The Voice (2011–…): Season 4, Episode 1 - Blind Auditions - full transcript

Daly: The blind auditions
start right now!

Give it up to your coaches
for season four!

Adam levine!

Adam: The thing
that makes "the voice" better

Is the fact that we are singers.

And I see myself
in a lot of these contestants.

Daly: Shakira!

Shakira: I wanted to be a coach
on "the voice"

To help someone else
achieve their own dreams.

And I've been exposed to
so many different influences,

I can put it
at the surface of my team.



[ cheering ]

Daly: Usher!

Usher: This is the show that
I want to be associated with

Because it has credibility

And they really do focus
on the artist.

And it's an opportunity to do
what I love, which is mentor.

Daly: And blake shelton!

Blake: Every year,
I learn more and more

From these kids
that try out for this show,

And they remind me
how lucky I am

To be in the position that I am.

And they inspire me.

Tonight,
"the voice" is back.

Our two returning-champion
coaches



Are ready to take their chairs.

And this season, they're joined

By two music-industry giants
and international icons.

Latin superstar
and global phenomenon shakira

Released her debut album
at age 14.

Producer and singer/songwriter,
she's won over nine grammys,

Sold over 60 million records

With hit singles
in over 55 countries,

Conquering the globe.

Shakira:
♪ whenever, wherever

One of the greatest performers

In american music history,
♪ wheneveusher.Rever

Winning eight grammys,
eight american music awards,

And launching one of music's
biggest pop stars,

Justin bieber.

I build winners, man.

I'm pretty good at it.
[ chuckles ]

Two-time returning champion

And one of country music's
biggest stars,

Blake shelton.

He's the reigning
cma entertainer of the year,

Three-time cma
male vocalist of the year,

And two-time acm
male vocalist of the year.

♪ be cool if you did

And adam levine,

Lead singer of maroon 5 and
"voice" season one champion.

Whoo!

He's a two-time
american music award

And three-time
grammy award winner.

Blake: The blind audition --
that's like christmas morning.

That's the moment the magic
of this show begins to happen.

Adam:
It's very cool, you know.

Like, we have our backs turned,

And you hear the click
of a high heel or a cowboy boot,

And that is one of my favorite
parts of the show.

Artist: They don't know
what I look like.

It's a fair playing ground.

Usher: People believe
what they see,

And it's all contingent
upon your talent.

Artist #2:
Just focused on the voice

Is an advantage for everybody.

Shakira:
There's no prejudice involved.

And that's really refreshing.

Only the best of the best

Were invited to audition
for our coaches.

Artist #3: This is
the opportunity of a lifetime

As an artist.

Artist #4: I know that this will
put me at another level.

Artist #5:
The coaches aren't judges,

And they will
help you to be better.

But with only
12 spots per team,

When the artists step on stage,

They'll have to give
the audition of their lives.

♪ yeah, yeah

♪ what if god was one of us?

♪ now, if they freed me
from this prison ♪

♪ if that railroad train
were mine ♪

♪ what a girl wants

And if a coach
hits their button,

The artist joins
that coach's team.

Let's get it done.
We're gonna win this thing.

Whoo!

But if more than one coach
likes what they hear,

The power to choose shifts.

Whoo!
Pick me!

The stakes couldn't be higher.

I...
Think big.

Pick...
Adam: You never know
if you're gonna convince

Some of these guys
to join your team.

It's fun.
And it's humbling, too.

Shakira: I know you have
a major decision,

But I just
want to hug you.

I love you! I love you!
I love you!

Blake: That's what I love
about "the voice" --

Helping artists
to follow their dreams.

And in the end,

Only one artist
will win it all --

A recording contract
with universal music group,

The chance to become
america's next superstar,

And be named the voice.

Yeah!

Tonight
the blind auditions begin...

You like that
right there?

...And one of the biggest
surprises in "voice" history

Will shock our coaches.

Wow.
Blake: No way.

[ cheers and applause ]

Daly:
It's our biggest season yet,

And it all starts right now
with our coaches joining forces

For the very first time
on "the voice" stage.

Give it up
for adam levine, blake shelton,

Shakira, and usher!

[ "come together" plays ]

♪ here come old flat-top

♪ he come groovin' up slowly

♪ he got juju eyeball

♪ he one holy roller

♪ he got

♪ hair down

♪ to his knee

♪ got to be a joker

♪ he just do what he please

♪ come on

♪ yeah

Hey, y'all.
How y'all feeling?

♪ he wear no shoeshine

♪ he got toe-jam football

♪ he got monkey finger

♪ he shoot coca-cola

♪ he say

♪ I know you

♪ you know me

♪ one thing I can tell you

♪ is you got to be free

All:
♪ come together

♪ right now

♪ over me

[ harmonica playing ]

♪ come together

Hey!

♪ right now

♪ come together

♪ right now

♪ come together

♪ right now

♪ over me

[ cheers and applause ]

Daly: Give it up to
your coaches for season four,

Adam levine,

Blake shelton,

Shakira,

And usher!

The blind auditions
start right now.

Outside the stage,
the artists invited to audition

Are eager to perform
for our coaches.

First up, a pairing

Never seen before
on "the voice."

My name is cara morgan.

I'm 27 years old,

And I'm from
rochester, new york.

I'm her twin sister,
rhian.

Both: And we are
the morgan twins.

To be the first set of twins
on "the voice"

Is amazing for us.

Cara: We feel like
we can bring something

New and special
to the show.

We got our start
when my dad had us audition

For a '60s girl group
when we were like 13 years old.

We did that
for about five years

Where we really learned
to harmonize,

And now harmonizing
is kind of our thing.

We were very excited
to find out

That usher would be a coach
this season

'cause we would really love
the opportunity

To possibly work
with him.

We do everything together
except for where we work.

I work as a property
and casualty insurance agent.

And I'm
a mental-health therapist.

Do you guys
always dress alike?

We do.
Yeah.

You do everything
together?

We do everything.
Yes. Everything.

So, do you get the feeling
that life could

Start to sort of
split you guys apart?

Well, yeah,
once we get married,

Have kids,
it's, you know --

Yeah.
We're sad.

Both: We don't
want that to happen.

Oh, my god. That is so crazy
how that happened.

Nice
to meet you both.

You too.

Rhian:
Whenever we're apart,

There's definitely
separation anxiety.

Cara: But I feel like
when we get together,

We're just unstoppable.

I have this feeling,
you know,

Like, we have to do
everything perfectly.

We got to get on stage,
and we really got to own it,

And we have to
stand out.

This is an opportunity
of a lifetime for us.

If a coach
does turn around,

It's gonna be
the happiest day of our lives.

What?
What?

What's going on
back there?

Woman:
Oh, come on, girls.

Oh.

Cara:
♪ I keep on fallin'

♪ I-I-I-I-I-n

[ audience cheering ]

Whoa!

Both:
♪ and out of love

Oh!
Now we're talking!

♪ with you

Yes! Yes!
Yeah, baby.

♪ sometimes I love ya

♪ sometimes you make me blue

♪ sometimes I feel good

♪ at times I feel used

♪ lovin' you, darlin'

♪ makes me so confused

♪ I keep on fallin'

♪ in and out of love

♪ with you

♪ I never loved someone

♪ the way that I love you

♪ oh, oh, oh, I

♪ never felt this way

Oh! You --

♪ how do you give me
so much pleasure ♪

♪ cause me
so much pain ♪

♪ I keep on fallin'

♪ in and out of love

♪ with you

♪ I've never loved someone

♪ the way that I love you

♪ oh, baby

♪ fa-a-a-llin'

♪ fa-[ audience cheering ]

Blake: Okay.

Is this for real?

Is this really happening
right now?

This is a dream come true
for most...Men.

[ laughter ]

What's y'all's names?

[ laughs ]
the morgan twins.

[ audience cheering ]
wow.

I hit my button
before I even knew

There was a duo
happening up there.

There was just some
really cool runs.

And, god,
just great singing.

Thank you.
And then to turn around

And see y'all like
a damn doublemint commercial.

Congratulations for making it
onto "the voice."

Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.

[ cheers and applause ]

Usher: You know,
and congratulations

On being able to get all of us
to hit our button.

Do you guys enjoy singing
r&b music?

Yes. Yeah.
We do. Yeah.

I know a thing or two
about that, you know.

You know,
I haven't won "the voice."

She hasn't, either,

But, you know,
these guys are gonna say,

You know, "you should come
with us because we have
the experience and we won."

Well,
if you come with me,

It'll be a journey
for the first time,

And we'll win together.

[ cheers and applause ]
thank you.

Adam: This is just the most
surreal thing I've ever seen.

'cause these guys
turned around

And then kind of looked
at me like,

"you should
turn around."

[ laughter ]

When I was listening
to your unison notes together,

I was like,
"that's, like, dna."

Yeah, it sounded like one voice
with a chorus effect.

That's why I asked you,
"are they a duo?"

And greater than that,

Yo, pitch perfect
on your high note. I mean --

Yeah.
Absolutely perfect.

I mean, there's so many
amazing things going on with it.

Major unique points
on the whole thing here.

[ cheers and applause ]
thank you.

Shakira:
Okay, let's face it.

Any of these three guys
would be great.

But you should
really make sure

That you're gonna pick the coach
that's gonna be

Depositing the most faith
in you,

'cause faith is the engine.

And I have that faith
in your talent,

Not because
you're twins only.

You have amazing voices.

I'm convinced about the fact
that you are gonna make it big,

And I would like
to be a part of that process.

[ cheers and applause ]
thank you.

I'd like to talk to you
about a guy who understands

What it's like to have family
in this business,

Because my wife is also
a recording artist.

[ laughter ]

And that's something
he's using that.

That you have to be
very protective of.

And, I mean, look at you two
up there holding hands.

It's almost like
you're sisters.

Blake basically
just said,

"I have a wife,
and you're sisters --

Therefore, we're alike."

[ laughter ]

Well [laughs]

You know what the right thing
to do here is.

[ audience shouting ]

It is time
to make a decision.

You get
to pick your coach.

[ audience shouting ]

I want to do this, too.

[ audience chanting "usher" ]

I'm gonna show you
the power.

Dang it.

Watch. I got it.

Rhian:
Okay, the coach

We are going to pick...
That we pick...

...Is blake.
...Blake.

Yeah!

♪ na, na, na-na-na-na,
na, na, na, na ♪

♪ na, na, na, na,
na-na-na-na ♪

♪ do you believe in this?

Congratulations,
girls.

Thank you.

This is awesome.
This is so awesome.

Yo, your wife's
gonna kill you, man.

I know.
[ laughs ]

Blake: They had me way before
I even knew it was a duo.

That could have been
just a solo artist up there.

I still would have tried
to win them over.

[ cheering ]

I mean, we were going between
usher and blake

Because we do love
the pop and the r&b,

But we also do love country,
as well.

Cara:
Blake seemed so genuine.

That was the hardest decision
of my life.

Four chairs. Unreal.
What did that feel like?

It's great to know that we could
get that far with our voice.

Congratulations.
Thank you!

Daly: Blake keeps
his winning streak alive

As the two-time "voice" champ

Scores his first artists
of season four.

"hey, miranda,
how you doing, baby?"

[ laughter ]

"yeah, miranda, so, I got
these hot identical twins."

[ laughs ]

"they picked me.
I couldn't help it."

That is gonna be rough.

"I'm sorry, baby.
No, no, stop yelling.

No, no.
Please don't divorce me."

[ laughter ]

Daly: Coming up...

♪ well

Daly:
...With the stakes set high...

♪ someday I'll be

Daly: ...The artists
give it their all.

♪ ohhh

Daly:
And for our two new coaches,

The competition
means holding nothing back.

Are you bribing her
with justin bieber tickets?

He's in the back
if you want to...

I have beginner's luck,
and I'm gonna transmit that.

You just lost, adam.
Daly: And later...

Judith: ♪ you're the one
who always knew ♪

Daly: ...A show-stopping voice

Brings our coaches
to their feet.

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

♪ I keep on fallin'

Daly:
The new season kicked off

With blake landing
two great voices,

The morgan twins.

Congratulations,
girls.

Your wife's
gonna kill you, man.

I know.
[ laughs ]

Next, a singer
from austin, texas,

Hopes one of our coaches
will push their button for her.

My name is jess kellner,
and I'm 21 years old.

It's super-hard to be
a hairdresser and a musician

Because pretty much all
of your work is during the day

And all of your music stuff
is at night.

Starting to see the vision here.

Although I love doing hair,
my main passion is music.

Growing up,
my mom was an alcoholic.

And so, it was tough,

Because I loved my mom
when she was sober.

But I had to shut it off
out of my brain,

Like, kind of like
she wasn't a part of my life.

So, when I moved in with my dad,

I was trying to make my stepmom
my mom.

I wanted that mom figure there.

And they really encouraged me
to just focus on my music.

Go be yourself.
I love you.

Music's been a really important
part of jessica's life,

And I think that's been her way
of letting out that emotion

That she maybe didn't know
how to let out otherwise.

Jess: Music has
gotten me through so much,

And to be able
to get through this process

And really touch somebody
will be incredible.

[ voice breaking ]
I love you.

I love you, too.

My family is

The most important thing
in the world to me.

My mom is doing so good now.

She's completely sober.

Every time I talk to her,
she's so positive.

It's a motivation.

I need a chair to turn around

Because I want to do big things
for my family.

[ laughter ]

[ gasps ]

Oh, my god.
There she is.

♪ wise men say

♪ only fools rush in

[ audience cheering ]

♪ but I can't help
[ cheering ]

♪ falling in love

♪ with you

Wow.

♪ like a river flows

♪ surely to the sea

Come on!
Push it, push it, push it!
♪ darling, so it goes

♪ some things are meant to be

♪ so won't you please

♪ just

♪ take my hand

♪ and take my whole life, too

♪ but I can't help

[ audience cheering ]

♪ falling in love

♪ with you

[ audience cheering ]

Oh, my gosh!

Oh, my gosh.

This is so exciting
for so many reasons, okay?

First of all, the newbies
are gonna fight over you,

Which I'm very excited
to watch.

Adam and I are like,
"oh!"
yay!

What's yr name?
I'm jess kellner.

Where you from, jess?
Austin, texas.

Man, I was really intrigued
by your voice.

Really?
Yes.

I'm really,
really happy

That I'm gonna have you
on my team.

Oh!

Shakira:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, right.
There we go.

There we go.
Yeah, right.

No, you're gonna
come to my team.

I turned my chair

Because I was haunted
by the timbre of your voice.

You have
so much silk in it.

You know, your pitch might
have not been perfect,

But we'll overcome
those little obstacles

Once you get all the confidence
that I will inject in you.

Damn.
[ cheers and applause ]

You have
such a great voice,

But I heard
too much adele, you know.

Right.

Adele's
much more raspy.

She's more --
she's raspy and more raw.

Yeah, tell him, shakira.
Tell him.

[ laughter ]
tell him!

She's already part of my team.
I got to defend her.

Get him! Get him!

[ laughs ]

Actually,
what I was gonna say,

I heard
too much adele influence.

Oh, okay,
that's different.

[ laughter ]
I'm sorry.

But the good news is,

One of these guys are gonna have
a great singer on their team.

And congratulations.
Thank you so much.

[ applause ]

The battle was supposed to be
between shakira and usher,

And she just ripped
your ass wide open.

It was awesome.

By the way, so far,

You're losing between the two of y'all.
That's true.

Usher, you better say something,
man, or she's gonna go with shakira.

Well, you know,
I'll say this.

Every decision that
I've ever made in my career

Was based
off of what I felt

And what I knew
I wanted to accomplish.

Mm-hmm.

Do you want it
to last forever?

Yes. Absolutely.

Then rock with me.

Ooh!

Damn.
[ cheers and applause ]

I understand you.

You need a girl
working hand-in-hand with you.

So, who do you pick
as your coach?

Oh, my gosh.

I can't even thank y'all enough
for even turning around.

And to have the two new coaches,
that's awesome.

Um...

That's
a tough decision.

[ audience shouting ]

Okay.

I'm gonna go with you,
usher.

[ cheers and applause ]

Wow.

Yeah.

Good choice.

You like it.
It's fun now, right?

It's fun now.

Shakira: I get it.

I'm excited.

Usher: I'm really excited
to work with jess.

And I love artists
who have that tone.

[ cheers and applause ]

We're good.

[ laughs ]

It gets real.
It gets real fast.

I lose her.

I am unbelievably psyched.
I can't even describe it.

Thank you, usher,
for changing my life.

[ squeals ]

She played the female card.
You believe that?

Right off the bat.

Right off the bat.
Didn't work, man.

You threw the flirt in,
though.

I got to like,
you know...

[ cheers and applause ]
[ laughter ]

We all play
to our strengths.

This is what we do.

Daly: Coming up...

♪ yeah

Daly:
...Incredible performances

Have our coaches
singing the artists' praises...

That is sexy.
Don't you agree, girls?

We could win together.

Yes, she is.
She's just little.

Daly:
...Stopping at nothing...

I'm going to claw
everyone's face

Until you realize
that I'm your friggin' coach.

For god's sake.

...To get
the ones they want.

I am so passionate about you.
I haven't felt this way.

Whoa!

Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

They do have a little bit
of an advantage, adam and blake,

Because they've been
in the show for so long.

-Yeah.
-So that people know them already.

You know what, though?

They don't have
the edge that we have.

See, we're new.
We have to utilize that, too.

Yeah.
Those guys are dated.

-Yeah. Absolutely.
-We're fresh meat.

No doubt.
[ both laugh ]

Usher:
Oh, here he comes.

How you feeling?

Y'all working out
your strategy for today?

Our strategy is to beat adam.
You want to join us?

Yes, I do.
[ laughter ]

Daly: While our coaches
plot against adam,

This next artist
hopes to leave his job

And focus on his passion.

My name's mark andrew. I'm from
eden prairie, minnesota,

And I'm 27 years old.

Right now, I roof houses
with my older brother.

'cause I work for my family,
I'm able to go out

And still gig
or take days off if I need to.

Roofing is not something

That I want to do
for the rest of my life.

It's definitely dangerous work.

Tell me a little bit
about your music background.

Got into playing music

And got a really cool band
in high school.

We got to open for my brother's
band a couple times,
oh, cool.

Played at some festivals
and stuff like that.

The band was
such a cohesive unit.

Kind of can play off of each
other without having to speak.

It was
one of those relationships.

Did the band
stay together?

My drummer actually ended up
getting hit by a drunk driver,

And he passed away.
Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, that's terrible.
That was pretty rough.

And actually my guitar player
actually ended up

Just passing away
recently.
Oh, my god, mark.

It was a pretty big impact.

Kind of, like, felt like
you lost a part of yourself.

I couldn't find somebody
to really replace them.

[ sniffles ]
it's hard to deal with.

I don't think I've actually
fully coped with it yet.

I think both those guys are
kind of my guardian angels.

[ sniffles ]

[ breathes deeply ]

I'm definitely here
in their name,

But it's also for me
'cause this is what I love.

It's what makes me happy.

"the voice," to me,
is an opportunity

To have the coaches
just hear my voice

And judge me on that.

That's something
that's really important to me.

This moment is
what I've wanted my whole life.

And if I can get
that affirmation,

It'll mean everything to me.

I definitely want to dedicate
this performance

To my former band mates,
noah and matt.

♪ mama,
take this badge off of me ♪

[ audience cheering ]

♪ well

♪ I can't use it anymore

♪ oh

[ audience cheering ]

♪ it's gettin' dark,
too dark to see ♪

Yeah!

♪ well, and I feel like

♪ I'm knockin'
on heaven's door ♪

♪ mm

♪ knock, knock, knockin'
on heaven's door ♪

♪ mm

♪ knock, knockin'
on heaven's door ♪

♪ so, mama,
put my guns to the ground ♪

♪ well,
I can't shoot them anymore ♪

♪ no

♪ the long black cloud
is comin' down ♪

♪ well, and I feel like

♪ I'm knockin'
on heaven's door ♪

♪ well

♪ now, ma said I'm knockin'

♪ you can take my gun

♪ say my time is come

♪ oh

♪ and as I'm lying here
on this floor ♪

♪ I'm just knockin'
on heaven's door ♪

♪ said I'm knockin' now

♪ yeah, I'm knockin'
on heaven's door ♪

[ chuckles ]

[ audience cheering ]

Hi.

Adam: How you doing, man?
What's your name?

My name's mark andrew.

Congratulations. You are
officially on "the voice."

[ cheers and applause ]

I think that
what made me turn around

Was the fact that

You didn't sound
like anybody else.

To be honest with you,

I don't think that,
for your voice,

It was necessarily
the best choice,

Which was
what was exciting about it

Because I think that
there's a lot more to you.

And also, then,
the control.

You have
a really nice way

Of kind of maneuvering
around those notes

And doing it
in a really cool way.

I was hooked.

Thank you.
[ cheers and applause ]

Shakira:
Oh, my god.

I loved your performance
from top to bottom.

I am so passionate
about you.

I haven't felt this way.
[ laughter ]

No, I mean, I feel this way
about my boyfriend, of course.

But I haven't felt this way
so far.

And I disagree with adam
on the choice of the song.

It's okay.
You don't have to agree with me.

I still love you.

[ laughter ]

What made you choose
this song?

It's actually the song
I learned to play guitar with.

Interesting
that you should say that

Because I, too,
have the same skill set.

[ laughter ]

I do
play guitar, too.

I am so passionate
about you.

And when I'm passionate
about something, man,

I put my heart and soul,
and I make things happen.

I make things happen, too,
'cause I won one year.

[ laughter ]

But that's beginner's luck.
I have beginner's luck.

[ laughs ]

I'm new in the show.
I'm the new kid on the block.

I have that luck,

And I'm gonna
transmit that.

You just lost, adam.

[ laughter ]

I know she's
a lot prettier than I am.

Hear, hear.
[ laughter ]

Don't be blinded by lust,
my friend.

[ laughs ]

So, who's it gonna be,
man?

Uh...

[ audience shouting ]

You know...

...I don't think
my wife would ever forgive me

If I didn't go with shakira,
so I pick shakira.

Oh, yeah!

[ cheers and applause ]

I promise you
we're gonna do great.

Adam: Mark is great.

I know that sounds simple,

But it's like
you got it or you don't.

And he got it.

Thanks a lot, man.
Appreciate it.

Good job, man.

I'm so glad
that I beat adam on that one.

'cause I'm truly passionate
about this guy.

And I really wanted him
on my team.

Team shakira is here.

[ cheering ]

[ laughter ]

Daly: Coming up,

Usher and shakira
stir the competition.

He's gonna start going like this
with the finger.

And he's gonna start, like,
showing his tattoos and stuff.

And usher is gonna
lift his other leg.

Adam:
As far as I'm concerned,

I'm running for president
right now.

But I'm looking
for the first lady.

[ cheers and applause ]

Oh, my god.

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

Our four coaches
are each on a mission

To build the strongest teams
of 12 artists.

Both: Blake.
Yeah!

Daly: But they have to do it
with their backs to the stage.

My name is janetza miranda.

I am 25 years old, and I am
from newark, new jersey.

I grew up in a very energetic,
happy puerto rican family.

My parents both grew up
in puerto rico,

So they always wanted me
and my sisters

To be extremely proud
of where we came from.

One of the groups that
I sing with is a bachata group.

Bachata is
a spanish genre of music.

It's just kind of...Bachata.

[ laughing ] I don't know
how to describe it.

Both:
♪ ba-ta-ta-ta-ta

♪ ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta

Wow,
you guys got it down.

Our blind auditions,
they can't see you,

So you gonna work
some of the bachata in?

I don't know if I could work
bachata into "titanium,"

But I'm probably
gonna work

A little bird call in there
or something.

What is
the bird call?

[ imitates
bird squawking ]

[ imitates
bird squawking ]

[ imitates
bird squawking ]

Oh, my god.
[ laughter ]

Janetza: Today latin artists
develop a fan base

Within the spanish community,
and then they cross over

And go into english
like shakira did,

And I would love
to follow in her footsteps.

Singing in front of shakira
is a lot of pressure.

To have her
a few feet away from me

Is gonna be
a little nerve-wracking for me.

[ audience cheering ]

[ laughs ]

[ laughing ]
I can't do this right now.

Oh, my god.

Just really anxious

To just get up on stage
and do my thing.

Good luck.

This performance
is going to determine

What's gonna happen
with the rest of my life.

[ cheering ]

Come on, baby!

♪ you shout it out

♪ but I can't hear
a word you say ♪

♪ I'm talking loud

♪ not saying much

♪ I'm criticized

♪ but all your bullets
ricochet ♪
[ cheering ]

♪ you shoot me down

♪ but I get up

♪ you shoot me down

♪ but I won't fall

♪ I am titanium

♪ you shoot me down

♪ but I won't fall

♪ I am titaniu-u-u-u-m

♪ I am titanium

♪ stone-hard

♪ machine gun

♪ firing at the ones who run
go! Go! Go!

[ all shouting ]
♪ stone-hard

♪ those bulletproof gla-a-a-ss

♪ you shoot me down

♪ but I won't fall

♪ I am titaniu-u-u-u-m

♪ I am titaniu-u-u-u-m

[ applause ]

Hello.
What's your name?

Janetza.

This sucks,
and I'm sorry.

Don't -- relax. Relax.
It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Come here,
come here.

It's gonna be all right.
Don't worry about it.

[ applause ]

Listen.

Listen, listen.

It's gonna be all right.
I promise.

I promise.
[ crying ]

We're gonna tell you some stuff
and we're gonna help you,

And you're
gonna come back.

Okay.

Come on, guys.

[ cheers and applause ]

I want these guys
to say something.

I think
it was the key.

If you would have picked

Maybe half-step down
or something,

You would have been able

To display your voice
the way you wanted to,

'cause you have
a very strong voice.

I actually think
you probably do deserve

To be
in this competition.

I agree.

It was the verses.

It seemed a little
too dramatic for me,

And I hope that
you'll do us the favor

Of coming back
and trying this again.

I will.
Okay.

[ applause ]

And great that
you were able to come out here

Aside from all of the nerves
that you, you know, you felt.

You know,
this isn't the end.

It's just the beginning.
It's just the beginning.

Okay.

[ cheers and applause ]

Look at the audience.
They're all standing.

Thank you.

All of you.
Thank you.

Adam: Janetza was definitely
visibly shaken,

But I just wanted her
to kind of take a breath

And realize she's gonna have
a good career.

[ cheering ]

Whoo!

It's okay.

[ laughs ]

Let's go home!
Let's go home!

We got more work to do,
baby!
[ imitates
bird squawking ]

Daly: Coming up, singers
of all experience levels...

Kris: I was introduced
to a talent scout,

And they signed me on the spot.

This is
my first performance.

Shakira: No way.
Whoa!

I spent two months
rehearsing with michael jackson.

Daly: ...Take the stage
to move our coaches.

It's like a star just hatched
out of a shell up there.

Shakira: You are so good.
Your pitch was perfect.

I'm not gonna be able
to sleep tonight.

Think big!

Think big!

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

Both: Blake.
Yeah!

Shakira.
Oh, yeah!

Usher.
Daly: So far tonight,

Blake, shakira, and usher
have each scored one artist.

We're gonna be great.

This is so awesome.

Adam has yet to convince a
singer To join his team.

Maybe this next vocalist,

Aspiring country singer
danielle bradbery,

Will be his first.

I am 16 years old,
and I'm from cypress, texas.

I got into music from my cousin.

She sang around the house a lot,

And it made me more interested
in singing and music.

Growing up, I was teased

Because I had crooked teeth.

The other kids
made me feel down,

And I just felt like I wanted
to remain in the shadows.

So I would sing a lot
in my room.

My little girl.
[ chuckles ]

I love you.

Gloria: Danielle always
loved to sing.

One thanksgiving
she sat under the table

And sang
for all of our family.

And everyone was amazed

'cause they didn't know
she had such a beautiful voice.

In front of all of them,

I think I became more confident.

But being on "the voice"
in front of those coaches

Would be my first time
in the spotlight,

And I'm gonna be nervous.

If no coaches turn around,
I would question

If this was
what I wanted to do or not.

[ cheers and applause ]

If a coach turns around,

My confidence would go up a lot,

Because having a star
turn around for you

Is really exciting.
[ laughs ]

I hope my dreams come true
today.

[ chuckles ]

Gloria:
Here she comes.

You all right?
Yeah.

Come on. Haven't started yet.
Don't cry yet.
Okay.

All right. Here we go.

♪ you,
with your words like knives ♪

♪ and swords and weapons
that you use against me ♪

♪ you have knocked me
off my feet again ♪

♪ got me feeling
like I'm nothing ♪

♪ you can take me down

♪ with just one single blow

I like that.

♪ but you don't know
what you don't know ♪

You! No!
♪ someday

♪ I'll be
living in a big old city ♪
[ cheering ]

♪ and all you're ever gonna be
is mean ♪

♪ someday I'll be

♪ big enough
so you can't hit me ♪

♪ and all you're ever gonna be
is mean ♪

♪ why you gotta be so mean?

♪ and I can see you
oh, my god.
You all right?

Congratulations.
♪ years from now, in a bar

♪ talking over a football game

♪ with that same
big loud opinion ♪

♪ but nobody's listening

♪ washed up and ranting about

♪ the same old bitter things

Oh!

♪ someday
what are you doing?!

♪ I'll be living

♪ in a big old city
turn back around!

♪ and all you're ever gonna be
is mean ♪

♪ yeah, yeah

♪ someday I'll be

♪ big enough
so you can't hit me ♪

♪ and all you're ever gonna be
is mean ♪

♪ why you gotta be so mean?

[ cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

Whoo!

Wow.

Wow!

[ danielle chuckles ]

Oh, my gosh.

You are so good.

Thank you.
And you're so little.

Yes, she is.
She's just little.

Yes, she is.
[ laughter ]

What's your name?

I'm danielle bradbery.

Hello, danielle.
Where are you from?

I'm from cypress, texas.

Don't say
you're from texas.
Texas?

Don't say --
he's not from texas.

I know a thing or two
about texas girls.

That's all I'm saying.

They're gonna fight
over her.

He lives near texas.
[ laughter ]

But not in texas.

Hey, listen,
your pitch is amazing.

How old are you,
by the way?

I'm 16.
Shakira: Wow.

Amazing.

[ cheers and applause ]

I feel so stupid
I didn't turn my chair.

I would really feel stupid, too,
if I were you.

[ laughs ]
I feel stupid.

I'm not gonna be able
to sleep tonight.

You were so good.
Your pitch was perfect.

The only thing
is that I imagined

That you would be wearing
cowboy boots.

And you envisioned her
doing the right thing

And picking me
as her coach, right? Yeah.

Adam:
You're so young.

And the fact that
you're so good already --

I mean, how many times have you
played in front of people?

This is
my first big performance.

Shakira: No way.
Whoa!

[ cheers and applause ]

Oh, my gosh.

Wow.

Listen, I can't believe
how incredible you sound

For a 16-year-old who's never
really done this before ever.

I know
you have cowboy boots,

But you sang
a taylor swift song.

I do believe
that taylor swift

Is not primarily
a country artist.

No, we take ownership
of taylor swift

In country music.
Okay.

[ laughter ]

It may be an obvious play
for me to speak of justin bieber

When I'm sitting here,
but...

[ groans ]
[ groans ]

[ laughter ]

You have no soul. I can't
believe you'd do that to her.

I'm not promising that
you will be at every concert

And every awards show
and you'll have every ticket --

Are you bribing her
with justin bieber tickets?

Actually, he's in the back
if you want to...

[ laughter ]
don't succumb
to this bribery.

This is bribery.
It's not bribery.

What I'm gonna tell you
is that I think that you did

An incredible job with the song,
you know.
Thank you.

You know, he's an expert
in the area of country.

Thank you.

And I just fand I

I want to do something
that's gonna shock the world.

I really feel like
you have the talent

And we could win
together.

[ audience cheering ]

Oh, my god.

You know,
and here's the bottom line.

You can become a teenage star
in country music.

Pop/country.

And I want
to be the guy

That introduces you
toto nashville,

Because that is gonna be
a feather in my cap.

You have an opportunity
to be an artist

That will speak
to the world.

Nashville is a state.
It's a city.

You have so much more potential
than just nashville.

I'm still fascinated
by nashville being a state.

[ laughs ]

Right.
[ laughs ]

Tennessee.
Come on.

[ laughs ]
and he's from there.

That's what's
really sad about it.
It's one
of the 60 states.

Shut up.
[ laughs ]

I think they've said enough,
danielle.

[ laughter ]

I did say that,
didn't I?
Yeah, you did.

[ laughs ]

It's a state of mind.
Nashville is a state of mind.

State of mind
is what he meant to say.

Come on, danielle.

You know
what you're supposed to do.

Danielle, think big!

Think big!

[ audience cheering ]

Think big!

Oh, my god.

Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

♪ why you gotta be so mean?
Daly: Before the break,

Three coaches
pushed their buttons

For 16-year-old country singer
danielle bradbery.

I can't believe
how incredible you sound

For a 16-year-old.

Usher: I really feel like
you have the talent

And we could win together.

Blake:
Here's the bottom line.

You can become a teenage star
in country music.

Daly: Now danielle gets to pick
her coach.

Come on, danielle.

You know
what you're supposed to do.

Danielle, think big!

Think big!

Oh, my god.

[ audience cheering ]

Think big!

First of all...

Y'all are all amazing,
and I thank you for everything.

And I think
my heart goes out to blake.

Yeah!

Yes!
Thank you, danielle!

Of course.
Thank you, danielle!

You are awesome!
Oh, my god!

She's gonna be great!

Blake: I seriously could not be
more excited right now

About danielle
being on my team.

You're amazing.
Amazing.
Thank you.

Blake:
She completely energized me,

And the fact that
this is, like,

Her first
big performance ever...

She's awesome.

...I mean,
what the hell?

That is crazy
to think that.

You ready?
Ready for this?

[ audience cheering ]

[ laughs ]

Usher: Danielle --
she knew who she wanted

When she woke up this morning
and put her boots on.

But anyway,
I figured why not go for it?

Can't wait
to get back

To my home state
of nashville, though.

[ laughs ]

Usher: I never thought
that I would disgrace myself

And call nashville a state.

But you know what?

Sometimes your mouth is moving
faster than your brain.

You got to slow it down.

I had her considering it all
up until that.

Oh, my god.

[ laughter ]

Blake:
Oh, that made my day.

[ cheering ]

Oh, my god, danielle!

Danielle: Oh, my god.

I never thought
this would happen.

I'm speechless.
[ laughs ]

Daly: Usher,
who's made justin bieber,

Blake shelton,
who's got 12 number-1 hits,

Adam levine -- I mean,
they're fighting over you.

What were you thinking
when they were talking?

It was amazing.
[ laughs ]

I'm so excited for you.
Welcome to "the voice."

You did so great, danielle.
Way to go.

Daly:
Danielle is one step closer

To fulfilling her dream.

Up next, 19-year-old
aspiring r&b singer vedo

Hopes he has what it takes
to get our coaches' attention.

Vedo: I always thought
singing was gonna be a hobby

Until I was 13.

I did a talent show at
my older brother's high school.

And from that point on,

It was just a love
that grew with me.

Vedo: Usher turn around,
it's gonna be crazy.

I'm gonna start shouting
on stage. [ laughs ]

I was really excited to see that
usher was the coach on the show

Because I will be singing
"boyfriend" by justin bieber.

That's usher's artist,

And I'm hoping that
adding my own twist to this song

Will cause usher to turn around,

Because I feel like "the voice"
is the platform that I need

To push my career
to the next level.

How's everything going?
I'm good. I'm good, man.

My mom was gonna be here,
actually,

But she wasn't feeling too well
this morning.

But she's gonna be backstage
watching me perform.

Okay.

My mom, man, she's just amazing.

We were homeless for about
two, three years on the street,

You know, living out of our car,
you know.

She would take us and wash us up
in a gas-station bathroom

And send us off to school.

Pretty rough for us.

My mom was still the one
that stuck by our side

And said,
"hey, it's gonna be okay.

You know,
we're gonna make it together."

Recently got a call
from my older brother,

And he said that
she's been diagnosed

With stage-four lung cancer

And that she has
two months to live,

Maybe six months at the most.

I immediately said,
"hey, I'm coming home,

And I'll be by your side
as long as you need me to."

Hey, mom.
Here's dinner.

Mm, thank you, son.

I was taking care of her
when "the voice" called me.

He was like, "mom,
I'm not gonna do 'the voice'

Because I need to stay here
and take care of you."

And I told him,
"no, this is your dream,

"and it's gonna make me
feel even better

If you go for what you've been
trying to do all your life."

I will always be
vedo's number-one fan.

Always.

Good night.
Love you.

Vedo: When I see her
in pain like this,

The feeling is just --
I can't explain it.

She's my heart.

She's my queen.
She's my everything.

[ sniffles ]
I'm sorry.

[ sobs ]

[ sniffles ]

[ voice breaking ] I just
don't want to lose my mama.

[ sniffles ]

I...I don't want
to lose my mom at all.

[ sniffles ]

She's the reason that I sing.

She's the reason I dance.

[ sniffles ]

This is for you, mama.

I love you.

Daly: Here we go.
Come on, vedo.

[ audience cheering ]

♪ if I was your boyfriend

♪ I'd never let you go

♪ baby, I can take you places

♪ you ain't never been before

♪ swag

♪ I'd like to be

♪ everything you want

Man: Come on, ush.
Right now.
♪ hey, girl

Come on, ush,
come on!
♪ let me talk to you

♪ if I was your boyfriend

♪ I'd never let you go

♪ I'd keep you on my arm, girl

♪ you'd never be alone

♪ I can be a gentleman

♪ or anything you want

♪ if I was your boyfriend
[ cheering ]

♪ I'd never let you go

♪ you'll never be

♪ give me a chance

♪ 'cause you're all I need,
girl ♪

♪ spend a week with your boy

♪ I'll be calling you
my girlfriend ♪

♪ if I was your man

♪ I'd never leave you, girl

♪ I just want to love you

♪ and treat you right

Yeah!
[ laughs ]

♪ baby,
if I was your boyfriend ♪

Hey!

♪ oh, oh, yeah
whoo!
He sounds good.

♪ baby,
if I was your boyfriend ♪

[ cheers and applause ]

All right.
[ laughs ]

Thank you.
Thank you.

Look at that --
standing ovation.

Standing "o."

Usher:
What's up, homie?

What's good,
what's good?

All right.
What's your name, man?
Vedo.

I was about
to turn my chair for you,

But let's face it --
usher is your man.

Hey, hey.

[ laughter ]

We're here, baby.
We're here.

I got you, man.

And I want to ask you,
who inspires you to sing?

Well, my mom is
my biggest inspiration.

My mom is.

Aww.

Oh, he said his mom!

Your mother's
so proud of you.

Yeah. I know she's backstage
crying right now.

I'm gonna go cry with her.

[ audience cheering ]

Well, I'll tell you the reason
why we did not turn around.

I didn't
want to hear him say,

"funny I should be
hearing you sing

"this justin bieber song

Because I discovered
the child."

[ laughter ]

So, without further ado,
I give you usher.

Yeah, man.

You know, it takes a lot to come
in front of an audience

And win them over, man.

Thank you.

And, you know,
it wasn't just justin's song

That won me over --
it was your voice.

And I'm gonna offer
everything that I have

To help you be
the best you can be, man.

Welcome to team usher.

I love it, man.

♪ I'm on top of the world

Yeah, man.
Appreciate it.

Yeah, man.
Get ready.

Adam: Great job, man.
Great job.

Great job.

Thank you.

Thank you.

[ laughs ]

Vedo, he had
hella personality, man,

And that's gonna really
take us a long way.

He's real good,
dude.

Yeah. He's good.

That's gonna be fun.

Usher: We're gonna
reach those rounds

Where we're really gonna
have to win the audience over.

And, you know,
that's always a secret weapon.

I hope to go far with him.

[ cheering ]

Yeah!

Vedo:
Having my mom here

In spite of what
she's going through right now

Lets me know that there is faith
and there is hope.

We did. We did it.

Oh, man.

I can't even breathe right now.

Team usher, baby.
Yes!

You guys want another one?
[ cheers and applause ]

Daly: Usher scores
his second artist of the night.

Coming up, a unique spin
on a monster pop song.

♪ sexy and I know it

Daly: But will it be a hit
with our coaches?

And later...

Yo. [ laughs ]

Blake: I am blown away.
Whoa.

Daly: ...A surprise that
leaves our coaches speechless.

In four seasons, I've never seen
anything like that before.

Wow!

Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

Our four coaches
are each building teams of 12

With the strongest voices
they can find.

Both: Blake.
Yeah!

Daly: Blake and usher
have each scored two artists.

I pick shakira.
Oh, yes!

Daly:
Shakira has picked up one,

While adam is still
looking to land his first.

Maybe this next singer

Will have what it takes
to turn his chair.

Christian:
My name's christian porter.

I'm 21 years old,

And I'm from
stroudsburg, pennsylvania.

My mom
thought I was deaf as a child

Because I didn't talk,
and I would moan and grunt.

We took him to the doctor,
but everything was fine.

When he was little,
he liked to watch concerts,

And he loved it.

So, christian got his voice
when he started to sing.

Doctor just said I was just
waiting for my time to talk,

And now I sing,
and now I don't shut up.

Right now I'm a bar musician,

So I play cover songs
for three hours.

I don't want to be
stuck in that scene forever.

When I can,
I slip in an original song.

I like to change things up.

I feel that I'm strong
in the performance style

And just uniqueness.

I want to be on "the voice"

Because it's gonna
make me a better musician

With the coaches teaching me
what I need to learn.

I want music to be my career.

In a bar scene, you know,

Nobody's forced to
pay attention to you.

You're more background music.

And I don't want to be
background music

For the rest of my life.

I'm feeling a little nervous.

I want, like,
the crowd to be into it.

To be able to sing
"sexy and I know it,"

I hope everyone enjoys it.

Whether they turn around or not,

I know I'm gonna
have a good time on that stage.

[ laughs ]

Look at him.
He looks nervous.

Come on, christian.

[ sighs ]

♪ when I walk on by

♪ girls be looking, like,
"damn, he's fly" ♪

♪ I pimp to the beat

♪ walking down the street
in my new lafreak ♪

♪ oh, oh, this is how I roll

♪ animal print,
pants outta control ♪

♪ it's redfoo
with the big afro ♪

♪ and like bruce lee, yeah,
I got the glow ♪

♪ oh, oh, girl,
look at that body ♪

♪ oh, oh, girl,
look at that body ♪

♪ oh, oh, girl,
look at that body ♪

♪ and I work out

[ audience cheering ]

♪ when I walk in the spot,
this is what I see ♪

♪ everybody stops,
and they staring at me ♪

♪ I got a passion in my pants,
and I ain't afraid to show it ♪

♪ show it, show it
oh, my god!

♪ ohhhh

♪ I'm sexy and I know it

[ laughs ]

♪ oh, I'm sexy and I know it

♪ oh, I'm sexy and I know it

♪ oh, don't you know it, too

♪ and it goes like

♪ wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
yeah ♪

♪ wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
yeah ♪

♪ wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
yeah ♪

♪ wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

♪ oh, I'm sexy and I know it

Oh!

♪ whoa, whoa, whoa

Oh, my god!

Oh, my god!

Whoo!

Yeah!

[ cheers and applause ]
whoo!

Whoo!

[ laughs ]

What's your name, man?

My name's christian porter.

Like, the women
were going so crazy,

I felt like
it was like a...

[ audience cheering ]

I really felt like I was gonna
turn to a strip show

Or like a male revue

'cause it was like
"magic mike" up there.

You know what I mean?
[ laughs ]

[ laughs ]

But also I thought
maybe it was possible

It wasn't even
a human up there.

[ laughter ]

I was like,
"what is that that's singing?"

[ laughter ]

Shakira: You know what that is?
You know what that is?

That is sexy.
Yeah!

[ cheers and applause ]

Don't you agree, girls?

Right?

By the way,
all jokes aside,

I think I was just perplexed

Because it was
so unique and different.

And maybe
I'm just not ready for it.

But congrats, man.
You're awesome.

[ cheers and applause ]

You 100% took a risk,
you know.

Yo, you have to possess
that type of confidence

To win a crowd over, right,
you know?

I agree.
[ laughs ]

[ cheers and applause ]

So much imagination
went into that arrangement,

And when you have a minute
and 30 seconds to come out here,

I mean, no matter what
you're singing about,

Whether it's heartache
or you're happy

Or you're sexy
and you know it...

[ laughter ]

Anyway, man, I'm a fan.
My gosh.

I'd love to have the chance
to work with you.

[ cheers and applause ]

Shakira: You awakened this

Unexpected reaction
in the crowd,

And that's
what really captivated me

About your performance.

And I'd love to have you
on my team.

Thank you.
Man: Shakira!

[ cheers and applause ]

You stop that right now!

[ laughter and applause ]

U t to pick a coach.
Who's it gonna be?

All right.

[ audience shouting ]

[ shouting continues ]

I appreciate you guys very much.

Um...

But I got to go with my gut.

I got to pick blake.

[ cheers and applause ]
yes!

Yes!

I'm collecting a group
of very different artists

That aren't like anybody else.

That's the best way, I think,
to find the next star.

I loved that.
I loved that performance.

Thanks, man.
That's badass.

Badass.

Whoo!

I wasn't expecting anybody,
let alone three,

And it feels awesome right now.

I'm shaking.

This is amazing.

[ cheering ]

Whoo!
Oh!

Oh, my god! Oh, my god!

[ laughs ]

Whoo! I'm on "the voice."

Daly:
Blake beats shakira and usher,

Picking up
his third artist of the night.

Christina milian here.

All right, what an incredible
start to season four.

You and I
have a lot to talk about,

And you know the drill.

So, follow us on twitter,

Find us on facebook,

Which coach
would you choose?

You won't see anywhere else.

Shakira.
Blake.

Yes, I would,

'cause I want her to
teach me to dance.

Listen, you can't ask someone
to work miracles.

More blind auditions after this.

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

Singers have one shot...

™ª yeah, yeah ions.

Daly: ...To impress our coaches,

And some didn't make the cut.

♪ kiss me

♪ k-k-kiss me

♪ infect me with your love
and fill me with your poison ♪

[ audience cheering ]

I think that you need
a little work on the control.

You know,
but this constructive criticism

Is only intended
to make you better.

Thank you very much.

♪ no matter what I say

♪ I'm not over you

[ audience cheering ]

Adam: I think
it's just a matter of

Really calming yourself down
before you go out there.

Shakira: Whenever I
feel nervous,

I try to concentrate on
the message in the song.

Thank you.

♪ you got me
begging you for mercy ♪

♪ oh,
why won't you release me? ♪

[ audience cheering ]

Blake: It's like the potential's
there and it just needs

Just a little bit more
development.

Daly: Hopefully
the voice of our next artist,

15-year-old leah lewis,

Will cause our coaches
to push their buttons.

Where you from?
I'm originally from china.

I was adopted in china
when I was 8 months old.

Cool.

They adopted me
and my sister, too.

Leah: I've seen photos
of the orphanage,

And it's just crazy
that I could come from that.

I mean, I'm just
so grateful to my parents

That they took the time

To go there and hand-choose me.

I think that's just so special.

Lorraine:
When we got leah from china

And I looked at
this little, tiny baby,

I never thought that we'd be

Standing here
on "the voice" today.

Where's your musical influence
come from?

Definitely my father.

I sing country.

And he's from the south,

And I grew up
listening to bluegrass.

So, that trip people up
watching you sing country?

That was
a surprise to them?

I'm hoping that
being on "the voice,"

I can break the stereotype.
That's right.

This show is really built for
somebody like yourself.
Yeah.

After my parents
realized I could sing,

I kind of
got this fire in my heart

That I wanted to pursue this.

And this was, like, my thing.

It just feels right
when I sing country music,

Especially blues.

So, mixing those two together --
just, ah, amazing.

Fred: Well, let me tell you
a little bit about leah.

I've done a lot of things
in my life

[voice breaking]
but there stands...

There stands
the two best things I ever did.

Leah: Oh, my goodness.

I love you.

Leah: My biggest inspiration
in my life is my father.

He's definitely
planted some life lessons in me

That I'll always remember.

Thank you.

Me getting on "the voice"
is definitely important.

I don't want my dad working
at such an old age.

I kind of want to
take the role on.

Wow.

So, I do need "the voice"
right now.

I'm really hoping that
blake or usher turn around.

Blake knows his way around
the country world,

And I think
it could definitely help me.

And usher's huge.

I am nervous, but I'm ready to
go on that stage and rock it.

What kind of shoes
are those?

♪ dry lightning
cracks across the skies ♪

♪ those storm clouds
gather in her eyes ♪

♪ her daddy was
a mean ole mister ♪

♪ mama was an angel
in the ground ♪

♪ the weatherman
called for a twister ♪

♪ she prayed, blow it down

♪ there's not enough rain
in oklahoma ♪

Come on! Somebody turn!

♪ out of that house

♪ there's not enough wind
in oklahoma ♪

♪ to rip the nails
out of the past ♪

♪ shatter every window
till it's all blown away ♪

♪ every brick, every board,
every slamming door ♪

♪ blown away

♪ till there's nothing
left standing ♪

♪ nothing left of yesterday

Press the button!
Press the button!

♪ every memory blown away

♪ blown aw-a-a-a-a-ay

♪ blown aw-ay-ay-ay

♪ blown aw-a-a-a-ay

[ cheers and applause ]

Oh! Nobody.

Hello.
Hi, there.

What's your name?
My name is leah.

How old are you?

15.

Oh, gosh.

What?!

Surprise.

[ laughter, applause ]

Not that
that should matter,

But I could hear
how young you were

Because it just felt like
there was so much more potential

In your voice than has been
developed yet.

I'm telling you,
I was so close.

You do have
a very powerful voice.

Thank you.
[ applause ]

Shakira: You know, I think
that your voice is good.

You just have to
practice a little more,

And you'll be
in amazing shape.

Thank you, miss shakira.

Adam: Yeah, and
I was looking at usher,

And we were saying
the same thing,

Which was, "so close."

Mm-hmm.
I do believe that,

And if you're 99% amazing
and you're 15,

You got nothing
to worry about, sweetheart.

Thank you.

Bye.

[ cheers and applause ]

Keep at it.
Don't stop, okay?

I will.

She's so cute.

Blake: To turn around

And there's a cute,
little asian girl

Singing a country song,

That was cool and surprising.

Her voice sounds
a little bit under-developed,

But, man, she's gonna be great.

Daly: Good job, leah.

Good job.

Lorraine: You did great.

Fred: You did good.

You did a great job.

Leah: I definitely
was hoping for a chair.

[ voice breaking ] I was very
confident going out there.

It was almost enough.

We were watching,
and, I mean, they were so close.

I thought
you were outstanding.

Thank you.

Daly: Coming up,

One singer gives the coaches
the biggest shock...

Oh! [ laughs ]

What?!

...In blind audition history.

Boom!

I got to keep it
under control.

[ laughs ]

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions,

Where our coaches
are picking artists

Based strictly on their voices.

Maybe 27-year-old
r&b singer kris thomas

Will have what it takes
to make a team.

I am the youngest of four kids.

I come from
a very religious family.

My father's a pastor.

As a kid, we were only allowed
to listen to gospel music.

My exposure to r&b and a lot
of current music growing up,

I would sneak
into my older brother's room

And listen to his cassettes,

And that was how
I got my exposure to it.

[ chuckling ] well, now,
I didn't know that.

[ laughs ]

I'll take care of you
after the show.

[ laughter ]

After graduating college,

I was introduced
to a talent scout

For a record label,

And a few months later,

I did a show for them,
and they signed me on the spot.

We cut a single,

But I had creative differences
with the label executives,

And as a result,
I lost my record deal.

I went into
a pretty deep depression.

I would just drink
until I would pass out.

I would say I was an alcoholic.

One night, I was out drinking.

I fell asleep at the wheel,

And when I woke up,
I was in someone's yard

About 40 feet from driving
into their house,

And I woke up just in time
to hit the brakes.

I could have killed
an entire family or myself,

And that was when I knew
that I had to make some changes.

Now that I'm not drinking,

I don't ever want
to be that low again.

I do believe
that being on "the voice"

Is my second chance.

To get coached by a superstar

Would be a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity.

There he is.

Yes!
Okay.

♪ a few stolen moments
is all that we share ♪

♪ you've got your family,
and they need you there ♪

♪ though I've tried to resist

Come on. Come on, usher.
Hit it. Come on, usher.

♪ being last on your list

♪ but no other girl's gonna do

Right here.

♪ so I'm saving all my love

♪ for yo-u-u-u-u-u-u

♪ no other man

[ both laugh ]
yes!

♪ is gonna love you more

♪ 'cause tonight is the night

♪ that I'm feeling all right

♪ we'll be making love
the whole night through ♪

♪ so I'm saving all of my love

♪ for yo-u-u-u

[ audience cheering ]

Oh! [ laughs ]

What?!

No way!

[ both laugh ]

You're a dude.

[ laughs ]

Usher: Yo!

Whoa.

Wow!

What is your name?

My name is kris thomas.

Yo! [ laughs ]
[ blake laughs ]

Shakira: He's all mine.

I wish I knew
you were a guy!

Give me something, man.

Afterwards you should
have been like,

[deep voice] "yeah, thank you.
I'm kris." boom!

Yo, you should at least
throw in a [deep voice]
"how y'all doing?"

[ normal voice ]
you know, something.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[ laughs ]

[ deep voice ]
"yeah, this is for you, girl.

[ normal voice ]
something, man.

A man just
got on stage

And just killed
that whitney song --

A whitney houston song!

[ cheers and applause ]

Thank you.

Let me say something.

I'm glad
they're doing this, kris,

Because I want to
congratulate shakira.

You got somebody
who's gonna be very popular.

[ cheers and applause ]

[ laughs ]

And she intentionally did not
react. That's so cool of you.
What?

You didn't react.
Yeah, she turned around --
she turned around,

She was like -- she was like --
she was like...
[ shakira laughs ] exactly.
I know you guys.

I got to keep it under control.

Otherwise, you all turn,

And then you make
my life miserable.

[ laughter ]

Whew!

But I'm so glad
that you're on my team

Because you are
really a gem.

Your control, your falsettos,
your pitch -- perfect.

I loved everything.

Thank you.

Well, welcome to the show, man.

Thank you.

[ cheers and applause ]

Welcome to my team.
[ chuckles ]

Thank you. Thank you.

You made it.
So nice to meet you.

[ both laugh ]

When I turned my chair,
I tried to play it cool,

Because as soon
as I went like...

You know, like this, they would
have turned their chairs.

They're way too curious.

In my four seasons,

I'd never seen
anything like that before.

You'll be able to do things
with him that defy gravity

Because of how high
he can go,

And women go crazy
over a guy with a falsetto.

They love that.
[ laughs ]

[ man laughs ]
yeah!

All right!

[ laughter ]

[ smooches ]
we're so proud of you.

[ laughter ]

You sound just like
I knew you would.
Yeah.

Were you crying?

Why were you
cry-- oh.
[ laughs ]

Kris: I feel like
I'm in a dream.

I feel like
that didn't just happen,

But I'm so humbled

That they all were impressed
with my performance.

Team shakira!

Woman: Yay!
Team shakira!

♪ I'm sexy

♪ and I know it

Daly: You can download
full versions

Of tonight's
blind-audition songs on itunes.

♪ gotta be so mean?

Daly: Coming up,

An artist who has overcome
tragedy to be here.

James: It was like the most
beautiful thing you've ever seen

And then the worst moment
of your life at the same time.

Daly:
And later, a performance

That gets all four coaches
to push their buttons.

My heart's beating
fast right now

Because I feel that
I'm in front of a star.

If you let me be your coach,

Not only will you
win "the voice,"

But you'll win the world over.

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

Usher, blake, and shakira have
all picked up artists tonight,

While adam is still searching
for his first.

Maybe this next singer
has just what he wants.

James:
My name is james irwin.

I'm 30 years old, and
I'm from st. Louis, missouri.

When I'm not doing music,
I'm a union carpenter.

I do everything
from residential framing

To large, you know,
commercial buildings.

I probably started singing
when I was 5 years old.

I've always had just, like,
this strong love with music.

What about your music? Where is
that right now in your life?

This is
kind of my second chance.

Last year was
kind of a rough year for me.

I had
some label interests,

And right around
the same time,

Me and my wife suffered
a big loss.

Oh, man, I'm sorry.

Kind of went
on a downhill spiral after that.

Last year, my wife got pregnant
with identical twins,

And about five months in, I was
out of a town doing a show.

I received a phone call

Saying that my wife
was in the hospital.

When I got to the hospital,
the doctor told us

That our twins had
a very slim chance of making it.

My wife went into labor.

The twins were born alive.

They wrapped them up

And told us we had
about 10 minutes to hold them.

It's kind of like
getting to look inside heaven

And being told you can't stay.

My daughters' names were...

[ sighs ]

[ sniffles ]

[ exhales shakily ]

[ voice breaking ]
I need a minute, man.

I'm sorry.

My daughters' names were

Addison olivia
and oriana bella.

It was a terrible experience.

I wouldn't wish it
on my worst enemy.

But it was something
that really showed me

How strong that I was
and how strong that my wife was.

We started to try again
for a baby.

Aiden was born March 7, 2012.

He's the best thing in my life.

Music is the driving force.

If the coaches' chairs turn for
me, it would mean everything.

It would allow me
the opportunity

To fulfill my dreams,

Which is to make music and
to be able to support my family.

I want to dedicate this moment
to my wife and my son

And my two beautiful girls
that are up in heaven

Watching me right now.

♪ I'm going back to the corner
where I first saw you ♪

♪ gonna camp
in my sleeping bag ♪

♪ I'm not gonna move

♪ got some words on cardboard

♪ got your picture in my hand

♪ saying, "if you see this girl,
can you tell her where I am?" ♪

♪ some try to hand me money

♪ they don't understand

♪ I'm not broke

♪ I'm just a brokenhearted man

♪ I know it makes no sense

♪ what else can I do?

♪ how can I move on when
I'm still in love with you? ♪

♪ 'cause if one day
you wake up ♪

♪ and find
that you're missing me ♪

♪ and your heart starts
to wonder ♪

♪ where on this earth
I could be ♪

♪ thinkin' maybe
you'll come back here

♪ to the place that we'd meet

♪ and you'll see me
waiting for you ♪

♪ on the corner of the street

♪ so I'm not moving

♪ I'm not moving

♪ going back to the corner
where I first saw you ♪

♪ gonna camp
in my sleeping bag ♪

♪ I'm not gonna move

[ cheers and applause ]

Thank you.

What's your name, bro?

James irwin.

Man,
you did a really good job.

I mean,
you did a really good job.

You know that.
Thank you.

[ cheers and applause ]

Adam: You know,
when you're singing up here,

It's almost like there's this
entire story you have to tell

In a very short amount
of time,

And it was
a little bit subdued.

A little bit.

But you really are a talented
dude, james, for sure.

Anks a lot.
I appreciate it.

[ cheers and applause ]

James,
what brought you here?

Last year was kind of a rough
year for me and my family.

I wanted
to give up on music,

And then I got the opportunity
to come on the show,

So this is
kind of my second chance.

But you know what?

[ cheers and applause ]

Life, thank god, is full
of second and third chances.

And I think
that you should try it again,

Because you deserve
to come back.

Thank you, guys.
Thank you.

[ cheers and applause ]

And he's a good singer.
He was a good singer.

He was. He was.

How you feeling?
Disappointed, obviously.

Yeah.
Disappointed, man.

What are you
gonna do now?

I'm gonna go home
and hug my wife

And give my son a big hug
and a kiss, man.

Good seeing you, man.
Thank you.

All right.

Daly: Coming up...
♪ what a girl wants

...A singer ignites the coaches
in thperformance of the night.

I'm gonna
light myself on fire

To make sure
that you are on my team.

I'm not kidding.

Daly: Welcome back
to the blind auditions.

This season,
I'll be hitting the road

To visit some of the singers

We've invited
to audition for our coaches.

My first stop is
to pasadena, california,

To meet judith hill,

Who's recording
at her parents' home studio.

♪ and then we say goodbye

My parents are
both phenomenal musicians.

My mom is a keyboard player, and
my dad is a funk bass player.

He's played with billy preston
and bob dylan,

And both of them
have played with chaka khan.

For you, what does it mean
for judith to carry on

This sort of
family legacy?

It's a blessing to us.

She was born to sing.

I wrote my first song
when I was 4 years old.

And my first big gig was
working as a background singer

For a big french pop star.

Then I got this call to audition

For michael jackson's
female duet singer

And background singer
for his final "this is it" tour.

I mean, getting that call,
it's like, "are you serious?"

Let's talk
about michael jackson.

What'd he mean to you?
Judith: He's my hero.

I mean, working with michael
was just amazing.

I spent two months
rehearsing with michael jackson.

It was magical.

I mean, everything
that was in his head,

It just came to life
on that stage.

And so, it was the best school.

♪ I just can't stop
loving you ♪

♪ I just can't stop
loving you ♪

I was on my way to rehearsal

When I heard
that michael jackson had passed.

Williams:
Pop superstar michael jackson
has died at the age of 50.

He was on stage with me

Singing
"I just can't stop loving you,"

And then two weeks later,
I see this golden casket.

I couldn't believe it.

Judith: I got a call
to sing "heal the world"

At his memorial service.

I was completely honored.

You had his world
in the music business

Really sort of all
staring at you.

You could have taken
that opportunity

And kind of ran
with it.

After I sang

At michael jackson's
memorial service,

My phone went crazy.

It just seemed like poor taste

To kind of just go
with the whole wind of things.

But now I think
it's finally my time.

In spite of all the great
opportunities I've had,

I am definitely not
where I want to be.

This now is
the judith hill chapter.

And so I feel like "the voice"
is the perfect platform

For me to segue
into my solo-artist world.

Come on, judith!

This is it!

♪ I wanna thank you

♪ for giving me
a chance to breathe ♪

Man: Yeah!

Right away.
Congratulations.

♪ you waited so patiently

♪ while I got it together

♪ while I figured it out

♪ I looked,
but I never touched ♪

♪ 'cause in my heart,
there was a picture of us ♪

♪ holding hands
and makin' plans ♪

♪ and now I understand

♪ what a girl wants
whoa!

♪ what a girl needs

♪ whatever makes me happy,
it sets you free ♪

♪ and I'm thanking you
for knowing exactly ♪

♪ what a girl wants

♪ what a girl needs

♪ whatever keeps me
in your arms ♪

♪ and I'm thanking you
for giving it to me ♪

♪ what a girl wants

♪ what a girl needs

♪ sensitive, courageous,
sexy, cool like you ♪

♪ oh, baby

♪ what a girl wants

♪ what a girl needs

♪ you got to let a girl know

♪ how much you care about her,
I swear ♪

♪ that you're the one
who always knew ♪

♪ what a girl wants

♪ what a girl needs

♪ whatever makes me happy,
it sets you free ♪

♪ and I'm thanking you
for giving it to me ♪

[ cheers and applause ]

Man: Yeah!

Yeah!

What's your name?

My name is judith hill.

Judith.

[ cheers and applause ]

You are the first person
that's ever come on this show

And done a christina song
as well as christina aguilera.

[ cheers and applause ]

That's what I'm
talking about.

As far as competition goes,
I am a monster,

And I'm going to claw
everyone's face

Until you realize
that I'm your friggin' coach.

For god's sake.

[ laughter ]

I'm gonna
light myself on fire

To make sure
that you are on my team.

Wait a minute.
You will?

I'm not kidding.

[ laughter ]

You sound like you've been
singing for a long time

Because you put
your own thing in it.

And I've not won
"the voice" yet,

But if you let me be
your coach,

Not only will you win
"the voice,"

But you'll win
the world over.

Thank you, usher.

That means a lot
coming from you.

[ applause ]

And the phrasing
was all yours, too.

When I said earlier

That I thought you sang it
as well as christina,

I still believe that,
but it was completely different.

Oh, there's
the backpedaling.

Yeah.
[ laughter ]

As far
as I'm concerned,

I'm running for president
right now.

[ laughter ]

But I'm looking
for the first lady.

[ laughter ]

[ cheers and applause ]

That was pretty good.

Because he would have never
made it without her.

[ laughs ]

[ laughs ]

It's like a star just hatched
out of a shell up there.

Everybody in this room
right now is just going,

"oh, gosh,
look at judith."

I want to be the guy
that is pushing down walls

And clearing a path
for you

So that judith
can just shine

And be the star
that she deserves to be.

Oh, my god.
Thank you so much.

Shakira: We all know
that you're perfect.

We all want you.

My heart is beating fast
right now

Because I feel
that I'm in front of a star.

I really think that you're gonna
have an amazing career

No matter
who you choose.

I think
that you will shine

Because you already have
that light within you

That projects onto the audience,
onto everyone around you.

And I know that if I help you,
you will win "the voice."

[ cheers and applause ]

Seriously,
I'm gonna have a panic attack

If you don't choose me,
'cause I know you're gonna win.

He's selling,
he's selling, he's selling.

And he's gonna start going
like this with the finger.

I just know.

I just know.
And he's gonna start,

Like, showing his tattoos
and stuff.

And usher is gonna lift
his other leg anytime soon.

[ laughter ]

[ cheers and applause ]

You need a girl like me
next to you.

It's time to choose,
I think, though.

God. This is...

[ cheers and applause ]

This is so hard.

[ audience shouting ]

Oh!

[ shouting continues ]

This is really,
really intense.

I don't --

[ shouting continues ]

[ applause ]

Make me a winner.

Make me a winner.

I'm gonna go with...
[ sighs ]

Oh!

I'm gonna go
with team adam.

♪ this girl is on fire

[ cheers and applause ]

♪ this girl is on fire

[ laughs ]

Thank you.

I'm honored to have you.

There aren't very many singers
in the world

Who do what she does.

She's going to be
a grammy-winning superstar,

And she's on my team.

Whoo! Oh, my god!

I can go home now.

[ laughter ]

Man: Hey!

[ cheering ]

Judith: I've worked really hard
to get here,

And this is, like, a celebration

Of the hard times
you go through,

And you come out and you have
a beautiful day like this.

You're on your way.
Congratulations.

Thank you.
Team adam.

All right.
Good job.

Usher:
Judith is the one artist

That I honestly regret
not having on my team.

Daly: After night one
of the blind auditions,

Here's where the teams stand.

Usher landed
indie pop singer jess kellner

And r&b artist vedo.

Yeah!

Blake won over aspiring country
singer danielle bradbery,

Sister duo the morgan twins,
and pop artist christian porter.

Oh, yes!

Shakira added
pop/rocker mark andrew

And soulful kris thomas.

And adam ended the night scoring
vocal powerhouse judith hill.