We're halfway through the blinds,
and I have a lot of big voices on my team, which I love.
You know, there's a lot of people that can hit notes.
But when you have someone that has that powerful,
emotional energy with great technicality,
you put that together, it's unstoppable.
I love singers that make me feel a certain energy.
Voices that are able to be powerful
and dramatic and pack a punch.
I want to go wow when I listen to a singer.
They have to have a natural sense of musicality
that enables them to really tell us a story
and make us believe it.
I think that's a skill that can't be taught
and that's what I'm looking for...
The voices that I want on Team Guy this year
are just ones that are made for streaming, made for radio.
They just seem really current, really soulful,
undeniable when it comes to grabbing your attention.
It's a very competitive industry and this year
I-I just want people who know who they are.
# Are we ready for it? #
Tonight...
Eight new artists...
Music is my passion.
In my heart that I'm ready for this.
..put it all on the line.
I am singing an Adam Lambert song.
Bit of a risky move.
And have the coaches going to war.
I would absolutely love to have you on my team.
You're amazing. LeAnn, Adam! LeAnn, Adam!
But that would be so predictable, wouldn't it?
Eugh!
So, who will grab one of the last coveted spots?
I think you could win this whole competition.
Oh, just pretend that didn't happen.
Hi, my name's Kirra.
I'm 16, so I'm still at school,
but I work at a local burger joint.
To get me through a long shift, I love to sing for the customers.
They always seem to love it,
and they're very surprised that such a big voice
comes out of such a little person.
The real reason I'm here is because...
there's a boy I work with, who I very much like,
and he's coming here to my blind auditions.
He's in the audience? Mm-hm.
Oh, my gosh. I am so nervous.
Now, what happens when you get nervous?
(LAUGHS) I giggle.
(LAUGHS)
I giggle a lot. Like, a lot.
The song I'm singing from my blind audition
is 'Fading Like a Flower' by Roxette.
Well, that's not really your era Roxette, I mean.
The only people who really know it is my parents.
The last bit is really, really gonna get to me.
There's a big jump and I'm pretty nervous for that
because it's just very hard and fast and it's all happening at once.
What if you walk out there and start giggling into the...
Yeah, it wouldn't be ideal.
Tonight, I'm going to be like the most anxious
and nervous I've ever been in my entire life.
I am just really, really, really hoping
I do not giggle.
(LAUGHS) I cannot giggle at all.
No, way.
(SINGING) # In a time
# Where the sun descends alone
# I ran a long, long way from home,
# To find a heart That's made of stone...
Cool.
# I will try... # (SHOUTING) Turn! Turn!
# I just need a little time
# To get your face right Out of my mind
# To see the world Through different eyes... #
(CHEERING) Go, Kirra! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# Every time I see you
# Oh, I try to hide away
# But when we meet it seems I can't let go
# Every time you leave the room
# I feel I'm fading like a flower
# Every time I see you, Oh, I try to hide away. #
(INAUDIBLE SHOUTING) Turn!
# But when we meet it seems I can't let go
# Every time you leave the room
# I feel I'm fading like a
# Every time I see you Oh, I try to hide away
# But when we meet it seems I can't let go
# Every time you leave the room
# I feel I'm fading like a flower. #
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Aww!
Aww.
I don't know if I've ever been so close
to-to hitting my button
and then feeling immediate regret for not hitting it.
(LAUGHS) Yeah. Um. What's your name?
I'm Kirra, I'm 16, I'm from Newcastle.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
We both were just like hovering going...
Eugh, eugh, eugh, eugh!
I felt the same. I was like right there.
Yeah. Eugh, eugh, right there.
It was so close, which was so great. Yeah.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) (LAUGHS) Yeah!
Are you always this happy?
Uh, yes, pretty much.
(LAUGHS) Yeah, I love it.
Yeah, I'm pretty much here to impress the boy I like from work.
Oh! Oh!
OK. He's here, so...
Oh, he's here? I don't know if he'll, yeah.
Where is he?
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS)
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Aw! Oh!
(LAUGHS)
I think it worked. (LAUGHS)
Thank you. You did amazing!
Thank you!
Oh! Thank you!
Aw! (LAUGHS) Aw!
That's her dad.
Oh, that's dad! That's dad.
Have you met this young gentleman?
I have not. Oh.
(LAUGHS)
Oh, he's getting off. (LAUGHS)
That is the sweetest thing. Yes.
(SIGHS) This is why I got into singing.
(LAUGHS)
Um, Kirra, your, your voice is so great
and I'm still trying to understand and analyse
why I wasn't tipped over the edge.
I have some thoughts.
I think for me it's like you have the range.
Your pitch is great. Thank you.
You have a strong voice, the belt was good.
Oh, thank you.
I think you're really close to being ready.
You just need a little more time to like finesse it a little bit.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) (LAUGHS) Thank you.
So, please, please promise us
that you're gonna keep working on this.
Thank you, I will. You're really talented.
Thank you. You're only 16.
You're just at the start. I love that song choice, Roxette.
I mean, come on. (LAUGHS) I love Roxette.
The reason that I didn't turn is
the competition is really heating up.
And I was kind of looking for one extra element,
but you have pipes on you.
Thank you. You can totally sing.
You're only 16. You got this.
Thank you. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
We are to that point
where we have a lot of people on our team
and we are looking for that extra something.
Mm. Yep.
You know, to be that close at 16...
Yeah. ..is such a beautiful thing.
Please keep discovering yourself and expanding.
Hone your craft and come back.
Thank you. (LAUGHS) Yeah.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
You know, most people leave
when they don't get a chair turn kind of empty handed.
You are not empty handed. Yeah.
You've got some flowers
and a possible whole journey of love ahead of you, so...
(LAUGHS) (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Don't embarrass her like that, Guy, Gosh.
Yeah!
Thank you, Kirra. Thank you so much.
Nice to meet you. Yes.
Thank you.
(LAUGHS)
So, cute.
It's-it's almost like she did this on, like, a dare.
Yeah!
Like, I dare you to audition for The Voice.
She's like "OK! OK, whatever".
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHTER)
You did so well.
I love you, next time. It was beautiful.
Thank you. (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
Love the flowers. Oh, it was so much fun.
Oh! What are you doing here?
Hello! You did so good!
Thanks for the flowers. It's alright.
How are you, mate? Good to meet you.
Nice to meet you. My dad, my brother.
(LAUGHS) I'm feeling so great.
I got to go on a date with a guy I like.
(LAUGHS) For my blind audition.
I'm just so excited. (LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS)
I'm all up for The Voice crossing
over into a dating show as well, I loved it.
Oh, my god, right?
(LAUGHS) Matchmaker.
You're onto something. (LAUGHS)
There's a new format in town, you guys.
That is one of the most contagious laughs I've ever heard.
She's so cute!
(SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
My name's Jaedyn Randell.
I'm 22 and I'm from Aotearoa,
New Zealand.
I've been really lucky to voice two Disney princesses
in Disney films that have been redubbed in Te Reo Maori,
which is our indigenous language back home in Aotearoa,
and I got to voice Moana and Princess Anna in 'Frozen'.
I re-voiced the dialogue as well as the singing,
so, I got to do all the chatting and then all the singing,
so, it was, yeah, full package.
I think voicing a character
really translates into my performance
because they can't see your face behind the cartoon.
So, everything needs to be portrayed with your voice.
The sadness, the anger, the happiness.
Music means the absolute world to me.
I feel like it is what I was meant to do.
I was really lucky to grow up with my cousins,
and we used to sing together all the time.
My koro, who's my grandfather, he used to play the guitar for us.
It was just something that was always in our household.
When you're with the people you love and comfortable,
you have room to, yeah, make mistakes or try new things.
Prior to these Disney experiences, I was quite a shy person.
I mean, I still am,
but in terms of my performances, I was quite shy.
Doing Moana taught me that
you need to just take every opportunity.
It showed me that
I can really do anything that I want to do.
My blind audition song is 'Big White Room' by Jessie J.
I guess the worst-case scenario with the song
is that the highest note that I hit,
I could possibly crack.
(UPLIFTING MUSIC)
I am feeling quite nervous
about stepping out on The Voice stage
because everyone can see my face now.
I can't hide behind a Disney character.
Now, I'm ready to take that next step and be me.
Artist walking.
(HUMMING TO SELF)
Oi, don't look around.
Can you imagine? You're not allowed to yet.
(LAUGHS)
# Sitting in a big white room alone
# Tilt my head back,
# Feel the tears fall down... #
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Oh, come on!
# But I have to stay In this big white room,
# With little old
# Me-e-e... #
Wow!
# I'm going crazy,
# I'm losing my mind
# I'm going crazy
# In this big white room of mine. #
Yes! # Everybody's looking at me. #
# Everybody's staring at me
# What do I do now
# Smile, yeah, yeah, yeah
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
# I'm going crazy,
# I'm losing my mind
# I'm going crazy in this big white
# ..room of... # (SHOUTING) LeAnn, Turn!
# ..mine. #
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Wow!
Whoo!
(LAUGHS)
She was so good!
Yes, girl! Yes!
Get outta here!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Wow!
Where did you come from? Who are you?
Where did you come from?
Hi, um, I'm Jaedyn Randell.
I'm 22 and I'm originally from New Zealand.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
I think you could win this whole competition.
I had goosebumps the whole time.
That was genuinely exciting.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Thank you.
Thank you so much.
And so theatrical as well.
I mean, what a brilliant song to showcase your talent.
What are your musical influences?
Like what's your... What's your background?
Back home, I've had the honour of voicing some Disney princesses
in our Indigenous language.
Oh, wow! Cool!
So, I got to be Moana
and I got to be Princess Anna in 'Frozen'.
Oh, my gosh. I can totally hear that.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Wow!
Absolutely, yeah.
Coming from a theatrical background myself,
I do know a lot about music theatre and that kind of repertoire,
but also how it can overlap with pop music
and you can create something,
a kind of theatrical pop that really thrills people.
What I'd love to work with you on is your being anchored on stage
and that actually you have permission
not to smile if you like, not to look friendly,
particularly when you're singing an angst-ridden song.
Vocally, you're all there.
So, now it's about merging your-your persona,
your onstage self, with that powerhouse of a voice.
And I'd be so thrilled
to go on this journey with you on Team Kate.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Thank you so much.
I threw my shoe at you. Thank you.
I don't know if you're familiar. It's very, like, you're amazing.
I'm gonna throw my shoe. I'm gonna go get my shoe.
(LAUGHTER)
(LAUGHS) Thank you.
I'm just gonna leave it here to remind you
that I'm willing to take off shoes for you.
Thank you.
Your voice is nuts. I mean, that's like an elastic band.
You have range for the stratosphere.
It's unbelievable what you did with it just now.
When I turned around,
you were sustaining a note just effortlessly,
and it's such a joyful
sort of energy that you communicated.
And it was really, really exciting to listen to that.
Really exciting. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
I did hear a bit of Jessie J's DNA
in some of the choices that you were making,
some of the runs, some of the licks.
And I wonder, as an artist, where your inclinations are.
Like, where would you take something differently?
Like, how would you colour a song
that no one has done that way before?
I think as Team Adam, if you chose me as your coach,
that would be the thing
that I would probably challenge you to find.
'Cause I think you have, like, the technique, like,
without even thinking about it.
And that's so exciting.
Thank you. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Hey, Jaedyn! Hey!
I think you're an artist, Jaedyn, I really do.
Your ability is incredible.
Um, I would really love to be your coach
and um I would say on Team Guy
I wouldn't define for you who you are.
I would just help you figure that out
and then steer you.
Thank you.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Hi, my love.
You have a stunning voice. Thank you.
You obviously can,
like Adam says, it's like out of the stratosphere
when it comes to your range.
Um, I'm actually really sad I didn't turn around.
And so, no question, you are talented.
Like, no question at all.
It was just, I didn't quite connect with the feeling and the tone,
and that's just completely personal preference.
So, completely just throw that out the back door,
don't listen to me, and listen to them.
So, there you go. (LAUGHS)
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Thank you.
Alright, Jaedyn.
It's decision time. OK, Jaedyn.
I would absolutely love to have you on my team.
(SHOUTING JUDGES NAMES)
What do we have to tell you? You know, who are you feeling?
Who do you think that you could learn the most from?
OK, would you like to come and...
Would you like to come and sit in my chair?
What?
Come and have a turn sitting in the chair that...
(LAUGHS)
Don't, don't look that way. It's unfortunate.
Don't be blinded by the heels. (LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS)
Feel how it feels in the chair. Do you want to?
Oh, see these buttons I've got? (LAUGHS)
I've just oh... Oh, no you didn't.
Oh! Oh!
I-I just slipped over!
Oh, my god!
I slipped over. Sorry! Wow.
She's blocked them!
Thank you so much. Thank you!
Mwah. That was absolutely brilliant.
Wow! I used my...
It's called an Ultimate Block, so they're all blocked.
Wow, KMH.
Power move. I think it's a good match.
Yeah. That was a power move.
I think she'll know what to do with her, yeah.
Yeah. Mum?
Yeah. Hi, mum! Aw! Hello!
Hi, how are you?
Hi! Good how are you? This is my new coach.
I'm Ris. I'm Kate, sorry what's your name?
Ris. Ris, hello, great to meet you.
And you've come all the way from New Zealand?
Yeah, we have. Oh, you must be so proud.
Oh. She absolutely smashed it.
Yeah, thank you she did really well.
You kind of knew she would though, right?
I was hoping so. Yeah.
I've been practising, like, all the time,
so, she's probably glad it's over.
Well, it's only just begun actually. Yeah, well...
They said that I look so happy and so joyous,
which is great because inside I was so, so nervous.
It's such an honour that you would want to use your one
ultimate block on me.
So, thank you. Yeah, I think.
I-I don't think I'm going to regret it.
I was looking at Mum like, who should I choose?
And then it was just like, bam.
Aw. Thank you so much, seriously.
It was such a pleasure. Thank you.
Yeah, I feel like
more dreams hopefully are getting ticked off.
(SIGHS) (LAUGHS)
That was so scary. You did good.
Jaedyn is very special.
Yeah, yeah. She's very special.
I'm excited to see what they come up with together,
'cause her voice is pretty nuts.
I mean, she can do anything. Yeah.
She can go anywhere. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Yeah! Well done.
Very nice. Sorry.
Power move, power move. (LAUGHS)
That was a power move. Yep.
Really good.
She is stunning and you guys can suck it.
(LAUGHS) Whoa!
I've never seen this side.
I'm kind of liking this side of her though, I have to say.
It's not aimed at me, so it's all good.
Spicy, spicy.
Yeah, I think she probably would have gone with you.
I think so too.
I think she would've gone with you.
Well, let's not dwell in the past. (LAUGHS)
Coming up,
more artists put their talent to the test.
I will literally be singing my heart out
to get these chairs to turn
because it would just be a dream come true.
It's tough to know if my voice
is what one of the coaches is looking for.
But who's got what it takes to stand out?
I felt like I was listening to an angel.
What you did was even more powerful than you realise.
Your voice gave me goose bumps everywhere.
I have never heard a vocal tone like that in my life.
Your true superpower is the fact that you're unique.
The important thing about a blind audition
is being able to put your stamp on it.
You know, I don't want to just hear somebody at a karaoke bar
or a carbon copy of the original.
To me, that's not artistry.
My name is Hannah Stow,
and I'm 29.
I'm from Perth, Western Australia.
My name's Kade De Luca.
I'm 17 years old.
I work at a mine site. As a FIFO nurse.
So, there is 2,000 workers on the site,
and there is one nurse, and that's me.
I consider myself a bit of a crooner.
I love Michael Buble and anything jazz.
Yeah, I have a pretty cool, extensive collection of suits.
If you name the colour, I've definitely got it.
I'm really hoping that my lucky green suit
is going to help me get a chair turn tonight.
There's a massive difference
between a great singer
and an artist who has something to say.
Those artists that have come on with their own arrangements of songs
or put a different emotional colour over it,
those are the artists that really make a deep impression.
There's a lot of different ways an artist can make a song their own.
Sometimes it's just the tone of their voice
which can reinvent a song.
I think as coaches, that's the way we get to see
that they're not just someone who emulates.
Let's go, buddy. Let's go. You've got this.
# Birds flying high
# You know, how I feel
# It's a new dawn
# It's a new day
# It's a new life
# For me,
# And I'm feeling good
# Fish in the sea
# You know, how I feel
# River running free
# You know, how I feel
# Blossom on the tree
# You know, how I feel
# It's a new dawn, it's a new day,
# It's a new life for me
# And I'm feeling good. #
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Aw! Hi, everyone.
My name's Kade, I'm 17 years old
and I'm from Perth, Western Australia.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
I really enjoyed your performance.
Just because we didn't turn around
doesn't mean that we weren't back there completely enjoying it.
Yeah.
Um, you have a beautiful voice. Thank you.
Um, is Michael Buble kind of like the style of music
that you're really into?
I think so, yeah. Yeah?
I absolutely love Buble.
Everything he does,
he's just an all-round nice guy and I think he's just amazing.
You can tell you listen to Michael a lot.
The one thing I would highly suggest for you
is to really, I know you're very young
and, you know, it's easy to listen to artists that we love
and start to emulate them
and I heard a great replica of Michael Buble
but I really would love to know more about who you are.
I would just encourage you to really kind of sit with yourself
and discover like your inner voice,
like where, what wants to come naturally out of you,
and um play around with that.
See what comes out. Absolutely.
Thank you so much. Yeah.
I really value that feedback. Thank you so much.
It was interesting, but during the song,
you hit one, one little moment.
You said the word blossom,
and you sang it in a very tender way.
You changed the tone of your voice on that word.
But you went. # Blossom. #
And it was softer and a bit more intimate.
And I was like, ooh.
Maybe just moving forward,
mess with like different approaches
to the way you sing and where you place it.
I think you have the ability
to do a lot of different colours with your voice,
but we only heard one.
I can tell you have a lot to offer.
So, play with that, 'cause I know it's in there, yeah.
Awesome. Thank you so much. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Thank you. Thank you for having me.
And you should be really proud. Thank you.
Really proud.
I love teenagers like that, that just go against the norm.
Yeah. I think it's so cool.
Yeah. I love that.
I love music and I want to perform and I want to be on a stage.
My sound is definitely different.
I think it's an acquired taste.
You either like how I sound or you really hate how I sound.
There's not really many people that are in between.
The song that I'm singing for my blind audition
is 'Wonderwall' by Oasis.
It's such a well-known song that the flair that I've put on it
is either gonna be perceived really well
or people aren't gonna like it.
There's a lot of riding on this song, that's for sure.
# Today's gonna be the day... Aw!
# That they're gonna throw it
# Back to you
# By now, you should've somehow
# Realised what you gotta do
# And I don't believe that anybody
# Feels the way I do about you now
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# And all the roads We have to walk are winding
(SINGING) # Are winding. # I love that.
# And all the lights That lead us there are blinding
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
It's so cool how she's like playing with the melody.
Cool arrangement, yeah.
# There are many things That I would like to say to you
# But I don't know how...
# Because maybe,
# You're gonna be the one That saves me...
Love it. # And after all...
It's kinda like...
It's really good.
# You're my wonder wall. #
(APPLAUSE)
Wow.
Wow. What's your name?
My name is Hannah Stow. I'm 29 from WA.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Hannah Stow, wow.
That was really haunting and interesting.
Um, I loved how you were playing with the melody,
you know, taking liberties with that,
and you really made that song your own.
Brought things out of it that I didn't know were there,
so, that was really cool.
I felt like sometimes,
I don't know if it was nerves or not,
but like pitch-wise,
there were a few moments
where I felt a little bit on shaky ground.
Were you... Did you feel nervous?
Yeah, for sure. Yeah.
Yeah, it was very nerve-wracking, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, I can imagine.
I actually really did love that performance.
Yeah, well done. Thank you. Thank you.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Maybe it is just finding some other,
like, timbre or something
that's another element of surprise
that you can pull out in a song.
Like, maybe it's a little burst of power
to counteract the haunting-ness.
And then you'll have people really on the edge of their seat
for the entire performance.
But something special, really special.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Thank you, I appreciate that.
It's hard not pushing that button sometimes.
For the artists that don't get any chairs to turn,
I hope that what we give them
is something they can take home and learn from.
Even before Idol, I was knocked back heaps.
Like, I tried multiple labels, sent my demos,
rejection letter after rejection letter.
But it's so important to go away and use it as fuel.
So, important.
When I was 11,
I walked into this record label, at his house
and I sang for him in his living room.
And he looked at me
and he said, "Come back when you're 18."
He was like, "We don't want another Tanya Tucker."
I walked out of his house and I looked at my dad
and I said, "I'll have a record deal in six weeks."
And I did.
(LAUGHING)
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
I just feel like we need
a backward facing front one moment.
Yes.
(LAUGHS)
Yep, living,
and um bedroom eye moment, you know like.
So, you want me to make love to the camera?
Yeah, yeah. (LAUGHS)
(LAUGHTER)
Hi, my name is Queency
and I'm at The Voice.
I'm from Reunion Island,
which is a tiny island in the Indian Ocean,
which somehow makes me French?
I've been here in Australia for 15 years,
and I've been loving it.
My mum didn't think that music was a real career path.
So, I went back to Uni to do what?
Accounting.
So, that's how I ended up with being Quentin during the day.
But I'm Queency at night,
because that's what keeps me sane, and that's who I really am.
I think Queency is like an extension of me,
but the one that doesn't give a damn.
So, Queency is unapologetic, loud and sassy as hell.
Everything that I can't be doing during the day, basically.
(LAUGHS)
So, I'm singing 'Sexual Healing' by Marvin Gaye.
So, look, the song is there to allow me
to Queency-fy the living hell out of it.
But there's always like, you know, that fear of rejection.
But I'll do the best I can to ensure that I turn a chair.
Artist walking.
(EXHALES)
(SINGING) # Ooh, baby
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# I'm hot just like an oven,
# I need some lovin'
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# Ooh, baby,
# I can't hold it much longer
# It's getting stronger and stronger
# When I get that feelin' I want
# Sexual healing
# Sexual healing is something That is good for me
# Whenever blue teardrops Are fallin'...
Really, really good!
# And my emotional Stability is leaving me
# There is something I can do
# I can get on the telephone
# And call you up, baby
# And honey I know you'll be there
# To relieve me...
They really want us to do it.
# Oh, I can tell you, darling, That it's sexual healing, baby
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# Sexual healing is something
# That's good for me. #
I like it! Whoo!
(APPLAUSE)
Hello!
Oh! Oh!
Whoo!
wow. Yes! Yes!
(LAUGHS) What's your name?
Hi, I'm Quentin by day...
Hi. ..Queency by night.
(LAUGHS)
I'm 33 years old, originally from Reunion Island,
but I've been in Perth, Australia for the last 15 years.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Nice.
You can sing! What? Thank you!
(LAUGHS) I love your voice!
That was great!
I could tell even with my back turn that there was a flamboyance
about you that I obviously identify with
and I think more and more in music right now
there's such an open playing field
for every person and every background
and every energy and I feel like you brought me that energy
and I think we can have a lot of fun picking great songs for you.
Thank you so much! I loved it! And...
Are you and Kate going to the prom together today?
What's going on? Oh, my god, yes.
What's happening here? Yes.
Pick you up at seven, girl, let's go.
(LAUGHS)
I should go and stand next to you and just...
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) You look good girl.
Yes!
(LAUGHS)
That was brilliant. Mwah! You look fantastic.
Oh, likewise! Amazing! Ready?
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS) Love it. You look so good.
Congratulations.
So, tell us more about you. What got you into singing?
When did you start? OK, girl, let me tell you.
OK, so basically I've got a corporate job
during the daytime because, wait for it, it's funny, I did a...
I did a, master's in professional accounting.
(LAUGHS) Hey!
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHING)
My parents didn't see music as a viable career.
Mm-hm.
But it's something I've always wanted to do
because music has slowly developed into something that
if I don't do, I get depressed.
Same. (LAUGHS)
And so that's why I'm here today, you know?
Hell yeah, I love that. Yeah!
Good, you're following your heart, yeah.
I really am, yeah.
I think it's a great setup because you look like
you enjoy buying clothes and then now,
you've got a legitimate tax write-off
for all the outfits that you buy.
Girl, not only your pretty face, you know.
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
(FRIENDS CHEERING)
I mean, like they were pleading with us to turn around
and I can see why now I think you're built for this show
I think this is gonna be a great moment.
I think you and Adam are a match made in heaven as well.
You were the one I really wanted to turn around so.
Aw, thank you. (LAUGHS)
It was meant to be.
I'm gonna be learning from the best girl, so.
Ah! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
You know that's right.
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
Welcome to Team Adam. Thank you so much.
(HOOTS)
Thank you. It's so nice to meet you.
Gimme a hug. You too.
Pleasure, I think we're gonna have so much fun.
Yes, definitely. Yeah, you can sing.
I'm ready. Amazing.
We'll do some really good songs, yeah.
Amazing. Thank you.
Bye, see you soon. Bye! Thank you!
So cute! That was lovely!
I'm so glad I have a guy with a big voice now.
Yeah. Yeah.
Like, because I have women that are doing that on my team,
but like, a guy that can like, throw down.
Yeah, he's awesome! Yeah.
That was great.
Yeah, no, I could feel his spirit.
(LAUGHS) Yes! Oh! Yay!
(LAUGHS)
He's a very spirited person and I love that.
I love it. I love him.
He's character. Mm.
Spinning. I love the falsetto too.
Yeah, he definitely had that. Yeah, he hit that note right on.
The minute I heard Queency, I just thought,
I don't have a guy that can really give me like
epic vocals yet.
And he's got it. He's got chops. So, I'm just, I'm excited.
I really liked Queency's voice.
This is Larissa's interview.
Ta-da!
My age is, can you guess please?
(LAUGHS) I just turned 55.
I am a Bandura player,
a national instrument of Ukraine.
And I'm born in Ukraine.
String instrument they have something magical about them
because the sound is coming from your soul
and through your fingers to the strings.
In certain time Russian government found Bandura threatening.
People being killed for playing.
They try to destroy Ukrainian identity
by destroying the instruments,
destroying the musicians who play.
They're trying to possess
and rule Ukraine,
as they're trying to do it now.
Bandura, it's quite heavy and big.
It's got 65 strings,
which I have to tune every single day.
And it's still not perfect.
I'm doing something very unusual, very unknown.
I'm really hoping that someone will turn the chair.
(STRUMS BANDURA)
What is that instrument? I don't know.
Harp-ish thing?
(SINGING) # Ave...
# Maria
# Ave
# Maria
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# Ahhh, ahhhh, ahhhh
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# Ahhh,
# Ave maria. #
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Oh!
Bravo, wow.
That gave me goose, goosebumps everywhere.
All over my body I had the chills.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) (LAUGHS)
Thank you. What's your name?
My name is Larissa and I'm Ukrainian, 55 years old.
(LAUGHS)
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
First off, I was moved to tears.
That was, I felt like I was listening to an angel.
Yeah.
Like you took me to this otherworldly place
with your voice.
It was so powerful and so controlled and so just stunning.
How long have you been performing?
I start singing before I start talking.
That's what my grandma told me. (LAUGHS)
This is my beautiful instrument called Bandura.
It's like a soul of Ukrainian nation.
And sometimes I compare that with didgeridoo.
Mm. It's a sacred instrument.
When the Russian Empire tried to destroy the country,
musicians who play this instrument were prosecuted.
The instruments were destroyed. For what reason?
Just because it was a representation of the culture?
Exactly. Yeah?
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Exactly.
Thank you so much for letting us hear it today
because you know.
Thank you.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Thank you.
You know, not only was the intro and your accompaniment beautiful,
but your voice, there's so many vibrations and layers
to the sound you were making, and you were so still.
And that, to me, is spiritual, and it was just stunning.
So, thank you. That was a spiritual experience.
Yeah. For sure.
(LAUGHS) Thank you.
And-and I will say, that dress is really good.
Oh, yeah, it's amazing. I really like it.
(LAUGHS) Oh, thank you.
For me personally, the reason I didn't turn,
it's not exactly what I'm looking for on my team.
But I think that was absolutely gorgeous.
And it was so haunting and soulful.
I could feel the grief that underpinned
your delivery of that song.
Do you have lots of family back in the Ukraine still?
Yes, I do have family and the young people dying
and innocent people dying, brave and young, full of energy,
people who can use this energy
for something creative and something better.
And I'm also grateful for Australian government
and Australian people for their great support,
but have this compassion and the humanity and understanding,
just the human qualities that we all should have.
Um, that's why I would like to say thank you to all Australian...
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
..for supporting and helping Ukraine.
You know you just said something human quality and I think
what you just did on this show was
just show the human side of culture through music
and that's the most powerful thing to do
is just to remind people that we're all human.
We all bleed, we all feel pain, we all feel love
and I think what you did was even
probably more powerful than you realised
because you just reminded people of the humanity
that's involved in any conflict.
Even though we don't turn and add someone to our team
we still get excited to be able to share
this sort of stuff with you.
Yeah.
I'm so glad you've shared your gift.
It was really beautiful. So, thank you Larissa.
Thank you so much. Mm.
Thank you, Guy. Thank you.
No, no, no Larissa you are far from done.
Yes. (LAUGHS)
You got two chair turns here.
We... Yeah!
Do I have to make decision, Yes?
Yeah! Yes.
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
I'm hopeless with making decisions!
(LAUGHS)
(SHOUTING JUDGES NAMES)
I would absolutely love to have you on Team LeAnn!
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
Adam, LeAnn, Adam!
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
You're all amazing!
You are incredibly unique.
We haven't seen anyone
or anything like this on the show.
Do I have to make decisions, yes?
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
And I'm hopeless
with making decisions.
(SHOUTING JUDGES NAMES)
I would absolutely love
to have you on Team LeAnn.
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
Adam, LeAnn, Adam.
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
You're all amazing. (LAUGHS)
Thank you. You're all amazing!
(LAUGHS)
I think I will go with LeAnn.
Yay!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS) Aw!
I'm so excited. You are so beautiful.
Thank you so much for having me.
It is so nice to meet you.
Yeah, I can't wait, it's gonna be fun.
Oh, yes! Yay!
Well done!
I'm so excited to hear what you're gonna do.
Oh, my gosh, like. Yeah.
I think that's, I think that's a good fit.
I think you're gonna do something really interesting.
I want to have her play on something of mine.
I'm doing a chant, I'm doing my second chant record right now.
I would love to have her come on and do something on that.
The instrument's such a cool texture.
It's so cool. That was amazing!
Her voice was like... (VIPER SOUND)
Yeah. Like it just I was like eugh!
Yeah. Mm, mm.
And when you turned around and watched it, like,
it just kind of took you over, like...
Yeah.
You were transfixed on what she was doing.
Yeah, it was very beautiful. Yeah, so full of grace.
That's such a cool moment that we...
Yeah. ..we had that on The Voice.
That's cool.
I don't know what I expected when I signed up
for the show, but I don't know if I expected Larissa.
You know, and yeah, I'm just excited to see
where this all goes because it is gonna stretch me
as a coach and I'm ready for it.
My name is Cody Gunton.
I'm 23
and I'm from Launceston, Tasmania.
Nine to five, Monday to Friday I do my Sparky work
and then Friday to Sunday I do all of my music.
I sing because I've always loved it since I could talk.
I see The Voice as an opportunity for me
to get a music career.
Hopefully that means putting down the tools.
Um, for my blind audition
I am singing 'What Do You Want From Me?'
by Adam Lambert.
I really like those powerful notes
but it's definitely right on my breaking point.
Adam will definitely know if I put one foot out of line.
(LAUGHS)
I imagine he's gonna be listening very intently.
It puts a lot of pressure on me.
Artist walking.
(SINGING) # Hey, slow down
# Whataya want from me?
# There might've been a time
# When I would give myself away.
# Oh, once upon a time,
# I didn't give a damn
# But now, here we are
# So, whataya want from me?
(FAMILY CHEERING)
# What do you want from me?
# Just don't give up
# I am workin' it out
# Just keep coming around
# Hey, whataya want from me?
# Whataya want from me?
# I won't let you down
# Ooh, yeah
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# I'm working it out,
# Please don't give in
# I won't let you down
# It messed me up, Need a second to breathe
# Just keep coming around
# Hey, whataya want from me?
# Whataya want from me?
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Nice! Yeah!
Nice!
Four chairs! What's your name?
I'm uh, I'm Cody Gunton. I'm 23 and I'm from Tasmania.
Nice! Nice! Ah!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
I'm very flattered that you chose my song.
Thank you. That was a great compliment.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
And you sound great. I mean, that chorus, it's hefty.
Yeah.
And then the final one,
you have to keep getting those notes.
You did a great job.
Thank you. Thanks so much.
You gave me, like, the angst that it needs emotionally,
but you didn't look like it was too hard for you.
It didn't seem like you were straining, which is great.
Oh, cool. Thank you very much.
Because I think that's the fine line of that song.
I feel like we could do something really cool together.
Now, you're good-looking. You're, like, handsome.
I feel like what I could offer you as your coach is,
just kind of just nudge you into the,
you know, take a step out of your comfort zone a little bit
and be a rock star.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
The beauty of the way Adam sings that
is even though the chorus
isn't that much higher than the verses
Adam somehow makes it sound really grungy
because, Adam, you like tap into this more gravelly
aggressive tone that you inherently have.
You gotta squeeze it. Yeah, you squeeze it out.
(LAUGHING)
That's the only thing I think was missing.
I hear you more in that,
you know, like the Script or the Frail.
Even stuff like Muse, you know, there might be
some stuff in that world.
Love you. I would love you on my team.
It was awesome. Thank you so much.
Thank you.
It's interesting what you were saying, Guy,
because, like, I could hear you doing some acoustic stuff.
I hate to use this word
'cause I think I'm gonna totally turn you off,
but your voice sounded so earthy that I think you could do
some really cool rock, like, country, like, earthy things, too.
Like, just not, like, country-country,
but, like, with an earth flare.
Like, it was super cool. I totally enjoyed your performance.
You have a fantastic voice. And, yeah...
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
..I'd love to see where you could expand out into,
'cause there's so many ways you could go.
Thank you. Thanks so much.
You know, I hate to say it, but I agree with Guy, um.
(LAUGHS)
There's something lyrical about your voice
that could go into sweeter, um, more beautiful places as well.
And even that Muse idea is kind of cool.
How's your falsetto?
Oh, falsetto is not really my strong.
Oh, OK, right. I want to work on it, but...
You don't need it. You've got plenty.
And I would love to have you on Team Kate.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Thank you so much.
Thank you.
So, what do you think?
Who's this going to be? Yes, who is it?
(SHOUTING JUDGES NAMES)
Oh, dear.
I mean, you did... It's not easy.
You did pick my song, so don't surprise me.
I was gonna say, he did sing your song,
so you might have a leg up in this, I'm just saying.
(LAUGHS)
Yeah, but that would be so predictable, wouldn't it?
Oh! (LAUGHS)
So, you're getting in my head now? Here's the mind games.
It would be like the bait and switch.
He's like, I got you to turn your chair, but ha-da-da-da.
(SHOUTING JUDGES NAMES)
I think I'm gonna have to go with Adam.
Oh, cool! Hey!
It worked that time. Cool. Hey!
Thank you, I appreciate it very flattered.
Thank you. We're gonna have fun. It's gonna be great.
You'll love it. Hi, family Hi, guys.
How are you? Nice to meet you.
Thanks so much. It's gonna be great.
We're gonna have a good time.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHTER) (LAUGHS)
Oh, I'm gonna cry.
(LAUGHS) I am so proud of you.
Thanks, mum. But I always knew you would.
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
I really feel like Adam could really lead me
in that direction of where I feel like
I probably want my voice to sit.
That is nine for Team Adam. I only have three spots left.
I think I have to get even pickier now moving forward,
but I was really, really happy to have Cody join my team.
Next, a voice like no other.
I think that sometimes we put the label unique on something
that's different and then it's kind of hard to know
if it's a good or a bad thing.
But will it be enough to turn a chair?
Hi, I'm Skye,
I'm 26 and I'm from Melbourne.
People always comment on
my unique voice.
I think that sometimes
we put the label unique
on something that's different
and then it's kind of hard to know
if it's a good or a bad thing.
I always kept singing
a secret growing up,
rehearsing in the garage in the car.
So, it's like three layers of soundproofing in a way.
As much as I love singing,
I think there's a little bit of doubt
when it comes to just being loud.
And in order to sound good, you have to stand out.
Like, you just have to get that confidence
and just put yourself out there.
It's tough to know
if my voice is what one of the coaches is looking for
and is good enough for their team.
That also makes me wonder if my voice is good enough.
Artist walking.
We're right.
(EXHALES)
(SINGING) # I used to float...
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
I love this song!
# Now, I just fall down,
# I used to know
# But I'm not sure now
# What I was made for.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Whoa! Beautiful.
# What was I made for?
# 'Cause I...
Come on!
# I...
# I don't know how to feel,
# But I
Wow! I love it!
# But I wanna try,
# I don't know how to feel
# But someday,
I might, but someday, I might...
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Oh, my god!
(LAUGHS)
# Think I forgot
# How to be happy
# Something I wait for
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# Something I'm made for
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
# Whoa...
Oh, my god!
OK! What! (LAUGHS)
# I'm made for. #
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Wow.
(CRY LAUGHING)
(LAUGHS) Beautiful.
Incredible. Incredible. Oh!
You just ruined my mascara.
(LAUGHS)
That was so beautiful.
What is your name?
My name's Skye, I'm 26 and I'm from Melbourne.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Wow.
Like, that is such a perfect name for the sound of your voice to me.
Like, I... Yay! (CLAPS)
Technically speaking,
I love that you can give breath and, and falsetto,
but then I heard you leaning into these bigger notes,
and then you flipped into your falsetto again,
and it was just so effortless and so artful.
Um, I'm blown away.
I didn't expect to see you
when I turned around, and that's like...
Mm-hm. ..the coolest surprise.
And I think that you are poised
to do something really great and really special.
I have so many ideas, like songs that I would be like,
"Oh, my god, that would be amazing.
"He has to do this one, he has to do this one."
Um, I should be your coach.
I mean, that's all I'm saying.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
We would have so much fun.
I agree with Adam, to turn around and see you,
I was like, oh, my god, I so wasn't expecting that.
And you were just this beautiful light.
And yeah, the heart that you have,
you can tell that you have this gorgeous heart
that just needs to shine.
And, you know, I think one of my greatest gifts
is being able to touch people and reach in and, like,
really hone in on that feeling.
And you have so much of it there that I would love to play.
I would love to play with you. We're gonna have a lot of fun,
if you come to Team LeAnn, so please.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Let's get all in our feels together, yes.
(LAUGHS)
That was transcendent.
I have never heard a vocal tone like that in my life.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Thank you.
This song, 'What Was I Made For?'
It's a glorious song.
So much emotion. What-what is it about for you?
What are you singing about personally?
Um, I think stuff like this is scary.
(LAUGHS) It is for us too, don't worry.
(LAUGHS) You're not alone.
Yeah, I think that learning how to sing in the car in the garage
and doing it in secret for so long.
Wow.
Stepping into this is scary but I think deep down
I know that this is what I'm here to do, um.
So, yeah, I'm kind of stepping out of my comfort zone
and hopefully it rewards me.
I have a feeling it will actually.
It's awesome that you're that yourself taught
because you do have this beautiful authenticity.
It was so vulnerable at the start,
you know, I just I wanted to lean in
and then you had this incredible power,
angelic, in the upper range.
I think it's-it's freakishly beautiful.
We could have a lot of fun together on Team Kate.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
You're a coach's dream.
Like, in all seriousness, technically you're brilliant, right?
And vocally it was really stunning.
And you've got this real humility and, like, grounded-ness about you.
But your true superpower is the fact that you're unique.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
So, what does that give you room to do?
It just gives you room to be Skye and be unapologetic about it
and just do you and explore
where that can go with no boundaries.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
I really enjoyed that. I would love you on Team Guy.
So, it's now over to you.
(LAUGHS) Skye.
(NERVOUS SOUND)
(SHOUTING JUDGES NAMES)
(LAUGHS) Oh, my god.
Um, I love you all seriously.
Thank you so much for turning around.
Oh, my gosh, you guys are all amazing
and I'm just very emotionally overwhelmed right now.
Um...
I'm gonna go with...
So, it's now over to you Skye.
(NERVOUS SOUND)
(SHOUTING JUDGES NAMES)
(LAUGHS) Oh, my god.
Um, I love you all, seriously.
Thank you so much for turning around.
My gosh, you guys are all amazing
and I'm just very emotionally overwhelmed right now.
Um.
I'm gonna go with
Guy.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) Oh!
(LAUGHS)
Yes! Oh!
That is awesome!
Honestly, ridiculous, ridiculous.
Come and meet the other guys.
It was an amazing audition. Thank you.
Congratulations can't wait to hear you.
That was so beautiful, Congratulations.
Thanks. Stunning.
You totally nailed it. Congratulations.
He's a beast, a beast.
Yeah, that's gonna be hard to beat, yeah.
He's gonna nail it every week.
I was so not expecting him when I turned around
and it was so beautiful.
Yeah, he really, you know the thing
that was great too is that you know,
some people get up here and they just sing
the notes from the record.
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, he like he coloured it him, his own way it was like.
Oh, totally. Even his name, the name!
That's like a... Yeah, Skye.
I'm like oh, we're ready.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's an artist.
Yeah. Family!
(LAUGHS) Yay!
What a talent! I know!
Just insane.
It's powerful, like when you started belting,
it was still so soft.
You still had heaps of breath.
You're like a recording dream 'cause there's always...
There's even air in the powerful bits.
I needed some air while I was watching you.
(LAUGHS)
Um, welcome. Welcome to Team Guy.
Thank you so much, Guy.
Thank you. Oh, you're a legend.
I'll see you in a bit. Thanks. Thanks, Guy.
Seeya.
That felt amazing.
I didn't think that I'd get one, let alone four chairs,
so it was good, yeah.
It was between Adam and Guy, definitely.
Um, but I think deep down, it just felt like the right choice.
I think Guy got it. Yeah.
You got a good one there. Yeah.
Skye is amazing.
That, that's like an MPV of the team kind of thing.
Yeah, and like a really sweet soul as well.
Oh, my gosh so sweet. Like really calming.
Really genuine.
It's amazing when you're artists
and you're the coach but then the artist actually
has the ability to calm you and ground you.
Ground you. (LAUGHS)
Yeah, amazing.
To have someone like Skye, that's everything I look for.
That's what makes you excited
because for me it just opens up like everything.
I can do anything with Skye.
We can go anywhere and I know it'll be special.
That's what excites me the most about The Voice.
We're here to create magic moments.
Like, you need the right artist to be able to do that.
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