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The Voice (US) - Season 29 - Episode 05: The Battles (2)
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00:00:07It's the battles of the battle of the champions.
00:00:11Yes.
00:00:11Battle time.
00:00:12Let's go battle.
00:00:13Let's go.
00:00:13Y'all are on today.
00:00:15I love it.
00:00:19I was waiting for the beat to drop.
00:00:21Let the beat drop.
00:00:22I think these battles are more competitive than ever because it's just a very powerful
00:00:26artistic season.
00:00:27Give it up for our coaches.
00:00:28But we also want to win.
00:00:30Hey, boys fans.
00:00:32Benji Madden.
00:00:33My surprise little mentor situation.
00:00:35Adam is oftentimes my advisor.
00:00:38What is he talking about?
00:00:38There they are.
00:00:39We carpooled here.
00:00:40I know it's cute.
00:00:41Make sure you make a pee pee before we leave Benji.
00:00:44Oh, nice.
00:00:45It's battle time and that means it's time for me to bring in the big guns.
00:00:49Money long.
00:00:50Money long is here, y'all.
00:00:52Y'all always wonder what people are looking for when they say that it factor.
00:00:56What is it?
00:00:57You know, you feel it when certain people just have it.
00:00:59It's like that thing.
00:01:02Man, how you boys, family.
00:01:04It is me, Jay Hudge.
00:01:06Kelly.
00:01:06I got your back.
00:01:07I've been a coach, a mega mentor.
00:01:10You got the double trouble now.
00:01:12Y'all better look out.
00:01:13Y'all know I brought a shoe just in case.
00:01:16The last shoe I threw, the person who I threw the shoe at, guess what?
00:01:20Day one.
00:01:21Will it take a lot for you to throw a shoe today?
00:01:23I can't tell you.
00:01:24It hits my spirit and I don't even know I threw it.
00:01:26There you go.
00:01:32Our friendship is kind of like me and Blake Sheldon if I liked Blake Sheldon.
00:01:36Does your wife ever like, cause sometimes when we're texting.
00:01:40No, she'll be like, who are you talking to?
00:01:42Sometimes when we're texting.
00:01:42Why are you giggling?
00:01:43I'm like, I'm just talking to Benji.
00:01:45So I put these people together, Drew and Jared, and they're both so good.
00:01:49Like, what have I done?
00:01:50You got to let them fight it out.
00:01:52Drew has a cool tone.
00:01:54He's got a great sound.
00:01:55Just a cool vibe in general.
00:01:57Jared, I mean, I can tell their soul and there's a story.
00:02:00I think that there's a country element that connects them.
00:02:05It's really awesome Benji Maddens here.
00:02:07I mean, I grew up on his music.
00:02:09Good Charlotte, that's where I listened to in high school.
00:02:11All the alternative rock.
00:02:13Nice meeting you.
00:02:13Jared, Benji.
00:02:15Good to meet you there.
00:02:16So to get his guidance and to meet him is awesome.
00:02:20We're excited about this pairing.
00:02:21I feel like you did a great job.
00:02:23Well, I'm going to cry though, because you guys are both going to be so good.
00:02:26You guys look cool as hell.
00:02:28You really do.
00:02:29We're just feeling some rock energy today.
00:02:30You guys look pretty badass together.
00:02:31It's already, you looked the part.
00:02:32We look good.
00:02:33We're ready.
00:02:33So this song, um, makes me cry.
00:02:38I've heard you sing it by the way.
00:02:39You have?
00:02:40I've heard it.
00:02:40A couple of times.
00:02:41Have you ever heard him sing it on a voicemail though?
00:02:42Because I have.
00:02:43I sing it to Benji on a voicemail.
00:02:45I gave Drew and Jared leather and lace by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley.
00:02:49It's folky.
00:02:50It's country.
00:02:50It's rock and roll.
00:02:51It's a lot of things you love, you know?
00:02:53Of all the songs in the world, this might be a song that I have the most experience with.
00:02:57I sang the song with Stevie Nicks to my wife at our wedding.
00:03:02If you don't like this song, then I don't like you.
00:03:05I know it means a lot to him.
00:03:07So there's always that little, uh, nervousness, I guess, to perform a song that means a lot to my coach.
00:03:14But this is the kind of music that I love as an artist.
00:03:17So I'm just really happy we got it.
00:03:19Let's do it.
00:03:19Alright.
00:03:21Lovers forever, face to face.
00:03:26The song is kind of what helped me put them together.
00:03:29Country, rock and roll, I feel like they both are cut from that same cloth.
00:03:33I need you to love me.
00:03:35I need you today.
00:03:39Drew has kind of a cool lane because I don't hate anybody that sounds like her.
00:03:43She can really bring something special to the song that you don't hear every day.
00:03:47I need you to love me.
00:03:50Jared's got such a cool sort of like country, sort of rocky voice.
00:03:55And he has range that I didn't know he had, you know?
00:03:58Because he didn't sing that high in a blind audition.
00:04:00Take from me.
00:04:01It's good to push yourself.
00:04:03And I think he sounds really cool in his upper register, too.
00:04:07That was beautiful, guys.
00:04:09Couple stars.
00:04:10You guys both have your own swagger.
00:04:12I'm such a fan of you guys.
00:04:13I think that for me, you never want to be copying, right?
00:04:16But at the same time, you have to be reverent to the record, too,
00:04:20because it's such a special record that like holds a place in so many people's hearts.
00:04:23The power of the song is in the simplicity.
00:04:25So all of that emotion and power is there without trying to do too much.
00:04:29This is a big choice.
00:04:31It's exciting, but it's also maybe a little bit nerve-wracking.
00:04:34You want to keep the respect on it, yeah.
00:04:35Yeah, because it's such a classic and such an all-time great song.
00:04:39I feel like it's going to stand out if you can tap into where that song in your soul sits
00:04:44and what it means to you.
00:04:45To win this battle, I need to completely let go and relate to that feeling of that vulnerability
00:04:52and that rawness that comes with falling in love with someone.
00:04:56My husband and I got married in 2022, and we are very opposite in a lot of ways.
00:05:01Leather and lace, I don't know.
00:05:03Sometimes I'm leather, sometimes I'm lace.
00:05:04Ben, as a father, is amazing.
00:05:06He is crazy supportive of me, especially my musicianship.
00:05:10I can take the space and the time that I need to pursue what's important to me.
00:05:13And as a mom and a wife or just a partner in general,
00:05:16that's not something that a lot of people get, and I'm really grateful for that.
00:05:19This is obviously an epic love song, and I love Jared, but we're not in love.
00:05:24So where do you go to really sell that story?
00:05:28I don't see it like you're playing a part because then it can be fake.
00:05:31It's the love of music.
00:05:32Like I said, I've sung this song with all the people.
00:05:34And our love of the song is kind of the romantic part of it, right?
00:05:39It's not targeted at each other.
00:05:41Like if Benji and I were singing it, it would definitely be a love song.
00:05:44We would be, yeah.
00:05:44I was going to say, wait, hold up, Adam.
00:05:46I was going to say, when we sing it together, you both do make each other feel even more special,
00:05:52you know, singing together because your voices are so different.
00:05:56It's also not bad if it scares you a little bit.
00:05:58Those nerves can be really good.
00:05:59It's just raw.
00:06:01It's real.
00:06:0190% of this game is comfort.
00:06:03You know, if you can feel good about yourself and then helps you propel what you're trying to sing.
00:06:08I need you to love me.
00:06:11And Benji's good at helping me unlock that in some of these singers.
00:06:16That was infinitely better.
00:06:18It just immediately jumped the level.
00:06:19You guys are already starting to feel that chemistry.
00:06:22Just get lost in the lyrics.
00:06:24The more kind of intimate it can feel, the better people will react to it.
00:06:27Yeah.
00:06:28I got to really focus on pouring more of that soul and that feeling into the song.
00:06:33For me, this song is about a complicated relationship that's had its ups and downs.
00:06:38My girlfriend's name is Chapin.
00:06:39Most of the challenges in our relationship center around my life as a musician.
00:06:44Every weekend I'm in a different town.
00:06:47So being gone a lot, it's very difficult, but she's here to back me all the way.
00:06:52She's the one that pushed me to sign up.
00:06:54So if it wasn't for her, I would not be here.
00:06:56You know, we just gave you the note.
00:06:58And while you're singing it, you're thinking, all right, how am I applying that?
00:07:01But the more you do it, you're going to get locked in.
00:07:03Just keep running this repetition.
00:07:05Ten more times and we'll be ready.
00:07:06You know what I'm saying?
00:07:07We're very excited.
00:07:08Thank you guys so much.
00:07:10The stakes are high for this battle.
00:07:12We're performing on this massive stage for millions of people watching at home.
00:07:22This song, it requires a very clear vulnerability that takes time to build.
00:07:32My dad, David Thomas, is in the jazz acapella group Take Six.
00:07:37I always want to make my dad proud whenever I'm doing anything musical.
00:07:40He knows I've been working hard at this.
00:07:42And for him to hear that all come together on stage for the battles is going to be really cool.
00:07:49I definitely don't think the coaches have seen what I can do yet.
00:07:52We're just going to go out there and we're going to crush it.
00:07:58They're like a good looking couple.
00:08:00Yeah.
00:08:02This battle begins right now.
00:08:16Your love's so fragile.
00:08:19And a heart so hollow.
00:08:23A shadow of the world's impossible to follow.
00:08:27You're saying I'm fragile
00:08:31Try not to be
00:08:34I search only
00:08:35For something I can't see
00:08:39Nice
00:08:39Still I carry this feeling
00:08:43When you walked into my house
00:08:47That I won't be walking out the door
00:08:53Lovers forever
00:08:56Face to face
00:08:59My city
00:09:01on mountains
00:09:02Stay with me, stay
00:09:04I need you
00:09:07to love me
00:09:08I need you today
00:09:10Give to me
00:09:13your leather
00:09:14Take from me my
00:09:16place
00:09:19You in the moonlight
00:09:22With your sleepy eyes
00:09:26Did you ever love a man like me?
00:09:29Woo! Woo!
00:09:32And you were right
00:09:34When I walked into your house
00:09:38I knew I was never gonna leave
00:09:43But that time I saw you
00:09:46I knew with you
00:09:48to light my night
00:09:50Oh, somehow I get by
00:09:54Nice! Yeah!
00:09:56Lovers forever
00:10:00Face to face
00:10:02My city on mountains
00:10:05Stay with me, stay
00:10:07I need you
00:10:10I need you to love me
00:10:11I need you today
00:10:13I love his voice
00:10:15Give to me your leather
00:10:17Take from me, my lace
00:10:21Take from me, my lace
00:10:26Sing, boy!
00:10:28Take from me, my lace
00:10:35I love that was damn good
00:10:37So good!
00:10:40Yeah!
00:10:41Yeah!
00:10:43That was so cool!
00:10:44First of all, not to be superficial though, you guys would make a hot couple
00:10:47I don't know what your dating status is
00:10:49Honestly, after hearing you, I think you should be a duo
00:10:52You sound great together, you look good together
00:10:54Let's think about it
00:10:55Drew's married, Drew's married
00:10:57Never mind, never mind
00:10:58You can still have a group though
00:11:00It was really beautiful
00:11:01Your harmony sounded so great
00:11:03That was such a great song choice, I thought, for both of you
00:11:05Drew, I really loved at the top of your range
00:11:08That little shred that was in your voice
00:11:11It sounded so cool
00:11:12Jared, I just decided that you're one of my favorite male vocalists this season
00:11:16Thank you
00:11:17I just love the tone of your voice, like the rasp in it
00:11:21You just sound like a star to me
00:11:23You're like the real deal
00:11:25It was the perfect song, so well done Adam for that
00:11:29It was the perfect song for both of you
00:11:32How John was talking about your ache that was breaking your voice, Drew
00:11:36But also the vibrato
00:11:37It was perfect
00:11:39And Jared, you open your mouth
00:11:41And it's like, I feel like I'm at your concert
00:11:43I actually think the both of you compliment each other
00:11:46And you actually make each other better
00:11:49That's why I said the group thing
00:11:51And it's unexpected, which makes it more exciting as a fan
00:11:54Thank you, coaches
00:11:56Adam, tough decision coming up
00:11:58Give us some thoughts first
00:11:59This song to me is just a heavyweight champion of songs in my life
00:12:03Like I sang this song with Stevie Nicks to my wife at our wedding
00:12:06You know what I mean?
00:12:07What?
00:12:08I did, that happened, it really happened
00:12:10I think it really happened
00:12:11I pinch myself sometimes
00:12:12So it made it even harder I think for you guys
00:12:15Because I was going to go and be uber critical of it
00:12:17And in the rehearsals, to be completely honest
00:12:20The promise was there and the vibe was there
00:12:23But it just wasn't where it needed to be yet
00:12:25And I was hoping that it would really come to fruition
00:12:28In time for this thing
00:12:29And it really did
00:12:29It was so beautiful
00:12:31Thank you guys for really doing it right
00:12:34Beautiful
00:12:35Drew, there were moments where it was so Stevie-esque
00:12:38And she is obviously one of the greatest ever to do it
00:12:43And Jared, Don Henley's a beast
00:12:45It's really, really rangy for a male vocalist
00:12:47And you crushed it
00:12:49You guys really stepped up and you're both just incredible
00:12:52Great job, great job
00:12:53Thank you
00:12:55Adam, congrats on a great battle
00:12:56But the time has come
00:12:57Who is the winner of this battle?
00:12:59You know, something happened to me
00:13:02When I listened to this one today
00:13:06It really hit me out of left field
00:13:08The winner of this battle
00:13:11Is Jared
00:13:13Jared moving on to the knockouts for Team Adam
00:13:15Congratulations
00:13:16I got a hero in mind for you
00:13:17Thank you
00:13:20Excellent job, brother
00:13:20Thank you, man
00:13:21Amazing, dude
00:13:22Jared can win this thing
00:13:23Like, there's something about him
00:13:24Like, he's special
00:13:25I can't wait to get into it with Jared
00:13:28I think we're going to have a lot of taste in common
00:13:29Believe it or not
00:13:30And I think that's going to be really, really fun
00:13:31Drew, anything you want to say to your coach?
00:13:34I am just so incredibly grateful for this opportunity
00:13:37And honestly, your taste, the song choice
00:13:39Jared as a partner was also incredible
00:13:41And I couldn't be more thankful
00:13:43So thank you for everything
00:13:44You were awesome
00:13:44Give it up one more time for Drew Russell, everybody
00:13:48I wish I could have taken you both
00:13:49You guys were both so great
00:13:51Thank you
00:13:51It was really, really special
00:13:52Thank you
00:13:53That was so good, Drew
00:13:54It was beautiful
00:13:55Just think about it, Russell and Shoemaker
00:13:57I'm just saying
00:13:59I wish I not only had a steal
00:14:01But I don't know if it's ever been done on this show
00:14:02I wish you could just be, like, pairing
00:14:06And you could, like, pair people together
00:14:08They really sounded great together
00:14:09They would brush it together in country
00:14:12I know, they would
00:14:13Man, Team Adam is stronger than I remember in the blinds
00:14:17I just was like, that was amazing
00:14:19They looked and sounded great together
00:14:20Yeah
00:14:20Yeah
00:14:21We have people that keep surprising us
00:14:22So that's fun
00:14:24Coming up
00:14:25Just go home
00:14:27Incredible performances
00:14:29Just go home
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00:14:35Wow
00:14:36Difficult decisions
00:14:37You are so screwed
00:14:39Yeah, I know
00:14:40Adam, the time has come
00:14:42Just give me a second
00:14:43I'm thinking
00:14:43Let's go to commercial
00:14:44Yeah
00:14:44We'll be back
00:14:45I wish I could steal.
00:14:47And the final steal of the battle.
00:14:55Just have gifts of that.
00:15:05Welcome back to The Voice Battle of Champions.
00:15:11Hi, Carson.
00:15:15Carson Daly.
00:15:19Carson Daly.
00:15:24Carson Daly.
00:15:26Daly.
00:15:27All decisions are final.
00:15:28Not excited.
00:15:30Oh, no, you can't steal somebody now.
00:15:31No.
00:15:32It's just you.
00:15:33Thanks for the pressure.
00:15:36Oh, my people are going next.
00:15:38It's Houston and Tia.
00:15:39And they're both so good, but they're both very different.
00:15:41I really don't know which one I'm going to pick.
00:15:47It's The Voice Battle of Champions, and it feels like a battle of champions right now.
00:15:51Father help me.
00:15:52Anxiety before I go out is just starting to get to me a little.
00:15:54Um, could I have a moment?
00:15:56I just need to.
00:15:58I want to take a minute, please.
00:16:00Yeah, because I don't want to cry.
00:16:06Breathe.
00:16:06Mm-hmm.
00:16:07Breathe in.
00:16:07This song is very challenging for me, and I just want to be able to perform it the way
00:16:11I know that I can.
00:16:12I'm ready to go sing my tush off, that's for sure.
00:16:15This is a different genre than what I normally sing.
00:16:18I want to show Kelly my versatility.
00:16:22Entry now from Team Kelly, Houston Kelly.
00:16:26Oh, Susan.
00:16:28Versus Tia Durant.
00:16:31To win this battle, I'm going to put everything I've got out on the line, and I'm going to hope
00:16:34that's enough.
00:16:35You ready, girl?
00:16:36Opportunities like this don't come very often.
00:16:38Losing is not an option.
00:16:40I don't want to miss it, I don't.
00:16:49When it was announced that we were going to be battling each other, I was initially thinking,
00:16:53like, what are they thinking?
00:16:54Me too.
00:16:54And I don't know.
00:16:56I wonder if something like that would work.
00:17:00Clyde, is he soulful?
00:17:03He said he'd sing gospel, did he not?
00:17:05So Houston leans heavily towards Chris Capleton.
00:17:08Oh.
00:17:09Oh.
00:17:10There you go.
00:17:10Listen, she can sing anything.
00:17:12Yeah.
00:17:13This is meant to be then.
00:17:14Okay.
00:17:14I'm going to put Houston and Tia together.
00:17:16I think this mix between country and soul, I never heard it until we started singing,
00:17:23but it works.
00:17:23We have to come up with a name for it.
00:17:25Oh, yeah.
00:17:26Sontry or something.
00:17:27Soul and country.
00:17:28Something we'll come up with it.
00:17:29I think I am ready.
00:17:33It's me, Jennifer.
00:17:35I came to see about you.
00:17:37Can I give a hug first, Tia?
00:17:39Nice to meet you.
00:17:40Oh, wow.
00:17:40It's a pleasure.
00:17:41Today, seeing Jennifer Hudson, it was definitely a surreal moment.
00:17:45Not only is she an incredible singer, she is an incredible actress.
00:17:49She is doing things that I am inspired to do.
00:17:54Unfortunately, Kelly couldn't be here today, so she asked me to step in.
00:17:57But I hear y'all got a gospel background, both of you?
00:18:01Yes, ma'am.
00:18:01So my dad, he was a gospel singer, and when he was in college, he toured with a little
00:18:05group, and they would go to local churches and sing around, and then he was in a quartet
00:18:09when I was a kid.
00:18:10I love to write, and I love to be creative in that way, and I think that came from my
00:18:13dad.
00:18:14He put it in you.
00:18:14I love that.
00:18:15Absolutely.
00:18:15Now, tell me about you, Tia.
00:18:17What's your roots?
00:18:17My upbringing is in church.
00:18:19I'm from a small town, so faith, faith, faith.
00:18:22Yes.
00:18:23My grandfather used to sing, and of course, he pushed me up there to do it.
00:18:26So definitely, I got a lot of my confidence in church and my, yeah, go ahead, baby, you
00:18:31got it, that type of thing.
00:18:32That's all right, baby.
00:18:33Go head on.
00:18:34Definitely.
00:18:35I love that.
00:18:35I see Miss Kelly put y'all together for that reason, and she also picked a Chris Stapleton
00:18:41song for you guys because it has a blend of country, blues, soul, gospel.
00:18:46Now we know.
00:18:46So put your faith in that.
00:18:48All right.
00:18:49Now take it away, Houston.
00:18:51The only time we ever talk is when the monthly bills are due.
00:18:58We go to work.
00:19:00We go to church.
00:19:02They're singing Either Way by Chris Stapleton.
00:19:05Kelly knew exactly what she was doing when she made this pairing.
00:19:12Tia has a pop soul vibe with a touch of gospel.
00:19:15Baby, you can go or you can stay.
00:19:22Houston has this huge country gritty voice.
00:19:26But I won't love you either way.
00:19:30It's just, it works.
00:19:34I won't love you either way.
00:19:39Holy smokes.
00:19:43Don't y'all come up in here with all of this.
00:19:45Yeah.
00:19:46I was very honored to have a shoe thrown at me by Miss Hudson.
00:19:50I need my collection plate now, okay?
00:19:54Listen, this is what I'm talking about.
00:19:56Tell the story.
00:19:58Thank you so much.
00:19:59Because it's so powerful.
00:20:01I would love to hear your testimony and what you're singing.
00:20:05And then hearing your testimony and what you're singing.
00:20:07Where you're going through what you're going through, but you're going through it in your own tracks.
00:20:11Does that make sense?
00:20:12Yeah.
00:20:13The song is so emotional.
00:20:15Not only is it about love and storytelling, which is what soul is about.
00:20:19It's about a deep vulnerability that I haven't always been open to.
00:20:24And there is power in vulnerability.
00:20:27What's the very end?
00:20:28On stage, we definitely want to give it some dramatics.
00:20:31So I suggested the turn away.
00:20:34Right.
00:20:34Like the, I won't love you either way.
00:20:37So how you physically did that?
00:20:39Okay, now put it in the vocal.
00:20:41You're contemplating.
00:20:42So let it be a thought.
00:20:43You see what I'm saying?
00:20:44You over here, when you do separate, that's what I mean by put it in the lyrics.
00:20:48So it's like, what do I want either way that's taking them on that journey where you're figuring it out
00:20:52like, either way.
00:20:55So it doesn't have to be collective.
00:20:56It doesn't have to be that at the end.
00:20:58Because that's you contemplating your journey.
00:21:00I don't want to go either way, either way.
00:21:07It's like a conversational, emotional ending.
00:21:10Yeah, I like it.
00:21:11Whatever you feel, put it out there.
00:21:15Your granddaddy, your daddy taught y'all well.
00:21:19Okay, they're going to be proud.
00:21:21I'm proud, so Kelly's going to be real proud.
00:21:23Did I throw enough shoes?
00:21:24Yeah, you did.
00:21:25Y'all got some more?
00:21:27Tia and Houston?
00:21:29How is Kelly going to pick between the two of them?
00:21:32I'm so glad I'm not Kelly.
00:21:34This is going to be tough.
00:21:36Just keep in mind, it's a competition.
00:21:39Sound wonderful together.
00:21:40But this is called The Voice.
00:21:43Not voices, The Voice.
00:21:45Now my heart's beating fast.
00:21:46You won't talk about nervous.
00:21:48I got put up against the referee.
00:21:50Come on now.
00:21:50What I do know is the coaches better get their shoes and their tissues ready.
00:21:56That's what I know.
00:21:57Thank you so much.
00:21:58Yes.
00:21:59Yes.
00:22:00That went pretty solid.
00:22:02Who would you pick as the winner of this battle?
00:22:05Get The Voice app now and play along.
00:22:16Welcome back to night two of The Battles.
00:22:21Oh, yes.
00:22:24Bing, y'all.
00:22:26This battle starts now.
00:22:27All right.
00:22:33All right.
00:22:36We pass in the hall
00:22:39On our way to every race
00:22:42The only time we ever talk is when the monthly bills are due
00:22:50We go to work, we go to church, we fade the perfect line
00:22:57Sing, girl!
00:23:03I'm past the point of giving a damn
00:23:07Hey
00:23:09And all my tears are crying
00:23:14Hey
00:23:16We can just go home like this
00:23:23Say the word we'll call liquid
00:23:31Maybe you can go or you can stay
00:23:37Wow
00:23:40But I won't love you either way
00:23:45Beautiful!
00:23:47Yeah
00:23:50I used to cry and stay up nights
00:23:56And wonder what went wrong
00:24:03Thank you!
00:24:07It's been hard but hard to know
00:24:10Lead through that for so long
00:24:14For so long
00:24:18We can't just go home like this
00:24:25Say the word we'll call it quits
00:24:32Baby, you can go or you can stay
00:24:42I won't love you either way
00:24:46Oh, no, no
00:24:48No, no, no
00:24:52Either way
00:24:57We're doing good performances today
00:25:00It's a good day
00:25:02It's a good day
00:25:03It's a good day
00:25:04Oh, man
00:25:06You're amazing
00:25:07You're amazing
00:25:08Phenomenal
00:25:10Thank God
00:25:11Yeah
00:25:13Man, that was crazy
00:25:14You guys did great
00:25:15Thank you
00:25:16Tia, I turned for you
00:25:18I lost
00:25:20Houston, I didn't turn for you
00:25:22But I gotta tell you
00:25:22I was really, really blown away
00:25:24You were a major revelation, Houston, for me today
00:25:26That rasp in your voice in your upper register
00:25:28Especially when you're singing Chris Stapleton
00:25:29Who is like the master of that, right?
00:25:31You really fulfilled the tall order
00:25:33In being able to stay with that
00:25:35And do those big, gutty, high notes with rasp
00:25:38But I'm jealous of that
00:25:39Tia, I love you
00:25:40But I think if I was choosing
00:25:42I might actually go with Houston today
00:25:44Thank you so much
00:25:45You were both great
00:25:46I'm not trying to choose favorites
00:25:47Oh, no, I need help
00:25:47Well, y'all made it hard for her
00:25:50So congratulations for making it hard for her
00:25:52Okay
00:25:53Houston, I was very impressed with you
00:25:54That higher part of your voice
00:25:55Just really crackled in a really beautiful way
00:25:58But I will say I would choose Tia in this battle
00:26:01Not to contradict my friend over there
00:26:03But I just feel like the tone was perfect
00:26:07Oh my God
00:26:07I loved your runs
00:26:08They were just so tastefully done
00:26:10Interesting and subtle
00:26:12Your tone was just liquid gold
00:26:14I just wanted to listen to you sing all day
00:26:17Like I couldn't see her going home after that
00:26:19Thank you so much
00:26:21Thank you, coaches
00:26:22Thank you
00:26:23Wow, Kelly, I can see the anguish on your face already
00:26:26Yeah
00:26:27Battle of the champions
00:26:28They've all been really good
00:26:29And they make for difficult decisions
00:26:30What did you think about the whole battle first?
00:26:32This has been the hardest battles for me
00:26:34Because I wasn't able to be there at rehearsals
00:26:37You know, Jennifer, I do remember her time
00:26:39She threw her shoe in y'all's rehearsal
00:26:41She was like
00:26:42She was
00:26:43The shoe was thrown
00:26:44She doesn't do that for everyone
00:26:45That's how you know you did it right
00:26:46She just said it was such a great pairing
00:26:48And so I knew that you could both handle this song
00:26:51Handled it
00:26:51You both did such a great job
00:26:53Like Tia, once again
00:26:54You did some really interesting stuff
00:26:55That was really cool
00:26:56I think that's what's special about you
00:26:58Is where your brain takes you melodically
00:27:00I think is very interesting
00:27:02And not many singers do
00:27:03Thank you
00:27:03And Houston, your subtle vibrato
00:27:06And the emotion behind that
00:27:07Was something unexpected
00:27:09I knew you would be able to do the big stuff
00:27:11But that really intimate stuff was really special
00:27:14And I think just as powerful
00:27:15Oh man
00:27:17Mmm
00:27:18I am like shaking
00:27:20Okay
00:27:20Kelly, tough one for you
00:27:22I honestly don't know which one
00:27:24I hate this right now
00:27:27Oh my God
00:27:28Somebody's stalling
00:27:29And you both
00:27:30I know you both chose different people
00:27:32Yeah, we didn't help
00:27:33Kelly, who is the winner of this battle?
00:27:35Um
00:27:37Just give me a second
00:27:38Let's go to commercial
00:27:39Yeah
00:27:40We'll be back
00:27:41There's no more
00:27:42I know, I know, I know, I know
00:27:43This is so hard
00:27:44This is so hard
00:27:53Welcome back to the battles
00:27:55Oh
00:27:56Okay
00:28:00Okay
00:28:00The winner of this battle
00:28:04Is Houston
00:28:06Houston
00:28:07Shocked
00:28:08Is moving on
00:28:09To the knockouts
00:28:10With Team Kelly
00:28:11This was by far
00:28:12My hardest decision
00:28:14Both are incredible singers
00:28:15But
00:28:16Houston showed me in the battles
00:28:18That he's got even more in his arsenal
00:28:20That I did not know about
00:28:21Thank you
00:28:22I'm sweating
00:28:23Houston may have some more shoes
00:28:24Thrown at him, y'all
00:28:25Thank you so much
00:28:26Thank y'all guys
00:28:27Great job, brother
00:28:28It makes me feel really good
00:28:30That she wants to take me to the knockouts
00:28:31And I'm very hopeful
00:28:32That I can deliver what she's hoping for
00:28:34Oh, that was very hard
00:28:36I just was so surprised by him
00:28:38I just loved how he sounded
00:28:39In the very beginning
00:28:40I feel like he won that
00:28:41I'm really looking forward
00:28:42To work under Kelly
00:28:43I know I didn't get to work with her
00:28:44This first time
00:28:45So I'm really excited to get
00:28:46Her expertise and her insight
00:28:48Got Team Kelly going to the knockouts
00:28:50Thank y'all so much
00:28:52I love this song
00:28:53You have a Spanish song coming up
00:28:55Oh, my sharia more
00:28:57Oh, yeah
00:28:57My sharia more
00:29:00Mi querido amor
00:29:04Having fun?
00:29:05I'm having a great time, man
00:29:06It's like we've just been doing this together for years
00:29:09Feels right
00:29:10Like almost like we're brothers
00:29:11Like we're bros
00:29:12Yeah
00:29:14Buenas buenas
00:29:15This is Aziz Guerra
00:29:16And I'm about to find out
00:29:18Who I'm gonna be paired with for Battles
00:29:20I got the best singing partner y'all give me
00:29:22Oh, my God
00:29:23I got Jeremy
00:29:25Jeremy's voice
00:29:26I love how smooth it is
00:29:27He's always on pitch
00:29:28That is something that I gotta focus a little bit more on
00:29:31It's just getting super competitive
00:29:32I just wanna make it to knockouts
00:29:35Aziz, his baritone voice is so rich
00:29:38He's very delicate at the same time
00:29:39He does everything well
00:29:41You know, he just makes me wanna step my game up even more
00:29:43It's gonna be amazing, amazing, amazing
00:29:45Yes
00:29:46This was my hardest pairing
00:29:47Cause Aziz
00:29:48He sang entirely in Spanish
00:29:50And he's so singularly his own thing
00:29:52But I felt like Jeremy would be maybe a good person
00:29:55And the song helps me decide
00:29:57Oh, my God
00:29:59It's Benji
00:30:00Benji Madden, ladies and gentlemen
00:30:02Benji Madden
00:30:02Legend
00:30:03Benji
00:30:04This is Benji Madden right here
00:30:06Like I was not expecting that
00:30:07Huge fan, huge fan
00:30:09Seeing Benji was my childhood all over again
00:30:13And MTV
00:30:14There was no way you could avoid Good Charlotte
00:30:16I love this song
00:30:17It's beautiful
00:30:18And the fact that we can sing it in English and Spanish
00:30:20I know, I love that
00:30:20It's just you in Spanish
00:30:21Or are you gonna do Spanish too?
00:30:22He's gonna sing in Spanish too
00:30:23Yes
00:30:24I gave Aziz and Jeremy my Shuri Amor by Stevie Wonder
00:30:27Big shoes to fill
00:30:28As Stevie is literally like the baddest singer of all time
00:30:31It's nice when a song comes around
00:30:32And like makes sense for two people on my team
00:30:34Right
00:30:35It also is great
00:30:36Cause it's a challenge for you, Jeremy
00:30:37I love that you're singing in Spanish
00:30:39I've been wanting to sing a song in Spanish for a minute
00:30:43So
00:30:43Jeremy do you speak Spanish?
00:30:45A little bit
00:30:46I'm not like fluent
00:30:47A poquito
00:30:48A poquito
00:30:49Yeah
00:30:49Okay
00:30:50I love it
00:30:51Let's sing
00:30:52My Shuri Amor
00:30:56Pretty little one that I adore
00:30:59Jeremy you can just tell that he's put the hours and hours and hours and hours in
00:31:04It's a really rich tone
00:31:05Yeah
00:31:06Sweet, soulful, but deep
00:31:08That's a big voice to take on
00:31:12Mi querido amor
00:31:14Eres tu la flor que yo soñé
00:31:19Aziz's voice I kind of felt like there was like a little bit of like old school crooner kind of
00:31:24vibe
00:31:24Aziz is like the Latin Josh Groban
00:31:26Yeah, that's a great comp
00:31:28Right?
00:31:28Yeah
00:31:29If he leans into that then he'll shine
00:31:34Sounded good in Spanish
00:31:35Thank you
00:31:36Okay
00:31:37Started off great
00:31:38Towards the end
00:31:41It started to get too over harmonized
00:31:44Okay
00:31:44I don't want to sacrifice energy for harmony
00:31:47Jeremy
00:31:47Being a background singer every once in a while
00:31:49I hear you go into a very safe place
00:31:52Yes
00:31:52Because that's what you're used to doing
00:31:54But I would say like try your best to break out of that
00:31:57You have the license to be freer
00:32:00And not be restricted by what you've had to do in the past to be a support system
00:32:03Being a backup singer is a really tough gig
00:32:06Definitely
00:32:07You're there you know in service of a different record
00:32:10And you know to get to go out behind your own music
00:32:13Yeah
00:32:14I think like make sure you don't hold yourself back either
00:32:17Right
00:32:18And yeah don't let it be a weakness make it a strength
00:32:20Outside of the voice I worked on a cruise ship
00:32:23Three shows a night
00:32:24Six nights a week
00:32:26I don't think you work harder anywhere else
00:32:29I've also been a background vocalist
00:32:31Pretty much my whole career
00:32:33And this time it's about me
00:32:35It's about preparing Jeremy
00:32:37The lights are on me
00:32:38The pressure is on me
00:32:39I want to show Adam that I am an artist
00:32:43And I take risks
00:32:45Aziz I just don't want it to be too chill
00:32:48You know what I'm saying
00:32:49Okay
00:32:50A little bit more urgency
00:32:51Everybody's different
00:32:52You'll have something that's unique to you
00:32:54Get to know yourself as you go
00:32:56Right
00:32:56Definitely
00:32:57Gotcha
00:32:58I'm currently studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston
00:33:01Being here is just so much different
00:33:04Right now I'm just singing casually in front of Adam Levine
00:33:08I would love to win the battle
00:33:09Just being here is literally a dream come true
00:33:12Right on
00:33:12Yeah guys
00:33:13Awesome
00:33:13Thank you guys
00:33:14Great work
00:33:15Great work
00:33:16Let's go
00:33:16I think if Jeremy can really step up and be the lead singer
00:33:20You know he's got the voice for it
00:33:22I don't like to pick sides so early but yes
00:33:24I don't disagree with you
00:33:26Jeremy is definitely in the lead but there's been so many times
00:33:30Someone's been in the lead
00:33:31Yeah
00:33:31And all of a sudden you just don't know
00:33:45Welcome back
00:33:50This battle starts now
00:33:52Thank you
00:33:59My Shari Amor
00:34:02Lovely as a summer day
00:34:05Alright
00:34:07My Shari Amor
00:34:11My Shari Amor
00:34:13My Shari Amor
00:34:21My Shari Amor
00:34:21My Shari Amor
00:34:22little one that I adore you're the only girl my heart beats for how I wish that you were mine
00:34:36I'm on the street I'm going to ask everyone to pass if I look for you and I can't find
00:34:52you
00:34:52when you come down
00:34:55Oh my Charlie yeah boy won't you tell me how could you ignore
00:35:04You got behind that little smile like one, how I wish that you were mine
00:35:12Okay, okay
00:35:14La la la la la la
00:35:18La, la, la, la, la, la, la
00:35:23Mi querido amor
00:35:26No sabes cuánto pienso en ti
00:35:33Mi querido amor
00:35:36PodrÃa hacerte tan feliz
00:35:42Mi querido amor
00:35:46Eres tú la flor que yo soñé
00:35:50You're the only girl my heart beats for
00:35:55How I wish that you were mine
00:36:01La, la, la, la, la, la, la
00:36:06La, la, la, la, la, la
00:36:10La, la, la, la, la, la, la
00:36:15La, la, la, la, la, la
00:36:23La, la, la, la, la
00:36:27Good one, bro.
00:36:37I'd like to have a talk with Adam briefly before we get into this. Jeremy and I sang Ordinary People
00:36:45together and my heart was broken after that when he chose Team Adam. Oh yeah, remember that?
00:36:52I get it. Well that was beautiful guys. Both of you sounded magnificent. If I were to choose I would
00:36:59pick Jeremy as much as it breaks my heart that he's even on your team.
00:37:09Just have gifts of that. All of my gifts online are from the voice. Same. Same. I think that you
00:37:18both did a really great job. I loved your runs equally. I thought they were very different. Obviously you have
00:37:23very different voices. Adi, your voice especially when you hold it out on those big soaring notes. That vibrato that
00:37:29comes into play. It's beautiful.
00:37:31Thank you so much Kelly. And then Jeremy every time you just started afraid it was like oh. I thought
00:37:37it was an equal playing field. I thought both of you did a great job.
00:37:41It's a tough one. I don't like it. Thank you coaches. Appreciate it. Adam you got a tough one here.
00:37:46Both you guys did everything that was asked of you and more. And that is always you know like what
00:37:52makes this whole thing brutal to have to make a decision. I want you both to know I'm really really
00:37:57really happy and proud of both you guys for doing a great job.
00:38:01Adam the time has come. Yeah. Who is the winner of this battle? I think that this person is ready
00:38:10now. And so that's why the winner of this battle is Jeremy.
00:38:17Jeremy removed out of the back house with Team Adam. Congratulations.
00:38:21Jeremy is no longer a background singer. He's coming into the foreground and I'm really proud of him because he's
00:38:25doing all the things. Thank you man. Thank you very much.
00:38:27Jeremy's voice has presence and Jeremy was just so good and so right on the money and just he deserved
00:38:33to advance.
00:38:34Luna's on Duolingo. Oh you're on Duolingo? What do you learn in Spanish? Yeah. Do you know like colors yet
00:38:40or like azul? Yeah.
00:38:42What's verde Lou? What's verde? Blanco. I like the Spanish. I thought he was sweet.
00:38:55Welcome back to the Battles.
00:38:58Drewski, these battles, they've been so intense. It kind of reminds me of the 95 Eastern Conference semifinals.
00:39:05That's the year I was born.
00:39:07What?
00:39:08It reminds me of my family get-togethers. A lot of yelling, fighting and stealing.
00:39:12Speaking of stealing, Adam is the only coach with a steal left. Adam has attempted a steal before but it
00:39:18hasn't worked out yet, you know?
00:39:19What do you mean?
00:39:20I know what he's going through mentally but he needs to use that pressure. Dig deep. Hit that button at
00:39:26the right time.
00:39:27Well let's see what happens.
00:39:28I'm next.
00:39:29Oh my god, they're doing Walk On By?
00:39:30They sound really good on it.
00:39:32I love that song.
00:39:33The country girl sounds amazing on it.
00:39:35Our team is so lucky to have Money Long.
00:39:38I'm so grateful to be here.
00:39:40I'm super excited to share my knowledge with this next generation of artists and be a trailblazer and chop down
00:39:46the trees and make the path so that it's not as tough for people that come behind me.
00:39:51So let's talk about these artists.
00:39:53We've got Kendra versus Natasha.
00:39:56We are partnering together for Battles.
00:40:00She can moonwalk?
00:40:01She's got to do this in the performance.
00:40:03How do you do that?
00:40:04It's all in the ankles.
00:40:05Natasha and I couldn't be different on so many levels to where I'm always hot and I need a fan.
00:40:10I'm freezing so I'm putting on a rope.
00:40:13They are so different and I was like how do I find a song for the both of them and
00:40:18I went to Dionne Warwick, Walk On By.
00:40:21Yeah, Dionne's got smooth and she's got grit.
00:40:23Exactly.
00:40:24Let's do it.
00:40:26Hello ladies.
00:40:28So there's John Legend and there's Money Long.
00:40:31This is sick.
00:40:32She's written amazing songs like California King Bed by Rihanna.
00:40:38I'm a songwriter back in Nashville for movies and TV shows.
00:40:43I am so excited to hear input from such an accomplished writer.
00:40:48Both of you got your boots on today.
00:40:50We ready to walk on by.
00:40:52Walk on by.
00:40:53I know she did there.
00:40:54When we got this song, I was like let's go.
00:40:57This is so in my wheelhouse.
00:40:58I was like let me look it up.
00:41:01Well this is a classic and the thing about great songwriting is you can translate it to different genres.
00:41:08Yeah.
00:41:08Let's do it.
00:41:09If you see me walking down the street.
00:41:12I love Natasha because she's got such style in her voice.
00:41:14It has like a grace to it.
00:41:17It's just silky slinky.
00:41:19And I really love that she owns it.
00:41:21She doesn't try to do anything that doesn't feel like it's her.
00:41:25Walk on by.
00:41:28Kendra is so raspy and like gritty.
00:41:30She kind of gives me a little Amy Winehouse vibe.
00:41:32It just kind of sounds like vinyl.
00:41:34Smoky.
00:41:35She just sings the melody in a way that is so full.
00:41:40Kendra, I like how you broke up the walk on by.
00:41:45When the call and response don't stop.
00:41:49You're not stepping on each other.
00:41:51So sing it.
00:41:52Can we address the harmonics in the bridge?
00:41:55Something was rubbing to me.
00:41:57We just arranged it to what we thought.
00:41:59I'll help you like compose something together.
00:42:16That's it.
00:42:17That's the vibe.
00:42:18I love that.
00:42:18It's just simpler, you know?
00:42:20Yeah.
00:42:20John Legend truly is a master at his craft.
00:42:24And how lucky am I to have a person like that as my coach?
00:42:30Back home, I was a dental hygienist in Nashville.
00:42:34I'll see you next time, girl.
00:42:36I lost my job coming out here to follow my dreams.
00:42:40If I'm going to win this battle, I'm going to need to show John everything that I'm made of.
00:42:45Thank you both so much.
00:42:47Both of them are really great at what they do.
00:42:50On the day of battles, it's going to be about who shows up being their best self.
00:42:55Let's go!
00:42:58Great job.
00:42:59Let the battle begin.
00:43:07If you see me walking down the street, and I start to cry, each time we meet, walk on back.
00:43:18Walk on back, walk on back, walk on back.
00:43:24Make believe that you don't see the tears, just let me breathe and cry, because each time I see you,
00:43:35I break down and cry, walk on back.
00:43:41Don't you stop, walk on back, don't you stop, walk on back.
00:43:50Walk on back, walk on back, bye, yeah.
00:43:55I just can't get over losing you, and so if I seem broken, humble, walk on back.
00:44:08Oh, walk on back, oh, walk on back, foolish pride is all that I have loved, so let me hide
00:44:19this feeling inside, and I tell you, when you say goodbye, walk on back.
00:44:29Don't you stop, walk on back, walk on back.
00:44:34Don't you stop, oh, don't you stop, oh, don't you stop.
00:44:42Oh, won't you walk on back, oh, why don't you walk on back, hey.
00:44:50Walk on back, walk on back, oh, why don't you walk on back, oh, why don't you walk on back,
00:45:03oh, why don't you walk on back, oh, why don't you walk on back.
00:45:03That's all that I have loved, so let me hide, this feeling inside me, I can't help but tell you
00:45:12goodbye, walk on back.
00:45:20Walk on by, walk on by, walk on by, walk on by.
00:45:34Beautiful.
00:45:36Well done.
00:45:37Great job, I love that song.
00:45:39It was so cool.
00:45:40I feel like you guys couldn't possibly be more different.
00:45:44Natasha, this song may be a little more in your zone.
00:45:47Kendra, it still showed me things about your voice I would want to hear.
00:45:51It's going to be a tough one and it really just boils down to preference.
00:45:54I don't know what to tell you, John.
00:45:55I'm sorry, man.
00:45:56Useless.
00:45:57I know, I'm useless.
00:45:58I'm useless.
00:46:00Kendra, you are ready to release the firecrackers.
00:46:03Like that little rasp in your voice.
00:46:05There is a level of feistiness.
00:46:07Thank you so much.
00:46:09And Natasha, like you just have more of a smoothness to your voice and an ease to it.
00:46:13I would lean towards Kendra a little bit more.
00:46:16Thank you, coaches.
00:46:19All right, John, give us some thoughts on the battle, please.
00:46:21Kendra came to us singing Little Big Town, but I told her she's a very soulful singer.
00:46:27Like I hear that edge in her voice.
00:46:29And then Natasha, you're very smooth, very sultry.
00:46:34Well done, both of you.
00:46:35John, who is the winner of this battle?
00:46:40The winner of this battle is Natasha.
00:46:45Natasha, congratulations!
00:46:48Kendra and Natasha, they both sounded great.
00:46:50And I just slightly preferred Natasha's approach.
00:46:54Well done!
00:46:55I love the subtleties in their voice.
00:46:58It has this smoothness that I really appreciate.
00:47:00Thank you so much!
00:47:02I'm so excited for the knockouts because that's when they choose their own song again.
00:47:06We really get to start to round out our image of these artists and what their taste is and what
00:47:12style they want to sing.
00:47:13So I'm really excited to see Natasha.
00:47:23Welcome back to The Battles.
00:47:26Hi!
00:47:26Hi!
00:47:27I'm Jennifer.
00:47:28Oh my God, the one and only.
00:47:29Kelly called me and she said, can you come see about my fabulous team?
00:47:33Woo!
00:47:33You are in great hands.
00:47:35Yes.
00:47:35Because I was once a coach on The Voice.
00:47:39Oh yeah.
00:47:39She's beautiful.
00:47:40Am I cute?
00:47:41Oh my God, you're great.
00:47:41Am I doing okay?
00:47:42Yeah, yeah.
00:47:43Kelly told me you can really sing.
00:47:45We gotta make her proud.
00:47:46Yeah.
00:47:47All right.
00:47:48I'll go take away Chacha.
00:47:49A kiss, a touch.
00:47:51Erin and Jonah, they're singing the first time from Damiano Davis.
00:47:56Kelly picked this song because it's relatively new and she thought this song would be a big challenge for them
00:48:01and I think she's right.
00:48:03Their powerhouse voice is from two completely different genres.
00:48:07You have rock and the stage world.
00:48:09First time we met.
00:48:12Which is an interesting mashup, but they both have range that does not end.
00:48:16Which makes it, oof, a competition.
00:48:20First time we met.
00:48:23I ain't got no shoes so I had to throw the paper.
00:48:25I love that.
00:48:27Jonah.
00:48:27Yeah.
00:48:28And you're so captivating to watch.
00:48:30You see the story as you're singing it and you're creating that picture.
00:48:34I know Kelly wanted to hear you venture off into like rock and you know outside of classical or opera.
00:48:40Would you say that is a challenge for you?
00:48:42Oh, one thousand percent.
00:48:43Yeah.
00:48:43Because my first song was more like a Italian popper, Andre Bertelli style song.
00:48:48Just sing.
00:48:49Okay.
00:48:50Don't think about it.
00:48:51As my grandmama would say, stay in flat foot and sing.
00:48:53Because you have the gift naturally.
00:48:55I miss Kelly, but oh my God, J-Hud is my happy place.
00:49:00She was saying to me, I'm okay, I can trust myself.
00:49:03I had three to four jobs.
00:49:04I've been singing at weddings, funerals.
00:49:06Sounds a little grim, but everything that I've been doing has been leading up to this moment.
00:49:11And as beautiful as a voice as Erin's is, that's not my voice.
00:49:15And I am happy to show them what I can do with my voice in this song.
00:49:18And then for you, Erin, all you got to do is know the song.
00:49:21Let it just be the wind beneath your wings, okay?
00:49:23Yeah.
00:49:23Because you want to perform it, become it, and you want the people to feel like I could do anything.
00:49:29Yeah.
00:49:29Oh my God, you know?
00:49:31But somewhere in there, Erin, you need to find a way to get yourself a good little note.
00:49:35It's going to take it to another level.
00:49:37This is a competition.
00:49:39You got to let him know, baby, I am still here.
00:49:41There is a magnetism about Jennifer Hudson, and she reminded me this is a competition.
00:49:45I've performed in all 50 states and all throughout the world.
00:49:48If I lose the battle, I'll definitely be disappointed.
00:49:51Jonah's an amazing performer.
00:49:52He has a great voice.
00:49:53And there really isn't anyone else like him in this competition.
00:49:56Time to step it up a little bit.
00:49:57Be you, both of you, to the fullest.
00:50:00Because what?
00:50:00That's what got you here.
00:50:02Amen.
00:50:03Erin and Jonah.
00:50:04It is going to be a true battle for Kelly.
00:50:07And I'm glad I'm not Kelly.
00:50:09Okay?
00:50:10Let the competition begin.
00:50:14Battling now from Team Kelly.
00:50:16Erin Levinier versus Jonah Mayer.
00:50:26This battle starts now.
00:50:35I thought my heart had felt it all.
00:50:42I swam for miles across the ocean.
00:50:47Never been the shore.
00:50:50My eyes were closed.
00:50:54My eyes were low.
00:50:57I was just getting drunk on pills and potions.
00:51:02Craving something more.
00:51:06Traveled the world, but it got me nowhere.
00:51:10Nothing could ever compare.
00:51:12A kiss.
00:51:14A touch.
00:51:15A touch.
00:51:15A summoning and crying.
00:51:16All the drugs.
00:51:17I've done it.
00:51:18That couldn't get me higher than the first time we met.
00:51:23There's nothing like the first time we met.
00:51:27Yeah.
00:51:28I crashed my car.
00:51:30Oh, baby, I was flying.
00:51:32And I talked to God.
00:51:33He couldn't get me higher than the first time we met.
00:51:38There's nothing like the first time, the first time we met.
00:51:47And the best time we met, the first time we met.
00:51:48To set the world on fire.
00:51:51You take the angels higher.
00:51:55I've heard 1000 of guitars.
00:51:59And You, baby you ain't seen nothing yet.
00:52:03Traveled the world that got me nowhere.
00:52:06Nothing could ever compare.
00:52:09The key is a touch.
00:52:11A tongue that made me cry in the drugs.
00:52:13I've done could never get me higher than the first time
00:52:18we met.
00:52:19There's nothing like the first time we've met.
00:52:23When I crossed my car, oh, baby, I was flying.
00:52:27And I told the facts to God that could get me higher
00:52:31than the first time we met.
00:52:34There's nothing like the first time,
00:52:37the first time we met.
00:52:44There's nothing like the first time we met.
00:52:51The first time we met.
00:52:54The first time we met.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:02Good job, everybody.
00:53:03All right, fellas.
00:53:04Hello.
00:53:05It was great.
00:53:06The energy was amazing.
00:53:07Honestly, like a lot of this game of singing
00:53:09is performance.
00:53:10If you can't kind of go for it, then you won't be able
00:53:13to succeed in this business.
00:53:14But I also think that there's this weird balance
00:53:16you have to strike between having that energy
00:53:19that I know you guys had and also containing it enough
00:53:23to maintain control of your instrument.
00:53:25And that sounds so lame.
00:53:27But what I was thinking the whole time was like,
00:53:29I wish we could like get our breathing under control
00:53:32right now so I could hear some more that you guys have
00:53:34to offer because you guys are both really powerful singers.
00:53:35Yeah.
00:53:36I think both of you, when you hit those big glorious high
00:53:38notes, that's what I love.
00:53:40I just feel like Jonah's opera angle,
00:53:44we could explore his strengths in the competition.
00:53:49Thank you, coaches.
00:53:50All right, Kelly, got a tough decision here in a minute.
00:53:53Give us some thoughts on the battle first, please.
00:53:55You're both like firecrackers.
00:53:57And I think both of you equally had some pitch issues.
00:54:02But Aaron, man, I mean, we all heard it.
00:54:04That note that you went up for there, that's incredible.
00:54:07Your range is incredible.
00:54:08And then even Jonah, whenever you went for your big notes,
00:54:11you have this roundness that just fills the space.
00:54:15You got a tough decision here.
00:54:16Who is the winner of this battle?
00:54:18I'm going to have to go on what I think
00:54:20will stand out a little more in the end.
00:54:23So the winner of this battle is Jonah.
00:54:27Jonah, congratulations!
00:54:28You both are very talented, but there is something
00:54:31very special to me about Jonah.
00:54:32I feel like he had a little bit more edge than Aaron.
00:54:35Jonah's special.
00:54:36I like his energy.
00:54:37I'm so excited!
00:54:39Woo!
00:54:41That's Jonah.
00:54:42I think that's Jonah, yeah.
00:54:43That's Jonah.
00:54:45He's a firecracker.
00:54:55Welcome back.
00:54:57I don't know about you.
00:54:57I'm feeling kind of nervous.
00:54:58Like, just with these doors right now, I'm like,
00:55:00OK, so it's real.
00:55:01Got it?
00:55:01Yeah, I wasn't really feeling nervous.
00:55:03Now I'm like, this is keeping in a little bit.
00:55:06Yeah.
00:55:07So I want to introduce you to Ashley and Syd.
00:55:10Ashley did a kind of country pop, country rock vibe.
00:55:13There's pictures of you and I on the walls around me.
00:55:19We heard your tone, the way you jump between different
00:55:22parts of your voice.
00:55:23And the fact that you're doing all that at the age of 18
00:55:25is just so impressive.
00:55:26And then Syd is like a wailer.
00:55:30She sang, uh, Jessie J, which is not easy.
00:55:33Oh.
00:55:34Well, there is something going down
00:55:38Like the storm in the sky
00:55:40Did you just win the voice?
00:55:42Is the voice over?
00:55:44My team is full.
00:55:46I'm so angry.
00:55:47I literally have one spot left on my team.
00:55:49You were sent from heaven, Syd, to fill that final spot
00:55:53and you can win this competition.
00:55:58So we'll see.
00:55:59I'm excited.
00:56:00Yeah, it's good to be here.
00:56:01Let's go.
00:56:02Ashley and Syd, you know, I felt like they would both
00:56:04give me a powerful, big pop diva performance
00:56:08and I gave them the mother of all pop diva performances
00:56:12with a really classic Mariah Carey song
00:56:15called Love Takes Time.
00:56:16This song is a doozy.
00:56:19I can't wait to hear what you do with it.
00:56:21Definitely.
00:56:22This is the voice.
00:56:23I want y'all to come out here and flex on them.
00:56:29Mariah has that belty chest voice.
00:56:32She's got a deep lower register as well.
00:56:34And I think both Syd and Ashley have those things.
00:56:38I love when Ashley's doing the attitude.
00:56:42And Syd, it's like her tone just hits you in the face.
00:56:46I mean, every time they sang together,
00:56:48I kept getting chills.
00:56:50All right.
00:56:51It was amazing.
00:56:52It's really good.
00:56:53It's like you're super passionate.
00:56:54You have attitude.
00:56:56Like I love when you like, do it.
00:56:59Yeah.
00:56:59When you do that super long high note,
00:57:01just take it back a little just to let the lead,
00:57:04because she's really doing the lead at that point.
00:57:06So it's not too clashing.
00:57:08You know?
00:57:08Yeah.
00:57:09It feels very humbling to learn from people
00:57:14with such out of this world talent.
00:57:16I'm like pinching myself.
00:57:17I like going home and sobbing.
00:57:19I've been a wedding singer now for about three years.
00:57:23It's so fun.
00:57:24It's like I don't even go to work,
00:57:26which is so cool.
00:57:27The voice is a really big step for me,
00:57:29just so people can see me as an artist.
00:57:33Running this battle would prove to myself
00:57:35that you're here for a reason,
00:57:37and you just got to keep going.
00:57:39Ashley, my main advice would be just thinking
00:57:42about how you transition between your head voice
00:57:44and your chest voice,
00:57:45because it felt a little bit disjointed.
00:57:47And maybe just decide, stay in my chest voice,
00:57:49because it'll be easier to keep it smooth.
00:57:51Sure.
00:57:52Can we do?
00:57:53I don't want to be there.
00:57:55I don't want to be there.
00:57:57Unison with the harmony at the end.
00:57:58So sit first.
00:58:00I don't want to be there.
00:58:02I don't want to be there.
00:58:04And then together.
00:58:05I don't want to be there.
00:58:09Oh, yes.
00:58:10That'd be tasty.
00:58:11Taking Love Takes Time
00:58:12and really trying to make it my own
00:58:14is kind of hard.
00:58:15It's a riot carry.
00:58:17You can't get any harder than that.
00:58:18But I want to show Jon with this performance.
00:58:21I am very versatile,
00:58:23and I can go into a different genre,
00:58:25but still be myself.
00:58:27Now it's just all about getting it into your body
00:58:29and feeling it.
00:58:31Like, you practice it so much,
00:58:32it's second nature, you know?
00:58:33Y'all got some pipes, honey.
00:58:36Love it.
00:58:37I'm having a hard time thinking,
00:58:39who you gonna pick?
00:58:41Ashley!
00:58:41Whoo!
00:58:42I just want to see who goes out there
00:58:44and shows the world that they need to be
00:58:46in the next round.
00:58:48This song is demanding.
00:58:51It requires a lot of natural ability and skill.
00:58:55And you just want to see somebody
00:58:56that isn't afraid of this kind of challenge
00:58:58and goes out there and just nails it.
00:59:01Love takes time
00:59:03to hear when you're hurting so much
00:59:07Couldn't see that I was blind
00:59:11To let you go
00:59:14I can't escape this pain
00:59:17inside
00:59:18Cause love takes time
00:59:23I don't wanna be here
00:59:27I don't wanna be here
00:59:30Alone
00:59:35You might say
00:59:37That it's over
00:59:42And you might say
00:59:45That you don't care
00:59:47That you don't care, baby
00:59:50And you might say
00:59:52You don't miss me
00:59:55You don't miss me
00:59:56You need me
00:59:57But I know that you do
00:59:59And I feel that you do
01:00:01And so
01:00:02Love takes time
01:00:08Love takes time
01:00:09To hear when you're hurting so much
01:00:11I couldn't see that I
01:00:13I was so blind
01:00:15To let you go
01:00:18I can't escape
01:00:21I can't escape
01:00:23I can't escape
01:00:24I can't escape
01:00:24Cause love takes time
01:00:27Cause love takes time
01:00:29I don't wanna be there
01:00:32I don't wanna be there
01:00:37I don't wanna be there
01:00:42Alone
01:00:58I saw the song before I walked out and I was like,
01:01:00That is a tall order
01:01:02I love this song so much
01:01:04I'm gonna start with you, Ashley
01:01:05I did feel like there were some pitchy parts here and there
01:01:08There were also some really beautiful moments, girl
01:01:10Your voice, when it gets really big and you open up that roundness
01:01:12It's beautiful
01:01:14It is a really beautiful, big ol' sound
01:01:18And Syd, I'm still angry
01:01:20For not even being able to possibly turn for you
01:01:23I like to think she would've chosen me anyway
01:01:25At least you have an excuse, I was in it and I still lost
01:01:28Thank you coaches
01:01:30Alright, John, give us some thoughts on that battle before he tells who won
01:01:33Both of you are such wonderful singers
01:01:36And Ashley, you really do have an amazing voice
01:01:39When you have this powerful instrument
01:01:41Part of what you're doing is learning how to harness it
01:01:44And controlling this gift that you have
01:01:46It just takes time, as Mariah said
01:01:49Oh, like love
01:01:50It takes time
01:01:51And Syd, it is that interesting combination of going to the heights of what you're able to do with your
01:01:58voice
01:01:59But not sounding shrill
01:02:00It's a remarkable, like, rare thing that you have
01:02:03Thank you so much
01:02:03Thank you, John
01:02:04John, who is the winner of this battle?
01:02:08The winner of this battle
01:02:11Is Syd
01:02:13Say, Syd! Congratulations!
01:02:16You are moving on to the knockouts for Team Legend
01:02:19Ashley and Syd
01:02:20Both of these girls are really talented
01:02:22But Syd is just such a phenomenal performer
01:02:25She hit some of the highest notes you will ever hear an artist sing
01:02:28As she does it effortlessly
01:02:30It's really remarkable
01:02:31She belongs in the finale of this show
01:02:33She's really special
01:02:44Welcome back to the battles at Universal Studios Hollywood
01:02:49All right, Abigail
01:02:50All right, thank you
01:02:51All right, thank you
01:02:51Do all that and have fun
01:02:52All right
01:02:53It's only about a minute and we'll go
01:02:55Yes, ma'am
01:02:56All right, here we go, everybody
01:02:58Last time I was in this room was the blind audition
01:03:01And I got a three chair turn
01:03:03But there's still a lot that I want to show
01:03:06I want to work with Kelly
01:03:07And I hope to stay around for some more rounds
01:03:10And learn all that I can from her
01:03:13The Voice is such a huge opportunity for me
01:03:16I'm from a really small town
01:03:17And getting on a stage that can be seen all across America
01:03:19Is something that I am so blessed to experience
01:03:22When I walk on stage, I'm going to be thinking about
01:03:26Doing my best, being myself, and making my family proud
01:03:29I am so excited for this
01:03:31To win this team's Kelly battle
01:03:33Will it be Abigail Oakley or Julia Goldman?
01:03:44Abigail
01:03:45Oh Julia
01:03:46Hi ladies
01:03:47Hi
01:03:48Abigail versus Julia
01:03:50The voices are similar in some ways
01:03:52But still different
01:03:53Abigail is more folk
01:03:56Julia is more country
01:03:58They're singing Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
01:04:01I think this is the perfect song because it kind of bridges them
01:04:04Can you tell me a little bit about yourselves?
01:04:06Who wants to start?
01:04:08I can go
01:04:09Abigail you go first because she said you're a little shy
01:04:11I'm a little shy
01:04:12She told me
01:04:13Yes, I'm a songwriter
01:04:14I live in Nashville
01:04:15I've done music all my life
01:04:17Tell me a little bit about you Julia
01:04:19I'm 19, I'm from North Carolina
01:04:22I sing country music but I love everything
01:04:24Rock Americana, Stevie Nicks is like my idol
01:04:26So I'm really excited to be singing this song
01:04:28Speaking of the song
01:04:29I want to hear you ladies sing it
01:04:31You know what's interesting?
01:04:37Abigail naturally has a yodel in her voice
01:04:40Which normally comes from more country style of singing that Julia does
01:04:45She is like a cat in the dark
01:04:49And then she is
01:04:50Which maybe is why they work so well together
01:04:52Would you stay if she promised
01:04:55Julia, her vibrato is special
01:04:57And then the energy that she exudes
01:05:00When she's singing
01:05:02It's infectious, it takes the womb
01:05:04Two completely different personalities
01:05:09They're both captivating in their own way
01:05:14Yes, y'all
01:05:16Yes
01:05:17You are so interesting and captivating
01:05:20Aw, wow
01:05:21I tend to be one with a big personality, right?
01:05:24But it's the people who are so quiet are the most interesting
01:05:26As an artist, take us into that world
01:05:29I'm big on like owning who you are
01:05:32And the energy you bring
01:05:34I saw this bubbleness
01:05:35Like you were like
01:05:36You like you want to just twirl around
01:05:37Twirl around
01:05:37Yes, ma'am
01:05:38If that's what you feel
01:05:39This is your moment
01:05:40Make sure you're the focal point
01:05:42Allow yourself to be every bit of you
01:05:44Cause you're the stars
01:05:46It's y'alls for the taking
01:05:47Both of them have the star power
01:05:49So what this comes down to
01:05:51Is who shines the brightest on the day
01:05:54All your life you've never seen a woman
01:05:59Taken by the wind
01:06:01Would you stay if she promised you heaven
01:06:05Will you ever win?
01:06:09Will you ever win?
01:06:19Rihanna
01:06:24Rihanna
01:06:27Rihanna
01:06:29Rihanna
01:06:30Rihanna
01:06:31She rings like a bell through the night
01:06:34And won't you love to love her
01:06:39Chose your life
01:06:40Chose your life like a bird in a flight
01:06:42And who will be her lover?
01:06:46All your life you've never seen a woman
01:06:50Taken by the wind
01:06:53Would you stay if she promised you heaven
01:06:57Will you ever win?
01:06:59Will you ever win?
01:07:07Will you ever win?
01:07:11Will you ever win?
01:07:12Will you ever win?
01:07:12One more
01:07:20Ooh, Rihanna, Rihanna.
01:07:40All right.
01:07:43Abigail, there's this beautiful quality to your voice when you get up there in your upper register.
01:07:48Beautiful transition to falsehood. I just want to hear more, you know?
01:07:50So I would go with Abigail, but Julia, you did a great job.
01:07:53Thank you so much.
01:07:55Abigail, I loved the verse a lot with you.
01:07:58Like, you had, like, a really nice round tone.
01:08:01It just felt really solid and, like, comfortable.
01:08:04And then I felt like that part of the song was weaker for you, Julia,
01:08:08but then when you came in on the higher parts, it felt really good.
01:08:11And the energy you were giving on stage felt right.
01:08:14I'm going to say Julia.
01:08:15Okay.
01:08:16Thank you, coaches.
01:08:19All right, Kelly, give us a few thoughts before you pick a winner.
01:08:21There were moments that both of you were the reason why you're here.
01:08:24You both have something really magical with your tone.
01:08:26You both have something really magical about your voices that are very different.
01:08:30I thought that you did a good job with the song.
01:08:32I do like both of your blinds better.
01:08:34I think that you're both artists that really benefit from space.
01:08:38Like, in a song of it, not all the things kind of happening at once and fighting against it,
01:08:42especially having to battle someone you've never sung with before, you know?
01:08:46Kelly, who is the winner of this battle?
01:08:52Oh, man.
01:08:55The winner of this battle...
01:09:00...is Abigail.
01:09:03Congratulations, you're on the knockout for Team Kelly.
01:09:07Abigail and Julia are both very talented, but Abigail is a true storyteller.
01:09:12That's the thing that went to me over about her.
01:09:13She has this intensity that is purposeful, but it's intimate.
01:09:17And she has this way of, like, being soft, but also very pointed.
01:09:21I have six incredible artists coming into the knockouts.
01:09:24My team crushed it, so I'm pretty stoked about today.
01:09:27We loved you so much, Kelly.
01:09:28Oh, thank you.
01:09:38Welcome back.
01:09:40KJ and Mike, our last pairing.
01:09:43Gentlemen, y'all, how lucky are we to have Money Long here?
01:09:46Oh, we're blessed to have Money Long here.
01:09:49Yes.
01:09:49I'm so excited.
01:09:50She is going to be giving you guys advice on your battle.
01:09:52We're having a good time today.
01:09:54All right.
01:09:54Absolutely.
01:09:55Yeah.
01:09:55Last but not least.
01:09:57KJ and Mike, they're both R&B singers.
01:10:00It just felt naturally.
01:10:02They could sound great together.
01:10:03What you guys been up to?
01:10:04Man, I've been at home with my babies, with my kids.
01:10:08How many babies you got?
01:10:09Just two.
01:10:09Just two.
01:10:10How old are they?
01:10:11I have a five-year-old daughter, and my son is seven months.
01:10:13So deny the truth, or stay behind.
01:10:21My daughter was really stoked when I got a triple chair turn.
01:10:24Triple turn, baby!
01:10:27And that was validating that I can make it in this industry.
01:10:30But you know, it's been kind of hard trying to balance school and being on the show because
01:10:34it's non-stop.
01:10:36But it's so worth it because it will mean more than the world to me to bring home that
01:10:40degree and that trophy for my baby girl and her little brother.
01:10:44Daddy, you're gonna win.
01:10:45I'm just happy!
01:10:48I love you.
01:10:49Love you.
01:10:50Mwah!
01:10:52When I'm at home and I'm in my downtime, we're doing shows and we gigging and making
01:10:56it happen.
01:10:57I love it.
01:10:58I try to sing every day, all day, and gig as much as I can.
01:11:03I'm real structured.
01:11:04I'm really just adamant about taking this opportunity and putting my best foot forward.
01:11:11Making my parents proud is the thing that I live for.
01:11:15They've sacrificed so much.
01:11:17My daddy was in the military.
01:11:18It was a choice made to provide for a family.
01:11:22My dad's background taught me a strong work ethic.
01:11:25I've been the kid, you know, who was super creative but didn't like school.
01:11:31Now that I've found something that I'm focused on, I'm really harnessing it to let it push me
01:11:36to work more.
01:11:37Well, I'm so excited to hear y'all sing Let Me Love You written by the great Neo, performed
01:11:42by the great Mario.
01:11:43This is one of the great classic R&B songs truly of this last 25 years.
01:11:49Both of y'all are really good R&B singers but with really different tones.
01:11:54I felt like this song would be a great song for both of you to sing.
01:11:57So I'm excited to hear you.
01:12:03Mike has all this air around his voice.
01:12:06His tone is so distinctive.
01:12:08A lot of guys with that kind of tone don't have the range that Mike has.
01:12:12So the combination of his tone and the range he has is really exceptional.
01:12:16So can we make this thing go?
01:12:19And he also has power.
01:12:22He was hitting the high notes nicely.
01:12:22You know, he can belt a little bit.
01:12:24Yeah.
01:12:24This is good.
01:12:26You should let me love you.
01:12:28Let me be the one.
01:12:29It has all of the runs.
01:12:31The scales are crazy.
01:12:34His ability to pick where to do it and how he can fit so many notes in one little tiny
01:12:40part.
01:12:42And it doesn't sound cluttered.
01:12:44That is very, very skillful ability.
01:12:47Oh, let me love you.
01:12:54Yeah.
01:12:55Woo!
01:12:56Man, this is going to be really good.
01:12:58Both of y'all really sound good together.
01:13:01And I like the back and forth.
01:13:03And I like that you guys were more answering each other than trying to harmonize most of the time.
01:13:07Like ping pong.
01:13:07That's my new favorite of the day.
01:13:10Neither of you need to try to worry about being better than the other at what you do.
01:13:14Because your styles are so different from each other.
01:13:17Like just be the best you.
01:13:19Be mindful of what you do on stage.
01:13:21Because part of how you convince the audience to fall in love with you is just your demeanor.
01:13:26Your swag.
01:13:26The way you physically carry yourselves.
01:13:28The tiebreaker will be charisma, stage presence, all that good stuff.
01:13:33Don't they call that dirty mackin'?
01:13:34That's what they call that.
01:13:35Dirty mackin'.
01:13:36I'm happy.
01:13:37It's really good.
01:13:38Yeah, so I'm going to give you a little secret.
01:13:40When you freestyle singing like the way that we do, the rule is eight notes.
01:13:45Mm.
01:13:45Right?
01:13:46Dore mi fa so latino.
01:13:48Mm-hmm.
01:13:48Don't do more than that.
01:13:49If you're going to do a run, finish it at eight.
01:13:53Just count it.
01:13:54You know what I'm saying?
01:13:55Okay.
01:13:55That's interesting.
01:13:56I've never heard that.
01:13:57Yeah.
01:13:58I just gave you something.
01:13:59Now I'm going to go back and listen to my records and start counting.
01:14:02No, seriously.
01:14:03All of the hit songs in the main melody will not have more than eight notes.
01:14:09Yeah.
01:14:10Manny's coaching is good because Manny understands all of the ingredients that go into hits.
01:14:15She kept us electrifying.
01:14:16I'm excited, y'all.
01:14:18This is going to be a great performance.
01:14:19Yeah, this is really good.
01:14:19Somebody's getting stolen, so.
01:14:20Oh, Lord.
01:14:21So don't think of it like you're competing with each other.
01:14:24Just be your best self and somebody will get stolen.
01:14:27I guarantee it.
01:14:28It's going to be dope, y'all.
01:14:29Hey, Jay.
01:14:30Mike.
01:14:31Oh, yeah.
01:14:31I got legend jackets for you, your team legend for life.
01:14:34Oh, yeah.
01:14:35That's what's up, man.
01:14:36After rehearsing, I feel like I picked the best coach.
01:14:41His advice, his energy.
01:14:44It was everything.
01:14:46Everything.
01:14:47So nice to meet you.
01:14:48Best of luck to you all.
01:14:49We wanted to make it hard for our coach to send any one of us home.
01:14:53You think you're going to be able to pick?
01:14:54I don't know.
01:14:55I don't know.
01:14:56I always wait till the day and see how it goes that day.
01:14:58Because some people just step up when it's time.
01:15:01When the light's on, the pressure's on.
01:15:02And that's when I decide.
01:15:04Because based on rehearsal, I could go either way.
01:15:13Welcome back to The Voice Battle of Champions.
01:15:18It's the last battle.
01:15:20It's been such a fun battle round.
01:15:21I'm excited for the knockouts now.
01:15:25There's my team coming.
01:15:28This is the guy that wore the suit that you liked.
01:15:32Wait, KJ's going to be good too.
01:15:33They were both really good.
01:15:35Oh my god, Mario?
01:15:36I haven't heard this song in a long time.
01:15:38It's such a great song.
01:15:39KJ Willis!
01:15:40Mike Steele!
01:15:42The guys look clean!
01:15:44The fits are nice.
01:15:45Let the battle begin.
01:15:50Mmm, yeah.
01:15:53Ooh, yeah.
01:15:56Mmm, yeah.
01:15:58Mmm, yeah.
01:15:59Mmm, yeah.
01:16:00Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:16:02Baby, I just don't get it.
01:16:04Do you enjoy being hurt?
01:16:07I know you smell the perfume.
01:16:09The makeup on dessert.
01:16:12You don't believe your stories.
01:16:14You know that there are lies.
01:16:17As bad as you are.
01:16:19Stick around.
01:16:20And I just don't know why.
01:16:21Cause if I was your man.
01:16:23Baby, you.
01:16:24You never worry about.
01:16:25What I do.
01:16:26And I be coming home.
01:16:28Back to you every night.
01:16:30Do it, you're right.
01:16:31You're the type of one.
01:16:33You deserve good things.
01:16:34This full of diamonds.
01:16:35Hand full of rings.
01:16:37Baby, you're the star.
01:16:38And I just wanna show you who you are.
01:16:40You should let me love you.
01:16:43Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need.
01:16:50Oh, baby, good love.
01:16:51Baby, protection.
01:16:52No.
01:16:53Make me your selection.
01:16:55Show you the way love's supposed to be.
01:16:59Baby, you should let me.
01:17:03You deserve better, girl.
01:17:06You know you deserve better.
01:17:08We could be together, girl.
01:17:11Baby, with me and you is whatever, girl.
01:17:17Hey, can we make this thing go?
01:17:23You should let me love you.
01:17:26I'm gonna be the one to give you everything you want and need.
01:17:32Yeah.
01:17:33Baby, good love and protection.
01:17:35Make me your selection.
01:17:38Show you the way love's supposed to be.
01:17:43Yeah.
01:17:44Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need.
01:17:53Baby, good love and protection.
01:17:55Baby, good love and protection.
01:17:56Make me your selection.
01:17:59Show you the way love's supposed to be.
01:18:03Baby, you should let me love you.
01:18:07Love you.
01:18:10Love you.
01:18:16Great job, girl.
01:18:23Yeah!
01:18:24Yeah.
01:18:25Yeah!
01:18:27Wow!
01:18:29That was really good.
01:18:31Yeah!
01:18:31You are so screwed.
01:18:34Yeah, I know, I know, I know.
01:18:34I know, I know, I know.
01:18:35That was incredible.
01:18:36That was so so good and tasteful.
01:18:38The whole time I was like, tennis, I was like, oh damn.
01:18:42And then I'd be like, oh damn, going back and forth.
01:18:44And especially, oh my god, Mike, this one run you just did
01:18:47towards the end that went all the way down,
01:18:49it was like, it was so good, I loved it.
01:18:53I thought, KJ, you're a little more like higher,
01:18:56even when you're doing the high stuff,
01:18:57there's just such a body to it.
01:18:59Honestly, guys, you're both incredible.
01:19:01I mean, great job.
01:19:03Yeah.
01:19:04I don't know which way I'd leave.
01:19:05Thank you so much, Kelly.
01:19:06I know, I know.
01:19:09I'm just mad at myself for pairing them now.
01:19:11First of all, the swag that's going on right now
01:19:14with these fits.
01:19:15The fellas look good, they look good.
01:19:17You guys were great.
01:19:18KJ, you were a big surprise to me.
01:19:20I didn't turn for you in the blinds.
01:19:22But you've, since then, made me a believer.
01:19:24But Mike, when you create a moment that makes us all go,
01:19:27oh my god, which was that big run down that you did,
01:19:29it was the most memorable for me moment of the entire thing.
01:19:33So I think maybe I would lean towards Mike,
01:19:34but it will be a very, very tough choice for you.
01:19:36I will lean towards KJ to even it out,
01:19:38because I like both.
01:19:39Oh my god.
01:19:40Thank you, coaches.
01:19:41Oh my goodness.
01:19:43All right, Johnny, you got the final decision.
01:19:44Give us some thoughts on it first.
01:19:46This is hard, because you guys both
01:19:49are just phenomenal singers.
01:19:51Your tones are so different from each other.
01:19:55Mike, your tone has so much air around it,
01:19:57and it's so round and beautiful.
01:20:00And then I love that vibe of your tone, KJ.
01:20:03Like, it's really dope.
01:20:04Like, some of the best R&B and soul singers have that.
01:20:07And I grew up on Stevie Wonder and tried to sound like him.
01:20:10And, like, that's the kind of tone you have, and I love it.
01:20:13Both of you are just phenomenally talented,
01:20:14and it was just a really great performance.
01:20:17And I'm really proud of both of you, and I'm excited for both of you.
01:20:22Johnny got a difficult decision, but the time has come.
01:20:25Who is the winner of this battle?
01:20:28The winner of this battle is KJ.
01:20:37KJ, congratulations.
01:20:38You're moving on to the knockout.
01:20:40KJ and Mike make me so proud.
01:20:42You know, I chose KJ as the winner.
01:20:43KJ is such a real singer.
01:20:45Like, he has so much range and flexibility in his voice.
01:20:48You killed it.
01:20:48Well done.
01:20:49And I really do enjoy his tone.
01:20:51It reminds me of some of the singers I grew up listening to.
01:20:53I'm excited to see what KJ will do next.
01:20:55I wish I could steal.
01:20:57Because I'm reminded that Mike's available to Steele.
01:20:59Mike, anything you want to say to John?
01:21:02Man, I'm so grateful to be here.
01:21:04I thank you for turning your chair around for me.
01:21:06I can truly say, you know, it's a dream come true, for sure.
01:21:09Whoa, hold everything.
01:21:11We got a steal.
01:21:14It's a steal for Mike Steele.
01:21:17Adam uses his one and only steal for Mike.
01:21:20Adam, talk to us.
01:21:21Man, I really did think he was going to pick you.
01:21:23And when he didn't, I was so shook.
01:21:25I was like, that means, like, I could have him on my team.
01:21:28Like, I was so surprised.
01:21:30There's a tone in your voice that I love.
01:21:33So, man, welcome to my team.
01:21:35Yeah.
01:21:36Go meet your new coach, Mike.
01:21:38Congratulations.
01:21:39Adam Levine steals Mike from John.
01:21:42I'm a Mike fan.
01:21:44I turned for Mike in the Blind.
01:21:45I thought Mike won that one.
01:21:46So it was really kind of easy to try and steal him.
01:21:48Mike adds definitely a facet that I do not have,
01:21:51which is a really strong male vocalist in the kind of R&B vein.
01:21:56And I'm just really happy he's on my team.
01:21:58Man, that was a good one.
01:22:00I was surprised.
01:22:01What do you want with Mike?
01:22:02What I want to learn from you, Adam.
01:22:03Everything.
01:22:03He wants to learn everything.
01:22:07Yo, we're going to have fun, man.
01:22:08I missed you the first time, but I got you the second time.
01:22:10Most definitely.
01:22:11Yeah, man.
01:22:12Yes, sir.
01:22:12Let's go.
01:22:13All right, man.
01:22:14See you soon.
01:22:17Oh, man, that's crazy.
01:22:19That's crazy.
01:22:21That's it.
01:22:22Friends, that's the last battle.
01:22:23Did y'all enjoy yourselves?
01:22:25Good music.
01:22:28Oh.
01:22:30Yeah.
01:22:32Who needs score?
01:22:38Get ready for this, y'all.
01:22:40I'm super excited for knockouts.
01:22:41Let's go.
01:22:42I think the knockouts are going to be so competitive.
01:22:45Oh, my God.
01:22:48Look, I'm excited to work with my whole team
01:22:49because I didn't get to work with them in the battles.
01:22:51Dude.
01:22:52I love my Mega Mentor.
01:22:54And we have some twists and turns coming our way.
01:22:58CeeLo Green.
01:23:02CeeLo's a wizard.
01:23:03A wizard.
01:23:04He's a wild man.
01:23:05I was born to win.
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