'm well out of my depth.

Another part of me feels like
I might be unique enough to shine.

Take a breath,
let's do this, you got this.

(SINGERS SCREAM)

This season, on The Voice...

This is the reason
I wanted to come here,

to find voices like yours.

Man, I had goosebumps.

This is why I love this show,
this is why I love The Voice.

I feel like we should have paid

for that performance.

There's just something
in the water here, man,

like everybody sings their ass off.

The new coaching line up
is more competitive than ever.

You've blocked me?

Yeah, payback's a bitch ain't it?

I would love you in my team.

Only now you love her.

I came here from America to win.

Just I have
one-one last thing to say.

I'm a Spice Girl.

Yes!

Maybe if we went and we did that,

you would come over here.

I have a friend
who can vouch for me.

Mel C must want you on her team.

The gloves are off now,
someone's got to win.

This one really,
really pisses me off.

When I hear an amazing voice,
it moves me.

That was gorgeous,

I loved every minute
Oh, I...

Sorry.

What you have is heart
and a way to communicate that heart

through your voice.

That was so moving and touching

and I think
everybody in the room felt it.

Yes, Mum!

That was one of the most
extraordinary performances

that I've seen on stage.

This moment, this stage,
this chance,

it could change their whole life.

# This is The Voice. #

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Whee!

We're fully just rolling
with you, Zell.

Well, mate, this is it.

Bit nervous now.

We're pretty proud.
Yeah.

Very proud.
You'll be so good.

I can't wait for you to share
your beautiful gift with everyone.

And we're just so proud of you.

And I can't wait to see

what you're gonna bring
to Australia.

Good luck, Daddy.
Thanks, guys.

Fingers crossed.

Good luck.
Thanks, mate.

Good luck.
Thank you so much.

See you out there.
See you out there.

Pew.

(GIGGLES)

I feel super tiny here
in front of all this stuff.

('GOOD GIRLS' BY KHALYSIS PLAYS')

I'm Bianka Jakovljevic,

I am 16 years old

and I am from Sydney.

Ah, I'm in Year 11 at school

and I have a part time job
at a local fruit shop.

And I just pick up
a few after-school shifts.

I stack fruit and serve,

usually helping the old people
to their car

and packing a few jokes
for them too.

It is really nice knowing
that I can help them, yeah.

I'm always humming
to myself at work, yeah.

I don't loudly sing
or I try not to loudly sing.

(SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Going on The Voice
has always been my dream

since I was about five years old,

but singing under your breath
in the shop,

compared to singing up
on the big stage

on The Voice
when you're in the spotlight.

That does scare me a bit.

Usually when I perform

I do get a bit nervous
and I tend to hold back a bit,

but the song I'm singing
for my blind audition

needs so much power and guts.

Artist walk in.

I really need to bring

everything that I have
to this song tonight.

Look at the stage over here.

Because yeah,
you only have that one opportunity

so I hope that I don't mess up.

# Did you really think

# I'd just forgive and forget

# No

# After catching you with her

# Your blood should run cold

# So cold

# Know that you

# You two timing, cheap lying,
Wannabe

# You're a fool... #

Turn?

# If you thought
that I'd just let this go

# I see red, red

# Oh, red

# A gun to your head, head

# To your head

# Oh

# Executioner style,
And there won't be no trial

# Don't you know
That you're better off dead

# All I see is red. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Wow.
Yeah.

Whoo.
Wow.

Oh, she got four chair turns.

(CRIES)

Wow.

Hello there.
Hi.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

How are you doing?
What's your name?

Um, hi, I'm Bianka Jakovljevic,

I'm 16 years old
and I'm from Sydney.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

16.

16!

Yes.

Bianka,
you should be so proud of yourself

that you delivered
the way that you did today.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

And I think you know,

seeing the audiences reaction

and we all turned for you it's like

I kind of wanted to come
and give you a hug, you know?

'Cause it's so emotional.

Should I go give her a hug?

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Go Bianka!
Yay!

Oh, my goodness.

She's giving Bianka a hug.

You're gonna go far kid, mwah.

Bianka, you have to pretend
that didn't happen.

Yeah.

That's not part of her pitch,
you know.

At times
I could barely even hear you

over the sound of the crowd roaring.

Yeah.

You absolutely wiped the floor
with that performance.

Thank you.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Bianka, I wonder
what draws you to singing,

what role
does music play in your life?

Um, without music I'd be so lost,

it honestly like calms me down a lot

and I can always turn to music
so, it's been like a really good way

to deal with things in life,
so yeah.

Yeah, I get that.

Whatever pain you have in your life,

you can turn it
into something beautiful

that connects people.

I feel a deep affinity with you

and I think you-you need to join
Team Kate.

Oh, get out of it.

Don't mind her.

Deep affinity.

Yeah, sure.

Bianka, that was so mind blowing.

The last thing I imagine to see

when I turned around
was this little iddy biddy you.

Uh, because your voice is so mature
and so powerful.

What I'm looking for
in this competition

is not just technically
a great singer,

but I want to be convinced
when you sing,

I want to believe you
and I believed every word of that.

Now, knowing that there's no way
you experienced

any of that in the song,
is even more impressive.

And I absolutely love your voice
and I'm really fun.

(GIGGLES)

You gotta go with Team Richard.

Aw. Oh, come on, really.

I believe that you will be
in the best hands on my team.

Yeah. Bianka.
Thank you.

I was 16 years old
when I started in this industry.

Don't listen to him,
don't listen to him.

I was...

When I joined Boyzone,

you won't even know
who that is ah...

She doesn't know Boyzone,
but have you heard of NSYNC?

Yeah, no,
she doesn't know that name either?

Have you heard of Justin Timberlake?

Yeah.

I produced him.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Alright.

So, I understand
where you are right now,

you have the talent and the ability,

you just need the guidance.

You gotta go on Team Ronan.

It's the only way to go,
you're amazing,

and I want you on my team.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Yeah, alright.
I mean, it's a no brainer.

These guys
are obviously highly accomplished

at name dropping.

You have heard nothing yet.

I haven't even started.

I can't wait for the rest.

Um, as much as they talk about
the 16-year-olds that they know,

the only people on this panel

who have actually been
a 16-year-old girl

are me and Melanie C.

Excuse me.
So, ultimately.

How dare you.

(LAUGHTER)

I think what you have,

which you can't teach people,
is heart.

And a way to communicate
that heart through your voice,

that's why for me

it's this incredible opportunity
to work with you.

Do you have a particular

favourite style of music
you'd like to do?

Um, I'm leaning
more towards R&B and pop.

Oh, perfect!

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I'll say... I gotta say...
I gotta say one more thing.

You need somebody

who really has experience
with singers like you

and I have that experience

and I believe that you actually
could win this competition.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Whoo!

Go, Bianka.

Thank you so much.

Let me help you win.

You gotta put us out of our misery,

it's time to choose.

The coach
that I'm gonna choose today,

this is a really hard decision
oh, my gosh.

Um, I'm actually
second guessing now, oh, um..

Second guessing is good.

(AUDIENCE YELLS ADVICE)

I think the coach that I'm gonna go

with today...

is Richard.

Aw.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

You are gonna have so much fun.

You are so amazing.

Thank you so much.

Oh, I'm so proud of her.

Whoo.

Thank you for picking me.

I'm not happy with that.
(LAUGHTER)

She's so great, isn't she?

Yeah, she's awesome.

So, good.
What a great voice.

There's the gang.

I'm so proud of you.

I mean, a four-chair turn.

I know!

Thank you so much.

Yeah, I'm so happy you picked me.

Oh, thank you so much.

Great to meet you guys.
Yes, you too.

Thank you.
See you soon, see you.

Oh, I'm so proud of you.

I just saw how proud my family was

and it made me super emotional,

I'm getting emotional right now,
I'm so sorry.

Oh.

Sorry.

Oh, man, I thought I did OK.

It is annoying, how much he's done.

It's really annoying yeah.
And how brilliant he is.

Yeah. Yep.
Very annoying.

It's because he's so old.

Let's use that, that's it...
We'll have...

Give us ten years.

Yeah, we'll have done the same.

Only ten years.

I will have worked
with Barbara Streisand.

Absolutely.

The biggest threat is Richard.

# Should have known better,
Than to fall in love with you...

# Richard is pop music royalty.

# Faded memory...

# Five Grammy nominations.

# Should have known better... #

And one win.

Richard has stamped his mar
as an incredible singer, songwriter.

It's almost impossible

to keep up with Richard
when he's pitching.

If he decides
he really wants someone,

he brings out the big guns.

Yes!

Songs he's written,
the artists he's written for.

It's like awe inspiring
how many people he's worked with.

To name a few.

John Farnham, Cher, NSYNC.

Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand.

Kenny Loggins, Kenny Rogers,
Kenny from down the road.

# Unstoppable... #

Keith Urban, Madonna.

Luther Vandross.

And oh, Ronan Keating.

I guess Richard
must have been having a slow day.

It's no wonder he's got artists
lining up to be in his team.

# Unstoppable... #

And he's got a bloody Grammy
and that's a nightmare.

If I was an artist on that stage,

I would choose Richard Marx.

Still to come...

Aah!

What's happening?

Can the other coaches
land their first artists?

Yes.

You can win this,

but you can only win
it on Team Ronan.

You see, you say that

but with a Spice Girl
is where you belong.

Or will Richard's celebrity
connections...

Kenny Loggins?

Oh, my god.
..stand in their way.

Say hi, to The Voice.

You're killing me.
You're killing me.

# This is The Voice. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

OK, so as the resident Aussie,

I just wanted to give you guys

a little quiz,

see how up you are

with the Aussie lingo.

Ah, ooh.

OK, so, like we...

Oh, I'm gonna fail this.

So, just yell out
if you know what this means.

Woop woop.
Woop woop.

Oh, this has been
discussed yesterday.

Yeah, woop woop.

Is this like I want...

I mean, it sounds like
it should be a party.

Is this like I say to my wife

I want to take you home after dinner
and make a little woop woop.

OK.

No?

No.

Do you not go maybe
we should have a little woop woop?

A lot of that happens out
in woop woop.

Oh!

Where is woop woop, I want to go.

Exactly, where is woop woop.

That's exactly it, woop woop
is somewhere out in the boon docks.

Yeah, far away.

Out at woop woop.

My answer was better.

Yeah, yeah, it was.

What about yeah, nah yeah?

Yeah, nah yeah.

What does that mean?

It just means yeah,
oh, nah, oh, yeah.

Yeah.

That's it, nailed it.

Exactly, your commitment
to that was beautiful.

My name's Charlie O'Derry.

I'm 17 and I'm from Port Macquarie.

Doing Year 12,
finishing my HSC this year

and after school
I manage a Thai restaurant

and it's the best Thai restaurant
in Port.

I love interacting
with all the people, serving food.

Free food every single night
and it helps me support my family.

So, when I was ten

my Dad left for work
as a prison chaplain.

And he came back never the same.

He had an accident at work

and got one of the worst
brain injuries

you can get.

It pretty much
wiped out everything he used to do.

It's been a big learning journey,

learning how to deal

and live with all the challenges
that come with it.

It's been
a rough few years, mate, but...

this is definitely a highlight.

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

I just can't believe
you're doing this.

Thanks, love ya.

You too.

After all the support
my family's given me,

I just want to give something back
to them

and I'm hoping music
can be that thing I give back.

My nerves are definitely there...

my heart's almost beating
out of my chest.

I want a chair turn so badly.

It would change my world completely
and definitely brighten up

the last seven years for us.

It will be

one of the biggest moments
we've shared.

Love you, Char.

Whoo!

# Just one more tear to cry

# One teardrop from my eye... #

Beautiful.

# You better save it

# For the middle of the night

# When things aren't black and white

# Enter, Caroline

# Just trust me, you'll be fine

# And when I'm back in Chicago,
I feel it

# Another version of me

# I was in it

# I wave goodbye
To the end of beginning

# Ooooh

# You take the man out of the city

# Not the city out the man

# You take the man out of the city

# Not the city out the man

# Ooooh

# And when I'm back in Chicago

# I feel it, another version of me

# I was in it

# Oh, I wave goodbye
To the end of beginning

# Ooooh

# Just one more tear to cry,

# One teardrop from my...
(VOICE BREAKING)

# ..eye. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

You alright?

Thank you.

You alright?
Yeah.

I felt all of that.

That was beautiful.

I felt all of that, well done.

Oof.

Oh, man.
Wow.

Well, that-that was breathtaking.

You just made me feel something

that I've never felt
in this chair before.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Thank you.

Honestly it was something
really pure and from the heart,

it was really moving.

It moved me...
Sorry what's your name?

I forgot to ask.

Nah ah, my name's Charlie,
I'm 17, I'm from Port Macquarie.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

So, young.
17.

Wow.

Vocally, it wasn't perfect

but give me emotion
over perfection any day.

And can I ask what moved you
to tears at the end of that song?

Oh, um...

music.

It's something me and Dad
can do together.

Play guitar together.

My Dad had an accident at work

pretty much half his brain
is gone forever...

Oh.

..and he suffered from, um,
really bad seizures

every day for a long time.

So, he got a brain surgery last year
and the seizures have stopped

and so yeah, I gave music, um,
my hardest crack and it's just...

It's, yeah, it's really emotional
to see it's paying off.

Yeah.
It's really nice aye.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

But just...

I'm so sorry, I mean,
it sounds unimaginably tough

uh, but you have
this beautiful channel

for all of that emotion

and it really comes through
and I would love to work with you.

Please join my team,
Team Kate, please.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Hi, Charlie.
Hello, how are you?

Man, that was beautiful,
that was really beautiful.

So, moving.

You've got that thing
that you can't teach.

You can teach a singer technique,
you can work on their pitch,

you can work on phrasing,
you can work on breathing,

but you can't teach a singer
to make you believe them.

And I believed you from the minute
you started singing.

It's absolutely
heartbreakingly beautiful.

I was really close to my dad
he was my best friend and I lost him

when I was 33
and we shared music together um,

making me very emotional
thinking about my dad.

I would love to work with you
because I think I get you

and as a father of three sons myself
who all sing

I feel like we could do something
really special.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Hey, Charlie, you said you're 17.

Yeah.

I'm sure that your dad
has been proud of you many times

in your life,

but I don't know whether he's been
as proud as he is of you today.

That was incredible.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

For a singer
to have those emotions it's a gift,

but also it can be a curse,

you know,
'cause one of the worst things

for a singer
is that you do get upset.

I could definitely hear nerves
in that performance

but that was so moving and touching

and I think everybody
in the room felt it

so, it's so wonderful to have...

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

..this opportunity
and I would love to work with you,

mentor you,
find some different sides to you.

So, I think
if you were on Team Melanie

that's what we could do.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

As a performer,

our job is to tell a story
and I was on that journey with you,

I was listening
and you really changed

the mood in the studio tonight.

We've had a lot of high energy
big moments

and you've managed to manipulate
the tone and the mood

and that is a talent
at 17 years of age.

You already know how to do that,

I think we could go very far
in this contest.

I'd love you on Team Ronan.

You're amazing, come over here.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Thank you.

Alright, Charlie.

Alright.

Oh.
This is your moment.

I've been tossing and turning.

Um...

Oh.

I need you on my team, please.

# This is The Voice. #

GOOD EVENING KARINA CARVALHO
WITH YOU

# This is The Voice. #

Alright, Charlie.

Alright.

Oh.
This is your moment.

I've been tossing and turning.

Um...

Oh, yeah.

I need you on my team, please.

Oh.

I'm gonna go Kate.

Me? Oh, my god!

Yes.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Thank you so much,
that was really stunning.

It was so moving.

Beautiful.

Well done, mate.

See you in the Battles.

Whoo-hoo.

Hello!
Well done, buddy.

Well done. Awesome.

You did so good.

This is Kate.
Oh, god.

You must be so proud of him.

He just blew us all away.

You did it, mate, you did it.

Love you.

Love you too, mate.

You made me cry again.

Me too.

Nah that's beautiful,
it was incredible.

Like everybody in the room
felt the same thing.

Yeah.
Yeah.

For a moment
at the end it just got me, man.

And seeing-seeing the reaction

over there was so beautiful.

To see the four chairs turn,

it's just brought such joy to us,
I can't describe it.

I'm tingling all over.

It's incredible,
it's really incredible.

I'm not just a singer.

I am this embodiment
of all of the things that I love.

When I get onto the aerials
it feels magical.

I feel like not only
is-is my voice being heard,

but my whole entire body
becomes as piece of art.

It's this limitless feeling.

You're unstoppable.

It's such a next level step

and I always find as a performer

I'm looking for that next level,

like I'm looking
for how far can I go with this.

My name's Amber Scates.

I'm from Melbourne and I am 25.

So, the song that I'm singing
for my blind audition

is 'Groove Is in the Heart'.

This song moves really fast,
there's so much going on.

Lots of moving and dancing whilst
also singing incredibly high,

crazy vocals.

Yeah, I'm nervous

because I'm definitely
putting myself into this

and putting my heart into this.

And who I am.

If I didn't turn a chair

it would definitely be
disappointing,

but at the end of the day,

all I can do right now,

is doing the best performance
possible.

Artist walk in.

Whoo!

Yes, mama.

Oh, it's a big reaction.

OK.
I like that already.

Yeah, good reaction.
Sounds interesting.

Hello.

OK.

(LAUGHS)

Feisty.

She's gonna be a performer this one.

Alright, now we're officially
in show mode.

What's happening?

Oh, good tune.
Good tune.

# The chills that you spill up

# My back keep me filled

# With satisfaction when we're done,

# Satisfaction
Of what's to come... #

OK.

# I couldn't ask for another,
No, no, no

# I couldn't ask for another

# Your groove I do deeply dig

# No walls only the bridge... #

Yeah!

# My supper dish, my succotash wish

# I couldn't ask for another

# No, no, no
I couldn't ask for another

# Groove is in the hea-a-a-art

# Groove is in the hea-a-a-art

# Groove is in the hea-a-a-art

# Groove is in the hea-a-a-art... #

Oh, hello ladies.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

# Someone's in this torso, hot!

# Gotta deal you wanna know

# Dee-Liteful truly Dee-Liteful

# Makin' it doin' it 'specially
At show

# Flowin' glowin' with electric eyes

# You dip to the dive baby
You'll realise... #

What's happening?

# Baby just sing about the groove

# Groove is in the hea-a-a-art

# Groove is in the hea-a-a-art

# Groove is in the hea-a-a-art... #

What's happening?

# Groove is in the heart. #

You, you missed out.

You didn't see that.

You missed something.

Wow.

I love the girls,
the girls, the girls!

Hello.

Oh, my god.

She was on the ground
when I turned around.

Yeah, babes,
you missed the whole show.

You guys...

Yep, you missed something.

Did you get...
Did you fall and are you hurt?

Honey. Honey, I fall with style.

Ooh!
Oh!

Oh, my goodness.

What's your name
and where are you from?

My names is Amber Scates
and I am from Melbourne.

Ah and I'm 25.

Amber Scates?

Yes, Amber Scates
and I do in fact skate.

I am a performing artist
and a singing aerialist,

so, I love to sing in the sky,

but also
doing a bit of musical theatre.

Oh!

Which is very fun yes, so...

That was just so joyful,
I could not stop laughing.

But I-I turned around

'cause I could hear
that there was something

incredible going on on stage,
and oh, my god.

Just the energy radiating, I mean,

you've got a fantastic voice too

but it just this joyful
energetic stage presence,

you are someone I need.

I'm begging you to join Team Kate.

Let's have some serious
fun together.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

You see, you say that, Kate,

but I think you're much more suited
to Team Melanie C.

What was so wonderful
about that performance,

you were so physical,
but you didn't drop a note.

You know, the energy didn't drop,
it was incredible,

I was so impressed and...

Thank you, means a lot.

I know Kate wants you,

but you've got so much girl power

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

(LAUGHS) I've got girl power.

Oh, Kate, you've got girl power.

I'm a girl.

You-you have girl power
in spades, but, you know,

I am a Spice Girl.

Mel, you turn me so.

A real life one.

But I've had a lot of experience

in musical theatre
and not only that but also

aerial acrobatics singing
as you know.

So, I do feel
we have that connection.

But I'm Sporty Spice.

(APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS)

I'm-I'm just gutted
I missed the performance

because my back was turned.

I could feel the energy
and as an artist,

a performer it needs to be electric,
you need to feel it in the room

And I could feel it.

Um, I didn't turn because
there were quite a few moments

where it was shaky
and it makes sense now why,

because you were doing so much

and it's almost impossible

to be able to sing perfectly
and do all of that,

so, it makes total sense.

For me I came into this

with a certain ah expectation
of what I want from my team,

which that kind of singing

doesn't really
tick the boxes for me.

Yeah.

But you'll be in good hands
no matter who you pick and ah,

yeah, you're fun, you're a blast.

What's it gonna be?

Please choose me.

I'm going with...

aah.

Kate.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Yes! Thank you so much.

She's a star, man.

You're incredible.

Powerhouse.

You are too, mate.

Mate, mate.

Do you know what,
she-she was giving me

Ginger Spice vibes.

Oh, my god.

The '90s.

The eyes and everything.

Oh, god.
(LAUGHS)

Come here.

Hey, hey, welcome.

I thought that was in the bag,
I thought Amber was mine.

I'm a little bit gutted
about that one,

I just loved how she came out

and it was like a shot of adrenaline
in the arm, you know

like the whole place lit up.

So, you know,
I'll take it gracefully

but I'm not happy about it.

Ever wondered what it's like
to sit in the coaches' chair?

# Careful what you wish for... #

If you could only hear
the artist's voice, would you turn?

A true blind audition.

# Careful what you wish for... #

Up next.

# This is The Voice. #

Are you guys ready to do this?

Alright so nice and quiet
as our artist walks out.

Here we go.

It's such a strange feeling...

Artist walk in.

..having your back to a performer.

You're sitting in that chair,

you can't see a thing,

you don't know anything
about this person.

And you try and imagine
what's behind you.

I can sense male energy.

It changes the way that you listen.

# Hold your breath... #

You can tell a lot by the sound
of that first breath.

# Catch your breath

# Hold your breath... #

The risk of sounding
a little woo, woo.

There is an energy that happens.

Wow, atmosphere
has changed in the room, hasn't it?

I think this could be a special one.

Being a coach in that position.

Is a huge responsibility.

We only have 90 seconds to decide

if this is a voice
we want on our team.

We are listening.

More than listening,
we are locked in.

# You'll find me in the shadows... #

Sometimes I wonder if people at home
turn away, close their eyes.

So, that they can experience
what we experience.

The only thing you can do is listen.

# You'll find me in the shadows... #

Settle in and prepare
for a true blind audition.

# Well, you can tell
By the way I move my walk

# I'm a woman's man no time to talk

# Music loud and women warm,
I've been kicked around

# Since I was born

# And now, it's alright, and it's
OK And you may look the other way

# But we can try to understand,
The New York Times' effect on man

# Whether you're a brother
Or whether you're a mother

# You're stayin' alive,
Stayin' alive

# Feel the city breakin'
And everybody shakin'

# And we're stayin' alive,
Stayin' alive

# Ah, ha, ah, ha, stayin' alive

# Ah, ha, ah, ha, stayin' alive... #

Whoo!

Yeah!

# Life goin' nowhere,
Somebody help me... #

Oh, yeah!

# Life's goin' nowhere,
Somebody help me

# Well, you can tell

# By the way I move my walk

# I'm a woman's man... #

Yeah.

# No time to talk

# Ah, ha, ah, ha

# Aaaaah. #

Thank you.

Awesome.

Nicely done.

Yes.

That was amazing.

So, who-who are you?
What's-what's your story?

Where are you from?

Brenton Neen, I'm 33

and I'm from Cooroibah
in Queensland.

Cool.
Go Queensland.

Yeah, I'm from Queensland too.

I married a Queenslander.

Hmm yeah, one step removed.

I actually used to live
next to your um mother in law.

Mine?

No, Ronan's.
No way!

Dead set.

Oh, man,
you gotta be on my team then.

Let's go on.

I think your sound
is really, really exciting

and I'd love to just explore
songs with you

and repertoire
and see where we can go

and you've got a powerhouse voice,

I mean, you hit that massive note.

Yeah.
Thank you.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I was-I was actually shocked,

like, I wasn't sure
that you had that in you

and it was just full of joy,
full of spark,

you're your own artist

and that's what I'm looking for
in my artists

and I can't wait to-to work with you
one-on-one and mentoring

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you so much.

You know, it took me quite a while
to make the decision to turn,

'cause I was a little bit confused.

I was like this sounds great

and then
like the whole Aussie accent thing,

you know, having a British ear

it was like
"Oh, is it too gimmicky?"

But then I think and you know
that voice just cut through,

I was, like,
"I can't not turn for this guy."

Um, I actually really enjoyed
the performance

and, I mean, is music,

is that how you make a living
or do you have another job?

Ah yeah, it is now,
I quit my job four years ago

to dedicate myself to music

and follow my heart and my passion.

Very brave.

Yeah, I think
you're an incredible performer,

I would love to work with you,

you could so easily go all the way.

Brenton, I've waited
I just wanted to hear the high note,

I wanted to see
if you could nail the high note

and hold it and then you ended up

holding it even longer
than I thought you would

and then it just became really fresh
and-and inventive

You have incredible range,

you've got great breath control,
you can kind of do it all.

You're a real fierce competitor
in this competition

and I would love to help you.

Thank you.
Take it up a notch.

You're the reason
I came to Australia.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

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

you've got...you've got it all.

I've got a lot of experience,

ah, writing, producing,

and managing, um, bands.

I managed Westlife
and a band called Kodaline.

I got them going
and sent them on their way.

And I've got some songs for you
already picked.

Come to Team Ronan,
you won't be sorry.

I'll just say...
Thank you.

I'll just say one more thing.

I've written songs with both

John Farnham and Keith Urban.

Ooh.

So, I have a love

and an understanding
for Australian singers,

and I also...

I'm-I'm practically
a Queenslander, OK.

You know, so...

Practically being the key word here.

Yeah, look I...

I just...I just need to say
I-I really love and respect

how you've embraced your Aussie-ness

and I think what you do stands apart

and I think if you...

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

If you join Team Kate

and, I mean, clearly
I have a deep understanding

of what it means to grow up
in Queensland because I did myself.

Yeah.

I feel like we could take that
somewhere incredibly exciting.

I'd love to work with you.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

And look, you know...
Thank you.

And Kate can take you
back to Queensland,

but I can show you
the rest of the world, OK?

(LAUGHTER)
So, come on over here.

Come on. It's up to you.

Sounds like you've got
a tough choice here, bro.

Come on.

You're all incredible

and I'm so grateful

and surprised to have you all

turn around for me.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

But I gotta stay on home soil
for this one.

(CHEERS)

I'm gonna go with Kate.

Yay, amazing!

I've got to say that was incredible,

it was so cool.

Absolutely loved it.

You did make a good pitch, bro.

That was one of my better ones.
I thought you had it.

I thought I had it.
I thought you had it.

Ouch.

You absolutely nailed that.

What the heck, what the actual heck.

I'm so frigging proud of you.

You're a psycho,
how did you do that?

He absolutely smashed it,
everyone loved it.

Yep. I'm so happy you picked me.

So, lovely to meet you guys.

Bye, bye. See you later.

Thank you so much.
I can't wait to work with you.

Yeah, likewise.
Bye, bye.

See you.

What the heck...

Oh.

OK, so-so, what's your take...

Hang on, hang on.

What's your take on that?

(AUDIENCE YELLS)

Disgraceful behaviour,

I thought I had it huh?

I mean, what do I know.

Bloody hell huh.

She would pick you, she said.

Oh, thank you, next year.

That's been my biggest
and best pitch

I think so far and I lost to Kate.

I am gutted.

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# This is The Voice

# Let me in

# You can't stop me now... #

It's night one

of the Blind Auditions

and already

two coaches are dominating,

while two have come up empty handed.

I'm begging you to join Team Kate.

Kate can take you

back to Queensland

but I can show you

the rest of the world, OK?

So, come on over here.

You've got so much girl power,

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

Here's why you need to choose me.

I think
I have to go with you Richard.

Yes!

The coach
that I'm gonna go with is Richard.

Yes!

Two for Team Richard,
two, two, two good ones.

Ahh! Kate.

Ah.

I gotta go Kate.
Kate.

Yay!
I thought I had it.

Ouch.

So, that's three for Team Kate,

now, it's just Ronan
and Mel C without anyone.

I'm starting to feel
a little bit concerned now.

I'm worried
about having nobody on my team.

I didn't think this early on
I'd be on the back foot.

Maybe this one then, hey?

Yeah.

Come on.
Come on.

Make some noise for Ronan Keating
ladies and gentleman.

Come on.
Come on.

G'day, guys, I'm Zak,

I'm 19 years old.

And I'm a waterskiing cowboy.

I've been waterskiing
since I was eight years old.

I'm currently second in the world

for the Junior Boys category
in Waterski racing.

It's one of the most
dangerous sports in the world,

you hang on behind a boat

doing 200ks an hour.

You hit waves, you dodge logs,

it's a lot of fun.

But when I'm not out on the water,
you can catch me singing.

I love country music.

Always wanted to be a country singer
but there was a time

when I was really doubting
my abilities.

I saw Morgan Wallen was coming

and I didn't have the fund

so, sold my guitar,

went there and ah,
I made a sign and it said...

Morgan Wallen saw the sign,
grabbed it off me and said,

"What did you do that for?"

And then next thing I knew

he comes out and gives me his guitar

and says, "Mate,
I want to see you playing this,

"this doesn't go on a wall.

"You play it,"
he said, "Don't give up,

"you've got this, just chase it."

And now, I'm here.

For my Blind audition I am singing
'Footloose' by Kenny Loggins.

This song
is definitely a toe-tapper.

You get the crowd
going with this one.

Kenny Loggins is a legend,

I hope I can just get on stage
and just do him proud.

Singing on The Voice

could be the only thing
scarier to me

than flying down the river
at 200ks an hour.

I'm sweating bullets.

Artist walk in.

Alright, what's it gonna be?

# Been working so hard

# I'm punching my card

# Eight hours, for what?

# Oh, tell me what I got

# I've got this feeling

# That time's just holding me down

# I'll hit the ceiling

# Or else I'll tear up this town

# So, now, I gotta cut loose

# Footloose

# Kick off the Sunday shoes

# Please, Louise

# Pull me off of my knees

# Everybody cut, everybody cut

# Everybody cut, everybody cut

# Everybody cut, everybody cut

# Everybody cut footloose. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Yay!

So, fun.

Hey, guys.
Hey, how are you?

Good thank you.
What's your name?

Where have you come from?

My name is Zak, I'm 19 years old
and I'm from the Hawkesbury.

(APPLAUSE)

It was a solid performance
but personally for me I felt like,

I don't know,
maybe 'cause you were playing

at the same time
there was...there was parts

where I felt like
rather than performing the singing

you were singing along.

You were coasting.
Yeah, definitely.

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

be conscious and aware

throughout the entirety of the song,
you know

Yeah, thank you.

The vibe in the audience

was just insane
I mean, my cheeks hurt from smiling.

I thought what Mel said
about singing along.

To me that rings absolutely true
with this,

there's a difference between

singing a song
and singing along to a song

and this show, it's not karaoke.

We're looking for people

who have a strong sense
of their own artistry.

So, go away,
do more, get more experience,

learn who you are.

What do you want to say
to the world? And come back.

A song like that it's so identified
with Kenny Loggins

who, you know,
wrote it and recorded it.

You got to really bring
some more personality to it

and more fun with it.

I mean, it was really I-I wish I had
even better constructive

Hang on a second.

I just want to see something.

'Cause the only person I can think
of who might be able to suggest...

Oh, my god,
I know what he's gonna do.

..more better...

This is scary.
..ideas.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

He is gonna answer right?

I hope so.

Kenny Loggins.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Oh, my god.

Say hi, to The Voice.

Hey, Kenny.

Yo, yo, yo.

Say hi, to Zak.

How are you, mate?
Hey, Zak.

Kenny, Zak just rocked 'Footloose'.

We were...

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

He got the crowd going,

he really gave it his all.

But he didn't bring
that special thing to it

and so, I thought

who could speak to that
better than Kenny Loggins.

So, any advice for Zak?

Only if I'd seen you perform

I probably could have actually
given you advice you could use.

But it's my song,

but don't be afraid
to make it your own.

You know, if Richard says
you're good, you're good.

Thank you.

Alright.

Good job, man.
Thanks so much.

Thank you, Kenny.

We'll talk soon,
say-say goodbye to Australia.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

See ya, Kenny.

See you, man.

Um, yeah, I would say
find your take on a song like that.

You could have
dropped out of the dun, dun, dun.

You could have been like,
you know...

# Footloose, footloose... #

All that kind of stuff, you know?

Like Kenny does.

Just kind of try to make a song
like that your own.

Give it a bit more.
But good-good job, man.

Thank you.
Thank you, Zak.

All good.
Thank you.

Thanks, buddy.

You're always gonna compare it
to the classic

and so, if you don't do
something different with it...

Yep.

Alright, yeah, I'm feeling good.
Good job.

Thank you.
I had some things to work on.

I would have loved to get
that chair to turn,

but I'm pretty proud of myself
either way.

Up next...

Yes, well done.

Which artist has the coaches
battling and begging.

Seriously,
why would you not pick Team Ronan?

I feel like
I'm truly the most qualified person

to take you all the way.

Team Melanie
is the right place for you.

I am actually the youngest person
on this panel.

And the least experienced.

Whoa!

# This is The Voice. #

# Ahem. #

This one?

What do they usually say?

(BLEEP). Ah, um, um, I'm blanking.

OK, are we ready?

# We're soaring
All over the town... #

I'm Cassie Henderson and I am 26.

I got my first guitar
when I was eight years old.

I vividly remember
watching videos of Taylor Swift

and then getting my guitar teacher

to teach me how to play those songs

and then just singing
along with them every single day.

I was just forcing
family and friends

to sit down and listen to me sing

for years after that.

So, yeah.

When I was 14 years old,

I auditioned
for another singing competition.

I experienced
quite a bit of backlash online

and it took quite a big knock
to my confidence.

I remember spending a lot of time
in the comments section,

I'd take every comment as pure fact.

Not a great way for any 14-year-old
to be spending their days.

Then I stepped away from music
for a long time.

I'm 26 years old now.
It's been a really long road.

# We run on the edge
And the thoughts deflect

# The world we knew
Is not the same... #

I feel like I'm ready

to do this now.

I've worked out how much I want this

and how much I want the privilege
to stand on a stage

and perform for people.

Artist walk in.

Turning a chair
would be a full dream come true.

It feels kind of cheesy to be like
this is my purpose, but...

I don't know
what else I'll do with my life.

# It's fine, it's cool

# You can say that we are nothing

# But you know the truth

# And guess I'm... #

Yeah, come on.

# The fool,
With her arms out like an angel

# Through the car sunroof

# I don't wanna call it off

# You don't wanna call it love

# Only wanna be the one
That I call "baby"

# You can kiss 100 boys in bars

# Shoot another shot
Try to stop the feeling

# You can say
It's just the way you are

# Make a new excuse
Another stupid reason

# Good luck, babe
Well, good luck, babe

# You'd have to stop the world
Just to stop the feeling

# And when you think about me
All of those years ago

# You're standing face to face
With I told you so

# You know, I hate to say

# But I told you so

# And you can say
It's just the way you are

# Make a new excuse
Another stupid reason

# Good luck
Yeah, good luck, babe... #

Nice. Cool.

# You'd have to stop the world
Just to stop this feeling. #

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Whoo!

Yes.

That's what it's about.

Yes.

Hello.

Hello.

Well done.

You know, what?

I've done The Voice
all around the world

and we get
big, international artists

to come and perform

and it felt like
you were already established

as an artist
and you were coming to perform

your new single here on The Voice.

That's what that felt like.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

What's your name?
Where are you from?

My name is Cassie Henderson,
I am from Christchurch, New Zealand.

Ah!

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Oh.

What does music mean to you?

What role does it play in your life?

I love to entertain,
I love to perform for people

but music is the thing
that I do when I'm by myself

and I feel safe
and alone in my bedroom.

And I had a few setbacks

and I kind of stopped singing
for a long time

and I kind of realised one day

that there is nothing else
that I want to do in this world

and in my lifetime and so...

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I think you...I think you've got
the right idea there.

You talked about setbacks
that stopped you from singing.

What-what were those setbacks?

Um, there was a point

where I had sort of like
online commentary about my voice

and just about me
and I think I just took it to heart

'cause I was quite young
at the time,

I was like 14 and you know I think

when you're a 14-year-old girl

anything anybody says
is gonna...is gonna hit home.

I'm sorry you had to deal with that,

but the thing is the better you get,

the more successful you are,

the more of those trolls
will come at you.

So, in a way
you can take it as a compliment.

That was absolutely fantastic.

Thank you so much.

You know, what?

You are born to do this,
you just own that stage,

it's so, natural to you.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

I-I feel like
there's a lot that I can offer you,

being a Spice Girl,

becoming successful
at a very young age.

There was a lot to deal with

and I like to think

I would be able to help
navigate that with you.

You know, we can get strong

and we can...we can shut out
the negativity

because you have so much to offer

and I just think,
you being a part of Team Melanie...

I think we could go all the way.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Thank you so much.

You're a star,
you're absolutely a star.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

The way-the way you performed
and the head snap

and-and your poise
and your command and...

I've been fortunate enough to have
written for and produced

some of the greatest female singers
in the world.

From Barabara Streisand

to Olivia Newton-John
to Leanne Rhimes

even um, I have a Grammy
for song of the year,

for 'Dance with My Father'.

That sounds good.

You're killing me,
you're killing me. Stop.

And I know...and I know...and I know
you guys don't like bragg

but I want her on my team,
I'm using everything I got.

And I feel like
uh, my experience as a producer

and the versatility of my career,

I feel like
I'm truly the most qualified person

to take you all the way,
I really do.

OK.

Thank you so much.

I mean,
why do I have to talk after him?

Yeah, this is tough for you now.
It's not fair.

I've-I've done this for a long time,
not quite as long as Richar

but I've worked
with some of the biggest

and the best producers, artists,

I've got the tools, the know-how.

You can win this, OK?
You can win this.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

But you can only win it
on Team Ronan so please,

please, join Team Ronan.

Yeah, OK, I just want to say.

I mean, all of these guys

they've made
some very forceful pitches.

Um, in some cases
verging on, you know, arrogance,

you-you might be able to say.

Like a little bit of hubris,

I just want to say
that was so cool and fresh

and I am actually
the youngest person on this panel.

Wow.

Um, and I...
The other thing I want to say...

And the least experienced.

(LAUGHS)

Well, anyone's gonna have
that experience

once-once they're that old,
that's the thing.

Oh, I love this.

I... What I've done with my team
from last year is we keep in touch.

So, I'm not a mentor
from another country

who flies in

and is lovely to you for six weeks
and then goes away again,

who doesn't give you their number.

I'm here, I'm in the same hemisphere

as you and I-I want you desperately.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Thank you guys so much.

Choice is yours.

OK um.

So, Cassie
before you make your decision...

I have just...I have
one-one last thing to say.

I'm a Spice Girl.

It's true.

That's all.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Oh, my god, I just want to say
this feels like a dream.

First of all
I respect you all so much,

you're all so incredible

and I can't... I really
can't believe

I'm standing here right now,
making this decision.

Um, god.

(AUDIENCE YELLS ADVICE)

Don't listen to them.

Please pick me, please.

I think I'm gonna go with Melanie C.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

So, sorry, guys.

No!

No.

Oh, babe,
that must have been so hard,

that must have been so hard.

I'm so happy you're on my team.

Oh, my goodness.

Congratulations, that was...

Honestly what a performance.

Thank you, I had so much fun.

For a minute
I thought she was gonna pick you.

I really did.
She-she should have.

(LAUGHS)

I really wanted her.

No I wanted her.
She could go all the way.

Yeah. So, natural.

She exudes winner.
Oh, yeah, she's cool, man.

I loved your analogy

that it felt like
there was some star

who came and did a performance.

Yeah, was coming to yeah,
perform on the show.

Yeah.
That's what it felt like, hey?

She's got it.

She crushed it.

Ah!

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

(CROSS TALK).

Oh, I'm so happy she's on my team.
She's so brilliant.

What an incredible daughter
you have.

Hey, gorgeous girl,
my gorgeous girl. Mwah.

That was crazy.

I mean, you saw the reaction,
everybody wanted you.

I know, it was nuts!

It's like... And I got lucky!

Take her all the way.
Take her all the way.

All the way, all the way.
That's the plan.

Oh, my goodness, well done.

You did so brilliantly.
Thank you so much.

Yeah, oh, thank you,
celebrate, enjoy, chill.

I'll see everybody soon. Mwah.

Thank you, thank you so much.
See you later.

Aaah!

(CROSS TALK).

Four, four, you nailed four.

I was just like
"Oh, my god, what's going on?"

Outstanding.

Oh, I've been working for that,
just performance for so long.

Alright fine,
let's call a spade a spade,

there's no-one on Team Ronan.

It hurts, I have missed out
on every artist I've turned for.

Do I smell?

Why is nobody picking me?
What's gone wrong?

This is not how it works.

This is not why I flew to Australia.

It's a long way to come
to be rejected very time.

I'm gonna start fighting harder.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

You got a good one.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

You could win it.

I am so happy.

You could win it with her.
So, happy.

Yeah, you could win it with her.
She's great and do you know what?

She's so lovely as well.
Super humble.

Yep, yep. You could win it with her.
Just great.

She's a strong one.

Did you even pitch?

Did you pitch beyond just saying,
"I'm a Spice Girl"?

Hey, that is my pitch.

(LAUGHTER)

Yowzah.

Melanie C is...

Sophisticated queens
only pop culture phenomenon.

# I know they can't believe it

# They're taking second looks
When they see me... #

She was a goddess to me
when I was growing up.

# You know, it if you know it

# That's right, it's all me... #

30-year-career,

I think she's sold like
120 million records.

# Don't stop teasing... #

If I could say that
I was a Spice Girl,

you're damn right I would.

It's a real powerful weapon
that she has.

(SONG PLAYS IN BACKGROUND)

She is someone to worry about

and she has girl power,
I don't have any girl power.

I've tried,
but I don't have any girl power.

He's not a Spice Girl is he?