Last week on "the voice"...
Sweet destiny ?
...the battle rounds began.
Whoa!
And the steals changed everything.
We've got a steal!
Lightning-fast!
And blake shelton's in now!
I'm liking the stealing.
Yes!
Because when you have two talented singers,
It's not fair
For somebody to have to home.
Collin,
You're back in the game! yes!
Hold everything!
Thank you.
Tonight, the battles continue as our four superstar coaches
Pair their artists to face off
In vocal battles.
It's go time.
?you turned out to be the ?
?best thing i never
Oh, you ?
To help prepare them,
Our coaches have recruited
Their friends... green day.
...some of the biggest names
In music.
If you can't hit that note,
Hit it with an emotion.
And with the battle lines
Drawn...
I would love to know
Why you paired us together.
Why do you think?
To get rid of me.
Instead of worrying about why,
She needs to worry
About how to win this thing.
...our coaches won't hesitate
To use one of
Their remaining steals.
There are
Incredibly talented people
On all the teams,
So if i can steal them,
It makes my team
That much better.
And they'll have
High expectations
For their artists.
My bad. i missed my line.
Yeah, you did miss that.
With the option
To steal other artists,
It definitely ups the stakes.
?shot through the heart
And the artists must deliver.
?and you're to blame
?darling,
You give love a bad name ?
Because in the end,
Only one will win it all --
A recording contract
With universal music group
And be named "the voice."
The battle rounds continue
Right now.
Let's see how
The first two artists
From team blake match up.
Julio cesar castillo
Versus 42-year-old soul singer
Terisa griffin.
Julio came
To the blind auditions
With dreams
Of supporting his family.
My dad was diagnosed
With epilepsy,
So it's not very easy
For him to get a job.
But singing mariachi --
It's helped me support
My family.
I'm gonna go out there,
And i'm gonna show america
What i got.
?para bailar la bamba
?se necesita
Una poca de gracia ?
Two chairs turned,
Forcing him
To pick cee lo or blake.
I think i'm gonna go
With blake. yes!
Terisa griffin
Came packing experience.
I am 42 years old.
Damn!
Aren't y'all gonna say nothing?!
During the blind auditions,
She proved
It's never too late
To fulfill your dreams.
?never mind,
I'll find someone like you ? christina turned around first.
I feel like
I'm in trouble.
I feel like
You're in trouble, too.
Whew!
Why don't you just come down here
And punch me in the face
And get it over with?
I love you. i think you're awesome.
What else
Do you want to hear? i'm gonna take you.
You're gonna take me?
Whoo!
Now you see what i've
Had to deal with all my life.
That's my mama, my sister,
My ex-wife, everybody.
Julio and terisa meet
With their coach, blake,
And michael bubl?
For their first rehearsal.
Well, i'm sure
You two are wondering,
"why are we singing
Against each other?"
It was actually more
About the song,
And i thought, you know,
"conga,"
Because "conga" is performed
By a female diva
Like gloria estefan.
Terisa's a powerful vocalist,
But it has a little bit
Of a latin-type feel to it.
And so i thought,
"man, that'd be cool
For julio, also."
I think you meet together
In the middle
Because of this song.
This tune is a great tune.
And rhythmically, percussively,
You got to be, like, right on,
Or it's gonna sound dirty.
?feel the rhythm of the meter
Getting stronger ?
?conga beat
Wait.
How does that part go?
The song definitely
Has latin feeling to it,
So hopefully that'll work
To my advantage.
But the speed of the song is
Just -- you know, it's fast.
I get a little
Tongue-tied sometimes.
?feel the rhythm of the meter
Getting stronger ?
?don't you fight it till --
Yeah, that's hard.
This is
All about breath control.
Yeah.
And you just
Got to look at this phrasing
And really think about...
...where you're gonna
Take that breath.
Come on, shake your body, baby,
Do the conga.
No one
In the history of the world
Ever really knew the words.
Yeah, i know.
They know "conga," but it's...
?conga
?any longer
I can't sing that fast.
I think you can, man.
I really do.
?come on, shake your
Body, baby, do the conga ?
?i know you can't
CONTROL YOURSELF ANY LONGER ? Terisa: I LOVE BALLADS, SO JULIO --
In my opinion,
He has the upper hand
Because julio loves mariachi.
I don't know
How i'm gonna outshine him,
But i do know
That i'm gonna go in
With the mentality
Of kicking butt.
Terisa sits down
With her coach and adviser
To discuss her concerns
With the pairing.
I would love to know
Why you paired us together,
You know, because it's more
In his, you know --
Wheelhouse.
Yeah, definitely.
Can i ask you,
Why do you think?
To get rid of me.
Really?
You really think that? yes.
Yes.
Of course not, terisa.
I begged and pleaded my case
To you to pick me as a coach.
For some reason,
Terisa had this serious issue
With the fact
That i paired her with julio.
She needs to --
Instead of worrying about why,
She needs to worry
About how to win this thing.
I'll find somebody
That creates a good battle
Because i don't want it
To be easy.
I know you're pushing me
Out of my box.
You know,
Once i said that to her,
I think
She kind of snapped out of it
And started going,
"okay, you're right.
I got some work to do here."
With the battle looming,
Julio and terisa meet with blake
And continue
To struggle with the song.
?come on, shake your body,
Baby, do the conga ?
?i know you can't
Yourself any longer ?
Okay, that's you.
Yeah,
There's one word
That you're hanging on
For a second.
Yeah, the --
And by the time you try to get to the other one,
It's already gone by,
And that's where it starts
To fall apart a little bit.
If julio doesn't figure out
How to roll through
Those choruses with ease
And with great timing,
He's gonna end up
Throwing terisa off.
If he throws terisa off,
It throws
The entire performance off,
And it just turns into
A train wreck, you know?
And that could cost him
This battle.
?there's no way
YOU'RE GONNA STOP, OH! ? Julio: I THINK TERISA'S VOICE IS STRONG,
And it's very intimidating.
You know, she got pipes.
?there's no way
WE'RE GONNA STO-O-O-O-P ? Blake: JULIO -- HE'S INTIMIDATED BY TERISA.
?come on
And he should be.
?shake your body, baby
Ohh ?
But he also needs to know
That he's just as talented.
?come on, shake your body,
Baby, do the conga ?
It's the night of the battle,
And julio and terisa are
Ready to face off.
I have been in this
Industry for a really long time.
It has been a grind,
Definitely a struggle.
But nothing beats a failure
But a try, and i won't give up.
Thank you.
My dad has been the person that supported me the most.
So i know that if i make it,
He'll be so proud of me.
Entering now from team blake,
It's the singer stepping out
From his mariachi band,
Julio cesar castillo...
...battling the fiery
Soul singer terisa griffin!
Let the battle begin.
?come on, shake your body,
Baby, do the conga ?
?i know you can't
Control yourself any longer ?
?come on, shake your body,
Baby, do the conga ?
?i know you can't
Control yourself any longer ?
?everybody,
Gather 'round now ?
?let your body feel the heat,
Whoa, oh ?
?don't you worry
If you can't dance ? ?let the music move your feet, yeah ? ?it's the rhythm of the island ?
?and like sugar cane
So sweet, ohh ?
?if you want to
Do the conga ?
?you've got to listen
To the beat ?
?oh, come on
?shake your body, baby,
Do the conga ?
?i know you can't
Control yourself any longer ?
?feel the rhythm of the music
Getting stronger ?
?don't you fight it till you
Tried it, do that conga beat ?
Whoo!
?feel the fire of desire
?as you dance
The night away, yeah ?
?'cause tonight
We're gonna party ?
?till we see
The break of day, yeah ?
?once the music
Hits your system ?there's no way you're gonna stop ?ohh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah ?
?oh,
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ?
?oh, oh, oh
?oh, oh
?shake your body, baby
?ow!
?come on, shake your body,
Baby, do the conga ?
?i know you can't
Control yourself any longer ?
?come on, shake your body,
Baby, do the conga ?
Blake, a tough decision.
No!
We'll get your decision,
But let's hear it from your
Fellow coaches first. christina?
Wow.
For the first time on this show,
I'm kind of speechless.
Come on.
Say something, please.
I'm trying.
I'm still processing. cee lo,
Why don't you say something?
What's on your mind,
Cee lo?
Yeah, i mean, it was cool.
Actually, i enjoyed it.
I mean, terisa, you always
Got so much personality.
Anything with soul
I think is good for me,
And it's good for the soul,
So it really feels good
To see you so enthusiastic
And really in the moment
And really having fun.
I like your voice.
I really do. yeah.
Thank you, cee lo.
Adam?
Come on, adam.
I am speechless.
Blake, you've really outdone
Yourself on this one,
Because just as far as
The style of what you guys do
Are just so different.
But it was odd,
And it worked, you know?
And, julio,
We've never had a contestant
That has the style
That you have,
So i thought that was
Really cool that blake saw that.
Thank you.
And, terisa, i mean, julio was,
Like, scared at a certain point.
'cause you were --
She can do that to you.
Yeah. he was like --
She's really intimidating.
You know, you're so fierce,
And you're an amazing singer.
But,
For my own selfish reasons,
Wanting to have something
Just completely different,
I would choose julio.
Cool. thank you, adam.
Thank you.
Blake, tough decision.
I don't know
If you got a whole lot of help.
But what do you think?
It was a hard,
Hard song to sing.
I know it was,
And i'll be damned
If both of you didn't
Do awesome.
Oh, my gosh, man.
I mean, it --
Thank you.
Well, i know it's not easy,
Blake, but who --
Okay.
Stop it.
Uh, and...
And even as i talk right now,
I don't really know who won.
After blake's decision...
?shot through the heart,
And you're to blame ?
?darling,
You give love a bad name ?
...an unforgettable night
Of battles continues...
?the dog days are over
...including
An exciting twist...
Oh! we got a steal!
...that leaves our coaches
Fighting to steal new artists
For their teams.
Adam steals!
Oh, it's the end
Of her career!
Welcome back
To the battle rounds.
?oh, come on
?shake your body, baby,
Do the conga ?
Before the break,
Julio and terisa took the stage,
And their tongue-twisting
Performance of "conga"
Gave a latin flavor
To the competition.
And now the fate
Of these two artists
All rests in blake's hands.
Well, i know it's not easy,
Blake, but who --
Stop it.
And even as i talk right now,
I don't really know who won.
I think the way
That i'm gonna
Have to make this decision
Is to think back
To when we were in rehearsals.
And...
To me, julio was having
The hardest time in rehearsals.
And because of that and
What i just saw here today...
...i think he probably put
The most work into it.
I'm gonna have to go
With julio.
Julio, congratulations.
We'll see you at
The knockout round, my friend.
Thank you.
You got it.
Oh, my god, i feel great.
I...i don't think
I've ever felt like this before.
It's such a great opportunity,
You know?
We love you.
All right.
Terisa, here we go.
Coaches, let me remind you
Terisa is available to steal. somebody! come on!
Do it.
Oh, my god!
We've got a steal!
Cee lo green steals
Terisa griffin from team blake. yes!
You are back in the game.
The crowd goes nuts.
You are shaking
Like a leaf.
What's going on?
Talk to me.
Thank you, cee lo!
Cee lo, talk to me.
You know what?
Whoo!
That connection with people,
Man, you can't pretend that.
You can't pretend it.
You know what i'm saying?
So, like, you know, stay on.
Help me win the show.
I'm in it! i'm in it!
I'm back! whoo! you're back!
Go give
Your new coach a hug.
Oh, cool!
Cee lo green steals
Terisa griffin.
Thank you, thank you,
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you, jesus,
Thank you.
This is gonna be fun
To see how it plays out.
We'll see terisa
In the knockout round.
Whoo-hoo!
Yes!
It does not matter
What everybody else thinks.
If you get up and try,
You have already won the battle.
Yes!
And so it's the voice.
Yes.
Not the age, ladies.
It's your voice!
You've got some k*ller singers
On your team, cee lo.
You think so?
Uh, yeah.
Me not choosing terisa
And her still being
In this competition,
She's gonna want to
Shove that in my face
As much as she can
And go on and win this thing,
And that's the great thing
About season three
Is now they don't always
Have to go home.
You did it, buddy.
As cee lo celebrates
His new team member,
Let's take a look
At the next battle matchup --
Former yale football player
Dez duron from shreveport,
Louisiana,
Versus 16-year-old paulina
From sugar land, texas.
After failing to make a team
Last season during
His blind audition,
Dez took the stage
For a second time.
I'm definitely back here
With something to prove.
?it's you and me forever
He blew the coaches away
With his comeback.
Last year, i definitely did miss
An opportunity with you,
So i'm so happy
That you came back
And showcased
A different side of yourself
Because, i mean,
To me, your voice --
The sky is the limit.
I don't think i've heard anyone with a voice identical to mine.
It's sweet, but it still has
Some kind of sass to it.
?i'm gonna run to, ohh
Paulina started singing
Onstage at the age of 12...
I have the best parents
In the entire world.
They're super supportive,
And i've always wanted to
Just kind of pay them back
And be what
I've always hoped to be,
Which is a superstar.
?you make me feel that
?la-la-la-la-la
...and took her next step
Towards stardom
When she landed a spot
On team christina.
You had good voice control,
And you came out really strong.
You just belong on my team.
Hi.
Hi. how's it going?
Our adviser is
Billie joe armstrong.
I grew up
Listening to green day.
Oh, my gosh, i was so excited.
?girl, you're amazing
?just the way you are
Dez and paulina --
They have these faces
That sort of just light up
And exude charisma,
So i gave them
"just the way you are"
Because it is
Such a sweet song.
And i think
That that's gonna be
Really easy
For them to tap in to.
?her eyes, her eyes
?make the stars look like
They're not shining ?
I'm a big fan of the song.
I would never choose it
For myself, though, to sing.
The song is really high.
?just the way you are
It's way up there,
And so it's definitely gonna be
A challenge for me.
I feel like
There's a little bit
Over-pronouncing
Happening there. okay.
The way u were
Singing it was like,
"her ey-es, her ey-es,"
You know?
Like, i really want you
To relax on it,
Like...
?her eyes, her eyes
You know, just kind of
Throw it away a little bit.
I mean,
Don't lose your pitch. right.
I'm really nervous.
That's natural.
Be nervous.
It's your friend.
There's probably
A little bit more weight
On dez's shoulders,
Just because he wants to prove
The fact that,
You know, he did make it past
The blind auditions
This second time around
For a reason.
?'cause you're amazing
?just the way you are,
Are, are ?
I don't think you in particular
Need to create
Ad-lib situations
That don't need to be there.
You know...
?'cause you're amazing
It just can be
More powerful than...
?amazi-i-i-ng
The song already has
Its pace to it,
So if you're trying to throw in
Vocal acrobats and stuff,
You're gonna end up
Kind of getting off of,
Like, the melody of the song,
I think. right.
Billie joe and
Christina have been giving me
Very valuable advice.
I just need
To remember everything
And store it back here
So that whenever i go
On that stage,
I can just bring it out
And give
The best i possibly can.
?just the way you are
That's nice.
Love it, love it, yeah.
That's your character,
You know?
Definitely incorporate
Moments like that.
Paulina picks
Interesting vocal choices,
And the melodies that she's
Coming up with are really cool.
Once she gets it down,
It's gonna be
A force to be reckoned with.
It's like just sing together
And complement each other.
Enjoy each other, and then
The audience will enjoy it, too.
Just don't overthink it.
And don't blow it.
And don't mess up.
Don't make me look bad.
She's got to win.
The next day,
Dez and paulina
Head into their last rehearsal
With christina.
?the way you a-a-a-re
?girl, you're amazing
?just the way you are
Paulina, you're doing
Your own thing with it.
You kind of pronounce things
In your own style,
But just make sure i can
Hear the lyrics and everything
And you're not, you know,
Inching off of your pitch.
Just sing the song
Just so everybody's not going,
"wait, what happened?"
You know what i mean?
Just so they don't think
It's like a lyric flub
Or a mistake. okay.
Staying on pitch,
Being really aware of my tone --
I think those are
All really important factors
That could either make me
Go onto the next round
Or, you know,
Make me go home.
Dez,
I wouldn't really go higher.
?the way you a-a-a-re
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, like a tiny, like, dip on it.
And go down.
It makes me nervous
Because i will lose this battle
If i don't hit these notes
Right on.
?stay for a while
'cause you're amazing ?
My bad. i missed my line.
"you're amazing."
Dez seems like
A very rehearsed vocalist.
I just hope
That nerves don't take over
And he's able to relax.
Like, it'd be nice
To see you guys lock eyes
At the end.
Definitely.
Paulina's positive is
That her voice is quite unique.
I just hope that she doesn't
Experiment onstage
And it falls flat.
Dez and paulina
Are about to battle.
Only one will win
And remain on christina's team.
I know what it's like to go home really soon in the competition.
It doesn't feel good.
It's not something
I want to feel again.
To be working
With christina aguilera
And learning from her,
It's like my dream come true.
I just wouldn't
Want to lose that.
I want this really badly.
This is my night,
And i'm gonna shine.
Coming up...
The coaches face
Tough decisions.
Who is the winner
Of this battle?
Oh, my god.
I'm so torn.
The winner
Of this battle...
While hoping
To strengthen their teams...
Whoa! we got a steal!
Whoo!
...they end up
In a battle of their own.
It makes a lot more
Sense for you to be on my team than his.
Damn!
?this is "the voice"
Only one of these competitors
From team christina
Will win this battle
And be one step closer
To winning it all.
Singing "just the way you are,"
The ex-yale football player
From louisiana, dez duron.
Going up against the focused
From texas, paulina!
Let the battle begin.
?oh, her eyes,
Her eyes ?
?make the stars look like
They're not shining ?
?her hair, her hair
?falls perfectly
Without her trying ?
?she's so beautiful
?and i tell her every day,
Mm-hmm ?
?well, i know, i know
?when i compliment him,
He won't believe me ?
?and it's so, it's so
?sad to think
That he don't see what i see ?
?but every time he asks me,
"do i look okay?" ?
?i'll say, unh
?and when i see your face,
Oh, girl ?
?there's not a thing
That i would change ?
?'cause you're amazing
Just the way you a-a-a-a-re ?
?and when you smile
?the whole world stops
And stares for a while ? ?'cause you're amazing just the way you are ?
?oh
Yeah ?
?when i see your face
?there's not a thing
That i would change ?
?'cause you're amazing
?just the way you a-a-a-re
Give it up.
From team christina,
Paulina and dez.
Very good. christina,
Tough decision coming up on this battle momentarily.
First, some thoughts from
The other coaches. cee lo?
Paulina, you have such a charm
And such a personality
That i really enjoy.
I love the quirk in your voice.
I think you did a great job.
But i just think
As far as total package,
I got to give it
To my man dez.
Adam?
I think that there were
Great things
About both of your voices.
But both performances
On their own,
To me,
Were a little bit inconsistent.
So, probably because it seems
Like more kind of seasoned,
Probably i'd go with dez.
Blake shelton?
Well, first,
Let me say something to dez.
Man, you've come a long way
In a year.
I mean,
It's amazing to see you now.
I think as far as character
And that person
That would jump out on the radio
Between the two of you,
It would be you,
Paulina.
I mean, you have
Such different qualities
And character.
But i want you to remember
What i just said to dez.
It's amazing how much difference
A year can make,
And i think dez's experience
Is the reason that,
In my opinion,
He won this battle.
Thank you, blake.
Christina, give me some thoughts
On the battle first
And then your decision.
Yes, first of all,
So incredibly proud
Of both of you.
I knew that both of you
Would put
Your own unique twist
On it.
Paulina, you have
This specific quality
To your voice,
This tone, this texture,
This interesting falsetto.
And you showcased that.
You're a real performer.
You're a real artist
When you're able to do that.
Thank you.
Dez, i thought you were very consistent throughout.
You went
For that high note.
?the way you are
It was really, really pretty
And right on point.
Christina,
Who's the winner of this battle?
Whew!
Um...
I just feel like,
Paulina,
It had its moments where it just
Wasn't followed through
As far as consistency,
So i got to give it to dez.
Dez, congratulations.
Dez duron moves on
To the knockout rounds.
All right, coaches,
Let me remind you,
Paulina is available
To steal.
Paulina, anything you want
To say to coach christina?
I just wanted to say you are
A wonderful coach,
And i've already learned
So much from you.
Thank you. thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, paulina.
Thank you.
Thank you very much,
Paulina.
Thank you.
I wish i could have brought it
A bit more.
I do feel like
I was a bit shaky.
I'm so proud of you.
It would have been amazing
To have been stolen
And continue this opportunity,
But i know that it's not
The end, and i'll keep going.
Oh, my god!
All the hard work
Just paying off right here.
Moments like these
Is what you live for.
Unbelievable job.
I want to be the one
To give christina her first win,
So this is
The season right here.
Whoo!
Coming up...
?you give love
A bad name ?
I looked down,
And everybody was going,
"oh, my gosh."
Those are the type of moments
That win a battle round.
...the battle rounds heat up.
?whoo,
I will always be the ?
How do you, like,
Sing that many notes?
Yeah, i can't even think
That many notes.
?this is "the voice"
Welcome back
To the battle rounds.
Next, let's check in with adam
And his nine-time
Grammy award-winning adviser,
Mary j. blige, as they prepare
For his next battle pairing.
It's
A music-industry master class
Starring mary j.
Blige and adam levine.
I've known mary j. for years,
And she's a wonderful woman
That i love so dearly,
So it's really great that
She's here for the battle rounds
Because she offers
A perspective that i don't have.
Let's see how
The next two artists match up --
Former racecar driver benji
Versus 26-year-old bar manager
Sam james.
During the blind auditions,
Sam james came to "the voice"
Looking for a career change.
I earn a living as a bartender,
And it's an awesome place,
But i want to be
Playing music full time.
?imagine all the people
His efforts paid off.
You have
A fantastic voice.
You definitely
Deserve to be here,
And i'm happy
You're on my team, man.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
And benji wowed two coaches
With his rock-'n'-roll scream.
?ye-e-e-ah!
Wow!
What's your name?!
This whole experience is
Really important to me
Because i kind of don't want it
To end like racing did.
I don't want it to end with
That 100-mile-an-hour collision
Into a wall.
Now both artists face off
Against each other.
What?! what's going on?
Gentlemen!
It's totally hard to put
This into perspective right now.
I'm gonna get to work with two
Of the biggest names in music.
I'm sam.
Mary.
Nice to meet you, mary.
I've been a fan of mary's
For a long time.
Her trophy room is
Probably bigger than my house.
People are gonna love it.
It's gonna be
A crowd-pleaser kind of song. yeah.
I chose bon jovi
'cause i wanted them to be
Out of their comfort zone.
I like that sometimes.
This is the time when you're
Doing the battle rounds,
And people are gonna start
To get to know you.
People kind of fall in love
With what you do,
Who you are,
All this kind of stuff.
And this is
A really great way to do that.
It's not what
They would have chosen,
Which i think it's good,
You know?
If it all fits perfectly
And all makes perfect sense,
It doesn't
Always engage or entertain.
So this was one
Of those wild cards i threw out.
?shot through the heart,
And you're to blame ?
?darling,
You give love a bad name ? sam is just this powerhouse.
There's this density
To his voice.
?oh, i play my part,
And you play your game ?
Benji's an amazing screamer,
But he can also have
This really clean,
Pristine-sounding voice.
?darling,
You give love a bad name ?
And i think
That the both of them together,
It's gonna be
A really powerful duet.
?a bad name
?bad name
Check it out,
Check it out, check it out.
Sam, i think
Sometimes the upper ones,
You're straining a bit.
If you can't hit that note
With the note,
Hit it with an emotion,
And it's gonna go "ding!"
Sam has a great voice.
I think he just needs
Other techniques
And ways of hitting that note
And he'll be great.
?you give love
A bad name ?
There's always one or two notes
In a big song like this
I strain to hit.
It's
An intimidating song. it is. that's true.
It's a big song.
Yeah.
I'm not really a bon jovi guy,
But i want to make it
All the way.
?you give love a bad name
I'm learning so much
About myself
From being on "the voice."
So i definitely, definitely have
A lot of work to do.
As the battle approaches,
Benji and sam head in
For one final rehearsal
With adam.
?shot through the heart,
And you're to blame ?
?darling,
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ?Benji: I'VE ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF THE FRONT MAN OF A BAND,
And that makes me think that i
Have a shot to win this battle.
?oh,
You're a loaded g*n ? ?yeah, yeah!
Sam, the way you just
Sang that was really great.
But, benji, one of the reasons
Why i chose this song
Was because i knew
That you could have that moment
Where you're like, "yeah!"
But you really only need to roar
At certain moments in the song,
But you can sing it
The rest of the time,
'cause it's not gonna be good
If you scream it all.
I really just
Want to scream it out
And yell it out,
But you've got to stay
Kind of within
Those constraints of the song
While also being yourself.
That's hard.
Bon jovi is
A deceptively great singer
Who isn't just up there,
Growling.
He's, you know...
?shot through the heart,
And you're to blame ?
?darling, you give love
I mean, he's singing.
It's not just -- rawr!
What i need to do is sit down,
Put the headphones on,
And lock it down,
'cause this is
What i want to do.
And i'm not banking
On me getting saved.
I'm banking on me winning.
It's almost like you have
The opposite problem,
Because your thing is
Gonna be getting out of your comfort range.
And with you,
It's like you have
These two very
Dramatically different ranges,
And i think that's gonna be,
For you,
Balancing
Those two things out.
Benji and sam both had
Some issues,
But i'm trying
To challenge people,
And i'm trying
To make people comfortable.
So, you know, that's my goal,
And that's my plan.
I think that the both
Of them should be
Able to thrive for the song.
The pressure mounts
While benji and sam
Make their way to the stage.
I don't want to
Sling drinks anymore.
You know, it's a fun job,
And it definitely pays
The bills, but i'm done with it.
I want to have
Every day i wake up, it's music.
If i don't win tonight,
Then this might be it
As far as music for me
As a career, you know?
I've given it a long time --
So, i really like sam.
He's an awesome guy.
But it's battle royale.
Coming up,
An epic battle rocks the stage.
?yea-a-a-a-h!
You screamed like a bat flying
Straight out of hell.
And later,
Which coach will score
The second steal
Of the night?
Push.
Somebody push.
Push.
Whoa! we got a steal!
?this is "the voice"
Stepping into the ring now,
The 24-year-old
Ex-racecar driver from orlando!
Here he is! benji!
Going voice to voice
With the 26-year-old bar manager
From massachusetts, sam james.
Let the battle begin.
?shot through the heart,
And you're to blame ?
?darling,
You give love a bad name ?
?an angel's smile is
What you sell ?
?you promised me heaven,
Then put me through hell ?
?chains of love got
A hold on me ?
?when passion's your prison,
You can't break free ?
?oh, you're a loaded g*n,
Yea-a-a-h ?
?whoa,
There's nowhere to run ? ?no one can save me, the damage is done ? ?shot through the heart, and you're to blame ?
?darling,
You give love a bad name ? ?i play my part, and you play your game ?
?darling,
You give love a bad name ?
?you give lo-o-o-o-o-ve
A bad name ?
?whoo! paint your smile
On your lips ?
?blood-red nails
On your fingertips ? ?a schoolboy's dream, you act so shy ?
?your very first kiss was
Your first kiss goodbye ?
?whoa
?you're a loaded g*n
?yeah, yeah, yeah!
?oh,
There's nowhere to run ? ?no one can save me, the damage is done ? ?yea-a-a-a-h!
?shot through the heart,
And you're to blame ?
?darling,
You give love a bad name ? ?i play my part, and you play your game ?
?darling,
You give love a bad name ?
?darling, you give lo-o-o-o-ve
A bad name! ?
Team adam battling.
Sam, benji, great job.
Damn!
Great job, fellas.
There's your coach.
His name's adam.
We'll give him a minute
To take all that in,
And we'll get some
Of the thoughts from his fellow coaches.
We'll start
With mr. blake shelton. blake?
Hey, guys.
How you doing?
What's up, blake?
You calm down?
You were pissed off
A second ago, both of you.
Let me just tell you
How i feel about it.
Sam, you kind of have your thing
You do, and you stay there.
You know what i mean?
Benji, either you have
A bigger range
Or you're more willing
To explore that stuff.
You did something over here
In the corner that was just --
I looked down,
And everybody was going,
"oh, my gosh."
Those are
The type of moments
That win a battle round to me,
So i would give this to benji.
Thank you, blake.
Christina, your thoughts?
Sam, you kind of have
An adam levine thing going on
In your voice, though,
Right?
Well, i don't know.
I was so entertained.
You guys were battling it out.
That's what the battle rounds
Is all about.
Sam,
You came out here,
And you immediately caught
My attention.
You have this great smile
And this great look in your eye,
And you had
A lot of confidence.
And i liked how
Even though benji
Was definitely doing
His
You know, you stayed consistent
In your comfort zone,
And you followed through,
And it was great.
But i'm down for, you know,
Some yelling and screaming,
And so for me,
It's benji.
Cee lo,
What did you think of that?
Initially, i thought
That it was pretty even-matched.
And then, benji,
I want to comment
On something that blake said.
He said either it was you were
Willing to explore
Or you just had
A greater range.
I think it was both,
Which doubled the distance.
You know
What i'm saying?
Because you just took
The lead.
So i just think benji was
The clear lead on this one.
All right, some thoughts from the other coaches there.
The only opinion that matters
Is coach adam levine.
Adam, some thoughts?
So, guys, listen.
Benji, you have one of the best
Screams i've ever heard.
Yeah!
You do. he does.
You scream like a bat flying
Straight out of hell.
I appreciate that.
That is very hard to do.
And, you know,
It hearkens back
To the real rock singers,
You know, of the day.
Now, the one problem, though,
That i have is the fact
That in between your
Lower register and your scream,
There's a little bit
Of lack of control.
Sam, you know,
I saw you when you went
For those high ones
That you were struggling with.
Even if you didn't
Nail them perfectly,
You got damn close.
And you have
Your own style,
And i really felt it
Coming through.
You weren't doing
An impression of anybody.
You were sam,
And i really respect that.
Adam, who is the winner
Of this battle?
Okay, so, here we go.
The winner of this battle...
...sam.
Sam james,
Congratulations.
We'll see you
At the knockout round. awesome.
Thank you.
You're welcome, man.
It means so much to me
That adam saw something in me
That the other coaches didn't.
I live another day.
You know, i'm here.
I'm ready to stay.
And he believes in me,
And it makes me feel --
I'm overwhelmed.
Man, that was a close one,
Huh?
You nailed it.
You nailed it, though.
Coaches, let me remind you
Benji is available to steal.
Anything you
Want to say to adam?
Dude, i appreciate
Kind of the feedback you gave me
And the conversations
We've had.
I'll take it to heart, man.
Thank you.
You're a classy guy.
I like you, benji.
Thank you. you are a classy guy.
Thank you, benji.
All right. give it up for benji,
Everybody.
Thank you, adam.
All right, bro.
You did great.
Take care.
With benji and sam,
That was just a matter
Of sam has a little more control
Over his voice.
Benji is like
An unpolished diamond.
'cause he's got
That scream that i really love,
But i just thought sam was
A little more solid as a singer.
They're both great,
But sam was so far
Out of what he's used to
That it's like...
I commend that.
If it were my choice,
I definitely probably would have
Gone with benji,
Just because he had
A crazy range
That i didn't even know
He was capable of.
But it just wasn't right
For my team, so i had to pass.
If you put him
Back into his comfort zone,
I think he's gonna be
A lot better.
Yeah.
I've never counted
On second chances,
So i wasn't really looking
For a steal.
I mean, would i have taken one?
Yes.
But it's tough, man, and --
It's tough.
Coming up,
More incredible battles.
?i'd pay the devil
To replace her ?
?she's gone
She's gone ?
?oh, i, what went wrong?
?dog days are over
You've got
The music in you.
Blake,
This is a tough decision,
Because they really go
Toe-to-toe.
And later,
One artist's life
Is changed forever
After a steal.
Whoa!
?this is "the voice"
Welcome back
To the battle rounds.
As the battles continue,
Cee lo awaits his next pairing
Alongside his trusted friend,
Grammy award-winning
Rock star rob thomas.
As soon as you come on
And you meet these artists,
You're immediately kind of
Transported back to the idea
Of when you were
First starting out.
I've been in that place.
I've wanted it so bad.
So i felt like i even had more
To maybe offer the artist
Because of that.
Next up for team cee lo,
Nicholas david
Versus 30-year-old music teacher
Todd kessler.
Father-to-be todd came
To "the voice" on a mission.
This whole journey --
This is bigger than me.
I want it to provide
That better life
For my future family.
?oh, maggie, i wish i'd
He impressed cee lo
With his pure, crisp voice.
?never seen your fa-a-a-ce
You sounded so smooth.
And i think that you will work
Perfectly for me.
Minnesota native nicholas david overcame a rocky past
Before making it
To the "voice" stage.
I just was lost
And just kind of self-medicated
With booze.
Due to the drinking,
I started gaining weight.
Before i even knew it,
I was 300 pounds.
So i shed the weight.
I shed the booze.
Now i feel my message
Of healing and hope
Can reach a larger audience.
?whenever you're in trouble,
Won't you stand by me? ?
One button push landed him
A spot on cee lo's team.
Unique voice, unique style.
Now unique coach.
Holy buckets.
Ready to battle,
Nicholas and todd meet
With cee lo and rob.
Couple midwest kids.
Doing well?
Yeah, man.
Yeah.
We were kind of joking,
Too,
Saying you picked us
'cause we got beards.
The beard guys,
The beard crew. yeah.
I'm very happy with the pairing
Because todd and i have
A lot of similarities.
We're both from the midwest.
We both got
Long-term relationships.
We both have babies on the way.
We're not looking at this like
We're competing each other.
It's just us
Against ourselves. but you are.
Well, yeah.
Of course we know that.
Of course.
Nicholas and todd
Will be singing
"she's gone" by hall & oates.
Daryl's voice, man,
Is just all about,
You know,
Real soulful stuff.
Daryl hall is one of the
Forefathers of blue-eyed soul,
And i chose this song because of
Both of their blue-eyed souls.
?everybody's trying to tell me
What's right for me ?
What is up,
Bill withers? yeah.
I'm just gonna
Walk out right now.
Nick sounded so good
That it was just,
"what am i doing here?"
You know?
?i'd pay the devil
To replace her ?
?she's gone,
Oh, i, what went wrong? ?
Or something like that.
I don't know.
That last "she's gone"
After "i'd pay the devil to replace her"?
Uh-huh?
It jumps right in.
?oh, i, i better learn
How to face it ?
?she's gone
She's gone ?
?oh, i
?i'd pay the devil
To replace her ?
?she's gone
He ain't doing that.
You got to make that face, too, right?
You got to be like...
?oh!
She's gone! ?
It's not just about
Giving you guys a task
Or just singing
Some random song.
It's just i would love
For it to connect, you know,
To each one of you
In a personal way
To where you can truly
Sing it with that conviction.
That's been
A constant struggle for me.
Todd has a strong voice
That's more soulful
Than i think he realizes,
And i think todd needs to find
That connection with the song.
Is there an experience
In your life
That you probably could
Maybe hold onto?
Yeah, i mean,
My wife and i,
The first five years
Of our relationship
Were long-distance.
Mm-hmm.
So, i mean, that's kind of
The only thing i can think of.
I get asked all the time like,
"what makes a really good song?"
And the only answer is,
"if it takes you somewhere."
You know what i mean? like,
And it can be a great pop song.
It could be a dance song.
It could be a ballad.
But if it takes you somewhere,
That's a good song.
Yeah.
I really need
To make this song my own
To connect with it
On that deeper level,
And i really need
To find a place
That that makes sense to me
And convey that to the audience.
The next day,
Nicholas gets some guidance
From his coach, cee lo,
And adviser, rob thomas.
You seem like an old soul.
You know what i mean?
Yeah.
But at the same time,
This forces that issue of, like,
This is a competition --
Do you know what i mean? yeah.
Do you have that? do you have
A competitive spirit?
Do you have a want to win?
Yeah,
And that's the hard part,
'cause it's like
Part of me says,
"i just want to do this
With todd." sure.
I think the biggest
Difficulty i've encountered
As we approach the battle is
I'm really growing to be
Close with todd.
It's maybe more difficult
To look at it
Like a competition
'cause i just look at it
Like this wonderful experience.
Wanting to win doesn't make you
A lesser person.
I think your challenges
You're gonna have
Through this whole process is...
Coming to terms
With those mixed emotions.
Nick is finding it
Hard to compete.
It's a friendly competition
But a competition.
Like, this is still a w*r.
You know what i'm saying?
So he needs to really,
Really get serious
About this battle
If he plans on winning,
So he can't
Take todd for granted.
It's the night of the battle,
And nicholas and todd
Are ready to face off.
I need to find
My place in the song
Where i'm gonna
Shine brighter than nick,
But i need to really find
That place inside
To get past him
To win this battle.
Cee lo told me
To get rid of my indecisiveness
Because i've become
Actually really good friends
With my partner,
And i've prayed on it
And thought about it
And meditated on it,
And i'm ready to do it.
Go get them.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Coming up...
?she's gone
She's gone ?
?oh, i
...nicholas and todd go
Head-to-head in a performance
That leaves cee lo
With his toughest decision yet.
It was awesome!
You gave me the head roll!
You look like jesus,
And people like that.
You both moved me in different ways.
Who is the winner
Of this battle round? i'm going to go with...
?this is "the voice"
From team cee lo,
Two will enter the battle ring,
But only one will be declared
The winner.
Will it be the family man
From minnesota,
Nicholas david...
Whoo-hoo!
Look who it is!
...or the music teacher
From chicago,
Looking for a new start,
Todd kessler?
Yeah!
Whoo!
Let the battle begin.
?ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
?everybody's high
On consolation ?
?everybody's trying to
Tell me what's right for me ? ?mm-mm-mm, yeah
?my daddy tried to bore me
With a sermon ?
?but it's plain to see
That they can't comfort me ? ,260 ?yeah
?sorry, charlie,
For the imposition ?
?i think i got it, got it,
Got the strength to carry on ? ?i need a drink and a quick decision ? ?now it's up to me, oh, what will be ?
?she's gone
She's gone ?
?oh, i
?i better learn
How to face it ?
?she's gone
She's gone ?
?oh, i
Oh, i ?
?i'd pay the devil
To replace her ?
?she's gone
She's gone ?
?oh, i,
What went wrong? ?
That's good.
?get up in the morning
?look in the mirror
?i'm worn as her toothbrush
Hanging in the stand ?
?my face ain't looking
Any younger ?
?but they, they can never be
What she was to me, yeah ?
?she's gone
She's gone ?
?oh, i
?i better learn
How to face it ?
She's gone ?
?she' oh, i ?
?oh, oh, i
?pay the devil
To replace her ?
?she's gone
She's gone ?
?oh, i,
What went wrong? ?
?she's go-o-o-o-ne,
Oh, i ?
?i better learn
How to face it ?
?she's gone,
Oh, what went wrong? ?
?i, i'd pay the devil
To replace her ?
?she's gone
She's gone ?
?oh, i,
What went wrong? ?
?ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh,
Ooh-ooh-ooh ?
?yeah
We'll get the tough decision
From cee lo in a few minutes.
First, adam,
What'd you think?
It was awesome!
And especially,
Once you guys
Shook off the cobwebs
And it got comfortable,
Your voices sounded
Amazing together.
Nicholas, what is that
That comes out of your mouth?
That's like a unique --
There's only one of those,
You know,
And that's really cool
Just 'cause
It's so profoundly different.
Thanks, adam.
Blake shelton,
What did you think?
I'll start with todd.
You're a guy
Who's got such a great voice,
And you're in the upper, upper,
Upper percentile
Of just great vocalists.
Thank you.
You are.
I agree.
Nicholas is that --
There is.
There's nobody else
In this world like you.
I mean, it's just you've got
That barry white thing
If you want it.
You've got the upper
Hall & oates sound
If you want it.
You look like jesus,
And people like that.
You know, i had a lot
Of fun watching that.
I really enjoyed
The two of your voices
Coming together,
And it was solid.
Todd, you were solid.
But i got to talk
About nicholas for a second.
Nicholas, you got some style
And some swag,
And you gave me
The head rolls,
And you were
Doing this at the end.
You have this unique quality
That is all your own.
Tough decision, cee lo.
It was such a great battle.
What are you thinking?
Very tough.
First of all,
Let me just say, nicholas,
They're right about you --
You are fantastic.
You move me
In a very special way,
And i really, really enjoy
Hearing you do your thing, man.
Todd, you are
Equally incomparable.
I appreciate you equally.
I appreciate you both equally.
You both did
A great job today,
And it's a very
Tough decision for me.
Who is the winner
Of this battle?
All right,
I'm going to go with...
...saint nick.
Nicholas david, congratulations.
You are moving on.
We'll see you
At the knockout round,
Representing team cee lo.
Coaches, let me remind you
Todd is available to steal.
Todd, tough, tough battle.
Yeah, yeah.
Some nice things said
About you.
Anything you want to say
To your coach, cee lo green?
Thank you
For this opportunity.
You turned around in the blinds,
And it meant so much to me.
And you know what?
I'm not going home
Broken-hearted.
I got stuff to go home to.
I got my wife,
My baby on the way, so...
...i really, really,
Really appreciate it.
You've got
The music in you.
You know,
Please continue, man. thank you.
Don't let this break your heart
In any kind of way. thank you.
A big hand, everybody,
For todd kessler. thank you.
Thank you, todd.
Thank you.
Yo.
Great job, bro.
Come here.
I'm sorry.
You know what?
You got to do
What you got to do.
Okay?
I will, yeah.
Great job, man.
Todd went up,
And he gave it his best shot,
But nicholas is so
Multidimensional.
The guy has soul.
He has character.
And i think that cee lo made
The right decision.
Aah!
Hey, ma.
I'm so proud of you.
So awesome.
I'm full, man. i'm full.
I'm full of joy.
So full of happiness, man.
Pizza party tonight, guys.
Pizza party.
?pizza party
?shot through the heart,
And you're to blame ?
You can download
The winners' full versions
Of tonight's battle performances
AT iTUNES.
?i'd pay the devil
To replace her ?
?she's gone
Coming up...
I love both of them,
But one has to move on,
And one of them won't.
It's go time.
?the dog days are over
And later, the power to choose
Shifts to one artist.
Who is your new coach?
?this is "the voice"
Welcome back
To the battle rounds.
Let's check in with blake
And his adviser, michael bubl?
As they prepare
For their next battle pairing.
I feel like i came here
To mentor with you,
And now i feel like
I'm a part of it.
Mm-hmm. you are.
Michael bubl?is just an artist
That can do anything.
?michael bubl?
So many people
Will walk out of this room today
Better performers
Based on 15 minutes
With michael bubl?
I mean, that's --
That's unbelievable.
That's amazing.
Next, 23-year-old
Indie artist lelia broussard,
From lafayette, louisiana,
Faces 32-year-old music teacher
Suzanna choffel,
From austin, texas.
Lelia has gone to great lengths
To pursue a career in music.
When i was 17,
I moved to new york
To make it in music,
And it's a difficult path.
I've been playing shows
For nobody,
So when people show up
To my shows,
I'm always like,
"yes! i'm doing it."
?i have always thought
That it's a crime ?
Her take on a classic
Landed her on team blake.
Being on "the voice"
Is an incredible opportunity
To make it into a living.
Music teacher suzanna
Is stepping out
From the classroom
For a shot at a career in music.
?i've built my life
Around you ?
After impressing adam
And blake...
I did turn around
Before you? you b*stard.
...she had a tough decision.
I think i'm gonna
Have to go with blake.
Yes!
I'm so mad.
She's so good, it's crazy.
Ready for battle,
The singers meet
With blake and michael
For their first rehearsals.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to see you. how are you?
It was wonderful
To meet michael bubl?
He's a gentleman.
Blake and michael --
They're super pros, so it's
Great to have them on our side.
Y'all had to have known
I was gonna pair y'all together.
Absolutely. we called it.
Yeah, we knew. outside, we were like...
"we're gonna get paired."
We knew it. we knew it.
Lelia and suzanna --
It's just the most obvious
Pairing of a battle
I've ever seen.
I'm so excited.
Here's two chicks,
Kind of indie artists,
Who play guitar,
That kind of have gypsy souls,
So i picked "dog days are over"
By florence and the machine
Because they are so huge
Right now,
And it's a mad rock/indie sound.
I mean, there's definitely
Some of that
That can come out of them,
I think, and i want to hear it.
?except everything
?you had
?and what was left
After that, too ?
When you go to your falsetto,
It's so pretty.
Oh, thanks. thank you.
It's so pretty, and you look like
You're really feeling it.
Oh, my god,
I love to watch her sing.
That's the first time i ever got
To sit here and watch you sing.
You know what i mean?
Thank you.
Lelia is a great performer.
She really puts her whole
Into the song.
And as a teacher, i often get in
My head a lot about technique.
?can you hear
The horses? ?
?'cause here they come
Blah!
There i go flat.
I'm a little nervous
About letting go
Of some of those little,
Minute, technical details
And actually, you know,
Putting myself into the performance.
That's, like,
My one concern.
The next day, after
Feeling insecure in rehearsal,
Suzanna sits down with blake
And michael for advice.
I do teach a lot,
And the past few years,
I haven't been performing
As much as i should be.
But i would say
Leave the teacher thing behind.
You know what i mean?
Right. yeah.
Instead of thinking
About the breathing... sure, sure.
...or what other things
That you've been beating
Into other people's minds...
Yeah.
...don't let that accidentally
Start becoming, you know,
Things that are happening
In your mind
In this situation,
You know? yeah, sure. absolutely.
I could see suzanna
Becoming that person
That's like, you know,
Stand up there, breathe right.
I know that's good singing,
That's good form,
But screw that.
I want to see
How she just cuts loose
And loses herself onstage.
I don't care if you've done one
Gig or you've done a thousand.
No one needs to know.
Yeah.
The following day,
Lelia and suzanna meet with
Blake for one final rehearsal.
?'cause here they come
?the horses are coming
?so you better run
?run fast for your mother,
Run fast for your father ?
Give me one second.
I'm sorry. i'm sorry.
Lelia, the pitch can get
Really haywire there.
You know what i mean?
Right. right, right.
And there's absolutely
No forgiveness on television.
Pay special attention
To those,
Because those will be the
Things that make you who you are on down the road.
As a singer/songwriter,
I think the whole process
Has been super-intense,
And i've been feeling it today.
I'm still kind of, like,
Getting my bearings around the song.
I don't think anybody likes
That pitch i just used.
You know what else, suzanna?
Yeah.
There's different things
That make you sound
Like different people.
Sometimes it's the phrasing.
Sometimes it's the rasp. okay.
But there was a time or two
Where you opened up
And it was a clear voice,
You know? okay. right.
I change my voice a lot.
It probably comes from,
You know,
A multitude of influences
That i have.
I guess i would just say,
You know, pick one.
To win this battle, i need
To embody the artist within.
I will say that just go
Into this and have fun with it,
But leave nothing out there.
Yeah.
This is gonna be
A really tough decision for me.
Because i love both of them.
I really do.
One has to move on,
And one of them won't,
And that's just "the voice."
It's go time.
It's the night of the battle,
And lelia and suzanna
Will put it all on the line
To win and remain on team blake.
I've been on my own for
So long, sometimes it's hard.
But being a couple steps away
From the live show,
There's definitely no room
For error.
Suzanna, girl,
You better look out.
It's on.
I absolutely think
That this is kind of
My crossover moment
From "teaching,
Behind the scenes,
Sort of subdued" suzanna,
Into more of the star suzanna,
Showing the world, showing
America i'm not just a teacher.
I can rock it.
Coming up, blake's artists
Impress him with their battle...
?you can't carry it with you
If you want to survive ?
...making it hard
For him to pick a winner.
Oh, no. not these two.
I don't want to see anybody go.
Who is the winner?
Damn it. that sucks.
Will one go home,
Or will there be a steal?
Hey, it's christina milian.
Do you want to know
How the battle pairings
Really feel about each other?
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Between us
Is a lot better
Than a lot of the contestants.
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Right after they step
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Battles continue
Right after this.
?this is "the voice"
One of these artists
Will represent team blake
In the knockout round.
In the ring tonight, the
Independent singer/songwriter
From louisiana,
Lelia broussard...
Yeah! whoo!
...up against the austin
Music teacher,
Suzanna choffel!
Whoo, whoo!
This battle begins right now.
?happiness hit her
?like a train on a
?track
?coming towards her
?stuck,
Still no turning ?
?back
?the dog days are over
?the dog days
Are done ?
?the horses
Are coming ?
?so you better run
?run fast for your mother,
Run fast for your father ?
?run for your children,
For your sisters and brothers ?
?leave all your love
And your longing behind ? 1825 01:34: 01:34:29,462 ?you can't carry it with you if you want to survive ?
?the dog days are over
?the dog days
Are done ?
?can you
Hear the horses? ?
?'cause here they come
?and i
?i never wanted
?anything from you
?except everything
?you had
?and what was left
After that, too ?
?run fast for your mother,
Run fast for your father ?
?run for your children,
For your sisters and brothers ? 1839 01:35: 01:35:20,280 ?leave all your love and your longing behind ?
?you can't carry it with you
If you want to survive ?
?the dog days are over
?the dog days are done
?can you hear the horses?
?'cause here they come
Give it up
For suzanna and lelia.
Blake, wow.
That is not gonna be easy
For you.
Christina, some thoughts?
That was great, you guys.
That was really beautiful.
Really good.
Thank you.
Suzanna,
That was kind of like -- zing!
Okay, you have a really special,
Unique thing about your voice.
And, lelia, whenever you brought
In that beautiful falsetto,
I was really taken by that,
Too.
You know, this was a great
Pairing, a great match.
Blake, this is a tough decision,
Because they really go
Toe-to-toe.
Yeah, um...
Lelia, that was wonderful --
That walk across
And that second verse --
But i don't think
You took the opportunity
To really take off from there,
You know.
But you both
Deserve to be here,
And you both have talent --
Talent overflowing.
You know, suzanna,
I've kind of been mad at myself
'cause i remember
Turning around for you.
And i wanted to make sure
It wasn't
A stevie nicks impression.
But clearly,
After seeing this, it's not,
And, you know, i screwed up,
And i should have beaten his a*s
Into the ground
And taken you away from him.
Lelia, you were also
Really powerful.
I was discovering you
For the first time tonight.
So, because i'm wishing that
I had fought harder for you,
Suzanna,
I would have to go with you.
All right, blake,
Tough decision.
Damn it. that sucks.
Every time a battle comes
Across this stage from my team,
It's like, "oh, no.
Not these two.
I don't want to see anybody go."
But they had some good points.
Lelia, when you did start in
On your verse,
It was like you became the lelia
That i just, like,
Am obsessed with.
I mean, when she sings,
She almost becomes the song.
I love to watch it.
And, suzanna -- it's interesting
That you talked
About the stevie nicks thing,
Because she kind of has
The ability
To kind of be a chameleon
And turn into stevie nicks
When she's doing stevie nicks
And then
Florence and the machine
When she's doing
Florence and the machine,
But i also think suzanna sounds
Like suzanna when she wants to.
Blake, who is the winner
Of this battle?
Uh...
I think suzanna won this battle.
I'm gonna go with suzanna.
Suzanna, congratulations.
We'll see you
In the knockout round.
Congratulations to you.
Good job.
Thank you.
Coaches, let me remind you
Lelia is available to steal.
I just
Want to say thank you.
It was such
An amazing experience
To be on the show
And to be on your team.
So thank you so much.
Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Give her a round of applause.
Lelia broussard.
Thank you so much.
Good luck, sweetie.
Thank you.
I'll see you
Down the road. all right.
Lelia's really amazing,
But i've done one steal,
I got one left.
I'm saving it
For a special occasion,
An instinctual moment
Of some epiphany of some kind.
It's crazy though, man.
People surprise you, like --
I felt bad, though.
They're both great.
They were so great.
Oh, my god!
I was kind of nervous
About the song initially
When i got it,
And i feel like
I worked hard on it,
And i was pretty blown away by
Just what all the coaches said.
I'm very excited.
I'm not gonna lie.
I'm pretty excited!
Come here. mwah!
So cool.
Coming up...
A two-button steal
Has the coaches fighting
To pick up a valuable voice.
He didn't believe in you
During the blind auditions
Like i did.
You know a lot
About bull crap, oklahoma.
?this is "the voice"
Welcome back
To the battle rounds.
Let's check in with christina
Before her next battle pairing.
In my next life,
I'm gonna come back
In an all-male rock band.
I'm like, "can we switch places
For a day?"
Billie Joe:
I can mentor that.
While christina
And billie joe armstrong
Await their next battle pairing,
Let's see how they match up.
From florida
Versus 19-year-old
Pop powerhouse sylvia yacoub.
During the blind auditions,
Sylvia impressed
Three of our coaches
With her powerful performance...
?like i'm the only one
That you'll ever love ?
...giving her a shot
At fulfilling
Both her and
Her mother's dreams.
My mom grew up in egypt,
And she wasn't able to
Follow her dreams,
Just 'cause she was a woman,
And i just want to make
These dreams come true for me and my mom.
Broke out of her shell...
?stro-o-o-nger
...fueling a heated debate
Between christina and blake.
Do you notice
The long light going out
In front of my chair
Right now?
Wait. did you push
Your button? you're damn right i did.
Oh!
Joselyn is very young,
So it's an exciting place to be,
In the beginning of her journey.
Song choice --
"best thing i never had."
I chose it because
I feel like the two of you
Are capable
Of a song like this.
I love this song so much.
But sylvia and joselyn
Are really good singers.
I knew i had to give them both
A song that required
Some pretty powerful vocals.
?well, i bet it sucks
To be you right now ?
Sylvia's voice
Is very powerful.
?another place,
Another time ?
It sounds like she's got
A lot of years behind her,
And it shows.
You're hitting so hard,
And it's all power.
The only thing i worry about
Is if you overpower it. mm-hmm.
I think, for sylvia,
Having a powerful voice
Is her strength,
But with having great power
Comes great responsibility,
So she has to be able to kind of
Stay mature within the song.
Definitely pick out
Where you're gonna do
The ad-libs and the runs.
I want to make sure
It doesn't come off
As overdone, trying too hard,
Or even sloppy.
When i started out so strong
In all those runs
It was 'cause i was kind of
Nervous to sing in front of christina,
But i got what she was saying --
That i need to pick my moments.
?i know
YOU WANT ME BACK ? Christina: JOSELYN HAS A GREAT VOICE,
And i think she has a problem
Finding her own volume.
But she's very young.
She's still finding who she is.
You, i think, need to find out
Where your comfort zone is,
Having a higher tone,
Because you can use that
To your advantage.
Right.
I was shy
My whole entire life,
And i wanted to know
How to prepare
To get onstage
And really be strong.
I think it's about delivering
Those lyrics and that message
And then, like,
Choosing your moments.
Billie Joe: I THINK
The one thing about joselyn --
If there's one thing that can
Cause her to lose the battle
Is that she tries
To overcompensate
For having a softer voice.
And if she does that,
She can wind up in trouble.
With little time left
Before their battle,
Joselyn and sylvia head in
For one final rehearsal
With christina.
?best thing i never
?ooh
?and i will
Never be the ?
I think sometimes
Sylvia could be
A little bit overpowering.
Sometimes it can be impressive,
And sometimes
It can be a little annoying.
?turned out
To be the -- ?
Okay, hold on, hold on, hold on.
Sorry, sorry, sorry. hang on.
Sylvia, some of the more pretty
Things i think you were doing
Was whenever you were doing
A little bit more tender
And vulnerable,
'cause you already have
This intensity about it
That it would even end up
Being better and more in pitch
If it was just eased up on.
Going into this battle
Round, i'm a little nervous,
'cause i think if i try too hard
To show my power the whole time,
I won't show
Those vulnerable moments,
So i just got to make sure
That it's not a constant 10
The whole time.
?ahh
?what goes around
Comes back around ?
?it sucks to be you
Right now ? right now ?
?ooh-ooh
I like the solidness
Of that, joselyn.
You guys sound really,
Really, really good.
Let's just do it from the top,
All right?
Yeah, sure.
Okay?
Joselyn has
A crazy great range.
Then, you have sylvia,
Who has a really powerful voice.
Man, it's gonna make
A great battle.
Whoo!
It's the night of the battle,
And joselyn and sylvia
Head to the stage.
It would be super-heartbreaking
For me to go home,
Because this show
Has really helped me open up.
?goes around
Comes back around ?
I no longer
Have to sit in a corner
And hide myself from the world.
I can be who i am,
And i want to continue on
On this amazing journey.
This seems to be
The last chance, really,
For not only my myself,
But for my mom, as well.
If i win this battle,
The second i see my mom,
I know there's just gonna be
Just a whole lot of crying
On her part,
'cause she's gonna
Be so excited.
And that's what i want to see.
I want to see her smiling at me
Because i won.
Entering now,
The quiet florida teen
Joselyn rivera...
...versus the egyptian-born
Pop singer sylvia yacoub!
This battle starts right now.
?what goes around
Comes back around ? ?hey, my baby
Comes back around ?
?what goes around
?there was a time
?i thought that you did
Everything right ?
?no lies, no wrong
?boy, i must have been
Out of my mind ?
?so when i think of the time
That i almost loved you ?
?you showed your a*s,
And i, i saw the real you ? ?thank god you blew it ha!
?thank god
I dodged the b*llet ?
?i'm so over you,
So, baby, good looking out ? ?i wanted you bad
?i'm so through with that
?'cause honestly
You turned out to be the ? ?best thing i never
?you turned out
To be the ?
?best thing i never had
?and i'm gonna
Always be the ?
?best thing
You never h-a-a-ad ? right n-o-o-ow ? ?oh, yeah, but i bet it sucks to be you ?
It's time
?i knowto face the facts ? ?that i'm the one that's got away ?
?lord knows
That it would take ? ?another place, another time ?
?another world,
Another life ?
?thank god i found the
?good in goodbye
Good in goodbye ?
?i used to want you
So bad ?
?i'm so through
With that ?
?'cause honestly
You turned out to be the ? ?best thing i never had
?ooh, and i willou turned out
Always be the ?be the ?
?best thing
You never h-a-a-ad ?
?o to be you right now ?
?what goes around
Comes back around ?
?hey, what goes around
Whoa, ooh ?
?i bet it sucks
To be you right ?
?now
?ooh-ooh-ooh
?ooh
First, some thoughts
From the other coaches.
We'll start with you, cee lo.
Joselyn, you sounded so
Wonderful opening up this song.
It's like
I had never heard you before,
And you really impressed me.
I was like,
"okay, this little thing
With the big voice," you know?
Thank you so much.
So i really enjoyed you.
Sylvia, you have a very strong
Voice, a very commanding voice.
Maybe i just won't pick anyone,
Because you both were great.
Adam, what'd you think?
Man, it was so great.
Like, obviously, you guys
Are just gnarly-good singers.
I mean, i don't even know how --
And i'm sure, blake,
You can understand
Where i'm coming from --
Like, how do you, like,
Sing that many notes?
Sometimes,
It was a little too much.
Joselyn,
Your performance was amazing.
You know, i loved the movement,
And it was cool.
And, sylvia, you know,
You have a very powerful voice.
Maybe joselyn had you
A little bit on performance.
If i had to choose,
I would choose joselyn.
She seemed like
She was the one that was --
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
All right. blake?
Yeah, i can't even think
That many notes.
Sylvia, when you sing,
It's like you sing a little bit
With like, "i'll kick your a*s."
You know what i mean?
And you probably
Could kick his a*s.
And joselyn sings with that
Smile that she has right there.
It's just two different
Approaches as artists.
For my personal tastes,
I guess the smile melted me.
I think i would have picked
Joselyn.
Thank you so much, blake.
Thank you.
All right, a few for joselyn,
But now what matters most --
From your own coach,
Christina aguilera.
Wait, babe.
Oh!
Let me set the record straight
That i would have picked sylvia.
Okay.
Thank you, cee lo.
All right. sorry.
This is one of the tougher
Choices for me,
'cause i have a special spot for
Both of you guys in my heart.
Joselyn, there were moments
Where you were a little bit
"deer in headlights."
You know, and you did your
Homework, you found your spots,
And you found your comfort zone,
And you came back,
And you really shined tonight.
And, then, sylvia,
I mean, you come out here,
And you're like fire.
You just come out here,
And you do me proud.
You know, this is really hard
For me, you guys.
I really, seriously
Want to keep both of you.
I'm a little upset that i paired
The two of you together.
Who is the winner
Of this battle?
I don't know, guys. uh...
Oh, god. i know, i know.
It's k*lling me right now.
k*lling me.
Whew! i don't know, man.
Sucks, doesn't it?
It does. this one sucks.
I don't...
Um, you know, you know, i --
I'm sorry. i'm sorry.
You know,
Oh, my god. i'm so torn.
I loved both of it.
But you know what?
I'm gonna go with...
?this is "the voice"
Welcome back
To the battle rounds.
Before the break, joselyn
And sylvia took the stage
With a powerful performance
Of a beyonc?hit...
?thank god i found the
?good in goodbye
Good in goodbye ?
?i used to want you
So bad ?
...leaving christina
With the impossible decision
Of which pop artist
Will represent her team
In the knockout rounds.
Who is the winner
Of this battle?
I don't know, guys. uh...
Oh, god. i know. i know.
It's k*lling me right now.
k*lling me.
Oh, my god. i'm so torn.
I loved both of it.
But you know what?
I'm gonna go with fire.
I loved it, sylvia. so, you
Know, i'm gonna go with sylvia.
Sylvia yacoub,
Congratulations.
Whew, after a tough decision
From christina,
We'll see you
At the knockout round.
I believe in your passion
And, you know,
The fire in you,
And i just connect with that
Very much.
Thank you so much.
Congratulations.
Coaches, let me remind you, joselyn is available to steal.
Push.
Whoa! we got a steal!
Adam levine steals joselyn!
And blake shelton's in now!
Two coaches!
You are back
In this competition, joselyn.
Whoo!
Congratulations.
Thank you so much, carson.
Oh, my gosh.
Let's start with adam.
You went in first and furious
To steal joselyn. why?
Uh, you know what?
Joselyn, you came out, and you
Impressed all of us, no doubt.
Like, a lot of the people
That do what i think
You could do, you do better.
You could be
One of those singers
That has a song on the radio,
And then you go see them live,
And you say, "wow, and she can
Actually really sing."
Thanks, adam.
Let's go over to blake.
Blake, why do you want
To steal joselyn?
I was listening
To some of the bull crap
That adam was throwing
At you...
You know a lot
About bull crap, oklahoma.
...and all these things
That he could see in you
And that how much
He believes in you.
But it's just odd to me
That he didn't believe in you
During the blind auditions
Like i did,
When i hit my button for you the
Very first time around, joselyn.
I find that odd
And insulting a little bit.
Must we harp
On the past?
If i could ask you
Both a question --
What was something that you saw
In my performance tonight
That stood out the most?
You know,
What i saw special today
Was what i didn't necessarily
Pick up on earlier.
I can't pretend like
He's not right. he is.
Yep!
But the good news is that
It makes a lot more sense
For you to be on my team than
It does for you to be on his.
I can't remember
What your question was,
But here's my answer.
Joselyn, i love you.
Minutes ago, you were walking
Off the set to go home.
Now two of our coaches
Want to steal you.
And a tough decision.
Who is your new coach, joselyn?
Well...
Will it be adam,
Or will it be blake?
Okay.
Um, you know,
You both, i honestly --
You both are my inspiration,
And i look up to you both
So much.
And i guess...
That it's gonna be...
...adam.
Adam steals joselyn!
No! it's the end
Of her career!
You're wonderful.
I'm really, really excited.
You're amazing.
I'm so proud of you,
Honey.
Thank you so much,
Christina. you did everything...
I mean -- love you.
I love you.
Good luck
With everything.
Joselyn -- such a sweetheart,
And she definitely
Did her homework.
That's a good one.
I'm glad you got her.
I just felt a kinship
With sylvia
As far as understanding
The kind of passionate performer
That she's rooted from.
Adam's my new coach,
And i just feel so great.
I've had christina,
And she's given me great advice,
And now i have adam.
It's like "the best
Of both worlds" kind of thing.
Boo-yah!
Why don't you destroy
That young girl's career
Like you're going to?
It was a clear,
Obvious person to try to steal,
And i can't believe that little
b*stard took her from me.
Joselyn's a sweetheart.
So, she's in good hands.
I got a lot of girls.
I got like a hundred girls
On my team now.
Isn't that
How you like it?
?i love the ladies
As night three
Of the battle rounds ends,
Here's where the teams stand.
Adam picked
Smooth rocker sam james
And used his second
And final steal
To take 17-year-old pop singer
Joselyn rivera from christina.
Blake kept mariachi singer
Julio cesar castillo
And music teacher
Suzanna choffel.
Cee lo used his last steal
To score vocal powerhouse
Terisa griffin from blake
And chose family man
Nicholas david.
And christina picked
The returning dez duron
And pop powerhouse
Sylvia yacoub.
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03x12 - Battles, Part 3
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Reality TV that has aired 25 seasons and aims to find unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.
Reality TV that has aired 25 seasons and aims to find unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.