.
[country music]
- It's hard to believe this is going to be my final Battles.
Seen so many great performances inside these walls.
Yes!
So many great memories just wash over me.
- What?
- That is the sound of the Steal!
- Yes, yes!
- Group hug, group hug.
- Yes! Yes!
- Blake Shelton! - Whoo!
* *
- We've got a Steal!
- I'm really going to miss this place.
- I knew that I wanted to save Jay.
- What if somebody steals Jay?
- No! - Oh, no!
[cheering]
- Trouble in paradise.
- [grunts]
- You know what I'm not going to miss?
The coaches this season.
I just want everybody here to know
that there's only one king of "The Voice."
[laughter]
Just not up to my level as a coach.
Actually, kind of sad.
- Blake, we can hear you.
- What do you mean you can hear me?
I'm using my inner voice.
- You're using your outer voice.
We can hear you. It's not cool.
- Mm.
- See you out there, losers.
- We can actually still hear you is the thing.
[upbeat music]
- On the way to the Battle rehearsals,
I'm really excited.
It is going to be strange putting
them up against each other.
Because I obviously love them all individually.
I'm going to have to just make some really tough decisions.
- Laura, you will be battling Ross Clayton.
- This is what I wanted.
I wanted to get to sing with Ross,
and now I'm getting to do it.
- Laura is a phenomenal, phenomenal vocalist.
- I know how the crowd reacts to him.
We're going to have so much fun.
- Team Niall is the team to beat.
- Oh!
- Here they are, finally. - The real thing.
The real thing. - Laura.
- Hello!
- I paired Laura and Ross because both of them
had country influence,
and I thought it would make for a really good duet.
It took me two seconds to figure out this one.
- You found a way to not make me country,
but not put him in a box of country.
I'm from Dickson, Tennessee.
It really is such a magical place.
It's tucked back in the woods.
It's a little slice of heaven.
I thought after high school, I was going to go to Africa
and be a missionary.
And then that ended up falling through.
That was very challenging for me.
And it led me to very, very, very bad depression.
I had no motivation to do anything.
And I kept gaining weight, a lot of weight.
Two of my best friends--
they helped me crawl out of this.
They worked out with me.
Within, like, seven months, I had lost every pound.
When I think back to those workout sessions,
what I remember is the music.
I don't think about how heavy the weight was.
I don't think about the pain I was experiencing.
* Stop your crying, baby *
Kelly used her only Block on Blake.
It actually threw me for a loop.
And then Niall said...
- I love you already. - "I love you already."
And I remember being like, hold on.
I'm going to go with Niall.
- Ugh. - Yes!
- I did feel really bad for not picking Kelly.
But it's the best decision I've ever made.
- What do you think of the song?
- We heard Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty,
and we were like, oh, my gosh! - Yeah.
This is one of the biggest songs of all time.
- Oh, yeah. - You know it.
- It's not a big deal. We'll do fine.
Everything's going to be great.
- * Baby, you'll come knocking on my door *
- I chose "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks
and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,
one of the greatest duets of all time.
- * So you had a little *
- Both Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks
have country twangs to their voice.
And I just knew that we would get an incredible performance
out of it.
- I thought-- [laughs] I thought the camera guy
was a rolling trash can.
And-- - [laughs]
- I'm like, we're literally filming TV.
Why is there a trashcan three feet from me rolling across?
I'm now thinking I'm an idiot.
- It was so Laura. I don't know.
[laughs]
- 23 seasons of "The Voice",
that's the best thing I've seen.
Let's go, boys.
- * Stop draggin' my heart around *
- This song just matches Laura and I so well,
our voices and our energy.
It was perfect.
It's been about five years since I've performed really.
I gave it up and focused on family.
* Oh, yeah, you buckle with the weight *
So I'm going to work my butt off to make everybody proud.
* Stop draggin' my, stop draggin' my *
When I hear Tom Petty, I get totally thrown back
to when I was 10 years old.
My dad and I drove across the country from Chicago
to the Grand Canyon on old Route 66.
We listened to Tom Petty probably like 70% of the time.
I didn't have great pitch back then.
* Blue *
So pretty hard to believe, Rossco in the back seat
got four chairs.
- Four chairs!
- And then, obviously, the icing on the cake,
Niall had a lot to say.
- What the--
- I didn't know what was happening.
I didn't know he could do that.
- Please.
- Niall's solo work, his lyricism is phenomenal.
I know I made the right decision.
- Yeah, we picked the right song.
OK, guys, I've got an idea.
Why don't we put you as a duo?
[laughter]
- Maybe you're staring at your Playoff Pass, baby.
Anything could happen.
Like, you could get stolen.
You can get the Playoff Pass.
There's an option for both of us to go through.
- Be a shame to split it up.
- It would be a shame. [laughter]
- I really like it. I think it's really cool.
Ross, is there a way of, like, taking back
some of the grit early on?
Like, just, you know, instead of, like,
giving it grit the whole time.
* Baby, you come * - Yeah, yeah.
- I think just rolling back some of that's--
like, making it a little bit more dynamic.
* Baby, you come knocking on my *
You know, like, that kind of world.
I love the grit that Ross brings to this competition.
He's a soulful rock singer.
You know, he doesn't have to scream all the time
to make it sound good.
Show both sides. - Yeah.
- Like you did-- like you did in your audition.
- Yeah. - Laura, I just--
I think I'd look at the pitch at the end.
It was very easy to get excited at that key.
In a song like this, we sing the song.
Because we're on a show called "The Voice"
doesn't mean that we automatically all have to turn
into super riffers and-- - Yeah.
- [harmonizing]
We don't need to do that.
- Getting that one-on-one time with Niall was spectacular.
- Dynamics. Tell the story.
- He's in the trenches, working with you.
- Just, like, start ramping.
Keep it small, and then--
[harmonizing]
- * Baby, you could never look me in the eye *
- Laura such a beautiful tone.
She's got this vibrato, this, like, nearly yodel
that is just incredible.
The two of them are so strong.
.
- * This is The Voice *
- Welcome back to "The Voice".
- Both of these were in high demand.
Look how many chair turns.
- You're telling me, brother.
I got a team full of them.
- You're just going to send them home?
- Don't you even start.
- [laughs]
- Honestly, just leave now.
Do we have to wait until May?
- You have to wait. [cheers and applause]
- Oh, I like this song, Niall.
- This Battle begins right now.
[cheers and applause]
["Stop Draggin' My Heart Around playing]
* *
- * Baby, you come knocking on my front door *
* Same old lines you used to use before *
* I said, yeah, well, what am I supposed to do? *
* I didn't know what I was getting into *
- * So you had a little trouble in town *
* Now you're keeping those demons down *
- * Stop draggin' my *
* Stop draggin' my *
* Stop draggin' my heart around *
* *
- Oh, my.
- * It's hard to think about what you wanted *
- * It's hard to think about what you lost *
- * Didn't have to be the big get even *
- * This doesn't have to be anything at all *
* I know you really want to tell me goodbye *
* I know you really want to be your own girl *
- * Baby, you could never look me in the eye *
- * Yeah, you buckle with the weight of the world *
- * Stop draggin' my *
* Stop draggin' my *
* Stop draggin' my heart around *
* *
* Ooh, ooh, yeah *
* *
- * There's people running around loose in the world *
* Ain't got nothing better to do *
- * I know you really want to tell me goodbye *
* I know you really want to be your own girl *
- * Baby, you could never look me in the eyes *
* Yeah, you buckle with the weight of the world *
* Stop draggin' my *
* Stop draggin' my heart around *
* Stop draggin' my *
* Stop draggin' my heart around *
* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *
[cheers and applause]
- Whoo!
- Holy moly.
That was fun.
- Yes, it was.
- Laura and Ross, great stuff.
That was awesome, man. - Thank you.
- I gotta be honest.
I-- I don't know that song at all.
- Oh, you don't? - Come on.
- That's a good one. - Come on.
- No, honestly, I don't think I've ever even been around
while that song was playing. - Wow.
- I don't think anybody that I know knows that song.
But I think it's-- [laughter]
- No one I've ever known in my life has heard that song.
- No, but it's great though.
It's a great song.
- It's like one of the biggest duets.
- I think you guys did it justice.
[laughter]
I would say the--
[laughter]
Wait. Kelly, stop.
[cheering]
- He is my favorite coach.
[laughs] He's my--
- The performance was awesome. - Oh, my God.
- I think you guys have great chemistry.
When you guys started doing the harmonies together,
like, it got really strong.
And I got to see a little bit more
of your personality, Laura.
But I thought the whole thing top to bottom was amazing.
- I love that song.
Ross, you have this voice that really cuts through in, like,
this really raw, like, rock and roll way.
So that this song was great for you.
Laura, you have an intoxicating vibrato.
It's like sweet but pointed.
It's really, really cool. It's a cool gift that you have.
- Thank you so much.
- And you both have incredible ranges.
Ross, on this song, I do think that your voice cut
through a little more in a way that in a vocal competition
I think might stand out.
- Thank you.
[applause]
- Well, I would like to first thank Kelly
for pointing out that you have an intoxicating vibrato.
Finally, after 23 seasons of being on this show,
I have an excuse for being drunk right now.
[laughter] Finally.
You did it. It's your fault.
Laura, you're such a free spirit.
You're literally, like, just lost in the moment.
And I just love watching you perform.
And then, Ross, he's like this stoic guy standing up there
just like-- I don't even know what that word means.
It just seems like it fits.
[laughter]
He just delivers this absolutely rock-solid vocal.
I would probably go with Ross on this one, buddy.
- Thank you, coaches.
Niall, it is all up to you.
What did you think of the Battle?
- Two unbelievable singers singing a great song
and making it their own in some way.
I knew this was going to be the case.
I've shot himself in the foot yet again,
pairing these two together.
Kind of wish I didn't know you now because it
makes these decisions so hard.
I just have to make, like, a gut choice
and an in-the-moment choice to be honest.
- Niall, who's the winner of this Battle?
- Oh, God.
[dramatic music]
It's not easy.
* *
I think the winner of this Battle...
Ross is the winner.
- Ross moving on to the Knockouts for Team Niall.
- Thank you.
- Laura and Ross, it was never going to go wrong.
They're just two super solid performers.
That's great. You deserve it. Well done.
With Ross, he's got this standout tone.
He's just got a true grit to his voice
that doesn't exist in the show.
And that's why I put him through.
I'm so sorry. - No, No, it's OK.
- I'm so sorry. You have no idea.
- I thought about picking Laura up for my team.
But at this stage, I can really only
pick people that I think I can win the whole thing with.
- Not only do I not know that song.
I don't know anybody that knows that song.
[laughter] - He said that.
Like, no one in my neighborhood,
no one I knew.
- Finally, somebody else that doesn't know a lot of songs
like me. - There we go.
- Still to come, with two Steals
and three Playoff Passes up for grabs...
- Yay!
- The artists work harder than ever...
- * Get to you *
- Whoa.
- To deliver unforgettable performances.
[harmonizing]
- OK!
- One hell of a choice to make here.
- Language, Niall.
- [laughs]
- My heart is cracking.
.
- * This is The Voice *
- Welcome back.
[cheers and applause]
Which passionate vocalist will win this Team Chance Battle?
- I'm moments away from taking the stage.
And deep down, I'm really happy to be here.
I feel blessed.
- There's always going to be nervous energy.
If you're nervous, it means you care.
And I def-- [gasps] I care.
- Alyssa Lazar!
- Chance the Rapper took a chance on me and my sound.
I want to make him proud.
- Magnus!
- All the practice that we both have put in
is definitely going to show on the stage.
But I want to win, simple as that.
[upbeat music]
- I'm just excited for this performance.
I'm so thrilled to get to sing with you.
- Agree, likewise.
- I paired Alyssa and Magnus together.
Alyssa's rock-based.
Magnus comes from a real soul background.
I really have always loved just the blend
of different musical styles and tones.
- It's amazing that we get to work with such a pioneer
in the industry, an innovator.
He always did his own thing.
He did it his own way. And he just changed the game.
- Exactly. Like, it's crazy
to just think about where we might have been,
like, a year ago, thinking about where we are right now.
I love singing. It's my passion,
and I feel blessed to even be here.
* And when I feel I can't go on *
In my Blinds, when that chair turned,
I felt really excited and happy,
because I knew that this was going to continue my journey.
- * And me forever *
- I am so excited to win this show with you, Magnus!
- Yes, sir. Chance is awesome, man.
He wears so many different hats.
To have that person, you know, in my corner.
- Hey. - Ah! Hi!
- This is crazy. [laughs]
- What's up, man? - Hello, Mr. The Rapper.
- Just being around him and being able to pick his brain,
I'm just looking forward to it.
- To get to work with you, it's such an honor.
- Definitely. - I appreciate it.
It's an honor to be before you guys.
I'm very excited for this song.
It's probably my favorite love song
and one of the more-- - Really?
- Yeah, this is-- - OK, that's dope.
- I gave Magnus and Alyssa "Your Song" by Elton John.
- * And you can tell everybody *
- Just the idea of the Battles is so different.
To see a duet, I can really admire it because it gives me
an opportunity to see both of them,
like, attack a song differently at the same time.
And working together, like, seeing how it gels.
- * I hope you don't mind *
- And the song, I felt like it would help
show their strengths and their different styles.
- I was so beyond thrilled to see this song choice.
- Oh, yeah. - The Piano Masters
I absolutely love.
When I was about in second grade,
I started learning how to play the piano.
By the time I was in high school,
I was playing every bar in my hometown.
I'm from Scranton, Pennsylvania, so--
- OK. Scranton?
- Scranton, Pennsylvania. - Like "The Office"?
- Like "The Office." - That Scranton.
After high school, I moved to Nashville.
I was playing with a band a lot, writing.
And then Chance the Rapper changed my entire life.
* Baby, I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time *
- Welcome to "The Voice"!
- I want to have a really big, game-changing career in music.
And with something like "The Voice", that is a possibility.
- You know how I got introduced to this song?
A movie in the early 2000s when I was probably, like,
eight years old called "Moulin Rouge."
- Wow. - Yes!
- [laughs]
- Just seeing that song interpreted in this way,
it just had depth to it.
And I think the first time-- and maybe it was just
because it was my first time hearing it,
it felt like you were very focused on pitch,
doing harmony, and, like, singing together.
But I think just showing who you are and your performance
and just having fun with it also.
How you guys interpret lyrics, the inflections that you guys
choose and the emphasis that you choose when you sing
is why I wanted to have both of you guys on my team.
- * But it's the best that I can do *
When I think of this song, it's about love
at the end of the day.
My girlfriend-- she is definitely
one of my biggest supporters, her and her daughter, Ellie.
I feel like I'm a father figure toward her daughter.
She'll call me like,
"Oh, I just wanted to see what you're doing."
Like, what? [laughs]
What's going on?
Put your mother on the phone.
She definitely appreciates me and anything that I do.
- * That I put down in words *
- I'm really hyped on Magnus's control and his choices.
- * How wonderful life is *
- He just has a distinct sound that's not very
widely accessible right now.
You just smacked the whole thing.
- [laughs] - Perfect.
- I appreciate that. - No, awesome.
Stylistically, you guys are both different.
The best thing is to just, like, stay in your texture.
"The Voice" is like the world's opportunity
to see you as an artist.
So make sure that, like, you let yourself shine through
in the performance because it's your show.
You know what I mean?
But I'm really excited.
I think it's going to be fire.
I can't wait to see the stage rehearsal.
- Magnus-- he's amazing.
And I don't want to go home.
But Chance said, stay true to your artistry.
So that is something that I will definitely be carrying
with me every single day.
- * You can tell everybody *
- I can't stress enough how important rehearsal is.
Because it's as much about your stage presence
as it is about your vocal.
Alyssa has a great stage presence
and ability to be a star, I think,
in terms of just how she carries herself on stage.
Sheesh!
That was fire, man.
And I saw a huge improvement from Alyssa
from the rehearsal to here.
You've actually gotten better each time I've seen you.
- Oh, thank you.
- Get up.
I'm hoping that Magnus shows me some of, like, the soulfulness
that really attracted me to his sound from the Blinds
and from even the rehearsal.
What helps me out a lot when I'm on stage is,
even though I've sang the song so many times,
sometimes that can, you know, work against you.
Kind of taking time to think about who you're singing to
and what the lyrics mean to you is probably the best way
to get the best performance.
Magnus and Alyssa are two very different performers
and singers.
So I'm excited to see what they both do.
- I need that in XL, by the way.
Appreciate you.
Didn't say that-- - This probably is an XL.
[laughter]
It's a toss up.
.
- * This is The Voice *
- Welcome back to night two of the Battles.
[cheers and applause]
Let the Battle begin.
["Your Song" playing]
* *
- * It's a little bit funny *
* This feeling inside *
* I'm not one of those who can *
* Easily hide *
* Don't have much money *
* But, boy, if I did *
* I'd buy a big house where *
* We both could live *
- * If I was a sculptor *
- Ooh! - * But then again, no *
* Or a man who makes potions *
* In a traveling show *
* I know it's not much *
* But it's the best that I can do *
* My gift is my song and *
* This one's for you *
* Oh *
- * And you can tell everybody *
* This is your song *
- * It may be quite simple, but now that it's done *
- * I hope you don't mind *
- * That I put down in words *
* How wonderful life is *
* When you're in the world *
- * And you can tell everybody *
* This is your song * - OK!
- * Oh, it may be quite simple, but now that it's done *
- * Whoa, I hope you don't mind *
- * I hope you don't mind *
- * That I put down in words *
- * How wonderful life is *
* When you're in *
* The world *
* *
[cheers and applause]
- That's so good!
* *
Whoo!
- Great job, guys. - Thank you.
- You have completely different tones,
but it actually worked beautifully.
You kind of are more piercing, Alyssa, and very powerful.
And then, Magnus, I like a full round-bodied,
well, wine and voice.
[laughter]
It sounds cozy, and it sounds like home.
- Home. - And-- it does.
But for both of you, I'd concentrate a little bit
on not having vibrato the whole time
because it can get distracting.
But you have really cool voices,
and I would lean a little bit towards Magnus.
- Thank you.
- Thanks, Kelly.
- Magnus, your voice sounds like a warm, cozy home--
[laughter] - It does.
- Thank you, Blake. - With soup and those pillows
that are, like, life-size body pillows
you can lay with and--
- I sleep with that every night. No joke.
- You know, I agree with everything Kelly just said.
I will add, Alyssa, your vibrato, I do feel
like, is the slower, more dominant vibrato of the two.
I don't know how to handle the vibrato thing.
It may just be the song that makes it--
- How many times do you think you just said vibrato?
- Vibrato. - Vibrato.
"Vib-rato"? "Vibe-brato"?
- Now you guys have said it more than I said it.
- It's been lot of times now.
- Yeah, this is confusing me now.
There's a really, like, storyteller
singer-songwriter vibe to the voice.
So when you get a big, bold song,
it was obviously going to lean towards Magnus.
Where I would lean is just towards
just Alyssa's singer-songwriter breaking tone and character.
- Thank you, coaches.
- Thank you.
- All right, Chance. Final decision is yours.
- Alyssa, I feel like your voice and style
is meant for this song, and I feel like each time
that you performed it, it got better.
Magnus, I gave both of you guys
the note about the intentionality
behind the words or the lyrics.
In that area, you smashed it.
But some of your choices-- they kept saying the word vibrato.
It wasn't really all vibrato before.
It was a lot of, like, intentional runs
that I feel like you either switched out
or just stayed straight on.
But still, in terms of performance-wise,
I thought it was really, really--
like, you hyped me up.
Like, I was like, I was like, this is your song.
Like, I like that.
Like, everybody. Like, that was dope.
- Chance, the time has come.
Who's the winner of this Battle?
[dramatic music]
* *
- The winner of this Battle is
Magnus.
- Magnus moving on!
- I think Alyssa did continue to grow
in each one of her performances,
but I felt like Magnus had his own great take on the song.
I think Magnus is going to do great in the competition,
and I'm giving him more opportunities
to show who he is.
- Great job, man.
- I'm definitely excited to keep working with Chance.
He has been wonderful, like, on the tips and tricks.
I'm really happy that he's my coach.
- Hey, you're an amazing performer, man.
Keep going at it.
- The Battles have been incredible this season,
and it's hard to see any artist go home
that you think has potential.
That sucks every time.
- * Oh, I could fall in love with you *
- * Oh, oh, oh, oh *
* I could fall in love * - * Fall in love *
- This one is really hard.
You're all really powerful singers.
Marcos, I do miss you singing in Spanish a little bit.
That is what separates you in this competition.
- Yeah.
- The winner of this Battle
is Marcos.
- Marcos is moving on to the Knockout round.
- It was a tough decision.
Marcos, he held down the song.
There was passion instead of just power,
which is what I was asking them all for.
Great job.
And I'm really looking forward to pushing Marcos
and kind of stretching him to see what he's going to do
.
- * This is The Voice *
- Welcome back to the Battles.
- You know, this show is a competition on every level,
and that includes the photographs of each other.
And I just got to say, I think
I won the photoshoot contest, I call it.
And this is the best picture we could come up with
of Kelly.
And I remember this because she actually said to me,
"Hey, throw me a Skittle."
I was talking to Chance, and I had just told him
that my cat died.
And this is like he was trying to pretend like
he was concerned, but really doesn't care.
Niall had just said, tell me when you're ready,
and they snapped the picture
just as he was finishing that sentence.
And then we went on to the important picture here,
which is me after a fresh haircut.
I was in heaven right here,
and you can see the lights of heaven,
you know, not only shining from behind my head,
which is these rays, but also shining into my eyes
and out of my eyes.
That's how we do it here at "The Voice."
- Kylee,
you will be battling
Mary Kate Conner.
- Yes! - Yay!
My little baby love.
- Blake paired me with Kylee, which is bittersweet.
- We met when we were here for the Blinds.
We've been through this entire thing hip to hip.
- At first, I was really excited,
and then I was a mess.
- We have to compete against each other,
and that was really sad.
And then we got working on our song.
We were like, this is a match made in heaven.
- Her voice is so gentle.
It's like... a hug from a butterfly.
- Kylee has one of my favorite voices in the entire Earth.
We want this battle to shine so that we're both worthy
of making it in this competition.
- That didn't work. - Hug. I need a hug.
- Hello. - Hey.
- Hi.
- You guys are already laughing coming through the door.
- Yeah, we're just so excited.
- Working with Blake is probably
the highlight of my life.
- Team hug. Come on.
- His music is so fun.
He's really tall.
Once you get in front of him, you're like, oh my gosh.
- The team hug was so good.
Blake smells really good.
- OK, so I was told that I have to call you Uncle Blake.
- Oh, by who?
- About a year ago, I was visiting
Carter Rubin in New York.
And we, like, went on live--
- Oh my God, I remember that.
- Yeah and then Gwen joined.
- Hi. Hi, guys.
- We love you.
- And then you were with Gwen.
And I was like, oh my God.
- Oh my God.
- And now here we are. And--
- I remember the day. What about you?
We ever FaceTimed or anything?
- Not that I can recall.
* I should have seen it coming from-- *
- It was an eye opening experience
to have three chair turns.
I definitely wasn't expecting it.
I remember talking to Blake.
- There's only one king of "The Voice".
- And then from the heavens,
a giant foam finger falls from the sky.
It was crazy.
I have never had formal training in music.
I was a pre-med student.
The classes were a lot more difficult
than I had anticipated.
I'm so used to getting good grades
and being good at school.
It was very difficult to adjust to that.
So I'd made the jump of leaving college
to try and pursue music.
I feel like I have to pick Blake.
- Yes!
- It's such a privilege to be on his last team.
- You know, I'm always nervous to throw out a current song.
- Uh-huh. - Because some people
will either, like, jump on it,
or they're like, ah.
- * I have this thing where I get older *
- I gave the girls a brand new song called "Anti-Hero"
by Taylor Swift.
- * My afternoon *
- And I think it fits the singer-songwriter thing
that they both want to do.
- * I shouldn't have been left to my own *
- It is really intimidating to be singing "Anti-Hero."
That's like Taylor Swift's number one song
of all time right now.
- * I'll stare directly at the sun but never in a mirror *
- The song talks a lot about insecurities.
I can just relate to that a lot.
I've grown up with really bad anxiety,
especially when it comes to performance and my looks.
I just compare myself to everybody around me
and let that weigh me down.
So this song is so important for me to sing
and be able to share with everyone
because I think that a lot of teenage girls
struggle with the same kinds of things.
- * It's me, hi *
* I'm the problem, it's me *
- * It's me *
- Mary Kate's only 18 years old.
She has this very soft, angelic voice.
- * Hi, everybody agrees *
- Kylee has a little more attack and a little bit
different style, but she's definitely fits well
and leans into the singer-songwriter lane also.
- * Always rooting for the anti-hero *
- Did I just step in, like, a time warp and step at the end
of rehearsal, like, where you would sound that good
after we worked on it?
I'm the greatest coach ever.
- Yes.
- Kylee, you know, you guys are switching from your full voice
into your falsetto, and then you started going full voice,
full voice.
If you're going to do it, just be sure you have enough air
to get up there.
Outside of that, I mean, this is just so good.
The harmonies are great. This is exciting.
- Yeah.
- From a performance standpoint,
have you thought about how to perform it?
- So, we have fun, like, connecting emotionally.
I think that there's some parts that will end up,
like, flip-flopping places.
- So you'll be holding-- holding your microphones
and performing it that way. - Yeah.
- Let's do it that way once, then.
- * I wake up screaming from dreaming *
- One of the easier battle rehearsals I've ever had.
- * And life will lose all its meaning *
- These girls both came in. They were prepared.
It was literally one of the most pleasant
experiences I've ever had as a coach on this show.
The possibilities for you two way beyond this show,
it's endless. - Thank you.
- And this year, we have this thing called the Playoff Pass.
It's a catchy name, and-- - It is.
- The Playoff Pass literally gives you
a jumpstart into the next rounds of the competition.
Thank you so much. - Thank you for pairing us.
It's so easy to sing with Mary Kate.
We are shooting to try and get that Playoffs Pass
out of Blake because we both want
to stay here together.
- Get the sisters in here. - Uncle Blake.
- By the end of this rehearsal, I mean, I was shell-shocked.
And that's what's going to make this
an impossible decision for me.
- I literally have an uncle named Blake.
- Do you really? - So it's really funny.
Yeah. But you're way better.
.
- * This is The Voice *
- Welcome back to the Battles
at Universal Studios Hollywood.
- How are you feeling?
- Um, I don't know.
[cheers and applause]
I'm worried about getting too--
oh my God! - Hey!
- Oh my God. - I caught you.
I caught you guys talking about me.
What about that? Look at that.
That's where y'all are fixing to be.
- I know. - Are you ready?
- No. - I'm so excited.
- Awesome.
- Good luck out there, you guys.
- Thank you so much. - Have fun, OK?
That's all you got to do. - Yeah.
- All right. - Oh my God.
[cheering]
I can't talk.
- I was not expecting that.
- He's so beautiful.
[cheers and applause]
- This Battle starts right now.
["Anti-Hero" playing]
* *
- * I have this thing where I get older *
* But just never wiser *
* Midnights become my afternoons *
- * When my depression works the graveyard shift *
* All of the people
* I've ghosted stand there in the room *
* I should not be left to my own devices *
* They come with prices and vices *
* I end up in crisis *
- * Tale as old as time *
* I wake up screaming from dreaming *
* One day I'll watch as you're leaving *
* Because you got tired of my scheming *
- * For the last time *
- * It's me, hi *
* I'm the problem, it's me *
- * At tea time, everybody agrees *
* I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror *
* It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero *
- Whoa!
* *
- * Sometimes, I feel like everybody is a sexy baby *
* And I'm a monster on the hill *
* *
- * Too big to hang, slowly lurching *
* Towards your favorite city *
* Pierced through the heart but never killed *
- Wow.
- * I wake up screaming from dreaming *
* One day, I'll watch as you're leaving *
* And life will lose all its meaning *
- * It's me, hi *
* I'm the problem, it's me *
- * It's me, hi *
* I'm the problem, it's me *
- * It's me, hi * - [laughs]
- * Everybody agrees *
* Everybody agrees *
- * It's me, hi *
- * Hi * - * I'm the problem, it's me *
* At tea time *
- * Everybody agrees *
* I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror *
* It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero *
* Always rooting * - Oh.
- * For the anti-hero *
[cheers and applause]
- That was really good.
- It was good.
- Good job.
- Kylee, Mary Kate. - Hi.
- Holy moly.
That was honestly one of my favorite ones I've seen.
It's not easy to come out
and sing a current song that's huge.
People have been listening to the Taylor version
since it came out.
And then you've made it completely your own.
Kylee, I remember your audition really well,
and it felt like "Fallingwater."
And this is in the same sort of wheelhouse.
It felt like you were very comfortable there.
And Mary Kate, there was a great part where you sung
in unison, and then you split off,
and you were piercing through.
Like, it gave me, like, little goosebumps, to be honest.
Blakey boy, you got one hell of a choice to make here.
- Language, Niall.
Language.
- Oh my gosh.
- I would probably lean towards Mary Kate
just because of that feeling I got
when she pierced through on the break of the harmony,
to be honest with you.
- Thank you.
- It seems like y'all all grew up together or something
because it was so in sync.
The harmonies meshed so well.
Y'all should record a cover or something--
- Thank you so much. - Thank you so much.
- That was super ill.
I think the whole point of this show
is to emphasize your identity through your voice.
If I were you, Blake, I would go with Kylee.
I think Kylee just had a sense of control and a sense of self
that this competition needs and could win
the whole competition for you.
But also, you know, that's just my advice.
- I respect your advice, buddy. - Really?
- Yes, I love it. - Thanks, man.
- Now I got to listen to her now, though.
- Thank you so much. - He's a-- he's a liar.
Don't listen to him.
- I think Kylee, your voice, it has, like,
this thing that singers get jealous of.
No matter what you sing, it's always going to sound special.
Like, you just have that kind of style about you.
- Thank you.
- And Mary Kate, I mean, you have
this passion that's really breathtakingly beautiful.
So it was so evenly matched, guys.
- Thank you, coaches.
All right, Blake, you got the final decision.
Give us some thoughts first.
- Well, I've been dreading this one.
I've told you guys.
And it makes it extra tough because I can see how close
you guys have grown together.
And I'm just proud and excited to have a pairing like you
on my last season from, you know,
somebody who's done what you're hoping to do.
You're going to do this, both of you.
You're so good at it.
And both of you have a singer-songwriter,
you know, written on your-- your-- whatever that is.
- Bio. - Your bio.
Thank you.
Is that how you say it in Ireland?
- I don't know. - Bio?
- Have another. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
OK.
[laughter]
But you're both vocally capable of all kinds of things,
which makes your strengths in that singer-songwriter arena
like nobody else's, both of you.
It's crazy.
- Blake, tough decision for you here.
Who is the winner of this Battle?
- What happened here today was you've both given 150%
of what you do.
And I mean, my heart is cracking literally right now.
You know, I did not want to go out doing something like this,
you know? But here I am.
The winner of this battle...
is Kylee.
- Kylee!
You're moving on to the Knockouts.
Congratulations!
Representing Team Blake!
- I can see Kylee going really far on this show.
She just has a very powerful voice,
and I feel like she can go toe to toe with anybody
in this competition.
Great job, buddy.
- I'm so grateful for this experience.
It's opening doors and showing me that I can
actually do what I want to do.
Wow! I wasn't expecting that. That was crazy.
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you so much.
- Yes, ma'am.
- She is so cute.
- Coaches, let me remind you that Mary Kate
is available to steal.
Mary Kate, anything you'd like to say to Blake--
- Can I just say something first?
- Yeah. - Because this is horrifying,
and in this business, Mary Kate,
there's going to be a no every day
until there's finally a yes that comes along.
But on this show, we have a thing called a Playoff Pass.
And I have that right here on my button.
I think-- oh! It works!
- And there's that yes. - Oh my God!
- Oh my God! Sorry. I'm just so excited for her.
[cheers and applause]
[laughter]
- You now get to go right to the Playoffs.
You bypass the next round.
- Oh my God. - A brand new honor.
- You deserve it, buddy.
Congratulations. - Thank you.
- Give it up for Mary Kate Connor!
We'll see you in the Playoffs.
- Mary Kate is only 18 years old,
but she's very mature.
She's ready for this as a vocalist and as an artist.
See you soon, buddy. - Thank you!
- Yes, ma'am.
So I just wanted to send her straight to the Playoffs.
- This is actually very-- it's very runway.
Yeah.
- She's going to go deep in the competition.
You watch.
- [squealing]
I'm so excited.
This is a huge deal and honor,
and the fact that I got to receive this is crazy.
- Hey, you left some-- You left some--
- Oh my gosh!
- Yeah, don't-- you left some of your--
- Oh, thank you. - Streamers out there.
- Thank you.
- Congratulations, little buddy.
I'm only sad because I won't hear
you sing in the Knockouts. - That's OK.
I'm excited.
- OK, cool. Awesome. - Thanks, Uncle Blake.
- Congratulations, buddy. - Thank you.
- You deserve it. - Thank you.
I'm going to the Playoffs!
[screams]
[upbeat music]
* *