♪ I said ♪
♪ "Ooh, I'm blinded by the lights" ♪
♪ No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
Whoo! Hey, guys.
Welcome back, Nick.
Always got to make an entrance.
It's the 10th anniversary.
Go big or go home, right?
I guess so. Where's Blake?
He's got something planned for the 10‐year anniversary. Mm.
Okay, should we go see?
Yeah. Let's go check it out.
Well, here we are, everybody. 10 years together.
We couldn't have made it this far without your humor.
And you ‐‐
no way we could have gotten here without your heart.
And your ability to find incredible talent
is second to none.
To 10 years, everybody. Cheers.
Are ‐‐ Are you toasting yourself?
Oh, hey, Nick's back.
We know that, Blake. How you doing, buddy?
Doing great, Blake. Thanks for asking. Good.
Thanks for the warm welcome here,
from all four of you. Well, it's good to see you.
Let's get out of here. Whew!
He's losing it. Alright, man.
Oh, hey, you two. Good to see you guys, also.
Yeah. Later. Yeah. Just gonna wrap up here.
Just gonna ‐‐ say what?
Oh, no, no, no, no.
You're the best.
Business in the front, party in the back.
My name's Kenzie Wheeler, I'm 22 years old,
and, yes, this is a dang mullet.
I love my mullet. I probably won't ever cut it off.
I've been told, "Oh, you need to cut that off."
and then I've been told,
"Let me run my fingers through your mullet."
My dad's had one for a while.
Kind of got my inspiration from there.
Maybe a little bit, you know? I got a ponytail.
But it's still a mullet when you take it out. Yeah, when I take it down.
Blake had one at one time, a long time ago.
I seen that he was talking about growing his out again.
Bring it back. Time will tell.
Kenzie loves Blake, but any ‐‐ Yeah, Kenzie loves Blake,
but any of the other coaches would be great.
We just want a chair turn. Yeah, just one chair.
Just one chair. One chair.
I'm a country boy myself. Love hunting, fishing.
I love baseball. Played since I was 5 years old.
But since I was little, I would always dream about singing.
My earliest memories of music
were me singing in the car with my mom, driving around.
♪ Ol' Red's itching to have a little fun ♪
For my blind audition, I'll be singing
"Don't Close Your Eyes" by Keith Whitley.
My mom would always sing this song to me in the car.
She can harmonize pretty dang good with me.
I try.
I listen. Yeah.
I started taking music serious,
singing karaoke my sophomore year of high school,
practicing and getting better,
and my singing career got bigger and bigger.
Got to open up for
Charlie Daniels at the Hard Rock.
From karaoke to performing on a big stage.
I have a lot of big fans in my family,
but my mom has always believed in my music,
and I'm pretty much a mama's boy.
Alrighty. I told him, "You're gonna be a star one day."
♪ Some days you just forget ♪ Love you.
And I said, "When you dream, you dream big."
♪ What all you've been given ♪ "Don't let anybody ever tell you
that you can't do it, because you can."
♪ Some days you just get by ♪ Bye, love y'all.
♪ Yeah, some days, you're just alive ♪
♪ Some days, you're livin' ♪
My mom ‐‐ she's always said, "Do what you love."
This is what I love to do.
I don't know if I'd be here without her, man.
♪ Some days, you're livin' ♪ You know what I'm saying?
♪ Ooh ♪
Being on that big stage is
something I always dreamed about.
It would be an honor for me to work with
whatever coach I was to get, if I get a chair.
30 seconds, now. 30 seconds.
I'm back, baby!
Whoo! Yeah!
Nick is back, y'all. Yes! It's good to be back.
I'm excited that you're here this season,
because you are such a threat.
Everyone's afraid of me. Guess what ‐‐
you guys are going to sit next to each other this season.
Really? Oh, wow. Nick stole my seat.
Well, I'll be able to give you some pointers, then.
You're going to get blocked and I'm going to win.
Here we go. Okay, let's do the blinds.
Let's do it!
Ladies and gentlemen, your Season 20 coaches ‐‐
Kelly Clarkson!
Woo!
The one and only John Legend!
Yeah! Whoo!
Listen to this crowd erupt when I go out there.
The cowboy, Blake Shelton!
Blake, Blake, Blake. I'm here. I'm here.
Blake, Blake. I'm not going to be a part of that.
Making his return to "The Voice," Nick Jonas!
Whoo! Nick Jonas! Nick is back.
Let the Blind Auditions begin.
You've never been in that chair, huh?
No. Whoo! What a crowd!
Alright. The Blinds have begun!
Alright. Big day.
Yeah, you ‐‐ what are you smirking about?
I'm just excited.
I feel amazing. Come on, now.
Oh, I love this song. Ohh! Come on, Kelly.
♪ Well, I know you loved him ♪
She gonna block you, Blake.
♪ A long time ago ♪
Oho, that was fast.
♪ And even now in my arms ♪ I love your voice!
♪ You still want him I know ♪
♪ But, darling, this time ♪
♪ Let your memories die ♪
What's happening here?
She already blocked him.
♪ When you hold me tonight ♪
Blake, just turn. Get it over with.
♪ And don't close your eyes ♪ You're right. You're right.
Yeah!
♪ And don't close your eyes ♪
♪ Let it be me ♪
♪ Don't pretend it's him ♪ Oh, I love him!
♪ In some fantasy ♪
♪ And, darling, just once, let yesterday go ♪
♪ You'll find more love than you've ever known ♪
♪ Just hold me tight when you love me tonight ♪
♪ And don't you close your eyes ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah!
Alright! Yes! Four‐chair turn.
Please pick me! Please! Please pick Blake.
Ohhh. Calm down.
I was the first one to turn around. Wow.
Someone blocked Blake.
I have a little business to take care of here.
What happened there, buddy? So, I was blocked by Kelly.
That's how good I knew you were. I didn't want to waste the opportunity
for her to get rid of her block.
But what is your name? My name's Kenzie Wheeler.
I'm 22 years old, and I'm from Dover, Florida.
I want you guys to know,
this guy has the triple‐threat mullet.
You're dang right, man.
First of all, he's got the party in the back.
Yes. He's got the shaved sides,
but then, the rare widow's peak.
The rarest of all mullets. This guy is a unicorn!
Take it from the mullet connoisseur.
But that is not to take away from your voice, man.
I got screwed, but Kelly lost her block,
so that makes me happy.
Welcome to "The Voice." You guys fight it out. I know, but I only get one block,
and I used it on you.
Kenzie, nothing has brought me more pleasure
than hearing your voice
and seeing that beautiful "Blocked" symbol
in front of Blake. On the last season,
I did this thing where I had my notes,
my Nick's Notes to keep track of all that's going on,
and I wrote this down in my notes here.
Oh, my God. Blake said you are a unicorn.
Okay, okay. And, also, Blake said a lot about mullets.
Oh, yeah, I'm a mullet expert.
I'm gonna find some good photos to print out
and have you sign them for me. Oh, there are some good ones.
They're there. You got it, man.
You got it. They're everywhere.
'Cause, Kelly, I tried to block him, too,
but you'd already done it. Oh, I'm gonna fight so hard for you.
But, listen, I am still in the mix here.
As a young man myself,
younger than the rest of these coaches here...
Not too much.
...I think that we could be a great team.
Inexperienced. He's very inexperienced.
He's never won "The Voice."
I brought Thunderstorm Artis to the finale last year.
Who is not a country singer.
Blake fully endorsed me and ‐‐ and Thunderstorm.
Oh, my gosh. Mm‐hmm. And I endorse you in this moment, too.
Oh, Blake Shelton, come on! Thank you.
And that is why he's the best coach on this show,
second to me. Oh!
And I think it's a pretty obvious choice.
It is obvious. Kenzie.
People have been "skepticable" about my ability ‐‐
"Skepticabable"? Skeptical! To coach country a artist.
Last season, I was able to secure
a country artist on my team, and she made it to the Lives
with great coaching from me, Kenzie. Please give me a shot.
Thank you, John.
Yes, that was all great. Okay. Yeah.
I have won "The Voice" with two country singers.
I'm just saying.
I used my only block on him,
and since he's not an option, Kenzie,
I'm just saying.
I think we should hear about you. Oh, that's good.
Because you're the artist in this scenario, not us.
Don't fall for it.
You know, I've always loved country music growing up,
singing with my mom in the car. And my first love was baseball.
I played all the way to high school.
Here's the thing ‐‐ not great at sportsball,
but I'm really good at winning singing competitions.
Notice I am still standing. You are.
She even styled her hair as close to a mullet as possible.
I did, I saw you in my dreams.
It said you were gonna come here today,
and I did this for you.
And look how great you would look in that jacket.
It kind of looks like you're a race car driver.
Just saying. I really ‐‐
What are you ‐‐ why? Why are you even talking?
If you want to join my team, Kenzie,
you have no idea the gift I have for you afterwards,
after you choose me. My gosh.
Can I just talk for a sec?
Only if it's helpful to me.
It's just Nick's an incredible baseball player.
I do. I play baseball, yeah. I didn't know that.
We're not playing baseball.
We're in a vocal competition. Hi!
The point I wanted to make is,
you got to get as many people in America
to vote for you, and I would pay attention to
which one of these artists...
Has won with a country singer twice.
...that can't probably go out in public or a mall or...
Exactly. ...or walk into a room without...
We are those people. Thank you. Thank you, Blake.
Yes. Thank you.
...30,000 to 40,000 screaming young women
wanting to support every single thing that he does. I have ‐‐
I have an Emmy Award‐winning talk show for moms.
'Cause they would love to see him get his first win.
Don't you want to be with a coach
who has a lot to prove?
Don't you want to be with a coach that's won?
I will sing with your mama too, in the car.
I am a mama. I have little boys.
We sing all the time in the car. We have so much in common.
Oh, my gosh. Alright.
It's time to pick, Kenzie.
Who do you pick as your coach?
Kenzie, Kelly. I'm just saying. It's ‐‐ They're great.
Kenzie and Kelly. Yeah, it's ‐‐ it's ‐‐ wow.
Come on home, Kenzie.
Come on. Be smart, Kenzie.
Shock the world, Kenzie. I pick... Please!
Kelly. Yes!
♪ I love my country, I love my country ♪ Oh, my God, I'm so excited!
I got my first artist, and I'm so stoked.
Kenzie came out with that deep '80s, '90s country voice
that's right up my alley, and then I turn around,
and he has this awesome mullet going on.
It's kind of punk‐rock cowboy. I really dig him.
Um, pick up a jacket. You know, Kelly's Closet.
It's gonna look great with the mullet, just saying.
Kelly's Closet is back this season.
We have some fresh, cool jackets. Thank you, guys.
You're welcome.
You were my first person!
You're gonna go far.
I got to block Blake, and I won the artist.
Field goal.
I tried, Nick. I know.
He's really good. He's good.
That was an effective use of the block.
I campaigned for you. I wanted you to have him.
No. He's a friend.
You ‐‐ This is why I don't trust men.
Kelly, I'm Team Kelly.
You do nothing for me, Shelton.
Tough not to get Kenzie, but it's still early.
I'm learning a lot.
I'm back, I've had plenty of rest,
and I've been studying the other coaches.
He was trying to block me, too.
His chair wouldn't turn around. You were going ‐‐
Got some tricks up my sleeves. That's all I'll say.
Coming up, on Night 1 of "The Voice" premiere...
♪ We goin' ridin' on the freeway of love ♪ Whoo!
♪ Can't find my way home ♪ Yes!
♪ Can I lay by your side? ♪ Beautiful.
Alliances are made... What?!
Blake and Nick have been ganging up on me. I was blocked!
Yes!
...and then broken.
I'm not against Blake. He's ‐‐ He's a buddy of mine.
It's ‐‐ That's funny, because it sounds like
you're going against Blake right there. No, no, I just...
I am totally going against Blake. Oh, my God.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to Night 1 of the Blind Auditions.
Got me a male country singer to start it out. Yes.
It was classic Blake Shelton.
What if we all only use our blocks for country?
That's the alliance I'm looking for.
Our next artist is entering now.
This opportunity would mean everything.
It's my air. It's how I live.
It's how I show my children that,
no matter what, you got to do what's for you.
Sounds like a person. I hear walking.
Yeah!
♪ Knew you'd be a vision in white ♪
♪ How'd you get your pants so tight? ♪
♪ I don't know what you're doin' ♪
♪ But you must be livin' right ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Mmm ♪
♪ City traffic movin' way too slow ♪
♪ Drop the pedal and go ♪
♪ Go ♪
♪ We goin' ridin' on the freeway of love ♪
♪ Wind's against our back ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ We goin' ridin' on the freeway of love ♪
♪ In my pink Cadillac ♪
♪ Hey, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Listen ♪
♪ City traffic movin' way too slow ♪
♪ Drop the pedal and go ♪
♪ Go ♪
♪ Hey, yeah ♪
♪ We're ridin' on the freeway of love ♪ Hey, now.
♪ We goin' ridin' on the freeway of love ♪
♪ In my pink Cadillac ♪
♪ Here's what I want you to do, baby ♪
♪ See that little landmark over there? ♪
♪ A whole lot of kissin' and sweet stuff ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
Whoo!
Yeah! Whoo! Wow!
Great! Dang right.
What is your name? Where are you from?
My name is Dana Monique.
I'm 41 years old, from Houston, Texas, baby.
Yeah! H‐Town!
Obviously, you got the vocal power,
which makes me think you've been singing for a long time.
I have. What's your story?
I was the headliner singing on a ship.
Wow. Oh, wow. Yeah.
That's incredible.
Being a headliner on the Hy‐Line American Cruises,
it's been the most amazing experience ever.
We did everything from Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner.
You know, the soul‐searching, loving, hugging music, honey,
and it made me whup myself into shape as an artist.
I am a single mother of two children.
I was divorced, and we were put out of our apartment...
...a place that we called home.
Lost everything in it. I didn't have anywhere to go.
We slept in our truck. Wow.
It's tough, and in those moments,
you don't feel like you're a good mom.
You're left with nothing but perseverance, faith, hope.
You know, those are all the things
that you have to tap into
to focus on what I needed to do for my family.
And we made it. I had gotten a temp job.
I didn't do too many singing gigs,
because it was important for me to be there,
you know, with my children.
It's been a journey, and ‐‐ and they rode this way with me.
I love you guys. I miss y'all so much.
We been fighting for this our whole lives.
You bring joy to everybody's heart.
Everyone that loves you,
they know that you got the voice.
You have that spark.
Being here is extremely emotional because,
being a mom, sometimes you stop doing things
that you might want to do, to do what you need to do.
You do that when you're a parent.
For my children to see me here ‐‐ they're proud,
and I'm proud to make them proud.
Dana, that was unbelievable,
and you've got a choice to make between...
Between right and wrong.
Calm down.
Between good and evil.
You know, I've got something to prove now.
I lost to Blake in the finale of my last season.
Everybody's done that.
But I think you and I both have a lot to prove
and we've got a lot to say.
I think you are just absolutely exceptional.
Let's talk about music. You love Aretha?
I do. I'm an Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan,
Tina Turner kind of girl. Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my goodness. Now we're talking. Yeah.
It was powerful, it was energetic,
and you did it so beautifully.
I would absolutely love to coach you, Dana.
We should have turned around for you.
I just lose a lot to John Legend. Don't jinx me.
It's obvious you're gonna choose John,
like, it's just ‐‐ just, like, plain as day. He's trying to sabotage you.
I just wanted to stay out of it,
'cause we all know exactly what you're gonna do.
It's obvious to everybody, so...
He's doing that reverse psychology.
Any time he wants to sabotage me,
he will tell an artist that it's so obvious
that they're going to pick John.
This is not fair. John ‐‐ That's what he does.
And I don't want Blake's reverse‐psychology nonsense
to get between us working together. That's right. That's right.
And I will just tell you,
as, also being a Chaka Khan fan, that...
♪ I will love you anyway ♪
♪ Even if you cannot stay ♪
Oh, go ahead. ♪ I think you are the one for me ♪
♪ Team Legend is where you want to be ♪
Oh! Gosh.
Come on home, Dana.
I didn't warm up yet. Nick, what you got?
Let me get my tea. Where's my tea?
Nick would like to say "Chaka Khan." Chaka Khan.
It took him getting to the end,
whereas I think within 3 or 4 seconds, I hit my button. Mm. Mm‐hmm.
Honestly, I was waiting for the climb.
Yeah, and I was in from the jump.
Dana, there's one way to get talked about
tomorrow morning on "The Today Show." Oh, my God!
That's when you shock America
and you do the thing nobody expects you to do. Don't listen to him!
Or you can play it safe and not get mentioned
on "The Today Show" tomorrow.
It's up to you. I know Carson Daly.
We'll get you on "The Today Show," Dana.
"I know Carson Daly."
I can hear Hoda right now.
I'll ask you the question ‐‐
which coach are you going to choose? Come on, Dana.
Whose team do you want to be on? Well, let's see.
Nick, you're absolutely right.
I do have something to prove. I choose...
...Nick.
Oh! Yeah! See what you did?
The connection you share with your first artist
is really a special thing. You just made my year.
I think Dana Monique,
she's got the power of someone like Chaka Khan,
but the cool sort of vocal delivery
of someone like Jill Scott.
That just worked?!
And I got to say, my buddy Blake ‐‐
he did sway the vote.
Say hi ‐‐ Say hi to Hoda. Hello, Hoda.
You know, Nick is a formidable opponent,
and he's not the rookie anymore.
Enough from you.
And Blake's trying to sabotage me.
Stay out of my business.
Sometimes it works, this reverse psychology.
I can't believe that worked!
To me, reverse psychology means
reading your psychology book backwards?
You are my first on Team Nick this season,
and I try to be meticulous with my notes here,
and I want to challenge my teammates to do the same.
So welcome to Team Nick, and here's your Nick's Notes.
♪ Drama ♪
Yes! Look at this!
It's Nick's Notes! Aww!
See what you guys did to me?
John thinks he can just sing his way... Whoo!
...into getting people on his team.
He's got to remember, it's about them singing, John.
They're the ones singing.
Very smart girl, that Dana. You guys do this...
psychological trickeration.
Man, you really blew it on that, John.
Yeah, I did.
I busted out a little Chaka Khan.
As our coaches start building their teams,
start building yours.
Get "The Voice" official app now and play along.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to the Blind Auditions
at Universal Studios Hollywood.
So, you guys, I carried on Nick's Notes.
Wait, you write notes? I like to write things down.
I write notes. I was not familiar.
But it's been helping me get the upper hand. Okay.
Studying the coaching styles.
So, what have you learned about my pitching style?
I learned, actually, more that Blake really likes me
and wants to see me succeed, more than he likes you.
I have learned that, as well,
and it's been disconcerting.
"Disconcerting?" What is that?
That means, "Your concert is canceled,"
so dis‐concert. Disconcert. Got it.
I do like you a lot.
I'm glad you wrote that down in your book.
Yeah, I wrote that down. "Dear Diary..."
Here we go. Here we go!
♪ Hip hop hooray, ho, hey ♪
How are you? How you doing?
My name is Cam Anthony.
♪ Hey ♪ I'm 19 years old,
and I grew up in North Philly, Philadelphia.
♪ Hey, ho ♪
I would get a lot of my influence, like,
from music from those days where they would
have the boom box in the middle of the street.
♪ Hey, ho ♪ We would go outside and play in the fire hydrant,
listening to music, and they would play jazz.
You would have hip‐hop.
♪ Your funny flow is foreign, and a green card's on the way ♪
That was the best time to be outside.
It's a full vibe, a full experience,
even though there was a lot of violence in my neighborhood.
You would hear gunshots, police everywhere,
helicopters ‐‐ I couldn't escape it.
Even when I would go to school, I would have to fight.
You know, you weren't really learning much,
and you were always protecting yourself.
It can become a lot.
Going to church and being able to sing
and let that out, it definitely, like,
changed everything, for sure. My first solo in church
was a song called "Time to Believe."
♪ It's time to believe in what he promised ♪
I started recording, like, videos, and I put up
"When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars.
♪ That I should have brought you flowers ♪
I think it got 8 million views, and then ‐‐ whhht, whhht! ‐‐
I was just all over the place after that.
Please welcome 12‐year‐old singer Cam Anthony.
I had my very first opportunity on "The Ellen Show."
Your friends must be very impressed, 'cause...
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
And President Obama and the First Lady
wanted me to come and perform at the Easter Egg Roll.
They open this door to the Oval Office,
and the first thing that the president said was,
like, "Cam, your voice is phenomenal."
The president is dope. He's dope.
I didn't get to process it
until I got on the balcony at the White House.
It was a breathtaking experience.
Currently, I'm recording in the studio
and trying to record an album,
but "The Voice" is one of the most amazing shows
for upcoming artists.
I'm looking to get John to turn.
His voice is pretty similar to mine,
but they're all amazing.
The most important thing for myself is to remember
this is where everything changes.
♪ Yes, I do, I believe that one day I will be ♪
♪ Where I was right there, right next to you ♪
♪ And it's hard, the days just seem so dark ♪
♪ The moon, the stars are nothing without you ♪
♪ Told me not to cry when you were gone ♪
♪ But the feeling's overwhelming ♪
♪ It's much too strong ♪
♪ Can I lay by your side? ♪
♪ Next to you ♪
♪ To you ♪
Yeah!
♪ And make sure you're alright ♪
♪ I'll take care of you ♪
♪ I don't want to be here if I can't be with you ♪
♪ Toniiiight ♪ Beautiful.
♪ Next to you ♪
♪ To you‐u‐u ♪
♪ Oh ♪
Beautiful!
You better sing.
What's your name, and where are you from?
My name is Cam Anthony, and I'm from Philadelphia.
Man, Cam. Gosh.
I really wanted you on my team. What happened?
But Nick blocked me. But what happened? Yeah.
Nick stole that chance from you.
Maybe you need to pick another coach, is what I'm saying.
You sounded fantastic. All your runs were beautiful.
Thank you. Thank you.
And if I get a chance to steal you,
I will try to do it. Okay, thank you so much.
That is one of my favorite songs... Thank you.
...and, son, you sang the hell out of it.
Thank you so much. I cannot wait to hear you sing more on this show.
Congratulations. Thank you.
You know, your voice, it's so smooth.
I mean, it was incredible.
Thank you, one person who's still clapping back there.
I really struck a nerve with that one person.
It's more than one now. It's Cam's mom.
And I know you're probably
standing there thinking right now,
"Why would I pick Blake Shelton
when Nick Jonas is sitting there
in a freshly Windexed jacket
that is so shiny?"
I got to stay sanitized.
How else could he look at himself at every moment?
I would be honored for you to be on Team Blake,
and I will keep that lane open for you.
What do you mean, keep that lane?
I will not pick anybody else that's in his lane, musically.
That's a big promise.
Well, Cam, your voice just lit me up.
I can see. Your jacket is lit up.
I know. Why do you think I wore this today? It's shiny.
But it's ‐‐ it's the kind of thing where I don't have to
make fun of my fellow coaches' jacket
to win your respect.
He does have to block people to do it.
I do have to block John. That is very true.
Yeah. Tell me if I'm wrong ‐‐
you've got a real kind of roots family
that's supporting you all the way.
Very much so, yes.
Do you know the guy? How do you know that?
There's something about having those family roots,
it just comes out in certain voices,
and I had the sense that he did.
I think we can actually put them on the screen.
Oh!
How's it going?
Hi. Hello!
The one who just put their hand up... Uh‐huh, yeah.
...that's my baby sister Delana. Aww.
And then behind her is my mother. Yes!
Then you have my other baby sister, Denise.
That's my mother's name.
This could be a big moment,
if Denise and my mom get to celebrate. Oh, my God.
Because people with the same names
often get together and celebrate. Yes.
It makes perfect sense.
Hey, we're having a Blake party.
Come on over, Blake. All the Blakes.
I think you have a Finale voice.
Please do me the honor of being able to coach you.
Wow. Thank you.
I want to talk to Mom.
I've been doing this for a long, long time.
And when you can keep a lane open
that no one else can interfere with,
I think that's invaluable,
so I'm just hoping that you could possibly
send into his eyeballs the mother vibe.
So go ahead and do the zzt‐zzt.
I'll give you vibes. Alright, thank you.
Vibes from Mama. Thank you. There it is.
To Blake's point, he's been doing this
a long, long, long time.
Just it's ‐‐ Maybe it's a little stale for him,
whereas I come at it with some fresh energy.
I feel like that might be the better approach.
I'll ask, 'cause I'm not even a part of this.
Can't ‐‐ Well, you aren't either, John.
I was blocked!
Cam... Yes, ma'am?
...who you pick as your coach? Ooh. Come on, Cam.
Let's do this. He's not sure.
I think that I'm going to pick...
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
Cam... Yes, ma'am?
...who you pick -as your coach? -Ooh.
He's not sure. Come on, Cam. Let's do this.
I think that I'm going to pick...
...Blake.
Ah! Yes!
♪ Baby, baby, are you ready?
♪ Are you ready? Let's go ♪ Yes! Yeah! Whoo!
Got my first artist,
and I'm feeling really good about it.
I definitely specialize in country music,
but I've won with all kinds of artists.
♪ Let's go ♪ I love Cam's voice.
It's just a unique sound, and it makes me have a little,
maybe a little bit of confidence.
♪ Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready? ♪ Maybe a little too much, maybe?
♪ Let's go ♪ No. No, not really.
I can't shake your hand or anything,
but you can take the bobblehead. ♪ Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready? ♪
♪ Let's go ♪ Take it. Ohh.
Oh, snap. Okay.
Thank you, sir.
Kelly started this, actually, giving gifts,
and so I'm giving people a bobblehead.
A bobblehead of Jonah Hill that I'm telling them is me.
The bobblehead that he's giving away,
it looks like Nick Lachey meets Ben Affleck.
I don't know who he paid to make himself look so good,
but looks nothing like him. Okay, that's it.
Everybody's betraying me. I expect this from Blake,
And now Nick deftly blocked me... Whoo!
...and I'll never forgive him for that.
Blake, congratulations.
We need to ask if he's allowed to get the mom
to put it into the son's head.
Oh, that's legal. That's legal. That's ‐‐
That can't be legal. It's illegal.
I call a flag on the play. "The Voice" rule book. I'm gonna look it up.
Oh, my sweet baby Jesus.
Nick, my brother, pick me. You know I'm a fan.
I was so excited to hear Nick was back.
I truly feel like Nick could kind of
take me out of my comfort zone. Don't we look good together?
No, I'm just kidding. He's married.
My name is Christine Cain. In the house.
I'm from Pasadena, California. That's a big, old "V."
Growing up, I had dreams of being an artist...
putting on little shows for my family in the living room.
My strong suit was dance. When it came to getting onstage
and cheering or dancing, you couldn't touch me.
I was doing back‐handsprings just like the little girls.
I felt like I belonged there.
But in high school, kids could be mean.
I was called fat, a big girl, curvy girl,
voluptuous girl, the oomph‐oomph.
Being in the limelight wasn't my thing.
I didn't want to sing.
I just didn't feel like I would ever meet the part.
My mom was like, "Christine, this is what you want to do?
You need to get up there and do it.
Who are you being nervous for?"
I got on that stage my first show and transformed.
This is my fourth performance I've ever had.
I'm scared, but I think it's the kind of scary
that's going to change my life. Yikes. Yikes. Yikes.
I'm singing "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles.
It's a little more on the pop side.
I think I'm bringing a little bit of soul to it,
like a little bit of a vibe to the song
'cause, you know, it's ‐‐ it's a love song.
I'm excited to bring a little flirt to the stage.
I feel like that means I've done my job as an artist.
I love you. You got this.
Take a deep breath, go out there, and do it.
To be able to stand here and have the confidence...
...to sing in front of these amazing coaches,
show them that big girls rock
and that I am beautiful just the way I am,
this is truly all I've ever wanted to do.
It's amazing. Oh, my God. Oh.
Alright. Here we go. Come on, Cici.
♪ Tastes like strawberries on a summer evenin' ♪
♪ And it sounds just like a song ♪
♪ Breathe me in, breathe me out ♪
♪ I don't know if I could ever go without ♪
♪ I'm just thinking out loud ♪
♪ I don't know if I could ever go without ♪
♪ Watermelon sugar high, watermelon sugar high ♪
John went quick. ♪ Strawberries on a summer evenin' ♪
♪ Baby, you're the end of June ♪
♪ I want your belly and that summer feelin' ♪
Come on, Nick.
♪ Getting washed away in you ♪
♪ Breathe me in, breathe me out ♪
♪ I don't know if I could ever ♪
♪ Go withouuut ♪
Ooh!
♪ Watermelon sugar high, watermelon sugar high ♪
♪ Watermelon sugar high ♪
♪ Watermelon sugar high, oh, yeah ♪
♪ Watermelon sugar ♪
Yeah! Ah! John and Kelly.
That's what I'm talking about! Whoo!
Whoo! Yeah!
What is your name, and where are you from?
My name is Christine Cain.
I'm 27 years old, and I'm from Pasadena, California.
Whoa. Pasadena!
I hope this is a theme this season,
that those two lock horns a lot,
because I know that Nick's gonna be
real easy for me to beat.
Oh! Oh! Yeah.
You've got a choice between
the second best and third best coach here.
Why did I get third?
It just ‐‐ It's not in any particular order.
No, I think you meant Kelly's the third. No.
You shut up, cowboy. But, congrats.
Once you took off, you got the audience at home
completely invested.
I know that both these coaches
are going to do a good job of guiding you
towards whatever song is right for your voice.
Thank you so much.
Pasadena? In the house. City of Roses.
I love that song, and this was
the most soulful performance I've heard of that song.
I just was captured by your tone,
captured by the energy of your voice
and the ‐‐ the little crackle.
It was very cool, and I would love to coach you.
Oh, Jesus.
You don't want to be on Kelly's team, really.
What?! No.
I thought your whole vibe was really cool.
I love this song.
I've actually covered it, as well.
You did a way cooler job of it.
It was way more soulful, and I turned around
and even saw you doing your shimmy with your shoulders.
So it's nice to see someone that's performing
because they're having fun.
That was really nice. It was like butter.
I would love to have you on my team, Christine.
I like Christine. My wife's name is Christine.
It's a good name. I know a Christine.
Christine, who do you pick as your coach?
Wow. Um... The coach ‐‐
The coach that I'm gonna choose...
The coach that I'm gonna choose
is John. Yes!
I have my first artist for Season 20. I am so excited.
We're off to a good start. Whatever.
Christine, she has a really raspy, cool voice,
and I just thought it was a lot of fun.
And now she's on Team Legend.
I turned for Christine because I love the rasp in her voice.
I loved her tone.
I want somebody who has the instincts to know
to, like, fill that space
and ‐‐ and really remind us who you are,
but I'm still going to keep fighting people.
I'm unafraid.
I don't have the stupid rubber hand anymore. Thank God.
But you have the really cool, small keyboard?
What's interesting about my welcome gift
is that it's something they can't take with them.
There's nothing physical about it, and it's improvised.
♪ You know I had to fight for you ♪
♪ I put it all on the line for you ♪
Jeez. Oh, my God.
♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ You come from Pasadena ♪
Oh, it's a long song.
♪ And it's, oh, so nice to meet you ♪
Oh, gosh. ♪ Oh, welcome to Team Legend ♪
♪ Oh, you made your choice ♪
It's going on. Oh, this is ‐‐ It's not a jingle. This is...
♪ Now let's go and win "The Voice" ♪
Oh, my God.
♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪
♪ We get it ♪ ♪ Yeaaah ♪
Welcome, Christine! That was long.
Yeah! Mwah! Thank y'all so much.
We're workshopping the song.
It's gonna be on his next album.
John, I think your performance was longer than hers. Stop it!
You're just jealous!
Nice job, Christine. Yeah!
Talk to me. Look at you. You are excited. Come on. Bring it to me.
Oh, hold on. Come on. You look so surprised.
Words can't even explain what I feel right now.
What was it like to get serenaded by John?
Come on. Can I just get a ring tone?
On and on. Christine, congratulations. Welcome to "The Voice."
Ahhh!
I would have died. I'd have been like...
Oh, my goodness. ..."So, John Legend just serenaded me."
We're trying. It was a little long. Catchy, though.
♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪
We're gonna be singing it. I wrote it in the car today.
That was your workshop? Yeah.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
♪ Boom, boom‐boom‐boom, boom‐boom‐boom‐boom ♪
♪ We'll make it through ♪
♪ Now let's go and win "The Voice" ♪
♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪
♪ Whoa‐oh ♪
Nice.
Hello, King of Country. My name is Madison Curbelo.
I am 18 years old, and I'm from Westfield, Massachusetts.
John Legend, I love your wife.
Maybe have me over for dinner sometime.
As far as I can remember, I've been stuttering.
Sometimes I couldn't talk at all,
and I'd just have to stand there and nod my head.
Like, things are okay, but that was rough to go through.
I was so closed off, but when I would sing,
everything would come out smoothly.
I was like, "Wow, this is really cool."
When she got onstage and she started performing,
it'd just go away, man.
That beautiful voice would take over.
Seeing Madison sing, it just makes me proud
because I see how confident she's become.
Okay. Come on.
Music was that voice that I needed,
and now I can really go out there and show who I am.
Here we go, Nick. It's game time.
♪ Here's a little song I wrote ♪
♪ You might want to sing it note for note ♪
♪ Don't worry, eh, eh, eh ♪ Wow.
♪ Be happy ♪
That's cool.
♪ Ooo ooo ooo ooo oo‐oo ♪
♪ Ooo oo‐oo‐oo ooo ooo ooo, yeah ♪
♪ Oo‐oo‐oo‐oo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ♪
♪ Ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ♪
♪ Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style ♪
♪ Got no girl to make you smile ♪
♪ Don't worry ♪
♪ Be happy ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Ooo ooo ooo ooo oo‐oo ♪
♪ Ooo oo‐oo‐oo ooo ooo ooo, yeah ♪
♪ Oo‐oo‐oo‐oo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ♪
Come on, coaches. ♪ Ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ♪
Oh, so close.
That was so close.
Ah!
What's your name? Where are you from?
My name is Madison Curbelo.
I'm 18 years old, and I'm from Westfield, Massachusetts,
It was almost there the whole time,
but I think I just needed
a bigger sense of urgency in the performance.
'Cause I can tell you're smiling while you're singing
and you're enjoying it.
It really adds so much texture to your voice.
Keep singing and ‐‐ and smiling like that,
because it ‐‐ it really does light up this room,
and ‐‐ and you're ‐‐ you're extremely talented.
There's something really special about you.
I loved your head voice. It's really pretty.
Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah, you've got great breath support.
I could tell by your voice that you're very young,
and I just think you just need
just a touch more strength in there
and the only way you're going to get that
is to just sing as much as you can for another year.
Thank you so much. Good luck to you.
Good luck, Madison. Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you, guys. Thank you so much for your feedback.
You're going to be just fine.
Madison, her voice was so pleasant,
but the one thing that I'm most conscious of this year
is finding that person
beyond just a great delivery or good pitch,
but who can really connect to what they're saying.
So close. Yeah.
I was right on the edge the whole time.
My name is Pete Mroz.
I am 45 years old, and I live in Nashville, Tennessee.
I am a sales rep for men's golf apparel.
I have a mobile van
that's outfitted like a retail store on the inside.
♪ Oh, I've been traveling down the road ♪
I'll drive to golf courses, to pro shops
all the way down to the coast of Mississippi.
This right here is our latest polo that we have.
Customers will see the guitar hanging there
and they'll be like, "Hey, man, do you really play that thing?"
I'm like, "Yeah."
And it's really interesting watching people like,
"What? Like, why are you selling clothes?"
It's very difficult to leave my family,
but out on the road, you know,
this is how I put food on the table.
When I was 19 years old,
I had started to pursue country music.
I thought I was gonna be the next Garth Brooks.
I was in this group called The Young Riders.
They just kind of collectively
would do these rounds in Nashville.
It wasn't a band or anything.
It was just a group where we got together as writers
and we all played our songs.
♪ I think we're gonna make it ♪ Oh!
I still play music.
I have a blues band in Nashville
that we play once a month,
but it's very difficult to get to the next level.
He's always dreamt of being a musician. I love you.
This is happening because he doesn't give up.
I just could not be happier for him,
and we're just so lucky to have him.
Love you guys.
This show is such an amazing opportunity to show my family,
especially my sons, that you never stop chasing your dreams.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to the Blind Auditions.
How you feeling, Nick? Let's do this!
Here he is! Oh, my gosh.
There he is. Daddy.
♪ Ooooooo ♪
♪ Come down off your throne and leave your body alone ♪
♪ Somebody must change ♪
♪ You are the reason I've been waiting here so long ♪
♪ Somebody holds the key ♪
♪ But I'm near the end ♪
♪ And I just ain't got the time ♪
♪ Ahhhh ohh ♪
♪ And I'm wasted but I can't find my way home ♪
♪ Oooooo ♪
♪ No, I can't find my way home ♪
♪ But I'm near the end ♪
♪ And I just ain't got the time ♪
♪ Nooo ♪
♪ And I'm wasted, but I can't find my way home ♪
♪ Oh, I can't find my way home ♪
♪ And I ain't done nothing wrong ♪
♪ Still I can't find my way home ♪
♪ No, I can't find my way home ♪
Yeah! Yes!
Look at him ‐‐ workin' the band!
Yes, sir! Workin' the band! Thank you.
Whoo! Yes! Yes! Welcome to "The Voice"!
Excuse me. Sorry. Hyped.
I was getting excited. Get hyped!
What is your name, and where are you from?
Pete Mroz, 45, Nashville, Tennessee.
I think you have such a nice energy.
You were fully into the music, and we felt that.
Thank you. Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I think I'm the old guy here. I don't think so.
He's the old guy. You can't be older thank Blake. Impossible.
Yeah, I'm gonna get to you. Okay.
Sounds like there's some history there.
That's normally not a good thing with me.
He pointed to you when you turned around.
No, I cut my chops writing songs in Nashville,
and I sang under a name Pete Mitchell.
I know ‐‐ Oh ‐‐ Oh, my God. And I was a ‐‐ I was in this group ‐‐
Wow! I was in this group called The Young Riders.
I was ‐‐ I was in a group
also called the Young Riders with Pete.
Oh, my God. Yeah.
Wow! No way.
Are ‐‐ Are you ‐‐ Are you serious?
Haven't seen this guy in 25 years! 25 years!
25 years? Oh, my God! Wow!
You stole my bass player. Oh!
You were in ‐‐
No, I gave your ‐‐ Oh, my God!
No, no, I gave your bass player a job!
That's true, you did.
You were in a group with him,
and he doesn't remember you?! Well ‐‐ No ‐‐
I haven't seen this guy in 25 years! Oh, my God!
When you first got to Nashville,
you were more of a blues guy.
That's right. And you had that good hair.
I ‐‐ Man, I had the mullet. He had a good mullet.
Oh, my God, man. You rocked it.
That's questionable.
I think the best way to get back at him
for stealing your bass player would be to disappoint him
and join Team Legend. No, we're doing ‐‐ all we're gonna do
is get the old group back together.
When we say "group," it wasn't exactly a band.
No, we kind of got together.
In Nashville, they do these things called songwriter rounds.
Yeah. And then, you kind of each do your thing.
When he stole your bass player ‐‐
which we all know he ‐‐ he's a liar and a thief...
...did you hold resentment for 20‐plus years?
Yes! I mean, right now would be the time to settle that score.
To get back at him!
How perfect is it that John Legend
turned his chair for you? I love this idea.
You gotta go with John. And I'm not against Blake.
He's ‐‐ He's a buddy of mine. That's ‐‐ That's funny, because it sounds like
you're going against Blake right there.
I am totally going against Blake.
Takes three of them to gang up on me to beat me.
That's what it is. You know what's interesting, Pete, is,
Blake and Nick have been ganging up on me.
Now, that's not true. That's actually true.
That's not true. And I am honest, and he is a liar.
These are disgusting Hollywood lies, Pete. I am Team Legend in this moment.
Says the guy... Disgusting.
...who is getting married to Hollywood.
And how'd that happen?
That's ‐‐ is another one.
I don't know, either. I'm just going with it, buddy.
He stole her, just like he stole your bass player.
Listen, obviously, we would have a blast
if we got to work together again.
No joke, I would love it. Right on.
Pete, who do you pick as your coach?
I gotta go with the old cowboy.
Yeah, that's my man, Pete!
Ah, I knew it. I knew it. It makes me happy
to see the other coaches team up against me.
I think it's cute. It's desperate.
We were all literally little kids back then. Totally.
I used to be skinny.
Hey, man, soon as we can hug,
you're gettin' a big hug and a kiss. Oh, boy!
It's just gonna be a blast to catch up with him
and work with him.
Take my bobblehead. it looks just like you.
But the main reason I'm excited
that he's on my team is, I think he's a hell of a singer.
Here you go, cowboy. Oh, God.
Yeah, he's cheap. He only got the one.
Man, that was an audition
like we've never seen before.
It's kind of a full‐circle moment for me, you know?
Like, it's crazy to think that we sat in rounds
playing songs, and here we are.
Take care of the cowboy. I will take care of old Blake.
When I turned around, he was like...
I was like, "Ohh." "What did I do?"
I was like, "Oh, no, I lost him."
You know, John's having a terrible time,
and I think that's a shock to him.
And it actually is a shock to all of us,
because he normally kills in these Blind Auditions.
But thank God.
If that ever happened to me,
I would sweat so bad.
Oh, my God, that was so funny.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to Night 1 of the Blind Auditions. Okay.
Where did I put that? Mm. Mm. Okay. Not the phone.
Not the crock. Okay.
Hey! What's up, buddy?
Hey! Not the boots. Yeah, okay.
Kelly. What's up?
Here it is.
10th anniversary of "The Voice." Mm‐hmm.
Oh!
Jonas and Jones.
What do you think about that?
I feel like I can learn a lot from Nick.
♪ Don't let me down, turn around ♪
I admire Nick's confidence,
how he has built his own name for himself.
♪ Right now, you know I miss your body ♪
Outside of the band that he was in... Boom!
...I'm really inspired by him and his story.
Like, I think he's one of the coolest guys
on the face of the planet.
My name is Devan Blake Jones.
I work as a client manager for a tech firm.
Good morning, everyone.
In the morning, I log in to work,
feed the cat, water my plants.
You know what? I'm not even ashamed.
I have a plant‐collecting hobby, alright? And I name my plants.
Cinderella, Avery, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen.
My cat loves to eat this plant.
Oh, man. I miss my plants.
It's been a long journey just getting to this moment.
I started singing at karaoke contests,
and 10 years ago, I joined an Afrobeat band.
Learning to sing in Swahili opened the door for me
to sing in other languages like Spanish and Hebrew.
You may not always know exactly what you're saying,
but you can feel it.
I learned so much about what it means
to sing with your soul and ‐‐ and your heart,
and that taught me a lot about what it means
to be a pop‐soul artist.
Growing up, my dad worked in housekeeping,
and my mom kind of moved around with different accounting jobs.
I think I took for granted how hard they worked.
There were nights that my dad would come home
at 2:00 in the morning.
They have really pushed me to succeed
and have been my cheerleaders.
I brought some friends along.
We are so proud of you.
Yep, this is what you do. So proud of you.
Thank you. I'm here for a reason.
Any of the coaches could give me
a new understanding of myself as an artist.
I feel like I'm on the verge, but I also feel like
I haven't really jumped over that edge yet.
You got this, son. You got this.
♪ Wanna believe what you say ♪
♪ But I hate you on most days ♪
♪ You've been testin' my faith and my patience ♪
Whoo, Lord! ♪ Ohh ♪
♪ And you know that I be headstrong ♪
♪ But you know that you'd be dead wrong ♪
♪ Tellin' me to relax ♪
♪ When I'm reacting ♪
♪ But I ♪
♪ I'd rather fight ♪
♪ Than lose sleep at night ♪
♪ At least you're all mine ♪
♪ And if I have to choose ♪
Yeah! Yeah!
♪ My heart or you ♪
♪ I'm gonna lose ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ What if nothing ever will change? ♪
♪ I'm caught between your love ♪
♪ And a hard place ♪
♪ Oh, I wish there was a right way ♪
♪ I'm caught between your love ♪
♪ And a hard place ♪
♪ Oh, oh, ohhhhhhh ♪
♪ I'm caught between your love ♪
♪ And a hard place ♪
Yeah!
Oh, my God!
What is your name, and where are you from?
Devan Blake Jones, and I'm from Denver, Colorado.
Well, congratulations, Devan.
You got one of the Jonas Brothers here. That is right.
The least of them all, but it's still a Jones.
It doesn't matter.
He's the least of the coaches, you know, so, it's...
I loved your performance.
There was something ‐‐ I was just waiting
for one extra kind of level,
but I think it's amazing that you're on the show.
Thank you so much. That was phenomenal.
I think these other coaches are absolutely insane
for not turning their chairs.
You don't have to criticize us to ‐‐ I want to.
Just for fun.
The top part of your register, when you really opened up
in the chorus, really spoke to me.
We're here in this first stage of the competition
to find a lot of potential
and someone that we can work with to help them grow.
And I feel like there's so much there,
and I'm so excited to get to work with you.
Thank you very much, Nick.
Welcome to Team Nick, and here's your Nick's Notes.
There we go.
Whoo! That's for you.
Your very own vintage Webster's Dictionary. Wow.
Thank you so much, man. Congratulations.
Devan is such a fantastic vocalist.
I was shocked that no one else turned for him,
but I like these opportunities
to place that early faith in somebody and watch them grow.
Go write it down in your Nick's Notes!
Nick, he was already ‐‐ after just one season ‐‐
really good at this show.
You know, he's a really smart coach.
I only have one artist so far, but I know I'm going to find
some wonderful artists for Team Legend.
I can't wait. That's what happens when you get a notebook.
That's excitement. "Dear Diary."
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back.
Okay, here we go.
Let's both hit our buttons, and I'll take the person.
How about that? I dare you.
I feel like I'm gonna win this one.
I feel it in my bones.
♪ All along the Eastern Shore ♪
♪ Put your circuits in the sea ♪
Hey! ♪ This is what the world is for ♪
♪ Making electricity ♪
♪ You can feel it in your mind ♪
♪ Oh, you can do it all the time ♪
♪ Plug it in and change the world ♪
♪ You are my electric girl ♪
♪ I said, "Ooh, girl" ♪
♪ Just shock me like an electric eel ♪
♪ Oh, baby girl ♪ Come on, Nick!
Come on, John! ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Well, turn me on with your electric feel ♪
♪ I said, "Ooh, girl" ♪
♪ Just shock me like an electric eel ♪
♪ Baby girl, yeah ♪
♪ Turn me on with your electric feel ♪
♪ Oh‐oh‐oh‐oh‐ohhhhhh ♪
♪ Do what you feel now ♪
♪ Electric feel now ♪
I told you.
♪ Do what you feel ♪
♪ Nooooooooooooooow ♪ And Nick for three!
♪ Do what you ♪
♪ Feel now ♪
Yeah! Whoa!
Yes! Whoo! Man! Oho!
So cool! Oh, my gosh.
All right, what's your name?
Raine Stern, and I'm from Madison, Wisconsin.
What in the world ‐‐ What? Do you perform up there?
I actually have a nine‐piece band
that I write and arrange all of the parts for.
Horns, everything. Oh, my God.
Like, creating is my most favorite part.
Your whole vibe is creative. Thank you very much.
I've worked so hard at getting myself to a place
where I could even be on a show like this.
I grew up in a very small town.
I've always been a black sheep.
When I was 5 years old, I can remember
that, like, I had feelings for a girl at my school.
You know, I was probably the only queer kid.
The only thing I really felt like I could do
was write about it ‐‐ writing songs.
That was what started my journey with music.
I was about 10 years old. I got this Mini Squier guitar,
and the first thing I think is not, "Learn a scale."
It's, "How do I make a melody
and finesse this into representing
how I'm feeling right now?"
I started going to these blues jams
when I was like 16.
Playing with these guys two, three times older than me,
and they're like, "All right, take a solo."
And I just get to rip it, and just all of these feelings ‐‐
It just, like, reminded me how alive I was.
Playing live shows, where I was needed somewhere
felt amazing because there are those moments
that, like, you just have
this, like, light go through your chest, you know?
You just feel that.
Music is what helps me communicate effectively.
I'm so excited to take the work that I've been doing
and give it to the rest of the world.
I'm not speechless that often.
We wish you were more often.
I feel like guitar is probably not
the only instrument you play.
I also play keys, bass, and drums.
You really know how to milk a performance,
and it just kept getting better and more amplified.
You are a rare find,
and you're about to have your moment
in the music industry, and you deserve it.
Thank you so much, Blake.
Raine, that was so electrifying ‐‐
no pun intended.
I happen to also play the drums and keys
and guitar and ‐‐ and sing, and I'm gonna fight for you,
because you are one of the most unique
performers and creatives that we've seen on this show.
My favorite part of the process
is the creative process.
If I could spend all my time making arrangements
and dreaming big, that's where I feel most inspired,
and I think the perfect home for you would be Team Nick.
Thank you so much.
Even without a live audience in this room,
you were working the audience.
That's so rare that we get an artist
that can do that and play their instrument.
You have so much creative energy just flowing from you,
and we're just lucky that you brought that energy
to "The Voice."
I'm a fool. I should have turned around.
But... It's okay.
Maybe I'll be able to steal you.
I don't think I will be. We're not letting her go.
But, Raine, who do you pick as your coach?
Oh, man. Ugh. Please, Raine.
Come on home.
This is a very hard decision.
Come on, make it "Raine."
Make it Raine! Here we go. Ohhh, man.
I think I'm gonna have to go with Nick.
Whoa! ♪ Can we pretend? ♪ Ahhh!
♪ Can we pretend? ♪
It feels good to not be the rookie.
I am feeling very good about Team Nick.
Raine is amazing.
I just felt a real kinship, and the fact that I beat
Blake and John in this made me so happy.
♪ Can we pretend? ♪
I've spent a lot of time endorsing Nick
in these auditions, and I have to admit,
I'm starting to feel like maybe everybody likes Nick
a little more than ‐‐ than they like me...
I will not let you down. ...and that feels weird.
Welcome to Team Nick. Here's your Nick's Notes.
Look at it! Yes!
Yeah! I'm so jealous.
I am so jealous right now.
I'm gonna fill this thing up.
I chose Nick because he's excitable and driven,
and I'm all those things, too. Raine is good.
I will not let you steal her.
We'll see what happens.
Still to come... ♪ Glory ♪
♪ Yeah, glory ♪ Whoo!
...more incredible performances... ♪ Yeah ♪
Yeah! ♪ I keep dancing on my own ♪
...including one from John.
♪ We're just ordinary people ♪
I love my job!
♪ Ohhh ♪ I think we've still got a shot.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to the Blind Auditions.
I can't sit in these chairs anymore.
This is 20 seasons.
I want a trampoline or something. "I want a trampoline"?
I want one of them little trampolines to stand on. I'll get you one.
You want one of those newfangled standing desks?
Yes. Wouldn't that be cool?
Kelly...
My name is Madison Marigold.
I am 21 years old,
and I'm from Santa Clarita, California.
My mom is a clothing designer and manufacturer.
She had been doing a lot of business
with Chinese importers and exporters,
so she enrolled me in Chinese classes
'cause she thought that it would help me
in whatever I wanted to do later on in life.
And at first, it was really hard,
but after about six months,
I started combining that with my passion for music.
So, when I was writing my songs,
I would translate them into Chinese.
I recorded a song called
which was, at the time,
like, one of the biggest songs in China,
and I just posted, like, a cover of it.
And then, people from the Chang Jiang Music Festival
in China had reached out to me,
and Demi Lovato was the headliner.
And so, they asked me if I would be interested
in opening for her. I was like, "Uh, yeah."
I got to do, like, a 30‐minute set,
and I did half the set in Chinese and half in English.
The coolest moment of my life thus far.
"The Voice," it's just been, like, such a blessing.
Music is what I want to do with the rest of my life.
I'm just gonna think about my song,
and I'm gonna do my best.
♪ I know, you know, we know ♪
♪ You weren't down for forever, and it's fine ♪
♪ I know, you know, we know ♪
♪ We weren't meant for each other, and it's fine ♪
♪ But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right? ♪
♪ You'd come over and you'd stay the night ♪
♪ Would you love me for the hell of it? ♪
♪ All our fears would be irrelevant ♪
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right? ♪
♪ The sky'd be falling and I'd hold you tight ♪
♪ And there wouldn't be a reason why ♪
♪ We would even have to say goodbye ♪
♪ If the world was ending ♪
♪ Ohh ♪
♪ You'd come over ♪
♪ You'd come over, you'd come over, right? ♪
♪ If the world was ending ♪
Hello. Hi.
What's your name? My name is Madison Marigold.
Well, Madison, Julia Michaels,
she's so conversational in her writing. Yeah.
That was a lot to bite off for a Blind Audition song,
and what's frustrating is, once you got into the more
of the singer part of the song, your voice was really powerful
and ‐‐ and really great. Thank you.
There were moments where you ‐‐ you showed a lot of vocal technique.
You know, some of your ‐‐ your runs were well‐executed.
But the thing for me was just that it didn't
kind of ever take off.
Julia writes songs that are very conversational,
and there's a certain style of pop songwriting
that is kind of rapid‐fire.
It's actually more difficult than belting.
That's just something to think about
if you were to come back, okay? Okay.
It's okay to do conversational songs.
Problem is, you don't have to say every word every time. Yeah.
Pick it up. Like, hold something out
and keep the message with 4 words instead of 12.
Right. I kept waiting for you to go up.
♪ If the world was ending ♪ Yeah.
I couldn't tell from that performance
where you could go.
You're ‐‐ You're really talented, though.
Thank you so much for coming out, girl.
Thank you, guys. I admire all of you.
Aww, have a good one! Thank you.
I haven't pushed for a while.
I want to make sure I'm filling my team
with people I truly love, and I'm waiting to be moved.
She had some cool riffs. Yes, she had one that was really cool.
Yeah. I was like, "Oh."
But you need to, like, go somewhere. Yeah.
Corey, déjà vu. Yes, sir.
What does it feel like about to walk out there again?
Still nerve‐racking, man.
Just get out there and make a chair turn, brother. Yeah.
Thank you, man. All right. Good luck.
My name is Corey Ward,
and I'm from Hartsville, South Carolina.
I was recently on season 19. ♪ Oh, you let your ♪
♪ Feet run wild ♪
Did not get the chair turn, unfortunately.
This is painful. ♪ The time has come ♪
♪ As we all go down ♪ I was so nervous right here.
I don't want you to, you know, be deterred,
because you've got a really, really rock‐and‐roll voice.
Thank you.
Looking back, there's things I could have done better,
and I've been practicing every day.
But, also, I knew I needed something
that really struck on my heart.
So I'm singing "Dancing On My Own"
by Robyn for my Blind Audition.
It means a lot to me. It's a heartstring song.
I've had a lot of heartbreak.
Hey! Oh, my God.
I've been waiting for so long for this.
My mom was diagnosed with
small cell lung to brain cancer ‐‐
the type of cancer you just never know
how long you have.
Before I went onstage last season,
she had to get rushed to the hospital.
This season, I said, "Ma, you gotta see me
get a chair turn."
I'll be rooting you on from here.
"The Voice" has just been a blessing to me.
This has brought an opportunity
for something in my family to celebrate.
I didn't want to cry again, but it's true.
So I'm humbled
that I get a second chance at this.
It means a lot.
♪ This is "The Voice" ♪
Welcome back to Night 1 of the Blind Auditions.
Yes, Corey! Shh!
♪ Somebody said you got a new friend ♪
I love this song.
♪ But does she love you better than I can? ♪
I'm in.
♪ And, yeah, I know it's stupid ♪
♪ But I just gotta see it for myself ♪
♪ I'm in the corner watching you kiss her ♪
♪ Oh oh oh ♪
♪ And I'm right over here ♪
♪ Why can't you see me? ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ And I'm giving it my all ♪
♪ I'm not the guy you're taking home ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ And I keep dancing on my own ♪
♪ No, nah ♪
♪ And I'm giving it my all ♪
♪ I'm not the guy you're taking home ♪
♪ Ooo ♪
♪ I keep dancing on my own ♪
Yes!
♪ Oh‐oh ♪
♪ So far away ♪
♪ But still so near ♪
♪ The lights come on ♪
♪ The music dies ♪
♪ But you don't see me ♪
♪ Staaaaaaaaaaanding ♪
♪ Here ♪
Yes!
Whoo! He got it this time.
Second time's the charm, Corey.
What's your name? Where are you from?
My name is Corey Ward, and I'm 34 years old.
I'm back from last season, so this is incredible.
Wow. My mom, last time, was supposed to watch,
and right when I went to come here,
she had to get rushed to the hospital.
So I'm trying to just hold it together. Is she here?
Is she on video?
Ah. Ah, there she is!
Oh, hey, Mom! Oh, my goodness.
So, the woman on the bottom... Hi!
...is my lovely mother. Oh, my goodness.
Has just been battling cancer.
Hi, Mom. Your son crushed it,
and he got Kelly and John to turn their chairs.
Nick let him down. There's always the steal later on
in case they mess things up. Sometimes God has something better
than you could have ever dreamed. Yeah. Man.
I love a passionate performer, and you are that, my friend.
Thank you so much.
What did you think you changed
between now and then that made it work?
Staying true to who I am. I'm an emotional‐heart guy.
The song just better fit me as a person and an artist.
What are some other artists you like to sing?
I'm curious. James Arthur...
Yeah. ...Damien Rice.
Oh, my God, "O" is like one of my favorite records.
Ohh. Yes! That's what I'm talking about.
I'm looking for someone to move me.
A lot of people can sing,
but not a lot of people can move me.
I would love to be your coach.
Your performance, it made me really focus
on the passion and the emotion.
It made me really feel it,
and it gave the song a whole new meaning to me.
If we were to work together,
I'm just gonna follow your heart,
and then just try to help guide you
into being the best artist you can be.
I love it, man. Thank you.
I gotta have a little conversation
with my buddy Blake over here. Yeah, okay.
If you were Corey right now,
who would you choose? 'Cause we can sway this.
No one cares what you guys think.
That's probably not a side of you
that Corey wants to see right now. Yeah.
That "nobody cares about you" side of John Legend.
I'm starting to sway towards Kelly. Ohh.
This aggression from John is making me
feel very uncomfortable. It's ‐‐ It's ‐‐ It's fortunate for all of us
that neither of you have any say in this. Wow.
That's not necessarily true.
I mean, I guess John's left me no choice here.
Oh. You know, wow.
The musical connection you and Kelly have...
Oh. Oh, don't tease me!
...it's unbelievable.
I mean, John said something like,
"Oh, I'll let you be your heart," or whatever.
And then, Kelly was literally... I mean, that was ‐‐ that was good, too.
...laying it down. Uh.
So true. We're glad you came back.
That's a really good sign that you weren't dissuaded.
I mean, he's winning me back a little bit right now, John.
Just ‐‐ I'm starting to sway the other way.
Yeah, but he doesn't care.
He made that clear. You know what?
After hearing... I don't know.
...what Nick said just now,
now I care what you guys think.
Come on, Corey.
I want to ask you this ‐‐ who do you pick as your coach?
This is the hardest thing ever.
No. This is a dream.
Just go with Kelly! Shh. Uhhh...
I'ma go with ‐‐ Oh, my God.
I'll go with Kelly.
Whoa! Oh, my God! Kelly! Kelly!
Kelly! Thank you!
I was waiting for that can't‐miss artist,
so Corey's a big win for me. I have a lovely jacket for you.
Yes. Team Kelly!
I just like how passionate he is.
He's like a dream artist to have on your team.
Sorry, John. And here we go again
with everybody teaming up on me.
I don't know if Blake is upset
that I am in a chair next to Kelly now.
Does he feel betrayed?
Like, I don't know what he has against me,
but he keeps rooting against me, and I don't like it.
Come on!
How are y'all feeling?
I don't have words.
My heart is full.
Mom, you had to be here, so...
You did. I did!
I'm just so thankful, and my mind is blown.
He sounded great. Yeah, I ‐‐
Whoa!
Y'all trying' to kill Kelly Clarkson.
Welcome back to Night 1 of the Blind Auditions.
Okay, folks, stand by. Last one coming up.
I feel like I want somebody right now.
I want this person to be on my team.
I just want to laugh more, so if y'all could
make that happen... Well, we've been doing a lot of that.
♪ Oh‐oh‐oh‐oh‐six ♪
I've been stepping since I was in middle school.
So, stepping is just creating rhythm and music
with clapping and stomping.
I love performing here in college.
Stepping is kind of like my outlet.
♪ Go, alright! ♪
I am Victor Solomon,
and I am from Peoria, Illinois.
I currently go to school in the number‐one public HBCU,
and I am currently Mister A&T.
Basically, I'm the official male representative
for the student body.
My role is being present for every event,
webinars, and community service, on top of everything else ‐‐
you know, being a student.
Making it to an HBCU, it means a lot to me
because I grew up in a single‐parent home.
My father wasn't really present. It was tough.
So, my mother, she worked really hard to provide for us.
Was working two jobs because we didn't have much.
When the water was off and, you know, we would have to
go to a nearby grocery store
and get a case of water and heat it up in a microwave,
and that's basically how,
you know, we washed up for the week.
Everything wasn't good, you know, growing up,
but my mother, she just always wanted me to be safe.
You know, she actually made us participate in church ‐‐
singing choir,
you know, leading songs. in the sunshine bands.
It was mostly gospel.
That part of my life really plays a big role
of who I am today.
I will be singing "Glory" by Common and John Legend.
The song is about the African‐American community
and what we've been through ‐‐ trials, tribulations.
We have come a long way.
One day, we're going to see the glory.
It will come to pass.
Hey, Victor!
Singing this song
in front of John Legend,
it's, like, more pressure because he sang it first,
and I just want to impress him.
♪ One day ♪ Uh‐oh.
♪ When the glory comes ♪
♪ It will be ours ♪
♪ Woah, one day ♪
♪ When the war is won ♪
♪ We will be sure ♪ Wow, Blake's in first.
♪ We will be sure ♪
Wow.
♪ Oh, glory ♪ Whoo!
♪ Woah ♪
♪ Woah, glory ♪
Whoo! ♪ Now, the war ♪
♪ Is not over ♪
♪ Victory isn't won ♪
♪ But we'll fight on to the finish ♪
♪ And then, when it's all done ♪
♪ We'll cry glory ♪
♪ Yeah, glory ♪
Whoo! ♪ Woah, glory ♪
♪ We'll cry glory ♪
♪ Yeah, glory ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Woah, glory ♪
♪ Oh, one day ♪
♪ When the glory comes ♪
♪ It will be ours, yeah ♪
♪ Woah ♪
♪ Gloooory ♪
♪ Glooooooory ♪
Whoo! Beautiful! Beautiful!
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Wow.
What's your name? So, I am Victor Solomon.
I am 22 years old. Okay.
Currently, I attend the number‐one public HBCU,
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
Wow. I also serve as Mister A&T at my university, as well.
You're at a HBCU... Yes, sir.
...and you're the BMOC...
...at N. C. A&T.
The big man on campus. I am L‐O‐S‐T. Okay.
Did you say you're 22? Yes, sir.
But you have, like, this old‐man voice.
Man, I gotta say, Victor ‐‐
which is the perfect name for you, by the way ‐‐
if you choose me as your coach...
Yeah, as young as I am. Man, man.
Is gospel music your main ‐‐
Talk to me. I grew up in a church,
so gospel is my go‐to.
Had an artist on my team named Todd Tilghman,
and we did a lot of gospel music.
He did pretty well. He won.
Okay. Fair. Fair point.
I know that, you know, Nick's got a nice, wet coat on.
John Legend's gonna talk about
how he grew up in the church singing.
He has no idea.
Hey, who do you think this worship song you think is ‐‐
It makes me think of Jesus. Yeah?
Okay, Kelly? That makes sense.
Jesus. Good, good. That's good.
Well, he has played Jesus. Okay?
The person that wrote this song... Okay, okay.
...is sitting next to me. It's John's song!
And you had no idea! You knew that. You knew that.
Oh, you didn't ‐‐ you didn't know?
No. Oh, my God, that was amazing!
I knew an angel wrote that song, is all I know.
I knew it was an angel.
Sorry, let's just clear it. This is your Oscar‐wining... Yeah.
We won an Academy Award with it.
When he turned around, I was like,
"I don't have a chance here
because the weight of the song
and the film it was attached to."
It's a whole connection
that I'm not gonna be able to fight, you know?
I grew up in church, as well.
My dad was a pastor, and I sang in church every Sunday,
and that's what gave me my musical roots.
Oh, wow. Obviously, you're inspired by John.
We all are, but ‐‐ Well, not Blake,
'cause he didn't know that it was his ‐‐
He didn't even know. Yeah, it's true.
I am now. Why don't we work together...
Mm‐hmm? ...to make John proud
and have this all start with you singing
his Academy Award‐winning song?
Go on. Sounds good.
I grew up in the church.
I grew up singing gospel music,
and when we wrote that song,
it was meant to evoke the hymns
that we grew up listening to... Yes.
...and the songs that carried a lot of our ancestors
through a lot of tough times
when they were marching for voting rights
and all these other things. Exactly, mm‐hmm.
I have literally zero times
turned for someone singing my song.
Just ‐‐ I scrutinize it more heavily than I normally would,
but I was like, "I don't need to do that." Oh, wow.
I was like, "He's doing some things I haven't done
that are better than what I would do with the song." Oh, man!
There were a lot of times when I was like,
"Is this John singing?"
He was better than me! He was better than me. What?
What's crazy is, I grew up singing
a lot of your songs, actually. Really? I did "Ordinary People"
in the eighth‐grade talent show that I won. Oh, yeah!
We got to ‐‐ Let's get my mic. Yeah.
We're gonna sing it together. I know! I want to see that footage.
Oh, man. Oh!
What?
♪ We're just ordinary people ♪
Whoo! ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ We don't know which way to go ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ 'Cause we're ordinary people ♪
Okay. Whoo!
♪ Maybe we should take it slow ♪
♪ This, time we'll ta‐a‐a‐a‐a‐ke ♪
♪ It slow ♪ I love my job!
I think we still got a shot.
Wait a minute. Whose song is that?
I'll ask. So, Victor...
Mm‐hmm? ...who do you pick as your coach?
Come on home, Victor!
Come on home. See, what's crazy is,
I think I'm gonna shake things up just a little.
Oh, my goodness. Oh, my gosh!
What?! Oh, my God.
If this happens to me again today ‐‐
Come on, Victor. Don't do it, Victor!
I think I'm gonna shake things up just a little bit. Don't! Don't do it, Victor!
Do it, Victor! Don't do it!
Well, I'm going to have to go with...
Who am I kidding? John Legend!
♪ I can't sit and hope ♪ Ahh!
♪ I can't just sit and pray that ♪ Drama!
♪ I can find a love ♪ That's what I'm talking about!
Made him nervous.
Yes!
♪ All I see is pain ♪ What a way to end the day.
I was blocked! I had been blocked.
I'd lost the few that I thought I could have won... Yeah!
...and I needed someone
to come and save the day for me.
Victor ‐‐ he just nailed the song.
He has great, great tone, beautiful runs, and so much soul.
He had to join Team Legend.
♪ Preach, baby ♪ Oh, geez. Here we go.
♪ Preach ♪ I have a "welcome to Team Legend" song
just for you, Victor. Oh, sir. Yes, sir.
♪ It's so good to sing with you ♪
♪ Like ordinary people do ♪
Wow. Okay!
♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪
♪ Ohhh ♪ ♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪
♪ You made your choice ♪
♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Now let's go and win "The Voice" ♪
I love my job. ♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪
♪ We're the "Victor" ♪
♪ On Team Legend ♪ Get it with the writing skills.
Yeah! Yes, sir!
I thought for sure I had a shot, and then, of course, you know,
the whole singing‐with‐John thing happened.
I gotta say ‐‐ it was pretty cool.
I can't help what I've never heard.
I thought I would enjoy
watching Blake just completely fail.
I didn't even know what he was saying.
I felt really bad for him.
Like, meanwhile, the guy sounds like John, and he's like,
"I mean, gah ‐‐ you're amazing.
I would definitely buy your album."
"I love artists that sound like you!"
"I love artists that sound like you!
You're amazing!" It was like...
♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪