The Voice (2011–…): Season 4, Episode 10 - The Battles Part 4 - full transcript
Announcer: This season, the
battles hit a whole new level.
♪
The battle rounds are where
the winners begin to emerge.
♪ How you like me now ♪
Anybody who performs, that's
the beauty of the show.
Great voices at this
point. Kick-ass job, man.
I want to prepare them
for their entire career.
To help train their artists
our four superstar coaches
recruited the biggest names in music.
Joel Madden, Sheryl Crow,
Pharrell Williams
and Hillary Scott.
Wherever you are in your life,
like put yourself in that song.
♪ Where there is a flame
someone's bound to get burned ♪
♪ just because it burns doesn't
mean you're going to die ♪
And only the best of the best
emerged victorious.
The winner of this battle is
Vedo.
Vedo!
Monique.
I'm just completely blown
away. By this decision.
Savannah.
Kris.
Midas Whale.
I'm shaking.
Ryan Innes!
And our coaches have been more
strategic than ever with their steals.
We've got a steal!
You get two chances to steal
somebody and you've got to get
the person you want.
Tonight is the final night of
battles, with incredibly
talented artists ready to
perform.
♪
♪ come on, come on ♪
Watching your artists battle
is bittersweet because it's sad
when you have
to let one of them go.
this is the most important
performance so far of my life.
It's life or death in my
career to win this battle.
I've got to make sure that Shakira
knows that I'm the person to pick.
And with only one steal left,
there's no room for error.
I'm impatiently waiting for the
right moment to hit my button.
I've got one left.
So I'm really picky right now.
I don't know who it's going to
be.
In the end, only one will win
it all, and be named The Voice.
- Yeah, man, it's go time.
- Bring on the battles.
The final the battles start
right now.
Let's check in with Shakira and
her adviser, Good Charlotte
frontman Joel Madden.
As they await their next battle pair,
let's see how the artists got here.
19-year-old
Brandon Roush from
Louisville, Kentucky versus
45-year-old Shawna P. from
Orange Beach, Alabama.
Brandon Roush draws inspiration
from working with autistic children.
His soulful performance
earned a button push from coach
that high note you hit
completely won me over.
You want me?
Well, I love you.
I am on "The Voice" and I'm
going to work with Shakira and I
am so very, very excited.
Shawna P. Had a long road to
"The Voice."
I found myself performing
with the music mafia.
Big and rich got a record deal,
Gretchen Wilson got a record
deal, we all went our separate
ways, and that just completely
threw me off balance.
Announcer: Her passionate performance
got two coaches to turn their chairs.
[ Cheers ]
I'd love to support an artist
like you.
There's so much rock 'n' roll
inside of you.
I'm going to pick Shakira.
Whoo!
Joel Madden, favorite adviser
in the whole world.
Shakira has brought
Joel Madden.
I'm very open to learn from him
because he comes from a
different place musically than I
do.
Right when he saw me he said,
we're going to battle each
other, I know it's going to be
me and you.
You had the feeling it was
going to be the two of you?
He did.
- It's an absolute honor.
- He's amazing.
- You're amazing.
- At a very young age.
The reason why I put the two
of you together is because you
are both intense singers, and I
chose this "piece of my heart"
song by Janis Joplin because she
has an intense voice, too.
I think it's a perfect song
to showcase my abilities.
I was excited, immediately.
♪ Break, yeah
break another little bit of
my heart, well, darling
yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
Shawna has been singing probably
before Brandon was even born.
She's got a lot of experience, and
it shows how professional she is.
♪ You know you got it
if it makes you feel good ♪
I have an idea.
♪ You know you've got it
wah! ♪
Yes!
When Shakira told us that our
song was "piece of my heart" by
Janis Joplin, my heart pretty
much sank.
Shawna is a lot like Janis, so
that freaked me out.
♪ And didn't I give you
nearly everything
that a man can ♪
♪ honey, you know you did
these...
That's you, that's you.
I love how you guys are
interacting and connecting, right?
I feel like Shawna has found
her place in the song, though.
And I feel like Brandon, you just
got to find your place in the song.
I was nervous.
So.
There are certain lines that you could
probably connect a
little bit more with.
- Put a little more emotion in?
- Yeah.
Just remember about what kind of
pain Janis might have been in
when she sang this.
The one who's going to win
one that connects to the
sentiment that lies within a
song.
When I hear that honesty in my
artists, they immediately win me over.
Announcer: Brandon and Shawna P.
Join Shakira for one final rehearsal.
♪ Come on, come on
take it
take another little piece
of my heart now baby ♪
Brandon, don't scream to cut
through.
Don't lose the
characteristics that distinguish
♪ come on, come on ♪
That work?
Yeah, I want to hear that.
I'm learning so much from
Shakira.
She was just gaming us tips and
pointers that really helped a lot.
I think I could definitely win
this.
♪ And didn't I give you
nearly everything that a man
possibly can
honey, you know you did ♪
That felt a lot better.
Yeah, it did.
I'm much happier now.
Today Brandon pleasantly
surprised me.
He's imprinting that soulful
voice into his performance.
He's making it his own.
♪ Come on, come on, come on
come on ♪
Kind of regulate the
intensity, if you can.
Okay.
Yes.
More subtle, perhaps, at the
beginning.
And then surprise us with your
intensity later.
Good, okay.
Shawna has a gifted voice.
Now she has to focus on
expressing emotion and being
herself.
It's very interesting, what you're
doing, too, with the song, Brandon.
It's challenging for a man, but you
are little by little
making it your own.
Brandon is so young, and he is
eager to learn, and he's powerful.
And I'm the oldest one in the
competition at this point.
I would be very frustrated
to lose to a 19-year-old.
That would suck.
The time has come for Brandon
and Shawna to battle.
Only one will not victorious.
Having been involved with big
and rich and Gretchen Wilson
drives me to want to have the
same type of success.
Shawna may be older than me,
but I have a lot of experience
too.
I really hope to win this battle by
putting my own
personality into the song.
I've got a lot of pain, a lot
of things I've been through that
I'll channel into the song.
It's life or death in my career
to win this battle.
The kids that I work with are
a strong motivation because I
want to show them that they can
achieve their dreams, just like
I am.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Battling tonight,
youth versus experience.
Who will win?
Will it be the child autism
counselor Brandon Roush?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Or the experienced Southern
rocker, Shawna P.?
This battle begins right now.
♪
♪ I want you to come on, come
on ♪
♪ come on, come on ♪
♪ didn't I make you feel like
you were the only man ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ and didn't I give you nearly
everything that a man possibly
can ♪
♪ honey, I know that you did ♪
♪ and each time I tell myself
that I, well, I think I've had
enough ♪
♪ but I'm gonna show you
baby, that a woman
can be tough ♪
♪ I want you to come on
come on, come on
come on and take it ♪
♪ take another little piece
of my heart now baby ♪
♪ oh, break it ♪
♪ break another little bit
of my heart now, darling
yeah, yeah, yeah
ohh, have a ♪
♪ have another little piece
of my heart now, baby
you know you got it
if it makes you feel good ♪
♪ oh, yes indeed
but each time I tell myself
that I, well I can't
stand the pain ♪
♪ but when I hold you
in my arms
I'll sing it once again
I'll say come on, come on ♪
♪ come on, come on ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ take it ♪
♪ take another little piece
of my heart now, baby ♪
♪ ohh, break it
break another little bit
of my heart now
darling, yeah ♪
♪ ohh, have a
have another little piece
of my heart now, baby ♪
♪ well you know you got it
if it makes you feel good ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ whoo ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Team Shakira.
Shawna P. And Brandon Roush.
Coach Shakira, a difficult
decision.
We'll give you a minute.
What did you think, Adam?
I thought it was really fun.
Really fun.
You know, Brandon, Blake Shelton
used to have your exact haircut.
- Did you know that?
- True story.
Yes.
I think you look more like
Sean Penn.
Oh, my gosh.
- "Fast times at Ridgemont high."
- Spicoli.
Yeah.
But also like you back in the
day.
Shut up.
Shawna, you know I love you.
I turned around for you.
Brandon, you really surprised me
today because I thought it was
going to be difficult to keep up
with her power.
You stepped up what you do to
the point where I thought you
guys were just total equals up
there.
Shawna's got a bad-ass voice,
and now we do that you do too,
man.
Thank you so much, man.
Usher?
Brandon, I took notice of
this raspy tone that was like
Joe Cocker.
It was really, really special.
Shawna, I definitely feel like
you have an incredible voice.
Like fine wine.
You know?
But I have to commend both of
you for give me two different
experiences of an incredible,
classic record.
Thank you, Usher.
Shakira, how did you think that battle
went between youth versus experience?
Brandon, you gave me your
150%.
I don't think I've ever heard a
man sing a Janis Joplin song
sing so well like you did today.
Thank you.
And you, Shawna, your pitch
was perfect.
- Your control was perfect.
- Thank you so much.
I feel like I have eagerness on this
side, experience on the other one.
So...
Carson: Who is the winner of
this battle?
Okay.
Here I go.
The winner of this battle... the
winner of this battle is...
Shawna.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Shawna P.!
Winner in the battle for team
Shakira.
Congratulations, Shawna.
We'll see you in the
knockout round. Be ready.
To have Shakira believe in me
is such a validation for me.
I have made it through the
battles and I'm ready for the
knockout round.
I'm ready.
Carson: Here with Brandon
Roush center stage, Brandon,
what would you like to say to
Shakira, your coach?
You taught me so much in the
short amount of time.
Just thank you.
That's all I can really say.
I hope we can stay in touch.
- Absolutely.
- I would like that.
Get in line, buddy.
We all do.
Carson: Ladies and gentlemen,
a big thank you to Brandon
Roush, who's been awesome on
"The Voice."
You were unbelievable.
Brandon's only 19, but he did
an amazing job.
I had to pick Shawna because she's
in a way so perfect as a singer.
But I hope that Brandon pursues
a musical career because of his
determination and his discipline
and his passion.
Carson: Coming up, the final
night of battles continues, with
more electrifying performances.
♪ I guess ♪
More heartbreaking decisions.
It's hard.
Both of you sang great.
It is a tough choice for me
to make today.
Carson: And who will be the
final artist stolen?
Oh!
He's going to steal!
Announcer: Welcome back to
the battle rounds.
Let's check in with Adam and his
team's adviser, grammy-winning
lead singer of laid ady antebel
Hillary Scott.
Hillary Scott is just so
talented and so knowledgeable.
We did sing together on a song
on our last record.
So I like that we actually have real
concrete things to offer these guys.
As they get settled...
I love you.
Let's look at Adam's first
battle pair.
24-year-old Duncan Kamakana
from Honolulu, Hawaii versus
24-year-old Sarah Simmons
from Memphis, Tennessee.
Duncan left Hawaii in search of
stardom on "The Voice" stage.
♪ Let me go home ♪
And found an admirer in coach
Adam.
I'm comfortable enough
in my heterosexuality
- to tell you you're kind of a stud.
- Thank you.
♪ If God had a face ♪
During the blind auditions a
commanding performance by Sarah...
♪ What if God was one of us ♪
Convinced all four coaches to
push their buttons.
You could win this show.
I'm going to pick Adam.
Oh!
I cannot believe we're
singing your song.
I am honored to sing this.
I selected "wanted you more" by
Lady Antebellum for Duncan and Sarah.
Don't be nervous.
You're just singing this song in
front of the person who sings it.
When I found out it's Hillary Scott,
I was like oh, my God,
it's Hillary Scott.
What's great about lady
anti-bell sum what you're doing
is blending male and female
vocals.
I thought you guys have very
strong and different approaches.
♪ I can't wait any longer ♪
♪ and a cold that never came ♪
Duncan has a really great
voice.
He's kind of the crooner.
I envisioned him serenading some girl
and her just like drooling over him.
♪ Too much tension ♪
♪ still I know just went wrong ♪
Elongate those notes.
You have a tendency to fade
off of them.
And the last words of the lines
are pretty important.
So you want to make sure you
hear them.
I really had a problem trailing
off at the end of my words.
I'm going to try to practice
that and nail that down.
♪ We'll be back now I'm sure ♪
I'll say one thing, Duncan.
You've got to be careful you
don't get swallowed up by this
voice.
Yeah.
Sarah has a huge voice, and it's
going to be key for me to not
get her to come down and meet me
in the middle, to show how big
my voice can be too.
The place where we wrote this
from, just so y'all know so you
can get yourselves into this
story, it's a really personal song.
And the one line that I will say
makes me cry.
♪ In the end it seemed there was
no room for me ♪
♪ still I tried to change your
mind ♪
Like I was begging you with
everything I had to make you stay.
Think about that whenever you're
staring at the audience and singing.
Okay.
Your homework assignment for
both of you is be more decisive
about the phrasing you're going
to use when you're harmonizing
because this is a very important
collaboration between the two of
you that's going to make each one
of you look better individually.
Yeah.
If you're more together.
Sarah has a very powerful
voice, but it needs some control.
And Duncan is a very laid-back
guy, and today he was
overcompensating a little bit.
If Duncan finds what it is he's
looking for, it's going to be
trouble for Sarah.
Duncan and Sarah meet with
Adam for one final rehearsal
before their battle.
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ and I'll get back now I'm
sure ♪
There are some problems.
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
Be really conscious of the
"more."
To me you both have to be hitting,
harmonizing with the same time.
If you don't get that perfectly
there, people are going to...
They're going to lose interest.
♪ I wanted you more ♪
You have to spend some time
together doing this.
Because right now it's like you
might as well not be in the same
room with each other.
We're far away from where we
need to be.
So it's going to be key to
really nail those harmonies.
Duncan, you know what we
discussed.
Just lay back, elongate the
notes, but still project.
Yeah.
Sarah, just have supreme
confidence in what you do.
Yeah.
The potential of this duet is
big.
You've just got to really do
your homework.
Coming up... Duncan and Sarah go head
to head in an extraordinary battle.
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
That moves our coaches...
You're one of my favorite singers
I've ever heard in my life.
You have a confidence that
drive women crazy.
And leaves Adam with a
difficult decision.
Oh, my God.
Welcome back to the battle
rounds.
Carson: Who will represent
team Adam in the knockouts?
Will it be the Hawaiian folk
singer Duncan Kamakana?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Or the music student with
the commanding voice, Sarah Simmons?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Let the battle begin.
♪
♪ I kept waiting on a reason
and a call that never came
no, I never saw it coming ♪
♪ something in you
must have changed ♪
♪ all the words unspoken ♪
♪ promises broken ♪
♪ I cried for so long ♪
♪ wasted too much time ♪
♪ should have seen the signs ♪
♪ now I know just what went
wrong ♪
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ and looking back now
I'm sure ♪
♪ I wanted you more ♪
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ and all those nights we spent
just talking ♪
♪ about the things we wanted out
of life ♪
♪ out of life ♪
♪ in the end it seems there was
no room for me ♪
♪ still I tried to change your
mind ♪
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ and looking back now I'm
sure ♪
♪ I wanted you more ♪
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ more ♪
♪ I don't need you ♪
♪ I don't need you anymore ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: A battle for team
Adam.
Sarah and Duncan!
Very nice.
Carson: Blake, what did you
think of that battle.
I loved that performance.
Sarah, you're one of my favorite
singers I've ever heard in my life.
I can tell you right now.
Thank you.
It's so rare that she can be
this real sweet, clear, crystal
clear voice and then she can
just drift off into a falsetto
that's just beautiful and then
all of the sudden she turns on
that rasp thing that happens
just when she wants it to and
when it matters the most.
I would pick Sarah.
Carson: Thank you, Blake.
Usher, what did you think?
Duncan, you have a confidence
that drive women crazy.
To be able to stand
on the stage and...
stop looking at me like that, man.
No, but Sarah, I think that you
whooped the entire room up with
your voice and really did an
incredible job.
[ Applause ]
Carson: Adam Levine, how'd
that battle go for you?
I'm so proud of you guys.
Oh, my God.
Sarah, there's an effortlessness
with which you sing that's so
easy and so impossible at the
same time.
You know, I do agree with Usher.
Duncan, you've got a thing.
You're a talented dude.
You are amazing.
Carson: The final decision is
yours.
Who is the winner of this
battle?
The winner of this battle...
The winner of this battle is
Sarah.
Carson: Sarah Simmons! Winner
of this battle for team Adam.
Congratulations to Sarah.
I made the best decision by
leaving school to come here.
Amazing.
Unbelievable.
So special, what you do.
Sarah is one of the better singers
this competition's ever seen.
She's amazing.
She could win this whole thing.
Carson: Duncan Kamakana,
everybody.
Thank you, Duncan.
You're awesome.
Had to come to an end at some
point.
I just feel honored that it was
at the hands of who honestly is
my pick to win it all this year.
I love her.
She's gnarly.
She was incredible, dude.
You've got some ringers, man.
As a fan of this show I'm
going to buy all of Sarah's
music as soon as it's available.
As a coach on this show, she's
definitely a problem for me.
Carson: Adam takes Sarah to
the knockout round.
But she wasn't the only artist
to advance.
♪ I am titanium ♪
Usher picked introverted indy
rocker Michelle Chamuel over pop
artist Chelsea M.
Usher gave me a chance.
Now I'm going to keep working my
butt off.
Carson: For team Adam...
♪ Heart breaker, dream maker ♪
♪ love taker ♪
♪ don't you mess around ♪
College music major
Amy Whitcomb battled
Latin pop singer
Agina Alvarez and won.
I'm going to prove to Adam
that he made the right choice.
Carson: And for team Blake
country artist Justin Rivers
battled sister duo
The Morgan Twins.
♪ How hard it is ♪
♪ to make it easy ♪
I want people to know that
you're not a novelty and that
you're the real deal.
But the winner of this battle, I've
got to say I'm surprised, is Justin.
Carson: Justin wins the
battle!
I wanted to steal him.
I could hear the country
artist that has that ability.
He was like way better than
he ever was...
Yeah, man.
Glad to hear you say it.
I feel really great about some
of the talent that I've seen.
I've got one still left.
I don't know who it's going to be.
I hope for the best.
Still to come... Shakira pairs
her latina singers for battle.
And the claws come out.
- You sang on my chorus.
- I'm sorry.
We're just saying.
And then Usher uses his final
steal.
Oh!
We've got a steal!
You really sold me. I could really
do incredible things with you.
You can download the winners'
full versions of tonight's
battle performances on iTunes.
♪ Wasted too much time ♪
♪ should have seen the signs ♪
Welcome back
to the battle rounds.
While Shakira and her adviser,
Good Charlotte front man Joel Madden,
greet their next battle pair,
let's see how these
artists got here.
19-year-old Katya from
the Bronx, New York, versus
17-year-old Mary Miranda,
from Havana, Cuba.
College student Cathia came to
the blind auditions hoping her
Cher turn would get her one step
closer to the dream.
She turned three with her
Latin pop sound and made a
connection with Shakira.
I once had a mentor.
Gloria Stefan was right there
by my side.
And I want to be right there
with you helping you out.
Oh, my God.
Mary left Cuba with her
family to find a better
opportunity in America.
♪ [ Singing in Spanish ]
She also turned three chairs, but
Mary had her mind set on one coach.
Shakira!
I'm excited for this.
I paired Mary and Cathia latinas
and this song's in Spanish.
I want to see how they make it
their own.
I'm very honored you picked one
of your songs for us to sing.
I was like I'm going to do her
proud and rock it out.
You're going to do me very
proud.
When I wrote this song, someone
broke my heart.
Just think of how sad I was.
We've all been through bad
break-ups.
Shakira gave us her own song, "Antes
de Las seis," which means before six.
I think it's huge the person who
wrote the song is the person
who's coaching me on that song.
You're such good singers I
felt that the challenge here is
who of the two of you could
deliver the emotional message.
People might understand you,
they might not.
None of that matters.
It mrs that you make a
moment happen.
- Got a message across.
- Yeah.
- I'll go for it.
- Just how you feel it.
♪
Mary does not know her parts.
You can't just go up to Shakira
and not sing her song well.
You need to know what the lyrics
are.
You need to know the melody.
♪
It goes like this.
♪
I feel like you're holding back
a little bit still.
I am.
Because I don't know this
song.
I need to learn it.
This is a song that I've
never heard before.
And because I'm so young and I
haven't had that much
experience, I really need to
work hard.
♪ [ Singing Spanish ]
That's hot.
I like those choices and the
melody changes.
Wow.
Thank you.
I'm taking notes for myself.
Next time I sing it I'll try to do
a little bit of what you're doing.
Cathia studied the song, did
the work.
Mary is only 17.
She's so young.
I felt for her.
But at this point she's in the
game.
You have to do the work here,
learn the song so that your
voice can really be heard and
there's nothing in the way of it.
The battle is near.
And Cathia and Mary meet with
Shakira for their final rehearsal.
♪ [ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
- Can I do that?
- Yeah.
Last time I did that
rehearsal I was very nervous.
But now I know the song and I'm
more comfortable.
♪
I definitely don't think that
they should be singing together
during the chorus.
You sang on my chorus.
I'm so sorry.
I was thrown off because Mary wasn't
singing when she was supposed to.
But I need to get out of that
and think about myself.
- So Cathia.
- Mm-hmm.
You were perfect before.
Now your pitch is getting real
out of whack.
- Get it back.
- Okay.
So if you're going to go change my
melody, you'd better be sure about it.
- Yeah.
- Okay?
I was a little like thrown
off a little just because like
she doesn't know where to sing.
But it's fine.
I'll just focus on...
Focus on your parts.
Cathia was losing control of
her pitch.
She's a great singer.
But she has to be careful if she
wants to win this competition.
Mary has a beautiful voice
timbre.
She's also one of the most
charismatic contenders I have.
It's going to be tough for me
for many reasons but I'm looking
forward to it.
You just need more practice.
Coming up... Cathia and Mary
face off in a vocal battle.
And the tension spills over
to our coaches.
I mean, I don't know if this
is a bad thing on her part to
- choose her own record.
- No, no, no, no.
They both took the song and made
their own interpretation of it.
You fired her up now, man.
You never get into an
argument with a Latin woman.
It's hard to see you guys
fighting.
Welcome back to the battle
rounds.
The time has come for Cathia and
Mary to battle.
Only one will remain on
Shakira's team.
Singing a Shakira song is
humongous.
Whatever happens, I'm ready for and I
just want to sing my heart out there.
I moved from Cuba following
my American dream, and to be
here on "The Voice" is the biggest
thing I could have ever imagined.
Not winning is not an option.
When I get on that stage, I'm
going to make sure that Shakira
knows that I'm the person to pick.
I'm going to show Shakira that she
got another latina
pop star right here.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Which Latin songstress from
team Shakira will win this battle?
Will it be the music business
major, Cathia?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Or the Cuban pop
hopeful, Mary Miranda?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Let the battle begin.
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Well, there we go.
Team Shakira.
Cathia and Mary Miranda.
Shaky, I'll give you a minute to
think about it.
- Adam, what did you think?
- That was beautiful.
Didn't understand a word of it,
obviously.
- But I felt all of it.
- Thank you.
And you're both amazing
singers. Incredible singers.
Thank you.
If I was going to choose, I would
say that I would go with Mary.
Carson: Blake.
It's a little bit
out of your territory,
but what did you think of the battle?
What on earth does that mean,
Carson?
Carson: That means you barely
speak English.
That's what I thought you
meant.
Well, I didn't know what y'all
were singing about, but I'm
pretty sure it was about me and
how much you both love me.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Am I right?
I wrote that song for Blake.
He's right about that.
I didn't think I was wrong
about that.
You can feel it.
He's broken my heart so many
times.
You can feel it.
Every time he says he doesn't
understand a thing I say.
Don't know what she just said
there either.
See?
But I loved every syllable of
it.
- I can tell you that.
- Thank you so much.
Cathia I think blew me away
the most.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, Blake.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Usher?
I mean, I don't know if this
is a bad thing or just
narcissistic on her part to
choose her own record to have
you guys perform.
- Because I wanted to see...
- You fired her up now.
I wanted to see if they'd try to
imitate my voice or make it their own.
Si.
And obviously, they both...
They both took this song and
made their own interpretation of
it and they did it their own.
They were fantastic to me.
I'm sorry.
I know my moment hasn't come yet.
Continue, please.
You never get into an
argument with a Latin woman.
[ Cheers and applause ]
There's three of us here.
It wasn't hard to see you
guys fighting.
What I was going to say is a
wonderful choice of a song, Shakira.
And I thought that they did
incredible.
Carson: All right, Shakira.
The decision is yours.
Okay.
It is a tough choice for me to
make today.
You did such a great job.
This breaks my heart.
Coming up...
Oh!
The final steal of the battle
rounds.
We've got a steal!
Welcome back to the battle
rounds.
Before the break Cathia and Mary
gave an emotional performance of
a Shakira song.
♪
Now Shakira must make a tough
choice.
Carson: All right, Shakira.
The decision is yours.
How did you think that battle
went?
The reason I picked this
song, too, apart from
narcissistic reasons, I also
wanted a song in Spanish because
I wanted to see how much you
could express in this song to
transcend the words through the
performance.
And I think that's what you guys
achieved.
Cathia, you have a vocal ability
that is undeniable.
You can reach those high notes.
You have strength and power in
your voice.
Mary, you have on the other hand
a signature vibrato, and your
voice is just so sweet.
You're just so sweet.
You're like cotton candy.
Thank you.
Carson: All right, Shakira.
The time has come.
Who won this battle?
It is a tough choice for me
to make today.
I like you both equally.
I enjoyed your performance from
top to bottom.
[ Speaking Spanish ]
Carson: Whoa!
Picked by Shakira in the battle
round.
I picked Mary because
she has a signature
voice, even though
it is not a big voice.
And I find her also tremendously
charismatic.
Carson: Mary Miranda moves on
to the knockout round.
I can't believe it.
Yes!
You did it, Mary.
Carson: Let me remind you that
Cathia is available to steal.
What would you like to say to
Shakira?
I would just like to thank you
so much for this opportunity.
I've learned so much from you.
It's truly been such an honor.
And I can't thank you enough.
And all of you.
Because even though you guys
haven't coached me, I've learned
watching you and truly,
thank you so much.
You are welcome.
Carson: Cathia, everybody.
Give her a round of applause.
As she exits "The Voice"
stage...
[ Cheers and applause ]
We have a steal!
Cathia.
Stolen by Usher.
When Usher pushed the button,
I was like, water was coming
down because I couldn't believe it.
Carson: Tears of disappointment
become tears of excitement.
One minute you're crying, you're
saying good-bye, then Usher saved you.
Usher, why?
You really sold me at the end
of your performance.
And though I may not know a ton
about Latin music, I did have a
number one Latin record.
"Romeo."
And you being from the Bronx,
you know.
So I have great respect.
I could really do incredible
things with you because you have
an incredible voice.
And I look forward to working
with you.
Thank you so much.
I really love your music.
And I'm just so glad to get a
second chance.
Usher.
Thank you so much.
Carson: Cathia, everybody,
back in this competition.
She has been saved.
I'm really happy I stole Cathia,
because my team will have her.
It was a great choice in the end for
the potential of winning the show.
Carson: As Usher makes Cathia
the final artist in the knockout
here's how the teams
stand.
Adam picked indie powerhouse
Sarah Simmons and Amy Whitcomb
to complete his team.
Shakira kept veteran rocker
Shawna P.
And cuban singer Mary Miranda.
Blake picked country artist
Justin Rivers for the final spot
on his team.
And Usher chose introverted
rocker Michelle Chamuel and made
Latin artist Cathia the final
steal of the battles.
If you thought the steal was
a game changer, this Monday and
Tuesday get ready for the next
level of "The Voice."
The knockout round.
♪
It's teammate versus teammate
an instant elimination.
One stays, one goes.
No steals. No second chances.
You're trying to make me cry.
Why don't you just come down
- here and punch me in the face?
- Hey, I'll do it.
- You tell him.
- Blake, you got served.
NBC "The Voice."
watch it live.
battles hit a whole new level.
♪
The battle rounds are where
the winners begin to emerge.
♪ How you like me now ♪
Anybody who performs, that's
the beauty of the show.
Great voices at this
point. Kick-ass job, man.
I want to prepare them
for their entire career.
To help train their artists
our four superstar coaches
recruited the biggest names in music.
Joel Madden, Sheryl Crow,
Pharrell Williams
and Hillary Scott.
Wherever you are in your life,
like put yourself in that song.
♪ Where there is a flame
someone's bound to get burned ♪
♪ just because it burns doesn't
mean you're going to die ♪
And only the best of the best
emerged victorious.
The winner of this battle is
Vedo.
Vedo!
Monique.
I'm just completely blown
away. By this decision.
Savannah.
Kris.
Midas Whale.
I'm shaking.
Ryan Innes!
And our coaches have been more
strategic than ever with their steals.
We've got a steal!
You get two chances to steal
somebody and you've got to get
the person you want.
Tonight is the final night of
battles, with incredibly
talented artists ready to
perform.
♪
♪ come on, come on ♪
Watching your artists battle
is bittersweet because it's sad
when you have
to let one of them go.
this is the most important
performance so far of my life.
It's life or death in my
career to win this battle.
I've got to make sure that Shakira
knows that I'm the person to pick.
And with only one steal left,
there's no room for error.
I'm impatiently waiting for the
right moment to hit my button.
I've got one left.
So I'm really picky right now.
I don't know who it's going to
be.
In the end, only one will win
it all, and be named The Voice.
- Yeah, man, it's go time.
- Bring on the battles.
The final the battles start
right now.
Let's check in with Shakira and
her adviser, Good Charlotte
frontman Joel Madden.
As they await their next battle pair,
let's see how the artists got here.
19-year-old
Brandon Roush from
Louisville, Kentucky versus
45-year-old Shawna P. from
Orange Beach, Alabama.
Brandon Roush draws inspiration
from working with autistic children.
His soulful performance
earned a button push from coach
that high note you hit
completely won me over.
You want me?
Well, I love you.
I am on "The Voice" and I'm
going to work with Shakira and I
am so very, very excited.
Shawna P. Had a long road to
"The Voice."
I found myself performing
with the music mafia.
Big and rich got a record deal,
Gretchen Wilson got a record
deal, we all went our separate
ways, and that just completely
threw me off balance.
Announcer: Her passionate performance
got two coaches to turn their chairs.
[ Cheers ]
I'd love to support an artist
like you.
There's so much rock 'n' roll
inside of you.
I'm going to pick Shakira.
Whoo!
Joel Madden, favorite adviser
in the whole world.
Shakira has brought
Joel Madden.
I'm very open to learn from him
because he comes from a
different place musically than I
do.
Right when he saw me he said,
we're going to battle each
other, I know it's going to be
me and you.
You had the feeling it was
going to be the two of you?
He did.
- It's an absolute honor.
- He's amazing.
- You're amazing.
- At a very young age.
The reason why I put the two
of you together is because you
are both intense singers, and I
chose this "piece of my heart"
song by Janis Joplin because she
has an intense voice, too.
I think it's a perfect song
to showcase my abilities.
I was excited, immediately.
♪ Break, yeah
break another little bit of
my heart, well, darling
yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
Shawna has been singing probably
before Brandon was even born.
She's got a lot of experience, and
it shows how professional she is.
♪ You know you got it
if it makes you feel good ♪
I have an idea.
♪ You know you've got it
wah! ♪
Yes!
When Shakira told us that our
song was "piece of my heart" by
Janis Joplin, my heart pretty
much sank.
Shawna is a lot like Janis, so
that freaked me out.
♪ And didn't I give you
nearly everything
that a man can ♪
♪ honey, you know you did
these...
That's you, that's you.
I love how you guys are
interacting and connecting, right?
I feel like Shawna has found
her place in the song, though.
And I feel like Brandon, you just
got to find your place in the song.
I was nervous.
So.
There are certain lines that you could
probably connect a
little bit more with.
- Put a little more emotion in?
- Yeah.
Just remember about what kind of
pain Janis might have been in
when she sang this.
The one who's going to win
one that connects to the
sentiment that lies within a
song.
When I hear that honesty in my
artists, they immediately win me over.
Announcer: Brandon and Shawna P.
Join Shakira for one final rehearsal.
♪ Come on, come on
take it
take another little piece
of my heart now baby ♪
Brandon, don't scream to cut
through.
Don't lose the
characteristics that distinguish
♪ come on, come on ♪
That work?
Yeah, I want to hear that.
I'm learning so much from
Shakira.
She was just gaming us tips and
pointers that really helped a lot.
I think I could definitely win
this.
♪ And didn't I give you
nearly everything that a man
possibly can
honey, you know you did ♪
That felt a lot better.
Yeah, it did.
I'm much happier now.
Today Brandon pleasantly
surprised me.
He's imprinting that soulful
voice into his performance.
He's making it his own.
♪ Come on, come on, come on
come on ♪
Kind of regulate the
intensity, if you can.
Okay.
Yes.
More subtle, perhaps, at the
beginning.
And then surprise us with your
intensity later.
Good, okay.
Shawna has a gifted voice.
Now she has to focus on
expressing emotion and being
herself.
It's very interesting, what you're
doing, too, with the song, Brandon.
It's challenging for a man, but you
are little by little
making it your own.
Brandon is so young, and he is
eager to learn, and he's powerful.
And I'm the oldest one in the
competition at this point.
I would be very frustrated
to lose to a 19-year-old.
That would suck.
The time has come for Brandon
and Shawna to battle.
Only one will not victorious.
Having been involved with big
and rich and Gretchen Wilson
drives me to want to have the
same type of success.
Shawna may be older than me,
but I have a lot of experience
too.
I really hope to win this battle by
putting my own
personality into the song.
I've got a lot of pain, a lot
of things I've been through that
I'll channel into the song.
It's life or death in my career
to win this battle.
The kids that I work with are
a strong motivation because I
want to show them that they can
achieve their dreams, just like
I am.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Battling tonight,
youth versus experience.
Who will win?
Will it be the child autism
counselor Brandon Roush?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Or the experienced Southern
rocker, Shawna P.?
This battle begins right now.
♪
♪ I want you to come on, come
on ♪
♪ come on, come on ♪
♪ didn't I make you feel like
you were the only man ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ and didn't I give you nearly
everything that a man possibly
can ♪
♪ honey, I know that you did ♪
♪ and each time I tell myself
that I, well, I think I've had
enough ♪
♪ but I'm gonna show you
baby, that a woman
can be tough ♪
♪ I want you to come on
come on, come on
come on and take it ♪
♪ take another little piece
of my heart now baby ♪
♪ oh, break it ♪
♪ break another little bit
of my heart now, darling
yeah, yeah, yeah
ohh, have a ♪
♪ have another little piece
of my heart now, baby
you know you got it
if it makes you feel good ♪
♪ oh, yes indeed
but each time I tell myself
that I, well I can't
stand the pain ♪
♪ but when I hold you
in my arms
I'll sing it once again
I'll say come on, come on ♪
♪ come on, come on ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ take it ♪
♪ take another little piece
of my heart now, baby ♪
♪ ohh, break it
break another little bit
of my heart now
darling, yeah ♪
♪ ohh, have a
have another little piece
of my heart now, baby ♪
♪ well you know you got it
if it makes you feel good ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ whoo ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Team Shakira.
Shawna P. And Brandon Roush.
Coach Shakira, a difficult
decision.
We'll give you a minute.
What did you think, Adam?
I thought it was really fun.
Really fun.
You know, Brandon, Blake Shelton
used to have your exact haircut.
- Did you know that?
- True story.
Yes.
I think you look more like
Sean Penn.
Oh, my gosh.
- "Fast times at Ridgemont high."
- Spicoli.
Yeah.
But also like you back in the
day.
Shut up.
Shawna, you know I love you.
I turned around for you.
Brandon, you really surprised me
today because I thought it was
going to be difficult to keep up
with her power.
You stepped up what you do to
the point where I thought you
guys were just total equals up
there.
Shawna's got a bad-ass voice,
and now we do that you do too,
man.
Thank you so much, man.
Usher?
Brandon, I took notice of
this raspy tone that was like
Joe Cocker.
It was really, really special.
Shawna, I definitely feel like
you have an incredible voice.
Like fine wine.
You know?
But I have to commend both of
you for give me two different
experiences of an incredible,
classic record.
Thank you, Usher.
Shakira, how did you think that battle
went between youth versus experience?
Brandon, you gave me your
150%.
I don't think I've ever heard a
man sing a Janis Joplin song
sing so well like you did today.
Thank you.
And you, Shawna, your pitch
was perfect.
- Your control was perfect.
- Thank you so much.
I feel like I have eagerness on this
side, experience on the other one.
So...
Carson: Who is the winner of
this battle?
Okay.
Here I go.
The winner of this battle... the
winner of this battle is...
Shawna.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Shawna P.!
Winner in the battle for team
Shakira.
Congratulations, Shawna.
We'll see you in the
knockout round. Be ready.
To have Shakira believe in me
is such a validation for me.
I have made it through the
battles and I'm ready for the
knockout round.
I'm ready.
Carson: Here with Brandon
Roush center stage, Brandon,
what would you like to say to
Shakira, your coach?
You taught me so much in the
short amount of time.
Just thank you.
That's all I can really say.
I hope we can stay in touch.
- Absolutely.
- I would like that.
Get in line, buddy.
We all do.
Carson: Ladies and gentlemen,
a big thank you to Brandon
Roush, who's been awesome on
"The Voice."
You were unbelievable.
Brandon's only 19, but he did
an amazing job.
I had to pick Shawna because she's
in a way so perfect as a singer.
But I hope that Brandon pursues
a musical career because of his
determination and his discipline
and his passion.
Carson: Coming up, the final
night of battles continues, with
more electrifying performances.
♪ I guess ♪
More heartbreaking decisions.
It's hard.
Both of you sang great.
It is a tough choice for me
to make today.
Carson: And who will be the
final artist stolen?
Oh!
He's going to steal!
Announcer: Welcome back to
the battle rounds.
Let's check in with Adam and his
team's adviser, grammy-winning
lead singer of laid ady antebel
Hillary Scott.
Hillary Scott is just so
talented and so knowledgeable.
We did sing together on a song
on our last record.
So I like that we actually have real
concrete things to offer these guys.
As they get settled...
I love you.
Let's look at Adam's first
battle pair.
24-year-old Duncan Kamakana
from Honolulu, Hawaii versus
24-year-old Sarah Simmons
from Memphis, Tennessee.
Duncan left Hawaii in search of
stardom on "The Voice" stage.
♪ Let me go home ♪
And found an admirer in coach
Adam.
I'm comfortable enough
in my heterosexuality
- to tell you you're kind of a stud.
- Thank you.
♪ If God had a face ♪
During the blind auditions a
commanding performance by Sarah...
♪ What if God was one of us ♪
Convinced all four coaches to
push their buttons.
You could win this show.
I'm going to pick Adam.
Oh!
I cannot believe we're
singing your song.
I am honored to sing this.
I selected "wanted you more" by
Lady Antebellum for Duncan and Sarah.
Don't be nervous.
You're just singing this song in
front of the person who sings it.
When I found out it's Hillary Scott,
I was like oh, my God,
it's Hillary Scott.
What's great about lady
anti-bell sum what you're doing
is blending male and female
vocals.
I thought you guys have very
strong and different approaches.
♪ I can't wait any longer ♪
♪ and a cold that never came ♪
Duncan has a really great
voice.
He's kind of the crooner.
I envisioned him serenading some girl
and her just like drooling over him.
♪ Too much tension ♪
♪ still I know just went wrong ♪
Elongate those notes.
You have a tendency to fade
off of them.
And the last words of the lines
are pretty important.
So you want to make sure you
hear them.
I really had a problem trailing
off at the end of my words.
I'm going to try to practice
that and nail that down.
♪ We'll be back now I'm sure ♪
I'll say one thing, Duncan.
You've got to be careful you
don't get swallowed up by this
voice.
Yeah.
Sarah has a huge voice, and it's
going to be key for me to not
get her to come down and meet me
in the middle, to show how big
my voice can be too.
The place where we wrote this
from, just so y'all know so you
can get yourselves into this
story, it's a really personal song.
And the one line that I will say
makes me cry.
♪ In the end it seemed there was
no room for me ♪
♪ still I tried to change your
mind ♪
Like I was begging you with
everything I had to make you stay.
Think about that whenever you're
staring at the audience and singing.
Okay.
Your homework assignment for
both of you is be more decisive
about the phrasing you're going
to use when you're harmonizing
because this is a very important
collaboration between the two of
you that's going to make each one
of you look better individually.
Yeah.
If you're more together.
Sarah has a very powerful
voice, but it needs some control.
And Duncan is a very laid-back
guy, and today he was
overcompensating a little bit.
If Duncan finds what it is he's
looking for, it's going to be
trouble for Sarah.
Duncan and Sarah meet with
Adam for one final rehearsal
before their battle.
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ and I'll get back now I'm
sure ♪
There are some problems.
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
Be really conscious of the
"more."
To me you both have to be hitting,
harmonizing with the same time.
If you don't get that perfectly
there, people are going to...
They're going to lose interest.
♪ I wanted you more ♪
You have to spend some time
together doing this.
Because right now it's like you
might as well not be in the same
room with each other.
We're far away from where we
need to be.
So it's going to be key to
really nail those harmonies.
Duncan, you know what we
discussed.
Just lay back, elongate the
notes, but still project.
Yeah.
Sarah, just have supreme
confidence in what you do.
Yeah.
The potential of this duet is
big.
You've just got to really do
your homework.
Coming up... Duncan and Sarah go head
to head in an extraordinary battle.
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
That moves our coaches...
You're one of my favorite singers
I've ever heard in my life.
You have a confidence that
drive women crazy.
And leaves Adam with a
difficult decision.
Oh, my God.
Welcome back to the battle
rounds.
Carson: Who will represent
team Adam in the knockouts?
Will it be the Hawaiian folk
singer Duncan Kamakana?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Or the music student with
the commanding voice, Sarah Simmons?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Let the battle begin.
♪
♪ I kept waiting on a reason
and a call that never came
no, I never saw it coming ♪
♪ something in you
must have changed ♪
♪ all the words unspoken ♪
♪ promises broken ♪
♪ I cried for so long ♪
♪ wasted too much time ♪
♪ should have seen the signs ♪
♪ now I know just what went
wrong ♪
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ and looking back now
I'm sure ♪
♪ I wanted you more ♪
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ and all those nights we spent
just talking ♪
♪ about the things we wanted out
of life ♪
♪ out of life ♪
♪ in the end it seems there was
no room for me ♪
♪ still I tried to change your
mind ♪
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ and looking back now I'm
sure ♪
♪ I wanted you more ♪
♪ I guess I wanted you more ♪
♪ more ♪
♪ I don't need you ♪
♪ I don't need you anymore ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: A battle for team
Adam.
Sarah and Duncan!
Very nice.
Carson: Blake, what did you
think of that battle.
I loved that performance.
Sarah, you're one of my favorite
singers I've ever heard in my life.
I can tell you right now.
Thank you.
It's so rare that she can be
this real sweet, clear, crystal
clear voice and then she can
just drift off into a falsetto
that's just beautiful and then
all of the sudden she turns on
that rasp thing that happens
just when she wants it to and
when it matters the most.
I would pick Sarah.
Carson: Thank you, Blake.
Usher, what did you think?
Duncan, you have a confidence
that drive women crazy.
To be able to stand
on the stage and...
stop looking at me like that, man.
No, but Sarah, I think that you
whooped the entire room up with
your voice and really did an
incredible job.
[ Applause ]
Carson: Adam Levine, how'd
that battle go for you?
I'm so proud of you guys.
Oh, my God.
Sarah, there's an effortlessness
with which you sing that's so
easy and so impossible at the
same time.
You know, I do agree with Usher.
Duncan, you've got a thing.
You're a talented dude.
You are amazing.
Carson: The final decision is
yours.
Who is the winner of this
battle?
The winner of this battle...
The winner of this battle is
Sarah.
Carson: Sarah Simmons! Winner
of this battle for team Adam.
Congratulations to Sarah.
I made the best decision by
leaving school to come here.
Amazing.
Unbelievable.
So special, what you do.
Sarah is one of the better singers
this competition's ever seen.
She's amazing.
She could win this whole thing.
Carson: Duncan Kamakana,
everybody.
Thank you, Duncan.
You're awesome.
Had to come to an end at some
point.
I just feel honored that it was
at the hands of who honestly is
my pick to win it all this year.
I love her.
She's gnarly.
She was incredible, dude.
You've got some ringers, man.
As a fan of this show I'm
going to buy all of Sarah's
music as soon as it's available.
As a coach on this show, she's
definitely a problem for me.
Carson: Adam takes Sarah to
the knockout round.
But she wasn't the only artist
to advance.
♪ I am titanium ♪
Usher picked introverted indy
rocker Michelle Chamuel over pop
artist Chelsea M.
Usher gave me a chance.
Now I'm going to keep working my
butt off.
Carson: For team Adam...
♪ Heart breaker, dream maker ♪
♪ love taker ♪
♪ don't you mess around ♪
College music major
Amy Whitcomb battled
Latin pop singer
Agina Alvarez and won.
I'm going to prove to Adam
that he made the right choice.
Carson: And for team Blake
country artist Justin Rivers
battled sister duo
The Morgan Twins.
♪ How hard it is ♪
♪ to make it easy ♪
I want people to know that
you're not a novelty and that
you're the real deal.
But the winner of this battle, I've
got to say I'm surprised, is Justin.
Carson: Justin wins the
battle!
I wanted to steal him.
I could hear the country
artist that has that ability.
He was like way better than
he ever was...
Yeah, man.
Glad to hear you say it.
I feel really great about some
of the talent that I've seen.
I've got one still left.
I don't know who it's going to be.
I hope for the best.
Still to come... Shakira pairs
her latina singers for battle.
And the claws come out.
- You sang on my chorus.
- I'm sorry.
We're just saying.
And then Usher uses his final
steal.
Oh!
We've got a steal!
You really sold me. I could really
do incredible things with you.
You can download the winners'
full versions of tonight's
battle performances on iTunes.
♪ Wasted too much time ♪
♪ should have seen the signs ♪
Welcome back
to the battle rounds.
While Shakira and her adviser,
Good Charlotte front man Joel Madden,
greet their next battle pair,
let's see how these
artists got here.
19-year-old Katya from
the Bronx, New York, versus
17-year-old Mary Miranda,
from Havana, Cuba.
College student Cathia came to
the blind auditions hoping her
Cher turn would get her one step
closer to the dream.
She turned three with her
Latin pop sound and made a
connection with Shakira.
I once had a mentor.
Gloria Stefan was right there
by my side.
And I want to be right there
with you helping you out.
Oh, my God.
Mary left Cuba with her
family to find a better
opportunity in America.
♪ [ Singing in Spanish ]
She also turned three chairs, but
Mary had her mind set on one coach.
Shakira!
I'm excited for this.
I paired Mary and Cathia latinas
and this song's in Spanish.
I want to see how they make it
their own.
I'm very honored you picked one
of your songs for us to sing.
I was like I'm going to do her
proud and rock it out.
You're going to do me very
proud.
When I wrote this song, someone
broke my heart.
Just think of how sad I was.
We've all been through bad
break-ups.
Shakira gave us her own song, "Antes
de Las seis," which means before six.
I think it's huge the person who
wrote the song is the person
who's coaching me on that song.
You're such good singers I
felt that the challenge here is
who of the two of you could
deliver the emotional message.
People might understand you,
they might not.
None of that matters.
It mrs that you make a
moment happen.
- Got a message across.
- Yeah.
- I'll go for it.
- Just how you feel it.
♪
Mary does not know her parts.
You can't just go up to Shakira
and not sing her song well.
You need to know what the lyrics
are.
You need to know the melody.
♪
It goes like this.
♪
I feel like you're holding back
a little bit still.
I am.
Because I don't know this
song.
I need to learn it.
This is a song that I've
never heard before.
And because I'm so young and I
haven't had that much
experience, I really need to
work hard.
♪ [ Singing Spanish ]
That's hot.
I like those choices and the
melody changes.
Wow.
Thank you.
I'm taking notes for myself.
Next time I sing it I'll try to do
a little bit of what you're doing.
Cathia studied the song, did
the work.
Mary is only 17.
She's so young.
I felt for her.
But at this point she's in the
game.
You have to do the work here,
learn the song so that your
voice can really be heard and
there's nothing in the way of it.
The battle is near.
And Cathia and Mary meet with
Shakira for their final rehearsal.
♪ [ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
- Can I do that?
- Yeah.
Last time I did that
rehearsal I was very nervous.
But now I know the song and I'm
more comfortable.
♪
I definitely don't think that
they should be singing together
during the chorus.
You sang on my chorus.
I'm so sorry.
I was thrown off because Mary wasn't
singing when she was supposed to.
But I need to get out of that
and think about myself.
- So Cathia.
- Mm-hmm.
You were perfect before.
Now your pitch is getting real
out of whack.
- Get it back.
- Okay.
So if you're going to go change my
melody, you'd better be sure about it.
- Yeah.
- Okay?
I was a little like thrown
off a little just because like
she doesn't know where to sing.
But it's fine.
I'll just focus on...
Focus on your parts.
Cathia was losing control of
her pitch.
She's a great singer.
But she has to be careful if she
wants to win this competition.
Mary has a beautiful voice
timbre.
She's also one of the most
charismatic contenders I have.
It's going to be tough for me
for many reasons but I'm looking
forward to it.
You just need more practice.
Coming up... Cathia and Mary
face off in a vocal battle.
And the tension spills over
to our coaches.
I mean, I don't know if this
is a bad thing on her part to
- choose her own record.
- No, no, no, no.
They both took the song and made
their own interpretation of it.
You fired her up now, man.
You never get into an
argument with a Latin woman.
It's hard to see you guys
fighting.
Welcome back to the battle
rounds.
The time has come for Cathia and
Mary to battle.
Only one will remain on
Shakira's team.
Singing a Shakira song is
humongous.
Whatever happens, I'm ready for and I
just want to sing my heart out there.
I moved from Cuba following
my American dream, and to be
here on "The Voice" is the biggest
thing I could have ever imagined.
Not winning is not an option.
When I get on that stage, I'm
going to make sure that Shakira
knows that I'm the person to pick.
I'm going to show Shakira that she
got another latina
pop star right here.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Which Latin songstress from
team Shakira will win this battle?
Will it be the music business
major, Cathia?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Or the Cuban pop
hopeful, Mary Miranda?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Let the battle begin.
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
♪
[ Singing in Spanish ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Well, there we go.
Team Shakira.
Cathia and Mary Miranda.
Shaky, I'll give you a minute to
think about it.
- Adam, what did you think?
- That was beautiful.
Didn't understand a word of it,
obviously.
- But I felt all of it.
- Thank you.
And you're both amazing
singers. Incredible singers.
Thank you.
If I was going to choose, I would
say that I would go with Mary.
Carson: Blake.
It's a little bit
out of your territory,
but what did you think of the battle?
What on earth does that mean,
Carson?
Carson: That means you barely
speak English.
That's what I thought you
meant.
Well, I didn't know what y'all
were singing about, but I'm
pretty sure it was about me and
how much you both love me.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Am I right?
I wrote that song for Blake.
He's right about that.
I didn't think I was wrong
about that.
You can feel it.
He's broken my heart so many
times.
You can feel it.
Every time he says he doesn't
understand a thing I say.
Don't know what she just said
there either.
See?
But I loved every syllable of
it.
- I can tell you that.
- Thank you so much.
Cathia I think blew me away
the most.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, Blake.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Carson: Usher?
I mean, I don't know if this
is a bad thing or just
narcissistic on her part to
choose her own record to have
you guys perform.
- Because I wanted to see...
- You fired her up now.
I wanted to see if they'd try to
imitate my voice or make it their own.
Si.
And obviously, they both...
They both took this song and
made their own interpretation of
it and they did it their own.
They were fantastic to me.
I'm sorry.
I know my moment hasn't come yet.
Continue, please.
You never get into an
argument with a Latin woman.
[ Cheers and applause ]
There's three of us here.
It wasn't hard to see you
guys fighting.
What I was going to say is a
wonderful choice of a song, Shakira.
And I thought that they did
incredible.
Carson: All right, Shakira.
The decision is yours.
Okay.
It is a tough choice for me to
make today.
You did such a great job.
This breaks my heart.
Coming up...
Oh!
The final steal of the battle
rounds.
We've got a steal!
Welcome back to the battle
rounds.
Before the break Cathia and Mary
gave an emotional performance of
a Shakira song.
♪
Now Shakira must make a tough
choice.
Carson: All right, Shakira.
The decision is yours.
How did you think that battle
went?
The reason I picked this
song, too, apart from
narcissistic reasons, I also
wanted a song in Spanish because
I wanted to see how much you
could express in this song to
transcend the words through the
performance.
And I think that's what you guys
achieved.
Cathia, you have a vocal ability
that is undeniable.
You can reach those high notes.
You have strength and power in
your voice.
Mary, you have on the other hand
a signature vibrato, and your
voice is just so sweet.
You're just so sweet.
You're like cotton candy.
Thank you.
Carson: All right, Shakira.
The time has come.
Who won this battle?
It is a tough choice for me
to make today.
I like you both equally.
I enjoyed your performance from
top to bottom.
[ Speaking Spanish ]
Carson: Whoa!
Picked by Shakira in the battle
round.
I picked Mary because
she has a signature
voice, even though
it is not a big voice.
And I find her also tremendously
charismatic.
Carson: Mary Miranda moves on
to the knockout round.
I can't believe it.
Yes!
You did it, Mary.
Carson: Let me remind you that
Cathia is available to steal.
What would you like to say to
Shakira?
I would just like to thank you
so much for this opportunity.
I've learned so much from you.
It's truly been such an honor.
And I can't thank you enough.
And all of you.
Because even though you guys
haven't coached me, I've learned
watching you and truly,
thank you so much.
You are welcome.
Carson: Cathia, everybody.
Give her a round of applause.
As she exits "The Voice"
stage...
[ Cheers and applause ]
We have a steal!
Cathia.
Stolen by Usher.
When Usher pushed the button,
I was like, water was coming
down because I couldn't believe it.
Carson: Tears of disappointment
become tears of excitement.
One minute you're crying, you're
saying good-bye, then Usher saved you.
Usher, why?
You really sold me at the end
of your performance.
And though I may not know a ton
about Latin music, I did have a
number one Latin record.
"Romeo."
And you being from the Bronx,
you know.
So I have great respect.
I could really do incredible
things with you because you have
an incredible voice.
And I look forward to working
with you.
Thank you so much.
I really love your music.
And I'm just so glad to get a
second chance.
Usher.
Thank you so much.
Carson: Cathia, everybody,
back in this competition.
She has been saved.
I'm really happy I stole Cathia,
because my team will have her.
It was a great choice in the end for
the potential of winning the show.
Carson: As Usher makes Cathia
the final artist in the knockout
here's how the teams
stand.
Adam picked indie powerhouse
Sarah Simmons and Amy Whitcomb
to complete his team.
Shakira kept veteran rocker
Shawna P.
And cuban singer Mary Miranda.
Blake picked country artist
Justin Rivers for the final spot
on his team.
And Usher chose introverted
rocker Michelle Chamuel and made
Latin artist Cathia the final
steal of the battles.
If you thought the steal was
a game changer, this Monday and
Tuesday get ready for the next
level of "The Voice."
The knockout round.
♪
It's teammate versus teammate
an instant elimination.
One stays, one goes.
No steals. No second chances.
You're trying to make me cry.
Why don't you just come down
- here and punch me in the face?
- Hey, I'll do it.
- You tell him.
- Blake, you got served.
NBC "The Voice."
watch it live.