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00:00:05All right, ready?
00:00:06I'm rolling, baby.
00:00:07In action.
00:00:07In action.
00:00:10Where is he?
00:00:11I love you, CeeLo Green.
00:00:16Welcome home, honey.
00:00:17The mega mentor in the knockouts for Team Adam and Team Legend is the OG original coach
00:00:21of The Voice, CeeLo Green.
00:00:23Come to me.
00:00:23He's got wisdom.
00:00:24Pearls of wisdom.
00:00:25I got to work with Michael Bublé, whom I love.
00:00:28Do you need a cape?
00:00:30Mega mentor?
00:00:31I feel very powerful right now.
00:00:33I am so excited for the knockouts.
00:00:35Let's go!
00:00:36You're really seeing artists blossom.
00:00:38Oh my god!
00:00:40A trip to the semifinals is on the line.
00:00:43There's no steal and save.
00:00:44It's like Hunger Games.
00:00:46I actually love nothing about knockouts.
00:00:47I hate seeing people go home, man.
00:00:49If it's this hard for you, just think about how hard it is for me.
00:00:51No, that's horrible.
00:00:52This is horrible.
00:00:55This season, we're doing something we've never done before.
00:00:57Our first all-star showdown.
00:01:00Oh, wow.
00:01:01Suspenseful.
00:01:02Not only is CeeLo the mega mentor, but he's going to decide who the winner of our all-star
00:01:07showdown is.
00:01:09The lowdown on the showdown is...
00:01:14The knockouts start right now.
00:01:17I'm ready.
00:01:17Knockout.
00:01:18Get it?
00:01:19Knockout.
00:01:24Welcome back.
00:01:25It's so good to have you here.
00:01:26Thanks for having me.
00:01:27Great to be here.
00:01:28Mr. CeeLo Green.
00:01:29I've been a fan of him for decades now, and I'm just so happy he's here.
00:01:33I think our relationship hits back about 20-plus years.
00:01:37Yeah.
00:01:38Remembering how you used to do it.
00:01:39He knows how coaching is supposed to be done on this show.
00:01:41So good to have you, sir.
00:01:43Thanks for having me.
00:01:43You know, you guys started something that's been around now for 29 seasons.
00:01:48Some great time that comes through here.
00:01:49Absolutely.
00:01:50Feels really good.
00:01:51It feels strange and wonderful.
00:01:52Strange and wonderful.
00:01:54I love that.
00:01:55And we're going to have some fun with these artists.
00:01:57I'm killing it right now.
00:01:58Nah, I have more finesse when I do it.
00:02:00Lucas and Moses, I feel like they both kind of have a similar thread of, like, soulfulness.
00:02:06I got one steal from Team Adam.
00:02:08Oh!
00:02:09We got a steal!
00:02:11Moses, certain people just have a light.
00:02:12So I was like, I can't let him go home.
00:02:14And then Lucas, his specialty is doing those great pop, piano, singer, songwriters.
00:02:20I love him either.
00:02:21Let's do it.
00:02:23Hello, gentlemen.
00:02:24Oh!
00:02:25Oh!
00:02:26You see that?
00:02:27Stop playing with him!
00:02:27You see that reaction?
00:02:29Stop it!
00:02:30We got a mega mentor!
00:02:31One of our OGs!
00:02:33When I walked in and saw CeeLo Green, I lost it!
00:02:37I'm so lucky to have even shared space in orbit with this guy.
00:02:40I have to tell you, this is a full-circle moment where you did Selma Glory.
00:02:45Uh-huh.
00:02:45You did a tri-state area run, and I was contracted as one of the singers.
00:02:49Oh, amazing!
00:02:50About 10 years ago, I had the opportunity to sing Backbone for John Legend for his promo for the song
00:02:56Glory from the movie Selma.
00:02:57I always wondered what that would be like to work more closely with him.
00:03:00This opportunity to work with him is like a dream come true.
00:03:02I'm glad you got to sing with me then, and then Lucas.
00:03:06I'm so glad you're here in the knockouts.
00:03:07We're going to have a lot of fun.
00:03:08My pleasure to be here.
00:03:09I'm going to meet you both, man.
00:03:10So, what have you chosen?
00:03:12I'm singing Let's Get It On by one of the kings of Soul, Marvin Gaye.
00:03:17Marvin meant a lot to me.
00:03:19I'm excited to hear you cover this song.
00:03:21Growing up in my household, the only music that was allowed was gospel music.
00:03:26I have vivid memories of hearing this song outside of my window in Harlem.
00:03:31This song is one of the most iconic songs from that first...
00:03:35Everybody knows what comes next.
00:03:37I've been really trying, baby.
00:03:40I'm like, see the whole way.
00:03:42Trying to hold back...
00:03:43Moses has gotten better each time I've heard him.
00:03:46So long.
00:03:48And if you feel...
00:03:50He's delivering it with passion and electricity, all the things you want.
00:03:56Yeah!
00:03:57Hey, he sang that song.
00:03:59So, brother, it sounded like you were inspired by a couple of the live renditions of Let's Get It On.
00:04:05Yeah.
00:04:06That's my wheelhouse.
00:04:07He was singing along the whole time.
00:04:08Yeah, yeah.
00:04:09Now, think about how to command the stage with your physical energy.
00:04:16Right now, it feels like you're a little frenetic.
00:04:19Okay.
00:04:19You got to be that bridge between both versions of Marvin.
00:04:22Yeah.
00:04:23Even that recording, it sounded like it was live and in the moment.
00:04:25But you can compose yourself because it may be a bit much when it's the only song that you're going
00:04:30to sing.
00:04:31But then, by the end, you're begging.
00:04:33So, it's like, let it build to that.
00:04:35That last, come on, get on your knees.
00:04:37Ah, come on, come on.
00:04:39I don't want to get it on.
00:04:41Yeah.
00:04:42Yeah.
00:04:42Yeah.
00:04:42Yeah.
00:04:43Go for it.
00:04:43That's the first rule, man.
00:04:44Don't show no shine.
00:04:47Give us a journey physically because you're, I think, vocally giving us a great journey.
00:04:51Awesome.
00:04:52That means so much.
00:04:53Thank you, John.
00:04:53Being here in the Knockouts really feels like I've made it far.
00:04:57No more steals.
00:04:58No more saves.
00:04:59It's winter go home.
00:05:00Lucas, I love that the keyboard is back out.
00:05:03What are you doing?
00:05:03I'm doing New York State of Mind by Billy Joel.
00:05:06Come on.
00:05:08The song's about how Billy was super nostalgic about New York because he lived in L.A. for three years
00:05:13and he was really homesick singing New York State of Mind.
00:05:16It really kind of helps me cure that homesickness I'm feeling right now.
00:05:20I miss my buddies.
00:05:21I miss my dog and my sister.
00:05:23I actually took a gap semester from college to be here, so I feel like that really dials up the
00:05:27pressure.
00:05:28I want to prove to John that I'm the guy you want for the top nine.
00:05:33All right, let's hear it.
00:05:35Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood.
00:05:41Come on.
00:05:42Lucas had beautiful choices, beautiful runs.
00:05:46Yeah.
00:05:47He's really soulful.
00:05:48And that piano playing.
00:05:49See?
00:05:50Oh.
00:05:50I love the unassuminess.
00:05:52That's the charm of the voice.
00:05:54You just have to be open, optimistic, and ready for your miracle.
00:05:57And that's the way I've received him today.
00:05:58I was like, okay, this is a good one.
00:06:03Playing that thing.
00:06:04All right.
00:06:04Woo!
00:06:06Wow.
00:06:07That's so much fun.
00:06:08He's doing all this work on the keys because you have so much style as a vocalist.
00:06:11I want you to be able to have that same intentionality vocally while you're playing.
00:06:16But maybe some moments have a little more tenderness.
00:06:18I agree with you because the virtuosity, it's almost like you don't even have to think about
00:06:22playing the piano.
00:06:23That's your strong suit.
00:06:24Billy Joel is one of my all-time favorites.
00:06:27But I noticed when he performs, he's not really playing to the crowd.
00:06:30So I don't know if you could maybe lose yourself in that sum.
00:06:34You can really close your eyes and just sing that record like, oh, take that.
00:06:38Give me some of that rough around there, that New York under the street like doo-wop type.
00:06:42I got to bring it out.
00:06:43Yeah, man.
00:06:45Come on up, Moses.
00:06:46Lucas has incredible skills.
00:06:48I'm shook.
00:06:49And I feel even more urgency to bring my A game.
00:06:52I have messages for you guys.
00:06:54Yo.
00:06:55I'm looking at CeeLo's jacket.
00:06:56I'm like, what's in all those pockets, man?
00:06:58How many pockets you got on that thing?
00:07:00Pockets for everybody.
00:07:03It's going to be really hard to decide between them because they're both like right in that
00:07:07same level of quality and beauty and skill.
00:07:13Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
00:07:17All right, now.
00:07:17What do we got, Lucas?
00:07:19Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.
00:07:21All right.
00:07:22Moses, since you're new to Team Legend, you also get another gift.
00:07:24Oh, like my jacket?
00:07:25Yeah.
00:07:26I'm happy I don't have to do it.
00:07:27Oh, man.
00:07:28I'm happy I'm helping you be able to do it a little bit better.
00:07:32Yes.
00:07:32But yeah, I know that it's difficult.
00:07:34This is the hardest part.
00:07:35Yeah.
00:07:36And you can't fake it.
00:07:37Yeah.
00:07:38They're going to make it hard for me.
00:07:41Let's go!
00:07:43Lucas!
00:07:44I love him.
00:07:45He's great.
00:07:46I love Moses, too.
00:07:46This is going to be very close.
00:07:48I don't know what I'm going to do yet.
00:07:50Oh, no.
00:07:51Go, Moses!
00:07:52Now singing Let's Get It On, here's Moses G.
00:08:02I've been really trying, baby.
00:08:07Trying to hold back this feeling for so long.
00:08:13And if you feel like I feel, baby, then come on.
00:08:20Oh, come on.
00:08:22Yeah!
00:08:23Let's get it on.
00:08:26Oh, baby.
00:08:28Let's get it on.
00:08:30Oh, baby.
00:08:33Oh, there's nothing wrong with me loving you.
00:08:42Na-na-na-na-na-na.
00:08:46Hey!
00:08:47Giving yourself to me could never be wrong.
00:08:51If the love is true.
00:08:54Oh, baby.
00:08:56Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:08:57Hey!
00:08:58Yeah!
00:08:59Yeah!
00:09:00You know how sweet and wonderful your life can be.
00:09:07After all, baby.
00:09:11Oh, baby.
00:09:11Hey!
00:09:11I love you.
00:09:12Thank you, baby.
00:09:14Take it along with me.
00:09:17Yeah!
00:09:17Hey!
00:09:18Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:09:20Oh, oh, oh.
00:09:21So come on, come on, come on.
00:09:23Come on, come on, come on, darling.
00:09:25Stop being around the bush.
00:09:30Oh, gonna get it on
00:09:33Thank you, baby
00:09:36I want to get it on
00:09:39So you don't have to worry
00:09:41That it's wrong
00:09:44If the spirit moves you
00:09:46Let me groove you
00:09:47Let your love come down
00:09:50If you believe in love
00:09:56Let's get it on
00:10:12Yeah, Moses
00:10:14Go, Moses
00:10:16It's Piano Man time
00:10:21With New York State of Mind
00:10:23And here's Lucas West
00:10:24Lucas
00:10:38Some folks like to get away
00:10:41Take a holiday
00:10:42From the neighborhood
00:10:46Have a flight to Miami Beach
00:10:48Or to Hollywood
00:10:53But I'm taking a greyhound
00:10:56On a Hudson River line
00:11:02I'm in the New York State of Mind
00:11:13It was so easy
00:11:15Living day by day
00:11:20Out of touch with the rhythm
00:11:23And the blues
00:11:28But now I need a little gift
00:11:32The New York Times
00:11:38The Daily News
00:11:44It comes down to reality
00:11:46And it's fine with me
00:11:49Cause I've let it slide
00:11:51I don't care if it's trying to down
00:11:54I want to be beside
00:11:58But I don't have any reasons
00:12:02I've left them all behind
00:12:08Okay
00:12:09And he can play
00:12:11Cause I'm in a New York
00:12:14State of
00:12:18Time
00:12:22Now, now, now, now, now
00:12:32That's right
00:12:35That's right
00:12:36Yo, he's good
00:12:37That's right
00:12:38Yeah
00:12:42He makes me so happy
00:12:46Moses Moses Moses you cannot do that song unless you do exactly what you just did you committed sir
00:12:52That's right. I heard your words in my mind when I did it. I cannot move the way you were
00:12:57moving on that
00:13:05Lucas you were not on my team, and I'm still mad about it. Stay mad kids. Yeah
00:13:11You just keep getting better and better, dude
00:13:12I mean this dude really plays that keyboard is not a prop and I love that about you too. Thank
00:13:17you so much, man. Thank you
00:13:20Moses you make me so happy. I found myself smiling my face hurt
00:13:25I love it your arms open and you're dancing you're lost in it. You just love it
00:13:29Lucas Billy Joel if he says this like you just made him proud that was insane
00:13:36You have to be able to say I'm going to challenge myself because I feel like I am worthy of
00:13:40it
00:13:41And I think you need that kind of confidence and attitude to move forward so I would lean a bit
00:13:44more towards Lucas
00:13:45Thank you so much Kevin
00:13:47Thank you coaches
00:13:49All right John tough decision. What'd you think of it? Oh, I was so impressed with both of your performances
00:13:55Moses you really have such a beautiful energy. You just radiate light and
00:14:01Positive energy and that's what people want to feel and want to see Lucas
00:14:05I feel like we saw new things from you vocally today
00:14:09It was really like revelatory and to be able to play the piano and then sing as well as you
00:14:16did today is
00:14:17Just incredibly impressive. Thank you so much
00:14:20John tough knockout. Who is the winner this was very close
00:14:25I think both of you are phenomenal and it's been a joy working with both of you the winner of
00:14:31this knockout
00:14:41Welcome back to the knockouts premiere
00:14:44John who is the winner of this knockout the winner of this knockout is Lucas
00:14:52At this point everybody's so good. So only talented artists are going to go home
00:14:57It's the conundrum of making decisions when the competition is so good
00:15:02Lucas just had just enough of that extra food that I needed to know that he belonged in the semifinal
00:15:08It's really nice to hear from John hearing your hero tell you that they believe in you and a hundred
00:15:13percent is like the craziest thing
00:15:15You know, I want to call my mom
00:15:18So yeah, Lucas, he's the truth. He might win
00:15:26This is my first time in this position, you know that oh, yeah, yeah, do you need a cape?
00:15:32Very powerful right now. I mean Michael Bublé is a nice name, but doesn't quite have the same ring is
00:15:44You're so special
00:15:45Mm-hmm
00:15:46So it's battle of champions
00:15:48So what I thought I'd do is I would bring in the greatest mega mentor I could think of
00:15:54I love my Bublé
00:15:55You're so good at the show. You win a lot. I love it. Just like you. Yeah, I was built
00:16:00for doing this
00:16:01It is fun if I could be a small part of helping these artists to grow
00:16:05There's a lot of goodness that comes on
00:16:08All right, so up first are my country dudes who I love
00:16:11Yeah, this is my first time to really get to work with them and they're both very different
00:16:14All right, whoo
00:16:16I put the country boys together
00:16:17She didn't know what she was getting into Kelly paired me with JW Griffin and JW is one of my
00:16:23best buddies and I was like crud
00:16:25We should do like scooby-doo when we walk
00:16:30Let's bring him in
00:16:32Dude, you guys are so handsome
00:16:33Oh
00:16:34What's up? I'm Michael Bublé and it's nice to meet you. I love Michael Bublé. He's got five Grammys
00:16:39That's a huge deal at any level of artistry. I was kind of starstruck JW
00:16:44He's won two times. He's a champion. It's cool to see another coach that has a history of winning and
00:16:51to get to work with them
00:16:53I'm really like sorry once again. This is our first time to technically you get to work together be gentle
00:16:59with us, please
00:17:00Just you know, there's no steal and save. Oh, that's hard. That's really hard. Yes
00:17:04And this is y'all pick the song
00:17:06We really want to push you to make this song competitive because it's really cut through it goes from six
00:17:11to three
00:17:11It's like Hunger Games. All right. Who's starting? Okay. Who's starting which one? I'll go first. Okay
00:17:17This round there's no saves and there's no steals. So it's like we're in a big old pressure cooker
00:17:22And that stinks, but that's the way competition goes. Why'd you pick this song?
00:17:27I look up to Luke Combs a lot of great voice for the knockout round
00:17:31I pick love you anyway by Luke comes I guess it was 2025 and he was like hey listen
00:17:36I got two young boys at home. I'm not gonna be on tour all the time
00:17:39I want to be there to watch them grow up a lot of how Luke tends to be with his
00:17:43family
00:17:44I see that and how my dad was with me growing up and that means a lot
00:17:47I guess the first intro to country music for me was listening to the Alabama's greatest hits CD in my
00:17:52dad's truck
00:17:52That was where I started realizing that singing could be fun
00:17:55I'm at school right now because eventually I want to be a husband and I want to be a dad
00:18:00and I know that if music
00:18:01Doesn't have the ability to pay the bills getting my degree is my ultimate backup plan
00:18:06This AG building that I'm right next to has taught me so much. I'm currently studying agricultural business
00:18:12It's a little bit looser than a regular strict business degree because every once in a while. I'll wear my
00:18:17overalls to class. I love it
00:18:20It's been really cool, but if I could perform and do music for the rest of my life as a
00:18:25job
00:18:25I don't think I'd work a day in my life and that sounds good to me. I'm looking forward to
00:18:29this. Let's do it
00:18:30All right
00:18:36Houston is this big beautiful voice country singer. I think he could sing other stuff. I think oh, yeah
00:18:42To rhythm and blues because he rock he likes soulful and so young 20 20 years old
00:18:51I love this song what a
00:18:54Beautiful mess sad, but beautiful lyrically. It's deep and rich
00:18:58But don't forget to give me what the words are like a little bit
00:19:04Yeah, not save for us tell the story of them
00:19:07Millions and millions of people watching you and that is an intimate relationship that you're letting them in yeah message
00:19:14wise
00:19:14This is kind of a beautiful turn for you be tender man
00:19:18Even if I knew that might be a really cool time for your really beautiful falsetto do it right now
00:19:25Even if I knew the day we met you'd be the reason this heart break
00:19:32Dude, don't come on
00:19:35Okay, God that is stronger than the biggest note you could do. Okay. I'm gonna yell. You know when you
00:19:43do that
00:19:43All right
00:19:44I feel like it's nerve-wracking going against Houston
00:19:48He's got a classic country voice and it's really easy to connect with tear it up man for the knockouts
00:19:54I picked if it hadn't been for love by the steel drivers
00:19:56This kind of song can let me show out a little more of my soulfulness that I haven't really been
00:20:03able to do yet. I love it
00:20:07I
00:20:07Just love the sounds and the song has a bluegrass flair. It's in the country genre
00:20:12I think there's always gonna be country roots behind everything I do just because my accent and the way I
00:20:18talk
00:20:18I like country music the most because it
00:20:23Represents kind of what it feels like to be from South Georgia and now it's just like I'm thousands of
00:20:30miles away
00:20:30I've given up a lot of time to be here at work. I've missed a while now
00:20:36I missed the bread a lot, but I've been eating a lot of bread out here to
00:20:42The feeling of being able to perform and people enjoying it. That's what I'm here for. I'm not ready for
00:20:48it to end
00:20:48Well, let's hear it
00:20:57For me JW is a country star. I love his quick vibrato this tone just stylistically. I just dug what
00:21:03he was doing
00:21:07He just has this undeniable voice he's one of those classic storytellers
00:21:12For love
00:21:16Man your voice is so cool
00:21:19Like it's so effortless my thing I would suggest just because of the competition
00:21:24If you're singing this at a show do it exactly how you did it
00:21:26But if you're doing it on a competition stage, it can get a little monotonous, right?
00:21:30That's the only thing I'm thinking and trying to think of something to do lifts in the temple turn it
00:21:34into a
00:21:35Little more kind of rocking thing instead of it. Just kind of chillin. Yeah, we got to make this a
00:21:40competition song
00:21:41Yeah, I think Kelly's the perfect coach for me because she just has a great presence
00:21:45She's really warm, but she also like knows what she wants. I'd like it musically not to stay the same
00:21:52Yeah, she's a good leader just have some kind of like yeah rock it up. Yeah experiment with that
00:22:00JW the dude's tone is insane. I could listen to him sing a phone book and I'd be happy
00:22:07We took it to church
00:22:09I think Kelly's team has true country threats and uh, that is a nice place to be. Yeah, I love
00:22:15both songs
00:22:15You couldn't be more different representing different lanes in country music right now
00:22:19But yet you both have this soulful grit to you that is so classic. I love both of them
00:22:24They're both very different singers. What are you gonna do? How are you gonna make decisions?
00:22:28You think we talk about this? We think we know and then we get there the day of and you
00:22:32choose someone else it is for me in the moment
00:22:34Like whoever does best in the moment. That's what I'm going
00:22:41Now if if it hadn't been for love here is JW Griffin
00:22:54Never hitchhiked to Birmingham if it hadn't I love him
00:23:00And never woulda took the train to Louisiana
00:23:04If it hadn't been for love
00:23:06And never woulda run through the blinding rain without one dollar to my name
00:23:12If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
00:23:16Yes!
00:23:18And never woulda seen the trouble that I'm in
00:23:21If it hadn't been for love
00:23:25And woulda been called like a wayward wind
00:23:28If it hadn't been for love
00:23:30Well nobody knows it better than me
00:23:34Well nobody knows it better than me
00:23:34I wouldn't be wishing I was free
00:23:37If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
00:23:42Yeah
00:23:43Four cold walls against my will
00:23:49At least I know she's alive and sweet
00:23:57Four cold walls without parole
00:24:03If it hadn't been for love
00:24:04And Lord have mercy on my soul
00:24:11If it hadn't been for love
00:24:12Well never woulda been to that side of town
00:24:14If it hadn't been
00:24:16Better CJ W
00:24:18Never woulda took him out the track her down
00:24:21If it hadn't been for love
00:24:24And never woulda loaded up my 44
00:24:27Put myself behind the jailhouse door
00:24:30If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
00:24:36If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been
00:24:42Oh yeah
00:24:46Falling
00:24:47Falling
00:24:53Yeah
00:24:54Yeah
00:25:07Welcome back to the Knockouts at Universal Studios Hollywood
00:25:12Singing
00:25:14Love you anyway
00:25:14Here's Houston Kelly
00:25:16Come on Houston
00:25:25If your kids turn me to stone
00:25:32Okay
00:25:32I'd be a statue standing tall in ancient Rome
00:25:38Good
00:25:39God
00:25:39And if your touch shed me like glass
00:25:45I'd be in pieces trying to make the breaking last
00:25:53And if it took one road to turn my days to nights
00:26:00At least I'd have the stars to sparkle in your eyes
00:26:08There's just some things that leave a man no choice
00:26:13There's just some things that leave a man no choice
00:26:14Like a compass need or need and it's true to know
00:26:21Baby if I knew the day we met you babe
00:26:25The reason the reason this heart breaks
00:26:28The reason this heart breaks
00:26:30The reason this heart breaks
00:26:30Oh I'd love you anyway
00:26:51Nice
00:26:57Nice
00:27:00I know
00:27:02Oh I'd love you anyway
00:27:07Oh I'd love you anyway
00:27:14Oh I'd love you anyway
00:27:15Oh I'd love you anyway
00:27:27That was awesome man
00:27:29So good man
00:27:30Oh my gosh
00:27:32You suck
00:27:33Gentlemen that was so well done by both of you
00:27:36Houston you had so much character and warmth in your delivery
00:27:41I loved when you gave that little smile
00:27:43You have the best smile
00:27:44Something about it you were like
00:27:45I got there I got to that end of that spot
00:27:47And he gave a little smile like
00:27:51Yeah
00:27:52J-Dub
00:27:54You don't mind if I call you J-Dub
00:27:55You can call me J-Dub too
00:27:58Your tone is so cool to me
00:28:00I just really love that it's a little nasal in like the perfect way
00:28:04It has a nice crackle to it
00:28:07I could hear it on the radio
00:28:08I would go with J-Dub
00:28:11Thank you
00:28:11I want to start with you Houston
00:28:12Because I think there's a sense of joy
00:28:14You look you know to the left and look to the right
00:28:16And it's almost like you're like
00:28:17Man I'm here
00:28:18I'm doing this
00:28:19I just want to say thank you for reminding us
00:28:21About the fact that this all has to do with the joy of singing
00:28:24And just excellent job
00:28:27Thank you so much
00:28:28Yeah
00:28:28J-Dub
00:28:31Still sad
00:28:31I thought maybe you were going to go with me in the beginning
00:28:33I thought the same Adam
00:28:34I really felt like we had a connection
00:28:36And yet
00:28:36I was wrong
00:28:37And yet
00:28:38I am your fan
00:28:39I am coming to your concert
00:28:40I'm buying your t-shirt
00:28:41I'll be in the front row
00:28:43But you both did a great job
00:28:44I'm proud of both of you guys
00:28:46Thank you coaches
00:28:47Thank you
00:28:49Kelly what a difficult decision
00:28:50Give us some thoughts first please
00:28:52From rehearsals
00:28:53You both did things that you did not want to do
00:28:56All of a sudden Houston
00:28:58Did like this falsetto thing
00:28:59And I was like where the hell did that come from?
00:29:01I was like wait what
00:29:02And he was like oh I don't do that on stage
00:29:03I was like get the hell ready
00:29:07That was nice
00:29:08And the same thing like
00:29:09JW
00:29:10We changed your song
00:29:12We were trying to make it competition worthy
00:29:13You weren't afraid to do that
00:29:14Which I really love
00:29:15And what that lets me know
00:29:17Is that you're fearless
00:29:18And that's the exciting thing about working with artists like you
00:29:22Kelly two great artists
00:29:24But the time has come
00:29:24Who is the winner of this knockout?
00:29:26You're both equally as gifted
00:29:28But I thought one of you might be a little bit more ready for competition right now
00:29:32The winner of this knockout is JW
00:29:35JW
00:29:35Thank you
00:29:36Houston versus JW was really hard
00:29:39Thank you so much
00:29:41JW was a little bit more comfortable
00:29:44Even in the in-between moments when he wasn't performing
00:29:47It's pretty tough this season
00:29:48Because in the knockouts
00:29:49Usually there's a save
00:29:50Maybe a steal or something like that
00:29:51There's nothing like that this season
00:29:52It's the name of the game
00:29:53It's a competition
00:29:54I get it
00:29:54But at that point you know
00:29:56You've worked with them a couple times
00:29:57To where you really get to know them
00:29:58And it's even harder to see them go home
00:30:01JW is just so good
00:30:03I want to listen to him sing
00:30:04It's that simple all day long
00:30:08Look at
00:30:09Where are the people I saw on the street today?
00:30:11Who said they were coming to the boys?
00:30:13There you are
00:30:15I was walking from school to my office
00:30:18And they were like we're going to see you at The Voice today
00:30:20That happened to me one time in New York
00:30:22I was walking home
00:30:23And these women stopped me and they were like
00:30:25I'm coming to your show tomorrow
00:30:26I was like well I'll see you again
00:30:36Welcome back to The Voice Battle of Champions
00:30:42John, I'm signed this morning
00:30:43Oh my god, you're taking me back
00:30:46Guys, you want to see my actual debut album?
00:30:49What do you mean your actual?
00:30:50This was before I had a record deal
00:30:53Is this for real?
00:30:53This is before I was John Legend
00:30:55Look at your baby face
00:30:57I was still in college
00:30:58And then after that I was like I'm changing my style up
00:31:01And your name
00:31:02I used to sell it at my little shows in Philly and New York
00:31:06I've grown up since then
00:31:07Hey, John Stevens is cool
00:31:10Bro, my name's Adam Levine
00:31:11There's like 4,000 Adam Levines out there
00:31:19It's my mega mentor, CeeLo Green
00:31:21Hello, sir
00:31:21How you doing?
00:31:22I'm great
00:31:22It's good to see you
00:31:23Good to see you
00:31:25Welcome home, honey
00:31:28Two OG voice coaches
00:31:30So needed, so necessary
00:31:31Yep
00:31:31If I get a call from Adam
00:31:33I make myself available
00:31:35Man, thanks for having me back, bro
00:31:37You know what I'm saying?
00:31:38Love you, man
00:31:38You know I love you
00:31:39I live to entertain people for, you know, fabulosity
00:31:43So, wow
00:31:44Yeah
00:31:45Get it?
00:31:46That's what I'm here to do
00:31:47You ready for this?
00:31:48I am not
00:31:50Me neither
00:31:51We're gonna do it
00:31:52Hey
00:31:54Hello
00:31:55What's up?
00:31:57It was amazing to walk in and see CeeLo as the mega mentor
00:32:01CeeLo, man
00:32:02Great to meet you, bro
00:32:03You look great today
00:32:03He's won Grammys
00:32:05He was an OG voice coach with Adam
00:32:08And he is cool as a cucumber
00:32:10Let's do it
00:32:11Ladies first
00:32:12In the grand tradition
00:32:13No big deal
00:32:14It's a little Whitney
00:32:14Oh, yeah
00:32:15No big deal at all
00:32:16No
00:32:16I am singing
00:32:19You Give Good Love
00:32:20By Whitney Houston
00:32:21Tell me why I chose a song
00:32:22Because her songs was
00:32:24Some of the songs that my mom made me sing as a kid
00:32:26Just like a full circle moment
00:32:28I believe my mom did see potential in me very early
00:32:31When I was little
00:32:32She used to put me in like different talent shows
00:32:36She was like, hey, if you win, we could go get a burger
00:32:41I was like, okay
00:32:42That was what I was excited about
00:32:46She paved the way for me musically
00:32:48But you did not give up
00:32:50I am so proud of you
00:32:51And so now I get to sing Whitney on a huge stage
00:32:55I'm excited
00:32:57Sing to us
00:32:58Make Whitney proud
00:32:59Come on, let's go, alright
00:33:00I know she will
00:33:10Normally it's a bold move to do Whitney
00:33:12But there is no singer that Whitney has been better hands with
00:33:16Alexia is special
00:33:18I think people are going to be blown away
00:33:20I know you can't go
00:33:23I want to support it
00:33:24It's a brave and bold move
00:33:27And we need more of that type of energy
00:33:29Yeah, 100%
00:33:31Alright
00:33:35Alright
00:33:37That was pretty good
00:33:38Thank you
00:33:38Let me just begin by saying
00:33:40What a blessing to be able to hear true talent
00:33:44It sounded unique
00:33:45It sounded fresh
00:33:46We don't hear this song often enough
00:33:48This was her humble beginning
00:33:49This one song introduced her to the whole world
00:33:52Was this first?
00:33:53And she did it in one take
00:33:55Of course she did
00:33:56Yeah
00:33:57There's only one little thing I can tell you
00:33:59Okay
00:33:59When it first comes in
00:34:01Uh huh
00:34:02Settle
00:34:02Yeah, the edit doesn't give you the opportunity to slip down into it
00:34:06Cause
00:34:08You know how she opens up the record
00:34:10Yeah
00:34:11I wish you could do that
00:34:11Cause I love that part
00:34:12I know
00:34:13That's the thing
00:34:14It does kind of
00:34:15It throws you in it
00:34:16So just
00:34:17Use all the space
00:34:18So you can really settle in
00:34:21I can do that
00:34:21You're done
00:34:22Alexia
00:34:23She's just a powerhouse vocalist
00:34:25That's definitely the most nerve wracking thing
00:34:27Alright
00:34:28I love the song choice
00:34:29I love that he chose Wallflowers
00:34:31One Headlight
00:34:32An anthem song
00:34:33Everybody wants to sing when it comes on
00:34:34I love Jacob Dillon
00:34:35I love the Wallflowers
00:34:36I like the fact that he was
00:34:38Very singer songwriter
00:34:40But it's also rock and roll
00:34:41Hell yeah
00:34:41This song is about figuring out
00:34:43Life's toughest moments
00:34:44While trying to hold on
00:34:45I do know what it feels like
00:34:47To hold on tight to my dreams
00:34:49Through hard times
00:34:50Nothing could have prepared me
00:34:52For how difficult and competitive Nashville is
00:34:55There it is
00:34:56It's tough
00:34:57When you're first there
00:34:58You don't know a lot of people
00:34:59You don't have a lot of work
00:35:01Six months after I moved to Nashville
00:35:03You know I was broke
00:35:04But you know I just kept at it
00:35:06I got my first cut as a songwriter
00:35:09It proved that I can hang
00:35:11Now to be here in the knockouts
00:35:13No more steals
00:35:14No more saves
00:35:15It's definitely getting real
00:35:16You gotta win or go home
00:35:18I love the choice
00:35:19Let's do it
00:35:20I feel just like somebody else
00:35:23Man I hate change
00:35:24But I know I ain't the same
00:35:27Man Bae's been the big surprise
00:35:29Coming late in the game
00:35:29I love his voice
00:35:32He looks good
00:35:34Sounds good
00:35:35Pulls it all off
00:35:36It's a complete and total cool
00:35:38I can tell in the way you sing
00:35:41That you have a really great understanding
00:35:43Of rock and roll music
00:35:44Do you have a quintessential cool about you?
00:35:47I think the hardest part for me was
00:35:49When you get to that high point in the song
00:35:51To not overdo it
00:35:52It means sit right in the pocket
00:35:54Yeah
00:35:54Just a bit
00:35:54You know what I mean?
00:35:55Yeah
00:35:57Wait, I'm starting to get a
00:35:59Oh
00:36:01I'm starting to get a
00:36:03Oh, I think he's got
00:36:05I've got fortunes
00:36:06I've got messages
00:36:08Let me give you something
00:36:10I did not know CeeLo was a fortune teller
00:36:13That came as a surprise
00:36:14For you, sir
00:36:17And
00:36:17I love that
00:36:20That one
00:36:21Yeah
00:36:23Wait, what did they say?
00:36:24Art is what you can get away with
00:36:26I love that
00:36:26That's good
00:36:27I invent nothing
00:36:28I rediscover
00:36:29That's right
00:36:30That's cool
00:36:31That's pretty perfect actually
00:36:32When I think about it
00:36:34I hate these decisions
00:36:35But this one's gonna be especially tough
00:36:36Amazing you guys
00:36:38Dude
00:36:38You got it aced
00:36:39I want to give it to you early
00:36:41How you feel about that other scene?
00:36:42Let's see
00:36:44Legend
00:36:44I love the guy
00:36:45I'm biased to the guy
00:36:46He's my dude man
00:36:47Of course he's biased
00:36:48We started this
00:36:50Yeah
00:36:57Get ready for this, y'all
00:36:59Yeah
00:37:02With You Give Good Love
00:37:03Here's Alexia J
00:37:13I found out
00:37:16What I've been missing
00:37:19Oh my God
00:37:20Always on the run
00:37:24Stop
00:37:25I've been looking for someone
00:37:33Oh my God
00:37:36Always on the run
00:37:38Stop
00:37:38Love to me
00:37:39Love to me
00:37:41Love to me
00:37:42So good
00:37:43Take this heart of mine
00:37:45If you can help
00:37:47You give good love
00:37:49To me
00:37:51Love to me
00:37:53Never to my love
00:37:59Baby
00:38:00Baby
00:38:00You give good love
00:38:04Baby
00:38:06You give good love
00:38:07Now I
00:38:08I can't stop
00:38:12Looking around
00:38:14It's my way
00:38:18What's this love going about
00:38:21What's this love going about
00:38:22My love is here to stay
00:38:24To stay
00:38:26To stay
00:38:29Give good love
00:38:33Baby
00:38:34So good
00:38:37Take this heart of mine
00:38:40To your head
00:38:41You give good love
00:38:44You think that I'm done to my heart
00:38:54Baby, you give good love
00:38:59Baby, you give good love
00:39:07Baby, you give good love
00:39:18Baby, you give good love
00:39:20Yeah!
00:39:23Dang, Lexi
00:39:24Dang, girl
00:39:25She so cool
00:39:26Yeah
00:39:36Welcome back to the Knockouts
00:39:42now with one headlight here's bae simpson
00:39:50so long ago i don't remember when that's when they say i lost my only friend
00:40:00they said she died easier from broken heart disease
00:40:05cause i listened to the cemetery trees
00:40:11oh
00:40:17hey
00:40:19come on child
00:40:21nothing is forever
00:40:23there's got to be something better than in the middle
00:40:27leave us in the room
00:40:29and put it all together
00:40:31we can drive it home
00:40:36with one headlight
00:40:40in the headlight
00:40:45i'm so long
00:40:47it'll feel just like somebody else
00:40:50man i ain't changed
00:40:52but i know i ain't the same
00:40:55somewhere here in between these city walls of dying dreams
00:41:00i think her death must be killing me
00:41:06oh
00:41:08hey
00:41:10hey
00:41:11hey
00:41:13come on child
00:41:14nothing is forever
00:41:17there's got to be something better than in the middle
00:41:22we'll be a sinner
00:41:23we'll put it all together
00:41:26we can drive it home
00:41:28with one headlight
00:41:37with one headlight
00:41:39with one headlight
00:41:42ì•„
00:41:50yeah
00:41:51yeah
00:41:54oh
00:41:55congratulations both of you
00:41:56babe i'm gonna start with you i love the song so much
00:41:58took me back i love that music does that music and smells
00:42:02have so much nostalgia tied to them
00:42:0490 discs
00:42:05you're so understated like you're so cool because you don't try to be cool
00:42:10Alexia you are literally so good it is like if Whitney Houston and Lauren Hill's voices had
00:42:20a baby I want to say that I've hugged you I want to say that I knew you before
00:42:27you're so good I just want to remember this moment for when you're at the Grammys one day
00:42:34and I'm like I know her I'm like oh my gosh it's like look at this point I obviously would
00:42:44go with
00:42:44who would you pick it's a mystery bae there is this cool factor I talked about you being weird
00:42:54in the last round good weird music is really in you and it's super cool and weird in all the
00:43:02right
00:43:02ways thank you so much yes and Alexia the Lauren Hill comment really works for me there's something
00:43:09about that vibe it's got grit you know soulfulness and I love the style to you giving a little Shaka
00:43:17Khan energy today the choices you're making it's just all working thank you coaches all right Adam
00:43:24what'd you think about the knockout you're both so comfortable in your own skin as far as who you are
00:43:29bae there's been something special about you from the first moment I heard you sing and you don't
00:43:33have to have a voice like Alexia's to be someone who is equally viable as an artist I don't have
00:43:38a
00:43:38voice like Alexia's you were incredible today so thank you and Alexia it's a shame that these two
00:43:44coaches didn't like what you did up there I got to go see Lauren I think like 98 you know
00:43:51miss education to her I played on that album you know no way I knew that she is magic and
00:44:00you are so
00:44:01unique in that way where you can make us feel you're both fantastic all right Adam who is the winner
00:44:08of
00:44:09this knockout I love you both the winner this knockout is Alexia there are no saves no steals and I
00:44:23don't
00:44:23like that I had to go with Alexa because she has one of the best voices I've ever heard in
00:44:30my life
00:44:30amazing Alexia has that a rare ability to sing anything I think she could win this entire
00:44:35competition very easily I heard that CeeLo came with a lot of zippers too did y'all talk to each
00:44:39other maybe he influenced me and now I'm zipped up you're inspired zippers galore yeah but not even
00:44:44close to as many he had pockets everywhere what is he hiding in his pockets I want to know people's
00:44:49fortunes he had the fortune cookie messages in each pocket would he open different pockets yes he
00:44:53opened different pockets CeeLo's a wizard he's a wild man you're a wizard Harry
00:45:06welcome back to the knockouts premiere
00:45:10when did I see you last well it was on my show I hosted your show yep oh good we're
00:45:15back all right
00:45:16okay so next up is Abigail and Liv okay Abigail has this really cool singer-songwriter special kind
00:45:23of thing with her voice Liv kind of reminds me of young Mariah this whole journey has been insane
00:45:28the battle it was the most crazy moment of my life coach I'm reminded that Liv's available to steal
00:45:33whoa immediately we got a steal what do you mean oh no when Kelly pressed her super steal it was
00:45:41such
00:45:42a crazy moment and one thing I'm gonna make sure is to not let Kelly down what's up oh my
00:45:47gosh
00:45:48walking in to see Michael Buble as the mega mentor was absolutely insane Michael's won Grammys
00:45:54two seasons of the voice he's an amazing recording artist like he puts his own spin on things all
00:46:00right who's gonna start Abigail okay I'm singing feather by Sabrina Carpenter I love a song about
00:46:06letting go as someone who's in their head a lot to sing about I feel light as a feather let's
00:46:11hear
00:46:16I love Abigail for something she has such a sweet lovely tone is it's really angelic
00:46:26she was great really good at flipping songs the song is about letting go of someone who doesn't
00:46:34serve you anymore I've had my fair share of breakups but ultimately you get to exactly who you want to
00:46:40be
00:46:41with when I met Tom we were both still in college he's the best he's a musician as well Tom
00:46:47as my biggest
00:46:48supporter it was really effortless like two feathers floating together
00:46:56it's like so angelic thank you you seemed shy at first in the blinds and I'm like oh you're a
00:47:01little
00:47:01punk rock like you got a little sass in there and I love that you're like cross between Joni Mitchell
00:47:06and
00:47:07Melanie Martinez oh yeah you're very unique if I'm you I lean into the quirkiness this is your song now
00:47:14you've got this really cool spark about you that I really want to pull out can you play that chorus
00:47:19I feel so much lighter like a feather with you off my you're on the voice you're singing this Kelly
00:47:24Clarkson
00:47:24right now you just want to pinch yourself this is the best show I've ever seen
00:47:37yeah since they're going quiet you can make that little sexy sounds that you're making like send
00:47:42a pic to have that little pause right there because your little sass on it is such great sauce I
00:47:48love
00:47:48it as an artist Abigail is so unique the control is insane she's just so amazing and I'm so glad
00:47:55I get
00:47:55to hear her and work with her hey Liv hi hey can I ask you something stupid of course we
00:48:02didn't work
00:48:02together we didn't work together but I did audition last season and I didn't get a chair turn I was
00:48:08the
00:48:08one who had the connection with like the suckers of course I ate the sucker was it good yeah a
00:48:13gift
00:48:13and everything you're such an ass uh I'm an idiot for a competition this is an interesting song to pick
00:48:20obviously I'm a fan of it I will be singing breakaway by Kelly Clarkson I will say this was not
00:48:26one of my
00:48:26favorites to record but it's one of my favorites to perform live because it touches so many people
00:48:32are we going to shake it up a little bit yeah so okay obviously I have so much respect for
00:48:36the
00:48:36original arrangement it's oh throw the OG out let's do something
00:48:45live has a beautiful voice she has great control it seems pretty effortless for her
00:48:54and if she's this good at 16 I can't even imagine what this girl's gonna sound like when she's 18
00:48:5919 20
00:49:00I mean yeah already great yes such a good voice this song can be yours now I just want you
00:49:09to tell
00:49:10me that you're really gonna be as genuine and honest as you can be yeah it's a gorgeous song
00:49:15and if this message really does mean something to you yeah it'll serve you well knowing that this run
00:49:20we get to pick our songs it's kind of a breath of relief because this is the song that I
00:49:24feel
00:49:24represents me the most this song is about stepping out of your comfort zone pursuing your dreams
00:49:29I grew up in an average household with you know friends and family we would always talk about
00:49:34homework in school just casual teenager things but now I have this incredible opportunity and I kind
00:49:40of want to break away and you know pursue my dream but always keep the people that you know brought
00:49:44me
00:49:44up in my heart I could go on a rant of why I love the song so much I just
00:49:49wanted to slow the very
00:49:50beginning down a tiny bit I can break away it can be intimate you don't have to push that's what's
00:49:59going to separate you she's going to choose one of you there's no save there's no seals if I'm you
00:50:04I want to make it impossible thank you thank you ladies so much Abigail and Liv that's who's going
00:50:10to come to the table who really wants it who's not going to show nerves great job I will be
00:50:15singing
00:50:16Kelly song in front of Kelly I have to use the nerves and turn them into excitement because in this
00:50:23round there are no second chances I really want to make it to this next round so this needs to
00:50:30be
00:50:30the best I've ever performed this song they look so cool this is really hard now with breakaway here's
00:50:41live Sierra
00:50:49grew up in a small town and when the rain would fall down I just stare out my window dreaming
00:50:59of it could be
00:51:00and if I'd end up happy I would pray I could break away
00:51:14I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky
00:51:22and I'll make a wish and take a chance and make a change and break away
00:51:32Buildings with a hundred boys swinging round revolving dust maybe I don't know where they take me gotta keep moving
00:51:43on
00:51:43moving on
00:51:45fly away
00:51:47break away
00:51:49break away
00:51:54no it's not easy
00:52:08you
00:52:09The darkness and into the dark
00:52:13And I won't forget
00:52:14The place I come from
00:52:24Take a risk, take a chance
00:52:28Make a change
00:52:31And break her away
00:52:45Yeah!
00:52:47How beautiful!
00:52:58Welcome back to The Knockouts.
00:53:01Yeah!
00:53:03Let's go!
00:53:08With Feather, here's Abigail Oakley.
00:53:16It feels so good
00:53:19Not caring where you are tonight
00:53:23Oh.
00:53:25And it feels so good
00:53:27Not pretending to like the wine
00:53:30That you like
00:53:32I
00:53:33Slam the door
00:53:35I
00:53:36Hate it nor
00:53:37I
00:53:38Say yeah
00:53:39No, no, no more
00:53:41I
00:53:42Got you blocked
00:53:44Excited to never talk
00:53:46I
00:53:46I'm so sorry for your loss
00:53:50I feel so much lighter
00:53:52Like a feather
00:53:53With you off my mind
00:53:56Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
00:53:58Flooding through the memories
00:54:00Of whatever you're a waste of time
00:54:04Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
00:54:14Get a pick
00:54:14I feel so much lighter
00:54:16Like a feather
00:54:17With you out of my life
00:54:21With you out of my life
00:54:24With you out of my life
00:54:26Ooooooooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
00:54:38Up on stage at the voice right now
00:55:08Like a feather with you out of my life
00:55:22So cool!
00:55:28Wow!
00:55:30Abigail, I don't know that song very well, so
00:55:32some of the melodies, they were like, oh, wow,
00:55:35it's really difficult to sing that way.
00:55:36I loved hearing that cool part in the song
00:55:38where you had to do those little turns up in your head voice.
00:55:41You executed it very well.
00:55:43Thank you so much.
00:55:44Liv, it's always tough to pick the song of your coach.
00:55:49Seriously.
00:55:50But I think it was really effective,
00:55:52especially at the end with those big chest voice notes
00:55:55that we were hitting.
00:55:56It felt urgent enough to convince me
00:55:58that Liv should go to the next round if I were student.
00:56:02Liv, you know, you're 16.
00:56:04I think about when I was 16 and, like, I was so lame.
00:56:08Like, I was just not even close to where you are.
00:56:11So I'm blown away.
00:56:12You chose Kelly's song to sing
00:56:13in a moment where you had the power to choose,
00:56:16and that's a big statement.
00:56:17Awesome job.
00:56:19Abigail, you really have me feeling and understanding the lyrics.
00:56:22Whenever you can, like, plug someone into a song like that,
00:56:25that means that you are doing what is necessary
00:56:27to connect us to the music.
00:56:28You both did really great.
00:56:30So I give you no help, really.
00:56:32All right, Kelly, before you tell us who won,
00:56:34what did you think?
00:56:35Well, I want to lead with Abigail
00:56:37because Sabrina on any song is hard.
00:56:41And the fact, Abigail, that you're doing it in your head voice,
00:56:44it was perfectly executed.
00:56:47That's a very hard thing to do and live.
00:56:50I was like, girl, why are you doing this song?
00:56:53And it's my song.
00:56:54It's not usually a showstopper.
00:56:57What's exciting to me is that you made it a showstopper.
00:57:03This is very hard.
00:57:05Kelly, who is the winner of this knockout?
00:57:09Regardless of who I pick,
00:57:11I do think that you're both special in very different ways.
00:57:19The winner of this knockout is Liv.
00:57:23Liv, Sierra, congratulations.
00:57:26You're moving on to the top nine for Drew Kelly.
00:57:28It's very hard.
00:57:30Liv is exciting for me because she's 16th
00:57:32and she really impressed me with what she did with my song,
00:57:34Breakaway.
00:57:35She made it a competition song.
00:57:36It's so nerve-wracking up there.
00:57:38Oh.
00:57:38She's so good.
00:57:39Now, Liv is in the semifinal, so I'll ride all right.
00:57:43That song's like Piano Man.
00:57:44Yeah.
00:57:45It's like the waltzy.
00:57:47That's what I mean.
00:57:47She made it a competitive song.
00:57:49Yeah, that's true.
00:57:50It definitely was cool.
00:57:51It worked.
00:57:52It really worked.
00:58:00Welcome back to the knockout's premiere.
00:58:06So we got two amazing young ladies coming out now.
00:58:09Natasha's got that soulful, smooth vibe.
00:58:12And then Sid is like powerhouse.
00:58:15I'm looking forward to it.
00:58:16Let's go.
00:58:16All right, let's do it.
00:58:18Hello.
00:58:19Hi.
00:58:19Look who's here.
00:58:20We got the OG.
00:58:21Hi.
00:58:21I was so excited to see CeeLo Green.
00:58:25What's up?
00:58:25Crazy.
00:58:26It was one of the first songs I ever covered.
00:58:28He's just such an icon.
00:58:30Natasha, talk to us.
00:58:32What song have you chosen?
00:58:33I'm singing Another Sad Love Song by Toni Braxton.
00:58:37Good one.
00:58:38All right.
00:58:39So let's try it.
00:58:40It's just another sad love song ripped through my brain.
00:58:44Natasha is super cool.
00:58:46Like a really pronounced lounge singer.
00:58:50Extraordinarist.
00:58:52A lounge may be a smaller stage,
00:58:54but the crowd that's gathered around,
00:58:57it's just as significant.
00:58:58You got a smooth, sultry voice,
00:59:01but I wanted to see you go even further.
00:59:03Okay.
00:59:04It doesn't have the smoothness and sultriness
00:59:06that I know you can deliver.
00:59:08It feels too happy.
00:59:10What if we, just to stay in babyface land,
00:59:13made it feel like, when can I see you again?
00:59:15Ah.
00:59:16There you go.
00:59:16Let's start with that with the guitar, okay?
00:59:19Same tempo.
00:59:20Ooh-hoo!
00:59:21Yeah, I already feel it.
00:59:22So be sultrier.
00:59:24Think about who you are as a character in this song.
00:59:27Think about that pain.
00:59:29It's just another sad love song wrecking my brain.
00:59:33Ooh!
00:59:34Feels way better.
00:59:36Hey.
00:59:37Natasha has so many strings.
00:59:39It's completely different from my vibe.
00:59:41I love it.
00:59:42Thanks so much, y'all.
00:59:43All right.
00:59:44So that in itself, like, very much intimidates me.
00:59:47I chose Tell Me You Love Me by Jemmy Lovato.
00:59:50My college experience, I was really big in musical theater,
00:59:53and I was told no a lot.
00:59:56I started to believe a lot of those people.
00:59:59So now, when I say Tell Me You Love Me, I'm literally screaming at myself.
01:00:03Yes.
01:00:03Tell yourself you love you.
01:00:05You know?
01:00:05I love that.
01:00:06Can't wait to hear it.
01:00:07Oh, tell me you love me.
01:00:11Oh, tell me you love me.
01:00:12I need someone on days like this, I do.
01:00:16Sid, crazy range, crazy power, crazy ability.
01:00:20No doubt.
01:00:20She has just a remarkable gift.
01:00:24Oh, tell me you love me.
01:00:28The range, the skill level, the style.
01:00:32It just shows the level of Sid's confidence as an artist that she's taking on these big challenges.
01:00:37No doubt.
01:00:38You.
01:00:39You.
01:00:41You.
01:00:42You.
01:00:44I'm so impressed, effective immediately.
01:00:47So good.
01:00:49Your challenge is how to channel your own story into how you deliver this song.
01:00:55Yeah.
01:00:55But other than that, it sounds incredible.
01:00:58Tash, come back over.
01:01:00Thanks so much.
01:01:01I have keepsakes for the both of you.
01:01:03Oh my gosh.
01:01:04Sid and Natasha, very stylistically different, but each of them can be amazing in their own
01:01:11space.
01:01:11You got wisdom.
01:01:13Pearls of wisdom.
01:01:13To be great is to be misunderstood.
01:01:15I paint flowers so they will not die.
01:01:18Ooh.
01:01:19I'm really watching the stage to see who feels like they belong there and make me get out of
01:01:24my head and just listen with my heart.
01:01:27Yes.
01:01:28Let's go, Sid.
01:01:32All right, Sid.
01:01:33Now with Tell Me You Love Me, here's Sid Millivoy.
01:01:44Ooh.
01:01:48Yeah.
01:01:51Oh no, here we go again.
01:01:54Fighting over what I said.
01:01:57I'm sorry.
01:01:59Yeah, I'm sorry.
01:02:02And all my friends, they know when it's true.
01:02:05I don't know who I am without you.
01:02:08I got it back, baby.
01:02:11I got it back.
01:02:13Oh, tell me you love me.
01:02:17I need someone.
01:02:19On days like this I do.
01:02:22On days like this.
01:02:25Oh, tell me you love me.
01:02:29I need someone.
01:02:32On days like this I do.
01:02:34On days like this.
01:02:45Oh, tell me you love me.
01:02:51I need someone on days like this, on days like this, I'll still be alone, oh, days like this, oh,
01:03:12can you hear my heart say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:03:23Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
01:03:45yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
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01:03:45yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
01:03:55Welcome back to The Knockouts.
01:04:01With another sad love song, here is Natasha Blaine.
01:04:11Since you've been born, I've been hanging around me lately.
01:04:17With my mind astray, jumped in my car, tried to clean my mind.
01:04:26They didn't help me, guess I'm all messed up.
01:04:32Soon as I jumped into my ride, memories start to play.
01:04:42A song comes on, on the radio.
01:04:48There you are, baby.
01:04:51Once again, it's just another sad love song wrecking my brain like crazy.
01:05:00Guess I'm all torn up, be it fast or slow.
01:05:06It doesn't let go or shake me.
01:05:14Here come the strings and somebody sings.
01:05:20Only takes a beat and then it starts killing me, darling.
01:05:25It only takes one note from our radio just to deny the lonely love song.
01:05:41I'm all torn up, be it fast or slow.
01:05:51It doesn't let go or shake me.
01:05:55It's all because of you.
01:06:08Very nice.
01:06:11Yeah.
01:06:13Yay.
01:06:15Woo.
01:06:18Fantastic.
01:06:19All right.
01:06:21Excellent job, by the way.
01:06:22Both of you guys.
01:06:23so different i mean so different yeah natasha i heard something in your range i hadn't heard yet
01:06:30and it got more comfortable i think as the performance continued i think with you just
01:06:34so much improvement just amazing where you wound up on this one so great job thank you
01:06:40dude you know it's amazing what you do you can sing any note there is to sing and you do
01:06:45it with
01:06:46power it just keeps on soaring like a freaking eagle if you were to move forward i almost want
01:06:51to get tapped into the emotion of it even more because we know you can sing to the moon great
01:06:55job i will lean towards it on this one thank you natasha i love that vibe that you do that
01:07:03lounge
01:07:04kind of singer especially like in your 20s with that sound like i don't know many people that do that
01:07:09sid you have this voice that is meant for an arena like this no matter what the song is you
01:07:14can turn
01:07:15it into something that sounds like a finale song but if you don't have that part that captivates you
01:07:20that makes me want to cry which you are capable of that's the only connection i'm missing from
01:07:24you at this point if you tap into that girl you will be unstoppable thank you coaches all right john
01:07:32you got a tough decision coming up give us some thoughts first natasha i really liked a lot of the
01:07:37stylistic choices that you made you understand who you are as a vocalist you just got to lean into
01:07:42that and continue to work on being the best in that lane thanks sid i completely agree with what
01:07:50they've been saying about the next level for you it's so obvious you're one of the most gifted singers
01:07:56we'll ever come across period so the next thing is making the audience believe you as an artist
01:08:02tough choice for you john but the time has come who is the winner of this knockout
01:08:12the winner of this knockout
01:08:16is sid all right congratulations i am really loving the knockouts fantastic these ladies did such a
01:08:24wonderful job but sid is just so good watching someone that has that much skill it's a marvel only a
01:08:30few
01:08:30human beings in the world can actually do it we should honor that especially on a show called the
01:08:35voice congratulations that was a close one top nine feels so crazy to me and i can't even believe
01:08:43that i'm saying it i'm going to the top nine team legend welcome back to the voice battle of champions
01:09:02do you remember the first day we shot the show they put us in these big red goofy chairs and
01:09:09then
01:09:09they just basically said go it was definitely on the job training for sure and then look at all this
01:09:13like everyone in the world knows what the voice is we built this city
01:09:20without this city i'm wrong
01:09:22you ready i'm ready you ready we got this what's up
01:09:26i'm putting mike and jeremy together because i know that for them to get far in this competition
01:09:31they're gonna have to get through each other i bought you all a present oh wow walking into seeing
01:09:37celo that was crazy the one and how you doing how you doing honor he is my childhood inspiration
01:09:44goody mob all day my pleasure my pleasure celo knows what it takes to win mike's brand new here yes
01:09:51i
01:09:51am he's on a new team adam john legend was foolish i heard about his debacle
01:09:56we got a steal being adam's only steal like i feel really really special
01:10:03i want to show adam that he did not make a mistake i'm gonna give him my all mike have
01:10:09a seat over
01:10:09there all right taking down a classic yes my gosh i will be singing ain't nothing like the real
01:10:16thing by marvin gaye and tammy terrell i spent a decade singing with soulful symphony it's a 75
01:10:23piece orchestra of african-american musicians we've done a lot of different tributes and one of them
01:10:30included a tribute to marvin gaye i currently live in los angeles i've been here for about nine years now
01:10:38i do music full time i've been working at this since i was 16 and being on the voice stages
01:10:44it's
01:10:45nothing like it let's hear some music ain't nothing like the real thing baby i think it's a good choice
01:10:52i think it's smart it's doing a song that everybody wants to hear it's just about how he's going to
01:10:56deliver it jeremy has so much more experience than i do but me and jeremy both received a triple chair
01:11:07turn so it's going to be a really tough knockout yeah i heard modulation moments and you're a little
01:11:15bit hesitant wherever you're at now just be there don't get too heady about it right i see how you're
01:11:23struggling with dealing with the beginning first of all you're saying the crap out of it but you
01:11:29miss tammy you're reading my mind it's like peanut butter no jelly without that support it does
01:11:34leave too much of a gaping hold and those runs those are your moments and so like you want to
01:11:41carry them that run over right then it overshoots the mark of where the hook should come back in
01:11:46because that's the satisfaction adam church again we're good with the bgb okay great let's listen to
01:11:51it with the back with the bgb okay great it was a little bit sketch in the beginning because i
01:11:57didn't
01:11:57hear background vocals in there but then we figured that out i need him to be confident and happy with
01:12:01it
01:12:02that's the most important thing jeremy doing this duet song but i think it still lends itself to a
01:12:08quality in his voice because it's sincere much much better yeah the confidence started to shine
01:12:15marvin is one of my all-time favorites oh crisis averted mike hey mikey mike steel the steel
01:12:24let me know why you chose this song this is the type of music i grew up on
01:12:27i am singing how you gonna act like that by tyrese growing up in mississippi the entire family used to
01:12:34meet up in my grandma's house and have everything there from barbecues to fish fries hosting car games
01:12:40and tyrese music will always be playing in the background his songs is just that's how i always
01:12:47saw myself as an artist how you gonna act like that mike sounds great there's a quality in his voice
01:12:55unique yeah it's very unique it's this beast of a vocal tone
01:13:05that's what i'm hoping that he realizes in himself that quality to be the king of the jungle yeah
01:13:13all right so look we know you have a great voice this will 150 come down to the performance right
01:13:20it's a sexy song and you need to perform it and you need to make everyone fall in love with
01:13:24you
01:13:24it's like an audio chick flick it's like when you do this you got to unleash you cannot just stand
01:13:29there
01:13:30and sing the song right okay move your mic stand to the side hold the mic yeah give yourself a
01:13:35little
01:13:35bit more space you have to look to the right to your left exactly this audience is your friend
01:13:40sing it to them i guess have fun yes so before you guys go there is a message
01:13:47in each pocket on my morning jacket it's deep down there that needs some help yeah yeah where did
01:13:53it go man come on this is for you come my child take that be well come to me thank
01:14:07you so much
01:14:16let's go
01:14:16see what gave me a fortune and it said talent borrowed genius still let's go just meant don't
01:14:22be afraid to use things that inspire you because nobody else can be you but you i'll never forget it
01:14:29see what gave me the fortune artist what you can get away with i'm going to implement this fortune
01:14:35into this knockout because i get to show them something different let's go he has good fashion
01:14:42taste yeah those with the fit now singing how are you going to act like that this is mike steele
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01:20:11well jeremy
01:20:12jeremy
01:20:12in my mind
01:20:13you're
01:20:13the better
01:20:14like pure singer
01:20:15and then mike
01:20:17you've got like
01:20:18kind of the je ne sais quoi
01:20:19kind of vibe
01:20:20i think your style is great
01:20:22swag
01:20:22you're like it's just swaggy
01:20:24and so there's a lot of like
01:20:25kind of the intangibles
01:20:26so that's why it makes it really hard
01:20:28you're screwed
01:20:30i know okay
01:20:31thank you coaches
01:20:33that's hard
01:20:35all right adam tough decision
01:20:36what'd you think about the knockout
01:20:37i thought they were great and they should both stay
01:20:40it's really tough because jeremy you are ready now you have a fantastic voice we haven't even
01:20:46really seen the full range of what is possible and in mike there's a quality to what
01:20:50you do that's really different i haven't heard many singers with that tone like yours
01:20:54that's what was making this all very close because you're both great singers
01:20:57tough decision adam yeah it sure is isn't it who's the winner of this knockout i don't know
01:21:06it sucks because i really do love you both and i really think that you both should be on the
01:21:10show and i think you should both be on my team and i don't like this
01:21:17the winner of this knockout
01:21:20it's jeremy
01:21:23jeremy congratulations you're moving on to the top nine for team adam
01:21:26the performances and the knockouts have been really good jeremy and mike was really tough because
01:21:30they're both great singers but going into the top nine i just need to have the strongest team
01:21:33possible man thank you so much jeremy's got an amazing voice that i still feel hasn't
01:21:38reached this full potential on the show yet so jeremy was just ready right now that was the hardest
01:21:43that was the hardest that was so close
01:22:19that was the hardest to reach this whole thing so i don't see you guys
01:22:24i just want to see you guys
01:22:24and we'll see you guys next week
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