The Voice (2011–…): Season 21, Episode 13 - The Knockouts Part 3 - full transcript

[ Cheers and applause ]
Love seeing that, guys.
Here we go, y'all. I still have my steal,

and I'm feeling really
confident.

There are some talented people
with bad leadership.

That's all I'm saying.
More knockouts. Here we go.

More decisions I'm not
emotionally equipped to make.

Hope that a little bit
of my soul dwindles away

so I can be more strong
and mean like Blake Shelton.

[ Laughter ]

Daly: Give it up for
our Season 21 coaches!

[ Cheers and applause ]

This knockout begins
right now.
[ Laughs ]



♪

Is it usually the best singer
that wins this,

or is it...
It's a combination.

...who captures the nation?

Like, the guy that won
last season was really good,

and plus he's on Team Blake.
It's hard to beat him.

But Ariana, she'll throw
an interesting wild card into ‐‐

It's her first year,
isn't it?
First season.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It could be interesting.

Hmm. Hmm.
Mm‐hmm! Mm‐hmm!

Alright, so we've got
two lovely, soulful singers,

Shadale and Samara.
I could not let Samara go.

Daly: John Legend uses
his one and only save!

They can both really sing.
So I'm excited. Look who's here!



Yo! [ Laughs ] How ya doin'?
Shadale: Oh, my God.

Ed Sheeran is
the perfect mega mentor.

He writes his music,
he raps, he sings.

Making hits after hits,
singing with Beyoncé!

Shadale, you have a seat
over there.

So, what did you choose?

I chose "The Best"
by Tina Turner.
Tina!

One of the greats
of all time.

I chose it in relevance
to my mother.

Whenever I sing the song,
I think of her.

♪ You're simply the best

My mom is my super woman,
in a way.

♪ Better than all the rest

Both sides of my family
are very, very religious.

So coming out to her,
it took quite a while.

I was nervous about telling her,
but she kind of just had

this vibe of,
"I still love you just as much."

And that made me feel kind of
like the world

was off my shoulders, really.

♪ You're the best

Ed: Where does that come from?
Oh, my lord.

That voice is nuts.
Those pipes. Thank you.

I love the way
you're performing it.

I didn't really have notes
until the key change.

There was just a couple of
really, really high notes.

Yeah, there were, like,
minor control issues during ‐‐

Very, very minor.
Yeah. [ Laughs ]

I think it's going to be
a matter of figuring out

how you breathe
your way into it.

Samara is a tiny little thing,
but when she starts singing,

that voice is big.
She is really gifted.

Whenever I go to hit high notes,
if I'm not, like,

super, super confident
in the note,

it always kind of wavers
a little bit.

So I'd just say,
go full confidence.

In my mind, I just always see it
as a little ledge.

And I just go tap the ledge,
basically.
Just jump. [ Laughs ]

Just jump off.
Yeah. And you can do it.

It's not about her
being able to.

It's about the confidence of
knowing that she can be able to.

Alright, Shadale from GA.
Tell us what song you picked.

I chose "Impossible"
by Shontelle.

I love this song.
It's very special to me.

♪ I remember years ago

There was a point in my life
where my dreams

did seem impossible.

Growing up,
it was an unsettling feeling

to see my parents struggle.

We were always moving.
Eventually, we became homeless.

In that time,
music was my safety blanket.

This song is about being
in a situation

that you thought
you would never be.

♪ Impossible, impossible

When I sing this song,
I think about that little girl

and all the times that
I wanted to give up

and I chose not to.

[ Vocalizes ]

Very good.
Alright. So dope.

Is it possible
to be a little slower?

It feels rushed,
like it's not allowing you

to breathe in the song

and, like,
let it have power, you know?

More like...

♪ I remember years ago

♪ Someone told me

Because you can really, like,

get into the soul of the song
with that. Okay, here we go.

Me and Ed are gonna sing
your background vocals.

Oh, please, please.
Both: ♪ Impossible

♪ Impossible

Shadale:
Ed Sheeran and John Legend

were just singing
background vocals for me

while I was singing.
Like, what?

Yeah!
Ed: Yeah, that's great.
So great. So great.

Ed is going on the road
with you, he said...
We both are. We both are.

...and sing background.
[ Laughs ]

We need to work on
our synchronized...
Please.

Ed:
Shadale sounded great.

She's got a real knockout
10 out of 10 with that one.

This is when it starts getting
serious because the next thing

that happens is the lives,
where the fans are gonna decide.

Both of them
are extremely gifted singers.

So soulful, so powerful,
so charismatic.

Whatever happens
from here,

you guys are here because
you're both phenomenal.

I can't wait to see
what they do on this stage.

You got a strong team.
They're very good!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah, Samara.
Okay with those shoulders.

I love them.
Alright. Yeah, werk.

Singing "The Best,"
here is Samara Brown.

♪

♪ I call you, when I need you

♪ My heart is on fire

Yes.
Alright!

♪ Ooh‐oh

♪ Come to me, come to me,
wild and wild ♪

Yes, Samara!

♪ Ooh, you come to me

♪ Give me everything I need

♪ You're simply the best

Yeah!

♪ You're better than
all the rest ♪

♪ Oh, you're better
than anyone ♪

♪ Anyone I've ever met

♪ Oh, I'm stuck on your heart

♪ I hang on every word you say

Yeah!

♪ Oh, tear us apart

♪ Baby, I would rather
be dead ♪

♪ Each time you leave me
I start losing control ♪

♪ Oh, baby, don't let go!

♪ You're the best

♪ You're better than
all the rest ♪

♪ Oh, you're better
than anyone ♪

♪ Anyone

♪ I'm stuck on your heart

Yes!

♪ I hang on every word you say

♪ Oh, tear us apart

♪ Baby, I would rather
be dead ♪

♪ You're the beeeeeest

[ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah, Samara!

[ Mouths "Wow" ]
Yes!

That's good, John.

[ Exhales sharply ]

Yes! Go Shadale!

A little Janet vibe.
Ah! I like it, I like it.

Now with "Impossible,"
here's Shadale.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

♪ I remember years ago

♪ Someone told me
I should take ♪

♪ Caution when it comes
to love ♪

♪ I did

♪ And now when all is done

♪ There is nothing to say

♪ You have gone
and so effortlessly ♪

♪ You have won,
you can go ahead, tell them ♪

♪ Tell them all I know now

♪ Shout it from the rooftops

♪ Write it on the sky line

♪ Tell them
what I hoped would be ♪

♪ Impossible, impossible

♪ Ooh‐oh‐ohhh

♪ And now all is gone,
there is nothing to say ♪

♪ And if you're done with
embarrassing me ♪

♪ On your own,
you can go ahead tell them ♪

♪ Tell them all I knoooow

♪ Oh‐oh‐oh‐oh‐oh‐oh‐oh

♪ Tell them I was happy

♪ And my heart is broken

♪ All my scars are open

♪ Tell them
what I hoped would be ♪

♪ Impossible
♪ Oh‐oh‐oh‐oh

♪ Impossible
♪ Oh‐oh‐ohhh

♪ Impossible
♪ Impossible

♪ Oh, oh‐oh‐oh‐oh, oh, oh
Wow.

♪ Oh, oh, oh‐oh‐oh

♪ I remember years ago

♪ Someone told me
I should take ♪

♪ Caution when it comes
to love ♪

♪ I did

[ Cheers and applause ]

Beautiful!

Kelly: Whew!
Amazing.

Give me a minute,
because that was ‐‐ whew!

Yeah.
That was really well done.

Yes.
Samara, you have one of
my favorite voices,

like how your voice opens up
and your tone is ‐‐

your resonance,
everything about it.

But I think I was missing
that hurt and that rasp

that Tina
is so known for.

But I think you have
an incredible gift.

Well done.
Thank you.

Shadale, it's such an important
thing in the knockouts

to show us who you are
and what you're feeling,

and I know,
at the very end, like... What?

[ Audience "Oh"s ]

Hmm.

[ Trills ] Okay.

I know...
[ Applause ] Mm.

Oh, my gosh.
Well, that song...

[ Exhales sharply ]

[ Voice breaking ]
It's really hard to tap
into, like, your emotions

and still be able
to carry the song,

and I know at the very end,
you got very emotional.

It was just such
a perfect song choice,

and, you know, I obviously
connected to your message and...

I would go with Shadale.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Samara, you know, for ‐‐ for me,
when I think of Tina Turner,

this is actually one of
her happier songs, you know,

so the way you performed it,
I loved it.

Shadale, you came out here,
and you were doing so great,

but then you went from great
into, like, exceptional.

There's no denying
that we all felt it, yeah.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Samara, I have been such a fan
of your voice.

I've always felt
that connection feels like,

"she was the one
that got away."

And I love seeing you
as an artist

kind of perform
how you would at a show.

And I was like,
"I'll be there," you know?

Mm‐hmm.

Shadale,
that was so emotional.

I think everybody was so,
you know, choked up

by what you left
on the stage today,

and it was really beautiful
and really moving,

and I am such a fan
of both of you.

Daly: Thank you, Coaches.

Alright, John, give us some
thoughts on the knockout.

[ Exhales sharply ]
John: Samara...

I loved the soul

and the sexiness
you put on the song.

You were incredible,
and the only notes

Ed and I had
during your rehearsal

was on those high notes.

I felt like you nailed them
100% today.

And it was a flawless
performance.

I love working with you.
Thank you.

[ Applause ]

Shadale, you know,
I don't know

if any of you guys have seen
Mary J. Blige in concert.

I started to think about her
end of your performance

because one of
the things that ‐‐

Wow.
Totally.

She really talks to
the audience

and talks about her struggles
that she's been through,

and you feel her emotion coming
through everything she does.

And I think that's
what we felt today.

I think, vocally,

you gave your best performance
that you've given.

And the thing that made it
break through was the emotion.

But you're being compared
with Samara,

who I think is one of the best
vocalists on this show.

John, the time has come.

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

♪

The winner of this knockout
is Shadale.

[ Cheering ]

Shadale, congratulations.

You're moving on
to the live playoffs.

Samara and Shadale,
this was so difficult.

Shadale made every coach
feel everything

she was communicating.

That was beautiful.
It was really powerful.

Thank you.
She won this knockout

by being connected
to the song,

and I'm very curious to see
how she taps into that

in the following rounds.

Samara, anything you want
to say to John?

I've been a fan of yours
since your first album.

I love you.
[ Laughs ]

Thank you for giving me
this opportunity.
Just thank you.

Give it up one more time
for Samara Brown!

You were perfect.

You know, I think that's
the beautiful thing about music,

is that you never know
when something's

gonna hit you or move you,
and Shadale, like, shook me.

Oh, my.
I thought I was
gonna go with Samara.

Me, too.
She ‐‐ She made it undeniable.

I was like,
"I can't talk, so..."

♪

[ Indistinct chatter ]

I'm looking
at your monitor.

And the side
of your head.

Does that make you
uncomfortable?

Do you bring your own, like,
personal eyepiece to work?

You don't wanna be touching
where other people's eyes were.

Yeah.

So, do you always
get a couple

of country artists
per season, then?

Yeah, pretty much.

Country ones are the ones
that do really well

after the show,
though, right?

Yeah, and on the show, too.

They just ‐‐ Because of
the fan base, you know?

So, this is, uh,
Lana and Carson.

These are my two
country artists. Oh, man.

We walked in, and it was
Ed Sheeran sitting there,

which, uh, blew my mind.

How are you?
I was just listening
to you yesterday.

He works with all styles.
For him to give me feedback

when he creates music
on the daily

that the world falls
in love with, it's crazy.

Cool. I've actually
never seen a ‐‐
The fiddle?

Yeah, on this show.
That's great.

Blake: One of the biggest
debates I ever got in

was with Kelly Clarkson,
who insisted that

a fiddle and a violin
were two different instruments.

Feel like I heard a fiddle,
and that's a little bit country.

Think it was
a violin, but ‐‐
Good point, Kelly.

It's the exact same
instrument.
No, it's not.

The difference between "strings"
and "strangs."

You know that, right?
Ed: Uh...

Like, when you put strings
on your records,

do you put violins
or fiddles?

Strings.
[ Laughter ]

Play it safe.
I love it.

Blake: Alright, come on.
[ Playing fiddle solo ]

Carson: For the knockouts,
I'm singing

"Amarillo By Morning"
by George Strait.

I picked this song
to incorporate the fiddle

and to show originality.

♪ Amarillo by morning

My dad and I really had
a bond with music.

♪ Is just what I've got on

Me and my dad
are in the bluegrass band.

We've been touring
throughout the country

for the last three
or four years.

It's full‐circle moment for me,
listening to these artists

in the car with my dad,

and then him watch
and listen to me

play these songs, you know,
on national television.

♪

Ed: Yeah!
[ Applause ]

Man, I wish I grew up
in the South.

[ Laughter ]

We just didn't have
country music in England.

I discovered it when I first
came over to America.

Really?
It's just beautiful.

Just wonderful.
Well, thank you.

You've got R&B tendencies
to your voice that are just,

like, beautiful little runs

that fit in so well
with country music.

The more you can make
the song your own,

the more you can basically shine
as an individual artist.

Carson obviously
bleeds country music.

He knew the fiddle part
like the back of his hand,

and I can see him becoming
a really great country artist.

Couple of things ‐‐
I don't feel like

you totally got up
to the note.

Mm‐hmm.
♪ Is just what I got

Yeah.
And you changed
the melody

from what George does
to take it up further.
Yep, yeah.

The one take‐away from
what George Strait does is,

he doesn't really
have to do a lot...
Yeah.

...of big,
crazy vocal things,

'cause he's just so good

at telling the story,
you know?
Mm‐hmm.

♪ Everything
that I've got ♪

♪ Is just what I've got on
Yeah!

Blake: I love the fact that
there's a 17‐year‐old

choosing this
as his knockout song.

It shows you how deep
his roots run in country music.

Blake, you saved me.
[ Laughs ] What about Lana?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Thank you, though.
How'd you pick this song?

I picked "Wildest Dreams"

because I love songs
that tell stories,

and not all real stories
have a happy ending.

I'm actually newly single.

I've had
those relationships

that seemed like they
would work on paper, too.

And they end up
not working at all.

Mine and his relationship
originally worked on paper.

[ Laughter ]
We had ‐‐ We had a ‐‐
We had a secret love.

A secret love affair.

You don't want to know
our nicknames in high school.

It's not cool.
I do want to know.

Basically anything
redhead‐related.

[ Laughter ]

"Ginger Biscuit."
"Gingerbread man."

When I was in high school,
that's when "Achy Breaky Heart"

and Billy Ray Cyrus
came out.
Mm‐hmm.

I had a teacher that
called me "Achy Blakey."

[ Laughs ]
I had the mullet, too, man.

I had it. [ Laughs ]
Let's do this thing.

♪ Say you'll remember me

♪ Standing in a nice dress
Lana: "Wildest Dreams,"
so far on the show...

...feels the most like
Lana Scott.

♪ Red lips
and rosy cheeks ♪
A romantic relationship

and then your relationship
with what you believe

your calling is
can be hard to balance.

When you know what you're
supposed to do in this world,

you have to do it, and you
have to be supported in that,

and that's really important.

♪ Follow you

I find this with
hitting notes sometimes.

I can't sing
certain notes softly

when it comes to
full voice.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
So I either belt it,

or I sing it falsetto.

So, I think it's about
finding the note

that you can hit softly,

and then you hit the big one
with power, yeah.

Some of my favorite
songs of yours

are the heartfelt,
love‐lost songs...
Mm‐hmm.

And when I hear you,
I believe you.

How do you tap into that?

I always pretend like
I'm somebody else.

Right.
That's kind of how

I've always approached
being on stage.

Mm‐hmm.
I've made this
new album now,

and all these songs are mine,

and they're deep,
and they're personal.

Soon as they're released,
they belong to everyone else.

They're ‐‐ "Thinking Out Loud"
is people's first dance

or their first kiss.
Mm‐hmm, right.

So, when I ‐‐ when I play live,
I think less about

how I feel about it
and more about

how other people
feel about it.
Yeah.

Both of these artists
kind of occupy

the same lane
in country music,

and I want to give one of them
the best shot I can give them

going into the lives.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whooooo!
Alright.

Now singing "Wildest Dreams,"
here's Lana Scott.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

♪ He said, "Let's get out
of this town ♪

♪ Drive out of the city

♪ Away from the crowds"

♪ I thought Heaven can't
help me now ♪

♪ Nothing lasts forever

♪ But this is gonna
take me down ♪

♪ He's so tall

♪ Handsome as hell

♪ He's so bad

♪ But he does it so well

♪ And when we've had

♪ Our very last kiss

♪ My last request is

♪ Say you'll remember me

♪ Standin' in a nice dress

♪ Starin' at the sunset, babe

♪ Red lips and rosy cheeks

♪ Say you'll see me again

♪ Even if it's just in

♪ Your wildest dreams

♪ Ahh‐ah, ahh‐ah

♪ Wildest dreams, ahh‐ah

♪ Ohhhhhhhh

♪ You see me in hindsight

♪ Tangled up with you
all night ♪

♪ Burnin' it down

♪ Someday, when you leave me

♪ I bet these memories

♪ Follow you around

♪ Follow you

♪ Follow you
♪ Say you'll remember me

♪ Follow you
♪ Standing in a nice dress

♪ Follow you
♪ Staring at the sunset

♪ Follow you
♪ Red lips and rosy cheeks

♪ Ohhhhh, ohhh
♪ Say you'll see me again

♪ Even if it's just in

♪ In your wildest dreams

♪ Yea‐a‐a‐a‐a‐ah

♪ Your wildest dreams

♪ Ohhhhhhhh

♪ Say you'll remember

♪ Me

John: Yeah!

Alright!
That was really good! Beautiful!

[ Cheers and applause ]

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, he's got the fiddle! Whoo!

With "Amarillo By Morning,"
here is Carson Peters.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

♪ Amarillo by mornin'

♪ Up from San Antone

♪ Everything that I've got

♪ Is just what I've got on

♪ When that sun is high

♪ In that Texas sky

♪ I'll be buckin'
at the county fair ♪

♪ Amarillo by mornin'

♪ Amarillo, I'll be there

[ Fiddle solo ]

♪

Whoo!
♪ I'll be lookin' for eight

♪ When they pull that gate

♪ And I hope that judge
ain't blind ♪

♪ Amarillo by mornin'

♪ Amarillo's on my mind

♪ Amarillo by mornin'

♪ Up from San Antone

♪ Everything that I've got

♪ Is just what I've got on

♪ I ain't got a dime

♪ But what I got is mine

♪ I ain't rich

♪ But, Lord, I'm free

♪ Amarillo by mornin'

♪ Amarillo's where I'll be

♪ Amarillo by mornin'

♪ Amarillo's where I'll be

♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

John: Wow. That's Carson. Whoo!
That was really good.

Carson, the fiddle ‐‐
that was so exciting.

Energetically, it was
so beautiful, and I loved it.

It was so entertaining,
and I love your voice.

I'm a huge fan.
Thank you.

Lana, I loved your take
on the song.

You have such a gorgeous
country‐pop voice.

And if I had
to help you out at all...

Yes, you have to.
I know.
I'm trying here.

Okay.
[ Chuckles ]

I would definitely say
Carson today.

Thank you.
I appreciate it.

Carson, I love seeing you
playing the fiddle.

There were just moments
when the notes needed
more breath support.

Either way,
you've been so good

throughout the competition.

[ Applause ]

Lana, I loved
the power that you had ‐‐

that piercing quality.

Still have some of that
songbird in you,

and it ‐‐ it really
rang through.

Those notes
just cut through

in a really
beautiful way.

Based on
today's performances,

I would pick Lana.
Thank you, John.

Kelly: I'll start
with you, Carson.

You were a four‐chair turn,
so, obviously, we all loved you.

Covering George Strait
is a big deal,

and a lot of people
are used to hearing

that more
laid‐back version.

And yours was definitely
in your upper register,
like, most of the time.

That was kind of
a little weird for me.

But I think
that you're so gifted,

and we're so blessed
to have you on the show.

Good job.
Thank you.

Hi.
Hi, Kelly.

You did this thing where
you sounded like Pam Tillis

in the choruses, which you're
too young for, probably.

I know, though.
You have this
piercing sound

kind of like Pam has

where your voice cuts
right through.

But the sultry stuff
you did in the verses ‐‐

that was so cool.

Thank you, Kelly.
That means a lot.
Daly: Thank you, Coaches.

Alright, buddy,
give us some thoughts

on the knockout,
and then tell us who won.

Blake: Lana,
up until right now,

you've kind of flown
under the radar a little bit

on the show ‐‐
which, by the way,

is not a bad thing.

And you sounded
really good today.

Like, wow.
Thank you.

Carson, it's impressive
to come out here

and do a George Strait song,
but that's a tall order.

And, you know,
having said that, man,

I think you did
everything you could do

to showcase your vocals.

But I have
to make a decision

based on what just happened
here right now.

Blake, who's the winner
of this knockout?

♪

The winner of this knockout
is Lana.

Lana Scott,
congratulations!

You are moving on
to the live playoffs!

Blake: Carson versus Lana
is a heartbreaker for me.

Lana is an incredible
country singer,

and my job here is to coach
a vocalist to the finale.

And I feel like Lana has
an easier path to get there

than any other country singer
on the show.

[ Laughs, squeals ]

Oh, my gosh! Okay!
Yeah, yeah!

It's actually happening.
Yeah, yeah.

Carson, anything you'd like
to say to your coach?

I just want to thank you guys ‐‐
uh, all four of you ‐‐

for turning for me
in the blinds.

You know, that was
really one of the most

special moments
I've ever had.

Give it up one more time
for Carson Peters!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Good luck to you, brother.
Thank you, Blake.

That was such
a surprise.

Oh, she killed it.
Yeah, she shocked me.

I thought I was gonna
go with Carson.

I was like ‐‐
Both were surprises
to me.

She's got a really
cool voice.
Yeah.

Ariana:
Last day of knockouts.

How's everyone feeling?
I'm feeling good.

I feel like Team Legend
is...nice.

Kelly: Slightly under
Team Kelly.

Oh, I like that face you made
when you say it, too.
Nice.

I can't wait for lives.
This is our best season

when it comes to depth
and breadth of talent.

As a whole, yeah.
Yes.

Well, we had
some good seasons

before you guys were
ever here.

Uh, I'm not aware.
Impossible.

You guys were practicing.

[ Laughter ]
Until we came.

Yeah.
Then you started
to really get it right.

Yeah, yeah.

So, next is Bella DeNapoli
and Katherine Ann.

I think I paired
them together

because they're both
such powerhouses.

[ All screaming ]

[ Laughs ]
I knew it!
I told you!

Ariana: I love seeing
their friendship.

How they entered together today
was the best thing ever.

Hi! I'm great!

Bella: Totally floored
and excited and honored

that I'm able to sing
in front of Ed Sheeran.

Grammy Award‐winner

taking his time out
to listen to us?

How are you two?
Katherine: We're good.

We're super close,
so it was, like, so exciting

to know that we were gonna
get to do this together,

but also, like,
so heartbreaking,

because we're like,
"Mah!"

Who is gonna
go first today?
I'll go first.

I'm going to be singing
"Chandelier" by Sia.

These lyrics, like,
mean the absolute world to me.

I remember,
I was in this dark place,

and I gave up
my music career.

So much of our career
has been people saying,

"Get a real job."

Just know that
from this point on,

you can make
a living out of this.

This is a real job.
♪ Ringin' my doorbell

♪ I feel the love,
feel the love ♪

Mmm.
Phew.

This arrangement,
I've made it my own.
♪ One, two, three, drink

So I'm really excited
to show America

this is who I am.
♪ One, two, three, drink

When I was 15 years old,
I had the opportunity

to be a part of a girl group.
♪ One, two, three, drink

There was a record deal
involved, and, unfortunately,

it fell apart,
and I lost myself.

I became a aesthetician.
I became a personal trainer.

I just tried everything

to try and make myself
feel something,

and I would not acknowledge
that the one thing

that was missing in my life
was music.

♪ I'm

♪ I'm gonna swing
But at the end of the day,

look at where...
♪ From the chandelier

Getting saved from Ariana
was the biggest blessing

I could have ever asked for.

"The Voice"
is my chandelier.

I'm gonna be coming down
the chandelier,

swinging from the ceiling.
[ Laughs ]

♪ From

♪ The chandelier

Bella, she has
such a special voice

and is also
a really great storyteller.

♪ Ooh
And her choices
are always surprising.

Thank you.
Really great.

That is stunning.
I love the arrangement
of it, as well.

Yeah.
Thank you.

It felt kind of you.
Yeah.

You're really letting us see
your vocal ability,

but I just think
the first line of the chorus

just needs to explode
a bit more.
Yeah.

Okay, totally.
Yeah, and I also think,
more support,

the better there,
'cause any hint

of not‐exact pitch
will be more noticeable there

because it's so high.

It allows people to connect
with the lyrics, as well.

And you're really, like,
selling the performance.

I think the pressure just keeps
going up and up and up,

and by the time we get
to lives ‐‐

fingers crossed ‐‐
it's gonna be amplified.

Please tell us
about your song choice.

I'm singing "Poison"
by Bell Biv DeVoe.

Insane. Insane.
That is a great,
great choice.

♪ Girl, I must warn you

Ariana is absolutely
pushing me

outside of my comfort zone.

I would not have gone
in this direction

if it weren't for her interest

in taking songs
and really flipping them around

to make them your own.

♪ It's driving me

♪ Out of my mind
My middle sister,
we both did our own

renditions of it,
kind of sent them to each other,

picked ideas,
and it was what we've got now.

Very dark, very eerie.

And, my dad, this is one
of his favorite songs.

And so, it's paying my respects
to my parents

for always supporting us.
♪ That girl is poison

It is definitely a risky
performance for me.

♪ It's driving me

Ariana: One of the best
parts of the show

is challenging people
to show us

different parts of themselves
through these unique choices.

And that's the surprise
about Katherine Ann,

is that you don't know
what to expect.

That's so cool.
I'm really glad you did
the octave thi‐‐

I was there kind of waiting
for it to happen.
The octave was so exciting.

I think before
the octave jump,

maybe there's a way to give
that lower part of the hook

a little bit more oomph
when you go up the octave.

Hmm.
The energy imbalance

is, like, a little
too noticeable.

♪ That girl is poison

Ed: I enjoyed that
Katherine had taken a song...

♪ That girl is poison
...that we all know and love

and completely
turned on its head

and just made the whole feel of
it completely different.

It shows individuality.

Ariana: You two
are such good singers.

Ed: It's about having
a career...
Yeah.

...and this is the start
of a career ‐‐

not the end of it,
you know?

What I'm floored by here
is the showcasing of artistry

and amazing ideas.

I'm so proud of these women,
and I'm so excited for them.

Woman: Whoo‐whoo‐whoo! Whoo!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Bella!

With "Chandelier,"
here's Bella DeNapoli.

♪

♪ Party girls don't get hurt

♪ Can't feel anything,
when will I learn ♪

♪ I push it down

♪ Push it do‐o‐own

Wow!

♪ I'm the one
for a good time call ♪

♪ Phone's blowin' up,
ringin' my doorbell ♪

Ooh.
♪ I feel the love

♪ Feel the lo‐o‐o‐o‐o‐o‐ove

Okay!
Wow!

♪ Oh, one, two, three

♪ One, two, three, drink

♪ One, two, three,
one, two, three, drink ♪

♪ Throw 'em back
till I lose count ♪

♪ I'm gonna swing

♪ From the chandelier

♪ The chandelier

♪ I'm gonna live

♪ Like tomorrow doesn't exist

♪ It doesn't exist

♪ I'm gonna fly

♪ Like a bird in the night

♪ Feel my tears as they dry

♪ I'm gonna swing

♪ From the chandelier

♪ The chandelier

♪ Whoaaaaa

♪ 'Cause I'm just
holding on for tonight ♪
♪ I'm gonna swing from the

♪ Swing from the chandelier

♪ Ohhhhhhh

♪ 'Cause I'm just
holding on for tonight ♪
♪ Ooh, oooooh

♪ On for tonight
♪ I'm holding on for tonight

♪ Won't look down,
won't open my eyes ♪

♪ Keep my glass full
until morning light ♪

Wow.

♪ I'm holding on

♪ For tonight

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo! That was cool! Yeah.

I love you so much.
Yay.

[ Cheers and applause ]

She's gonna be
singing "Poison." I know.

[ Cheers and applause ]

And now, with "Poison,"
here is Katherine Ann Mohler.

♪

♪ Girl, I must warn you

♪ I sense something strange
in my mind ♪

Okay.

♪ The situation is serious

♪ Let's cure it 'cause
we're running out of time ♪

Whoa.

♪ Mmm‐mmm

♪ It's driving me
out of my mind ♪

♪ That's why it's hard
for me to find ♪

♪ Can't get it out of my head

♪ Miss her, kiss her,
love her ♪

♪ That girl is poison

♪ It's driving me
out of my mind ♪

Whoo!
♪ That's why it's hard
for me to find ♪

♪ Can't get it
out of my head ♪

♪ Miss her, kiss her,
love her ♪

♪ Poison

♪ That girl is poison

♪ Poison

♪ That girl is poison
♪ Oooh‐oooh‐oooh

♪ That girl, she's poison

♪ Mmm‐mm‐mm

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, my gosh! Sing, yes!

It's such a bold thing
to do something

so drastically different from
the original song.

And so, I'm not sure
how I feel the risk paid off.

It was like...

It's driving you
out of your mind.

It's driving me
out of my mind.
Yeah, yeah.

It really was daring,
and you really can sing.

You're trying to figure out
how to stand out.

It's like, "Let's do
something really different

that will have John's draw ‐‐
jaw on the floor."

I thought you were
gonna say "drawers."

Drawers ‐‐
My drawers on the floor.

His drawers.
[ Laughter ]

Whoa!
Um...

The arrangement didn't work
for me all the time,

but I love that
you went and did it.

Bella, that was a really cool
rendition of "Chandelier."

And when you're in
your quiet part of your voice,

you do, like,
these little, tight runs,

and it's really compelling.

Thank you.
I would side with Bella
on this one.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Kelly: Bella,
I think your voice ‐‐

it's like this pretty,
angelic thing,

but you've got
a little edge to it.

And, Katherine,
I literally looked

at every person I could find,
and I was like,

"She's about
to sing 'Poison!'"

[ Laughter ]

What you did was such
an artistic, cool move ‐‐

to take a song that we all know,
like, obviously from the '90s.

I grew up on that.
You made it more cinematic.

I'm leaning a tiny bit more
towards Katherine.

Thank you so much.

[ Applause ]

Was that, like, a makeout song
or something from high school?

No, no.

My makeout song was ‐‐
"Achy Breaky Heart"

was my makeout song.
I mean...

Like, why is it such
sacred ground?

It's sacred ground 'cause
then everybody here was...

♪ Boop, boop‐a‐doop,
boop‐a‐doop‐a‐doop ♪

♪ Ah!
♪ Ah!

[ Laughs ] Sorry.

Did you see
what they did there?
Oh, my God!

Can we go back to ‐‐ I just went
♪ Boop, boop‐a‐doop

[ Laughter ]
Oh, my God.

Katherine, I thought you did
a cool version

of that song, myself.

By the way, I feel like
this is the most equal

knockout round
of the entire season

because you both approached
the performances

in the exact same way.

You're clearly going to have
Thanksgiving together this year.

Please, can we do it
at my house, please?
Perfect.

Bella, the quieter parts
of your voice,

that's money,
and your bigger stuff is big,

but today it was just
that much under.

If it was me,
I'm gonna go with Katherine,

just 'cause John was
so hard on her version.
John: Oh, my gosh.

Daly:
Thank you, Coaches.

Hi, Carson.
Hi.

How dare you make them
let go of each other hand?!

Ariana, of course,
it all comes down to you.

Give us some thoughts.

Katherine, I love how far
this competition has pushed you.

And it's cool to see you
find yourself

and sound beautiful
doing it.

Bella, it was a beautiful,
stunning vocal today.

I love
this arrangement.

I love you both
as artists and people.

♪ I hate this part

This is a tough decision.

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

[ Sighs ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

The winner
of this knockout is...

♪

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

♪ I hate this part

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Sighs ]

The winner
of this knockout... is Bella.

Daly: Bella DeNapoli,
congratulations!

You move on
to our live playoffs!

Ariana:
I had to go with Bella.

Her knockout was
really gorgeous vocally,

but also so emotionally
vulnerable and moving.

I'm going to the lives!
Mom, Dad, get your phones ready!

Katherine, anything
you want to say to Ari?

Katherine: It's been, like,
more than a pleasure

to be able to, like, sing
in front of all of you guys,

and your feedback
means more than you know.

So thank you so much.

Give it up one more time
for Katherine Ann Mohler!
I'm so proud.

Katherine has had
this huge evolution.

And I'm just so proud
of that growth.

Another very tough choice.

Kelly: My daughter is obsessed
with Chris Martin.

She's 7.
He was, like, my, like,
hero growing up.

Oh, my God.
It's so weird
being at a point where

we have, like,
a relationship.

I know, like, with people you ‐‐
I have artists like that, too.
Yeah.

Okay, so, next up,
we have Xavier and Jeremy.

They are completely different
singers, but both very emotional.

Alright,
come on out, guys!

What in the world?

What in the actual...
Meet Ed Sheeran!

Jeremy: Ed Sheeran and
Kelly Clarkson sitting
next to each other?

Hi, guys.
He's an incredible artist.

I would only expect
to see Ed Sheeran at a concert

that I paid to go see.

Can I have a hug?
Yeah. Great to meet you, man.

What's going on, man?
How are you?
I'm such a fan.

It was definitely a moment
for me to meet Ed Sheeran today.

Jeremy: Ed Sheeran,
I have to tell you

that my mom is
your biggest fan.

Ed: What's her name?
Her name is Wendy. Wendy, hello.

She loves you so much, dude.
Oh, my God.
So your son is incredible.

If you guys put this on TV,
this is gonna be

the greatest, like,
moment ever.

Kelly: Whitney Houston's
"Run to You."

Why did you pick this song?
I'm curious.

Whitney Houston's,
like, for me,

the greatest vocalist
of all time.

And I figured being
a dude singing Whitney

is either a great decision
or a bad decision,

but I'm hoping
it's great.

No, it's ‐‐ it's always good
to try something

that people wouldn't
expect.
Yeah.

Jeremy: I can't help but connect
this song to my baby girl.

My daughter's always
run into my arms,

and I've always been this big.

[ Laughs ] So it's always been,
like, safe for her.

I just taught her how to drive
before I came out here

to "The Voice,"
as she's driving a car.

Oh, God.
She's doing a great job.

♪ I want to run to you,
you ♪

Even after all these years,

she still runs into my arms
and she feels safe.

That's probably the greatest
accomplishment of my life,

is to make sure she's had a safe
space, something constant.

♪ I need you here, I need you
here to wipe away my tears ♪

Ed: Jeremy choosing Whitney
was a genius stroke.

He has soul.
He's believable.

♪ And I want to run
to you ♪

I loved his whole aura.

And I think he's gonna go far
in the competition.

♪ Yo‐o‐ooo‐u

Come on, let's ‐‐ let's ‐‐
Wendy.

Oh, my God, yes.
You've got an amazing son.

Yes.
He loves you.

I love you, Mom.
And he's got the best voice.

[ Laughter ]

Great choice of song.
Such power, man.
Thank you.

And it's so nice hearing a male
voice sing that song, as well.

Ah!
There was one time
that you hit a big note

and moved off the mic,
and we just lost you for a bit.

Okay.
So I'd say just trust
the microphone.

And some of the first
falsetto bits,

I could tell
that you were nervous.

So just trust that you got it,
'cause you have.
Yeah,

Just be a little bit more
conversational about it...

Okay.
...rather than like,

♪ This is the note
Okay.

Be a little, like,
looser about it.

That was beautiful.
Thanks, man.

Well, Xavier, get up here
and sing!

Xavier:
I'm singing "Falling Slowly"

by Glen Hansard
and Markéta Irglová.

This was the first song
I ever learned on guitar.

Xavier: Hi.
I love this song.
Why'd you choose it?

I'm a musical theater kid.
Like, that's my whole thing.

That's what I'm going
to college for.
Wow.

This song represents
the kind of artist I want to be.

It's musical theater,
but it's also in the
singer/songwriter vein.

♪ Oh, and words fall through me
and always fool me ♪

When I was in middle school, I
listened to this song on repeat,

and I dreamed
of being able to sing this

on some big stage somewhere.

I never thought
it would be the "Voice" stage.

♪ And you have
suffered enough ♪

Kelly: Xavier's got
an amazing range, cool tone,

and he is just
an exceptional dude.

What a big voice.

Great song.
Geez. God.

I only had one note.
I think it ‐‐

♪ We've still got time

I think you could have come off
a touch earlier,

just so it
just sounds natural.
Yeah.

That's the only thing.
I love your rendition of it.

And I feel like with that song,
it's not abrupt.

It's supposed to be
a little bit smoother.

Don't just hit the gas.
I get ya.

Take us on that ride.
Even like the,

♪ I don't know you

♪ But I want to

Like, some person
walks up to me and says that,

and I'm like, "Okay."

You know what I'm saying?
Like, that's a sexy line.
Yeah.

The trick for Xavier
is he's 17.

While I think that
you can feel everything,

especially intensely
when you're younger,

maybe you haven't
tapped into something yet,

emotionally speaking.

My only thing
for both of you ‐‐

you can come on
up here, Jeremy ‐‐

just really remembering
it's a conversation.

And conversation isn't
from zero to 10, you know?

There's numbers in between.
Job well done, both of you.

Jeremy and Xavier are both
really gifted singers,

and whoever doesn't get nervous
and really nails it,

I think that's who I'm gonna
go with.

I'm so glad y'all got to
hang with Ed today, too.

This is not real.
Is this real life? Bye, y'all.

[ Cheers and applause ]

You've got this, Jeremy.

With "Run to You,"
here is Jeremy Rosado.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

♪ I know

♪ Then when you look at me

♪ There's so much

♪ That you just don't see

♪ But if you would only
take the time ♪

♪ I know in my heart
you'd find ♪

♪ I wanna run to you

♪ Yo‐o‐oo‐u

♪ And I wanna run to you

♪ Y‐o‐ou

♪ Tell me, will you stay

♪ Or will you run away?

♪ No‐o‐o, no‐o‐o

♪ I need you here

♪ I need you here to
wipe away my tears ♪

♪ To kiss away my fears

♪ No, no, no, oh

♪ If you only kneeew

♪ I wanna run to yo‐o‐o‐u

♪ And I wanna run to you

♪ Y‐o‐o‐o‐u

♪ Would you hold me
in your arms? ♪

♪ Keep me safe from harm?

♪ I wanna run to yo‐o‐o‐u

♪ But if I come to you

♪ Yo‐o‐oooo‐u

Okay.

♪ Tell me, will you stay?

♪ Will you run awa‐a‐a‐y?

♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Come on, Xavier!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Now singing "Falling Slowly,"
here is Xavier Cornell.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

♪ I don't know you

♪ But I want you

♪ All the more for that

Yes.

♪ Oh, and words
fall through me ♪

♪ And always fool me

♪ And I can't react

[ Cheering ]

♪ And you have suffered enough

♪ And warred with yourself

♪ It's time that you won

♪ Oh, oh, ohhhh

♪ Take this sinking boat
and point it home ♪

♪ We still got tiiiime

♪ Raise your hopeful voice

♪ You have a choice

♪ You've made it no‐o‐o‐w

♪ Falling slowly

♪ Sing your melody

Yes!

♪ I'll sing it looooooud

♪

♪ Ooooooo‐o‐o‐oh

♪ I'll sing it looooo‐o‐oud

[ Cheers and applause ]

Great job! Very good.

I love it!
Love, love, love. Oh, great job!

Wow. Jeremy,
the first quarter of the song,

you were in, like,
a lower volume.

It was good, but when you ramped
it up, it was incredible.

The cool thing that ‐‐
that Xavier has, though,

is this, like,
wild factor

that's so fun
to listen to, man.

You just got
a really cool tone

that I think would stand out
on the radio,

and you would
instantly know

that's Xavier singing
right there, man. Thank you.

[ Applause ]

Xavier, you have
such a unique tone,

and you have great control
over your instrument.

Like, that was a really
stunning performance.

Thank you.
And, Jeremy,
you sang Whitney Houston,

which is
the tallest of orders.
Yeah.

But you really brought
your own thing to it,

and it was very moving.

Your belt is
goose bumps everywhere.

In this moment,
I think I would go with Jeremy.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Jeremy, when you went big,
it was, like, amazing,

and you deliver it
with such passion.

Thank you.
So good.

Xavier, something
about your tone ‐‐

it was so attractive.

I‐I felt like
that was pulling me in.

I would lean towards Xavier.

Thank you so much.
Daly: Thank you, Coaches.

Kelly, it all
comes down to you.

Give us some thoughts
on the knockout first.

Jeremy, that's a big song,
but I thought it was cool

that you were bold enough
to choose that song

and also that it was coming from
such a masculine perspective.

Thank you.
And it's interesting to know
that you're the guy

that also sang Rascal Flatts
in the blinds,

like, loving just anything
soulful that moves you.

And I love that about you.
Thank you.

Xavier, like,
way to choose a friggin' song,

complemented by such
an amazing vocalist.

And just how in touch you are
with your emotions is so cool.

And it's interesting
'cause while you both

are emotional singers,
you're very different.

It's an impossible decision.

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

I really
am literally going,

"Jeremy, Xavier, Jeremy,
Xavier."
I know, I know.

Oh, no.
Oh, I can't even look at y'all.

Oh.

I feel like I'm gonna have to
do it on the scope

of what you've shown me,
you know, so far.

The winner of this knockout
is Jeremy.

Jeremy Rosado,
congratulations!

You're moving on
to the live playoffs.

Kelly:
Jeremy has such a solid voice.

He's just a pure vocalist,

and then he wears
his heart on his sleeve.

He's just kind of
that perfect artist.

Ah, you did
such a great job!
Thank you so much.

Moving forward, I can give him
literally any genre,

and he's down for trying it.

And I think that
that's really cool

and ‐‐ and really strong ‐‐
a strong competitor.

Good luck.
Jeremy: I'm going to the lives.
This is crazy.

I'm so thankful.

Grateful, thankful's
not even the right word.

It's beyond what I can,
like, say.

[ Crying ]
Thank you, Kelly.

Daly: Xavier, anything you want
to say to your coach?

This whole experience has been
absolutely life‐changing,

and to sing in front of you
absolute icons ‐‐

this is
a dream come true.

Give it up one more time
for Xavier Cornell!

John: It's really hard watching
good people go home.

Once you get to the knockouts,
though, everyone is very good.

These decisions have been tough
for all of us.

♪

Who has a steal left?

You have a steal left,
right?

I don't.
Who did you steal?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Liar!

Blake: Just waiting to
use my steal for someone

who's not gonna get in the way

of anybody else
that's on my team.

John: Alright, Berritt!
I'm so excited. I love you, man.

Team Blake isn't messing around,
okay?

They're actually cleaning up.

Blake: So the knockouts
are brutal.

Don't blow your voice out,
but keep rehearsing

and keep getting
more and more comfortable,

especially you
in performing aspect.
Yeah.

A‐And you, don't be afraid
to attack the song vocally.

Just try closing your eyes
and just get fluid with it

and just feel the song.
Y'all get out of here.

You got to work
with Ed Sheeran today.

That's Ed Sheeran, dude!
I know, man.

[ Laughter ]
Holy crap.

♪ For better or worse

♪ Till death do us part

♪ I'll love you with
every beat of my heaaaart ♪

♪ For better or worse

♪ Till death do us part

♪ I'll love you with
every bit of my heaaaart ♪

♪ And I swear

♪ Oh, oh, oh, I swear

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright.
All right, Berritt. Peedy!

Oh!
Come on, Peedy.

He's got good bell‐bottoms.

♪ I'm under your spell

♪ Like a man in a trance, baby

♪ Oh, but you know darn well

♪ That I don't stand a chance

♪ Oh, no, unchain my heart

♪ Let me go my way, ooh‐ooh

♪ Unchain my heart

♪ You worry me night and day

♪ Yeah‐yeah, yeah‐yeah,
yeah‐yeah ♪

♪ Why lead me through
a life of misery? ♪

♪ When you don't care for me?

♪ Unchain my heart

♪ Set me free, yeah

♪ Whoaaa‐oh‐oh‐ohhhh

♪ Whoa‐oh, yeah

♪ Chain my heaaaaart

♪ Unchain my heart

Yes, Peedy! Yes!

Peedy, you're consistent
in being you,

and that is once in a lifetime,
you know?

Berritt, I feel like nerves
played more into this today

than it did in rehearsal.

The winner of this knockout
is Peedy.

Daly: Peedy Chavis,
congratulations!

Blake: Peedy is an absolute
incredible entertainer,

and that includes singing,

that includes
his stage presence.

No question that
he won that knockout.

It was like "The Ed Sullivan
Show" over here.

He's my bold prediction
for the finale.

So, next up are Manny
and Jim and Sasha Allen.

Jim and Sasha Allen are the most
talented father/son duo,

and Manny
I stole from Blake.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoa! Look at that!

Hello!
[ Laughing ] Oh, my God!

Ed Sheeran ‐‐
I look up to him so much,

and I love him so much.

Are you kidding me?
How you doing, man?

He's been such a huge
inspiration to me. Oh, my gosh.

Ariana: Tell us about
your song choice.

I'm singing "Golden"
by Harry Styles.

♪ Golden

Manny: This song is about
being vulnerable.

Being on "The Voice" has been
such a gift to not just me,

but to my family.
My dad is so proud.

After walking through
such a tragedy, losing my mom,

our bond has just gotten
even closer.

He is a musician.
He plays trumpet.

I was so scared
to sing in front of him.

I‐It's just funny to look back
now and see how far I've come.

And that he's been there
right alongside me

on the journey is really cool.

♪ Hearts get broken

Ariana: Ooh!

Something so magical
started happening

as soon as you kind of got away
from all this stuff.
Yes.

I almost
just want to be like,

I don't care
what words you say. Goodbye.

I agree. That's a good
safety blanket to have.

But when you let loose,
it just comes alive.
Yeah.

I love your voice.

I just want to make sure
that it's cutting through

as much as possible.

I think you're using 70%
of what I've seen you sing.
Yeah.

I think when you started
letting rip...
Yeah.

...I was like,
"Here it is."
Okay.

Manny's voice has
all of the ability

to take him
to the end of this competition.

He was singing the song
really, really well.

But I want to hear him
show off a bit more.

♪ You're so golden,
hey ♪

Whoo!

Manny, my new teammate ‐‐
I'm very excited.

I love his energy. I love
his stage presence, his voice.

And I'm excited to see
the Manny version of this song.

♪ 'Cause hearts
get broken ♪

Ed: Yeah!
Ariana: Oh, my God!

Man, that went ‐‐
What?!

That went from like
a 7 to a 10.

You're the guy
with the best stage presence

out of anyone
that I've seen.

That was so great.

How you sing
and your runs and, like,