I Can See Your Voice (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode 2: Jordin Sparks, Niecy Nash, Jay Pharoah, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Houghton - full transcript
Guest panelists Niecy Nash and Jay Pharoah; the chosen contestant performs with Jordin Sparks.
Announcer: America,
it's time to take part
in the ultimate investigation.
This is "I can see your voice"!
Through a series of clues...
Lip sync challenge!
...And without ever
hearing them sing a note,
could you identify
bad singers...
- ♪ I think I can
solve them - whoo!
- ...From good singers?
- ( vocalizing )
in a night of heart-stopping
performances,
one contestant
attempts to win $100,000.
Okay, america,
keep your notepads ready
because anything and
everything might be a clue.
Helped by a team of
celebrity detectives...
I'm very good at this game.
...They must analyze the clues
to identify the bad singers.
That mouth was doing too much.
And in the end,
it all comes down
to one epic reveal.
Helping tonight's
contestant are niecy nash,
jay pharoah, adrienne houghton,
cheryl hines,
and music superstar
jordin sparks.
Get ready to play "I
can see your voice,"
where spotting terrible
talent can make you rich.
Ladies and gentlemen,
dr. Ken jeong.
Good evening. Welcome to
america's brand new guessing game,
"I can see your voice"!
Helping tonight's contestant
weed out the bad singers
throughout this investigation
is our glamorous panel
- of celebrity detectives.
- Whoo!
Bring it on. I'm
exci... I'm excited.
Let's meet tonight's contestant
hoping to take home $100,000.
Meet loretta from phoenix,
arizona!
- Hi, loretta.
- Hi, how are you?
Fantastic. Tell us about yourself,
miss loretta.
What do you do for a living?
And let's say you got the $100,000,
- what would you do with it?
- Well, I'm a retired banker.
I was in banking for 25 years,
and now I want to
open up a day care.
- Ken: A day care? - Yes.
- Yes. Yes. - That's amazing.
That's the best
reason to win. Really?
Before I was a banker,
I did day care.
And I know a lot of
people that are struggling
- and they need day care.
- Yeah.
So I want to have the type of day
care that I can give out scholarships
to struggling families and help
them through this transition...
- Love that.
- ...And we can all work together.
- Ken: And that's amazing. Wow.
- I love her.
If you win it and
build that day care,
it will be called "ken care,"
right? It will be called ken...
Loretta: No,
that's... Lollyland, lollyland.
Lollyland, that's even better. Lollyland,
that's even better.
- Yes! Yes!
- Ken: I love that. You have it all thought out.
We are all rooting for you,
all right, loretta?
Waiting in the shadows
are six secret voices
all claiming to be
incredible singers.
However, some of them,
and with all due respect,
are so bad they should
be arrested for ear crimes.
But pay attention,
the good singers will be telling the truth,
but the bad singers could
be lying about anything.
You have to find and eliminate the
bad singers who are trying to fool you.
So let's get the
investigation going
and reveal those secret voices.
Number one,
it's the scuba diver.
This marine biologist
recently signed
with a major
talent agency at 58.
She might be telling the truth.
She might be a scuba
that loves to sing.
Ken: Number two,
it's the flautist.
This multi-instrumentalist is
aiming to combine her two loves...
Playing flute and singing.
- She seems like the real deal.
- Really?
Number three,
it's the heartthrob.
This singer/model
sang backup vocals
on the last two
justin bieber albums.
Like, yo,
if I was justin bieber,
I'd put all ugly
people around me
because I'm gonna look better,
so I don't think so.
Number four, it's g.I. Jane.
She has traveled the world
as a member of a military choir.
The vibe is not there.
Number five,
it's the singing server.
He has been dishing out
the hits since he was 12
and performed in a
barbershop quartet.
I have been to some really cool
restaurants that have singing servers.
Number six, it's the auditor.
When she isn't
checking the books,
she's opening up for the
likes of jesse mccartney.
- I think she can blow.
- Oh, yeah.
- Here are the rules.
- Loretta: Okay.
There are six secret
voices up on that stage,
but you'll never know
exactly how many good
or how many bad
singers there will be.
Your job is to use clues to
eliminate all the bad singers.
For each bad
singer you eliminate,
you will earn $10,000.
Yes, yes. Yeah.
By the end of the show,
you want to have eliminated
all of the bad singers so the
last one standing is a good singer.
Why? Because if
they're a good singer,
you could win $100,000.
- Whoo, yes! - Whoo!
Let's get into the investigation
with our first three way
- lip sync challenge. - Yeah!
Just so you know,
all of our good singers
will be lip-syncing
to their own voices.
But pay attention because all
the bad singers will be lip-syncing
to someone else's good voice.
See if you can
tell which is which.
- Okay. - Get ready
for lip sync challenge
number one.
Singing "cheap thrills" by sia,
it's the scuba diver,
the flautist,
and the heartthrob.
Yay!
( music playing )
- oh, oh, oh. - Oh, I get that.
♪ Come on, come on,
turn the radio on ♪
♪ it's Friday night
and I won't be long ♪
♪ gotta do my hair,
put my makeup on ♪
♪ it's Friday night
and I won't be long ♪
- ♪ till I hit the dance floor,
hit the dance floor ♪ - cheryl: Oh! Okay.
- ♪ I got all I need - hey!
♪ No, I ain't got cash,
I ain't got cash ♪
♪ but I got you, baby
♪ baby, I don't need dollar
bills to have fun tonight ♪
I think she might be.
♪ I don't need no money
all right.
♪ I don't need no money
♪ come on, come on,
turn the radio on ♪
♪ it's Saturday and
it won't be long ♪
♪ gotta paint my nails,
put my high heels on ♪
♪ it's Saturday and
it won't be long ♪
whoo-hoo!
♪ Till I hit the dance floor,
hit the dance floor ♪
- ♪ I got all I need - oh!
- ♪ no, I don't need cash,
don't need cash ♪ - hey.
- ♪ but I got you, baby - ooh!
♪ Baby, I don't need dollar
bills to have fun tonight ♪
♪ as long as I can
keep dancing ♪
♪ la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪
- whoa! - Well, damn.
Well, all right then.
Give it up for the scuba diver,
the flautist.
Strong finish for the
heartthrob right there.
Loretta, what do you think?
I'm confused now.
Well, you're not alone.
You get help from out
panel of celebrity detectives.
So, panel, what do you spot?
First of all, loretta,
stick with me because I got this.
- Okay. I'm sure you do.
- I am eagle eye nash right now.
- Oh, okay. - Eagle eye nash.
Okay, so I'm gonna say
that I really believe the flautist.
I really thought she nailed it.
I can't play any instruments.
That's just not my ministry.
But I just didn't feel like
her fingers were moving,
and I just questioned
if she really is a flautist.
And if she's not,
then there's more lies there.
But, by the way,
the heartthrob I loved
because I think that's
the way he sounds.
That's how I imagine
him to sound and he had...
- Cheryl, are you crazy? - What?
That's just not the vocal I hear
for a background for justin bieber.
Good moves. He's clearly
a performer. Am I nuts?
I disagree because even though
the voice so beautiful at the end,
the man looked like when he opened
his mouth, he's like, "hey, everybody."
I don't know if
he sound like that,
but as far as the scuba diver,
that does sound like her voice.
And out of all the performances,
it seemed like she was the...
- it melded with her the most, I think.
- Her voice.
I agree with that comment,
but mine is a little bit different.
The confidence she had
as soon as the song started,
like, she knew what she was
doing. She's a good singer.
And, heartthrob, thank you for
looking at me. That was so lovely.
I really... I enjoyed that.
But I think, heartthrob... the
jury's still out on heartthrob for me.
- So I don't know...
- Heartthrob is bad!
All right, remember,
bad is good, good is bad.
We're here to
eliminate a bad singer.
It's time to make a decision.
All right, in front of you, you will see
each secret voice's name and number.
So tap on the one you want to eliminate,
then lock it in.
I'm gonna say the scuba diver,
I think I'm gonna keep her for a
minute because you know what?
I know she has a
strong voice inside of her
because if she can scuba dive,
she has lung capacity.
The flautist,
I think she did too well
for trying to impress me
to make me feel
like she's a singer.
Because the way
she grabbed that mic,
I was like,
she practiced that for a long time.
- That's very true.
- Heartthrob, he's not giving me enough.
He doesn't seem like he is used to
performance. I'm going with my gut.
I'm going to eliminate and say
that the bad singer is heartthrob.
Ken: Okay, then lock it in.
- Locked in. - Whoo!
Heartthrob, from one to another,
get ready because you're
about to perform for us
and show us what
you've been hiding.
Now, loretta,
have you identified a bad singer
- and made a cool 10 grand?
- I think so. I think so.
Or a good singer
and won nothing?
I think I identified
the bad singer.
Heartthrob, let's...
All: See your voice!
- Please be bad. - Oh, please.
Cheryl: Oh, my god.
- You still say he can't sing?
- He can't.
I'm getting a little nervous.
He took a deep breath.
( music playing )
I need him to sound so bad.
( shrilly ) ♪ oh, whoa
- ( cheering ) - ♪ oh, whoa
♪ oh, whoa
♪ and I was like, baby,
baby, baby, oh ♪
♪ like baby, baby, baby, no
♪ like baby, baby, baby, oh ♪
♪ I thought you'd always be mine,
mine ♪
- what did I say? - We knew!
- Yes! We knew. - Whoo!
- Cheryl: Yes, we knew!
- Ken: Man, heartthrob,
that was dope as in,
like, stupid.
- I killed it, right?
- No, yeah. You killed it,
like,
the whole art form of music.
That was horrible,
which was amazing for loretta
- because she won $10,000!
- Whoo!
- Thank you!
- Thank you, heartthrob.
You were horrible. What made
you decide to do the show?
My dad is a really busy man,
so I just kind of wanted to give him an
opportunity to see me while I live in l.A.
- All: Aww! - Yay!
Thanks for playing. Give
it up for the heartthrob.
Yes, yes,
yes. Thank you for being horrible.
After the break,
we'll be getting a closer look
at our next batch
of secret voices,
and hopefully earning
loretta $100,000.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes.
- Don't go anywhere.
This is "I can see your voice,"
only on fox.
I just want to point
out that I knew it!
Yes, yes, yes. I thank you, too.
Welcome back to "I
can see your voice,"
the only show where
spotting terrible talent
can make you really rich.
Loretta, before the break,
you eliminated the
heartthrob and won $10,000.
- Yeah, girl! Whoo!
- I did. Yes, I did.
Remember, your goal is to find
as many bad singers as you can
because if the last
one standing is good,
- you could win $100,000. - Yay!
- Whoo! - Well, it is time
for our second
lip sync challenge.
Performing "dancing in
the street" by martha reeves,
give it up for g.I. Jane,
the singing server,
and the auditor.
( music playing )
♪ calling out around the world ♪
♪ are you ready for
a brand new beat? ♪
♪ All we need is music,
sweet music ♪
♪ there'll be music everywhere ♪
- ♪ there'll be swinging
- I can't tell. I can't tell.
♪ Swaying, and records playing ♪
♪ dancing in the street
- she don't sing. She don't sing.
- She did the walk!
She's cold!
♪ It doesn't matter
what you wear ♪
♪ just as long as
you are there ♪
♪ so, come on,
every guy, grab a girl ♪
♪ everywhere around the world
♪ they'll be dancing
that voice sounds very broadway
and he sings very theatrical.
♪ Singing, and music swinging ♪
♪ dancing in the street
♪ all we need is music
♪ sweet music
♪ they'll be swinging,
swaying, ♪
♪ and records playing
why is the mic so
far from her mouth?
That's what I was looking at.
♪ Come on, every guy
I think... I think she
might be a singer.
♪ Everywhere around the world
♪ they're dancing
♪ they're dancing
in the street ♪
♪ dancing in the street
wow! Give it up! G.I. Jane,
singing server, and the auditor. Great job.
- Niecy: Can we talk about the auditor for one second?
- Yes, please.
She had that mic a thousand
miles away from her mouth.
- Yes, she did. She did.
- Is that because she's powerful
and knows that she
normally has to do that?
Or is that because
she's inexperienced?
The mic thing did throw me off,
but I felt like she
had more confidence,
in what she was doing, I guess.
So she could be a good singer.
Now,
it got weird with g.I. Jane,
specifically in one part
where there was a run,
and that mouth didn't match
what that run should be doing.
- I absolutely agree.
- It was the...
When she did
that run on "street,"
it wasn't... it wasn't
there. It wasn't there.
Jay: I'ma say singing server,
it was his eye movement, man.
It was so precise
and... I was like,
"yo, dawg,
this might be his voice for real."
- like, I don't know.
- Because he was singing with his face.
- Yes.
- He was singing with his face.
- I actually don't think he can sing.
- Really?
- I felt like the other two were so comfortable.
- They were.
They were good performers.
And I feel like the singing server,
he wasn't feeling the music
like g.I. Jane was
feeling the music.
- Okay.
- I think g.I. Jane can sing.
- 'cause I'm gonna tell you why.
- Cheryl: Same.
You got a hard
shell on the outside,
but on the inside I bet
she got the softest voice.
'cause she got the
hardest looks right now.
- Okay.
- So it is time to make a decision.
Loretta: The singing server,
I think he could
be a good singer,
but he's really holding
everything back
because then we'll be able
to peep that he can sing.
The auditor,
I see a gospel singer,
but that means that maybe she
doesn't go any further than the church.
The one that I'm thinking
cannot sing is g.I. Jane.
She's real good
with the movement,
but I just don't
think she can sing.
I'm just saying,
you didn't see the confidence she had
- in that military walk-off off the thing?
- She did. I know, but...
Jay pharoah,
you wrong. Loretta, you right.
Oh, well,
okay. Don't listen to me then.
I ain't here. I ain't here.
- So...
- So what is your choice?
The elimination
will be for g.I. Jane
because I think
she is a bad singer.
- Lock it in. - Locking it in.
Ken: Loretta,
have you correctly identified a bad singer
and made yourself
another $10,000?
My gut tells me I'm right.
- G.I. Jane, let's...
- All: See your voice!
( music playing )
- uh-oh! - ( cheering )
you better... oh!
( screeching ) ♪ I'm every woman
♪ it's all in me
♪ anything you want done, baby
♪ I do it naturally
♪ I'm every woman
♪ it's all in me
- ♪ I can read your thoughts
right now ♪ - I was wrong.
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa
( cheering )
yes!
G.I. Jane, what ranking are you?
Sergeant first class.
- Wow. Oh, wow. - Yeah!
What made you
decide to do the show?
I felt I had the stamina
to get up here and
sing even though I can't.
Give it up for g.I. Jane.
Thank you so much.
Loretta, you've eliminated two
bad singers and zero good singers,
bringing your total to $20,000.
Yes, yes, yes!
Ken: But you still have four remaining
secret voices left to choose from.
You want answers,
I want answers,
and let's get them
after the break.
Keep it locked here, america,
to "I can see your voice."
welcome back to "I
can see your voice,"
the show which asks whether
you can tell good singers from bad
without ever hearing them sing.
Loretta, you still have four remaining
secret voices left to choose from.
Remember, your goal is to eliminate
as many bad singers as you can
because if the last one
standing is a good one,
you could win $100,000.
I'm going to win. Yes, yes!
And in order to reveal more clues
about our remaining secret voices,
I have stolen their phones.
But you only get
to peek inside one.
So let's play unlock my life!
Okay,
whoa! Unlock my life. Okay.
So, loretta,
what you will see is a secret voice
revealing pieces of vital
information about themselves,
all with their voice
slightly altered.
- Okay.
- Who do you want to hear from?
Scuba diver,
I know she has to have a voice.
The flautist,
she seems to be musically inclined.
The auditor,
she doesn't give me that vibe
that she's able to sing.
But the one that's a mystery
to me is the singing server.
I want to see what's going on.
Okay, america,
keep your eyes peeled
because anything and
everything might be a clue.
Now remember,
the good singers will be telling the truth,
but the bad singers could
be lying about anything.
Let's find out what the
singing server is all about.
( music playing )
( distorted ) I moved
to l.A. After college
to pursue acting and
musical theater full-time.
Ooh! Singing server.
My parents really
wanted me to find a focus
and a passion growing up
and so they signed us up for piano,
acting,
and musical theater,
which is my true passion.
Told you. Musical theater.
I'm working as
a server full-time,
which is super flexible
with my auditions.
I believe him.
And the customers
love it when I sing.
There was a really quick clip
of his hand placement
on the piano.
He was playing
like this over here.
If you know how to play,
you know how to play
both sides of the piano.
I believe that. Mm-hmm.
He took a baby picture
with a piano. Like...
I was going to say, yeah.
You're not going
to just take a picture
with an instrument
when you're young
unless you about the life.
From the moment we heard
his voice in the lip sync challenge,
I said, "oh,
my gosh. He loves musical theater."
so just hearing him
say that in the package
definitely confirmed
what we thought.
It makes perfect sense.
The one thing that's
sort of strange to me,
why would you move to los
angeles to be in musicals?
'cause l.A. Is not really
known for their live shows.
- Good catch, cheryl.
- Thanks for bringing the confusion.
- I know. - Now I'm confused.
Are you confused enough
to change your mind?
He's still a wild card for me.
- Still a wild card?
- I would still keep him.
Loretta,
it's time to make a decision.
I'm going to keep
the singing server
because he mentioned
that he was raised in music,
so that means that...
Nine times out of ten,
he can sing.
And I'm going to keep the
scuba diver as well as flautist.
And I think that the
auditor is a bad singer
because for the lip sync,
I didn't see singer in that.
Auditor, she is a bad singer.
Locked in.
I hope I'm right.
- Auditor, let's...
- All: See your voice!
Bring it badly, yes.
( music playing )
- oh! - Oh.
Uh-oh.
Oh, god, oh, god, oh, god.
♪ Shut your mouth
♪ baby, stand and deliver
♪ holy hands,
will it make me a sinner? ♪
♪ Like a river, like a river
♪ shut your mouth
and run me like a river ♪
♪ oh, don't say
♪ don't you say it
♪ one breath,
it'll just break it ♪
♪ so shut your mouth
♪ and run me like a river
whoa! Shut my mouth!
( laughing, cheering )
well, that's... that's why the
mic was all the way out here.
- Wow. - Whoa!
Auditor, oh, my goodness.
Is it true you opened
up for jesse mccartney?
I did open for him for one of his shows,
yes.
- Oh, he can sing.
- Wow. How was that experience?
It was insane. I won a
competition and they were like,
"you're opening for
jesse mccartney."
- I was like... ( squeals
) - that was so great.
Give it up for the auditor!
- Loretta, you missed out on $10,000.
- Oh, my god.
- You're still keeping your total at $20,000.
- Beautiful.
- Still good. - Yeah.
There's a lot of show left,
so don't go anywhere.
This is "I can see your voice."
welcome back to "I
can see your voice,"
and we're getting
closer to crunch time.
Loretta,
you have now eliminated two bad singers
and one good singer,
leaving you with three
remaining secret
voices to choose from...
The scuba diver, the flautist,
and the singing server.
None of us know
how many are good
and how many are bad,
so you still need to
tread carefully now
if you're going to end up
with a good singer at the end
- and win that $100,000. - Okay.
Now, I'm going to give you the
chance to hear one of those singers
with a slight catch.
Let's play secret studio.
Under total secrecy,
all of our secret voices
have prerecorded
their very own demo
tape in our secret studio,
only their voices have been altered by
our world famous vocal manipulation device.
Who would you like to see
go in to the secret studio?
Loretta: It's going to be scuba
diver because she is such a mystery,
and she won't hardly move,
she won't hardly do too much.
So I need to see
something that she's done.
Ken: What about the
flautist or the singing server?
No, I want to see scuba diver.
- She knows. She knows.
- She knows what she wants.
That's right,
girl! That's right!
She's a woman who knows
exactly what she wants.
Loretta, panel,
while the pitch of their
voices will be altered,
there will still be plenty of clues
to look out for, so pay attention.
It is the scuba diver.
( high-pitched)
♪ we built this city
oh, god.
♪ We built this city
on rock and roll ♪
♪ built this city
♪ we built this city
on rock and roll ♪
- ken: Man, that was...
- Oh, wow.
- That was an intense emotional journey.
- That was intense.
I'm confused.
She had no consideration
for the microphone or
how far away she was.
She was just like...
♪ we built this city
it sounds exactly like
your voice in real time.
It really does. No offense.
But, I mean, if we didn't learn
anything from that last round,
- some people don't need to be close to the mic.
- Yeah.
I heard on the high
note when she goes...
♪ Built this city
and her voice kind
of cracked a little bit.
- Yeah.
- So, I'm leaning towards she's not a good singer.
- Okay.
- Listening to her sing the first round
and hearing it now,
I think... I think you can sing.
Ken: It is time to make a decision,
loretta.
And remember, you can eliminate
any of the three secret
voices still up there.
Who is the bad singer?
Loretta: I'm going to
keep the singing server.
He was raised in music,
I can feel it.
He's musically inclined.
And I'm going to keep flautist.
I get a singer vibe from her.
So I'm going to
eliminate scuba diver.
When I was watching her
there on the secret studio,
her mouth expressions
didn't say singer to me.
I think scuba diver
is a bad singer.
Locked in.
Loretta, if you got this right
and picked a bad singer,
you'll pocket another $10,000.
Ooh, yes, yes, yes.
So, scuba diver, let's...
All: See your voice!
I'm stressed.
( music playing )
she about to kill it.
( screeching ) ♪ I need a hero
♪ I'm holding out for a
hero till the end of the night ♪
♪ and he's gotta be strong
and he's gotta be fast ♪
♪ and he's gotta be
fresh from the fight ♪
♪ I need a hero
( cheering )
- yeah! Right! - Scuba diver!
- You were wonderful!
- You were wonderful because you were awful!
Scuba diver,
you just won loretta $10,000,
bringing her total to $30,000.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes!
- Was any of that true?
- Are you a scuba diver? - Yes.
So, it's scuba diver,
also a marine biologist.
- Wow. - But it's also true
I did sign with a major
talent agency at 58.
It's just for dancing.
Yes! I knew when
she did that little...
Please give it up
for the scuba diver.
There are only two secret
voices left in the game.
Loretta's next elimination is
the most important one yet.
Stay right where you are.
This is "I can see your voice,"
only on fox.
Welcome back to "I
can see your voice."
loretta,
you have now eliminated three bad singers
and one good singer.
You only have two
secret voices remaining.
They both could be good.
They both could be bad.
Or it could be one of
each. We just don't know.
Bottom line,
if there's a bad one up there,
you need to get rid of them now,
which brings us to
our final challenge.
Interrogation, gation,
gation, gation, gation.
You're about to
get the opportunity
to grill either one of our
remaining secret voices,
the flautist or the
singing server,
and hear their unaltered
voice for the first time.
You'll get 30 seconds to
ask them whatever you want,
but then you have to
eliminate one of them.
- Okay.
- Loretta, who do you want to interrogate?
Loretta: Well,
the singing server,
something about a vibe within me
that's telling me
that he can sing.
So I'm going to
interrogate flautist.
It's a hidden gem there,
and I need her to bring it out
so that I can get some
questions answered
to see if I'm on
the right track.
- Okay.
- Ken: The flautist, prepare yourself.
Your 30 seconds starts
in three, two, one, go.
Flautist,
who do people say you sing like?
- Mariah carey. - Oh.
How did you get
involved into music?
My mother taught me
how to play the flute.
Okay, what were your... who...
What were you biggest fears
getting into the music industry?
That I wouldn't
have the right look.
Loretta: Hmm. Okay.
How do you pump yourself up
to get ready for a performance?
I make jokes and act
like it's not happening.
Panel,
what are your thoughts? Eagle eye?
You asked,
so who did people say she sounds like?
Girl, you know you lying! You don't
sound like dadgum mariah carey.
I don't believe that.
Now you stop it.
And the voice we heard
in the lip sync battle
didn't sound like mariah carey.
Do not allow the wrong
answer that she's giving you
to some of your
stuff to throw you off.
- She's a good singer, man. That's all I'm saying.
- Niecy: Okay, okay.
She can do it, too. Just saying.
Was it that people say she
sounded like mariah carey,
or she think she
sounds like mariah?
- No, she said people. - People.
- She said people.
- Oh, people? That's a little different
than "I sound
like mariah carey."
that's a good point. That's a good point,
yeah.
People say I sound like
will smith. I don't hear it.
- Really?
- Thank you, man! 'cause I don't sound like will smith.
- Right. Right.
- I never do unless I'm trying it. Yeah.
Right. All jokes aside,
we want loretta to win that $100,000.
- Thank you.
- So we want to find the bad singer.
Bad is good, good is bad.
It's time to make a decision.
Who do you think
is the bad singer?
The flautist or
the singing server?
I think the singing
server is a good singer
because I think that there's
a huge voice inside of him.
I think flautist, people say
that she sings like mariah carey.
Them is some big shoes to fill,
and I find that hard to believe.
- Oh.
- Ken: Okay, so you've made your decision?
I've made my final decision.
I'm going to eliminate flautist.
- Okay, locking it in.
- ( laughing )
I'm stressed!
- Ooh.
- Ken: That means singing server will be going through
to the finale where you're about to
duet with the actual jordin sparks.
- Whoo!
- Ken: So get your tables ready.
Flautist, let's...
All: See your voice.
Guys, I think she can sing.
- She can't. - No?
No, she can't.
Oh, no. She gonna get it.
( music playing )
she cannot play the flute.
( playing flute )
okay, she can play.
- Whoo! - She can't sing.
♪ If he don't love you anymore ♪
♪ then walk your
fine self out the door ♪
♪ if he don't love you anymore,
yeah, yeah ♪
hey!
♪ Then walk your
fine self out the door ♪
( vocalizing )
♪ yeah
♪ yeah
♪ good as hell
♪ hair toss check my,
check my nails ♪
♪ baby,
how you feeling? Good as hell ♪
whoo!
I freaking knew it!
And I don't know where
to go with my feelings
'cause she was giving
me mariah carey range.
I would agree with that as well.
- Loretta, you missed out on $10,000.
- Loretta: Yes, I did.
But your total is still $30,000.
Yeah.
So, flautist,
you stumped us all. Who are you really?
I am a singer,
professional singer,
and I am a flautist as well.
Please give it
up for the flautist!
Thank you.
All right, loretta. We're
down to our last secret voice.
And if you have successfully
eliminated all of the bad singers,
and if the singing
server is a good singer,
you could be taking home $100,000.
Let that soak in for just a second.
Yes, I can. That's what I
need. That's what I need, okay.
But first, it all comes down
to one huge decision.
Do you want to risk it all for
the chance to win $100,000?
Which we will get
to after the break.
Don't go anywhere. This
is "I can see your voice."
welcome back to "I
can see your voice."
we're down to our last secret voice,
the singing server.
It is time, loretta,
to make your biggest decision of all.
All game long you've been trying
to find and eliminate the bad singers
so that a good singer
is left standing up there
to duet with the
incredible jordin sparks.
And so now,
for the first time in the game,
you are hoping singing
server is a good singer.
Yes. Indeed I am.
But here's the decision
you have to make.
Loretta,
you can either walk away with the $30,000
and be cool with it. Game over.
- Yeah.
- Ken: Or you can play on for one final round,
our grand finale.
And if singing server
turns out to be a good singer,
your winnings will
shoot up to $100,000.
Thousand dollars. Yes! Yes!
That's what I want.
However, if you get it wrong
and singing server turns
out to be a bad singer,
you will go home with nothing.
Panel,
do you think this is a good or bad singer?
I have doubts about him.
We saw the piano in his room,
but what if he's just a
pianist and doesn't sing?
Going for the big
money is a good idea.
Maybe he can sing and
people don't think he can.
So he's like a secret
weapon in the vocal.
- Okay.
- I'm telling you, I just want to say
there's some deflections
in this game for sure.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- Yo, I hope he can sing, too.
This round is really tough for me,
actually.
The singing server
is still my wild card.
We did hear his voice,
although it was tuned up.
I don't know either way.
- Okay.
- You can change peoples' lives with $30,000.
You can do so much with it.
But we saw throwback pictures
of him as a child with a piano.
That seemed to all make sense.
So I am just hoping for you,
loretta, that he really can sing.
So, loretta,
if you play on for the $100,000...
- Mm-hmm. - ...Lock it in.
If you don't, you're welcome to
walk away now with the $30,000.
I'm the type that will go all the
way to the end no matter what.
So, thank you but no thank you.
I'm gonna stay and get the hundred.
- Is that your final decision?
- That's my final decision.
Locked in.
Risk taker. Come on.
So, jordin sparks,
please go and join
singing server on the stage.
Singing "no air,"
please put all your hands together
for jordin sparks
and singing server!
Let's see if you
made the right choice.
( music playing )
♪ if I should die
before I wake ♪
♪ it's 'cause you
took my breath away ♪
♪ losing you is like living
in a world with no air ♪
♪ but how
♪ do you expect me
♪ to live alone with just me? ♪
♪ 'cause my world
revolves around you ♪
♪ it's so hard for
me to breathe ♪
♪ tell me how I'm supposed
to breathe with no air? ♪
♪ Can't live,
can't breathe with no air ♪
♪ that's how I feel
whenever you ain't there ♪
♪ there's no air, no air ♪
♪ no air, air
- ♪ no - ♪ no air, air
( wailing ) ♪ I walked, I ran,
I jumped, I flew right off ♪
- oh, god.
- ♪ the ground and float to you ♪
- oh!
- ♪ there's no gravity to hold me down, for real ♪
♪ oh!
♪ Tell me how you're
gonna breathe with no air? ♪
♪ Can't live,
can't breathe with no air ♪
♪ that's how I feel
whenever you ain't there ♪
he don't got no air.
♪ There's no air, no air
♪ got me out here in
the water so deep ♪
♪ tell me how you
gon' be without me? ♪
♪ If you ain't here I
just can't breathe ♪
♪ there's no air, no air ♪
oh!
Loretta, I am so sorry.
Singing server pulled the
wool over all of our eyes.
Ugh. You've lost all your money.
- That's okay.
- But you have been
- the most amazing contestant ever.
- Thank you. Thank you.
Give it up for loretta.
You will one day
get your lollyland.
- I will.
- I believe that in this universe,
good things always happen.
Always. I believe that,
too. Thank you.
- Whoo! - Whoo!
- Thank you for your spirit.
- You're welcome. Thank you.
I want to thank cheryl hines.
I want to thank niecy nash,
adrienne houghton,
jay pharoah, and of course,
the vivacious, the talented,
the lovely jordin sparks.
Thank you for watching.
Good night.
it's time to take part
in the ultimate investigation.
This is "I can see your voice"!
Through a series of clues...
Lip sync challenge!
...And without ever
hearing them sing a note,
could you identify
bad singers...
- ♪ I think I can
solve them - whoo!
- ...From good singers?
- ( vocalizing )
in a night of heart-stopping
performances,
one contestant
attempts to win $100,000.
Okay, america,
keep your notepads ready
because anything and
everything might be a clue.
Helped by a team of
celebrity detectives...
I'm very good at this game.
...They must analyze the clues
to identify the bad singers.
That mouth was doing too much.
And in the end,
it all comes down
to one epic reveal.
Helping tonight's
contestant are niecy nash,
jay pharoah, adrienne houghton,
cheryl hines,
and music superstar
jordin sparks.
Get ready to play "I
can see your voice,"
where spotting terrible
talent can make you rich.
Ladies and gentlemen,
dr. Ken jeong.
Good evening. Welcome to
america's brand new guessing game,
"I can see your voice"!
Helping tonight's contestant
weed out the bad singers
throughout this investigation
is our glamorous panel
- of celebrity detectives.
- Whoo!
Bring it on. I'm
exci... I'm excited.
Let's meet tonight's contestant
hoping to take home $100,000.
Meet loretta from phoenix,
arizona!
- Hi, loretta.
- Hi, how are you?
Fantastic. Tell us about yourself,
miss loretta.
What do you do for a living?
And let's say you got the $100,000,
- what would you do with it?
- Well, I'm a retired banker.
I was in banking for 25 years,
and now I want to
open up a day care.
- Ken: A day care? - Yes.
- Yes. Yes. - That's amazing.
That's the best
reason to win. Really?
Before I was a banker,
I did day care.
And I know a lot of
people that are struggling
- and they need day care.
- Yeah.
So I want to have the type of day
care that I can give out scholarships
to struggling families and help
them through this transition...
- Love that.
- ...And we can all work together.
- Ken: And that's amazing. Wow.
- I love her.
If you win it and
build that day care,
it will be called "ken care,"
right? It will be called ken...
Loretta: No,
that's... Lollyland, lollyland.
Lollyland, that's even better. Lollyland,
that's even better.
- Yes! Yes!
- Ken: I love that. You have it all thought out.
We are all rooting for you,
all right, loretta?
Waiting in the shadows
are six secret voices
all claiming to be
incredible singers.
However, some of them,
and with all due respect,
are so bad they should
be arrested for ear crimes.
But pay attention,
the good singers will be telling the truth,
but the bad singers could
be lying about anything.
You have to find and eliminate the
bad singers who are trying to fool you.
So let's get the
investigation going
and reveal those secret voices.
Number one,
it's the scuba diver.
This marine biologist
recently signed
with a major
talent agency at 58.
She might be telling the truth.
She might be a scuba
that loves to sing.
Ken: Number two,
it's the flautist.
This multi-instrumentalist is
aiming to combine her two loves...
Playing flute and singing.
- She seems like the real deal.
- Really?
Number three,
it's the heartthrob.
This singer/model
sang backup vocals
on the last two
justin bieber albums.
Like, yo,
if I was justin bieber,
I'd put all ugly
people around me
because I'm gonna look better,
so I don't think so.
Number four, it's g.I. Jane.
She has traveled the world
as a member of a military choir.
The vibe is not there.
Number five,
it's the singing server.
He has been dishing out
the hits since he was 12
and performed in a
barbershop quartet.
I have been to some really cool
restaurants that have singing servers.
Number six, it's the auditor.
When she isn't
checking the books,
she's opening up for the
likes of jesse mccartney.
- I think she can blow.
- Oh, yeah.
- Here are the rules.
- Loretta: Okay.
There are six secret
voices up on that stage,
but you'll never know
exactly how many good
or how many bad
singers there will be.
Your job is to use clues to
eliminate all the bad singers.
For each bad
singer you eliminate,
you will earn $10,000.
Yes, yes. Yeah.
By the end of the show,
you want to have eliminated
all of the bad singers so the
last one standing is a good singer.
Why? Because if
they're a good singer,
you could win $100,000.
- Whoo, yes! - Whoo!
Let's get into the investigation
with our first three way
- lip sync challenge. - Yeah!
Just so you know,
all of our good singers
will be lip-syncing
to their own voices.
But pay attention because all
the bad singers will be lip-syncing
to someone else's good voice.
See if you can
tell which is which.
- Okay. - Get ready
for lip sync challenge
number one.
Singing "cheap thrills" by sia,
it's the scuba diver,
the flautist,
and the heartthrob.
Yay!
( music playing )
- oh, oh, oh. - Oh, I get that.
♪ Come on, come on,
turn the radio on ♪
♪ it's Friday night
and I won't be long ♪
♪ gotta do my hair,
put my makeup on ♪
♪ it's Friday night
and I won't be long ♪
- ♪ till I hit the dance floor,
hit the dance floor ♪ - cheryl: Oh! Okay.
- ♪ I got all I need - hey!
♪ No, I ain't got cash,
I ain't got cash ♪
♪ but I got you, baby
♪ baby, I don't need dollar
bills to have fun tonight ♪
I think she might be.
♪ I don't need no money
all right.
♪ I don't need no money
♪ come on, come on,
turn the radio on ♪
♪ it's Saturday and
it won't be long ♪
♪ gotta paint my nails,
put my high heels on ♪
♪ it's Saturday and
it won't be long ♪
whoo-hoo!
♪ Till I hit the dance floor,
hit the dance floor ♪
- ♪ I got all I need - oh!
- ♪ no, I don't need cash,
don't need cash ♪ - hey.
- ♪ but I got you, baby - ooh!
♪ Baby, I don't need dollar
bills to have fun tonight ♪
♪ as long as I can
keep dancing ♪
♪ la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪
- whoa! - Well, damn.
Well, all right then.
Give it up for the scuba diver,
the flautist.
Strong finish for the
heartthrob right there.
Loretta, what do you think?
I'm confused now.
Well, you're not alone.
You get help from out
panel of celebrity detectives.
So, panel, what do you spot?
First of all, loretta,
stick with me because I got this.
- Okay. I'm sure you do.
- I am eagle eye nash right now.
- Oh, okay. - Eagle eye nash.
Okay, so I'm gonna say
that I really believe the flautist.
I really thought she nailed it.
I can't play any instruments.
That's just not my ministry.
But I just didn't feel like
her fingers were moving,
and I just questioned
if she really is a flautist.
And if she's not,
then there's more lies there.
But, by the way,
the heartthrob I loved
because I think that's
the way he sounds.
That's how I imagine
him to sound and he had...
- Cheryl, are you crazy? - What?
That's just not the vocal I hear
for a background for justin bieber.
Good moves. He's clearly
a performer. Am I nuts?
I disagree because even though
the voice so beautiful at the end,
the man looked like when he opened
his mouth, he's like, "hey, everybody."
I don't know if
he sound like that,
but as far as the scuba diver,
that does sound like her voice.
And out of all the performances,
it seemed like she was the...
- it melded with her the most, I think.
- Her voice.
I agree with that comment,
but mine is a little bit different.
The confidence she had
as soon as the song started,
like, she knew what she was
doing. She's a good singer.
And, heartthrob, thank you for
looking at me. That was so lovely.
I really... I enjoyed that.
But I think, heartthrob... the
jury's still out on heartthrob for me.
- So I don't know...
- Heartthrob is bad!
All right, remember,
bad is good, good is bad.
We're here to
eliminate a bad singer.
It's time to make a decision.
All right, in front of you, you will see
each secret voice's name and number.
So tap on the one you want to eliminate,
then lock it in.
I'm gonna say the scuba diver,
I think I'm gonna keep her for a
minute because you know what?
I know she has a
strong voice inside of her
because if she can scuba dive,
she has lung capacity.
The flautist,
I think she did too well
for trying to impress me
to make me feel
like she's a singer.
Because the way
she grabbed that mic,
I was like,
she practiced that for a long time.
- That's very true.
- Heartthrob, he's not giving me enough.
He doesn't seem like he is used to
performance. I'm going with my gut.
I'm going to eliminate and say
that the bad singer is heartthrob.
Ken: Okay, then lock it in.
- Locked in. - Whoo!
Heartthrob, from one to another,
get ready because you're
about to perform for us
and show us what
you've been hiding.
Now, loretta,
have you identified a bad singer
- and made a cool 10 grand?
- I think so. I think so.
Or a good singer
and won nothing?
I think I identified
the bad singer.
Heartthrob, let's...
All: See your voice!
- Please be bad. - Oh, please.
Cheryl: Oh, my god.
- You still say he can't sing?
- He can't.
I'm getting a little nervous.
He took a deep breath.
( music playing )
I need him to sound so bad.
( shrilly ) ♪ oh, whoa
- ( cheering ) - ♪ oh, whoa
♪ oh, whoa
♪ and I was like, baby,
baby, baby, oh ♪
♪ like baby, baby, baby, no
♪ like baby, baby, baby, oh ♪
♪ I thought you'd always be mine,
mine ♪
- what did I say? - We knew!
- Yes! We knew. - Whoo!
- Cheryl: Yes, we knew!
- Ken: Man, heartthrob,
that was dope as in,
like, stupid.
- I killed it, right?
- No, yeah. You killed it,
like,
the whole art form of music.
That was horrible,
which was amazing for loretta
- because she won $10,000!
- Whoo!
- Thank you!
- Thank you, heartthrob.
You were horrible. What made
you decide to do the show?
My dad is a really busy man,
so I just kind of wanted to give him an
opportunity to see me while I live in l.A.
- All: Aww! - Yay!
Thanks for playing. Give
it up for the heartthrob.
Yes, yes,
yes. Thank you for being horrible.
After the break,
we'll be getting a closer look
at our next batch
of secret voices,
and hopefully earning
loretta $100,000.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes.
- Don't go anywhere.
This is "I can see your voice,"
only on fox.
I just want to point
out that I knew it!
Yes, yes, yes. I thank you, too.
Welcome back to "I
can see your voice,"
the only show where
spotting terrible talent
can make you really rich.
Loretta, before the break,
you eliminated the
heartthrob and won $10,000.
- Yeah, girl! Whoo!
- I did. Yes, I did.
Remember, your goal is to find
as many bad singers as you can
because if the last
one standing is good,
- you could win $100,000. - Yay!
- Whoo! - Well, it is time
for our second
lip sync challenge.
Performing "dancing in
the street" by martha reeves,
give it up for g.I. Jane,
the singing server,
and the auditor.
( music playing )
♪ calling out around the world ♪
♪ are you ready for
a brand new beat? ♪
♪ All we need is music,
sweet music ♪
♪ there'll be music everywhere ♪
- ♪ there'll be swinging
- I can't tell. I can't tell.
♪ Swaying, and records playing ♪
♪ dancing in the street
- she don't sing. She don't sing.
- She did the walk!
She's cold!
♪ It doesn't matter
what you wear ♪
♪ just as long as
you are there ♪
♪ so, come on,
every guy, grab a girl ♪
♪ everywhere around the world
♪ they'll be dancing
that voice sounds very broadway
and he sings very theatrical.
♪ Singing, and music swinging ♪
♪ dancing in the street
♪ all we need is music
♪ sweet music
♪ they'll be swinging,
swaying, ♪
♪ and records playing
why is the mic so
far from her mouth?
That's what I was looking at.
♪ Come on, every guy
I think... I think she
might be a singer.
♪ Everywhere around the world
♪ they're dancing
♪ they're dancing
in the street ♪
♪ dancing in the street
wow! Give it up! G.I. Jane,
singing server, and the auditor. Great job.
- Niecy: Can we talk about the auditor for one second?
- Yes, please.
She had that mic a thousand
miles away from her mouth.
- Yes, she did. She did.
- Is that because she's powerful
and knows that she
normally has to do that?
Or is that because
she's inexperienced?
The mic thing did throw me off,
but I felt like she
had more confidence,
in what she was doing, I guess.
So she could be a good singer.
Now,
it got weird with g.I. Jane,
specifically in one part
where there was a run,
and that mouth didn't match
what that run should be doing.
- I absolutely agree.
- It was the...
When she did
that run on "street,"
it wasn't... it wasn't
there. It wasn't there.
Jay: I'ma say singing server,
it was his eye movement, man.
It was so precise
and... I was like,
"yo, dawg,
this might be his voice for real."
- like, I don't know.
- Because he was singing with his face.
- Yes.
- He was singing with his face.
- I actually don't think he can sing.
- Really?
- I felt like the other two were so comfortable.
- They were.
They were good performers.
And I feel like the singing server,
he wasn't feeling the music
like g.I. Jane was
feeling the music.
- Okay.
- I think g.I. Jane can sing.
- 'cause I'm gonna tell you why.
- Cheryl: Same.
You got a hard
shell on the outside,
but on the inside I bet
she got the softest voice.
'cause she got the
hardest looks right now.
- Okay.
- So it is time to make a decision.
Loretta: The singing server,
I think he could
be a good singer,
but he's really holding
everything back
because then we'll be able
to peep that he can sing.
The auditor,
I see a gospel singer,
but that means that maybe she
doesn't go any further than the church.
The one that I'm thinking
cannot sing is g.I. Jane.
She's real good
with the movement,
but I just don't
think she can sing.
I'm just saying,
you didn't see the confidence she had
- in that military walk-off off the thing?
- She did. I know, but...
Jay pharoah,
you wrong. Loretta, you right.
Oh, well,
okay. Don't listen to me then.
I ain't here. I ain't here.
- So...
- So what is your choice?
The elimination
will be for g.I. Jane
because I think
she is a bad singer.
- Lock it in. - Locking it in.
Ken: Loretta,
have you correctly identified a bad singer
and made yourself
another $10,000?
My gut tells me I'm right.
- G.I. Jane, let's...
- All: See your voice!
( music playing )
- uh-oh! - ( cheering )
you better... oh!
( screeching ) ♪ I'm every woman
♪ it's all in me
♪ anything you want done, baby
♪ I do it naturally
♪ I'm every woman
♪ it's all in me
- ♪ I can read your thoughts
right now ♪ - I was wrong.
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa
( cheering )
yes!
G.I. Jane, what ranking are you?
Sergeant first class.
- Wow. Oh, wow. - Yeah!
What made you
decide to do the show?
I felt I had the stamina
to get up here and
sing even though I can't.
Give it up for g.I. Jane.
Thank you so much.
Loretta, you've eliminated two
bad singers and zero good singers,
bringing your total to $20,000.
Yes, yes, yes!
Ken: But you still have four remaining
secret voices left to choose from.
You want answers,
I want answers,
and let's get them
after the break.
Keep it locked here, america,
to "I can see your voice."
welcome back to "I
can see your voice,"
the show which asks whether
you can tell good singers from bad
without ever hearing them sing.
Loretta, you still have four remaining
secret voices left to choose from.
Remember, your goal is to eliminate
as many bad singers as you can
because if the last one
standing is a good one,
you could win $100,000.
I'm going to win. Yes, yes!
And in order to reveal more clues
about our remaining secret voices,
I have stolen their phones.
But you only get
to peek inside one.
So let's play unlock my life!
Okay,
whoa! Unlock my life. Okay.
So, loretta,
what you will see is a secret voice
revealing pieces of vital
information about themselves,
all with their voice
slightly altered.
- Okay.
- Who do you want to hear from?
Scuba diver,
I know she has to have a voice.
The flautist,
she seems to be musically inclined.
The auditor,
she doesn't give me that vibe
that she's able to sing.
But the one that's a mystery
to me is the singing server.
I want to see what's going on.
Okay, america,
keep your eyes peeled
because anything and
everything might be a clue.
Now remember,
the good singers will be telling the truth,
but the bad singers could
be lying about anything.
Let's find out what the
singing server is all about.
( music playing )
( distorted ) I moved
to l.A. After college
to pursue acting and
musical theater full-time.
Ooh! Singing server.
My parents really
wanted me to find a focus
and a passion growing up
and so they signed us up for piano,
acting,
and musical theater,
which is my true passion.
Told you. Musical theater.
I'm working as
a server full-time,
which is super flexible
with my auditions.
I believe him.
And the customers
love it when I sing.
There was a really quick clip
of his hand placement
on the piano.
He was playing
like this over here.
If you know how to play,
you know how to play
both sides of the piano.
I believe that. Mm-hmm.
He took a baby picture
with a piano. Like...
I was going to say, yeah.
You're not going
to just take a picture
with an instrument
when you're young
unless you about the life.
From the moment we heard
his voice in the lip sync challenge,
I said, "oh,
my gosh. He loves musical theater."
so just hearing him
say that in the package
definitely confirmed
what we thought.
It makes perfect sense.
The one thing that's
sort of strange to me,
why would you move to los
angeles to be in musicals?
'cause l.A. Is not really
known for their live shows.
- Good catch, cheryl.
- Thanks for bringing the confusion.
- I know. - Now I'm confused.
Are you confused enough
to change your mind?
He's still a wild card for me.
- Still a wild card?
- I would still keep him.
Loretta,
it's time to make a decision.
I'm going to keep
the singing server
because he mentioned
that he was raised in music,
so that means that...
Nine times out of ten,
he can sing.
And I'm going to keep the
scuba diver as well as flautist.
And I think that the
auditor is a bad singer
because for the lip sync,
I didn't see singer in that.
Auditor, she is a bad singer.
Locked in.
I hope I'm right.
- Auditor, let's...
- All: See your voice!
Bring it badly, yes.
( music playing )
- oh! - Oh.
Uh-oh.
Oh, god, oh, god, oh, god.
♪ Shut your mouth
♪ baby, stand and deliver
♪ holy hands,
will it make me a sinner? ♪
♪ Like a river, like a river
♪ shut your mouth
and run me like a river ♪
♪ oh, don't say
♪ don't you say it
♪ one breath,
it'll just break it ♪
♪ so shut your mouth
♪ and run me like a river
whoa! Shut my mouth!
( laughing, cheering )
well, that's... that's why the
mic was all the way out here.
- Wow. - Whoa!
Auditor, oh, my goodness.
Is it true you opened
up for jesse mccartney?
I did open for him for one of his shows,
yes.
- Oh, he can sing.
- Wow. How was that experience?
It was insane. I won a
competition and they were like,
"you're opening for
jesse mccartney."
- I was like... ( squeals
) - that was so great.
Give it up for the auditor!
- Loretta, you missed out on $10,000.
- Oh, my god.
- You're still keeping your total at $20,000.
- Beautiful.
- Still good. - Yeah.
There's a lot of show left,
so don't go anywhere.
This is "I can see your voice."
welcome back to "I
can see your voice,"
and we're getting
closer to crunch time.
Loretta,
you have now eliminated two bad singers
and one good singer,
leaving you with three
remaining secret
voices to choose from...
The scuba diver, the flautist,
and the singing server.
None of us know
how many are good
and how many are bad,
so you still need to
tread carefully now
if you're going to end up
with a good singer at the end
- and win that $100,000. - Okay.
Now, I'm going to give you the
chance to hear one of those singers
with a slight catch.
Let's play secret studio.
Under total secrecy,
all of our secret voices
have prerecorded
their very own demo
tape in our secret studio,
only their voices have been altered by
our world famous vocal manipulation device.
Who would you like to see
go in to the secret studio?
Loretta: It's going to be scuba
diver because she is such a mystery,
and she won't hardly move,
she won't hardly do too much.
So I need to see
something that she's done.
Ken: What about the
flautist or the singing server?
No, I want to see scuba diver.
- She knows. She knows.
- She knows what she wants.
That's right,
girl! That's right!
She's a woman who knows
exactly what she wants.
Loretta, panel,
while the pitch of their
voices will be altered,
there will still be plenty of clues
to look out for, so pay attention.
It is the scuba diver.
( high-pitched)
♪ we built this city
oh, god.
♪ We built this city
on rock and roll ♪
♪ built this city
♪ we built this city
on rock and roll ♪
- ken: Man, that was...
- Oh, wow.
- That was an intense emotional journey.
- That was intense.
I'm confused.
She had no consideration
for the microphone or
how far away she was.
She was just like...
♪ we built this city
it sounds exactly like
your voice in real time.
It really does. No offense.
But, I mean, if we didn't learn
anything from that last round,
- some people don't need to be close to the mic.
- Yeah.
I heard on the high
note when she goes...
♪ Built this city
and her voice kind
of cracked a little bit.
- Yeah.
- So, I'm leaning towards she's not a good singer.
- Okay.
- Listening to her sing the first round
and hearing it now,
I think... I think you can sing.
Ken: It is time to make a decision,
loretta.
And remember, you can eliminate
any of the three secret
voices still up there.
Who is the bad singer?
Loretta: I'm going to
keep the singing server.
He was raised in music,
I can feel it.
He's musically inclined.
And I'm going to keep flautist.
I get a singer vibe from her.
So I'm going to
eliminate scuba diver.
When I was watching her
there on the secret studio,
her mouth expressions
didn't say singer to me.
I think scuba diver
is a bad singer.
Locked in.
Loretta, if you got this right
and picked a bad singer,
you'll pocket another $10,000.
Ooh, yes, yes, yes.
So, scuba diver, let's...
All: See your voice!
I'm stressed.
( music playing )
she about to kill it.
( screeching ) ♪ I need a hero
♪ I'm holding out for a
hero till the end of the night ♪
♪ and he's gotta be strong
and he's gotta be fast ♪
♪ and he's gotta be
fresh from the fight ♪
♪ I need a hero
( cheering )
- yeah! Right! - Scuba diver!
- You were wonderful!
- You were wonderful because you were awful!
Scuba diver,
you just won loretta $10,000,
bringing her total to $30,000.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes!
- Was any of that true?
- Are you a scuba diver? - Yes.
So, it's scuba diver,
also a marine biologist.
- Wow. - But it's also true
I did sign with a major
talent agency at 58.
It's just for dancing.
Yes! I knew when
she did that little...
Please give it up
for the scuba diver.
There are only two secret
voices left in the game.
Loretta's next elimination is
the most important one yet.
Stay right where you are.
This is "I can see your voice,"
only on fox.
Welcome back to "I
can see your voice."
loretta,
you have now eliminated three bad singers
and one good singer.
You only have two
secret voices remaining.
They both could be good.
They both could be bad.
Or it could be one of
each. We just don't know.
Bottom line,
if there's a bad one up there,
you need to get rid of them now,
which brings us to
our final challenge.
Interrogation, gation,
gation, gation, gation.
You're about to
get the opportunity
to grill either one of our
remaining secret voices,
the flautist or the
singing server,
and hear their unaltered
voice for the first time.
You'll get 30 seconds to
ask them whatever you want,
but then you have to
eliminate one of them.
- Okay.
- Loretta, who do you want to interrogate?
Loretta: Well,
the singing server,
something about a vibe within me
that's telling me
that he can sing.
So I'm going to
interrogate flautist.
It's a hidden gem there,
and I need her to bring it out
so that I can get some
questions answered
to see if I'm on
the right track.
- Okay.
- Ken: The flautist, prepare yourself.
Your 30 seconds starts
in three, two, one, go.
Flautist,
who do people say you sing like?
- Mariah carey. - Oh.
How did you get
involved into music?
My mother taught me
how to play the flute.
Okay, what were your... who...
What were you biggest fears
getting into the music industry?
That I wouldn't
have the right look.
Loretta: Hmm. Okay.
How do you pump yourself up
to get ready for a performance?
I make jokes and act
like it's not happening.
Panel,
what are your thoughts? Eagle eye?
You asked,
so who did people say she sounds like?
Girl, you know you lying! You don't
sound like dadgum mariah carey.
I don't believe that.
Now you stop it.
And the voice we heard
in the lip sync battle
didn't sound like mariah carey.
Do not allow the wrong
answer that she's giving you
to some of your
stuff to throw you off.
- She's a good singer, man. That's all I'm saying.
- Niecy: Okay, okay.
She can do it, too. Just saying.
Was it that people say she
sounded like mariah carey,
or she think she
sounds like mariah?
- No, she said people. - People.
- She said people.
- Oh, people? That's a little different
than "I sound
like mariah carey."
that's a good point. That's a good point,
yeah.
People say I sound like
will smith. I don't hear it.
- Really?
- Thank you, man! 'cause I don't sound like will smith.
- Right. Right.
- I never do unless I'm trying it. Yeah.
Right. All jokes aside,
we want loretta to win that $100,000.
- Thank you.
- So we want to find the bad singer.
Bad is good, good is bad.
It's time to make a decision.
Who do you think
is the bad singer?
The flautist or
the singing server?
I think the singing
server is a good singer
because I think that there's
a huge voice inside of him.
I think flautist, people say
that she sings like mariah carey.
Them is some big shoes to fill,
and I find that hard to believe.
- Oh.
- Ken: Okay, so you've made your decision?
I've made my final decision.
I'm going to eliminate flautist.
- Okay, locking it in.
- ( laughing )
I'm stressed!
- Ooh.
- Ken: That means singing server will be going through
to the finale where you're about to
duet with the actual jordin sparks.
- Whoo!
- Ken: So get your tables ready.
Flautist, let's...
All: See your voice.
Guys, I think she can sing.
- She can't. - No?
No, she can't.
Oh, no. She gonna get it.
( music playing )
she cannot play the flute.
( playing flute )
okay, she can play.
- Whoo! - She can't sing.
♪ If he don't love you anymore ♪
♪ then walk your
fine self out the door ♪
♪ if he don't love you anymore,
yeah, yeah ♪
hey!
♪ Then walk your
fine self out the door ♪
( vocalizing )
♪ yeah
♪ yeah
♪ good as hell
♪ hair toss check my,
check my nails ♪
♪ baby,
how you feeling? Good as hell ♪
whoo!
I freaking knew it!
And I don't know where
to go with my feelings
'cause she was giving
me mariah carey range.
I would agree with that as well.
- Loretta, you missed out on $10,000.
- Loretta: Yes, I did.
But your total is still $30,000.
Yeah.
So, flautist,
you stumped us all. Who are you really?
I am a singer,
professional singer,
and I am a flautist as well.
Please give it
up for the flautist!
Thank you.
All right, loretta. We're
down to our last secret voice.
And if you have successfully
eliminated all of the bad singers,
and if the singing
server is a good singer,
you could be taking home $100,000.
Let that soak in for just a second.
Yes, I can. That's what I
need. That's what I need, okay.
But first, it all comes down
to one huge decision.
Do you want to risk it all for
the chance to win $100,000?
Which we will get
to after the break.
Don't go anywhere. This
is "I can see your voice."
welcome back to "I
can see your voice."
we're down to our last secret voice,
the singing server.
It is time, loretta,
to make your biggest decision of all.
All game long you've been trying
to find and eliminate the bad singers
so that a good singer
is left standing up there
to duet with the
incredible jordin sparks.
And so now,
for the first time in the game,
you are hoping singing
server is a good singer.
Yes. Indeed I am.
But here's the decision
you have to make.
Loretta,
you can either walk away with the $30,000
and be cool with it. Game over.
- Yeah.
- Ken: Or you can play on for one final round,
our grand finale.
And if singing server
turns out to be a good singer,
your winnings will
shoot up to $100,000.
Thousand dollars. Yes! Yes!
That's what I want.
However, if you get it wrong
and singing server turns
out to be a bad singer,
you will go home with nothing.
Panel,
do you think this is a good or bad singer?
I have doubts about him.
We saw the piano in his room,
but what if he's just a
pianist and doesn't sing?
Going for the big
money is a good idea.
Maybe he can sing and
people don't think he can.
So he's like a secret
weapon in the vocal.
- Okay.
- I'm telling you, I just want to say
there's some deflections
in this game for sure.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- Yo, I hope he can sing, too.
This round is really tough for me,
actually.
The singing server
is still my wild card.
We did hear his voice,
although it was tuned up.
I don't know either way.
- Okay.
- You can change peoples' lives with $30,000.
You can do so much with it.
But we saw throwback pictures
of him as a child with a piano.
That seemed to all make sense.
So I am just hoping for you,
loretta, that he really can sing.
So, loretta,
if you play on for the $100,000...
- Mm-hmm. - ...Lock it in.
If you don't, you're welcome to
walk away now with the $30,000.
I'm the type that will go all the
way to the end no matter what.
So, thank you but no thank you.
I'm gonna stay and get the hundred.
- Is that your final decision?
- That's my final decision.
Locked in.
Risk taker. Come on.
So, jordin sparks,
please go and join
singing server on the stage.
Singing "no air,"
please put all your hands together
for jordin sparks
and singing server!
Let's see if you
made the right choice.
( music playing )
♪ if I should die
before I wake ♪
♪ it's 'cause you
took my breath away ♪
♪ losing you is like living
in a world with no air ♪
♪ but how
♪ do you expect me
♪ to live alone with just me? ♪
♪ 'cause my world
revolves around you ♪
♪ it's so hard for
me to breathe ♪
♪ tell me how I'm supposed
to breathe with no air? ♪
♪ Can't live,
can't breathe with no air ♪
♪ that's how I feel
whenever you ain't there ♪
♪ there's no air, no air ♪
♪ no air, air
- ♪ no - ♪ no air, air
( wailing ) ♪ I walked, I ran,
I jumped, I flew right off ♪
- oh, god.
- ♪ the ground and float to you ♪
- oh!
- ♪ there's no gravity to hold me down, for real ♪
♪ oh!
♪ Tell me how you're
gonna breathe with no air? ♪
♪ Can't live,
can't breathe with no air ♪
♪ that's how I feel
whenever you ain't there ♪
he don't got no air.
♪ There's no air, no air
♪ got me out here in
the water so deep ♪
♪ tell me how you
gon' be without me? ♪
♪ If you ain't here I
just can't breathe ♪
♪ there's no air, no air ♪
oh!
Loretta, I am so sorry.
Singing server pulled the
wool over all of our eyes.
Ugh. You've lost all your money.
- That's okay.
- But you have been
- the most amazing contestant ever.
- Thank you. Thank you.
Give it up for loretta.
You will one day
get your lollyland.
- I will.
- I believe that in this universe,
good things always happen.
Always. I believe that,
too. Thank you.
- Whoo! - Whoo!
- Thank you for your spirit.
- You're welcome. Thank you.
I want to thank cheryl hines.
I want to thank niecy nash,
adrienne houghton,
jay pharoah, and of course,
the vivacious, the talented,
the lovely jordin sparks.
Thank you for watching.
Good night.