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[ Cheers and applause ]

All right, we're excited.

We got "The Voice:
Battle of Champions."

Three coaches.

This is gonna be
an awesome season.

Stay tuned to "The Voice,"
blind auditions.

Can we do the show now?

It's gonna be the best one
every day. Watch this.

Daly:
It's night two of the Blinds,

and the artists will lay it
on the line

to fight for a spot
in the Battle of Champions.

♪ Up, up, up,
it's our moment ♪

♪ You know together
we're glowing ♪

♪ Gonna be, gonna be golden ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh,
I'm done hiding ♪

♪ Now I'm shining
like I'm born to be ♪

Daly: And our coaches are
ready to fill up their rosters

and add to their
triple-turn tally.

Let's go!

I haven't won a triple-turn
yet, but my time is coming.

I'm calling my shot.

I'm gonna win the next
triple turn.

You have my word on it.

I feel like I might be
running laps

around these little boys
over here.

Levine:
Three coaches, all GOATs.

We're all fighting
to fill up our teams,

and I'm absolutely crushing it.

Whoo!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Do you want to win
the triple-chair competition?

Does that mean
anything to you?

Getting that advantage?

I mean, I like getting
an advantage in any game.

Don't you want
a Super Steal?

-Yes.
-Yeah. Who wouldn't?

Who wouldn't want that?

It sounds like a power,
you know?

Yeah.

[ Laughter ]

Just have a good time out there.

I will.

♪ Call me the bread man ♪

♪ Lock the brakes, doing donuts,
fishtailin' ♪

♪ Call me the bread man ♪

What's up, guys?

It's an early morning here
in Tennessee today,

but I wanted to bring you all
along with me on my bread route.

My name's JW Griffin.

I'm 25 years old,
and I deliver bread.

I go around and deliver
to different grocery stores.

Stacy:
The bread company.

The first time they let
him go out by himself,

he backs out into
the trailer hitch of a big truck

and knocks out
the back window.

And then he said they started
calling him "Crash."

I thought I was toast.

I don't know where y'all
are going with that one.

The van survived.

I still drive that van
to this day.

At the end of the day,

delivering the dough is
a good way to make some dough.

[ Chuckles ]

I like all of them.
I think they're all good.

I don't think
you can go wrong.

I hope they all three turn
around, get a three-chair turn.

We're going
for all three.

I am so proud of you.

And I've been a fan...
since the beginning.

And I love you so much.
I love you, too.

And you are
my favorite nephew.

And I have more than one,
so that's okay for me to say.

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

For my blind audition,
I'm singing

"Long Haired Country Boy,"
by the Charlie Daniels Band.

This song really
resonates with me

because it's a spirit I want to
bring into my own songwriting.

I just love older country

'cause it had such
a distinct sound.

There's no country coaches
this season,

but they're all pretty iconic

and they've all won
the show before.

I'd love for all three of them
to turn around.

I have a ton to learn,
and I don't want to go home

before I get the chance
to do that.

My passion isn't delivering
bread, it's making music.

♪♪

I'm really proud to be here.

I know a lot of people want
to be in the same spot as I am,

and I don't take that
for granted

because I'm about
to perform in front of

some of the biggest artists
in the whole world.

♪♪

Here we go.
Okay, here we go.

Get excited.

♪♪

♪ People say I ain't no good,
and I'm crazy as a loon ♪

♪ 'Cause I get stoned
in the morning ♪

♪ And get drunk
in the afternoon ♪

Yes!

♪ Kinda like my old
blue tick hound ♪

♪ Like to lay around
in the shade ♪

♪ Well, I ain't got no money,
but I damn sure got it made ♪

♪ 'Cause I ain't asking
nobody for nothin' ♪

♪♪

♪ If I can't get it on my own ♪

Yeah!
All right!

♪♪

♪ If you don't like
the way I'm living ♪

♪ You just leave this
long haired country boy alone ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Well, a poor girl
wants to marry ♪

♪ And a rich girl
wants to flirt ♪

♪ A rich man goes to college,
and the poor man goes to work ♪

♪ Well, I ain't asking
nobody for nothin' ♪

Pick me!

♪ If I can't get it on my own ♪

♪♪

♪ Oh, and if you don't like
the way I'm living ♪

♪ Just leave this long haired
country boy alone ♪

Hey.

♪ Leave this long haired
country boy alone ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Three chairs.

Oh, it's gonna be
so heartbreaking.

Legend: Triple turn, baby!

My heart
is already broken.

Triple turn!

Oh, man.
What's your name?

My name's JW Griffin.

I'm 25 years old,
and I'm from Moultrie, Georgia.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Let me tell you something,
man.

This is gonna be so
heartbreaking when I don't win,

but, uh...
[ Laughter ]

Ugh!
Don't pay attention
to that reverse psychology.

It's not even
reverse psychology.

It's just reality
at this point, for me.

I hope so.
I always lose country.

But I will tell you this.

You have one
of my favorite voices

I've ever heard
on this show.

It's special, it's unique,
it's soulful.

Your timing, your pocket.
I want to own your records.

I want to be a fan.
I just instantly got it.

And I think that we could

break a lot of heads
together, so...

Thank you so much.
I really appreciate that.

I'm so excited that
I turned first, if you remember.

[ Laughter ]
You did.

You are such
a great storyteller

within the first few moments
of the song,

and then, you showed me
your range, and I say "me"

because don't pay
attention to the others.

Oh.

I don't know
if you know this,

but I have been
on country radio,

and I really am so happy

Blake Shelton
isn't here right now.

[ Laughter ]

Think about this.

Blake and I, we learned
so much from each other.

We became super tight.

And, look, we come
from different places,

and that was explosive.

Me and country artist
equals large amounts

of everybody loving us.
Oh. Oh.

That's how you interpret
your rivalry with Blake Shelton.
That was nicely done.

That's very interesting.

JW, I would like to hear
a little bit more about you.

Griffin: Currently, I try to
write every single day.

It's not full-time.

I do bread deliveries
in the morning.

Oh. Do you got sourdough?

Yeah, they do make sourdough.
[ Laughter ]

That's my favorite.

Griffin: Yeah, it's great.

Your tone sounded
so comfortable and easy.

It just felt like you were
having a conversation with us.

And I was like, "This guy
is born to be on 'The Voice,'"

born to sing.
I would love to coach you

not because I'm some expert
in country music,

though I have been
on country radio, as well.

I even have
a CMT Award.
Oh, whatever.

Yes.
Believe it or not.

Was that with Carrie?
Is that the Christmas song?

With Carrie Underwood.
Yes, yes, with Carrie Underwood.

That's a good song.
Yes.

I believe I can coach
artists from any genre.

I've taken a country artist
to the finale on this show.

I would love to do that
with you, JW.

Thank you so much.
I just want to
say one more thing!

I do think that I've won
with country artists

and that they have not.
[ Laughter ]

So, pick me.
[ Laughter ]

If you pick me,
you're gonna have

a co-coach in Blake Shelton
'cause he's gonna love you.

Damn it.

I'm gonna pester him
on a daily basis.

I have
Blake's number, too.

We text all the time.
[ Laughter ]

Yes, but --
Don't believe this --

this one-on-one relationship.
The Adam and Blake thing.

I am not calling Blake for help.

[ Laughter ]

Blake knows I've got this.
He knows I got this.

J-Dub --
May I call you J-Dub?

Yeah, most people do.

Ah!
Well, then, it's fate.

Who do you pick
as your coach?

Oh.

Come on. Please!

[ Audience shouting ]

It's a tough choice.

I was the first one.

[ Audience shouting ]

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to "The Voice:
Battle of Champions."

J-Dub, who do you pick
as your coach?

Oh.

Come on. Please!

[ Audience shouting ]

Who do you think?
I don't know.

Kelly?
Would you pick Kelly?

It's a tough choice.

♪♪

I was the first one.

[ Audience shouting ]

♪♪

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

Aww.
Who did he say?

Oh!
I couldn't hear you!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Thank you so much.
I'm so excited!

I'm so happy
that JW is on my team.

I love him so much.

His voice is the epitome of what
I love in a male country singer.

And just the kind of --
the sound that I grew up on.

Oh, my God.
You like football?

I do.
I do, too.

Tied with Kelly for the
Triple Turn competition.

Um, I'm not
happy about it.

[ Cheers and applause ]

She's back, everybody.
She's back.

I really want
a country artist this season.

Kelly is a very, very tough
competitor, and I love that.

It's a good challenge.

That was a really good pitch.

I had to go
and have hopes.

I thought for a second
that was gonna win.

He did a good job.

Yeah, that was a great pitch.

You should use that again.

Never pressing my button
for a country singer ever again.

I'm so happy.

I'm so mad.

Here's our Triple Take.

Kelly just secured
another big win.

She's doing
a full-court press

and now is tied with Adam

at two Triple Turns each.

There's a reason why

she has the most banners
on the stage.

She's a pro.
But on the other hand,

John keeps
tossing the bricks.

He needs to step it up
if he wants

that Super Steal advantage.

He's a legend.
I know he's a legend,

but I'm just telling you
what I know.

The guy's an EGOT winner.

I wouldn't
count him out yet.

It's still early
in the competition,

and anything is possible.

We gonna have
to chop it up after this.

Staten Island --
I mean, you gotta have the look.

You gotta have the walk.
You gotta have that little sass.

Pass the sauce.
What are you doing?

Get over here. Help out.
Are you kidding me?

[ Laughs ]

My name's Nicolette Capua.

I'm 23 years old,

and I'm from Staten Island,
New York.

Our family parties
are absolutely insane.

We got meatballs...

You can't even hear
yourself think

because everyone's
talking over each other.

My preferred genre
is straight-up pop.

I loved performing pop
since I was little,

so I will be singing

"You Broke Me First,"
by Tate McRae

for my blind audition.

I'm literally shaking.

[ Laughing ] This is --

I'm moments away
from walking on that stage.

I've been dreaming of this
since I was a little girl,

and I can't believe
I'm finally here.

♪♪

You got this.
You got this.

Are those heels?
Maybe.

♪♪

♪ You broke me first ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Maybe you don't like talking
too much about yourself ♪

♪ But you should've told me
that you were thinking ♪

♪ About someone else ♪

♪ You're drunk at a party
or maybe it's just ♪

♪ That your car broke down ♪

♪ Your phone's been off
for a couple months ♪

♪ So you're calling me now ♪

♪ I know you,
you're like this ♪

♪ When things don't go your way,
you needed me to fix it ♪

♪ And like me, I did ♪

♪ But I ran out
of every reason ♪

♪ Now suddenly you're
asking for it back ♪

♪ Could you tell me,
where'd you get the nerve? ♪

♪ Yeah, you can say
you miss all that we had ♪

♪ But I don't really care
how bad it hurts ♪

♪ When you broke me first ♪

♪ You broke me first ♪

♪ Suddenly,
you're asking for it back ♪

♪ Could you tell me,
where'd you get the nerve? ♪

♪ When you broke me first ♪

♪ Broke me first ♪

♪ Broke me first ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Man...

It's all right.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Man, you are a gifted singer.

What's your name?

My name's Nicolette Capua.

I'm 23 years old, and I'm
from Staten Island, New York.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Your voice is really powerful.

You've got really cool tones
down here

when you were
in the beginning of the song,

and then, towards the end,

it got a little away with you
with the pitch,

but once you landed on it,

it was so full and open
and beautiful.

You are a very talented singer.

Thank you so much.
I appreciate that.

Thank you.

That's a major task,
that song,

and it starts super wordy

and only gets more
challenging as it goes.

That's a really tough vocal,
honestly.

So I think that just
kind of rationing a little bit

and holding on
to enough breath

so you can really
kind of belt it when it's --

when it opens up
and crescendos towards the end.

I think all those things
worked against you a little bit,

but that doesn't mean
that if you don't keep at it,

you can't come back here
and have some success.

So, thank you for coming.

Thank you guys so much.
I really appreciate it.

Thank you, Nicolette.
Thank you.

Thank you for coming.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I liked her look.

Her look is really cute.
Mm.

Staten Island.

She sounds like she's
from Staten Island.

I know.
I love her accent.

I love that accent.
Me too.

With Nicolette, I just felt
like, in those big notes,

it got a little pitchy.

And I feel like she's probably
better than what she did today.

Like, we all
have days like that.

So, at this point,
I would love to get someone

that's, like, soulful R&B.

I want to fill up
with different genres.

Daly: Coming up...

♪ I got to go, I got to go ♪

Daly:
...the artists turn it up...

♪ Tonight ♪

Yeah!

Daly:
...and the coaches throw down...

Let me tell you
who turned first.

By like a second.

Choose Team Legend
over Team Kelly.

Everything he said,
I would not do.

I hate when
mom and dad fight.

Daly: ...in the race
for the most Triple Turns.

Go ahead, John.

You know I love you,
Kelly Clarkson.

♪ The girl is mine ♪

Watch him pick Adam.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back
to the Blind auditions.

♪♪

[ Imitating drumming ]

It would be so me
to win the Battle of Champions.

I feel like I've got focus.

[ Heavy metal music plays ]

[ Lullaby music plays ]
Hey, man, I'm tired.

[ Scary music plays ]

Move it or lose it, sister.

♪♪

We really, genuinely love
and respect each other.

♪♪

Hey, Kelly.
What are you doing?

[ Laughs ]

I'm so --
[ Laughs ]

Day 2 Blinds,
and I'm feeling great.

♪♪

My name is Tia Durant.

I am -- Oh!

My -- [ Scoffs ]
Not my name.

Is --
Oh.

I am from -- ah!
[ Laughs ]

What is happening?

I'm Tia Durant.

I'm 32 years old,
from Sumter, South Carolina.

♪♪

This is my hometown,
Sumter, South Carolina.

I'm in downtown Sumter.

♪ Hey, Mr. DJ ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Play a song for this
pretty little baby ♪

I'm just a small-town girl
with big dreams

trying to change them
into a reality.

♪ Don't it feel so good? ♪

Right out of high school,
I went into the banking world.

I was just there
to deposit checks.

I took a lot of money,
and I counted money.

But when you wake up
in the morning

and all you think about
is singing,

then you're a singer.

And I remember being at the bank
where I'm like,

"You know, this is amazing,
and I get to help people,

but it's not in the way
that I want to help people."

So, one day, I decided to quit.

[ Laughs ]

I quit.

It was a huge risk,
but look at me -- I'm here.

It's definitely paying off.

[ Cheers and applause ]

This opportunity
means more to me

than I have words to describe.

I know that "The Voice"
is gonna push me

towards my dreams even further.

♪♪

♪ Mmm, L.A. ♪

All right.

♪ Proved too much for the man ♪

♪ He couldn't make it,
so he's leaving the life ♪

♪ Mm, he's come to know ♪

♪ Hoo, ooh, hoo,
ooh ooh, ooh ♪

♪ He said
he's going back to find ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh,
what's left of this world ♪

♪ Mm, the world he left behind ♪

♪ Not so long ago ♪

Come on.

♪ Oh, whoa, oh ♪

♪ He's leaving, leaving ♪

♪ On that midnight train ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ He said
he's going back to find ♪

♪ A simpler place and time ♪

♪ Oh, yes, he is ♪

♪ And I'll be with him ♪

♪ On that train to Georgia ♪

♪ Whoo-hoo! ♪

♪ I'd rather live in his world ♪
Whoo-hoo!

♪ Than here without him
in mine ♪

♪ And I got to go, I got to go ♪

♪ Hey, I gotta go, I gotta go ♪

♪ Midnight train to Georgia ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wow!

Congratulations.
Yes, thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yay!

What is your name,
and where are you from?

My name is Tia Durant, and I
am from Sumter, South Carolina.

All right.
Thank you.

My only issue was,
I was a little concerned

about the beginning,

but when you started belting,
it was glorious.

Yeah.
It was magical.

I'm excited for you.
Welcome to "The Voice."

Yeah! [ Laughs ]

Tia, the whole
point of this show,

from the first day
of the first season,

the whole point is
to celebrate great voices.

Mm-hmm.
All that matters

is appreciating
really amazing voices,

and, Tia, that's
what I was listening to.

Oh, wow, thank you.

So I'm here for it.
Kelly's here for it.

John...
Perhaps an error
in judgment.

Maybe another
moment or two that had --

I think another -- another
5 seconds, and he's in.

I can do it again.

[ Laughter ]

I can do it again!
No, no! You don't need to!

We don't need him.
It's my fault.

Please do not do that.

I do not want him
in the game.
No.

The man had his chance,
and he blew it.

[ Laughter ]

I would love you on my team.

I don't have anybody on my team
that sounds like you,

which I love 'cause I like
having a variety of music,

and I love everything.

I think the only thing
I've never covered is, like,

hard metal on my show.
Like -- Like I --

Which you might --
you should do.

Which maybe I shall.
You could.

You can do it.
You feature me, feature me.

I think the hardest
I've gone is Metallica,

but, like, I do think song
selection is gonna be key

in this kind of environment,
picking songs

that really showcase
a different side of you,

that allow people to get
to know you more as an artist.

Yes, thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I mean, I love you.
I mean...

Thank you, Adam.
I think you're amazing.

And she said a lot
of good stuff, so...

I would love to work
with you, I really would.

The purity of it
is why I turned,

and that's --
that's why I love you.

All right.
Well, Tia,

who do you pick
as your coach?

Come on, Tia!

[ Audience shouting ]

♪♪

Come on, Tia!

So, um...

♪♪

At my heart,
I'm gonna go with Team Kelly.

Yeah!

Yes!

♪♪

Oh, my gosh.
I love your voice!

Oh, man,
I've been waiting for someone

that I can hand any song,
any genre,

and then be able to crush it
just soulfully.

Ah, yeah!
With the football jersey.

And that is Tia.
What an addition to Team Kelly.

Congratulations!

She's dope. She's good.
Yeah, she can sing.

Adam is one of
the OG coaches of "The Voice."

That's already hard enough
to go up against.

Also, he's incredibly cool,

which I'm total nerd,
so that's hard.

Yeah, that's what
I'm talking about!

But it's worth it once you win.

Tia's good.
She was really good.

My team is really
looking good, y'all.

It's gonna be the team to beat,
I think.

Nobody likes me.

All right, Kendra,
are you ready?

I am ready.

What song you
singing out there?

I am singing
"Girl Crush."

Oh, my gosh.
Yeah.

Oh, how you feeling?

I'm ready to crush
"Girl Crush."

You're gonna
do a great job.

Have fun.
Thank you so much.

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back
to the Blind auditions.

Woman: Kelly's gonna win
the Triple Turn competition!

Thank you.

♪ Thank you for being a friend ♪

♪♪

♪ Oh, and back again ♪

♪ Your heart is true ♪

♪ You're a pal
and a confidant ♪

I like that one.

♪♪

♪ And if they threw a party ♪

♪ And invited
everyone you knew ♪

[ Laughter ]

♪ You would see
[mumbles] get from me ♪

♪ And the card attached
would say ♪

♪ "Thank you
for being a friend" ♪

♪♪

♪ It's all in your smile ♪

♪ Your smile, your smile ♪

[ Laughing] I have cleaned some
really awesome people's teeth.

Hey!

I'll see you
next time, girl.

I kind of live a double life.

I am a dental hygienist by day

and a country
singer-songwriter by night.

I'm Kendra Remedios,

I'm 31 years old,
and I'm from Arlington, Texas.

I do love
being a dental hygienist,

but I intended to move
to Nashville

to pursue my music career.

In 2019, after I graduated
dental-hygiene school,

and I got a call,
breaking the news saying

that my dad suffered
from a massive brain aneurysm.

I grew up a tomboy, and that's
why I'm a daddy's girl.

My dad was my number-one fan.

He was just the rock in my life.

♪ And I'm thinking of you ♪

♪♪

♪ I'm thinking of you ♪

♪ I'm thinking of you ♪

Oh, Dad would be
so proud.

He'd be
cheering you on

and crying at
the same time, for sure.

I know he would.

[ Sniffles ]
For sure.

♪ I'm thinking of you ♪

Remedios: I know there's
only three coaches this year,

but I know my dad's the --
the hidden fourth coach

because I hear my dad
in my head all the time.

He has the best seat
in the house.

♪♪

Having those chairs turn around

would be such a pivotal moment
to my dreams coming true.

♪♪

Let's go.

♪♪

♪ I got a girl crush ♪

♪ I hate to admit it, but ♪

Uh-huh.

♪ I got a heart rush ♪

♪ It ain't slowin' down ♪

♪ I got it real bad ♪

♪ Want everything she has ♪

Come on!
Oh, yeah!

♪ That smile
and that midnight laugh ♪

♪ She's giving me now ♪

♪ I wanna taste her lips ♪

♪ Yeah, 'cause they
taste like you ♪

♪ I wanna drown myself ♪

♪ In a bottle of her perfume ♪

♪ I want her long blonde hair ♪

♪ I want her magic touch ♪

♪ Yeah, 'cause, maybe then,
you'd want me just as much ♪

♪ I got a girl crush ♪

Come on, Kelly!
Kelly, let's go!

♪ Crush ♪

♪ I got a girl crush ♪
Hey!

♪ I hate to admit it, but ♪

♪ I got a heart rush ♪

♪ And it ain't slowin' down ♪

Hey!

[ Cheers and applause ]

All she needs is one.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, my God!

♪♪

Hey.

What is your name?

I'm Kendra Remedios.

I'm 31 years old,
and I'm from Arlington, Texas.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh! Oh!

I know.
Right in your backyard.

Damn.
Yeah. That's a --
that's a great song.

Thank you.
Great vocal.

You know, I'm just gonna
be honest with you.

I did think there was some
stuff with pitch that, for me,

it was holding me back
a little bit.

That doesn't mean that
you don't have a great voice,

'cause you do.
And my opinion is irrelevant

because John Legend
is your coach.

Yeah!

Whoo-hoo!

Thank you, Adam.
Clarkson:
I'm so bummed, Kendra.

I'm sorry. I love the song,
and I even loved your tone.

I thought it was really cool,
but my team is filling up,

so I'm kind of being like,
"Uh...,"

and I have some country singers.

I obviously know that song.

I love Little Big Town so much.

But it is not
because you are not gifted.

I'm so happy you're on the show.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

I love to see
a Texas girl shine.

I was just like,
I couldn't resist.

I heard that...
Thank you.

...voice just crackling
the way it does.

And I love the crackle.
I love that Texas grit.

You know?
Yeah.

Something about it, and --

Don't piss us off.

[ Laughter ]

I love that
I was hearing country,

I was hearing rock,
I was hearing soul,

I was hearing blues.

And I figured
they would turn, too,

and they would fight
with me for you,

but I'm lucky I have you
all to myself, Kendra.

Congratulations, Kendra!

Welcome to Team Legend!
Me too!

Team Legend is always
full of great singers.

Kendra's got that raspy,

gravelly voice
singing country music.

All of me wants all of you,
baby!

Oh, I love it,
I love it.

I got two country artists.

Now, they were
one-chair turns,

but I have a feeling
they're gonna sneak up

and surprise some people.

Hey!
Kendra's on Team Legend!.

Team Legend is looking supreme.

But I'm looking for
my first ever Triple Turn.

I'm ready to win
this Battle of Champions.

I'm gonna get my Triple Turn.

Daly: Who would you draft
on your team?

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♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to "The Voice."

Come on. Let's go, bro.
Just give me one.

Mike: The fact
that it's a blind audition,

you know,
it's kind of nerve-wracking.

The only thing that
I have to depend on is my voice.

Pow!

I'm ready to make
that stage my home

and show them
that I truly belong here.

I'm Mike Steele,

I'm 28 years old, and
I'm from Tutwiler, Mississippi.

I always wanted to pursue
my music career and be a singer,

but I just knew
that I needed a backup plan.

And now I'm in my senior year,

about to get ready
to graduate college.

I can honestly say that was
one of the best decisions

I could have made for me
and my children.

Hey, hey!

Hey, Dada!

Coming from this small-town area
with no opportunities,

I know that I have to be the
best role model for my children

because I didn't have
the best role models coming up.

There's a lot that I had to go
through life learning on my own,

and I just want them
to know no matter what,

coming from small areas,

it doesn't define who you are
as a person.

Which team do you think
I should pick?

Team Legend,
Team Kelly, or Team Adam?

Kelly.
Team Kelly?

[ Laughing ] Okay.

I know that I'm here
for a reason.

And this opportunity
could be life-changing.

All right, let's go, Mike.

I'm doing it for my family,

and I just want to make
them proud.

♪♪

♪ We've been done
long before it all begun ♪

♪ Still can't give it up ♪

♪ But I just,
I just don't want to leave you ♪

♪ Might just, might just throw
away the reasons why ♪

♪ We both can't lay here ♪

♪ And secret, secret,
both got to keep it ♪

♪ Honest, honest ♪

♪ That's just the game we know
we both can't play ♪

♪ For tonight, I'm yours ♪

♪ So, deny the truth ♪

♪ Or stay behind closed doors ♪

♪ All I wanna do is lie
with you ♪

Yeah!

♪ For tonight I'm yours ♪

♪ So, deny the truth ♪

♪ Or stay behind closed doors ♪

♪ All I wanna do
is lie with you ♪

♪ Even though it's wrong,
I'll lie with you ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Full turns.
Give me a high 10.

What's up, baby?

Yeah!

Ahh!
Yeah!

Tell me your name
and where you're from.

I'm Mike Steele.

I'm 28 years old, and I'm
from Tutwiler, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Delta.

From Mississippi.

I don't feel like
your talking voice matches

your singing voice.

Yeah, I get that a lot,
actually.

What?!

Tell me about what
you're doing in Mississippi.

Well,
I make music on the side,

but I went back to school to,
you know,

better my life for my children.
So...

What are you studying?

Okay.
Music. [ Laughs ]

Do you want to teach music,
as well?

Well, I was a teacher assistant

before I went back to school,
so, yes, I do.

Amazing.

I felt like you made
so many cool choices,

and your tone is
really interesting,

and it has, like,
richness and depth.

I'm curious what other artists
you like to cover.

Well, I'm an R&B soul singer,
so I like,

I like Tank, I like Giveon,
Tyrese, Jodeci, you know.

It's kind of like leaning, like
a little like '90s, 2000s, too.

Most definitely.

And I feel like
that's coming back right now.

Most definitely.
And you're young,

so you didn't even
really experience it

when it was happening.

Right, right.

We're old. We did.
Yeah.

We were all like,
"Oh, this is a couples' skate."
Exactly!

You don't even know
what a skating rink is probably.

I do. I do.

Kelly: Okay.
Let me tell you, Mike.

We turned for you
because we loved your voice.

Thank you.
That rich baritone is rare.

You know,
I'm a baritone myself,

and I would love
to have you on Team Legend.

I feel like we could have
a lot of fun working together.

Thank you, thank you.

Hey, Mike.
What's good?

First of all,
that suit is fresh.

Kelly: So cool.
I appreciate it, man.
Appreciate it.

I literally wore a suit
like that on "The Voice."

Oh, y'all have so much
in common.
We have so much
in common.

We like the same suits.

Here's the thing about
your voice that I love so much.

It's that deep,
rich voice I wish I had.

But as strong and robust

as your tone is,
in the upper register,

I think there's even room
for you to grow more.

And that's my world.

I live in the high register,

and especially in the transition
into those falsettos

that were really, really sweet,
and, in a weird way,

maybe I'm crazy,

but I heard a little bit of me
and John in the same voice,

because when he was up high,
it was high.

It didn't feel
like you were...

It feels
like you kind of do anything.

So, I just wanted to be
a part of it.

So, that's why I'm here.

I don't have that suit,
but I can borrow yours.

Oh, for sure, for sure.
[ Laughs ]

I grew up on all that music
you just mentioned, too,

but I think that would be
a more predictable path

to actually cover those artists.
I think it would be really cool.

Like, I don't even know
if you like this artist,

but, like, I heard
you singing "Hello" by Adele

or even like Sam Smith.

It's so interesting

she brought up doing
other genres,

because what you're trying
to do here is win fans.

And so it is cool
to do a cover here and there

that's kind of outside of that

but also establish
your identity as an artist

so people know
what kind of album

they're going to expect
from you.

Kelly: Okay.
I'm going to be honest with you.

That was good.
That was good.

I know, but we're so different.

So, everything
he said I would not do.

So, don't choose me,
if that's what you like.

Like, no, because here's why.

It's because I went
on a competition

and sang Aretha Franklin
almost every week.

And then I made
a pop-rock album.

This is the time, I think,

that you should stretch
yourself a bit.

But he's doing it
on national TV.

This is his moment.
I think so, too.
I think--

This is his moment
to tell people who he is.

I hate when Mom and Dad
fight.

[ Laughter ]

I just think this is the moment

that you are able to stretch
and do things.

Yes.

So, I don't think you should
pick me if that's the route

you want to go,

because I am totally
going to push you to pick things

that maybe are outside the box.

Don't you start doing that.
I'm in the chair.
I can't help it.

Doing the Blake.
He's doing the Blake finger.

You don't want that.

We've won this show,
all of us have.

So, you're not going
to go wrong.

Some of us have more banners
than others.

Fine!
But it's okay.

Hey, man,
I'm a lot of fun, too.

I'm just saying.

I think--
I'm a chill dude.

I just want
to hang out.

I think you just got to
follow your gut as to

where the best place is
for you to go.

All right.
Mike, it's on you now.

Are we not gonna
fight anymore?

We're not gonna
fight anymore.

You know I love you,
Kelly Clarkson.

That's a mess.
It's a mess over there.

Watch him pick Adam.
I know!

Who do you pick
as your coach, Mike?

Okay, okay. Um...

Come on home!
Come on home, Mike.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to "The
Voice: Battle of Champions."

All right.
Mike, it's on you now.

Are we not gonna
fight anymore?

We're not gonna
fight anymore.

You know I love you,
Kelly Clarkson.

That's a mess.
It's a mess over there.

Watch him pick Adam.
I know!

Who do you pick
as your coach, Mike?

Okay, okay. Um...

Come on home.
Come on home, Mike.

Mike: I'm going
with Team Legend.

Yay!

Ah! Finally,
my first triple-turn win.

Mike, what a wonderful singer
to be my first triple turn.

He's soulful.

He's got that rich baritone

that I love, reminding me
of someone I know.

Finally!
Oh, yeah!

John: My first triple turn
of the season.

I love Team Legends so far,
and I'm very excited.

I think we've got
some great talent,

and I'm ready to go out there

and win this
"Battle of Champions."

All right,
here's our Triple Take.

John Legend finally got off
the bench.

Yay!

Now that he's landed
his first triple turn,

he's locked in and gunning
for that Super Steal.

Finally, John!

I'm so happy for you, man.
Proud of you.

Okay!
I'm catching up, baby.

Hey!

Adam's got a lot of love from
the fans and the triple turns,

but none from
the country artists.

I thought you said
you had a country album coming.

No. What?!
[ Laughs ]

Don't scare me like that.

No, you scare me.

Blake Shelton has ruined me.

We got to turn that around.

I always think
that this is the season

where it's gonna turn around,
though, and it just isn't.

Who did he say?

Oh!

Can we get a slow-mo
of Kelly's reaction on here?

Oh!

Look at that!

Passion, champion.

That's what I'm talking
about right there.

Aah!
She's not making this
easy for Adam.

Oh, my God, I can't believe
this is happening!

I can't believe I'm here.
Is this...is this real?

Somebody pinch me.

My name is Bijou Belle,

and I live in Rapid City,
South Dakota.

"The Voice" means so much to me.

I grew up watching it
with my family.

♪ As long as we're together,
I know we can do anything ♪

We all play music.

I am in a band with my siblings
called the Rathco.

We play a lot of festivals,
street dances.

We even played at my school.

It's a lot, a lot of fun.

♪ I'm never gonna let you fall ♪

This is definitely
the first time

I'm kind of fully stepping out
without my family.

It's going to be scary,
but I'm ready for it.

And it's been what
I've been waiting for

my whole entire life.

♪♪

♪ Things fall apart,
and time breaks your heart ♪

♪ I wasn't there, but I know ♪

♪ She was your girl ♪

♪ You showed her the world ♪

♪ But fell out of love ♪

♪ And you both let go ♪

♪ I know that you love me ♪

♪ Don't need to remind me ♪

♪ Put it all behind me ♪

♪ But, baby, I see her
in the back of my mind ♪

♪ All the ti-i-me ♪

♪ Like a fever,
like I'm burning alive ♪

♪ Like a sign ♪

♪ Aah-aah, aah-aah-aah ♪

♪ Did I cross the line? ♪

♪ Do you see her in the back
of your mind? ♪

♪ In my eyes ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Not too bad.
You only need one.

Yeah!

♪♪

Cool song.

Hi. What's your name?

Hi. I am Bijou Belle.

I'm 17 years old, and I'm
from Rapid City, South Dakota.

Oh, wow!
Oh, my gosh, 17.

Wow, you're so young.
I love that song.

I did like that you had
a little bit more power with it,

because it was cool
to do something

different than Billie does.
Thank you.

But there were just parts
that were pitchy here and there.

And it was also
because the push and pull of

where you were going to the soft
places that Billie goes.

And you were going
a little bit more.

Like I started at 19
in a singing competition.

And I'm so different.

You have just so much room
to grow.

That's what's cool
about your voice.

It's still developing,
so that's exciting.

Thank you.
I'm sorry I didn't turn.

No, you're all good.
But welcome to the show.

Bijou!

Hey, John.
Congratulations.

You're on Team Adam.

Yeah!
For better or worse.

Now, when you were envisioning
yourself on the show,

were you envisioning
Team Adam for yourself?

Or probably somebody
much better?

You don't have to answer
that question.

He's been on the show
since forever.

So, I mean, of course,
I would love to be on Team Adam.

Yeah!
You are.

Hi.
Hi!

I'm your coach.

Too bad -- you can't choose
anybody else.

Just me.

It started off really strong,

and it did kind of a little
bit lose course with pitch,

but finding out that you're
young and all of that,

it's like when I was 17,
I was pitchy.

It's part of the discovery
of your voice

and how to control it.

All of these things
are so natural.

Listen,
when people come on the show

and they're 15,
and they sing better

than I ever sang in my entire
life, I'm like, "You're weird."

You have to have room to grow.

And I think that what's
really great about your voice is

when you started singing,

you really captured
my attention with your tone.

And it sounded really,
really beautiful.

Thank you.
Welcome to Team Adam.
You're on my team.

Thank you so much!

Bijou is 17 years old, and
I heard a quality in her voice

that I really liked.

Let's go get you a jersey.

I think that she's really,
really got something going on.

I have a great team already.

She's cool.

Yeah.
Good vibe. Good vibes.

♪♪

I've been watching "The Voice"
since it came on.

It is one of the biggest stages,
one of the biggest platforms.

My name is Jaali Boyd.

I am 25 years old,
and I'm from Maryland.

Three coaches is very crazy.

More pressure,
but I'm gonna do great.

I'm excited, confident,
but, like, kind of nervous.

I'm a singing cleaner.

I clean houses during the week,

and then I'm gigging
on the weekends.

Nobody wants to clean
somebody else's toilet.

It would mean everything
to trade the mop for the mic.

♪♪

♪ Tell me how I'm supposed
to breathe with no air ♪

♪ If I should die
before I wake ♪

♪ It's cause you took
my breath away ♪

♪ Losing you is like living
in a world with no air ♪

♪ Oh, I'm here alone ♪

♪ Didn't want to leave ♪

♪ My heart won't move ♪

♪ It's incomplete ♪

♪ Wish there was a way that
I could make you understand ♪

Come on. Come on, come on.

♪ But how do you expect me
to live alone with just me? ♪

♪ 'Cause my world
revolves around you ♪

♪ It's so hard
for me to breathe ♪

♪ Tell me how I'm supposed
to breathe with no air ♪

♪ Can't live,
can't breathe with no air ♪

Come on, John!

♪ Whenever you ain't there ♪

♪ No air, no air ♪

♪ Got me out here in the water
so deep ♪

♪ Tell me how you gonna breathe
without me? ♪

♪ If you ain't here,
I just can't breathe ♪

♪ No way ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ No wa-a-a-a-y ♪

♪ Out here in the water
so deep ♪

♪ How you gonna breathe
without me? ♪

♪ If you ain't here,
I just can't breathe ♪

♪ There's no way, no wa-a-a-y ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

That's my baby!

Hello. What is your name
and where are you from?

My name is Jaali.

I'm 25 years old and I currently
live in Baltimore, Maryland.

You have two
fantastic coaches

who want to fight over you
right now.

How does it feel?

I almost forgot my name,
so...it feels amazing.

I think you're
a really special singer,

and I'm so excited
for you to be here.

Jaali.

Golly, Jaali.
Golly, Jaali.

I'm happy you made the joke
before I did.

It's amazing what you can do.

What I truly felt while I was
listening to this performance,

I was like, "This is just
the very beginning."

As amazing as it was, I
still felt like there was more.

And the last little run that
you did at the very, very end,

I was upset because
I thought it was going to make

John finally turn around.

I was right there.
I was like, "Oh!"

I could feel it.

I could feel him being like,
"Ahh!"

But I still think there's
so much more

that whoever gets to coach
you is going to get to uncover.

And that makes you
potentially just like one

of the most exciting people
that we've heard.

You blew my mind wide open.

Like...ptooo!

Thank you.

When I turned around,
I loved what I saw.

You weren't even focused on us.

You were performing
to the crowd.

I didn't even hear
the chairs turn.

Well, since you didn't, let me
tell you who turned first.

[ Laughter ]

By like a second
and a half.

That would be me.

I loved your voice, I love
Jordin, I love that song.

It's a funny song
because it's ironic.

There's nowhere to breathe.

Um, but it's just. There isn't.
I can't--

How are you supposed
to breathe with no air?

I know. I'm just saying.

The fun thing to do for you
on this competition

is really just picking songs.

I'm curious to ask you,
like, what are you listening to?

I listen to a lot of Brandy.

Brandy and Monica
and the "Girl Is Mine" tour.

"The Boy Is Mine."

Did I say the "Girl Is mine"?

You just changed that song.

♪ The girl is mine ♪

That was the version you did.
[ Laughs ]

No, I--
♪ She's mine ♪

I love--

♪ Oh, no, no,
you're mine ♪

The thing that--
♪ I love you more
than you... ♪

The thing that--
♪ I don't believe it ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

I would love to dive into
whatever artists you're into.

I am going to be the coach
that challenges you.

That's why I turned.

By the way, my team
is filling up. I'm almost full.

I'm not going to lie.
I have a great team.

A lot of female powerhouse
vocalists on Team Kelly.

We need you over here
on my team.

I'm just saying.
I'm just saying.

I grew up in sports, man.

You want to run
against the fastest runner.

You don't want to run
against someone you know

you're going to beat.

That's not going to make
you better.

I even know what that means,
But it sounded good.

You've got a decision
to make.

Who do you pick as your coach?

Adam: Oh, golly.

[ Audience shouting ]

Come on!

Come on, girl!
Come on, baby!

Come home, Jaali.

Come home!

I'm gonna go...

...Team Adam.
Yay!

Adam: Jaali had a great voice.

She just has
this great presence.

And she's a great singer.
And I love her personality.

I just got something great
on my team.

Team Adam's feeling strong.

Thank you for turning.

I feel like I can do it.

I feel like this is a good year
for me.

Kelly:
It's so tough against Adam.

I don't think I've ever fought
so hard on this show.

Thank you.
Come here.

We're gonna do great things.

I have a bar now, you know?

I know all the people
on my team.

And If I don't feel like people
are at least going to match up

or be better,
it's like at this point,

I'm kind of waiting
for something special.

Announcer: Next audition
starts momentarily.

Adam: Cool, man.

Let's get some people
on my team.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

♪ We can dance
till we got... ♪

My favorite is "Wide Awake."

♪ I'm wide awake ♪

I like that one.

I like that one, too.

♪ I'm wide awake ♪

All right, guys.

We just landed in California
for "The Voice."

I just got to my hotel room.

I'm so excited. Ahh!

♪ Falling from cloud nine ♪

My name is Blaire Elbert.

I'm 28 years old,
and I am from Lubbock, Texas.

When I was five years old,
I started singing

and I got put into a vocal group
called the Cactus Cuties.

Traveling the world,

getting to perform
at some incredible places

for about ten years.

Once we got older, we decided
to go our separate ways,

but that didn't stop me
from pursuing music.

It was definitely a transition
moving from being in a group

to a solo artist.

Been releasing music,
songwriting, performing still.

Definitely still living
the dream,

and I truly cannot see
myself doing anything else.

Hoping for
at least one chair turn.

Who knows?
Three would be amazing.

I'm a little bit nervous,
but it's good nerves.

The stage is
where I feel comfortable,

so I'm just so freaking
excited to be here.

♪♪

♪ I wanna ride, ride,
and yodel ♪

♪ While I'm riding
on those wide-rolling plains ♪

♪ I wanna ride,
ride with a cowboy beside me ♪

♪ On those wide-rolling plains ♪

♪ Let the world go by
'neath the sunny sky ♪

♪ Where it never, ever rains ♪

♪ Settle down, down
in some little cow town ♪

♪ On those wide-rolling plains ♪

♪ I wanna ride, ride,
and yodel ♪

♪ While I'm riding
on those wide-rolling plains ♪

♪ I wanna ride, ride
with a cowboy beside me ♪

♪ On those wide-rolling plains ♪

♪ Gotta make some hay ♪

♪ It's got no time to waste ♪

♪ Gonna catch
that westbound train ♪

♪ Where I'll ride, ride,
and yodel ♪

♪ While I'm riding
on those wide rolling plains ♪

♪ I-diddle-oh,
what do you know? ♪

♪ What do you know, oh-do ♪

♪ Yodel-ooh-dee-dee,
dee-dee-eh ♪

♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh,
yodel-ay, yodel-ooh ♪

♪ Oh-do-lo, oh-lo-tee ♪

♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh,
yodel-ay, yodel-ooh, yodel-ay ♪

♪♪

♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh,
yodel-ooh, yodel-ay ♪

♪ Yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh, oh-tee ♪

♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh,
yodel-ooh, yodel-ay ♪

♪ Yodel-ay-oh-tee ♪

Yeah!

♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh,
yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh ♪

♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh,
yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh ♪

♪ Yodel-ay, yodel-ooh,
yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh ♪

♪ Yodel-ooh, yodel-ay,
yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh ♪

♪ Yoo, yodel-ay, yodel-ooh
yodel-ooh, yodel-ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, yodel-ay, yodel-ooh,
la-loo, ooh-lay-ee!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

John: Oh, my.

Hello!

Hi, guys.
Hello.

My name is Blaire Elbert.

I'm 28 years old,
and I'm from Lubbock, Texas.

Yeah! This was meant to be!

I did not turn.
There was a lot going on.

There was a lot happening,
Blaire.

It was hard for me to keep up,
honestly.

So, I was like,
"Let me not try to touch this.

Let me leave this to Kelly.

She'll probably figure it out."

One thing I didn't mention was

how cool your raspy part
of your voice is.

I felt like it was unexpected,

and if I were going
to venture in,

that would have been
the reason why.

It was just like,
"Oh, this sounds extra cool."

And combining that
with the yodeling,

you're just super interesting
as a vocalist.

That's great.

Thank you.

Honestly, Blaire,

I was really enjoying
your performance

and I was even thinking
to myself,

"Maybe
I'll just sneak in here."

But when I heard you start
yodeling, I was like,

"Oh, man, like,
that's so awesome.

But there's no chance that
this will not be Team Kelly."

And it's where you should be,
and I'm really happy for that.

So...

Ah! I'm freaking out.
Thank you, guys.

I'm so excited!

I'm so excited
I don't even have to fight.

I love the texture
of your voice.

Anytime the yodeling comes in,
I'm down because it does mean

that you have an element
of control,

especially with your breathing
and everything,

that I can work with.

And I love working with female
vocalists, obviously.

The real reason why I pressed
my button is I was like,

"Man, she's talented."

It got a little wild
in certain parts,

but I kept thinking,

"What is her voice going to
sound like when I slow it down?"

That's a big song.
Just the breathing,

keeping up with the pace
of it all is a big deal.

And then to go into
the yodeling.

Key changes,
everything was happening.

It was a big song.

So everything that you showed me

was what excited me
to turn my chair around.

I'm so stoked.
Welcome to Team Kelly.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I'm so stoked.

Blaire is really different
than anything

we've heard so far.

She picked
such a bold, big song.

Check it out.

I just heard something
in her tone

and the fact that she's capable
of the yodeling

and the breath control,

and I feel like we're
going to learn from each other.

But I don't even think
she knows, like,

how good she can be.

I feel like Team Kelly is
the team to beat,

but I'm a little biased.

The end of that was nuts.

With Kelly, Adam and I suspect
that she'll have a leg up on us

with the country artists.

She carried the song well.

That was a big --
there's nowhere to breathe.

I was like, "What?"

So, interesting
to think about what

our strategy should be for this.

She's gonna be good.
Yeah.

It's a fool's errand to try
and pull a country singer.

Adam: I've failed so many times,
but I'm a good competitor.

I'm gonna make it happen
for myself.

Daly: Coming up...

With talent this good...

♪ Forever yo-o-ung ♪

Yeah!

♪ If I fall,
can you let me down easy? ♪

Daly:
...the gloves must come off...

You may notice
that I turned for you

a lot earlier
than Kelly Clarkson.

Oh, wow!
Seems she was a bit unsure
about your talent.

Oh, man!
Sure talks a lot
over there.

...leading to the ultimate
country showdown.

You know what's gonna
happen today?

Today's the day!

Today is the day.
You know what today is?

Can you tell me
who sings that song?

I don't need to.

Okay.
But don't worry about it.

I've won a lot.

I've had enough!

I'm sick and tired
of being sick and tired.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

All right. We're back
with the halftime report.

Now that we're this far
into the blind auditions,

I think we're getting an idea

of how these coaches approach
this competition.

This is going to be
the hardest season to pitch.

Every time y'all talk,
I'm like,

"[bleep] that made a lot
of sense."

These are
very seasoned coaches,

and each one has
a unique playbook

when it comes
to winning an artist.

Don't pay attention
to the others.

Kelly seems to really swoop
in early, on average 14 seconds

before any other coach.

I'm so excited
that I turned first.

Ah!

I noticed that John has
the highest name-drop count,

and he uses that
to his advantage.

I could call Reba McEntire.

I can call Blake Shelton,
Kelsea Ballerini.

I can name-drop, too.
I choose not to, but I can.

I did it
with Esperanza Spalding.

You know Esperanza?

I know Esperanza!
[ Buzzer ]

Adam's an old pro.

He's not afraid to think
outside the box,

but his technique has yet
to get a country artist.

John makes the most sense
for you.

No, he doesn't!

I know this is a waste
of time.

Don't you do
that reverse psychology.

But at the end of the day,

only one of these strategies
will lead to the first-ever

triple-turn champion.

[ Clears throat ]
It's my time.

Was that a sneeze
or a cough?
A slight cough.

Bless you either way.
Okay.
Thank you.

Was it a snough?

[ British accent ]
"Was it a snough?" [ Chuckles ]

♪ If you ever leave me, baby ♪

Love this song.

♪ Leave some morphine
at my door ♪

[ Normal voice ] Pretty.
♪ Oh ♪

♪ 'Cause it would take
a whole lot of medication ♪

♪ To realize
what we used to have ♪

♪ We don't have it anymore ♪

♪ There's no religion
that could save me ♪

Come on, Adam.

♪ No matter how long
my knees are on the floor ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ So keep in mind
all the sacrifices I'm makin' ♪

♪ To keep you by my side ♪

♪ To keep you
from walkin' out the door ♪

♪ 'Cause there'll be
no sunlight ♪

♪ If I lose you, baby ♪

♪ There'll be no clear skies ♪

♪ If I lose you, baby ♪

♪ Just like the clouds,
my eyes will do the same ♪

♪ If you walk away ♪

♪ Every day, it'll rain ♪

♪ Rain, rain ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

Okay.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

Yeah.

Nice.

Oh, my goodness.
[ Chuckling ] Oh, my God.

Yeah.
Fantastic.

Hi. What's your name?

My name's Adi.
Um, I'm from New Jersey.

Very nice to meet you guys.

Nice to meet you.
Adi from New Jersey.

Well, you can sing
some Bruno Mars.

I was like,
"That's a tall order."
Thank you.

Kelly: That's why it took me
a while to turn around

'cause I was like,
"Oh, he's one of my favorites,"

but, man, you --
especially ending how you did

with that falsetto.

What's your background,
like, music-wise?

Adi: I actually didn't start
singing until high school.

I played a lot of, like,
saxophone and piano...

Oh, wow.
Oh, wow.

...then I started singing
a cappella in high school,

and now I'm in college and I'm
in an all-male a cappella group.

I can't do without them.
Kelly: Wow.

Singing in a cappella group,
you got to hold it down.

One of you goes off track
and it's like, ♪ Oh, no ♪

[ Laughter ]
You know?

You can hear it.
Tell me about it.

Kelly: Yeah, that's incredible.

Yeah,
you're a high-voice guy.

I'm a high-voice guy.
We're both high-voice guys.

We get it, yeah. [ Chuckles ]
Yeah.

And yet you don't matter.

I didn't -- I know.
[ Chuckles ]

You still matter.
In the scheme of things.

In the --
in this current situation,

as far as Adi is concerned,
I don't matter that much.

[ Laughter ]
There were
some little things

that I couldn't get past,
um, with pitch,

but I wish
I hadn't gotten hung up on it

because you got
a great voice.

Thank you so much.

You're going to go far
on the show.

Thank you so much.
I really appreciate that.
Yeah.

Adi, you may notice
that I turned for you

a lot earlier
than Kelly Clarkson.
[ Laughter ]

It seems she was a bit unsure
about your talent.

I was never unsure.
Oh, man.

I was never unsure.
Oh, wow.
[ Chuckles ]

Now,
I loved your tone.

I loved the way you slid out
at the end of it.

It was just so,
like, poetic.

And it just made me know
that you're someone

who really thinks really
consciously about your tone.

And I really felt like,
with this performance,

every note counted.

Tell me a little more
about the a cappella thing.

I did a little a cappella
in college, as well.

I-I did know that, actually.
O-O-ka-a-a-y.

Uh-oh.
I was a musical director.

We were, like, an award-winning
a cappella group at UPenn.

What school do you go to?
I go to Cornell. Um...

Okay.
Oh, my gosh.

The a cappella thing's, like,
a double-edged sword,

'cause whenever
movie people want to make fun

of people in college,

they usually put them
in an a cappella group.

[ Laughter ]

Yep.

I grew up in choir, too, and
I think we're doing all right.

You know what I'm saying?
Yeah.
Yes, absolutely.

Uh, but what it does
teach you is how to blend,

and, as a director,

it taught me how to
actually arrange parts.

I think it's a great part
of your college experience,

and I feel like we have a lot
in common, sir.

I feel like...
[ Chuckles ] I agree.

...it would be a lot of fun
for us to work together,

and I think we should --
Well, he knew --

he knew you did a cappella
in college.

I think
you should definitely...
Yeah.

It's over.
...choose Team Legend
over Team Kelly.

I think --
I just want to say one thing.

[ Chuckles ]
I just want to say one thing.

I did grow up singing
in choirs, as well,

and they want you to be
so perfect, right?

And the thing
that Bruno has

is this little bit of wild
to him.
Mm-hmm.

And it's not perfect.

He can get lost
in the emotion, right?

And that's where I think
it separates you out

from being in a group
and being a solo artist.

So make sure you're just being
a little bit more wild

and passionate about it.

All right,
I'm going to ask you

a very important question
to you right now.

Who do you pick as your coach?

Come on. Come on.

Come on, Adi.

[ Audience shouting ]
Come on.

I think
I'm going to choose...

...John.
All right.

All right.

John: I love Adi.
What a beautiful voice.

He can cover female artists,
male artists.

He can do it all.

Pleasure, man.
Thank you, as well.
Thank you.

Yes, man.

We connected on a level
that Kelly wasn't able to match.

Oh, wow.
We got some swag
for you.

Pose for the camera.
Hey!

Adi came out, and I felt like
I could be a good coach for him.

Now, he did not feel
the same way.

[ Chuckles ]
He picked John,

but I feel like
that's a great fit for him, too.

It worked out perfectly.

I think he's going to be,
like, a little dark horse.

Once you get him to...
Yeah.

...just let go...
I mean,
his voice is, like --

it's a weapon.

Just got to loosen up.
Yeah.

I think it's,
honestly, just going to take

just, like, shaking at.
Mm-hmm.

So this is it.
This is it.

This is the moment that you've
been working so hard for.

From a little kid.
Literally.

You remember
who you are,

and when you go out there,
just show the world.

I love you.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

Man,
this show was such --

I was looking at the poster
of the first season.

It was like rock 'n' roll.

Like, I'm --
Like, it was unhinged.

Like, we were all
a little nuts and younger

and, like, it was crazy.
Kelly: Yeah.

No one knew
what we were doing.

[ Chuckles ]

Although, you know, what's
weird about getting older

is you also, like, remember
when you were like 23

and you were like,
"Was I better then?

I don't think so."

I think you're lucky
to be able to feel

like you've gotten
to a place

where you feel good
about where you...
Um, yeah.

...who you are and all that.
And grow, yeah.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm definitely cooler now
than I was.

Totally.
[ Chuckles ]

[ Vocalizes ]

Ugh. [ Clearing throat ]

Yeah.
Good morning, guys.

[ Blows raspberries ]

We're just going to jump
right in it.

That's all we could do, right?

Get to it.

I'm excited

for you guys to check out
a little bit of what I do.

Fridays and Saturdays
are usually very heavy gig days.

Stay tuned.

To be a part of
"The Voice" Season 29,

"Battle of Champions"
is bananas.

Like, that's the "V."
The -- The "V."

[ Chuckling ] I'm on
"The Voice," and I'm ready.

I'm hungry.
[ Chuckles ]

My name is Moses G.

I'm 31 years old,
and I'm from Harlem, New York.

I grew up in the hood,
in the projects in Harlem.

I remember there was
a time in my life

when I didn't know where
my next meal was coming from,

and what couch I was sleeping on
from night to night,

but music saved the day.

Before I found myself
as an artist,

that's all I knew I could do
was sing,

and music has had me
travel the world.

I take care of my family
on another level.

Ma, I say, "Hi."

Hi.

♪ We made it ♪

[ Vocalizes ]

[ Moses and Monisa chuckle ]

Moses has worked
very hard from a child, really.

This has been his dream.

You're my Moses,

chosen, born to lead
and impact the world

just because you are you.

I'm honored
to be your mother.

That's one of the best gifts
God could ever give me.

Yeah. Yep.

My mom is my queen,
my reason.

She's the reason I sing.

She's the reason
I have life and breath.

Every step that I took
to make it to "The Voice"

has led me to this point.

It gives me hope
that I can overcome anything.

♪♪

♪ May the good Lord be
with you ♪

♪ Down every road you roam ♪

♪ And may sunshine
and happiness ♪

♪ Surround you
when you're far from home ♪

♪ Be courageous and be brave ♪

♪ In my heart
you'll always stay ♪

♪ Forever young ♪

♪ Forever young ♪

♪ Forever you-u-u-u-ng ♪

♪ And when you finally
fly away ♪

♪ I'll be hoping
that I served you well ♪

♪ Well ♪

♪ For the wisdom
of a lifetime ♪

♪ No one can ever tell ♪

♪ No ♪

♪ But whatever road you choose ♪

♪ I'm right behind you,
win or lose ♪

♪ Forever young ♪

♪ Forever you-u-u-ng ♪

♪ Fo-o-o-r ♪

♪ Ever ♪

♪ Young ♪

[ Vocalizes ]

♪ For ♪

♪ E-E-E-ve-e-e-r ♪

♪ You-u-u-u-u-u-ng ♪

Yes.

Yeah!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah! Let's go.

Kelly: Congratulations.

Thank you so much, Kelly.

Yeah, what's your name?

I'm Moses G.
I'm from Harlem, New York.

[ Cheers and applause ]
Let's go.

Kelly:
Well, congratulations.

First of all,
I love the song selection.

I love me some sexy Rod Stewart,
so that was very cool.

My one thing that kept holding
me back from hitting my button

was just a little bit too
much vibrato at certain points.

That was the only thing.

I would lay back just
a little bit on that.

But you have a big, old gift.

Welcome to the show.
Yeah.

Thank you so much.
Yeah, yeah.

Let's go.
All right.

Moses.
Moses: John.

How are you?
Um, I don't know.

[ Laughter ]

I'm well. I'm grateful.

You should feel
really exhilarated

because you have
a wonderful coach

in Adam Levine,

and I already can tell

you've got great energy
and charisma,

and your voice
is so cool.

I'm excited for you.
Welcome to the show.

Thank you so much, John.
Thank you.

Moses, here we are.
I'm your guy.

You're my guy.
You got no choice,
man.

I am your guy.

You know what's really,
really cool about your voice

is I heard, like, some grit
sometimes, some rasp that I --

that I am envious of,
that I love.

Just the way you attacked it
was so different.

I heard the R&B,
I heard the gospel.

I heard rock 'n' roll.
I heard it all.

So I'm just excited
to get going,

and I'm really happy
I got you on my team.

Let's go do this.

Let's do it.

Adam: Moses is great, man.

I loved his energy
when he performed.

Just seems like a vibe
and a cool dude.

So I just -- I can't wait to
hang out and make music.

Yes, sir.
I think I have
the coolest team.

I'm just looking for
different kinds of musicians.

There's always good talent
on "The Voice"

and talent
that we'll be surprised by.

He seemed
like a cool vibe.

Yeah,
I loved the song choice.

I was like,
"Okay, Rod Stewart."

Yeah, I've never heard
someone cover that.

I know. Me neither.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

Let's see
how the teams are shaping up

after two nights
of blind auditions.

Kelly's team is country-heavy,

and she's eyeing
another triple turn.

John is behind
but starting to pick up steam.

Adam really wants
a country artist,

but may have to go toe to toe
with Kelly.

Since I'm crushing it,
and I knew I would,

I got y'all something.
Well -- Oh.

It's "The Voice:
Battle of Champions:

Coaching Country Music
for Dum Dums."

Oh, cool.
Let me check it out.
Yeah.

"Coaching Country Music
for Dum Dums."
Yeah. You're welcome.

Thank you.
[ Kelly and John laugh ]

"Chapter One.

"Chapter One --
Don't even bother.

It's a waste of time."

"I'm Going to Crush You"
is chapter two.

It's one page long.

I have a personal goal,

and this is for Adam
to get a country singer.

Chezzarai: I put myself on
my vision board on "The Voice."

I even photoshopped myself
with my coach that I want.

I'm here now
and it's perfect timing.

My name is Chezzarai.
I'm 31 years old.

Season 29.

I'm incredibly grateful to be
able to have this opportunity.

I've been performing
for the past seven years.

I have a residency in Las Vegas.

I sing with a band
called the Diamonds.

I sing a lot of Chaka Khan,
a lot of Whitney Houston.

We do Michael Jackson, Prince,
lots of funk and hip-hop.

Yes.

For my blind audition,
I will be singing

"I'm Every Woman"
by Chaka Khan.

It's my number-one pick,

and, actually,
I envisioned myself singing it

while I was writing
out my vision board, too.

And it's one of my favorites
to perform.

I hope that everyone feels
my confidence when I'm singing,

and I hope it rubs off
on them, too.

What I want next --
I would love to win.

I would.
I would love to win,

because I put that
on my vision board.

I think a chair turn
will definitely change my life.

♪ Whatever you want ♪

Hey.

♪ Whatever you need ♪

♪ Anything you want done, baby ♪

♪ I'll do it naturally ♪

Come on.
Whoo!

♪ I'm every woman ♪

♪ I-I-I-I-It's ♪

♪ All in ♪

♪ Me-e-e-e ♪

♪ I-I-I-I-I am ♪

♪ I can cast a spell ♪

♪ Secrets you can't tell ♪

♪ Mix a special groove ♪

♪ Put fire inside of you ♪

♪ Anytime you feel danger
or fear ♪

♪ Then instantly I will appear ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm every woman ♪

♪ It's all in me ♪

[ Vocalizing ]

♪ I'm every woman, baby ♪

♪ Ohhhhhh ♪

♪ Every woma-a-a-a-a-n ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Adam: Hello. Hello.

What is your name?

Hi.
My name's Chezzarai.

I'm 31 years old,
and I live in Los Angeles.

Right on.
John:
All right. Chezzarai

Well, I know it's not a fun
feeling to feel right now.

Something was holding me back,
but, honestly,

I don't think anyone
in this room

doesn't believe
that you're a great singer.

Oh, man.
Thank you.

I was like, "Oh, man,
this is a wild song,"

'cause I get wild on this song,
too, whenever I cover it,

'cause it's supposed to be.
It's Chaka.
Right, yeah.

Kelly:
It's, like, supposed to be wild,

but your voice especially,
girl, you're up here.

Like, it was so pure.

You have such a beautiful,
strong voice.
Right.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Yeah.

Thank you.
[ Applause ]

Honestly, you should come back
and audition,

and I think a song
that allows you...

A little more space.

...space to breathe
and, like,

to create a beautiful
kind of picture for us,

and I know
you would get chair turns.

Thank you.
All right?

Okay. Thank you.
Kelly: Thanks, Chezzarai.

Adam: Chezzarai was really good,
but it didn't quite get me.

That song is always a tough one.

It's a really,
really tall mountain to climb.

John: She definitely
could come back

and get chair turns.
No question.

Yeah,
a different song for sure.

As a veteran of this game,
you have to be really picky.

There's just no other way
to say it.

Uh, so it's hard.

I want someone on my team.

I'm going to really wait
till I love it.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

I'm just warming up.

Wait till I get my barbs
a little sharper.
[ Chuckles ]

I feel like,
95% of the time,

they pick
who they were planning to pick

before they came.

Yeah.

This is who I would
want to be my coach, for sure.

Kelly has always been
my favorite

since she was on the show.

[ Chuckling ] Wow.

So cool.

My go-to genre is country,
so I feel like

she would definitely be
really, really cool

to help me with that.

She's won four times.
Like, you can't argue with four.

My name is Hunter Jordan.

I am 22 years old,

and I am from
Maysville, Kentucky.

I grew up in a very,
very small town.

I would say population
of around 10,000, 20,000.

Growing up with
my brother and sister

in a small double-wide trailer
in the trailer park

was a pretty rough way
to live.

When my mom and dad
separated, things --

things were
really, really tough, uh,

because,
as soon as they split,

my mom was working
two jobs at once.

It taught me to hang on
and, you know,

just always keep looking
forward no matter what.

When I graduated high school,
I had a job,

but I kept thinking to myself,

"I feel like I'm meant
for something more."

I definitely feel like
there's something bigger to life

than what's going on here.

I play three to four nights
a week currently.

Through the separation,
Hunter was basically

a beacon for both of us.

He was our purpose.

I'm very proud of
where you're at right now.

Love you, too.

I love you so much.

My parents showing up for me
to support me in this

is really important to me.

The common point that
they always had with each other

was they always wanted
the best for me.

I love them dearly for it.

I'm going to be singing "Let Me
Down Easy" by Billy Currington.

Uh, definitely hits home.

It's like -- It's a little bit
about taking a risk

and not knowing what
the result is going to be.

Being from a very small
country town in Kentucky,

uh, there's not a lot
of opportunity,

but "The Voice" presents me
with the risk

of putting yourself out there
for the world to see

on this stage, one of the
biggest stages in the world.

You got to tell yourself
that you are good enough,

uh, and you deserve
to be here.

[ Whispering ]
Good luck, everybody.
[ Whispering ] Thank you.

[ Exhales slowly ]

Hunter: This is a huge moment
for me and my family.

♪♪

♪ There's a little moonlight ♪

♪ Dancin' on the sand ♪

♪ There's a warm breeze
blowin' by the ocean ♪

♪ As you're takin' my hand ♪
Nice.

♪ You need to know ♪

♪ Where I'm standing now ♪

♪ That I'm right on the edge
of giving in to ya ♪

♪ Baby, it's a long way down ♪
[ Chuckling ] Let's go.

♪ If I fall,
can you let me down easy? ♪

♪ If I leave my heart with you
tonight ♪
Wow.

♪ Will you promise me that
you're gonna treat it right? ♪

♪ I'm barely hangin' on ♪

♪ If I fall,
can you let me down easy? ♪

♪ Oh, I'm ♪

♪ Barely hanging on ♪

♪ If I fa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ll ♪

♪ Can you let me down easy? ♪

♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Let me down easy ♪

Yeah.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Excellent.

Excellent.

[ Cheers and applause
continues ]

[ Speaks indistinctly ]

Country.

Oh, they're going to fight
for an hour. I'm sorry.

Hi.
[ Chuckles ]

She's got this smile
on her face

like she's got it
already locked up.
No, I love that song.

I was singing.
We just had a duet.

You just don't know.
I was singing --

I was singing harmony
with you.
[ Laughter ]

I love that song.
I've covered that song.

You know what's going to
happen today?

What?
Are you going to --

Today.
Today's the day.

Today's the day.
Today's the day.

Today is the day.

You know what today is?
Do you know what today is?

[ Audience shouting ]

Let me tell you what toda--
First of all, what's your name?

Uh,
my name is Hunter Jordan.

I'm 22 years old
from Maysville, Kentucky.

Maysville, Kentucky.
[ Cheers and applause ]

All right.

Hunter, let me tell you
what today is.

Can you tell me
who sings that song?

I don't need to...

Okay.
[ Laughter ]

...because I know greatness
when I hear it.

Okay.
Ah, okay.
Here we go again.

I'm not going to say --
Oh, I'm not going to pitch --

I'm --
I'm not Captain Country.

Okay?
[ Laughter ]

I'm not Blake.
Captain Country.

I'm Colonel Country
over here.

Oh, yeah,
I'm Admiral Country.

All right, listen,
what's going to happen today

is I'm going to finally make
a country singer realize

sometimes
the best thing to do --

and no one's done it,

so you will be blazing a trail,
my friend,

and we all want to
blaze trails, don't we?

Yeah.
Blaze trails.

Create new paths.
Exactly.

You are going to break
the mold...
Ah.

...because you are going to
finally do

what no country singer
has ever done before.

Resist the urge...
Hey.

to go with the status quo,
my friend.

You're going to
shake things up.
Hey.

It's going to be
television gold,

but, most importantly,
it's going to be Hunter gold

because you're going to have
a bigger career

because people are
going to want to know,

"Look at this odd couple."

Oh, wait. Odd couple.

Blake Shelton,
Adam Levine -- odd couple.

Country, not country.
It worked.

I'm just saying.
It works.

It works.
I've had enough.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I'm sick and tired
of being sick and tired...

Preach, Adam.
...and today's the day

when I will get
a country singer...

on my team.

Thank you.
He's preaching.

He's preaching.
[ Cheers and applause ]

This is my first time back
in a while, and, uh --

but don't worry about it.
I've won a lot.

[ Laughter and applause ]

I did hear country,
but also, like,

do you listen to
any kind of rock?

I listen to all kinds
of stuff, from --

from grunge to rock
to pop...
Yeah.

...indie, folk, all of it.
[ Laughter ]

Well, that's so interesting

because I cover
all those songs, too.

Right.
Kelly:
And we all love music.

Don't close yourself
off to just that one thing.

Yes. Amen.
Hunter: I totally agree.

Yeah.
I would love to coach you.

I'm a fan, but I --
Go ahead, John.

Thank you all.
Thank you.

You see how she gets
more country when --
Hunter.

She got a little more country
right there.

She's like,
"Go ahead, John."
[ Laughter ]

When it comes to genre,

there's so much
that we have in common.

Like, soul music,
country music,

blues music,
rock music --

those genres borrow
from each other all the time.

I've collaborated
with country artists

like Kane Brown
and Carrie Underwood,

and we can learn
from each other,

we can coach each other...
Oh, my God.

...and I would love
to coach you, Hunter.

Thank you, John.

Adam. [ Chuckles ]

Adam raised his hand.
Sir Talks-a-Lot over there.

So polite.
I want to tell you
something

that's super important --
playing live.

Because having live chops
is a dead art,

and it is something that people
don't have enough of anymore.

We all did it
all of our careers

'cause they all started
100 years ago.

You know,
we actually had to do stuff.

No.
Um, but, yeah, like,

that's how you cut your teeth
in this -- in this business.

That's how you get good,

and especially in the context
of playing on "The Voice."

Once I turned around
and saw what you were doing,

the effortless, smooth power
that you were able to deliver,

it didn't look difficult
for you.

It looked like you had
a lot of control over it,

and it looked like you
were really harnessing power

without having to push
too hard.

That's just the sign
of a really, truly,

effortlessly great voice,

and that is what goes
the distance on this show.

All right.

I had to just --
I had to say my piece.

All right, it's time.
It's time.

Hunter,
I think it should be me.

Who do you pick
as your coach?

Come on, Hunter.
Come on home.

Come on.
Come on, Hunter.

Come on.
Come on, Hunter.

I've thought about
this decision for a long time

when I knew that
I was going to be on the show...

Come on.
Come on, Hunter.

Come on.
Come on.

[ Audience shouting ]

...and I think I'm going to
blaze a path with Adam.

♪ Somethin' so out
of the ordinary ♪

Yay.

♪ You got me
kissin' the ground ♪

His first country artist.
♪ Of your sanctuary ♪

Adam: I went fully insane over
Hunter 'cause he deserves it,

but also because
I had to go turbo

because I always lose
country artists.

We did it.

I went hard,
I got him.

Kelly: Adam got the triple turn,
so I was a little sad.

Obviously going to let
him take the lead,

but I really want
that Super Steal.

You did not make a mistake.

I'm going to be
a great coach for you.

I promise.
Thank you.

I thought in my gut
I wanted to pick Kelly...

He's a cute kid.

...but I just had
the connection with Adam,

and I felt like that was
the right choice for me.

Adam: Triple chair.
I am now Captain Country.

Or at least, like,
Admiral Country.

Adam: [ Chuckling ]
I can't believe it.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Going to call Blake.

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