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♪

♪ You're the boss, you run the circus, baby ♪

♪ Take it up a notch ♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

[ Vocalizing ]

Kelly: My mentor is a singer, a Broadway star,

an Oscar winner-- Ariana DeBose.

I had a poster of her, like a huge poster of Kelly on my wall.

Shut up.

[ Vocalizing ]

Adam: I've brought in Alex Warren as my advisor for Team Adam.

Yeah. That was perfect.

Turned around.

We don't press the button in this next phase...

...of the competition. Oh.

That part's over.

♪ Keep your secrets safe with me ♪

The Miss Patti LaBelle. Just diva in residence.

You're my special baby.

She's beyond great.

Woman: Exactly. You want to get there?

Here's where you start learning.

This is Carly Pearce.

I feel like she's got some wisdom

that could help some of these pairings.

I absolutely think he could have the winner on his team.

What an eclectic group.

Very eclectic.

Eclectic. Do you like that word?

Yeah.

Never had to use it before.

Boom. That's how we do it.

Officially in the battle rounds.

Can you believe it?

I just found out who my battle partner is,

and I'm battling Bryan Jaymes.

Bryan: Got my battle partner, Brandon Diaz.

We're gonna be singing "As" by Stevie Wonder,

one of the greatest songs of all time,

off of one of the greatest albums of all time.

Brandon: When I was 14,

I actually auditioned for "The Voice."

I did not get a chair turn.

So finally getting those chair turns and being on Team Queen,

I'm just excited to have this opportunity.

I feel a little bit of anxiety, a little bit of nervousness,

but also just really excited to get to work.

The stakes are going up.

Bryan: Leveling up, baby.

So these guys might be smooth as Tennessee whiskey.

Okay.

Let's go. Let's do it, man.

Queen: Hi, guys.

Hello, hello. Hi.

Welcome back.

How are you?

I want you to meet your mentor.

What an honor. Miss Patti LaBelle.

Walking into rehearsal today,

it was a lot 'cause we have two icons on stage.

We have Queen Latifah there,

and we have the incomparable Miss Patti LaBelle.

You better sing. Pleasure.

Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.

She's somebody that should be in everybody's top ten, I feel.

So, how's it been going?

It's easy to sing with this guy, man.

He's-- Oh, that's good to know.

He's a pro, and we're just having fun with it now.

Yeah, man. Well, you're both pros.

Yeah. Thank you. Aren't you?

Thank you. Yeah. We're here, right?

That's what that means. That's what I said.

Yeah. That's what it means.

Yeah. We're just trying to take this somewhere over the rainbow,

you know what I'm saying? 'Cause you are my friend.

[ Laughter ]

Queen: You're singing "As" by Stevie Wonder.

Is there anything that you feel uncomfortable

with about the song?

I don't know if it necessarily lends itself

to being a duet right off the bat, you know?

So we've been trying to find those moments

to really have our-- sing together.

So any advice you have on that. Let's hear it,

and then maybe we'll find some spots for you.

Yes, once we listen.

Yes, ma'am. Let's do it.

♪ Doo doo doo doo doo ♪

♪ As around the sun the earth... ♪

Queen: I paired Brandon and Bryan

because they both have personality.

They both have hella performance skills.

♪ Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky, oh, hey ♪

♪ Until the ocean covers... ♪

They both pulled the audience in when they performed,

and I think they could do this song together.

♪ You, you ♪

♪ Lovin' you ♪

Nice.

Ooh.

Very nice. Very, very nice. Wow.

That there, that there. Whew.

Yes. That there is an ending.

That was. And you're both cute.

So... [ Laughter ]

Did Patti LaBelle just tell me I was cute?

Did that just happen?

I can die a happy man

because Patti LaBelle said both of us were very cute.

Really. They are both cute.

Yeah. You both sound great.

For real. Thank you.

Yeah. Thank you so much. Thank you.

Brandon, were you looking at me?

Bryan, you weren't. Yes, ma'am.

You have to look at somebody in the audience.

It's important.

I see where y'all need a little help--

switching off, catching breaths.

I think maybe switching the alwayses

will help the other one sing. Okay.

You'll give each other chances. Yeah.

And you'll feel it. Mm-hmm.

At least that's what I do when I sing duets.

Y'all got some good harmonies, though, Yeah.

that y'all are jumping on to there.

So we might want to just find a couple more

for y'all to just connect.

I want y'all to feel comfortable singing what you're singing,

but as soon as the beat starts, harmony,

and then you're into this. We need to make some space.

I think y'all need to cut the doo doo at the top.

Let it breathe a little bit.

Let you feel the moment.

You're gonna be in your outfits,

you're going to come out onto the stage,

you're singing for the crowd.

Maybe we need to see you,

let you feel it a little bit, you know?

And then let y'all go off.

Yes. Yeah.

When you were recording "Lady Marmalade," did you know

that it was going to be as big a success as it was?

I didn't know that it meant

"Will you sleep with me tonight?"

I just said, "That's a nice line." Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?

And then the nuns got on us and said

that we were singing sinful music and stuff like that.

- "Say what?" - "The nuns got on us."

I had no clue what it was about. We knew it was a hit. Yeah.

I felt it in my bones. You could feel it in your bones.

Yes. Show it off in your bones.

[ Laughter ]

Good luck to both of you.

So give me a hug bye-bye.

Patti: Queen Latifah has a lot of stuff to think about.

You're incredible. It's such a pleasure.

That's the bottom line.

You have to be great to win "The Voice."

My mom, when I was younger,

she wore out y'alls version of "Superwoman."

You lying. Gladys and Dionne.

Oh, I love that.

That was her favorite version of that doggone song.

Oh, right. Tell her I said she's got good taste.

Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. Will do.

Thank you, honey. All right.

Bryan: Moving forward after today's rehearsal,

I'm so excited to get to work

and just continue to lock in on all of the lyrics.

♪

Brandon: Everything I've been working towards has come to this moment.

My whole life is riding on this, to be completely honest.

My first time when I was 15, I wasn't sure of myself.

I wasn't confident in who I was,

and now I feel so complete as a person and as an artist.

Let's go, Brandon.

I just want to show the world who I am, you know,

and prove to my wife and my family

that I really got what it takes.

- There we go, baby. - I want Queen out of her seat.

Whoo! Let's go! I want her having a good time.

Bryan: I would love to get that one steal

for both Brandon and I to go forward.

Let's go, Bryan.

We're both apex predators out there.

We both are great on stage. We're both great singers.

It's going to be a tough battle, but it's going to be super fun.

Oh, here we go.

Whoo!

Carson, if you don't want to come up there

and split my team apart, you don't have to.

[ Laughs ]

Let the battle begin.

♪

♪ As around the sun, the earth knows she's revolving ♪

♪ And the rosebuds know to bloom in early May ♪

♪ Just as hate knows love's the cure ♪

♪ You can rest your mind assure ♪

♪ That I'll be loving you always ♪

♪ As now can't reveal the mystery of tomorrow ♪

♪ But in passing, will grow older every day ♪

♪ Just as all is born is new ♪

♪ Do know what I say is true ♪

♪ That I'll be loving you always ♪

♪ Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky, yeah ♪

♪ Until the ocean covers every mountain high, oh, yeah ♪

♪ Until the dolphin flies and parrots live at sea ♪

♪ Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream ♪

♪ Did you know that true love asks for nothing? ♪

♪ Her acceptance is the way we pay, yeah ♪

♪ Did you know that life has given love a guarantee ♪

♪ To last through forever and another day? ♪

♪ As today, I know I'm living, but tomorrow ♪

♪ Could make me the past, but that, I mustn't fear ♪

♪ For I'll know deep in my mind ♪

♪ The love of me I've left behind ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be loving you always ♪

♪ Until the day is night and night becomes the day ♪ Come on!

♪ We all know sometimes life's hates and troubles ♪

♪ Can make you wish you were born in another time and place ♪

♪ Well, but you can bet your life times ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ That and twice its double ♪

♪ That God knew exactly where he wanted you to be placed ♪

♪ I'll be loving you ♪

♪ Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky ♪

♪ Loving you ♪

♪ Until the ocean covers every mountain high ♪

♪ Loving you, you, you, you ♪

♪ Loving you ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

What?!

- What?! What?! - Whoo! Come on.

Wow. Whoo!

Wow!

Fellas, that was awesome.

It was like a heavyweight boxing match,

just back and forth up there.

And y'all performed so well together, too.

I loved it. It looked like y'all were having fun.

And, Brandon, your voice is like, you got a punch.

Like this real cut through tone that stands out.

And, Bryan, you've got a really warm, soothing tone to yours.

So y'all are very different, but again,

y'all sounded great together.

Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you.

Y'all should be a duo. That was crazy.

Both of your voices are sexy. B squared.

I don't know if you can say that.

HR, I'm sorry, but whatever. Man, I don't want to live in

a world where you can't say something's sexy.

That was sexy.

No, that was, to see a grown man just-- Whew.

Queen: Yeah. That was sexy.

Yeah, I said it. It was sexy.

He said it. I said it.

I mean...

Yeah. Help a sister out. Yeah.

No. You can't-- I mean, you can't--

You cannot go wrong.

Either one of you

I think would do really well in this competition.

I don't-- I don't know.

[ Laughter ]

I don't understand a word you just said.

I can't-- I can't pick. I feel-- I would feel

like I was betraying the other vocally.

Like, that was so good.

I will try to be a little bit more helpful to Queen,

You can't help me. um, than Kelly just was.

I'm gonna try. No, I'm gonna do my best.

No one can help me. I'm gonna do my best.

I think that, Brandon, your comprehension of the song

and your tone and how it matches the song benefited you the most.

But then, Bryan, you came in with those big high tones

and got so much of the Stevie aspect of it.

I just think it depends on the day with either one of you guys.

I might say that Brandon won this battle,

but I also might be more wondering

what's out there for you now, Bryan.

Oh, yeah, you're super helpful.

[ Laughter ] Okay, okay, okay.

I'm so glad you're here to help.

I think-- I think that I would stick with Bryan

because I chose you from the beginning.

That's what I would say I would go with.

I would stick with Bryan.

Daly: Thank you, coaches.

All right, Queen, final decision is yours.

Before we find out the winner, give us some thoughts.

First of all, God, that was fire.

That was fire. Thank you.

That is not an easy song to sing.

I was like, "I got to give them something

that they can really chew on."

I mean, y'all chewed on it,

devoured it, ate it, spit it out, cooked it again.

I don't know. I mean, what you just did

to that song is-- is unbelievable.

The harmonies. Wow.

Like, what was that?

This is a very, very difficult decision.

Wow.

I mean, I was hoping that one of y'all

would kind of do something wrong.

[ Laughter ]

Did you not get the part

where you supposed to mess up a little bit?

And then you're gonna look in my eyes then? How dare you?

Like, don't look at me like that.

Now-- now I'm really like--

Queen, this is looking like one

of the toughest decisions of the night.

There are some steals available.

Listen, there's no way either one of y'all

should go home tonight.

No way. - All right, well, let's do it.

The time has come, Queen. Tough one for you,

but who's the winner of this battle?

Golly.

Can I steal my own players? [ Laughter ]

Listen, I'm new. I don't know. Um...

♪

The time has come, Queen.

Queen: How do you do this? Daly: This is hard.

Just start with "The winner of this battle is"

and then fill in a name.

You can't even look at the floor because

I can see their reflection right there on the floor.

Everybody's looking.

The winner of this battle...

...is going to be...

♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Queen, tough one for you.

But who's the winner of this battle?

The winner of this battle...

...is going to be...

♪

[ Snickers ]

[ Laughter ]

The winner of this battle is going to be Bryan.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Bryan is moving on to cut week.

Congratulations.

Queen: I went with Brian

because I felt like Bryan had leveled up just a hair more.

Oh, my gosh.

He's very comfortable in his own voice.

He's a natural at conveying the feeling,

the emotion, the vibe of what he's saying and doing.

Let's go, Queen Latifah.

Coaches, let me remind you, Brandon is available to steal.

Brandon, anything you want to say to your coach?

Queen, I just want to say--

Blah, blah, blah, blah.

There it is. We've got a steal.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Brandon absolutely crushed that Stevie Wonder song.

Brandon adds, like, some energy, some fire.

You know, I think he could be one of my top dogs.

So I'm really excited about that pickup.

That was a big one.

You called it. I knew it. Oh, man.

Adam is gonna look real smart for having Brandon on his team,

because if he would have let him go home,

I don't know what you would have been thinking, man.

Your team is cool, but it's not Team Queen.

You need that on your team if you want to compete with mine.

Um, and that's just me talking a little smack.

I'm going to cut week, baby. Whoo!

You know what? Like, I know it sucks when you put people

that you love together, but he's great.

Yep.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Did you hear the arrangement of that song?

Did y'all hear that song? Like, you feel me? Like...

How do we feel about battles? Action.

I'm excited.

I was, like, a little surprised at first

when they paired us together.

I was like, I did not expect that,

but I've like, really enjoyed--

Me too. Me too. I've really enjoyed this pair.

I'm excited for everything except for...

...one of us not winning the battle.

I know, I know.

Peace out from Harmony and Allie Rae.

All right, so first we got Allie Rae.

She was one I wasn't sure I was gonna get,

so I used my first in,

which is where if I turned my chair first,

I get to steal her over everybody else.

15? Oh, my gosh. She's 15 so--

Yeah. Doesn't have a 15-year-old voice.

Wow. She was very bluesy.

So we're pairing her with Harmony,

who did "Gunpowder & Lead,"

which is a country song, but she was really rock.

Does anyone actually remember meeting Riley on stage?

- We met Riley? - He was, like, super tall.

- Yeah. - Very tall.

And then, like, I looked at his eyes.

Everybody says not to look at his eyes.

Like, I don't know, I did.

All I was thinking was just blue.

That was it. - Yeah.

I don't think I even looked at him.

Seriously just felt like a blur.

So I'm really excited to actually, like,

you know, see him again

and see what he has to say about our duet.

Riley: My superstar mentor, Carly Pearce,

who I'm a huge fan of, have been for years,

I've had a duet with.

"If I Don't Leave, I'm Gonna Stay."

♪ And if I bend, I'm gonna break ♪

♪ We're gonna blame it on the rain ♪

And just love everything

she's gonna be able to bring to the table

to these up-and-coming artists.

Carly: The reason you have a duet is

because there's two sides of the story.

And I think when each of you

can really tell your side of the story in a believable way,

that makes a great duet.

How y'all doing?

- Oh, my God. - Hi.

How are you doing?

- Good. How are you? - Hi, guys.

- This is crazy. - Good to see y'all.

Allie: Walking in and seeing Riley Green again,

I felt a little bit more cool this time.

And seeing Carly Pearce, that's crazy.

Carly's a Grammy winner and Opry member,

and I can only wish that I'm there one day.

How do y'all feel about the song choice

and the arrangement and everything?

I do this song very often. Well, good.

Very excited. Excited to hear it.

"Ain't No Sunshine" really reminds me of my childhood.

I went through a lot really fast and had to grow up kind of fast.

My parents got divorced when I was really little.

My mom had an addiction problem

and was in prison for part of my childhood,

and it was just me and my dad for a little bit there.

It was kind of like ain't no sunshine

when my childhood kind of went away.

It's nice now that I'm older

to get a chance to have those playful things

that I didn't really get a whole lot of in my childhood.

Now I have a great relationship with my mom.

Everything came around and worked out the way

it was supposed to.

♪ Oh, hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone ♪

♪ But ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪

Carly: Allie blew me away.

She reminded me of the first time

that I heard LeAnn Rimes sing when I was a kid,

and just that tone that you don't have at 15.

She's got a God-given richness and maturity to her voice

that kind of freaked me out.

♪ And I know, I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ I know, I know, I know, I know ♪

Riley: Harmony's voice commands attention.

You know, she's got a huge voice

and it really takes over the room.

It's a really great pairing with Allie

because Allie's got a softer voice and,

you know, it gives the song so many moments

of just where it gets to a different level.

Whoo-hoo!

That's awesome.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

We worked on those "I knows" for so long.

Yes. Oh, my gosh. Riley: Yeah.

I still don't feel a huge comfortability

in the first little batch of them.

When I'm singing something I'm comfortable with,

I'm so much better, so I want y'all

to get to a place where you know you've got it

and you get to show some of your personality in it, so.

When this song is, like, so much talking about like longing,

like, and the emotion of it,

and I feel like because you guys are so focused on going back

and forth, you're not able to let loose

and, like, have that angst.

It also may just be that it's a little new

and y'all are figuring it out, but I love a lot about that.

That's really cool.

Because I'm a young artist, right?

So how did y'all get your start from like young small town to...

I grew up in a small town in Kentucky

singing bluegrass and country.

When I was 16,

I started working at Dollywood in the country show,

and then when I was 19,

I moved to Nashville trying to meet anybody

that would write with me.

And then one day you write a song that'll do it.

I just got on a roof in Alabama in the 100-degree heat,

and was nailing plywood down

and realized there had to be something better than that.

So I started trying to write country songs

and played a bunch of shows.

I mean, the really great thing you got going for you

is I don't think I would have sang in front of anybody

when I was your age.

I mean, the amount of confidence and ability you have now,

It's unbelievable. uh--

Yeah, so I mean, it's--

you know, you've got quite an advantage over us,

if that makes sense to you.

I mean, you've got an opportunity, both of y'all,

to be really successful in this world.

Allie: I'm from Santa Fe, Texas,

not to be confused with Santa Fe, New Mexico.

It's a very small town. There's not really much there.

It's a whole different animal being on "The Voice."

And to work with Riley, who is hot in country right now,

it's a dream.

He's such a down-to-earth person.

I'm glad that I'm on the team that I am,

and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I think the thing to remember,

y'all are both so talented

that y'all have the ability to sing anything we throw at you

and you've got personality in your voice

that's going to be really unique to anybody else.

Yeah, I saw y'all had swag right then.

You knew you were doing it.

I feel like y'all hit it off too.

Y'all-- Y'all are tight now?

Oh, yeah. Y'all spend a lot of time together.

We went and ate at the Olive Garden yesterday.

What do you rate it out of 10? That's pretty good.

I'm gonna go grub,

but I'm not eating this in front of America, so sorry.

I don't mind, I ate a breadstick.

When you're there, you're family.

Once somebody sees you trying to eat pasta, like, it's over.

You have to be best friends from there.

I'm excited about this.

I think y'all are gonna crush it.

I think y'all are gonna be a favorite.

Yay! It's gonna be awesome.

I agree.

Riley: It's definitely gonna be a tough decision.

I'm excited about seeing the performance,

but also kind of dreading having to figure out who goes forward.

I'm really glad I don't have to make that decision. Have fun.

Appreciate y'all. Yeah. Thank you.

- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

Thank y'all.

Okay, we're not clapping. Got it.

Thought I'd give it a shot.

I thought-- I thought people might follow my lead in here.

All right. I better not catch none of y'all clapping.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Competing in a vocal battle from Team Riley,

Allie Rae...

[ Cheers and applause ]

God, she's cute.

...versus Harmony McKee.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah! Let's go.

Let the battle begin.

♪

♪ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪

♪ It's not warm when she's away ♪

♪ There ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪

♪ She's always gone too long ♪ Oh, yeah.

♪ Any time she goes away ♪

♪ Wonder this time where she's gone ♪

♪ Wonder if she's going to stay ♪

♪ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪

♪ And this house just ain't no home ♪

♪ Any time she goes away ♪

♪ And I know, I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ I know, I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone ♪

♪ 'Cause there ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪

All right, Texas.

♪ Only darkness every day ♪

♪ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪

♪ And this house just ain't no home ♪

♪ Any time she goes away ♪

♪ And I know, I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ I know, I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone ♪

♪ But ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪

♪ Only darkness every day ♪

♪ There ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪

♪ And this house just ain't no home ♪

♪ Any time she goes away ♪

♪ Any time she goes away ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

So proud of you.

All right, ladies.

Harmony, your voice, it fills the room.

It's enormous. You have the most beautiful resonance.

It's such a beautiful gift you have.

Thank you.

Allie Rae, what's up, Texas?

What's up?

You are 15 years old. You have a really rad style.

Like, don't think I did not notice that walk.

She came right up to the farthest place

she could get to the edge of the stage.

I love that. There's a brave to that.

I would maybe lean a little towards Allie Rae.

Thank you so much.

That was great, you guys. So cool.

I love that song so much.

Harmony, I turned for you and I remember, Allie,

I was having some sort of temporary brain meltdown

It's okay. or something, which is the only possible justification for...

...why I didn't turn around for you.

So sorry about that.

I still love you. It's fine.

That's okay. I love you, too.

It's tough. You guys are so different.

Music competition is weird because it's music,

so it's kind of defies competition.

And yet 30 seasons in, so... And especially--

[ Laughter ]

Something must be working.

It's true though. It is a competition though,

and I do-- would have to actually pick somebody.

So I'm going to go with Allie Rae here.

Thank you. But you're both great.

Great job. I don't know what it is about dapping each other up.

I think it's very important this season.

I love you two connecting

and then sort of just going into your own zones.

What I really wish is that you,

Allie Rae, could have gotten to some

of those high notes quicker. It was just gorgeous.

Harmony, you held some notes. Thank you.

[ Laughter ]

I was like, "Where's the breath in there?"

I thought you did great.

Daly: Thank you, coaches.

All right, Riley, you got a tough decision here

to make in a second, buddy,

but give us some thoughts on that battle, please.

Well, I'm not surprised in the slightest.

Y'all were amazing in the rehearsals.

And this is one

that I've both been looking forward to quite a bit.

And also dreading a little bit because y'all are

both so talented.

And, Allie Rae, you're a huge talent for any age,

but I think that there's something so interesting

about your voice and how you present certain notes

and how you pocket things.

Just I think you've got a really great future.

And, Harmony, one of the most talented vocalists on the show, Thank you.

completely filled the room with everything you did.

It was an awesome performance.

I also want to say thank you because I feel like

even though you're not much older than Allie Rae,

I felt like a big sister vibe in the rehearsals.

And I think that's so cool.

And that's my favorite thing about y'all,

how y'all really attached to each other.

She's the best. I love her.

Oh, thank you. Aww.

Daly: It's a tough one, buddy, but the time has come.

Riley, who's the winner of this battle?

Uh...

If I'm being honest with you, the-- the battle was

completely neck and neck for me.

There were moments where you shined.

There was moments where you shined.

You both did great.

The winner of this battle is Allie Rae.

Daly: Allie is moving on to cut week.

Congratulations.

Riley: Allie Rae and Harmony was one of my favorite battles.

I thought they did a great job complementing each other.

I had to go with Allie Rae

because, you know, she's who I use my first in on.

I believed in her from the get go,

and I think she's got a really great chance

to go a long way in the show.

We're twins. We are. You look great.

Team Riley is definitely stepping up. Thanks.

I think going into cut week is going to be even more difficult.

If I could say something to my family, I'd say we did it.

I love you.

I love you, too. It was awesome.

Daly: Give it up for Harmony McKee, everybody.

[ Cheers and applause ]

That was tough.

It sucks. But I mean, that little girl.

She could win. I know.

Yeah. Daly: Coming up...

He was doing Pilates over here.

Windsor Pilates.

- Oh, my gosh. - Can I hug you?

- Yes, please. - Yeah?

There's so much I need to work on.

That was it.

Daly: Our mentors take it to the next level.

I want you to push in a little bit.

Kind of feel it. Maybe dig your feet into the ground.

A lot of people say squeeze your butt.

Sorry, I just had so much caffeine.

I'm running up the hill.

Ariana: Staying locked in to each other

creates great performance moments.

Daly: And the artists rise to the occasion.

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪

That's what's up. Yeah!

I knew y'all were gonna make this really hard for me.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to the battles

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

I got a coffee cup that says, "I gots to wakes that ass up."

And I need to do that.

♪ It's all good and getting even better ♪

♪ Blue skies, only sunny weather ♪

Coffee. ♪ It's a perfect day ♪

♪ Ain't nothing wrong 'cause everything's all right ♪

Wait, which one is the tea?

Excited about this. I'm excited about it.

[ Rolling tongue ] [ Rolling tongue ]

♪ But when you got what matters ♪ I'm just thirsty.

Yeah? What's in there?

I think it was coffee.

I'm on a coffee drip and tea.

I could take some more tea, though.

There's the tea.

I think I'm done with the coffee.

♪

No. Stop drinking coffee, girl. You're never gonna fall asleep.

Booyaka! Booyaka!

♪ It's all good ♪

Man: All right, guys, please. One minute. One minute.

Owen: I am feeling so extraordinarily ready

to go hit this stage.

I'm feeling nervous,

but I've been performing professionally

in musical theater my entire life,

so I'm ready for whatever comes at me.

Two talented 18-year-olds from Team Adam.

Owen Uffens.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Owen: I'm just praying for a good performance

that Adam can see what I can offer

and have faith in me enough to push me to lives.

Daly: Wade Turner.

Wade: Owen is such a tough competitor

because of his vocal ability.

It's going to take everything for me to win this battle,

and I know I can do it.

[ Cheers and applause ]

You boys are so nice, so sweet.

Do you think we can get them to jump the octave?

♪ I dive right into you ♪

I want to hear what it would sound like.

Even if their voices crack a little bit.

Trying my best. Alex is killing it, honestly.

He does kind of a better job at this than I do,

and it's like-- it's a little upsetting.

Alex: I'd be interested to see what they can pull out.

It's gonna be fun. We shall see.

Man: All right. Here they come.

What up?

- Yo! - No way.

Owen: Seeing not only Adam Levine,

but also Alex Warren in the room with us,

whoa! What's going on?

- Nice to meet you. - Wade. Nice to meet you.

Alex is inspiring for my generation

because of his social media. That's where he really started.

And he was nominated for Best New Artist.

It's insane that we get to work with him.

This is 100% a dream come true.

You guys are very different.

But kind of similar. You have the same haircut.

That's true. We have the same vibe. I mean--

But different color. So we go by yin and yang.

That's kind of-- it's a rough idea,

but we've been working on it.

It makes me happy. I like that. I like that.

Owen: When I think of "The Voice," I think of Adam.

I'm pretty dang confident that he'll know

what exactly to do with my voice.

I'm ready to-- to get into the groove of things

and get some advice.

What do you think about "Dive"?

Yeah? I love it. I love it.

Yeah. It's such a good song.

Sure. I'm a big Ed Sheeran fan.

So yeah, I'm very excited for this. Perfect.

♪ So don't call me "baby" ♪

Owen and Wade are singing "Dive" by Ed Sheeran.

- Alex: - I think Ed Sheeran is great

because he admittedly says he didn't know

how to sing growing up.

Seeing the way he sings now,

I think it's going to be really cool to see

how these people can channel that

and use that as an influence.

♪ So let me know the truth ♪

Oh, I love his, like, super buttery, cool tone.

♪ Before I... ♪

Wade, you can tell that he loves to belt.

Once he gets comfortable,

it's nice to see him showcase his talents

and his personality and his voice.

♪ ...right in to you ♪

You guys are great.

You have a darker, more warm tone to your voice.

You tend to be a little bit flat sometimes.

Like the shar-- like maybe a cent flat.

Like on just the entry level of a chorus. Yeah.

Just aim on top of the note. Yeah.

Owen: Coming here has been a total eye opener.

This is super different from what I'm used to back home.

We're talking one gas station, two stoplights.

There's few bands that come through,

so you've seen everybody at least three times.

I would say I'm still searching for myself as an artist.

My biggest hopes for this season

is that Adam would be able to help me find my genre.

I do think that as you learn the song,

the pocket will kind of like develop more.

Some of that's baked into, like, right now's performance.

That's not like how it's going to be

when you guys are fully prepared.

Is the song too dynamically difficult

for you guys to go down the octave on the verses?

Wade: We were just doing the lower octaves

and then jumping when we got to the choruses.

I have a little bit of a higher range than he does,

so it was a little bit easier

Makes sense. for me to-- to top out.

I was able to hit the lowers,

but then when it came to the chorus--

Yeah. Getting up there was hard.

Wade, your note change on the last part of

♪ Before I dive right in ♪

can you do up on that "right"?

♪ Oh, before I dive right into you ♪

That sounds really nice. That's nice.

And it's tender. Sweet.

On ♪ Maybe I played my cards wrong ♪

And then you go, ♪ Whoa, just a little bit wrong ♪

I would hold the oh just a little bit more.

It's kind of like a cry/moan type of thing of like

when you do it, and I want you to push in a little bit.

Kind of feel it. Maybe dig your feet into the ground.

A lot of people say squeeze your butt.

Sorry, I just had so much caffeine.

I'm running up the hill.

These are great. All good.

Adam's been a big inspiration to me.

The fact that he brought in Alex Warren,

it was so cool getting to work with them both.

The thing with the battles is it's all about

how well rehearsed you guys are, right?

And the more well rehearsed you guys are as a duo, Yeah.

the better off you're going to be as individuals.

And also, guys, Okay.

the urgency needs to be there too.

Deliver this. It's an emotional, urgent song.

You gotta give me your heart on this one.

All right, boys. Great job.

Dude, you guys are so good.

They both sound great. They both have a couple

of little things they got to work on.

This will definitely be the battle of who can become

the most comfortable in their skin up there.

I really have no idea who I really pick at this point.

I think it's whoever does the best homework.

Man: What up, guys?

It was great. No, it was fantastic.

It was so fun.

Do you guys feel good, though, after that?

Like weight off your shoulders?

There's so much I need to work on, and--

It's gonna be a minute before we show--

before we show Ed Sheeran.

But we're gonna get it. We're gonna get it.

That's why I'm so happy we did this.

Yeah.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

Queen: Hey!

Hey! Oh!

That's what's up.

This battle begins right now.

♪

♪ Oh, maybe I came on too strong ♪

♪ Maybe I waited too long ♪

♪ Maybe I played my cards wrong ♪

♪ Oh, just a little bit wrong ♪

♪ Oh, baby, I ♪

Nice. ♪ Apologize for it ♪

♪ And I could fall, I could fly ♪

♪ Here in your aeroplane ♪

♪ And I could live, I could die ♪

♪ Hangin' on the words you say ♪

♪ And I've been known to give my all ♪

♪ And lie awake ♪ [ Laughs ]

♪ Don't know how much I can take ♪

♪ So don't call me "baby" ♪

♪ Unless you mean it ♪

♪ Don't tell me you need me ♪

♪ No, if you don't believe it ♪

♪ So let me know the truth ♪

♪ Before I dive right into you ♪

♪ You're a mystery ♪

♪ I have traveled the world ♪

♪ And there's no other girl like you, no one, no ♪

♪ I could fall, I could fly ♪

♪ Here in your aeroplane ♪

♪ And I could live, I could die ♪

♪ Hangin' on the words you say ♪

♪ And I've been known to give my all ♪

♪ And lie awake every day ♪

♪ Don't know how much I can take ♪

♪ So don't call me "baby" ♪

♪ Unless you mean it ♪

♪ And don't tell me you need me ♪

♪ No, if you don't believe it ♪

♪ So let me know the truth ♪

♪ Before I dive right into you ♪

♪ Before I dive right into you ♪

♪ Before I dive right into you ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wow.

♪

Yes!

Wow. How are you feeling?

Nervous. [ Laughter ]

Okay, tell me about the handshake, though.

I mean, we just do it sometimes.

Like it happens, but it's natural.

It's all natural. We didn't plan it all.

Owen: It was like the first time we ever met.

Like, the first time we ever met, I was like, "Oh, what's up?

My name's Owen." He's like, "Oh, what's up?

My name's Wade." You know, bang, bang, bang.

It just happened. Handshake.

Wow. It's amazing. Right?

Amazing. Like chemistry.

Pure connection. Yeah. Total connection.

[ Laughs ] Nothing planned.

I felt it.

But you individually have such different voices to me.

I mean, Owen,

you had to just run through so many different places.

When you go up in that falsetto,

it just gets really, really pretty.

But then you got to, like, come out of it

and go to different places so I can hear a little bit

of your nervousness, but you still did a great job,

Thank you so much. so you should be very proud of yourself.

And then, Wade, man, you had some notes to hang on to.

And when you went there, it was like--

I just got to sit back and listen.

So well done on you.

I am glad that I don't have to make a decision

because I thought you both did a wonderful job.

Congratulations. Thank you so much.

Riley: Owen, your in and out of falsetto was great.

I think you tried some things, some risks, and I respect that.

That's awesome that you went there.

And, Wade, you've got a huge voice.

You held out some crazy notes.

You've got a lot more room.

I think I might lean towards you a little bit,

but really, I enjoy both of y'all.

It was a great performance.

Thank you. That's awesome. Thank you.

Wade, you are like technically

always on, which is a gift.

Like, not everybody has that capability.

Owen, you have this emotional way of singing,

which I'm crazily drawn to.

I actually love when your voice breaks just a tiny bit.

I don't know if that's nerves or whatever the hell it is,

but you should use that to your advantage

because it's really special.

I would just lean a little bit more towards Owen.

Daly: Thank you, coaches.

Thank you so much.

All right, Adam, you got the final decision.

What did you think about that battle?

Well, I will say from where it was in rehearsal

to where it came up to today--

huge improvement, you guys.

And I think, Wade, you're a little bit more,

for lack of a better word, trained.

I think you have a little more technical prowess, maybe.

Owen, I know you had a couple moments you forgot words.

I know exactly how you feel.

I was gonna go sing a song with Stevie Wonder,

and I was nervous.

And it's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered,"

which I sat in my hotel room and I listened to 4,000 times.

Then I got up there. It's on the Internet.

You can find it.

I got so nervous I forgot the first line of the first verse.

I kind of whiffed just like you did,

where you're like, "How am I-- How am I forgetting this?

How is this happening to me right now?"

And so in making this decision, I have to feel like, okay,

if I'm going to go with Wade, how do I get you to loosen up

and be less "professional"?

Owen, if I go with you,

how do I get you to get past those nerves?

Because nerves are a big deal. It's a big part of the show.

So it's kind of like you're very opposite in that way.

Adam, tough decision here.

Super tough. But the time has come.

Who is the winner of this battle?

At the end of the day, I kind of have to follow my heart.

I either am going to have faith in you

to not be forgetting words on stage again or, you know, Wade,

we got some things to work on too.

I think both of you are works in progress.

But I'm just talking myself through this

right now 'cause I really don't know what the hell

Stalling. I'm going to say.

[ Laughter ]

The winner of this battle is Owen.

Owen, congratulations.

Adam: I took a risk going with Owen.

Owen just has this intangible, awesome quality to his voice

that I had to stay with because I needed to see more.

It happens. It happens.

He brings you into his world.

He's got such a cool way of delivering.

He's like singing with a smile.

And I'm a sucker for that. I think that's really cool.

Coaches, let me remind you that Wade is available to steal.

Wade, anything you want to say to Adam?

I feel like I got to really showcase my tone,

and I'm really glad that I got to do so.

This opportunity really means the entire world to me.

Right on, brother.

Give it up for Wade Turner, everybody.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Woman: You're the only coach with a steal left.

Am I?

Muahaha!

[ Laughs ]

So that's a lot of pressure, actually,

when it's time for me to steal.

I've really been trying

to be a little more conservative with my hands.

Maybe it's five seasons on "The Equalizer."

Quick with them, you know?

But I had to be cool. Just calm down.

I didn't even know really the word--

like, I don't know that song that well,

so I didn't even really catch that because of

how he handled it.

There's something raw and cool about Owen.

Yeah. Once he finds it, he's gonna be good.

It was a little more interesting.

Yeah.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Man: Ariana, what do you love about "The Voice"?

I just love the show. It's such good energy.

Yeah. People forget I was on

"So You Think You Can Dance" for a minute.

And so when you have a mentor or you have a coach

that is there with you 100% of the way, rooting for you,

and you know that they're rooting for you,

it can make all the difference.

Hey, I got voted off of "So You Think You Can Dance"

like the first week. I turned out just fine.

People don't even know. Me and my Oscar are doing well.

Pop star-- "Me and my Oscar."

Me and my Oscar are doing just fine.

What have you guys learned from each other?

Like, what's one thing you've learned about your battle buddy?

I tend to rush a lot of things, especially when I sing.

And watching Kyle break down a song,

it brings this maturity

and it's giving me good perspective on other songs

I'll continue to sing beyond "The Voice."

Kyle is an absolute beast.

What makes me nervous about going against Kyle,

it's he got a four-chair turn and I have one chair.

It's a very tough task ahead of me.

Kyle: It's been great to work together.

I've learned a lot from him.

I mean, he's got a lot of natural raw talent.

Singing, it's awesome, you know?

Kelly: Thank you for doing this for me today.

Aw. Thank you for having me.

Yeah. You're incredible at this.

I like to watch people succeed.

From like, the first time they sing it to like

Yeah, yeah. the last time.

All right, let's get Kyle and Matthew in here.

Bring them in. Come on down.

Hi. How are you? Hi. This is Ariana DeBose.

It's so nice to meet you both. Kyle: How are you doing?

Matthew: I'm so excited Ariana DeBose is here.

She's done so many amazing things and is someone

who is able to impart so much wisdom.

I was trying to pick a song that I felt

like was in the pop realm that both of you would shine in,

Yeah. but also had cool factor to it.

Matthew and Kyle are singing "Take Me Home" by Phil Collins.

Kyle had done Peter Gabriel in the blind,

so I knew he would be down with Phil Collins song.

And with Matthew, I needed to create some space.

So "Take Me Home" creates so much space vocally

that you can really hone in.

Yeah. Okay, let's hear it. Let's hear it.

Yes, I'm so ready. Are you ready?

♪ Are you ready for love? ♪

It's one of my favorite songs.

♪ Why are you hiding from me? ♪

Sorry. We're just singing indie Ari over here.

No, no, go ahead. It's a treat.

It's a great tune. It's a great tune.

Yeah! Yeah!

♪

♪ Take that look of worry ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm an ordinary man ♪

Kelly: Kyle, he's so retro for me.

His voice sounds like, literally-- It's giving Genesis.

Like Genesis. Like it's one of those voices

that you're just like, oh, I aspire to be.

Every time he opens his mouth,

you know it's going to be incredible.

♪ Oh, yeah, 'cause I don't remember ♪

Matthew has such an incredible range.

♪ Take, take me home ♪

Yeah. Matthew showed all the way up today.

There was a fearlessness to him.

There was a strength to his vocal choices.

Runs were effortless. The runs were effortless.

♪ Take me home ♪

He just flew. Yeah!

I saw someone who walked in ready.

Dynamics wise, does it sound balanced and equal?

For me it does, and here's why.

You are both approaching it so differently at different times.

You're actually choosing to go hard here

and he's softening up

and then he's going hard and you're softening up.

Yeah. It's a really great dance.

"The Voice" has been incredible, really. Good.

I am the oldest person here, and it's really never too late.

I still love to play music, and I still love to write songs.

♪ We shall meet on that beautiful shore ♪

I have two daughters, and as they grew up,

they started singing and playing with me more.

It's just an incredible thing

when you get to do that with your kids.

Ande: I was a big Kelly Clarkson fan.

I would love to see Kelly Clarkson working with you.

I'm so proud of him for continuing music

as long as he has.

I just want to show people out there

that your musicality doesn't expire

and that you always want to expand your musical footprint.

And that's what I am doing on "The Voice."

♪ Take, take me home ♪

I think it should go,

♪ Take, take me home ♪

I think we don't even need these last two.

Because then you're like, who's singing that middle line?

I see you both being polite.

For you, because you're hot on that mic... Yeah.

...there was one moment where you're on a lower harmony,

I think, and you came in real hot. Yes.

So I would just say maybe smooth that out

and build into the dynamic.

So that it balances. I got you.

I don't really sing with the mic too often,

so it's-- it's a bit of an adjustment period for me.

The song is an extremely demanding song on your voice.

Ariana really understood where I was coming from,

which was amazing.

In college, I joined a professional a cappella group

on Cape Cod called the Hyannis Sound.

We would sing every night at different venues,

and we made it a point to make

every single performance different.

And it's why I feel so much more comfortable on the stage.

I really would love to win this battle,

and my background in a cappella

has given me the confidence to embrace the duet with Kyle.

Your voices are incredible.

They're so tasteful on this song.

It's like-- It's the milkshake I want.

Ariana: They brought the whole package.

They did a really good job.

Very impressed. They did, and it's a great song.

It's "Take Me Home," Phil Collins, come on now.

Like there's nothing better.

Yeah. Those drums.

Any drums in a Phil Collins song.

Yeah. So good.

Keep crushing it.

Kelly: With this pairing,

I think it's gonna be up to Kyle and Matthew

to show me who's more comfortable

and ready on stage right now.

I like Kyle. He's very secure in himself.

He knows who he is. He knows what he brings.

But Matthew was very surprising. I didn't expect that.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Man: Let them know you're ready for the show.

♪ U.N.I.T.Y., love a black woman from ♪

♪ U.N.I.T.Y. ♪

Yeah.

♪

Woman: ♪ U.N.I.T.Y. ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

You know, they keep it going.

♪ U.N.I.T.Y. ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Ooh, yeah.

Daly: Battling now from Team Kelly,

it's the 61-year-old from Virginia,

Kyle Davis.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

Kyle!

Living the dream, baby.

Versus the 25-year-old from New York,

Matthew Chiu.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, yeah.

All right, all right. Whoo!

This battle starts now.

♪

I love this song.

♪

♪ Take that look of worry ♪

♪ I'm an ordinary man ♪

♪ They don't tell me nothing ♪

♪ So I find out all I can ♪

♪ There's a fire that's been burning ♪

♪ Right outside my door ♪

♪ I can't see, but I feel it ♪

♪ And it helps to keep me warm ♪

♪ No, I, no, I don't mind ♪

Yeah!

♪ No, I, I don't mind ♪

Yeah!

♪ No, I, I don't mind ♪

♪ No, I, I don't mind ♪

♪ So take, take me home ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't remember ♪

♪ Take, take me home ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't remember ♪

♪ Take, take me home ♪

♪ Oh, Lord ♪

♪ Well, I've been a prisoner all my life ♪

♪ And I can say to you ♪

♪ But I don't remember ♪

♪ Take, take me home ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't remember ♪

♪ Take, take me home, yeah ♪

♪ But I don't remember ♪

♪ Take, take me home ♪

♪ And oh, yeah ♪

♪ Take, take me home ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

Yeah! Wow!

Whoo!

Adam: Matthew, I wanna start with you.

I see here, you know, Kelly was your only chair,

and that performance was so much more worthy of the other chairs.

I'm just super proud of you.

I don't know anything about you,

but I do know that now it seems like

if you were to go back in time and do it again,

you'd get us all turned around, so really great job, man.

Thank you so much. That means a lot.

Kyle, you're one of my favorites, dude.

Some people have certain qualities in their voice

that express a certain type of soulfulness.

What you're doing up there is I can feel it,

and I can instantly be moved by it.

Just because I'm a fan,

I'd be going with Kyle today,

but Matthew, most improved player, 100%.

Thank you.

Kyle, I felt like every time you just stood and sang so boldly,

those notes just felt so strong and so powerful.

But it was fun watching Matthew just move all around the place.

You were doing the most out there.

So for me, I'm just going with Matthew.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Thank you, coaches.

All right, Kelly, you got the final decision here.

Before we find out the winner, give us your thoughts, please.

I knew y'all were going to make this really hard for me.

Y'all did such a great job.

Like, you have such beautiful gifts.

Kyle, yours is timeless.

Like your voice is what I listen to

when I want to listen to vinyl.

You have that kind of special sauce about your voice

that just screams home for me.

And then, Matthew, I mean, why'd you got to do that?

What you doing? You're a beast.

You did the runs, which was cool.

Teetering maybe on a little too much,

but it was just so tastefully done, though.

And it felt heartfelt and it felt soulful.

I think you're both believable. That's a huge thing for me.

And you both crushed that, so...

y'all suck. [ Laughter ]

Kelly, the time has come. Who's the winner of this battle?

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

One of you picked me amongst all the others,

and that was a huge thing.

Mm.

The winner of this battle is Kyle.

Kyle, congratulations.

You're moving on to cut week for Team Kelly.

Kelly: Kyle and Matthew,

that was the hardest battle yet for me.

Great job. I was on the verge of picking Matthew

just because of how hard he worked for it.

But Kyle opens his mouth and it's just like,

"Oh, well, that's super special."

Congrats, man. Thanks.

He does really well with songs with space

and just sustaining those big notes with that tone

and that rasp and just that life.

There's so much life in his voice.

Daly: All right, coaches, let me remind you

that Matthew is available to steal.

Matthew, anything you want to say to Kelly?

Thank you for extending this dream of mine,

and I really appreciate it and all of the work

that you've done with me. So thank you so much.

Give it up for Matthew Chiu, ladies and gentlemen.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Riley: Kyle and Matthew were very different performers,

but they did a great job together.

The song was probably something

Kyle was a little more familiar with,

but Matthew did a great job of making it his own.

It's very tough to see talented people go home on this show,

but I think it's kind of starting to set in

the realization that this is a competition

and there's gonna be a lot of great singers that don't make it.

A four-chair turn is, to me, better.

The next time you see them,

that's-- woof. Look out.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

♪ Wise men say ♪

Who is that? Is that Adam? Oh.

♪ Only fools rush in ♪

♪ On my own ♪

♪ I never dreamed I spend one night alone ♪

♪ On my own, on my own ♪

[ Laughter ]

That was a very good Michael McDonald right there.

♪ But it rises to ♪

♪ Apology ♪

♪ Everybody else it does ♪

♪ To me ♪

I don't know what he's saying.

Boom-- Wait, boom, boom. Straight, up.

Adam paired me with Amanda Mikkel for the battles.

Team Jamanda. Team Jamanda.

Get ready for us. You're not ready. You're not ready.

Amanda has a really soulful and silky voice.

Singing is something that just comes so effortlessly to her.

Amanda: I'm super excited to be collaborating with Julia.

She's an incredible artist, has a beautiful voice.

Amanda I used my thing called the first in button.

If I turn around first,

I can press it and like, basically like--

Block everyone. Block everyone? Love.

I felt I needed to do that with her.

Julia: I'm a little bit intimidated, obviously,

to go up against someone

that had such a strong blinds performance.

She was a four-chair turn and she was Adam's first in.

Oh, my gosh. It's tough

because you kind of automatically feel

like an underdog.

But I can take this performance up 10 notches from my blinds.

I know that I have the capability to do this.

- Hey. There you are. - Hey.

Hey. ♪ I brought Alex Warren ♪

Seeing Alex was crazy because he is a new artist

and doing all the amazing things right now.

Nominated for Best New Artist.

We're literally trying to follow the same path as him.

It's kind of weird being with Adam Levine and Alex Warren.

Like, I'm not used to this.

We are just a couple of dorks, as far as you're concerned.

This is a safe place. So, you know--

You get all your jitters out here. Seriously.

We know exactly what this is like. Yeah.

We've definitely played rooms where no one wanted us there.

We've also played rooms

where people are just staring at us intently like this. Yeah.

Just to tell you a story about sitting around a piano

that was really uncomfortable, I sang "Surfer Girl"

and I was doing it in front of Brian Wilson.

Brian Wilson was like my hero,

and he stared at me the whole time.

It was a bright room and I could tell he wasn't happy.

I finished it. He didn't have one word for me.

No. No. He didn't say one word.

If you want to know what uncomfortable is,

that was uncomfortable.

But this is cool. I'm excited to hear what you guys did.

- Yes. - I'm so excited.

Yeah, I mean, the most important thing about a pairing

is to always make it feel compatible.

Like these two people can sing together

and it's going to be a vibe and it's going to be good.

And I think you guys are that.

You guys happy? Yeah, we're really happy.

- Yeah. - Yeah. Yeah.

Amanda and Julia are singing an Elvis classic.

"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love." Yes.

♪ Wise men say ♪

When I listen to Amanda's voice, it tells a story.

There's so much soul. You can tell she's a vocalist.

She does certain things inflection wise in her voice.

You're just like, oof!

♪ But I... ♪

Julia's voice sounds like she's crying.

I get emotional when I hear it.

It's really, really nice to hear her go into the mix.

♪ Falling in love with you ♪

I think that Julia's in a really, really good spot

to, like, step up, and I think she can do it here.

♪ Like a river flows surely to the sea ♪

Your guys's voice are gonna compliment each other so well.

Yeah, we've been feeling good.

I think if there's ever a song you can put your own spin on--

Of course we want to still be reverent to the melody

and all that, but, um, it's great.

It's got space. It's got room for you guys to both be you.

And there's a beautiful glassiness in both

of your guys's tones.

This is gonna be really pretty.

Singing this song is definitely like

overcoming a fear and being vulnerable.

I was never the most confident person in the room growing up.

Something I struggle with is imposter syndrome.

I don't have that much experience with duets.

I've grown up playing in bands,

but typically I'm the lead vocalist.

So having two lead singers, it's like new for me.

It was nice to hear Alex and Adam

remind me that I'm here for a reason.

I have something to offer, they know I'm a good singer,

and I just, like, sometimes genuinely forget that,

like, I'm good at this.

Okay, two things I would love to bring up really quick.

When you're doing harmonies, and I say this to everyone

when they're singing a duet like this that is more intertwined,

the reverence you have to show somebody else

when you're singing with them is humongous.

I would just spend a lot of time working on harmonies, Yeah.

keeping them as tight as they can be.

When I first started doing duets with people, Yes.

it was terrifying because I had never done it before.

It's not sacrificing things out of your voice,

but allowing the other voice to uplift itself as well.

For me, the song represents a in and out of love journey

I've had with music over time.

My mom did pass away when I was 9.

She loved music and was always singing.

I feel like music kind of took the place of the grief

I didn't know how to express.

I've thought so many times about

if I was making the right decisions,

choosing music as my path.

So just being able to be here and be present

and focus on like my gift and focus on my artistry

has been really incredible.

Everything I'm working and hustling for, it is paying off.

When you guys harmonize on "Take my whole life too"

towards the end, after it modulated, that was perfect.

That's the kind of lockedness it needs.

If they all were like that, which they will be,

you guys would be good to go.

♪ Falling in love ♪

♪ With you ♪

That was it.

That was 4,000 million bajillion times

Oh, my God. better than the first time.

It's so good, you guys. Thank you so much.

Thank you guys so much.

That was perfect. I really enjoyed that. My God.

Thank you so much.

I think that the winner of this battle

is just gonna have to be momentary decision.

I'm so excited to be a part of your team, seriously.

Because people surprise you.

- Right on, you guys. - Thank you.

You have a really hard job, I'm not gonna lie.

But you've set yourself up here for some heartbreak,

considering everyone you have here is very talented.

They're all very good. So good.

I love my team.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Everybody up!

Let's finish strong.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Ooh!

[ Speaks indistinctly ]

Sit down, Adam.

[ Laughs ]

♪

Cut week is coming up and, you know,

I'm putting all my cards on the table

because there's a lot at stake right now.

Daly: Amanda Mikkel.

But I truly am a hard worker and I know

that I'm capable of much more and I have so much more to show.

Let's go, Amanda.

Daly: Julia Clark.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I'm feeling really nervous, to be completely honest.

I really don't want to lose the battle.

I've been waiting for a moment like this in my career,

and being here just means everything to me.

Let the battle begin.

♪

♪ Wise men say ♪

♪ Only fools rush in ♪

♪ But I can't help ♪

♪ Falling in love with you ♪

♪ Like a river flows ♪

♪ Surely to the sea ♪

♪ Darling, so it goes ♪

♪ Some things are meant to be ♪

♪ Take my hand ♪

♪ Take my whole life too ♪

♪ For I can't help ♪

♪ Falling in love with you ♪

♪ Like a river flows ♪

♪ Surely to the sea ♪

♪ Darling, so it goes ♪

♪ Some things are meant to be ♪

♪ Take my hand ♪

♪ Take my whole life, too ♪

♪ For I can't help ♪

♪ Falling in love with you ♪

♪ For I can't help ♪

♪ Falling in love ♪

♪ With ♪

♪ You ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

Queen: Y'all can stand wherever you want to on that stage.

You still gonna be beautiful. [ Laughter ]

Amanda, you've been singing challenging

and unusual songs from day one.

Like the beauty you put on "Moon River" was just unbelievable.

Thank you. Julia, that tone,

that texture that you just approached the song with

is just gorgeous.

Just a beautiful job. So thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Ladies, that was awesome.

Amanda, I loved the way you did "Moon River."

And then you crushed this one too.

It's like there's nothing you can't do.

Thank you. This is a tall order.

And y'all took a song that's hard to go

and do a better version of it, made it your own.

I loved how you organized it.

And, Julia, something about your presentation

is extremely interesting to me.

I thought y'all both were great.

Maybe, Julia, something drew me in about your voice,

so I may lean that way, but both of y'all was great.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Julia, you do have this presence,

like with your voice, and it's very airy.

It takes so much air to do what you do.

Beautiful, beautiful tone.

I think that's what everybody's hearing with you, obviously.

Amanda, for me, when you did "Moon River,"

I was like, "I can't wait to hear what she does next."

But you're both rad vocalists. I think that, Julia,

you have a really incredible style about you

that is very attractive to a lot of ears,

but I do think Amanda might fare a little better

in the competition setting.

Daly: Thank you, coaches.

Adam, you got the final decision.

What did you think about the battle?

You did really, really well

I would say more individually than as a team here.

Were you guys nervous?

Very.

Yeah. I felt a lot of nerves.

And in a way,

like when you come up here to do the blinds,

you might be nervous, you might be scared,

and then you make it and then you're like,

"Oh, man, I made it. Like, I'm here."

So I can see how the nerves can get to you.

Whoever I'm going to pick at this point moving forward,

we have got to tackle nerves.

It's a huge part of this.

And this is supposed to be fun, right?

It's like you got to do your best,

and part of doing your best is hopefully getting away

from the nervousness that can paralyze you.

But it's hard, I get it. We all get nervous.

Like, it happens to all of us.

Adam, the time has come. Who's the winner of this battle?

I got to move forward with the person

that I think has the most potential in this competition

based on what I've heard so far.

Even though it hasn't been enough.

But I need to hear more from-- from this person.

The winner of this battle

is Amanda.

Amanda's moving on to cut week for Team Adam.

Congratulations.

Adam: The quality of Amanda's voice is really stunning

and beautiful and pure and just ethereal.

[ Cheers and applause ]

You still want to work with me!

Amanda has a lot of potential.

She's gonna have to show it all to us, though, during cut week.

I'm extremely proud. I know that, you know,

like he said, there was nerves that I have to work on.

I hope to show him everything I'm capable of during cut week.

I want to make Adam proud.

Give it up for Julia Clark. Thank you, Julia.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I appreciate the opportunity, seriously.

Thank you. Thank you.

I hate when nerves do that.

It sucks when that gets in the way.

I just think if you rehearse enough and it's like, let go.

Wha-cha!

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Woman: Super hot.

He was doing Pilates over here.

Windsor Pilates.

I'm just trying to get some traction on my lower back.

Carson has to be Grim Reaper for Halloween.

I'm telling you, the way he floats out there,

he's, like, not lit. He just walks up there.

Kelly: Do you like being kind of a mentor?

I love it. I love performing,

but I love performers, like, because it's a performance.

It's not just the voice. It's your body.

You're telling a story with literally everything Yeah.

That's such a dancer statement. at your disposal.

It is. It's very 5, 6 7, 8.

But it brought me a lot of joy working with young people.

So I'm excited about this.

And Brianna. This is Saade and Brianna.

I love rehearsals. Are y'all ready?

I'm just gonna change everything.

It's gonna be great. I'm kidding.

I'm totally kidding.

What's up, y'all?

Hi. Oh, my God! You're here.

Can I hug you? Yes, please.

Oh, my gosh. Walking in and seeing those two amazing,

powerful female artists...

What's up? ...I'm like...

This is gonna be fun today.

It means so much that Ariana is my mentor

because "Hamilton" is like one of my favorite Broadway shows.

Kelly: I love this song. First of all, "Mercy,"

So good. I thought this was a great throwback.

And I felt like both of you would shine on this,

but we only get to see y'all for-- what?--

90 seconds and she got to see the videos as well.

I did. I saw the blinds. So she saw your blinds.

I loved them. Did you-- Did you like them?

So, so beautiful. Oh, my God.

Saade: The blind auditions felt surreal.

I was born and raised in Iran,

where women are limited in singing.

They can't really perform.

It's like almost impossible to ever end up on that stage.

And although everybody that has a passion for music

wants to be a part of this,

it's different when it's impossible.

So I'm glad that my impossible is becoming reality.

I've been a big Broadway fan and like, oh, my gosh, like...

I did "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical." Aw. What's your favorite show?

Yeah, you did, hence "River Deep Mountain High."

I see you. Oh! Yeah.

Brianna: I ended up picking Kelly because,

one, it's Kelly Clarkson.

But she's done so many amazing things in her career.

It's so beautiful that you're like,

"Aw, I want to do this" and set that goal,

make that vision board because you can totally achieve it.

My little sister, Bloom, she went to school

and she was like telling people,

"My sister won a show and I am so proud of her."

And that just makes me feel like

I've done what I needed to do as a big sister.

- Alright, give it to us. - Okay.

Yeah. Let's hear a little bit.

♪ I love you ♪

So they're singing "Mercy" by Duffy.

♪ But I gotta stay true ♪

There we are. Yeah!

Ariana: When Miss Brianna came out,

I was like, "Oh, my God, there's baby Tina Turner."

Kelly: Yeah. ♪ Stop playing games ♪

So impressed she could add rasp, take it away,

already having this understanding of her instrument.

She's-- She's really someone to watch.

♪ I don't know what you do, but you do it well ♪

♪ I'm under your spell ♪

Kelly: Saade has such a cool sound.

There's just something so beautiful and mystic about it.

Yeah. It was kind of giving like a--

like notes of Amy Winehouse.

It's really great Yeah.

And I think it imbues the song with something different.

♪ Me-e-e-e-e-e ♪

Alright, alright, alright.

Okay. I want to test something out. Alright.

Yes. Yeah.

I want you to do half the stuff y'all just did.

Because the thing that happens sometimes,

it feels combative instead of collaborative.

Like if you were, like, play it a little bit. Yeah, yeah.

♪ I'm begging you for mercy ♪

♪ Begging you for mercy ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Begging you for mercy ♪

And it's just like just kind of do it super low-key one time.

Don't give them all the good stuff at the top. Just a little bit.

Take them on a journey. Yeah.

Kelly: And then the other one is that, um...

The me's. Timing.

Time until the me's line up.

Yeah. Man: Let's count them in.

One, two, one, two.

[ Vocalizing ]

Yeah. That was better. Yes! That sounds great.

Can I ask a question?

Um, like, I don't think I've done riffs like this.

Sure. Which part are you like--

Give me like a... Sure.

♪ You got me begging you for mer-r-r-r-r-rcy ♪

But I'm doing it in chest voice.

Well, flip it. Do it both. Go... Is that okay?

[ Vocalizing ]

That. Yeah. Like, you know, flip it.

Do like the-- True.

"Do that." No, I wish.

No, no, no, no, no, what I'm saying is

do it wild and then relax.

Do it because that's-- it's also an emotional thing.

If you mean everything that comes out of your-- like,

what are you saying on that riff? Yeah.

Saade: When I speak about I'm begging you for mercy,

I can only relate it to the biggest part of my life,

which was immigration.

When we moved here, my parents were on the older side,

and since I'm the only child, it was very hard to navigate

and coordinate everything like housing, banks and money,

finances, all of the adult life stuff

that I had to learn very, very young.

It really made me become a powerful woman.

And I loved every struggle because I wouldn't be who I am

Just make sure when y'all are practicing this, if it wasn't for that.

y'all are locked into your eyes.

Yeah, 'cause it's a really cool moment that sounds so tight. Rawr.

Staying locked into each other,

like, it also creates great performance moments.

Like, because you guys love each other.

I can tell, like, it's really the--

You're so generous with each other.

So the more you can find each other's eyes

in those harmony moments, like,

people will feel that and love on you in that way too.

I feel like you're looking at each other

and all of a sudden you forget a lyric or whatever,

just kind of lay out and make it appear that that was their turn.

You know what I'm saying?

No, just like, make it like it was always supposed to happen.

Yeah, 'cause nobody knows.

Nobody knows. Nobody knows.

Whatever you do with confidence is just...

And come back in with a "Hey!" Correct.

You know, come back in with a whoo!

It's a tight little time you get to show the world

what you're capable of because here's the thing too.

I can only pick one of you.

Yeah. Okay?

So I want the other one to get stolen.

And even if you don't get stolen.

I'm still gonna be here after the show

Yeah, we got it. helping in whatever way I can.

You do got it. Good job.

Gonna be great. Thank you.

Y'all are amazing.

Kelly: This is gonna be a hard decision for me

because I love Saade.

And I love that I gave her a song

that maybe she wasn't comfortable with,

and she's like, "Challenge accepted."

And Brianna, it's more of like, Ariana: Yes.

I think she is capable of so much. Yes.

But sometimes when you're young, you do all the things. Yeah.

So I want to know if she can rein it in a bit. Yeah.

So it's gonna be-- They both got different tasks for me.

It's gonna be really interesting to see it in performance.

Brianna: We did it! Yes!

They're so like loving towards each other, like very like--

Yeah. If they can bring that to their performance as well...

Yeah. ...like, they'll shine.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

We're gonna be amazing, amazing.

Let's go.

The battle starts now.

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Oooooh-ooooh-ooooh ♪

♪ I love you ♪

♪ But I gotta stay true ♪

♪ My morals got me on my knees ♪

♪ I'm begging, please, stop playing games ♪

♪ I don't know what this is, but you got me good ♪

♪ Just like you knew you would ♪

♪ I don't know what you do but you do it well ♪

♪ I'm under your spell ♪

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪

Alright, alright.

♪ Why won't you release me? Yeah ♪

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪

♪ Why won't you release me? ♪

Whoa!

♪ I said rele-e-e-e-ase me ♪

♪ Hey ♪ ♪ I'm begging you for mercy ♪

♪ Just why won't you release me? ♪

♪ Whoa, I'm begging you for mercy ♪

♪ You got me begging ♪

♪ You got me begging ♪

♪ Mercy ♪

♪ Why won't you release me? ♪

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪

♪ Why won't you release me? ♪

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪

♪ I said release me-e-e-e-e, yeah ♪

♪ Ooh, I said release me, yeah ♪

♪ You got me begging you for mercy ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

Adam: That was great. That was really fun.

Brianna, you're 13?

Yeah. 13.

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's just-- It's bonkers what you can--

what people can do at age 13.

Really, really well done, you guys.

Saade, you had a little moment where it got away from you.

There's adrenaline, there are nerves,

and sometimes it can just get you

and it got you in that moment, but you recovered

really, really nicely, which is a huge thing.

Good job. Thank you. Thank you.

[ Applause ]

If I'm picking a winner here, it's going to be Brianna

because to be able to do this up here at your age

is shockingly amazing, so.

Thank you so much, Adam. Thank you.

I love that song and just the energy

you just brought into the room.

Saade, you jumped all over the place

and you gave us energy.

you gave us feeling, which was fantastic by the way.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Brianna, I don't even know how you perform a song like this

with this kind of depth,

because you probably don't even have that yet.

You're only 13 years old.

But I love the ownership you took of the stage.

I thought you did that really, really beautifully.

Thank you, thank you. So well done.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Kelly gave y'all a tall order with this one,

but I know she did it because she knew y'all could handle it.

And that was a lot of fun.

Saade, yeah, there might have been a little mishap.

My old ball coach used to tell me all the time.

He said, "If you're going to make a mistake,

make it at 100 miles an hour," and you did that.

[ Laughter ] So I can appreciate that.

If it was a little slip-up,

it was 'cause you just got after it and you went for it.

So I love that about you. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Daly: Thank you, coaches.

Alright, Kelly, the final decision is yours.

But tell us what you thought of the battle first, please.

First of all, I commend you both because in rehearsals,

Ariana and I both were like,

"Hey, just make sure you all lock into each other."

Y'all took that and ran with it.

It was literally like acting

while you were singing the whole time.

Saade, all of us have those moments.

That doesn't define you as a singer.

What defines you is the keeping going, and you did.

You didn't let that ruin the rest of the performance.

[ Cheers and applause ]

And, Brianna, my only comment for you

is you were so locked into her, your back was literally to us

some of the-- [ Laughs ]

I was like, "Turn around!"

I was like, because no, y'all--

y'all were playing off of each other and I loved that.

But I mean, Brianna, your voice, it is insane.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright, Kelly, the time has come.

Who is the winner of this battle?

[ Dramatic music plays ]

♪

The winner of this battle is Brianna.

There it is.

Brianna moving on to cut week for Team Kelly.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Brianna is one of those competitors

that she gets better on stage and under the pressure

and under the lights.

Great job, girl, great job. Thank you so much.

Kelly: She just honestly exudes so much joy.

She really loves it, and it's just magical to watch

and it's inspiring, honestly.

Alright, Saade, anything you want to say to Kelly?

Um, first of all, I never thought I could ever

be singing freely in any country.

This was never about performance or winning.

This was about proving that voices like us

belong in spaces like this.

Right. That's right. [ Cheers and applause ]

This has never been any part of my reality.

And thank you for making it my reality.

This means a lot to me.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Thank you.

Kelly: Saade-- She has such a beautiful gift

and a gift that, by the way,

she wasn't given the time to really cultivate.

I'll see you soon. We'll talk soon. We'll talk soon.

So I think she just needs more practice. That's it.

I love this audience. Look at you. Okay!

Man, they've got energy. Okay.

[ Cheers and applause continue ]

She's from Iran. They're not allowed to...

I know. Yeah, I can hear that accent.

That's so hard for me because I was like, "Oh, man."

But what joy, jumping around that stage like that.

Yeah. And supporting the kid.

No, she's a little pistol. [ Laughs ]

She's like, "Point me where you want me, and I got it."

♪

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