The Voice (2011–…): Season 22, Episode 1 - Episode #22.1 - full transcript

[ Lizzo's "About Damn Time"
plays ]

♪♪

♪ Turn up the music ♪

♪ Let's celebrate ♪

Guys, I am so excited.

You can see the "Voice"
sign there.

It's the first day
of blind auditions,

which everybody tells me is,
like, the most fun part.

Camila's here!
Oh, wow!

Welcome!

Hey, everybody!
Hey!



Hey, everybody!
Camila!

I have to say welcome back,

because she was my adviser
on my team last season.

Only legendary behavior.

Legendary behavior.

And we had so much fun.

We had so much fun
that she wants to beat me now.

[ Gwen laughs ]
Apparently.

The last time I was here,
I was the winner.

So I'm just gonna put that
out there, Blake Shelton.

Yes, yes.

I'm scared of,
like, your alliance at me.

What are you...
What are you afraid of?

I don't want you to win.
Oh, okay, great.



But I want to see you
have a good time.

I hope you do, 'cause, like,
it's my first day.

I feel like you're gonna
throw jabs at me.

And you're correct in that.
[ Laughs ]

Okay, guys, should we take
a little selfie?

Before we become enemies.
Alright.

Oh, wow, great.

[ Laughs ]
[ Camera shutter clicks ]

♪ It's about damn time ♪

♪ Turn up the music ♪

♪ Let's celebrate ♪

♪ Okay ♪ ♪ Okay ♪

♪ Alright ♪

♪ It's about damn time ♪

Blake: We took a break
from "The Voice,"

and we're all ready
to get back at it again.

And I miss this place.

[ Laughs ]
[ Laughter ]

And I'm back,
and I'm killing it.

Come home, buddy.
John: Blake's trying

to tell you that he's
the G.O.A.T. of "The Voice."

[ Goat bleats ]
Come on.

Gwen: [ Laughs ]
Camila: Your team mascot

doesn't even want to be here.

♪ It's about damn time ♪

Gwen: The reason I love coaching

is because I've lived the dream,

so sharing my knowledge
has been so rewarding.

Yeah!
And I want to win again.

♪ Okay ♪ Oh, my gosh!

My team is so great!
♪ Alright ♪

♪ It's about damn time ♪

I love being a coach
on "The Voice."

John Legend can kiss my ass.
Oh, my goodness.

I was the first one
to turn for you.

Big whoop.

♪ It's about damn time ♪

John:
In this season, we introduce

a new coach to our audience...
Camila Cabello.

♪ Havana, oo-na-na ♪

John:
Camila is a global superstar.

Who's your idol?
Camila Cabello.

She's gonna bring a new, fresh
flare to "The Voice"

this season.
♪ Havana ♪

♪ My heart is in Havana ♪

One of my favorite
Grammy performances.

Gwen and I were in the audience
watching her sing to her dad.

She's sold millions of records,
streams tons of music.

She's absolutely perfect
for this show.

Yeah!

I'm so excited to be
a part of "The Voice."

It feels very full circle,

'cause I started
on a singing competition show.

I also have been
on a singing competition show.

[ Tires screech]
Oh, my gosh.

[ Laughter ]

Have you been
in a girl group, too?

Uh...
It's not too late, Blake.

♪ It's about damn time ♪

I really love the other coaches.
No!

We get to just laugh
and have fun.

This is a moment,
because we're besties.

[ Ding! Ding!]

But at the same time,
help these people,

you know, become better artists

and get to live their dreams.

Camila, I love you so much.

Camila: This is gonna be
a fun season.

Yes!
So get ready.

♪ Okay ♪

♪ Okay ♪ ♪ Alright ♪

♪ It's about damn time ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoa!
Oh!

Ooh, it's like a little
roller coaster.

It's our first time hanging out.
Don't be mean to me.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Hey!

I'm having flashbacks.
This is so weird.

Man: Stand by, folks.
First audition beginning.

Yes!

Oh, my goodness.

It's very exciting.

Let's go.
You guys are a great crowd.

Man: Ladies and gentleman,
our first artist

is entering now.
Here we go.

Who's it gonna be?

I'm excited.
Me too.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Well, I heard there was
a secret chord ♪
Ooh.

♪ That David played,
and it pleased the Lord ♪

Whoo!

♪ But you don't really care
for music, do ya? ♪

Oh, my gosh.
[ Gasps ]

Congratulations.

♪ Goes like this,
the fourth, the fifth ♪

♪ The minor fall
and the major lift ♪

♪ The baffled king composing
"Hallelujah" ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

So pretty.

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

Yeah! Yeah!
Yes, whoo!

Let's go.

Whoo!

♪ Maybe there's a God above ♪

♪ But all I've ever learned
from love ♪

♪ Is how to shoot at someone ♪

Come on.

♪ Who outdrew you ♪

♪ It's not a cry
you hear at night ♪

♪ It's not someone
who has seen the light ♪

♪ It's a cold and it's
a broken Hallelujah ♪

Whoa!

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

♪ Oh, Hallelu-u-u-u ♪

♪ Ooh, yes ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

Oh, my God.

Sing!

Whoo!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wow.
That was incredible.

Oh, thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ]

Gwen: Okay.

Oh, my God.

John: Yes!

Do you see this?

Wow.
I turned around.

She looked straight
into my soul.

And she was like,
"There's Gwen Stefani.

I want to be on her team."

She didn't say that.

In her heart, she did.
I felt it.

And Camila took that from her.

And then I looked,
and it was blocked!

Oh, my God, you're blocked.

It was you!
[ Laughs ]

Wow.
Excuse us.

What is your name,
and where are you from?

My name is Morgan Myles, and
I'm from Nashville, Tennessee.

Oh, my goodness.
Ha ha, burn!

Morgan.
No.

Slow down.
He's feeling himself

now that you're saying
you're from Nashville.

He's feeling himself.

I feel like we don't get a lot
of people singing that song

just because
it's so intimidating.
Mm-hmm.

It takes some cojones
to come here

and sing it
with such confidence.

Then we got to see your range

and you hitting those piercing,
beautiful notes.

It was exquisite.

One of the best blind auditions
I've seen in quite a long time.

Wow.

[ Cheers and applause ]

That's quite a compliment.

What's happening in Nashville
for you?

Are you writing?
Are you recording?

I've been touring.

I'm a demo singer
for a lot of people, as well.
Uh-huh.

I've even opened
some festivals with Blake.

Oh, my goodness.
Oh, my gosh.

But, like, way before.
[ Laughs ]

But it's been a long journey.

It hasn't been easy.
Yeah.

♪♪

I've been in Nashville
for 16 years,

but I am
a full-time touring artist.

I played 117 shows last year,

solo acoustic in
almost all 50 states.

Hey, Vegas.
Hey, we're in Lititz.

We are not in Nashville
anymore, y'all.

I mean, there was days
I was just about to lose it,

but I've been very blessed
because my parents have been

my rocks in a really,
really hard industry.

I want the world to see
how well this girl can do.

So many hardworking artists
from "The Voice" have made it.

Adam Wakefield, Morgan Wallen.

I hope that I can use
this platform

to be a successful artist,
as well.

I think the whole experience
is gonna be really fun.

John:
We're glad that your journey
has brought you to "The Voice."

We're very lucky
to have you.
Thank you. [ Chuckles ]

You have such a gorgeous tone.

I want to hear records from you.

You kind of like
in a Rihanna-esque way

of going like this,
like, singing with your hand.

I was like, "Yes,
that is what I'm looking for."

She is singing with her soul
and making people feel.

And to me, that is, like,
the highest hope of an artist.

You guys are gonna make me cry.
What else did I
frickin' write down?

I'm, like, frickin' nervous
'cause I want you so bad.

[ Laughter ]
Blake: Just speak
from your heart,

not the scripted stuff
that you thought of earlier.
No, it's not scripted.

What kind of music
do you want to make?

Being that I'm a very
on the edge of country,

I've always been
extremely soulful,

but I love pop melodies,
but I love storytelling,

and I hope that we can
really find that great lane.

That's a fusion
of all those things.

Yeah, I know you're the least
likely to pick me.

You got Blake, country,
John, soul.

I mean, I do love pop melodies,
and I'm a storyteller, too.

I feel like you know
who you are as an artist.

And if you picked me
as your coach,

I would just be excited
to help you on that journey.

Oh, I mean...

[ Cheers and applause ]

Blake: Hi, Morgan.
Hi, Blake.

I'd like to have
a heart-to-heart talk

with you here for just a second.

[ Whoosh ]

Oh, my God.
I didn't know we could do that.

Oh, my G... Are you serious?

Are you gonna
sing Barry White to her?

What is about to happen?
[ Laughter ]

When I moved to Nashville,
I was 17 years old,

and I started singing demos
for songwriters,

and that was, like, where I made
all my beer money.

[ Laughter ]

So when I hear you talking
about that and then I hear

you talking about playing the
crappy noon spots on festivals,

I did all of that stuff.

Me too, by the way.

Her microphone was supposed
to be muted also.

Your gift is that you can
make people really believe

what you're singing about,

and you just need somebody
to help you along that journey.

I would be honored to be
that coach for you, Morgan.
Wow.

Camila: Wow, Blake. Yes.
[ Cheers and applause ]

Can I just say one last thing?

We still haven't
muted her microphone.

If you could please mute
her microphone.

I have not got to speak.
This is not fair.

Where's my light?

Mute.
[ Laughs ]

Okay, Morgan, I'm Gwen.
Hi, Gwen.

You're amazing. I'm so sad
that I'm not in the running.

You sound like you're on
a Grammy stage already.

It's ridiculous.

But one thing I will say,
my husband...

I've watched him outside
of this show help people.

He has the biggest heart.

So I'm just really excited
for you right now.

[ Laughs ]

Crowd: [ Chanting ]
Blake! Blake! Blake!

Can I just say one last thing?

[ Chanting continues ]
Mute immediately.

I [chuckles] I want
what's best for you,

and if what you want
is Blake's support

and help to be a country artist,
absolutely.

If what you want
is to create your own lane...

You're not a country artist,
you're not a pop artist,

you're just Morgan...

Then I would be really excited
to work with you.

I just wanted to say that.
Mm, interesting strategy.

Morgan, who do you choose
as your coach?

Come on!
Oh, my gosh.

Come on, Morgan!

[ Audience shouting ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to Night 1
of the blind auditions.

Morgan, who do you choose
as your coach?

Come on!
Oh, my gosh.

Come on, Morgan!

[ Audience shouting ]

♪♪

Camila.
What?!

Oh, my God!
[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, my God!

What on Earth?!

Oh, this is gonna be so fun!

Camila: I got my first artist.
I am so happy.

I want musical diversity
on my team.

I want pop. I want country.

That's what will be
creatively exciting to me.

Morgan was so special.

She has this pop sheen
to her voice,

and she was just so
in the emotion of it.

She's like a dream artist.

Oh, my God.
My little fanny pack.

I did my homework.
I know how the blocks work.

Immediately my mind went to,
"Ah! Gwen is gonna want her."

So blocked her.
[ Chuckles ]

Can we take our first little...
Yes.

Instant camera picture?

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

Who is this person?
Get her out of here.

The new girl on the block
blocked me.

Thanks a lot, Camila Cabello.

John: Camila's so smart,
she stepped right in.

And I feel like
she's an old pro already.

We all should be
a little bit scared of Camila.

I think she's ready
for competition here.

If you want to know exactly
what you want to do,

do not pick me as your coach.

No, she's sick of being
put in a box.

[ Laughter ]

Man: Our next artist
is entering now.

Omar: I've been able to perform
on some of the biggest stages

around the world.

I have sung
at the Kentucky Derby.

I've sung at Radio City.

I've been able to do sessions
at Capitol Records,

but being on "The Voice"
is the biggest stage.

Excited.

Get this thing going.

The coaches are megastars.

"The Voice" is back,
and I'm really excited

to be a part of that history.

♪♪

Oh!
Oh, this is sick.

♪♪

♪ Here we stand ♪

♪ Worlds apart,
hearts broken in two ♪

♪ Two, two ♪

What?!

♪ Sleepless nights ♪

[ Cheering ]

♪ Losing ground,
I'm reaching for you ♪

♪ You ♪

Yeah.

♪ You ♪

♪ Feeling that it's gone ♪

♪ Can't change your mind ♪

♪ If we can't go on ♪

♪ To survive the tide ♪

♪ Love divides ♪

♪ Someday love will find you ♪

♪ Break those chains
that bind you ♪

♪ One night will remind you ♪

♪ How we touched
and went our separate ways ♪

Come on, Camila.

♪ If he ever hurts you ♪

We need four.

♪ True love won't desert you ♪

♪ You know I still love you ♪

♪ Nooooooooo ♪
Gwen: Whoo!

Yes!
Camila!

Wow.
Oh, my God.

♪ Nooooooo ♪

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

That was too good.

Yes!
Four!

Four chairs!
Come on.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yes, yes, yes, yes!
Now we're talkin'!

That's good.

Four chairs.

Dang!
What is your name?

My name is Omar Cardona.

I'm 33 years old
from Orlando, Florida.

Orlando.

I am also from Florida.

Hey!

I know everybody's
gonna be like,

"Why did you wait so long
to turn around?"

Why did you wait
so long to turn around, Camila?

I was waiting for my brain
to click...

What can I add
creatively to this

that gets me excited,
'cause you have, like,

an incredibly sick range.

Thank you. Without
even looking at you,

I could feel energetically
from your voice

that you were an
amazing performer.

And then I looked
around, and I saw you, like,

with the mic stand,
and I was like,

"Well, yeah, that's my
guy," like, obviously.

[ Laughs ] Thank you, thank you.

What's your vision for

what kind of music
you want to sing?

It's really tough
because there's not a lot

of true rock 'n' roll
anymore. Okay.

And as much as
I am a pop artist...

Ooh! I respect the '80s music

and '90s rock. Okay.

So I would like to kind of
create a little genre of pop

and old-school
rock. That's so sick!

That's kind of my vision.

I believe in that,
man. That's cool.

Well, thank you.
Thank you so much.

Are you performing live a lot?

I'm a full-time performer.

I've sung all over
the world. Wow.

I sing with my
own personal band.

Been doing it for 15 years now.

Wow. I haven't heard a voice

like that since, like, the '80s.

Like, it's crazy.
Freddie Mercury vibes.

We never get to hear
men sing like that anymore.

I mean, it's, like... it was
so exciting, wasn't it, Blake?

Oh, my... I'm... my brain.

I know we're gonna talk
about this when we go home.

I'm so excited for the
show that you're here

and that we get to
have something different

and something that's
nostalgic and exciting.

Anyways, I would die to
work with you. It'd be crazy.

Thank you, Gwen.
That's very kind.

Omar.

What's up, John? I
turned for you first.

I would like to
remind you. [ Laughs ]

It's obvious that
your voice is powerful.

You have crazy range

that most male singers
could never pull off.

There was something
interesting about the little turns

in your voice that
were very soulful to me.

It sounded like a church
singer singing rock music,

sometimes, honest.
That's exactly what I am.

Grew up in church singing.
Okay, we're screwed.

I heard that, and that's
why I was so floored by you.

You're the kind of artist
that can win "The Voice."

You can win this show.

And John hit his button
first. I did hit my button first.

I don't know if it's been mentioned.
Why're you reminding him of that?

I think he thinks he's on
"Family Feud" or something.

IR "Jeopardy!" What the hell
does that have to do with anything?

Yeah. I agree. "What is Omar?"

[ Laughter ]

We're gonna see a lot
of super-talented people,

but we're not gonna see a lot
of people that are coming at it

from the angle that
you're coming from.

I think there's a
demand for that.

And within the country
lane, I rock pretty hard.

[ Laughter ] You sure do, Blake.

He does. That's actually
not even true, either.

That's a lie. I said it.

Another idea that
could be be interesting

is to take that approach

with a song that's not
from that genre, too. Yeah.

You can make some cool,
interesting song choices.

There's also
something to be said

for what you love.
Blake, you okay?

You know what you like.

I was trying to get
my hand up, yeah,

and now I'm trying to think...
He can't get it back down.

'cause I'm receiving
the signals from God,

okay, of what to
say here right now.

One of the most
frustrating things is

when they hear
you do what you do

and see how good you are at it,

and the first thing they say is,

"We should get you to do
that this way or that way."

I would caution you not to be
experimenting with, you know...

With whatever John's
trying to pitch to you, so...

Oh, my God. [ Laughter ]

I think all of us believe
you could go extremely far.

You could win this show.

You just have to pick who you
want to go on this journey with.

[ Journey's "Don't
Stop Believin'" plays ]

[ Audience shouting ]

Team Legend!

Hey!

O-mar! Come on.

♪♪

Blake! Blake!

Okay, the coach I'm
gonna choose is... Blake!

John. Yeah!

♪ Don't stop believin' ♪ Whoo!

Omar... what a voice.

Huge range. And it was flawless.

I love that he can put so
much soul and so much depth

into the rock music
that he's singing.

I got you a jacket. Oh!

I'm very curious to see what
Omar can do on the show.

I think he can go really far.

I told him he could win "The
Voice," and I believe that.

Yeah! Whoo! Whoo!

♪ Don't stop believin' ♪

Man, back-to-back
four-chair turns.

Can you believe it?
Thank you. Thank you.

I am so excited
"The Voice" is back.

You tried to sabotage me at
the end. What do you mean?

It didn't work!
What do you mean?

That's how you're gonna
end his career. Oh, my God.

Omar came out here, blew
me away, and broke my heart.

Daly: Still to come in
"The Voice" premiere...

more four-chair talent...

♪ Long neck, ice-cold
beer never broke my heart ♪

Let's do this!

What?! I can't believe it!

Stabbed in the heart.

It's a rough day to
be Blake Shelton.

Daly: and Blake continues
to struggle... Please!

Wow. leading to
desperate tactics.

Mute. Mute. Can I have
a little spotlight thing?

Get... Get the
mute button ready.

Blake talks a lot.

[ Quietly ] He muted me.

Can y'all hear her?

[ Laughter ]

Come on, buddy. [ Goat bleats ]

John: This man is
pulling out all the stops.

Blake: Come on. Your team
mascot doesn't even want to be here.

[ Laughter ]

[ Goat bleats ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome
back to "The Voice."

First of all, Camila, welcome
to the family of "The Voice."

It is so great to have you.

Thanks.

Blake, have you given
Camila any advice?

Uh, no, 'cause I
don't want to help her

in any way... Yeah, of course.

Because so far,
I'm not impressed.

Oh, my God.

That's what a very
threatened person would say.

[ Laughs ]

You're just trying to
intimidate me. It's not working.

I agree. Gwen, hi. Welcome back.

Thank you! She's back.

So lucky.

This is also your first
season as husband and wife.

And Blake looks
so hot today. Whoa.

I'm just excited
to be back here.

John, how do you like
being so far from Blake?

Because you seem happier. No.

[ Laughter ]

You know, it's a lot of pressure

because the people who
have sat in this chair...

Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson...

Have both had heated
rivalries with Blake Shelton,

and we're going to
battle. Gwen: Yes!

Yes. I love it.

Well, thank you,
Coaches. Good luck.

Gwen: Whoa!

♪♪

Ian: A current day in my
life kind of looks like school

at Columbus State University,

and then I work at a bar
through the weekends

and, really, music just fits
somewhere in between that.

My name is Ian Harrison,

I'm 20 years old, and
I'm from Columbus, Ohio.

♪♪

My genre is alternative indie.

And I will be singing "The
Night We Met" by Lord Huron.

This song is pretty
important to me.

It's about feeling someone
growing apart from you,

feeling the connection that
you once had start to fade away.

I relate to this song
because my dad passed away

when I was 9 years old.

My dad and I were very close.

There was one tradition we
had where we'd wake up early

in the morning
before my siblings.

He'd take me on his motorcycle,

and we'd go get breakfast
before any of them got up.

There was a time where I'd have
memories of him being around

and then they all just kind
of vanished one day and...

Yeah.

My dad took his
own life in 2011.

And I think if I
were older then,

I would've seen signs,
I would've known,

but being too young to
understand how he felt,

how he was feeling,
makes it really tough.

Love you, bud.
You're gonna do great.

It was a difficult time,

but after a year, my
adopted dad entered our lives.

He was very good about
making sure that we all felt

loved and needed.

My dad, when I got
his guitar after he died,

there were notes
in the guitar case.

When I saw those notes, it
felt like I had a piece of him.

Dad was trying to write a song.

I think it's definitely
a sign. Don't you?

Yeah.

You're meant to be here.
You're meant to do this.

These four coaches
are superstars.

I can't even comprehend
what it would mean

if they turn their chair.

I really hope that
the coaches feel

how much I'm emotionally
connected to this song.

I will definitely be
thinking about my dad.

A part of me wishes that he
can see what I'm doing and say,

"Wow, I'm proud of you."

♪ I am not the only traveler ♪

That's a cool voice.

♪ Who has not repaid his debt ♪

♪ I've been searching
for a trail to follow ♪

♪ Again ♪

♪ Take me back to
the night we met ♪

♪ I had all and
then most of you ♪

♪ Some and now none of you ♪

♪ Take me back to
the night we met ♪

♪ When you had
not touched me yet ♪

♪ Oh, take me back
to the night we met ♪

♪ I had all and
then most of you ♪

♪ Some and now none of you ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Take me back to
the night we met ♪

Oh, my God!

[ Chuckles ]

♪ I don't know what
I'm supposed to do ♪

♪ Haunted by the ghost of you ♪

♪ Take me back to
the night we met ♪

Kristy: Whoo!

♪ Oh, take me back
to the night we met ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, my goodness!

Happens late sometimes. Whew!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Hello! Hello.

Hi. How are you?

What is your name,
and where are you from?

My name is Ian
Harrison, I'm 20 years old,

and I'm from Columbus, Ohio.

O-H!

I-O.

I think everybody was impressed

by the character
of your voice. Yeah.

It just has this tone
that's really enchanting,

and it sounds good singing
so many different things,

and it's always fun to
work with artists like that.

Thank you. I would
love to coach you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

How you doing, man?
I'm good. How are you?

I'm great. I'm
pretty great, too.

I'm not gonna lie. It's
starting to set in on you now.

You're on "The Voice." Yeah, I
think it is setting in. [ Chuckles ]

I'm starting to get nervous
because you got really perked up

when Blake started
talking to you.

[ Chuckles ]

I was waiting for a
moment where I was going,

"He's gonna have to do
something bigger here,"

and then it finally
dawned on me.

"He doesn't have to do that,"

because your performance
was so powerful

with just the character of
your voice that I finally was like,

"This guy's already doing
every single thing he needs to do

for me to hit my
button," so I hit it, man.

I'd be proud to be
your coach, dude.

Thank you.

I think you're just a
super interesting artist.

You showed me your
heart. It was very pure.

I think it would be really
fun to work together

because I come from
that kind of background.

Been in a band.
We just got together,

and, like, asked my dad for
five bucks for a microphone

and go to rehearsal.
It's, like, homemade.

And just because you have
more of a character voice than,

like, a styled, fancy voice,
that's kind of like me, as well.

Like, I'm trying to just
show my heart to people.

So I would love
to be your coach.

I think it would be really
cool to work with you.

Do you play live a lot now, Ian?

Uh, on occasion.
What made you say,

"I don't even play
live that much,

but I want to go
on 'The Voice'"?

I've always wanted
to take a step

towards making a
career in music. Yeah.

It's just I don't think I was
ever confident enough.

I feel like I could
help you get there.

There's so much to learn
and to be just plopped

on the "Voice" stage
on TV is insane,

but you need a coach to
help you to get through it.

It got me excited
when you said that.

You have a really
beautiful voice.

I was so, so, so close
to turning around,

darn it, and I should've
turned around for you.

So, anyway, we'd
all love to coach you.

Even Camila would
love to. You can't pick her.

But you've got to
make a choice, Ian.

[ Audience shouting ]

This is way harder.

It's way harder
than you thought?

[ Chuckles ]

[ Shouting continues ]

I'm gonna go with Gwen.

What?! What?

Yes!

Oh, my gosh!

What? What? Yeah!

♪ 'Cause there's
magic in my bones ♪

♪ I-I-I ♪

Gwen: Ian has more
of a character voice,

a voice that just
comes from your heart.

I got a shirt for you! Yes!

And I feel really
excited about it

because I really like
to work with people

that are from, you know,
an alternative background.

He picked me.

Go, Gwen!

♪ There's magic in my bones ♪

John: Oh, that's
cool. Can I see?

Gwen's hoodie is proof to me
that I don't understand fashion

because it looks like a hoodie

that has tape down the
sleeves with writing on the tape.

And because Gwen
Stefani's handing it to people,

it automatically makes it cool.

You know, I feel
like John's jacket

is almost like an
ugly-sweater-type party,

almost like a joke.

"Oh, look how
crappy this coat is.

Let's all go out and
have drinks in it."

Camila's gift... I don't
know if she realizes

that all of our phones come
with a camera these days,

so people are literally
walking out of the building,

throwing the
camera in the trash,

and looking like nerds
wearing a fanny pack.

Having a tough time today, man.

I don't know what it is.
Nobody's picking me.

But if anyone ever does pick
me, I got these cool beer coolers.

Tell me you don't
want one of these.

The other coaches have
nothing to offer these artists

as far as refrigeration goes.

Daly: As our coaches
start building their teams,

start building yours.

Get the "Voice" official
app now and play along.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Camila: ♪ I heard that
you were talking... ♪

♪ And you didn't think
that I would hear it ♪

♪ People out here
talking that... ♪

♪ Getting everybody
fired up ♪ Come on, Blake.

♪ So I'm ready to attack,
gonna lead the pack ♪

♪ Gonna get a touchdown
♪ ♪ Gonna take you out ♪

♪ That's right, put
your pom-poms down ♪

Man: Let's go. Get up,
y'all. Get up and sing it!

♪ A few times I've
been around that track ♪

Camila and John: ♪ And it's
not just gonna happen like that ♪

♪ 'Cause I ain't
no hollaback girl ♪

♪ I ain't no hollaback girl ♪

♪ A few times I've
been around that track ♪

♪ And it's not just
gonna happen like that ♪

♪ 'Cause I ain't
no hollaback girl ♪

♪ I ain't no hollaback girl ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ That's my, that's my ♪

♪♪

♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh, I'm starstruck.

♪ That's my, that's my ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

That lifted the room up.

Yes.

Daly: Let's meet
the next artist.

My name is Tiana Goss.

I am 28, and welcome to L.A.

I work at a preschool
with ages 2 to 5.

Whoa! [ Chuckles ] [ Chuckles ]

In my class, I like to have

a designated time
where we do music.

I bring my guitar,
and I sing to them.

One, two, three, go.

And they get so into it.

They're, like, head-banging.
They're having a great time.

I love the fact that I get to
incorporate my love of music

and show it to the children.

[ Laughter ] Good job, guys.

When I'm not working, I
spend a lot of time in the studio.

I'm constantly writing.

Ultimately, I would like
to pursue music full time.

I think that whatever Tiana
wants to do, she can do it,

and I'm proud of
her no matter what.

Man: Tiana Goss, make
your way to the stage.

[ Exhales deeply ]

You can do it.

Tiana Goss to the stage.

Tiana: I think this season is
going to be very competitive.

To be here means the world to me

because I have the opportunity
to sing on this beautiful stage.

Working with any of the
coaches, I will be grateful for.

♪♪

♪♪

- Whoo!
- I love this song.

♪ I can't say ♪

♪ That I don't ♪

♪ Know that I ♪

♪ Am alive ♪

♪ And all of ♪

♪ What I feel ♪

♪ I can show you ♪

♪ You tonight ♪

♪ Oh, you don't mean ♪

♪ Nothing at all to me ♪

♪ No, you don't mean ♪

♪ Nothing at all to me ♪

♪ But you set me free ♪
Come on, Gwen! Let's go!

Come on, Gwen!
Let's go! Let's go!

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, you could mean ♪

♪ Everything to me ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Aw!

John: Alright.

Aw, my gosh. You're
so cute. Camila: Hey.

Hi, guys. What is your name?

My name is Tiana Goss.

I am 28 from Los
Angeles, California.

To be honest, I was
so torn the whole time.

I wish I could've
seen you perform it.

I thought when you
went into the main chorus,

that's where it kind
of, for me, was, like,

"Okay, I'm not sure."

That would just
be why I didn't turn.

But I loved your tone.
You did a great job.

Thank you so much.
When I was younger,

I auditioned for a
singing-competition show,

and, in hindsight,
when I auditioned,

I wouldn't have turned
around for myself.

Like, I had so
much growing to do.

It's just a journey. Do
you know what I mean?

Yeah. Thank you. I
appreciate your feedback.

Yeah, absolutely.
Thank you so much.

I think there was, like,
a stylistic mismatch

between what you were singing
and how you were singing it.

Allow yourself to
be more rhythmic.

Chop your syllables
down a little bit

so it's more staccato.

Things like that would make
it sound more pop. Yeah.

You'll do well if you come back.

You just have to get
the right combination

of song and approach... Yeah.

Gotcha. and
bring it all together.

Thank you so much.

Do y'all know that song?
I don't know that song.

My God. Get with the times.
Everybody knows that song?

Nelly Furtado and Timbaland.

I can tell everybody
knows that song except me,

but I think you should put
all of those notes into play

and come back and see us.

Yes. You're so cute.
Camila: Yeah, I agree.

Thank you guys so much.

Camila: I remember auditioning,

and it's, like, you're
overwhelmed with emotion,

and it's a lot,

but I do feel like it's
important for people to know

there will be more chances.

You never know what's
around the corner.

Blake: Camila.

I'm going to be quiet so
he doesn't steal my secret.

What are you talking about?

We're talking about
my secret strategies

to be the best, most
awesome, coolest coach.

Is it your puffy sleeves?
Is that a pirate shirt?

Argh.

Does your flower squirt?

Is it a squirty flower?

[ Laughs ]

Sounds weird when I
say it like that, doesn't it?

[ Laughing ] I just... That's
what I was going to say.

Almost inappropriate
and disgusting.

Very inappropriate.
Okay. Continue on.

[ Laughing ]

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

♪♪

Kelly: You've got this.

[ Voice breaking ] You
worked your whole life for it,

and you're going to do great.

[ Sniffles ] Thank you.

My name is Emma Brooke.

I'm 19 years old, and I'm
from Lyman, South Carolina.

When I was 6 years old, I was
introduced to classical singing,

and all the techniques
that I've learned,

I think it's given me
a great background

and basis to experiment
with different styles.

[ Vocalizing ]

Ryan: I first realized
that Emma could sing

when she was about 6 years
old and she just started belting.

And it was like, "Wow,
this is incredible."

It'd about knock you down.

It'd make your ears ring. Yeah.

She's almost broken speakers

in churches before,
multiple times,

where I'd have to
tell, "Hey, y'all need

to turn this down." Yeah.

For my blind audition, I'm
singing "California Dreamin'"

by The Mamas & The Papas.

This song is perfect for me
because I have been dreaming

of coming out to L.A.
to be on "The Voice,"

and I'm so excited
to see what happens.

Daly: Alright, Emma,
how are you feeling?

I know the song. I've got this.

I've rehearsed this for
weeks. This is my moment.

Let's go get it, Emma.
Awesome. Thanks.

Have fun. Thank you.

Good luck.

I feel like it's
going to be good.

This one's going to be good.

Yeah.

Yeah.

♪♪

♪ All the leaves are brown ♪

♪ And the sky is gray ♪

♪ I've been for a walk ♪

♪ On a winter's day ♪

Oh, my God!

♪ I'd be safe and warm ♪

♪ If I was in L.A. ♪

♪ California dreamin', oh ♪

♪ On such a winter's day ♪

♪ Stopped into a church ♪

♪ I passed along the way ♪

♪ I got down on my knees, yeah ♪

♪ I pretended to pray ♪

♪ You know the
preacher likes the cold ♪

♪ He knows I'm
gonna stay-ay-ay-ay ♪

♪ Oh, California
dreamin', oh, oh ♪

♪ On such a winter's day ♪

♪ On such a winter's
da-a-a-a-a-a-y ♪

♪ On such a winter's
da-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-y ♪

[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah.

♪♪

Congratulations.
Thank you so much.

Congratulations!
You're on "The Voice"!

Yay!

Whoo! What is your name?

My name is Emma Brooke.
I'm 19 years old... Wow.

Wow. and I'm from
Lyman, South Carolina.

Holy crapola.

And what kind of music
do you want to make?

I am classically trained,
but I decided to do this song

because I'm trying to steer more

into the contemporary world.

I love the song choice.

I would be mindful of
control with your vocals

so that placing your
voice on a technical note

doesn't get yell-y,

but I'm really excited
to see who you pick.

Thank you. I appreciate
it. Yeah. Absolutely.

Being someone that's
trying to say something

in the world and
connect to people

is really what we
all dream to do.

I've got to live that
dream, and I would love

to try to find out
what your dream is

and try to help you
mold that on this show.

I would love to work with
you. I think it'd be really fun.

Thank you. Thanks. [ Chuckles ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Who are some of your
favorite artists right now?

My favorite female artist
right now is Lauren Daigle.

She's just a
magnificent vocalist,

and one of the things I
love about her is the richness

and the raspiness of her tone.

The thing that
attracted me to you

was that tone of
yours is really powerful,

and it really cuts through,

and I think it'd be
really cool for you

to kind of let
loose a little bit.

You've already been trained,
but now, how do you kind of

unlearn some of the structure
that's been put around you?

That's what I'd want
to work on with you

if you were on my team.

That was really good
coaching, you guys.

Thank you. Oh, my God.

I met Lauren Daigle
one time in Nashville.

All she could talk about was
how Gwen Stefani was her hero...

[ Laughs ] You liar.

And how Gwen's artistry helped
shape who she is. Such a liar.

He's trying to get me to win.
Thank you. You're so sweet.

What are you talking about?
She sa... She didn't say that.

She said that if she was
an artist on "The Voice,"

she would choose you as a
coach, to me. John: Oh, my God.

She would lock in.

And anybody who
wouldn't choose her,

"I don't like them."
She said that to me.

[ Laughter ] She was... I
was like, "Whoa, that's weird."

Oh, my God. [ Laughs ]

Alright, Emma. Yeah, who
do you pick as your coach?

[ Audience shouting ]

Ooh.

♪♪

She wanted one of them.

It was both of them.
Oh, really? Oh, wow.

Yeah, it was those two. Yeah.

[ Chuckling ] Aw,
this is so hard.

Come on, Emma.

♪♪

I think I'm going
to go with John.

Yeah!

♪♪

Yeah!

I'm really excited
to work with Emma.

I thought her
approach to it was cool.

I loved her tone,

and when you find out
she's only 19 years old,

it's kind of amazing
that she has

so much power
coming from that voice.

Nice jacket. Look
at that jacket.

Lauren's not going
to like this, John.

I am impressed with
Emma that she did not fall

for this level of
mischief and deception

that Blake brought to the show.

Nice work, Emma.
You did it. Yes!

Mm!

Congratulations. Thank you.

Just the team you
were looking for, too.

Lauren Daigle is
going to be very upset.

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

Let's meet our next artist,

26-year-old Orlando
Mendez from Miami, Florida.

Orlando: I'm Cuban-American.

Growing up in
Miami, it's so cool.

You're surrounded
by culture, you know?

I grew up around
a lot of family.

It's like a whirlwind.
We live life intensely...

Eat a lot, dance
a lot, drink a lot.

We have a lot of fun.

Cubans usually
listen to a lot of salsa,

a lot of reggaeton.

That's the typical Cuban music,

but since I was
in middle school,

I've had a love
for country music

and it always kind
of spoke to me,

especially the
storytelling in it.

And so I started a band.

♪ Country girl,
shake it for me, girl ♪

The reception was incredible.

It was insane to see how
many people love country music.

And I remember, one night,
I was performing on stage,

and I heard someone
shout from the audience,

"That's the Cuban cowboy!"

I was like, "I like that."

[ Cheers and applause ] Thank
you guys for rocking with us.

It's incredible for us as
his parents to stand back

and see all these people

appreciating our son
and his performance.

We went from salsa
dancing to two-step dancing.

[ Chuckles ]

If Camila and Blake
both turn their chairs,

it's going to be a
tough choice, man.

I got my country roots,
you know, growing up

and listening to Blake Shelton,

and then I got Camila Cabello,
a pop star from my hometown,

someone who I definitely
connect with her story.

If they're both
there vying for me,

that's going to be a
game-time decision.

♪ I got a good feeling ♪

♪ You're lucky I don't
have any more blocks ♪

♪ 'Cause I would've
blocked you just for fun ♪

Did you just write
that? Sure did.

Orlando: I just
want to go out there

and be able to show the world

what a Cuban cowboy
from Miami can do.

I'm going to head-dunk.

Hyah! [ Laughs ]

Miley pushed it with
her tongue one time.

What? [ Chuckles ]

♪♪

♪ I've had a large-mouth
bass bust my line ♪

♪ A couple beautiful
girls tell me goodbye ♪

♪ Trucks break
down, dogs run off ♪

♪ Politicians lie, been
fired by the boss ♪

♪ It takes one hand ♪

♪ To count the
things I can count on ♪

♪ No, there ain't much, man ♪

♪ That ain't never let me down ♪

♪ But long-neck, ice-cold beer ♪

♪ Never broke my
heart ♪ Yeah, baby!

♪ Like diamond rings
and football teams ♪

♪ Have torn this
boy apart ♪ Yes.

♪ Like a neon dream,
it just dawned on me ♪

♪ The bars and this guitar ♪

♪ And long-neck, ice-cold beer ♪

♪ Never broke my heart ♪

♪ It takes one hand ♪ Come on.

Are you afraid? He's
looking at you, Blake.

♪ That's gripping
down on a cold one ♪

Do it. I want to beat
you. I want to enjoy it.

♪ 'Cause long-neck,
ice-cold beer ♪

♪ Never broke my heart ♪

Spin around. Watch him pick me.

♪ Like diamond rings
and football teams ♪ Whoo!

♪ Have torn this boy
apart ♪ Yes! Yeah.

♪ Like a neon dream,
it just dawned on me ♪

♪ The bars and this guitar ♪

♪ And long-neck, ice-cold beer ♪

♪ It never broke my ♪

♪ Heart ♪

Yeah!

♪ Aw ♪

[ Cheers and applause ] Whoo!

Four-chair turn! Four chairs.

Whoo! Yeah, baby.

♪♪

Blake: What's your name?
My name's Orlando Mendez.

I'm 26 years old
out of Miami, Florida.

Whoo! I told you I
got him! He-e-e-e-e-y!

I told you.

He has a slightly
different country accent

than I was expecting.

Orlando, my name
is Blake Shelton,

and I'm from Ada, Oklahoma.
He's not from Miami, Florida.

I'm an eight-time
"Voice" champion,

I'm a member of
the Grand Ole Opry,

and a CMA
Entertainer of the Year.

Thank you very much. Thank
you. [ Cheers and applause ]

Thank you. How you doin'?

The man. Oh, my God.

But I am not from
Miami, where...

Okay, well, when you've
been a coach 22 times,

you're bound to win 8. I don't
have... I don't have the country roots

that Camila has,
I got to be honest.

Alright. Do you
know I'm from Miami?

We're actually from the
same part of town in Miami.

No way. Tell me more.

So, my brothers went
to your high school.

Palmetto? Palmetto Senior High.

Panthers, baby.
You're not a Panther.

[ Chuckles ] [
Cheers and applause ]

Blake: What did they
say she was like in school?

Was she mean then also?

[ Laughter ]

So, is country music your thing?

Country music's my passion.

I've been listening to your
songs since I was a kid.

Alright. Aww, cute.

But I come from Cuban roots.

Yeah. [ Laughs ]

I've been doing this a
long time on this show.

Too long, some might say.

Some may say too long.

Others may say I'm
just getting started.

I'm a country artist.
That's... So am I.

That's all I ever
cared about being.

I personally like being
put in a box. I love that.

If you feel the same
way about your direction,

and if you want to be
stubborn about it like I do,

then I'm the coach
for you, buddy.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Tell him now how you
can float around genres.

[ Laughs ]

Well, I wasn't
going to say that.

Can I have a little
spotlight thing?

How do you do that? 22 seasons.

This show is rigged.
What button did you press?

It was in my contract. Get...
Get the mute button ready.

Alright, well, you know what?
I can do it without the glitter.

Um, Orlando, I
turned around first

because that's something
that I've really been looking for,

is somebody with
a really special tone

that I can hear on the radio.

You said, "You know
what? I'm Cuban,"

and this is the kind of
music that inspires you.

You know the kind of
artist you want to be,

and I would just help
you on that journey.

Absolutely. I like things
that make me feel,

and your voice
made me feel today.

And I would love
to be your coach.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Also, can Blake say,
like [speaks Spanish]?

Can Blake show you
all the spots in Miami?

Does Blake know about
that life? He doesn't, man.

[ Laughter and applause ]

Hey, I'm basically
country now, as well.

Like, I've gone country.

As the performance went
on, you got better and better.

Once you saw everybody
turning around, your star came out,

and I could just see
how excited you were

that, "I'm here in
front of Blake Shelton,

one of the greatest
all-time country singers..."

Oh, my God. "ever
in the whole world."

Blake is amazing,
but I would love

to be your coach, and
outside of the genre.

Let's just talk about the
show. It's a lot of pressure

connecting with the
cameras, the nerves.

I feel like I could
really help you with that,

and I would love
to be your coach.

I was actually on a
singing-competition show.

And you know what?
If you want to make

an unpredictable, cool choice,

I think you should
be on my team.

[ Cheers and applause ]

But before we move on...

I will never get
to talk, apparently.

[ Laughter ] Poor John.

Well, I just wanted to ask him,

what kind of music
do you want to make?

Do you want to be put in
a country box like Blake?

This is what we call a
filibuster. Not that that's bad.

Orlando, tell America right now.

Do you want to be put in a
simple country box like Blake?

Or do you want to be put in a cool country
box? Or do you want to float around?

Excuse me, I'm
talking over here.

Blake talks a lot.

One of the things that
grabbed my attention was,

do you want to make an
unpredictable choice today?

You could predictably pick
that very crowded country box

that Blake is trying
to cram you into.

Suffocating in there.

You could go with somebody

because they're
from your hometown.

That's not why he
would go with me.

Now, that's predictable.

Also, you could go with someone

who's married to a country star

and has country number-one hits.

Or you could do something

that no one would expect
and join Team Legend.

[ Cheers and applause ]
That was good. [ Chuckles ]

Orlando, who do you
pick as your coach?

305, baby.

Alright.

Come on, man. Let's go, Orlando.

Come on!

[ Audience shouting ]

What do you think? Blake?

Come on, Orlando!

Man, it's a tough choice.

I hear a lot of "Johns."

Let's go, Orlando!
Let's do this!

Do the right thing!
Do the right thing!

[ Shouting continues ]

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome
back to "The Voice."

Who do you pick as
your coach? 305, baby.

Camila...

Let's go, Orlando!

Come on!

[ Audience shouting ]

I hear a lot of "Johns."

Camila, let's do
this thing, girl.

Oh, my gosh! Aw, no. Wow!

Yeah, baby!

They're going to
decorate his box.

Let's get it, bro!

Camila: I'm really
excited to have Orlando.

He has a gift with
his tone of voice.

Ready? It was really exciting

to win a country artist,

especially over Blake. [
Camera shutter clicks ]

I'm definitely, like,
feeling myself, for sure.

Let's represent. Let's do it your
way. Definitely. Cuban roots, baby.

Another four-chair
turn that went to Camila.

She's coming for my crown.

What has happened to you?

I've lost my mojo. Oh, my gosh.

Camila is trying to mess
with my country box.

She's bedazzling the box.

It's meant to be a wooden
box with rust and nails in it.

Camila, I'd like to know

what his box is going
to look like now. Me, too.

I think you shocked a lot
of people by picking Camila.

That Miami connection,
that Cuban connection,

kind of swayed me.
It'll be fun to watch.

Welcome to "The
Voice." Appreciate you.

Daly: Let's meet
our next artist.

Alexis: My style's very
much inspired by '80s rock,

like Motley Crue, Whitesnake,
and Guns N' Roses.

But I'm also from Texas,
so, you know, of course,

you got the, "Howdy, hey."

♪♪

I just kind of try to
throw it all in together,

and this is what you get.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm Alexis McLaughlin.
I'm 25 years old.

I'm currently living
in Conroe, Texas.

I am a third-grade
reading teacher.

When I'm not teaching,
I am playing shows

and trying to get followers.

There's been some days
that I wake up at 5:00 A.M.,

and I don't get
home until midnight,

and then the next morning,

I get up and do
it all over again.

I'm willing to put
whatever I can into it.

I am singing...
Drum roll, please...

"Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake.

I think of it as
kind of my anthem.

It is a song that represents
me right now in my journey.

I am so excited
that Gwen is back.

She's just a rocker.

She's done so great on the
show, and it's just really exciting.

This is the moment
that I've been waiting for.

No matter what, I'm going to
leave everything on the stage.

♪♪

♪ I don't know where I'm going ♪

♪ But I sure know
where I've been ♪

♪ I'm hanging on promises ♪

♪ In songs of yesterday ♪

♪ 'Cause I know what it means ♪

♪ To walk along ♪

♪ The lonely street of dreams ♪

♪ Yeah, here I go
again on my own ♪

♪ Goin' down the only
road I've ever known ♪

♪ Like a drifter I was
born to walk alone ♪

♪ And I've made up my mind ♪

♪ I ain't wasting no more time ♪

Come on, Camila. Hit it.

♪ So here I go again ♪

♪ Well, here I go again ♪

♪ Here I go ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

What's your name?

My name is Alexis McLaughlin.

Your singing is really great,

but it's so aggressive,
I was trying to decide,

"How could I ever tell this
person singing to tone it down?"

Because that's really
good for singing rock music.

I just don't know
how it would play

into what we do on this show,

and that's why I
didn't hit my button.

I think that you have
a lot of potential,

and I think you just need
to rein it in just a little bit

because I was losing
the emotion of the lyric

because I was listening
to this aggressive voice.

But it's more about
the lyric and the song

that I want to know about

through your voice
and through your heart.

Thank you. John: Hi, Alexis.

I think you went to
that growl a little bit

in your voice too much, and
we want to hear some nuance

so we can tell
that you're an artist

that can do more
than just that growl.

Thank you so much.
Thank you. Thank you.

Gwen: Alexis was a
really powerful singer.

She was
over-singing a little bit.

There's 14 spots this
season, but I don't think that

that means that we're
just being, like, hasty

and just picking anyone.

We still want to love the
people that we choose,

and we want to make
sure we get a team

that has a lot of variety.

Gwen: I was this close,
you know? Camila: Yeah.

But then you're like,
"Who's coming next?"

And I don't want
Camila to beat me.

Neither one of y'all
are going to win, so...

Okay, relax.

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to
night one of the blind auditions.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Clears throat ] Oh.

Hey, sorry. I was
just walking by... Hey!

But I heard you say my
name and then the word "loco."

No, no, no, no.
No. No. No, no, no.

I said... I said "moco."
"Moco" means booger.

So I was just saying
I'm a little stuffy.

Like, I got... I have
boogers. Oh, okay.

I wasn't saying that.
Anyway, I have to go to stage

'cause they're... Yep,
they're calling for me.

So I'm going to...
I'll see you out there.

But you don't even
have an earpiece in there.

I know the difference
between an "M" and an "L."

You said "loco."

Jennifer: Just
breathe. Kate: Okay.

Just close your eyes.
Breathe in. Breathe out.

Maybe you need
to take that advice.

Yeah. That's true.

You're going to be so
great. Thanks, baby.

You're going to have to get
somebody to check my heart rate

when David goes
onto the "Voice" stage,

because to be able to watch
your child live the dream out

is just beautiful.

David: I've truly, always
wanted to do music,

and I've had the
privilege to sing behind

so many amazing artists
as a background vocalist,

including the
amazing Ed Sheeran,

as well as Mickey Guyton

and Kane Brown.

My name is David Andrew,

I am 25 years old, and I
am from Gallatin, Tennessee.

A couple years ago,

I was John Legend's
stand-in for a day.

The John Legend.

Like, you have
to say, like, "The,"

like capital T-H-E,
'cause he's amazing.

I've had so many opportunities
as a background singer,

but my dream is
to be center stage.

"The Voice" is back.

I am so excited because it
has been a crazy dream of mine

to be on "The Voice."

I've just always been inspired

by how "The Voice" really
molds and shapes artists

to become even stronger.

And now it's my time.

Camila: I'm so excited.

Something's in the air for me.

[ Chuckling ] Blake.

Gwen: My favorite
person in the whole world.

So cute. You guys are so cute.

You're both fun, awesome people.

Blake: Thank you, Camila.

♪♪

♪ Coffee's out ♪

Mmm, coffee.

♪ At the Beachwood Café ♪

This is a Harry Styles song.

♪ And it kills me
'cause I know ♪

♪ We've ran out of
things we can say ♪

♪ What am I now? ♪

♪ What am I now? ♪

♪ What if I'm someone ♪

♪ I don't want around? ♪

♪ I'm falling again ♪

♪ I'm falling again ♪

♪ I'm falling ♪

♪ And I get this feeling ♪

♪ That you'll never need me ♪

♪ Aga-a-a-a-a-in ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa ♪

Yeah! Yeah!

♪ What am I now? ♪

♪ What am I now? ♪

♪ What if I'm someone ♪

♪ I don't want around? ♪

♪ I'm falling again ♪

♪ I'm falling again ♪

♪ I'm falling ♪

♪ Oh, I need to ♪

Yeah.

♪ I'm falling again ♪

Gwen: Oh, wow! Hey!

That's such a beautiful voice.

Yeah. Alright.

[ Cheers and applause ] Whoo!

- Hey!
- Yeah!

♪♪

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

My name is David Andrew,

I am from Gallatin,
Tennessee, and I'm 25 years old.

[ Cheers and applause ]

David, my name is John Legend,

and I would like
to be your coach.

It's kind of crazy because I
was actually you two years ago.

What do you mean, me?

You had a performance
with Carrie Underwood,

and you couldn't be there...
Uh-huh. Oh, you were, like, a stand-in?

So they had me be you
while Carrie sang the song.

Oh, my God. Hallelujah.

No way! That's crazy.

[ Cheers and applause ]

David, I loved your performance.

You made it really dramatic
and soulful and heartfelt.

You're really a gifted vocalist,

and I would love
to be your coach.

Thank you so much.

Hi, David.

Hello, the queen. Hi.

Aw, that's so sweet.

I took a while to turn
around because I think

that there was definitely
some tuning issues,

but most of it was
so unbelievably good

in the sense of the tone,

and there was stuff
that happened at the end

of the performance that
was literally mind-blowing.

And then when I turn
around and I see your style,

your vibe, your energy,

that took it to a
whole 'nother place.

You have such a
sparkle inside of you.

I would love to be your coach.

Thank you so much.

I felt like you really
made that song your own,

and I'm really excited
to hear more from you.

It's such an honor just
to sing in front of you,

because I watched you
10 years ago... Really?

Doing your thing
on a similar stage.

Were you on
"America's Got Talent"?

Nope. Try again.
[ Imitates buzzer ]

"Star Search"? "America's
Funniest Home Videos"?

Not "America's
Funniest Home Videos,"

although I do think I
would've had a shot.

Who do you pick as
your coach, David?

Wow, the drum roll.

Come on home.

[ Audience shouting ]

It would be an honor

to have you, John.

David!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Welcome to Team Legend.

Oh! Oh, my God.

Well, David is so soulful.

Musically, we
connect. Team Legend!

I was going to be pretty
upset if I lost him to Gwen.

Daly: Coming up... ♪ If
you got a chance, take it ♪

The husband-and-wife
duo turned around.

What's the matter
with you? What?

You're killing me. And
I'm in the marriage sammie.

It's kind of a two-for-one,
'cause I'll just ask him.

[ Laughter ] You wish.

Come on, buddy. This man
is pulling out all the stops.

Please!

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

♪♪

I am moments away
from my blind audition,

and I truly wish that my
mom was here to see this.

She's not, but I
know she's with me.

I feel her in my heart, and, uh,

I'm just going to go out
there and make her proud.

My name is Jay Allen.

I'm from Cedar Falls, Iowa,

now living in
Nashville, Tennessee.

My mother would pick me
up every day after school.

She would crank up the
local country radio station,

roll down the windows,
and we would sing

at the top of our lungs and
laugh all the way back home.

My favorite memories of my mom.

She was officially diagnosed

with what's called
early onset Alzheimer's

when she was 51 years old.

She passed in 2019.

One moment I
remember very vividly...

We went out to a really
well-known saloon in Nashville.

My mother took one step inside.

She saw the band
and heard the music.

She suddenly, like, was present.

She started trying to
talk and dance and smile.

And so I grabbed
her by the hand,

and we started slow
dancing to a fast song.

And she leaned in and she
said, "Jay, I miss you so much.

I love you so much, son."

And I was like,
"Whoa." [ Chuckles ]

I have always heard
about the power of music.

I just didn't really understand
what it was until this moment.

Joseph: I'm sure Jay's
mom is very proud of him.

She knew when
Jay first started music

that... that he was
going to make it big.

So I'm sure she's
looking down on him

and just loving
every minute of it.

Tonight, this is, you know,
everything I've worked for

and, uh, prayed for.

And my mom will be in
my heart the entire time.

I think I'll look out in the
crowd and probably see her.

♪♪

♪♪

♪ You can tell your old man ♪

♪ You'll do some large-mouth
fishing another time ♪

♪ You just got too
much on your plate ♪

♪ To bait and cast a line ♪

♪ You can always put a
rain check in his hand ♪

♪ Till you can't ♪

♪ Till you can't ♪

♪ You can keep
putting off forever ♪

♪ With that girl
whose heart you hold ♪

♪ Swearing that
you'll ask some day ♪

♪ Further down the road ♪

♪ You can always put a
diamond on her hand ♪

♪ Till you can't ♪

♪♪

♪ If you've got a
chance, take it ♪

♪ Take it while
you got a chance ♪

♪ If you've got a
dream, chase it ♪

♪ 'Cause a dream
won't chase you back ♪

♪ If you're gonna
love somebody ♪

♪ Hold 'em as
long and as strong ♪

♪ And as close as you can ♪

♪ Till you can't ♪

Alright, Blake! Let's go!

♪ Till you can't ♪

♪♪

♪ Ye-e-e-e-e-e-e-ah ♪

♪ Take it ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

- Whoo!
- Yeah!

[ Whistles ]

I knew you were
going to do that.

I had to. You're killing me.

The husband-and-wife
duo turned around.

Gwen: Yes. John: Yes, they did.

What's your name?
Where are you from?

Jay Allen. I live in
Nashville, Tennessee.

Been there about 10 years.

Originally from a small town
in Iowa called Cedar Falls.

The delivery of that lyric, it's
such a conversational song.

In order to stay on pitch
and get through the lyrics

and then hit those powerful
moments, man, that's tough.

And you sounded great doing it.

I mean, I love your tone.
I loved your approach.

Thank you so much.

I didn't expect to
turn around and see

a UFC fighter singing it,

but that's even cooler, man.

I'm a nice guy, I promise.

[ Laughter ]

I loved your voice on the verse.

I felt like you delivered it in
a way that felt really honest.

In the chorus, I felt like, when
you go for those big notes,

it can sometimes
get a little bit yell-y.

Which is not a
color, by the way.

That's, like... Yeah,
that's not yellow.

But I thought it was awesome.

Thank you, though.
It's nice to meet you.

Gwen: Blake, he's taught me
so much about country music,

and I got to be on two
number-one country hits

with Blake Shelton,
which was just

the most incredible
experience of my life.

And it made me so joyful
to recognize that song

when it came in and...
and to hear your voice on it.

It was so beautiful.

And the chorus, I thought
it sounded really good.

It was a really
good performance,

and I would love to coach you.

I know music.

I've toured the world. I
know how to do this show.

And it's kind of a two-for-one

'cause I'll just ask him if I
have a question... [ Laughs ]

so it's fine either
way. You wish.

You wish.

Anyways, I thought
you did a great job,

and I would love to coach you

if you want to be over
here on Team Gwen.

Thank you, Gwen.

So, within country music,

there's a lot of
different lanes.

Do you put yourself in
more of the outlaw category?

My pops introduced me
to all the classic legends,

and, uh, my mother
listened to country music.

I love alternative rock.

Wow, I might have a chance
here. I would love to do, like,

Chris Daughtry
meets Blake Shelton.

Okay. Whoa.

What made you pick that song?

I relate to it because, uh,

my mother was diagnosed
with what's called

early onset Alzheimer's
when she was 51.

She passed away
in 2019 at age 54.

I'm sorry. I wrote
a song about it.

I'm proud to say that song
that I wrote has now helped

raise close to $50 million to
help fight against Alzheimer's.

Oh, my God. That's incredible.
My gosh. That's amazing.

Gwen: I'm crying. That's a
song that he wrote, too? Wow.

Like, that gave me
tears, like, chills.

Everything. Wow. Amazing. Wow.

Well, can we hear
a little bit? Yeah.

Play a little bit of
that single. Yeah.

♪ There's a
voicemail that I keep ♪

♪ I listen to it just
to hear you speak ♪

♪ "Hey, son" turns to
silence just like that ♪

♪ Oh, how do I get you back? ♪

♪ If I could only seal the
cracks you're slipping through ♪

♪ Wish I didn't feel so helpless
when it comes to helping you ♪

♪ Hold on ♪ Ooh! Great lyric.

♪ So I keep holding on ♪

♪ To every little memory
made of you and me ♪

♪ Every little glimpse
of who you used to be ♪

♪ I know you're still in there ♪

♪ Deep down somewhere,
I swear I still see you ♪

♪ Between the blank stares ♪

Wow. John: Beautiful.

[ Cheers and applause ] Whoo!

Beautiful. Gwen: I'm gonna cry.

[ Cheers and applause continue ]

Wow. Camila: Wow.

So, Jay, I'm just
so impressed by you

and the way you've used
music to tell your story.

I think it's so powerful

and we're so fortunate
to have you on the show,

so thank you for being here.

I look up to you very
much. Thank you.

You've gotta pick between
these two lovely people

who happen to be
married to each other.

[ Laughs ] Um...

Please tell us who you
would like to be your coach.

[ Dramatic music plays ]

♪♪

Blake, I'm a giant fan. I
respect you so much...

Oh, no. Oh, no.

But I have to choose your wife.

What?! Oh, my God!

Oh!

♪♪

Stabbed in the heart.

It's a rough day to
be Blake Shelton.

Oh, my God!

♪♪

Listen to me. Jay
Allen picked me, okay?

Did you see that?
That was insane.

I can't believe it!

He had a rock side to him.

He's a songwriter. He's
mourning his mother.

People like that, music
swims inside their heart,

so it's going to be
fun to get to know him.

Cool. Yes! Team Gwen!

[ Cheers and applause ] Whoo!

Blakey. This'll
be in the tabloids.

John: He's having a rough
day. This is going to the tabloids.

Wow. Blake and
Gwen are married now.

He's been weakened by love.

[ Laughs ] It's our
chance to destroy him.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Turn it around. [ Laughs ]

Blake: I don't know what's
going on around here.

It's not good for me.

I used to be the country
king of "The Voice."

It's not slowly slipping away.

It's gone, and I'm sick of it.

This is starting
to get me tired.

It's so emotional. I don't
want to hear about it.

At least you got people
on your damn team.

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome
back to "The Voice."

It was crazy when
he said that thing.

It was... Blake,
what's in that bag?

What do you care?

Okay.

Okay.

He's getting a little grumpy.

Gwen: Rude.

How you feeling, J.J.?
Feeling excited, man.

Nervous, but excited
and ready to go.

My name is J.J. Hill.

I am 34 years old, and
I'm from Pilot Rock, Oregon.

I'm a little bit of a
renaissance man.

I've been a college
administrator.

I've worked at a wood
mill, tour boat in Alaska.

There's been a lot of
just randomness in my life.

What inspired me to get
into music was my dad.

He was a contractor by day,
and by night, he'd go to bars

and play house
harmonica for a band.

What do you think the
coaches will hear in my voice to...

To turn those chairs?
I'd call it smooth.

So they're going to hear
the butter in my voice?

Yeah, the butter. [ Chuckles ]

♪♪

I also enjoy making magic wands.

I make them from reclaimed
wood that I find on the beach.

They only hold one
power, and the power is joy.

I did a lot of preparation
before coming here

researching different
spells, and I found one

that will make them
all turn their chairs.

♪ My stomach
turns and I exhale ♪

♪♪

♪ I would swallow my pride,
I would choke on the rinds ♪

♪ But the lack thereof would
leave me empty inside ♪

♪ Swallow my doubt,
turn it inside out ♪

♪ Find nothin' but
faith in nothin' ♪

♪ Want to put my tender
heart in a blender ♪

♪ Watch it spin 'round
to a beautiful oblivion ♪

♪ Rendezvous then
I'm through with you ♪

♪♪

♪ I alone am the one
you don't know you need ♪

♪ You don't know you need me ♪

♪ Make me blind ♪

♪ When your eyes close ♪

♪ Tie me to the
bedpo-o-o-o-o-o-o-st ♪

♪ But the lack thereof would
leave me empty inside ♪

♪ Swallow my doubt,
turn it inside out ♪

♪ Find nothin' but
faith in nothin' ♪

Come on. Let's go. Somebody.

♪ Want to put my tender
heart in a blender ♪

♪ Watch it spin 'round
to a beautiful oblivion ♪

♪ Rendezvous then
I'm through with you ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Yay! [ Laughs ]

What is your name?

My name's J.J. Hill.

I'm 34 years old, and I'm
from Pilot Rock, Oregon.

I caressed my button. I
was, like... Whoa. Whoa.

I was so close to
pressing it. Wow.

I wrote, in my little notebook,
"FIRE" in capital letters.

People with voices like yours,

like, the kind of, like,
gritty tone, I love it,

but at the same time, when
you don't do something else

in the arrangement, to the
ear, it gets a little bit tiresome

if you only go to that
gritty place all the time.

That's awesome. That helps.

What kind of music do you
want to make? What inspires you?

I do a lot of comedy
music and I... That's cool.

Yeah, I cover a
lot of Tenacious D

and Flight of the Conchords.

How fun. That's
awesome. That's really cool.

Gwen: When I turned
around and saw you,

you didn't look anything
like your voice sounded.

Cool. And then
you were so joyful,

it reminded me of that
whole Tenacious D thing,

so it's working.

It's great that you said "joy,"
because I don't just sing.

I actually make magic
wands. John: Oh, my goodness.

Gwen: Oh. And I've made custom
magic wands for each one of you

because you spread joy
through doing this... That's so cool.

Oh, my God. and I just want
to give you all a little bit back.

John: How cool is that?
I love that. Oh, my gosh.

Blake: What?

Are they really magic?

They have a little
bit of joy in each one.

That is so cool and
so generous of you.

If Blake would've turned for
me, he would've gotten this one.

Wait, wait, wait.
I'll trade you.

Okay, I'll do a
fair trade. Okay.

Is this a deal? Is this a deal?

I want my wand. Deal.

[ Cheers and applause ]

This wand has the
ability to mute Camila.

Mute. Mute. [ Laughs ]

My magic is too strong.

Blake: And I'm hoping
that this one has the ability

to make John disappear.

Expelliarmus.

John: Thank you, J.J. [
Cheers and applause ]

Camila: I wrote my
own spell. Here it is.

I don't want no magic trick.

Bring me someone who is sick.

Hi. My name is Kate Kalvach.

I'm 27 years old, and I'm
from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

My parents, they
are over the moon

that I'm going to
be on "The Voice."

My mom, she's about
to lose her mind about it.

[ Chuckling ] She's so excited.

She didn't even tell
us when she auditioned

until she had found
out that she was

going to get to be
on the blind auditions.

Like, "How'd you keep
this from us?" [ Chuckles ]

My parents are pastors.

They both studied
music in college.

We used to travel to different
churches and sing together.

And music turned into something

that I've been so
passionate about.

My husband, Matt, was
definitely the first person

to really push me to
sing outside of church.

He's from the Czech Republic.

We met in college, and
we're both musicians.

Matt: Her voice, it
just touches your soul,

and it makes you
fall in love with her.

I feel like I'm
pretty objective,

even though she's
my wife. [ Chuckles ]

Being with someone
from another culture is fun

and interesting to navigate.

A few phrases I've
learned in Czech are,

"Jak se más?," which
is basically "What's up?"

They say "Jo, jo, jo," which
means "Yeah, yeah, yeah."

I'm still getting
the hang of it.

[ Chuckles ]

I wouldn't be here
if it wasn't for Matt.

He has pushed me.

Good luck. Do it.

It's been a dream of
mine to do "The Voice,"

and I'm standing here right now.

I definitely want to prove that I
can push past my comfort zone

of just singing in church.

This is the biggest
opportunity I've ever had.

It's definitely very
nerve-racking.

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

Wake up. You're losing.

Slap me out of it. [ Chuckling
] "Wake up. You're losing."

It's not time to relax.

I'm coming on.

We'll see about that.

♪♪

♪ When it rains, it pours ♪

♪ But you didn't even notice ♪

♪ It ain't rainin' anymore ♪

♪ It's hard to breathe
when all you know is ♪

♪ The struggle
of staying above ♪

♪ The rising water line ♪

♪ Well, the sky
has finally opened ♪

♪ The rain and wind
stopped blowin' ♪

♪ But you're stuck out ♪

♪ In the same old storm again ♪

I like her.

♪ Hold tight to your umbrella ♪

♪ Well, darling, I'm
just tryin' to tell ya ♪

♪ That there's always
been a rainbow ♪

♪ Hangin' over your head ♪

She's cool. ♪ So
tie up the boat ♪

♪ Take off your coat ♪

♪ And take a look
arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-nd ♪

♪ The sky has finally opened ♪

♪ The rain and wind
stopped blowin' ♪

♪ And there's always
been a rainbow ♪

I like her.

♪ Hangin' over your head ♪

Pick her. I don't know.

♪ Yeah, there's always been ♪

Go!

♪ A rainbo-o-o-o-o-o-o-w ♪

♪ Hangin' over ♪

Alright.

♪ Your head ♪

[ Gwen laughs ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Look how happy she is.

Oh, my God.

And I'm in the marriage sammie.

Hello, there. What's your name?

My name is Kate Kalvach.

I'm 27 years old, and
I'm from Oklahoma City.

Alright. Alright. Whoa-oa.

O-kay. Oklahoma!

This is bad news... bad news for me.
♪ They all could be Oklahoma girls ♪

If you could've seen the
conversations happening back here

while you were
singing, it was like,

"Oh, she's real good."

It was me spearheading
this, being like,

"She's really good.
Why aren't you turning?"

And then by the time we
got to the end, it was like,

"What are we
doing?" Well, actually...

"What are we doing?"

Oh! How did he do
that? Mine doesn't do that.

[ Microphone off ] Why do
you get all the cool things?

Can y'all hear her? [
Speaking indistinctly ]

Barely. Is her mic on?

You can't hear
her? I know because

my mute button really
does work, doesn't it?

Why does yours do that?

It's part of my contract.

I'm rewriting my contract
[microphone on] immediately.

Yeah. Well, Kate, by the
end of your performance,

you kept getting
stronger to the point

where we all had to
just say, "That's it."

Well, Kate, I was the first to
turn around by maybe .1 second.

But I feel like I really, like,
encouraged you. Was the first?

I was like, "You know
what? If you like her, just go."

Yeah, but that means that
the conversation started with me

being like, "I like
her." That's true.

Thank you. I was like, "What
am I doing waiting for Grandpa?"

[ Laughter ]

[ Microphone off ]
He muted me again.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Really? You really
are muting her.

That's cute. Yeah.

Muting me. I love
Kacey Musgraves!

Me, too. And I love that song!

Can I borrow that? Sure.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I can barely hear
you, too. Okay.

So [microphone
off] I was nervous...

[ Laughter ]

How are you doing this?

Oh, no. This is not fair.

That's not fair.
That's not fair.

I was... I was... I was...

[ Laughter ]

I was nervous because
I was like, "A Ka..."

So, I was nervous
because I was like,

"A Kacey Musgraves song..."

[ Buzzer ] [
Speaking indistinctly ]

[ Laughter ]

I really want to hear
what you're saying.

I was nervous.

I was... screw it. Whatever.

Here you go. Take your mic back.

Kate: Thank you. So I was...

[ Laughter ] I'll finish
this at some point.

So, I was... I was
nervous because I was like,

"A Kacey Musgraves song?

That is a really hard bar."

Yeah. Nobody can hear me.

It's fine.

But you didn't
[microphone on] disappoint.

You... You...
Thank you. [ Sighs ]

[ Cheers and applause
] I'm exhausted.

I loved your tone.
I loved the falsetto.

I was like, "This could be the
secret weapon on my team." Yeah.

What kind of music do you
want to sing? Pop. Yeah.

'Cause Kacey Musgraves
is country-adjacent.

And I love
country, too... Right.

So I kind of like
the blend of both.

Me, too. I think we're
perfect for each other.

Okay. Gwen: Alright.

Good rally with the...
with the muting. Thank you.

I missed most of... Most
of that. I don't know...

So did everybody in this room.

That was so pretty.

I don't think we've had
anyone this season that can go

in and out of their chest and
head voice that flawlessly,

and I can really understand
the genre bouncing

as far as, like, being
in a band, writing songs,

and then going on
to do a pop record

and then going on to
doing country music.

And so I think it's one of those
things where we can blend

all these styles together
and find your own style.

So, I would love
to work with you.

Thank you so much.
Welcome to Team Gwen!

I think everyone's
spoken, haven't they?

No, I still have
something. Oh, okay.

Wait a minute. Let me
just get something here.

You can't pick Blake
because he might mute you.

[ Laughter ] Thank you.

What in the world? I'm scared.

Come on, buddy. [ Bleats ]

Gwen: Oh, my God.

[ Laughing ] What?

This man is pulling
out all the stops.

Come on. Oh, my
God. It won't come.

[ Laughter ] [ Bleating ]

Come on. Alright,
this ain't going to work.

Goats are known
for being stubborn.

Oh, that's not going
to work. He tried.

Anyway. Okay.

Gwen: Good idea,
Blake. Good try. Good try.

What Blake is trying to tell you

is that he's the
G.O.A.T. of "The Voice."

[ Microphone on ] Your team
mascot doesn't even wanna be here.

[ Laughing ] My team...

Kate, who do you
pick as your coach?

[ Laughter ]

Let's go for it. Come on, Kate.

Ah!

[ Audience shouting ]

Blake was my first choice,

but he didn't even fight for me.

Kate, I was bringing
a goat out here,

and the damn thing won't
go past the hallway right there.

Kate, you are my
Oklahoma City girl.

I live in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.

There is an NBC
affiliate in Oklahoma City.

KFOR... Channel 4. Yes.

Imagine how excited
they'll be... Yeah.

In our home state of Oklahoma
on Channel 4 right now

if you choose me as your coach
and everybody gets behind you.

We cannot separate
as fellow Okies.

I don't know.
Come on, Kate!

Come on! Please!

It's so embarrassing if my
hometown girl doesn't pick me.

Okay, I'm ready.

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