WILL.l.AM: Earlier this year, The Voice returned.
You're amazing!
Whoo!
Whoa!
SIR TOM JONES:
This is it!
EMMA WILLIS: Let the battle begin!
That is the best battle I have seen so far.
EMMA WILLIS: You are now available for a steal.
Yes!
The knockouts packed a punch.
OLLY MURS: You smashed it. Well done.
It was shockingly perfect.
OLLY MURS: We have waited eight months and the semifinal is here.
WILL.I.AM: Tonight, the nine singers remaining are going to be fighting
for their place in the finals.
SIR TOM JONES:
MEGHAN TRAINOR: Nine will perform but only four will go through.
The Voice is back!
# This is The Voice! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Hello. Yes, we are finally back.
It is the semi-final and this is The Voice!
It feels so good to be back on your screens.
This show has been eight months in the making,
so I promise we will not disappoint tonight!
Now, we don't have a physical audience here in our revamped
studio, but we do have an amazing virtual audience up there.
Hello to all of you!
CHEERING
Before we get going, please rest assured every one of our acts will
be following Government guidelines to keep everybody safe.
So myself, our singers,
and the coaches will all be socially distanced.
But, in terms of the contest, no-one is safe.
Our incredible semi-finalists are performing
for just four places in next week's final -
one from each team chosen by the coaches.
And talking of our coaches, I know they're raring to get going,
so are you ready?
Please welcome our superstar coaches and their semi-finalists!
MUSIC: 'Let Me Entertain You'
Tom Jones and his team, Jonny and Lois!
APPLAUSE
Olly Murs and his team, Blessing and Jordan!
APPLAUSE
Joining us live from LA,
Meghan Trainor and her team, Brooke and Trinity-Leigh!
APPLAUSE
And Will.i.am and his team,
Gevanni, Lucy and Lifeline winner, Doug!
MUSIC: 'Let Me Entertain You'
Yes!
Look at you all.
You look amazing. You all happy to be here?
CHEERING
We finally did it!
CHEERING
Now, Meghan...
Meghan's with us.
I know we are meant to be socially distanced,
but I kind of think you're taking this a little bit far.
Yeah, we're a little bit far.
I'm in Los Angeles.
We are trying to be super-safe because of COVID
and everything that's going on in the world and I'm PREGNANT!
Yes!
Congratulations.
How are you feeling?
Thank you so much.
Large! I feel great, though.
Thank you for being here.
You're on a really big-screen in your very own chair,
it looks wicked.
Yeah, I look good.
You look good!
Boys, welcome.
Great to be here. Thank you.
Nice to be back.
OK, so we might have a virtual audience, but the competition
for a place in next week's final is very, very real.
Only four of this lovely lot can go through.
And it's our coaches who have to make that tough decision
this evening, after all our singers have performed.
So, on that note, I think it's about time we got the show on the road.
We're kicking off with Team Olly and 20-year-old Jordan.
Yes!
APPLAUSE
Before The Voice, I was helping my dad fitting kitchens
and on the weekends doing sandwich delivering.
I was not finding any time for music whatsoever.
Yes!
Ha-ha-ha.
Jordan, come in. Olly, man...
Thank you very much.
I just appreciate this so much. Thank you.
Listen, you have earnt your place in the semi-final.
I know your dad is your biggest fan.
He's over the moon, he's so excited.
Matt, sorry, mate. You will probably have to go get someone else
do the jobs for you now, Jordan is on to bigger things.
JORDAN LAUGHS
Jordan's knockout performance really was a knockout performance.
He came out determined to be in my semifinal team.
I believe that was the best performance I have ever done.
All the adrenaline just went whoosh!
It was a fantastic performance.
Thank you.
I really want to continue the lane that we're going on.
The song that I've picked is Dermot Kennedy, 'Power Over Me'.
Yes!
I am happy with the song. I feel, like, I can sing bigger songs now.
Before I didn't believe I could.
# I wanna be kng of you story... #
OLLY: I absolutely love this song
because it plays to Jordan's strengths.
# You got that power over me... #
It'd mean so much to get to the final.
It would tell me that, "You've smashed it,"
and I've never said that to myself.
Yes! That's it.
That sound all right? Yes, 100%.
I'm here, I'm one step away from the final.
I am worried because there's been such a big break.
Jordan came in today overthinking.
You have waited so long for this, so come out and give me everything.
Tonight is going to be the biggest performance of my life.
I need to prove to Olly that I deserve a place in the final.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Power Over Me' By Jordan Phillips
# I wanna be king in your story
-
I wanna know who you are
# I want your heart to beat for me
#Oh,l
# I want you to sing to me softly
# You can stand I'm outrunning the dark
# That's all that love ever taught me
#Oh,l
# Call and I'll rush out
# All out of breath now
# You got that power over me, my my
# Everything I hold dear Resides in those eyes
# You got that power over me, my my
# The only one I know The only one on my mind
# You got that power over me... #
CHEERING
# Mmmmm
# Remember the lake In the moonlight?
# Remember you shivered and shone
# I'll never forget What you looked like on that night
# I know that time's gonna take me
# I know my day's gonna come
# I just want the devil to hate me
#Oh,l
# So we hide away and never tell
# You decide That darkness knows you well
# That lesson of love All that it was
# I need you to see
# You got that power over me, my my
# Everything I hold dear Resides in those eyes
# You got that power over me, my my
# I know that I let her down
# You got that power over me
# You got that power over me. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Jordan, everyone!
Yes, Jordan!
You just left everything on the stage.
Yeah, man.
How did it feel?
Good.
I felt at the end my voice drying up so I thought you know what,
I've got to do it now, got to squeeze it out.
You did it, you squeezed it out. LAUGHTER
Olly, let's go to you.
I want to echo what your dad just said, "Go on, lad!"
It was... What a great start to the show, first and foremost.
You're just a natural.
You're born to be on that stage. You really are.
It was a fantastic performance.
You have made my decision super-hard.
You are just a great guy and I have loved working with you.
You have been amazing, so well done.
Great performance.
Thank you very much. Cheers. Love it.
Meghan, previously a member of your team.
Thank you.
TOm?
Well, it sounded really natural
and that's what I love about the way you sing.
It was really, really powerful, and it really suited you, the song.
Thank you, Tom, that means a lot. Thank you.
The song, you and the song together, cracked it!
Thank you. Cheers.
Will?
LAUGHTER
Thank you very much. Cheers.
Some great comments.
Very good comments. Thank you so much.
Remember, later, it will be down to our coaches to decide
which of their acts that they want to take through
to next week's final.
Rather them than me! LAUGHTER
For now, please put your hands together for Jordan.
Thank you, cheers.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
If that first performance is anything to go by,
we are in for a belter of a show.
And there is plenty to come after the break
as two more singers stake a claim for a place in the final.
We will see you soon.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# This is The Voice! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Voice!
It is semi-final night!
We've got nine acts who are pinning all their hopes on their coaches
to send them through to next week's final, but only four will make it.
Coming up later in the show, we've got last year's winner,
our very own Molly Hocking, performing her brand-new single.
But, back to the competition tonight.
Next up, it's Team Tom
and hoping to make her family proud, it's the lovely Lois.
APPLAUSE
Going from singing inside church to singing in front of millions
is such a blessing.
The best part of being on The Voice
is seeing how proud my family are towards me.
# Don't even know What we're fighting for. #
I'm really honoured to have this experience.
Honestly, I didn't expect to go through.
Lois.
Lois is tremendous.
Whether she is singing an up-tempo song or a ballad,
she brings the fire.
Here we are. I know!
I'm so excited. Good.
Because I think now is the time for you to sing!
OK. You know what I mean? Yeah.
The song that Sir Tom has chosen for me to sing at the semifinal
is 'Who You Are' by Jessie J.
# Oh, no Don't lose who you are... #
Seeing Sir Tom Jones after eight long months, it was so nice.
What you been doing?
Singing, a lot.
# Why am I doing this to myself? #
I'm trying to make sure that I give the song what it needs
because I know Jessie gave it so much emotion, so I can sing it...
That's it. ..the way it should be sung.
That's it! Put yourself in the zone
and try and block everything else out... if you can.
Jessie] is a great singer.
For Lois to take that song on is a big deal.
I am nervous, I'm really, really nervous.
It would mean the world to get through.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Who You Are' By Jessie]
# I stare at my reflection In the mirror
# "Why am I doing this to myself?"
# Losing my mind on a tiny error
# I nearly left the real me On the shelf
# No, no, no, no, no...
# Don't lose who you are
# In the blur of the stars
# Seeing is deceiving Dreaming is believing
# It's OK not to be OK
# Sometimes it's hard To follow your heart
# Tears don't mean you're losing Everybody's bruising
# Just be true to who you are
# Real talk, real life Good love, goodnight
# And with a smile That's my home
# No, no, no, no, no, no...
# Don't lose who you are
# In the blur of the stars
# Seeing is deceiving Dreaming is believing
# It's OK not to be OK...
# Sometimes it's hard To follow your heart
# Tears don't mean you're losing Everybody's bruising
# Just be true to who you are. #
HOLDS FINAL NOTE
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes, Lois!
CHEERING
I love you. GUYS-
Yes!
Your family bubble is louder than a normal full-sized audience!
I love it!
Amazing!
I love them so much.
I know your sisters are over there,
but that was your family in the screens, right?
How lovely is that?
It's so...
I'm just so grateful that I have such a beautiful family
that will support me no matter what.
That got me here, that's helped me through everything.
I love them so much.
That was amazing. And you look incredible.
Thank you, thank you. Incredible.
TOm?
Every time you sing, I love it.
Every... From the piano rehearsal, right up to now.
Every time you have sung that song, it's got better and better
and better and you are peaking now.
You are right up there with it.
And you just did a wonderful performance...
Thank you so much. "honestly.
Olly?
LAUGHTER
Thank you.
Meghan?
I get so scared when singers are, like, I'm going to try a Jessie]
Song - but you delivered and then made it your own
and sang with your whole body and soul, and I felt everything.
And I don't know if it is the baby or my emotions,
but I got so emotional and I loved it.
I was like, "Wow, she killed it."
Thank you so much, Meghan.
Will?
Thank you. You happy?
I'm so happy. Good.
So, will Lois get that precious place in the final?
We will find out later in the show.
For now, please put your hands together for Lois.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK, so let's keep things moving with our third act of the night.
Singing for Meghan's vote is our Welsh wonder -
not Sir Tom - but Trinity-Leigh.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I come from a little village in Wales
where I live with my mam, my dad and my little brother.
I never imagined in a million years that I would be singing
on The Voice UK stage.
Thank you so much for believing in me.
Stuff like this really doesn't happen to people like me.
I see that light in you.
All of me was like, "l have to pick Trinny-Leigh."
# ..and I can't feel a thing... #
At the knockout, I gave it 110%.
I felt more confident than I ever have before.
I was just so proud.
Trinity-Leigh is evolving into this superstar
that I always knew she could be.
The song that I think you should sing for the semifinal
is 'Lose You To Love Me' by Selena Gomez.
I love Selena Gomez.
This song is great because I can show the emotional side of my voice.
# You promised the world And I fell for it... #
She's worked so hard for this.
Her whole journey through life - she was adopted
and she has new parents that adore her and she loves them.
# To love, love
# To love, love... #
It would be a really special moment if she went to the final.
Something like that.
Yeah, something like that (!)
There's so many different aspects of this song
and I'm struggling with timing at the moment.
There's definitely a risk that I could mess it up.
I need to put my all on that stage and show Meghan that I can do it.
It's now or never.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Lose You To Love Me' By Selena Gomez
# You promised the world And I fell for it... #
APPLAUSE
# I put you first and you adored it
# Set fires to my forest
# And I let it burn
# Sang off-key in my chorus
# Cos it wasn't yours
# I saw the signs and I ignored it
# Rose-colored glasses all distorted
# Set fire to my purpose
# And I let it burn
# You got off on the hurtin'
# Cos it wasn't yours
# Ohh We'd always go into it blindly
# I needed to lose you to find me
# This dancing was killing me softly
# I needed to hate you to love me
# To love, love
# To love, yeah
# I needed to lose you to love me
# You promised the world And I fell for it
# I put you first and you adored it
# Set fires to my forest
# And you let it burn
# Ohhh...
# Oooooooh
# Ohhh...
# I needed to lose you To love me, yeah. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Trinity-Leigh!
Thank you.
That was absolutely beautiful.
How did it feel to finally be performing at the semifinals?
It felt amazing.
I literally have been so excited to come back.
Your mum is crying. I think we need to get her some tissues.
And over there with your brother.
And your dad and your sister are watching on the screens.
So all the family are kind of here.
Meghan, let's start with you.
This is so weird.
I wish I could be there to hug you. I'm so proud of you.
You did so good, though.
In rehearsal, you were worried about timing,
but that is the best part of this song.
You can take your time because it's all about the emotion in it
and you nailed the emotion and I was, like -
I just kept saying back here while you were singing, "Wow, wow, wow!"
Thank you.
Tom, you looked like that performance really kind of carried
you somewhere?
It did.
The only thing is I'm very disappointed. Why is that?
You are not on my team!
How the hell I missed you, I don't know.
You have a tremendous voice. There's no doubt about that.
And we have great singers in Wales. And you are one of them.
Thank you.
Will?
You copying me?
Yeah, I know, it was good. It was cool.
You've already had a Welsh cake.
Thank you very much.
.Com? Hello?!
Olly? When you sing, you tell a story
and I was with you every single step throughout that performance
and like the other coaches have said, your voice is tremendous,
it is amazing, but you have this unique way of drawing everyone
in to what you are singing and that is a very unique quality
and you are fantastic.
I loved it. Thank you very much.
Well done.
It was beautiful.
We will find out if Trinity-Leigh has done enough to bag
a place in the final later.
For now, show your appreciation for Trinity-Leigh.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, some tough decisions for our coaches tonight and after the break,
we chuck even more pressure on with Doug, Brooke and Gevanni.
Don't go anywhere.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Voice.
It is the semi-final.
Yes, next stop is the final,
but only four of tonight's nine singers will get there.
A seemingly impossible decision,
which I'm very happy I don't have to make.
Let's crack on.
Up next, from Team Will, it's your Lifeline winner, Doug.
I'm usually an electrician by trade
but this has given me the opportunity to follow my dreams.
My wife Hannah has been with me the whole way, so I'm not just doing it
for me, I'm doing it for her as well.
During the knockouts, my performance was as good as I could bring
to the table, but I don't think anybody knew who Will would choose.
The person that I'm going to take through is Lucy.
I just feel, like, gutted.
One of you might be back here because of the Lifeline vote.
Out of nowhere I found out that I got the Lifeline.
The public have given me a second chance.
What's UP. Doug?
Welcome back to the team.
Doug's knockout performance really touched the folks at home.
Yeah, the public really dug Doug!
The song that Doug's going to be singing is 'Nice For What' by Drake
mashed up with the original X Factor by Lauryn Hill.
It's risky but it is perfect.
It is different to the songs I did before. It's upbeat.
The Lifeline has given me that chance to show
a different side of me.
To come in and choose a song like this - it's a risk that
I'm now taking but I wanted to take the risk because I believe that
showing you another side of rne might give you another opportunity
to put me through, to see what I'm capable of.
Switching it up is always great.
As soon as you can predict it, it's not entertaining.
The gamble, that's exciting.
The decision lies with Will.
Tonight I need to go out there and prove that I've got what it takes.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Nice For What' By Drake and Lauryn Hill
# I keep letting you back in
# How can I explain myself?
# As painful as this thing has been
# I just can't be with no one else
# Care for me, care for me
# You said you care for me
# There for me, there for me
# Said you'd be there for me
# Cry for me, cry for me
# You said you'd die for me
# Give to me, give to me
# Why won't you live for me?
# You said you care for me
# Said you'd be there for me
# Said you'd die for me
# Everybody let me see You get your roll on
# I know shorty And she doesn't want no slow song
# Had a man last year, life goes on
# Haven't let that thing loose Girl, in so long
# You've been inside Know you like to lay low
# I've been peepin' what You bringin' to the table
# Workin' hard, girl Everything paid for
# First, last phone bill Car note, cable
# With your phone out Gotta hit them angles
# With your phone out, snappin' Like you Fabo
# And you showin' off But it's alright
# Cause it s your life, yeah
# You said you'd care for me, there
# You said you'd cry
# You said you'd live for me?
# Why can t you live for me
# Me...
# That's a real one in your reflection
# Without a follow Without a mention
# You really pipin' up on these
# You gotta be nice For what to these
# But I understand. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Whoo, whoo, whoo!
Doug Sure! Whoo, whoo, whoo!
I feel like when I say your name I have to say your whole name
because I love saying it together.
You are back.
IMITATING VEVUZELA HORN: Eh-eh!
Yes, Doug, you came back to us!
Thanks for having me.
That is like a Jamaican "Eh-eh-eh!"
Ba-da-da-na.
Yeah. Ba-da-da-na.
If y'all don't know, in the club...
I haven't been to the club in a long time...
but I just really wanted to hit that boosh-now-now-now.
Olly?
Thank you so much.
Meghan?
Mind is blown.
I always knew I loved you and I'm so glad you got the save.
In this performance, you just became so cool.
I could see you playing at festivals for millions of people.
Like, you're already ready to go if they called you up tomorrow.
It was so good.
VEVUZELA HORN PLAYS FROM PHONE
Thank you so much.
TOm?
Yeah. Tremendous. I really enjoyed it.
You have a uniqueness about you that I don't...
I couldn't say, "He is like so and so, or this, or that,"
but you definitely have something that is very appealing
and I think it's really good.
Thank you so much.
Yes, Doug.
Thank you so much. It means so much.
As Olly said, Doug is here thanks to your support with the Lifeline vote,
but will he go that step further and make it to the final?
Fingers crossed.
Time will tell.
WILL IMITATES VUVEZELA HORN
For now, though, put your hands together for Doug.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, coaches, you ready for another?
Yes!
I feel more sound effects coming from Will!
EH-EH!
Next up, it's Team Meghan,
and hoping to make her nans proud, it's our Derry girl, Brooke.
It feels so good to be back.
# I've been holding on to hope That you'll come back... #
Yes!
My two grannies, Peggy and Sheila, they are my biggest fans,
and all I can do to make them happy now is to go on to the final.
Brooke!
Oh, my goodness.
You slayed in the knockouts.
I was so proud.
You stepped up to a whole new level.
# Woah, around and around And around we go. #
Brooke is so special because her voice is so unique.
# I want you to stay... #
I couldn't let you go.
Brooke.
I never thought I'd be able to see Brooke get so far.
The song I think you should sing for the semifinal
is 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart' by Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus.
I love that song!
It is going to be great.
# I heard you on the phone Last night... #
There is a lot of amazing singers fighting for a place in the final.
So, we have got to work hard
to make sure this song is a big moment for her.
It's gonna be so good.
Thank you very much.
I know I don't mean to.
I'm here in the semifinal, it is just really overwhelming.
This song stands between me and a place in the final.
I know how much it means to everyone back home
and I hope that Meghan chooses me on the night.
MUSIC: 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart' By Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus
# I heard you on the phone Last night
# We live and die by pretty lies
# You know it, oh, we both know it
# We got all night to fall in love
# But just like that we fall apart
# We're broken, yeah we're broken
# Oh, well nothing, nothing, nothing Gon' save us now
# Well, there's broken silence
# By thunder crashing in the dark Crash in the dark
# And this broken record
# Spins endless circles in the bar
# Things fall apart But nothing breaks like a heart
# Oooh, and nothing breaks Like a heart
# Oh, nothing, nothing, nothing Gon' save us now
# There's broken silence
# By thunder crashing in the dark
# And this broken record
# Spins endless circles In the bar
# This world can hurt you
# It cuts you deep and leaves a scar
# Oh, but nothing breaks Like a heart
# Ooooh, and nothing breaks Like a heart
# Nothing breaks like a heart
# Whooooo
# And nothing breaks like a heart. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Brooke, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Look at you. I mean, just - oh!
Thank you so much.
You look fantastic, sound fantastic.
The feeling of being back here and seeing all these lovely faces,
never mind if they are behind a screen, it is unreal.
It is so, so good to be back. Nice to have you back.
Look at Meghan's face!
She is like, like, you want to squeeze her?
I'm freaking out.
I want to squeeze you. I'm so proud.
You are such a superstar and so overwhelming.
I, like, I have full body chills.
You killed every second of that.
You, like, have grown so much in six months, I guess I grew too,
but you are all new woman and I'm so proud
and I'm, like, "Oh, there's the winner," you are amazing.
Thank you so much.
Will? I like you there, Will.
You smell great, Will.
You look good!
Yeah. Exactly. Olly?
Well, I watched her mum during that performance
and she sung every single lyric with you
and she was with you the whole time.
And like Will and Meghan have already said, you're phenomenal,
you are a great...
A lot of contestants in these competitions
can sometimes peak at different stages and you just haven't peaked
yet, you seem to get better and better with every performance.
Well done. Thank you.
Fantastic. Thank you so much.
TOm?
Do you think?
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Your family are over there, in your little family bubble.
We can't forget your two lovely nans.
I see them! They can't be with us tonight.
They are in the screens. Give us a wave.
I love you!
WI LL.l.AM:
So, Brooke, she sang her heart out,
but is it going be enough to take her through to the final?
She certainly hopes so. As do we.
Please give it up one more time for Brooke.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK, so while we are on a roll, we may as well keep on going.
Next up it is Team Will and his 18-year-old student, Gevanni.
I grew up in Germany until the age of 15
until I decided to come to London to live with my dad.
Being away from my mum is really hard,
but I moved to England to pursue my music career,
so I could give her a better life.
To be here right now, I know it means a lot to my family.
There's some people that put on a show.
You WERE the show.
Every other singer has wow, great runs, amazing riffs,
your tone is awesome.
Gevanni is all those things and then he brings that other thing.
How to hit my heart.
That is what he has over the other singers.
The song I have chosen for semifinals
is 'Many Rivers To Cross' by jimmy Cliff.
# Many rivers to cross... #
You just got to continue to connect with the audience emotionally.
I really want to make my family proud. And impress Will.
I see it in your facial expressions when you hit a run
and you don't land it right,
that wobbles the rest of your performance.
Try to relax yourself a bit. Right.
So, Will could see when I was overthinking
and I need to make sure that doesn't happen in my performance.
This is one chance away from the final. It is going to be tough.
APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Many Rivers To Cross' By jimmy Cliff
# Many rivers to cross
# But I can't seem to find My way over
# Wandering I am lost
# As I travel along The white cliffs of Dover
# And this loneliness Won't leave me alone
# It's such a drag To be on your own
# My love left me And she didn't say why
# Well, I guess I'll have to cry
# Many rivers to cross
# But just where to begin I'm playing for time
# Yes, I've got many rivers to cross
# But I can't seem to find my way over
# Wandering, I am lost
# As I travel along The white cliffs of Dover #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Gevannfl
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.
How did it feel for you?
It felt amazing.
Your dad was beaming from ear to ear. Loved it.
He was punching the air.
Having a fantastic time. Will?
Yo, you sung with so much passion. Every word you sung, you meant it.
It was clear.
You delivered... SOUND EFFECTS FROM PHONE
Sorry, it's going off by itself now, that's how much on fire it was.
VUVEZELA HORN EFFECT PLAYS
Thank you, thank you.
TOm?
Thank you.
Meghan?
That felt like I was watching the best movie scene ever, like,
the passion you had and how you give everything
in every performance, but especially in this one.
I was like wow, this kid's...
I haven't seen you in like six months or something
but
you've already grown up so much I can't wait for your future.
Thank you.
Olly?
VUVEZELA EFFECT PLAYS, LAUGHTER
Thank you very much.
Gevanni has done everything he can,
but will Will take him through the final?
All will be revealed later on in the show.
For now, one more time for the gorgeous Gevanni.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK, after the break, hoping to sing their way into the final,
it is Jonny and Lucy.
We'll see you very soon.
Welcome back to the semi-final of The Voice!
The bar has been set ridiculously high for our three remaining
singers, but I know they are going to pull out
all of the stops tonight!
Next up, it's Team Tom's smooth sounding Irishman, Jonny Brooks.
The last few years I have done a number of different jobs.
I currently work as a janitor in Belfast Cathedral,
but music is something that I have always wanted to do.
Jenny-
Great to see you. You OK?
How you feeling since you got through?
Cloud nine a bit, still.
# Don't let me down... #
With every stage that you sort of progress through to
it becomes a bit more real.
You sort of think you could do this.
I just hope I can keep going.
# Don't let me down... #
johnny is a special singer, I think, so I have to try
to make sure that the song is right to get the best from him.
So there is a Lady Gaga song - 'Million Reasons'. Yeah.
I think I could give it a go.
She sang it. I haven't heard a man sing it.
Sounds good.
Singing Lady Gaga is unlike anything I have ever done before.
I'm excited to see whey can do with something I wouldn't necessarily
be fully comfortable with.
The choice of song is a risk
and I really don't want to fall at this stage.
Yeah!
It's right there now.
For me it is, anyway. Good. That's the main thing.
I believe in you.
All you've got to do now is believe in yourself.
I'm so close to the final.
It really is all-or-nothing now.
I just have to keep the faith.
MUSIC: 'Million Reasons' By Lady Gaga.
# You're giving me a million reasons To let you go
# You're giving me a million reasons To quit the show
# You're givin' me a million reasons
# Give me a million reasons
# Givin' me a million reasons
# About a million reasons
# If I had a highway I would run for the hills
# If you could find a dry way I'd forever be still
# But you're giving me A million reasons
# Give me a million reasons
# Givin' me a million reasons
# I bow down to pray
# I try to make The worst seem better
# Lord, show me the way
# To cut through All this worn out leather
# I've got a hundred million reasons To walk away
# But baby, I just need One good one to stay
# Oh, baby, I'm bleedin', bleedin'
# Ohhhh
# Can't you give me What I'm needin', needin'
# When I bow down to pray
# I try to make the worst Seem better
# Lord, show me the way
# To cut through All this worn out leather
# I've got a hundred million reasons To walk away
# But baby, I just need One good one, good one
# Baby, I just need One good one to stay. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Jonny Brooks!
Well done.
How does it feel to finally be back?
Feels good.
There's a part of me thought that it might not ever happen,
so it is great to be standing here again.
Good.
TOm?
Well, you nailed it, as far as I'm concerned.
That was there. Thank you.
That song is not an easy song to sing,
so I hope you don't hate me for bringing it. No.
Don't ever worry about that.
Because you can sing.
When you put your mind to it,
you can sing about anything you wanted to, honestly.
Thanks, Sir Tom, I appreciate that.
So, you did a really great job and I'm proud of you.
Thank you. My pleasure.
Olly?
LAUGHTER
Will?
It was amazing, bro.
You gave us one reason - you sung good!
Meghan?
Appreciate that.
What does it mean to you, jonny, to be up here?
Absolutely everything.
I think the last eight months have taught me that, mainly,
is that I don't want to stop doing this.
I can't stop doing this now I have been up here, now I have done it.
I know this is something that I need to do.
You sound incredible.
Just picking up on, Olly, you mentioned his leather trousers.
I'm - Tom, you used to wear trousers like that?
Oh yeah!
Yes...
I have seen the footage.
A long time ago.
I was never that tall, though.
So well done on your voice
and your ability to wear fantastic leather trousers.
Thank you.
All round, a good night.
We will find out later tonight if Jonny has done enough to earn that
place in the final.
For now though, please put your hands together for Jonny.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you.
So seven singers down, two left.
Next up for Team Will, bringing the party, it is Lucy.
APPLAUSE
Being in this competition has been an amazing experience.
The fact that I have been able to portray my Latin culture...
...it's just everything to me.
Lucy is the real deal, real McCoy, super joy!
Waiting for the results was the worst experience.
Lucy!
The fact that I have got this far in the competition
just means everything to me.
I would like to do an original song for this one.
What do you think?
If you are a songwriter, you will want to do original music
and that is a risk.
The songs that you choose to sing
are going to be the ones that get you to win.
I agree with you, I agree with you.
Maybe we should do something different now.
Will is right. His advice means everything to me.
The only problem is that now I have to think about what I'm going to do.
I'm going to be singing 'Problem' by Ariana Grande
with my unoriginal twist.
SHE RAPS
So I changed it up a little bit, what do you think about it now?
Stop overthinking it.
It is going to be good. OK.
So excited now - I'll go crazy with that.
It will be nice.
I hope that all the hard work that I've put into this performance
and this song pays off and then Will will end up picking me.
APPLAUSE
MUSIC: ' Problem' By Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea
Vamanos! Tut tut!
# Hey baby even though I hate ya I wanna love ya I want you, ooh-ooh
# And even though I can't forgive you
# I really want to, yeah...
# Dime dime baby si ya no me quieres
# Y si ya no puedo tenerte, no debo amarte, heyyy
# Head in the clouds
# Got no weight on my shoulders
# I should be wiser
# And realise that I've got
# One less problem without ya
# I got one less problem without ya
# One less problem without ya
# I got one less problem without ya
# Boy, I got one less problem Without ya
# I know you're never gonna wake up
# I gotta give up
# But it's you!
# Every time you touch me
# And say you love me
# Boy, you know I ain' got time
# Porque ya no estoy Pa Ti
# You don't wanna be official
# So I'm gonna press delete
# Ya no tengo tiempo pa pensar en ti
# Boy you're just a problem I don't really need
# Head in the clouds
# No weight on my shoulders
# I should be wiser
# And realise that I've got...
# Whoo!
# Yeah...
# No, baby...
# Oooooh
# Let's g0!
# One less problem without ya
# I got one less problem without ya
# Boy, I got one less, one less
# Problem. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you.
Lucy, ladies and gents!
That was fantastic.
Everything that just happened, all of that, all of you,
all of you dancers, you have got half of Grease Lightning back there.
I'm not sure who I like watching dance more,
your dancers or your parents! They were giving it!
They are my cheerleaders.
Yeah, you should bring them up here as your backing dancers.
Officially.
I will bring them to the final if I make it to be like back-up dancing
and singing with me.
Did you love it?
You looked like you are just in your element when you are up here?
I love being on stage, I love, like, performing, it is my whole life,
honestly, I feel like I'm home.
You were great. Thank you.
Will?
SIREN PLAYS FROM PHONE
Call the police! Call the police!
You just murdered the stage right now!
Murdered it.
VUVEZELA HORN EFFECT PLAYS
We need another one of those...
Fire, fire, fire! Up in here, here, here.
Thank you, Will.
TOm?
Let's go. Let's go get you one.
Let's go.
LAUGHTER
Tom's in a good mood!
I loved it. It was exciting. Really good.
Thank you, Tom Meghan?
Thank you so much. Olly?
I want to give credit to every contestant tonight
because every single one of them has come out here
and just grabbed the moment and taken it
and just excelled, it's been phenomenal, and you did that,
you are just you.
I loved - you have come on this show and you are authentic,
you do - every week, you have done something that I could
hear on your album, your own music and I just think you are great.
Great energy.
Thank you, Olly. Means a lot.
Thank you.
Lucy is so close to the final,
but all she can do now is wait until Will makes his decision
in a small amount of time.
For now, put your hands together for Lucy.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Coming up after the break, it is our final act of the evening,
Blessing, and those big decisions are looming.
Plus, we welcome back with open arms the reigning champion -
our very own Molly Hocking.
We will see you after the break.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to the semi-final of The Voice!
Olly has one more act to go.
It is 18-year-old student, Blessing.
Come on!
I love my sciences at school,
but the further I get into the competition,
the more I realise I want music to be my all.
I think the best part of my experience on The Voice
has been the people.
The love, the support, everything, it's been great.
Semifinal!
How you feeling? I feel excited.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, thank you so much.
Oh, my God.
I don't remember how I did, but waiting for the results was scary.
Blessing.
Now we are at the semifinal, it is about stepping it up again.
So the song I'm going to give you at the semifinal
is Mariah Carey 'Without You'.
Her reaction was like, "l don't want to do this."
# Can't live... #
Sorry.
She is one of the youngest in this competition.
She needs to make sure the song doesn't overpower her.
It feels great to be back,
I have had months on end to bring back the energy,
Olly stayed in communication,
so I'm happy that Olly kept in touch.
# You always smile but... #
Welcome back. Thank you.
It is so lovely to see Blessing again.
It is a big song for her to take on.
If you are able to sing a Mariah Carey song in a different key,
there is a bit of work to do but that's just,
if you can keep that melody like the original. OK.
I need to control my nerves on the night
and make sure that they don't overwhelm me.
The slightest mishap could cost me a place in the final.
APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Without You' By Mariah Carey
# No, I can't forget this evening
# Or your face as you were leaving
# But I guess that's just the way The story goes
# You always smile But in your eyes, your sorrow shows
# Yes, it shows
# No, I can't forget tomorrow
# When I think of all my sorrow
# When I had you there But then I let you go
# And now it's only fair That I should let you know
# What you should know, yeahhh
# I can't live
# If living is without you
# I can't live
# I can't give anymore
# I can't live
# If living is without you
# I can't give
# I can't give anymore
# Ohhhh...
# No, I can't live without you
# I can't live
# Can't do it no, no...
# I can't live. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Whoa!
Yes, Blessing.
You happy?
You can breathe a big sigh of relief?
I'm still shaking.
But we're good.
You're amazing, you make me so happy.
Looking at you... You look beautiful.
You make my heart happy. Thank you.
I love it.
Olly?
Well, I know I'm biased, but that is the best performance of the night!
Unbelievable.
Vocally, the control you've got when you hit that high note at the end,
what note is that? It is crazy.
17, 18 years of age, you can sing like that.
It is just mind-blowing.
You are phenomenal. Like, great performance.
Thanks, Olly. Yes.
Brilliant. You seem very happy, Olly?
You need to get into it and you sung it exactly the way that I wanted you
to sing it and it was just fantastic.
The best you have done. Thank you.
Will?
Thank you, Will.
Thank you.
Tom?
Yeah, well, the thing that I love about you
is your sassiness, you know... You know it!
Because you are like, you sing so great, especially for somebody
so young, you know, you are only 18 years old.
18 now.
You have an incredible instrument. Thank you.
You know what to do with it.
To take on a song like that, because that is big.
That is a big song.
Thank you. You will have a big career.
You have got it, baby.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much, Tom.
You've got it! Thank you.
Meghan? It's crazy.
The whole performance I was like,
"l don't understand how you are 18 years old."
You sound like you have been singing for 50 years.
Wow.
And your riffs are so clean,
and every time I think you are at the top of your range, you
jump up another five steps and OK, this is intimidating,
this is scarey.
You are so good.
Thank you so much, Meghan.
Blessing would love to be in next week's final.
What is Olly going to do?
We will find out later.
For now, take the roof off for Blessing!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
We have seen nine incredible performances tonight.
Shortly, the coaches have to choose just one of their acts
to take through to the final.
It is going to be a very tough call this evening.
So, coaches, if you are still unsure,
here is a reminder of all of the performances from tonight.
MUSIC: 'Power Over Me' By Jordan Phillips
# Everything I hold dear Resides in those eyes
# You got that power over me, my my
# The only one I know The only one on my mind
# You got that power over me. #
MUSIC: 'Without You' By Mariah Carey
# I can't live
# If living is without you
# I can't give
# I can't give anymore
# Ohhhh... #
MUSIC: 'Who You Are' By Jessie]
# Don't lose who you are In the blur of the stars
# Seeing is deceiving Dreaming is believing
# It's OK not to be OK... #
MUSIC: 'Million Reasons' By Lady Gaga.
# I've got a hundred million reasons To walk away
# But, baby, ljust need One good one to stay. #
MUSIC: 'Lose You To Love Me' By Selena Gomez
# Set fires to my forest
# And you let it burn
# Ohhh... #
MUSIC: 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart' By Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus
# Well, there's broken silence
# By thunder crashing in the dark Crash in the dark
# And this broken record
# Spins endless circles in the bar. #
MUSIC: 'Nice For What' By Drake and Lauryn Hill
# Had a man last year, life goes on
# Haven't let that thing loose Girl, in so long
# You've been inside Know you like to lay low
# I've been peepin' What you bringin' to the table
# Workin' hard, girl Everything paid for
# First, last phone bill Car note, cable
# With your phone out Gotta hit them angles. #
MUSIC: 'Many Rivers To Cross' By jimmy Cliff
# Many rivers to cross
# But just where to begin I'm playing for time
# Yes, I've got Many rivers to cross. #
MUSIC: ' Problem' By Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea
# I got one less problem without ya
# One less problem without ya
# I got one less problem without ya
# Boy I got one less problem Without ya
# I know you're never gonna wake up
# I gotta give up
# But it's you!
# Every time you touch me. #
Soon, the spotlight will shortly turn on our coaches
and those big decisions.
But first, it is time to welcome back a singer
who knows exactly what our acts are going through.
Returning to this stage with her brand-new single,
'After The Night Before', it is last year's winner,
the gorgeous Molly Hocking.
OLLY MURS: As soon as I heard the first few notes of Molly,
I immediately wanted her on my team.
Molly and Olly just sounds so good together.
She really draws you in.
It is a very unique talent she's got.
Molly!
You are really, really special.
Tonight, your winner returns to perform her new single.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'After The Night Before' By Molly Hocking
# 17 hours is a long time
# To be waiting for somebody to call
# Why do I forget what it feels like
# The morning after the night before
# Cos whenever you call
# It don't hurt anymore
# I tell myself it's different
# Show up outside your door
# And it's always the same
# You tell me you've changed
# I make myself believe you
# Here we go again
# I get that feeling in my stomach
# Lying on your chest
# Knowing that you are only going To love me til the morning
# After the night before
# I told my friends all about you
# They're trying But they don't understand
# Why I keep on doing What we did
# But they're not there When the phone's in my hand
# Cause whenever you call
# It don't hurt anymore
# I tell myself it's different
# Show up outside your door
# And it's always the same
# You tell me you've changed
# I make myself believe you
# Here we go again
# I get that feeling in my stomach
# Lying on your chest
# Knowing that you're only gonna Love me till the morning
# After the night before.
# Before. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Whoo!
Molly. Welcome home.
Thank you so much.
What is it like being back on the stage and performing?
It feels amazing.
I just had the best experience with The Voice last year,
and it gave me the best platform I could have wished for.
It's all about the hard work from now,
so thank you for having me back.
Is it less nerve-racking,
now you are here as a winner rather than a contestant?
I would love to say yeah,
but, no, it feels like I'm competing to go into the final.
You have all those eyes watching you again and it never gets easier.
I'm being judged in the same way and I love it!
That is your brand-new single?
Out yesterday. 'After The Night Before'.
How was that process?
It was amazing, going into studios and songwriting
and meeting amazing people, travelling around the UK
and the world just writing songs and now I'm doing it
for a career, which I never thought I would do.
And I'm doing it because of The Voice.
You are doing it from home,
because none of us can travel the world anymore!
Exactly. We will be soon, though, don't you...
Thank you so much for being with us tonight.
It is lovely to see you. Thank you.
Put your hands together for Molly!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, nine acts have given their all
tonight for a place in next week's final.
Only four of them can go through and be in with a chance of winning that
life-changing record deal.
Tom and Meghan, you guys are up first tonight.
It is decision time for your teams,
so please let's welcome them back to the stage.
Put your hands together for Team Tom and Team Meghan.
APPLAUSE
OK, Tom, we are coming to you first.
Oh!
So, Jonny and Lois have been sensational this evening.
I mean, a really tough choice for all of you tonight.
How are you feeling at the minute, Tom?
Terrible.
Because the both of you - this is the God's honest truth -
you both did wonderful, wonderfuljobs.
I mean, you got the best out of your song, Lois,
and you got the best out of your song, jonny.
I mean, you are equally as good as one another.
You are different from one another.
I mean, this is going to be hard here.
Tom, it is time to make that decision.
Which of your acts are you taking through to the final?
Well, you have to try and look forward and after listening
to everybody on the show tonight,
you are thinking who would I have a chance of going against
and there's a lot of talent on the show.
So...
I do need that decision, though, Tom.
You both sing wonderfully well.
I think, I think, I think the right decision is jonny Brooks.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
jonny, you look shell-shocked.
Yeah. Speechless.
Congratulations.
We will see you in the final. Well done.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Lois, I'm so sorry we have to say goodbye.
You are always exceptional
and you have always got a smile on your face.
Thank you for taking part.
Please put your hands together one more time for Lois.
SIR TOM JONES: It was fantastic.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Meghan, you are up next.
SIR TOM JONES: That was hard. Yeah.
Meghan, how are you feeling?
You know, I miss you guys so much but I forgot how awful this part is.
My heart is on the floor.
It's very sweaty.
I'm very sweaty.
I love you girls both so much,
and I have known you now for, like, over a year.
And you are both so talented and this doesn't make sense
that I have to pick one.
But I think I know what I have to do here
and I'm going to follow my heart,
and please stay my best friends for the rest of my life, please.
Meghan, on that note, can you give me the name of the act
that you will take through to the final?
I have to... Oh, man, this is awful!
OK, you both slayed your performances, you both deserve this,
I love you both much.
OK, I'm just going to say it.
OK, I'm going to choose Brooke!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Brooke, congratulations.
Are you as speechless as Jonny?
Congratulations.
It is really tough, as well, because normally you guys would hug.
Well done. Congratulations. We will see you in the final.
Brooke, everyone.
MEGHAN: I love you, Trinity. I love you, Brooke!
Trinity-Leigh, thank you.
Thank you for coming here
and sharing your exceptional voice with us.
We honestly love you so much.
Thank you.
Put your hands together for Trinity-Leigh.
MEGHAN: I love you!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's so, so hard.
Next up, we turn our attention to Olly and Will.
Boys, you are choosing your finalists after the break.
Welcome back to the semifinal of The Voice.
Tom and Meghan have made their final decisions.
So, two places remain in next week's final.
And deciding who should fill those places are Olly and Will.
Guys, it is decision time for your teams.
So, let's welcome them back, Blessing and Jordan
and Gevanni, Lucy and Doug.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Olly, it is time.
Oh...
First and foremost,
I want to say you have waited eight months to perform at the semifinals
and you have both been amazing throughout the whole process,
from all the auditions you guys have had
and the long wait and everything, you know what I mean.
You have both lit up the stage tonight
and ljust am gutted I have to make this decision, I really do.
You are both brilliant and I love you both.
I have loved working with you.
I do need the name of the act that you are taking through to the final.
Oh...
The person that I'm taking through to the final...
is Blessing.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
BLESSING: I want to hug you.
Congratulations.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
How you feeling?
I feel great. Gutted because Jordan is amazing.
You know what I mean?
Blessing, congratulations.
We will see you next week.
Air hug me!
See you next week. Thank you.
APPLAUSE
Jordan, you have been fantastic throughout the whole competition.
You keep coming back, you keep fighting, I wish I could hug you.
Thank you so much.
Jordan, everyone.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Last but never least, Will.
It is time for you to make your choice.
So, the last spot in the final is down to you.
You have three to pick from as well, three incredible performers.
Yeah. One, it is, like, a super-hard decision,
because I'm being pulled, like, three different directions.
One, my head.
Lucy makes sense because that is a style of music that I make.
Then my heart is Gevanni.
From the beginning was like
"Oh, wow, that is what you want to do for your family."
That was my dream.
Then my gut is, like, well, I get Doug.
I sent him home already,
but my gut is telling me that is what the public would like
and what do I go against, my mind, my heart, or my gut?
That is what I'm struggling with. What do you do?
There are all sorts of feels going on for you. Yeah.
I do need the name of the act that you are taking through to the final.
OK. I have to follow my heart and that's Gevanni.
Gevanni, congratulations.
You happy? Very haPPY-
Yeah? Yeah.
Can you believe it? No.
Well done.
All three of you would have deserved it but congratulations.
We will see you at next week's final.
Thank you.
Well done, guys.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Lucy, Doug, as with everybody,
you guys have been sensational all the way through.
And honestly, an impossible task for all of them tonight
because the standard of everybody in the semifinal
was just through the roof.
Please put your hands together for Lucy and Doug.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK, let's welcome back our finalists.
MUSIC: 'Let Me Entertain You'
So, it is official.
Next weekend, Blessing, Jonny. Brooke and Gevanni
will sing their socks off in the final to win The Voice 2020.
It is going to be quite a contest.
But for now, a huge thank you to all of our singers,
to David Tench and The Voice Band and of course our superstar judges.
We will see you next weekend for the final,
where we've got a sensational coach performance, brilliant duets,
and more incredible performances from our finalists.
It all kicks off next Saturday at 8.40pm.
As always, thank you for watching and good night.
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