JESS: I sing because it makes me feel free.
RITA: I sing because I think it's important
to do what makes you happy.
GUY: Since I was young, I've always felt something when I sing.
It has to come out. It always has.
KEITH: I sing because I have to.
It's a big part of how I express myself.
(TECHNO MUSIC, OVERLAPPING VOCALS)
I think there's two kinds of singing.
There's people that want to sing
and then there's people that have to sing.
(VOCALISING)
I felt you in that performance.
I felt your authenticity.
I have never heard a voice like yours on a show like this.
You are pure joy and this is what this show is about.
(CHEERING)
That was amazing. (WHISPERS)
Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
NARRATOR: Tonight...
I sing because I would love to share my passion with other people.
I sing music because that's my way
of forgetting about any worry I have.
It's really when I feel most like me, to be honest.
(POWERFUL NOTES)
You are made to be on stage.
You are magnificent,
you are beautiful and you are powerful.
You're gonna move and inspire a lot of people with that gift.
The artists go to extremes to stand out.
Is that a snake?
I've never seen a snake come to support somebody before.
She's so pretty!
And one takes a massive risk.
Tonight, I'm going to be singing an original song by me.
It's the song that I actually wrote about Keith.
Singing a song about Keith to Keith.
(DRAMATIC STING)
(GUY SINGS A MID-RANGE NOTE)
(AUDIENCE MIMICS)
(GUY SINGS SEVERAL NOTES)
(AUDIENCE MIMICS)
Oh, we're doin' that, are we?
# Oh way-oh! #
AUDIENCE: # Oh way-oh! #
# Oh way-oh-oh! #
AUDIENCE: # Oh way-oh-oh! #
(GUY SINGS THE NOTES UP AN OCTAVE)
(AUDIENCE MIMICS)
Guy always, always has to, like, disrupt.
(AUDIENCE SINGS)
(GUY BREAKS THE NOTE)
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) Thank you, Guy!
My name is Emily-Jane Conidi.
I'm 27 years old and I'm from Melbourne, Victoria.
# It's high time to get back up and start all over. #
The music industry,
just to get a toe in the door is hard,
let alone your whole foot in the door.
It's all about your look, all about your appearance,
all that kind of stuff.
# Break from all the chains that lock you up inside your head. #
But I know who I am and I know I deserve to be heard.
You know I'm super proud of you.
You've wanted it for so long.
Don't cry. I won't.
Then I'll cry. I don't want to ruin my make-up.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
I have a fight in me,
and I feel the fight coming out of me more and more
every time I perform.
The moment that I step up on that stage,
it's just...it's gonna explode.
(POP TRACK PLAYS)
# We got this and we burn in the dark burn in the dark. #
To get a Blind has meant everything
but to get a chair to turn
and prove every person wrong that has ever sat there and said,
"You are too fat, you're too ugly and you'll never make it,"
that would be amazing.
It's really happening.
# I'm not a stranger to the dark
# Hide away they say
# 'Cause we don't want your broken parts
# But I won't let them break me down to dust
# I know that there's a place for us. #
You have to nail this song.
# For we are glorious. # Oh, nice.
# When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
(WHISTLES)
# I'm gonna send a flood I'm gonna drown them out
# I am brave I am bruised
# I am who I'm meant to be
# This is me
# Whoa-oh-oh whoa-oh
# Another round of bullets hit my skin
# Well fire away... # Yes!
# 'Cause today I won't let the shame sink in
# We are bursting through the barricades and
# Reaching for the sun # We are warriors
# Yeah that's what we've become # Yeah that's what we've become
# I won't let them break me down to dust
# I know that there's a place for us
# For we are glorious. #
Whoo! Yes!
# Look out 'cause here I come
# And I'm marching on to the beat # Whoa I'm marching on marching on
# Whoa!
# This is me! #
Yes!
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) KEITH: Whoo!
Yo.
(WHISTLES)
(LAUGHTER) Come on.
(CHEERING LOUDENS)
(JESS LAUGHS SOFTLY)
Thank you.
Hello. Wow.
Hi.
My name's Emily-Jane Conidi.
Hi, Emily. I'm 27, from Melbourne, Victoria.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Who were you singing that song about?
Um, look, there's been a lot of people previously in my life
who have put me down constantly.
You know, "You're too big," whatever it may be.
So, it's an up-yours moment.
This is me, like, I'm here. Yeah!
Right on.
That is the thing, you know?
You go through these trials.
It's life, you know, sometimes, and you are gonna go through people
that are gonna, like, tell you what they think of you.
Yep.
But, if you have that self-love and that power to yourself
and that validation for you and that recognition,
then you're gonna go up and up and up and up and up,
and, you know what, you just did that today!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yes, ma'am!
Thank you.
GUY: Emily-Jane, that was just beautiful.
Thank you.
You heard the audience, they didn't want to stop.
That song, it... It's tough.
It can either be amazing
or it can really show what someone lacks as a singer.
Yeah.
There are so many high moments and powerful moments,
and you have to nail the vocal
but also get the message across of, "This is me, unapologetically.
- "I am who I am." - Yeah.
- And that's a tough job with this song.
- That's exactly what I was going for.
You are magnificent, you are beautiful and you are powerful...
- Thank you, Guy.
..and you're gonna move and inspire a lot of people with that gift.
- Thank you.
What I saw, too, was someone
who was championing someone they love, which is you.
You were championing you, and you love you, and I can feel that.
That was such a perfect song choice for you,
and I love that you've got the right-hand ink going on.
(LAUGHTER) It was beautiful.
Congratulations. Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
For me, I believed every single word that came out of your mouth.
Thank you. And that's why I turned around.
Your foundation is there.
Now you just need a lovely little sculpting, you know what I mean?
Like, lovely little bits and bobs to just really put it together
but the foundation is strong, solid as a rock,
and it all goes to show
because you're clearly a survivor and you're great.
Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
What are you gonna do?
This is what I want to know - what are you going to do?
It's all up to you, sissy.
(AUDIENCE SHOUTING NAMES)
Thank you, all, for turning.
Um, I would love to go with all of you...
- Yes!
..but I had my heart set on someone from the very beginning.
And it's Team Jess.
GUY: Oh!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Whoop!
Oh, my sister. Oh, my sister.
Wow, what a performance!
This is just the beginning.
I'm so excited for you.
- Thanks, Emily. - Thank you.
(CHEERING AND WHISTLES)
She was great.
Can't wait for you to look after my girl.
She's insane.
Like, your vocal ability, there's nothin' like it,
so, yeah, this is super exciting.
Big love.
Enjoy, enjoy this moment, sis!
Yo!
Yo, yo, yo, yo!
You know, it's lookin' really bright for Team Jess.
I'm catching up.
Team Jess is well on the way.
Yeah.
- Coming up...
The song that I'm singing is 'Don't Go Yet' by Camila Cabello.
A Latin-inspired diva.
I really wanted to try to challenge myself with that high tempo.
And a surfer from WA...
I've never been one to just follow the crowd and go do a 9 to 5.
I've always been someone to want to do something I truly love.
..take on Australia's greatest stage.
- I love you. I love what you're doin'.
Honestly, like, I'm gonna fight for you
because there is absolutely no-one like you on my team.
- And, later, a powerhouse performance...
(OVERLAPPING NOTES)
..draws an emotional revelation from Rita.
You never think your parents are gonna, sort of, like,
break down in front of you,
and then you have to, sort of, like, put them together.
I can't even speak.
(POIGNANT PIANO MUSIC)
# This is The Voice! #
# 'Cause you're a superstar. #
I've been wanting to go on The Voice forever.
Definitely our biggest gig, biggest stage.
Yes.
# You're a superstar. #
I'm feeling pretty nervous.
I think you put extra pressure on yourself
when you get to a bigger stage.
(CHEERING)
It feels so surreal to go from singing in my living room to my cat
to stepping out onto the Voice stage.
It just floors me.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I've performed for such a long time in my life,
but this is nothing compared to anything else I've ever had to do.
Yeah, the experience,
it's, like, exciting but scary but a good kind of scary.
Yeah. Yeah.
So, how are you feeling, like, before you go on?
How am I feeling?
I'm keen...I'm just keen to get out there.
Grandma recorded a little message for you.
I wish I could be with you up there.
It's not possible at the moment.
And I'll just be there with you in spirit.
Love you, darling.
This moment is finally me kinda stepping up.
Let's start with this one song,
and just take in the moment, like, truly take in the moment.
(LIGHT LILTING PIANO MUSIC)
My grandmother is the reason I play the piano.
She's my influence. She's everything, yeah.
I just grew up with her playing and getting people to sing,
and she was my role model for that.
# Whoa-whoa. #
I would say that piano runs in the veins and in the blood, absolutely.
My grandmother's always been so supportive,
and this moment is for her.
This is a big moment for me, for sure, yep.
He looks so cute.
(SYNTH MUSIC BEGINS)
# You said you care
# And you missed me too
# And I'm well aware I write too many songs about you. #
(CHEERING)
# And the coffee's out-ou-out
# At the Beachwood Cafe
# And it kills me 'cause I know we've run out of things we can say
(CHEERING)
# What am I now? What am I now?
# What if I'm someone I don't want around? #
Hey!
# I'm falling again I'm falling again
# I'm falling
# And I get the feeling that you'll never need me again
# Yeah-yeah-oh
# I'm falling again I'm falling again
# Oh
# What am I now? What am I now?
# What if you're someone I just want around? #
Hey!
# I'm falling again I'm falling again
# I'm falling. #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(JESS LAUGHS)
Hi. What's your name?
Liam Conroy.
I'm 28, from Melbourne.
I'm just gonna come right out and say it.
You were...you were great, and I love your voice.
I love the song choice.
The only reason I didn't turn
is I know the people I got and I know who these guys are looking for,
and I want you to land in a great home,
and you've got three amazing choices right there.
It was really good, brother.
(CHEERING)
Hi, Liam.
Your transition's crazy.
Um... Thank you so much.
I love your flip.
I think...I think you're doin' amazing, amazing flips in that song,
and it just got me.
I think you're really deadly, and I'd love to have you on Team Jess.
There's definitely a spot for you.
Thank you. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
You know what, you should really be happy with that performance.
That was solid. That was really pure.
I just want to say that I turned around so first.
Here we go. OK?
I saw, I saw.
And, like, when I know something is really great,
like, I am usually the first person to turn around.
OK, I'm making that bit up. It's not a race.
It's not a race, Rita.
It's a race, it's a competition, it's all of the above.
No, I'm joking.
I want you to know that I am willing to really fight for you.
I think that me and you together would work so well,
and, you know, I'd love to get to know you a bit more
and really find some songs that suit your tone, suit your personality,
you know, so I would love to work with you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
That's so nice, so honest.
I just love watching you perform,
and the reason for that is you're just enjoying it,
and what I've found is the people that I'm really attracted to
as a coach
are people who are so in the performance and in the song
for the right reasons, which is just to feel it and to enjoy it,
and I was just watching a dude on stage
feeling it, loving it, and it made me love it even more.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I love your energy and I love your musicality.
I think we would be great together.
I'm excited about you.
I can't wait to further explore what you do on Team Guy.
It's gonna be great, dude.
(LAUGHTER)
Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
Three cheers, man.
- You've done so great, Liam, you've done awesome,
and now it's decision time.
(AUDIENCE SHOUT NAMES)
I've just gotta choose.
(SHOUTING CONTINUES)
I'm going to have to lean towards Guy's world.
- Oh! I was like...I was like...
LIAM: Thank you so much. .."I don't know!"
(LAUGHTER)
Thank you, Liam. Welcome.
Come and meet the other guys, too. Dude, it was great.
Thank you so much. Awesome, Liam.
Hey. Really good, bro.
That was good, man. Thank you so much.
Yeah! Thank you.
Oh! Thank you so much.
You're amazing, brother. Appreciate it.
Oh, so good. You're gonna have a good time.
Thank you.
You were great. You were. Thank you so much. Thank you.
He's so nervous, he's just like...
He was like Baby Huey. (LAUGHTER)
Huey... He is!
Congratulations! That was so good.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
He was awesome. I know.
Wow.
Next...
Tonight, I will be singing Adele, 'Make You Feel My Love'.
Singing such a big song by one of the biggest artists in the world
right now is such a huge thing.
The more I think about it, it's...the more crazy it sounds.
Oh, my gosh.
(MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO) I'm really here.
(DRAMATIC STING)
# This is The Voice! #
('TIME AFTER TIME' INSTRUMENTAL)
My mum loves you, Jess. (SHOUTS)
Aw, I love your mum.
(SCATTERED LAUGHTER)
Ooh, I like the cool lights behind.
It's real.
Mark! (CLAPPERBOARD SNAPS)
I'm Aleisha Gam.
I am 26 years old and I am from Sydney, New South Wales.
My dad and my mum, they used to, when I was younger,
get me downstairs whenever anyone was over,
and be like, "Can you sing that song that we love?"
And I'd be like, "Oh, Mum! That's so lame!"
But I really don't think I could get up and sing a song
if it wasn't for them, so, yeah, I owe it to them.
My mum's like my best friend.
# Someone like you. #
We have watched this show together for the longest time.
We've even been to a live show together,
and I've always turned to her and said how cool it would be
for that to be me up on that stage.
You know I'll be mouthing every word.
Oh, I know you will be.
I'll forget the words.
I'll just look over at you. You've got this.
Yeah. (LAUGHTER)
About two years ago, my mum was diagnosed
with oesophageal cancer, so she went through chemo and radiation.
We were all being...sorry.
(SIGHS)
We were all being super positive,
and it makes it so easy when she's so positive.
I love you.
I love you, too.
Mm, you know I'll be there with you. I know.
I think she'll definitely be the one
screaming the loudest for a chair to turn.
Knowing I can look over and she's gonna be there
is what, I think, will get me through.
PRODUCER: Artist walking.
(MUSIC BEGINS)
# When the rain... # - Oh!
# ..is blowing in your face
# And the whole world is on your case
# I could offer you a warm embrace
# To make you feel my love
(LIGHT CHEERS)
# I know you haven't made your mind up yet
# But I would never do you wrong. #
Come on, guys.
# I've known it from the moment that we met
# No doubt in my mind where you belong
# When the evening shadows and the stars appear
# And there is no-one there to dry your tears
# I could hold you for a million years
# To make you feel my love
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# To make you feel... #
Whoo!
# ..my love. #
Yeah! Oh!
Down to the wire!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(KEITH AND JESS LAUGH)
Oh, my god.
Hi.
Oh, my god, it's real. Hi. I'm Aleisha.
I'm 26 and I'm from Sydney.
Hi, Aleisha.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Wow.
GUY: You just...you can't go wrong with that song.
Actually, you can but you didn't.
- Oh, phew. (LAUGHTER)
Normally, what we see is an artist nervous at the start...
..because the chairs aren't turned yet
and, with you, it was like the other way round.
But I only sensed your nerves when you got all the chair turns.
It was like something you didn't necessarily think about
and then you were confronted by it.
- To be honest, I was here... I love what I do,
but it was just so great to have my family here,
so, regardless of the outcome today,
I was just happy to be singing here, so, to see a chair turn
was, I don't know, unexpected, I guess, but, yeah, but amazing.
I mean, look, you got four... four chair turns right there.
That's amazing. Incredible.
I'm speechless. Beautiful.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
You really did such a great job and that's a skill.
You really did.
You held us all in that moment and it was great.
Thank you so much.
That means a lot.
What I loved so much about it was you took your time.
You were patient with yourself and you didn't do too much, you know,
and it wasn't like, "Ooh, I'm doing this song.
"I need to show off my vocal..."
It was just really still and calm and I felt very safe with you,
and that is what you call a good audition with a good song choice.
That was a really good song choice for you.
Thank you so much.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yeah, getting the right song is so important.
Aleisha, that was such a good song for you
'cause it really just framed your sweet spot vocally,
and it looks like also framed you as a person, too.
Why did you choose that song out of all the songs you could've sung?
Um, my mum's been struggling with cancer for the past two years,
so I felt like, with this song, I could really change the lyrics
and make it more about having her feel my love, so...yeah.
Mm! Oh, don't!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
See, that's another... that's another amazing thing,
to find that root, isn't it?
That's what's going on in that song with you, it's just beautiful.
Thank you.
You literally had connection through it all.
You had vulnerability, you had emotion,
and, I think, now that you tell that story
and obviously that connection and dedication to your mum, um,
it makes sense that you, you know, almost it was like a cry, you know?
It was that kind of "Dear Mum", you know?
I definitely felt like that and I would adore you on Team Jess.
I would love to have you.
Thank you so much.
Who will you choose?
You know, I know how it feels to sort of, like, have that connection
with a song, and then that memory always sticks with that song.
My mum, she also had cancer.
When she would go and get her treatment,
um, and she was, like, losing her hair and stuff,
and we were...we were, kind of, teenagers,
and it was, like, really weird to see, sort of, like, your mum,
like, not be, like, the superhero
that you always think a mum is gonna be, yeah?
Absolutely.
Because you never think your parents are gonna, sort of, like,
break down in front of you, you know what I mean?
And then you have to sort of, like, put them together.
Erm...I can't even speak.
She had breast cancer. Oh, I'm so sorry.
Yeah, well, no, it's OK because it's also something she talks about.
She's a survivor, but, erm, she had it super young, you know,
and I think it's so important to have that...that memory with them.
That's why I thought your emotion was so spot on,
and I think that song was such a great song choice for you, you know?
Amazing. Thank you, yeah, absolutely.
Erm...
So, I think, whoever you choose, my advice would honestly be
try and connect a memory to that...to those songs,
so then that same power that you had in this audition
will carry you through in every performance
'cause that, obviously, is your magic.
Thank you so much, absolutely.
Yeah. Thank you.
So, I just wanted to put that out there.
I don't really talk about my mum like that,
so, you know, I wanted you to know that.
It's hard, yeah. It's really hard, you know?
Absolutely.
But this is a moment of pure celebration.
You have four chairs that desperately need you.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Rita! Wow.
I'm honestly lost for words.
Like, to work with any of you would be such a blessing,
so thank you, all, for turning.
Um...
(INDISCRIMINATE SHOUTING) JESS: Oh, wow.
The... Rita!
..team that I would like to be on is Rita.
GUY: Hey!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
It was such a great audition.
It was so good. Thank you.
You should be so happy.
This is everybody.
Guy.
Group hug, group hug.
Well done.
- It's so nice to meet you. Thank you.
Hello. Hi. I'm Rita.
Nice to... You're gonna hug...
Oh, thank you.
Hi. Oh! Oh, my god!
When that started, I was just like, "Oh, don't!"
Oh, wow, too special, yeah, straight in.
'Cause it's so powerful, that song.
Everyone's story is so unique in their own way
and, with Aleisha's, I connected instantly.
It is shaping up to be a fantastic day.
Coming up...
She's so pretty.
She's beautiful, hey?
A special guest slides into Rita's heart.
I've never made out with a snake before.
(GUY LAUGHS)
And which coach is lying in wait...
Who was that?
..ready to strike?
This is some cutthroat...
# This is The Voice! #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Hey hey hey hey let's go. #
PRODUCER: Nice and quiet, everyone, chips away.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Let's rock and roll!
(GUY AND JESS LAUGH)
GUY: Yeah!
Are you ready? Born ready.
(LAUGHTER) Oh!
Here we go! (SCATTERED LAUGHTER)
(GRUNGE POP SONG PLAYS)
# Get the party started. #
Hi. My name's Jerrod Smith. I'm 24 and I'm from Sydney.
I'm an axe-throwing coach.
Let it rip!
So, I teach people how to throw axes and how to have a good time.
Very interesting characters come in.
I've had a few divorce parties
that come up with a photo of the ex-husband and throw axes at them.
# Get the party started. #
Definitely auditioning for The Voice.
Obviously, it's gonna be intense
walking out there seeing four chairs not turned around, it's obviously
gonna be a lot, but I'm keen, I'm keen to do my thing, you know?
Yeah, it's real.
I've got someone pretty special in my life.
She definitely supports me.
You know, whenever I'm having a bad day,
she'll always be there to hear me out and she's just a cool person.
I can't call her a person, can I?
Millie is my pet snake.
When I'm singing, she definitely gravitates towards it
which is really cool.
Tonight, I'll be singing 'She Looks So Perfect' by 5 Seconds of Summer.
It's pretty punky, a bit rocky.
Hopefully, if I can convince the audience,
I can convince the coaches, as well.
It's a lot of pressure.
It's gettin' hot in here.
(DEEP, LOUD EXHALE)
(MUSIC BEGINS) KEITH: Whoo!
# Simmer down simmer down
# They say we're too young now to amount to anything else
# But look around
# We worked too damn hard for this just to give it up now
# And if you don't swim you'll drown
# Don't move honey
# You look so perfect standing there
# In my American Apparel underwear
# And I know now that I'm so down
# Let's get out let's get out
# 'Cause this deadbeat town's only here just to keep us down
# While I was out I found myself alone just thinking
# If I showed up with a plane ticket
# And a shiny diamond ring with your name on it
# Would you wanna run away too? # - Yeah!
# 'Cause all I really want is you
# Yeah you look so perfect standing there
# In my American Apparel underwear
# And I know now that I'm so down
# Yeah your lipstick stain is a work of art
# I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart
# And I know now that I'm so down
# Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
# Yeah-ay! #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
GUY: Hey!
Hello. Hello.
- What's your name? - My name's Jerrod Smith.
I'm 24. I'm from Sydney.
- Jerrod. Yeah!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
What a way to wake us all up.
It was really solid
but, for me to turn around, it just needed another...
just another push of power or something,
and I think what you did was lock into a tone in your voice,
and it didn't evolve.
Explore different parts of your voice and experiment
to keep the game evolving as the song progresses.
This is something that you should be encouraged by.
Please keep going and keep learning more about singing and improving.
Thank you so much. - Thank you, Guy.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I want to add one thing that Guy was talking about
'cause he's spot on with it.
What happens a lot of the time when we have songs we love,
there's always a part of the song that we struggle with
and, as singers, we go, "Oh, I can't wait to get past this bit
"'cause this next bit I'm really good at."
Right? And we think it internally.
We're like, "Oh, this bit's a bit tricky.
"Here it comes, the bit I love!"
And we all feel that, though,
so make sure that you're committed to every part of that song.
If you stay committed to every part of it, we'll stay listening to it.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I, um, I love finding out about the people that support you,
and I can see quite a lot of people over there.
Sometimes, there's two, sometimes, there's ten.
You've got a little bit of an army of followers.
Sometimes, there's a snake.
Is that a snake? What is he...what?
I've got a really awesome crew with me but, obviously...
- Oh, wow.
..I've got a special, special little someone here.
- OK.
My pet, Millie, is here, too, actually.
You know, I've never seen a snake
come to support somebody at The Voice before.
Neither have I. I love snakes.
I love...I love.
Wow!
I love snakes. Can I come up and see it?
You love snakes? Please, come on!
Yeah, go.
Aw!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Millie's really pretty.
She's got so many colours.
Can I put her round my neck? Of course, just...yeah.
Wow.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Yeah!
She's so pretty!
She's beautiful, hey?
Look at her, she's as pretty as you. You're pretty, too.
Oh, thank you. (LAUGHTER)
Sure you don't want to turn?
(LAUGHTER)
You know, this is one of the reasons why I love Australia
so much, 'cause there's so many cool animals in your country.
It's like, when I go to sleep,
I hear this noise and it sounds like a dinosaur.
It's like, "Bleh!"
It's like a fruit parrot or something.
Oh.
Then I Googled them and they are literal bats.
(LAUGHTER)
Oh, she's licking my ear. She's very sweet.
Yeah, come meet her, Guy.
Keith, you look like you're standing back there.
Oh...
Oh, my god.
I've never made out with a snake before.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Oh, go, Millie.
Thank you, everyone. Thank you very much.
(WHISTLES)
Unlucky. It's OK, it's OK.
It's alright. Well done, man.
Well done, Millie, well done.
I think, as a coach sometimes,
probably the most loving thing you can do is let an artist go,
and not turn your chair,
because, if they can have another year or another two years
to really cultivate what they do, then they'll just come back stronger
and that's when they'll be ready for a chair turn.
# This ain't competition this a stand-off #
# This is for them boss women told you this an anthem. #
Whoo! Hey, girl! Oh, hey, girl!
Whoop, whoop, whoo!
# I'm that girl I'm that boss. #
It's a vibe.
It's always a vibe.
# When I'm comin' I'ma get the job done. #
I'm Vanessa Librea.
I'm 24, from Melbourne.
My friends would describe me as sassy.
# Runnin' that mouth might get me off... #
I don't really mean to be, it's just...it just comes out of me.
I'm half Filipino and half Australian,
but I really do love Latina culture.
It's so sexy.
# Yeah I'm comin' for you
# I'll be movin' mountains high. #
Their language is so sexy.
The way they dress is so sexy. I love it.
It has the same energy
as when I walk into a Filipino family party with the karaoke.
So vibrant and colourful.
It feels like home to me.
I actually can't believe I'm here.
Like, I have to pull back
'cause I'm so nervous, I feel like I have to pull back.
You don't even look nervous. You look confident.
But I don't feel it.
(CHUCKLING)
The song that I'm singing for my Blind audition
is a very Latina-inspired vibe.
It's very challenging.
The fact that it's so high-tempo, with my breathing to the next line,
it's a lot and it's a very jumpy, dancy song.
My nerves are there, I'm just trying to push them down,
but I'm gonna go all for it,
I'm gonna bring that energy, I'm gonna bring everything I've got.
(SHOES CLOP)
(SCATTERED WHISTLES)
# This is The Voice! #
(SHOES CLOP)
(SCATTERED WHISTLES)
(FLAMENCO GUITAR BEGINS)
Whoo!
# I'll replay this moment for months. #
I love this song.
# Alone in my head waitin' for it to come
# I wrote all your lines and the script's in my mind
# And I hope that you follow it for once
# Yeah
# I imagine myself in satin
# The room was platinum and gold ay
# Dance and catch it right you'll be mesmerised oh
# We'll find a corner then your hand's in my hair
# Finally we're here so I
# Say you got a flight need an early night no
# Don't go yet
# Oh yeah don't go yet don't go yet
# What you leavin' for when my night is yours?
# Just a little more don't go yet
# Stay a little longer
# I know you really wanna
# Stay a little longer
# Ooh don't go yet
# Oh yeah don't go yet don't go yet
# Oh yeah don't go yet. # Oh, my god, what do I do?
What do I do?
# What you leavin' for when my night is yours?
# Just a little more
# What you leavin' for when my night is yours?
# Just a little more
# Don't go yet. #
GUY: Yeah!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Hello.
GUY: Hello.
Oh!
Oh, wow.
Rita has regret.
It's OK, girl, it's OK. It's not.
No, girl, it's OK.
Don't stress. Let me look at your... (RITA MOANS)
(LAUGHTER) No, I'm kidding.
- How are you?
I'm so good, I'm so happy to be here,
I'm so happy to perform to all you guys today.
Nice! Thanks for having me!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I want to know everything. Who are you?
What's your name? Where are you from?
I am Vanessa.
I'm 24 and I'm from Melbourne.
Yeah. Awesome.
I don't have anyone like you on my team,
and you had me straight away with your energy.
I could feel it.
I obviously had no idea what I was turning around to,
and then I turned around, I was like,
that's exactly what I pictured,
someone with sass and style and confidence.
I think we could work on your vocals and get them a little more solid.
But I think your thing is energy.
Am I correct?
I'm all about the vibe, definitely.
I like to make the vibe, you know?
Yeah. Exactly.
You have to always have a good time.
Yeah, if you go to a party and there's no vibe,
it's because you didn't bring it.
- Yes. - Exactly.
Yeah!
I'm very Latin-inspired.
I love the energy.
Like, your 'Fast & Furious' energy, like, Bandoleros,
like, barbeque vibes if you've seen, like, the 'Fast & Furious' movies.
- Of course.
I've also been in them but yes. Ooh!
Yes. I love that for you.
Well, I mean, it wasn't really a thing, I just started a car race,
but I'm definitely gonna own it 'cause I love those movies.
Erm, I want you to know,
if this was last season, girl, I would've been all over it
because that's exactly what I was looking for and I still am,
but this is something I've personally put on myself.
I've decided to expand my not-go-to sort of approach this season.
So, I would love to see you flourish.
I'm gonna be your biggest fan. Thank you.
Guy is gonna do the best work with you.
It's gonna be amazing. Thank you so much, girl, thank you.
Welcome to Team Guy.
- Thank you, Guy.
I'm really looking forward to it.
Great to meet you. Oh, bless.
Absolutely. - Hey, girl.
Oh, bless you, gorgeous. Wow!
I love you, love you, love your spirit, sis.
Wow, you're amazing. You missed out.
I mean, you're everything that I literally want in life.
Well, tell it walking, Rita, you missed out.
Yeah! Thank you so much.
Bye!
Yes to you!
Yes. I'm obsessed with her.
I've never had a Latin-esque artist ever in my team,
and I always describe music as
it should either make you want to move or move you.
Vanessa made me want to move.
Next, can this WA surfer make his mark at The Voice?
I've never done something like this in my life,
and, oh, I was pretty nervous.
And, later, will a risky choice...
The song that I'm singing tonight
is a song that I actually wrote about Keith.
..pay off for this country queen?
Singing a song about Keith to Keith,
it's crazy, like, it's absolutely crazy.
(MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO)
(DRAMATIC STING)
# This is The Voice! #
(CLAPPERBOARD SNAPS)
My name's Sam McGovern.
I'm 22 years old and I'm from Perth, Western Australia.
I've never been one to just follow the crowd and go do a 9 to 5
and do something like that.
I've always been someone to want to do something I truly love.
# I'm calling out I want to feel alive. #
I'm a lifeguard. I love it so much.
Although it can seem like a very relaxing and laidback job, at times,
in a split second, it can change and you've gotta be ready for that.
Music, to me, it's more than just a passion and a hobby.
It's my way of relaxing and just forgetting about any worry I have,
and just resetting.
The song I'm singing tonight is
'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' by U2.
I feel like that sometimes.
I know where I want to be but I still haven't got there yet.
# Tell me how to be brave how to be strong
# Where in this world do I belong? #
I'm concerned about some of the higher parts
because, when nerves come, I don't sing the way I want to.
# How to be strong. #
The fact that there's four people there behind chairs
judging you off of your voice, it's very intimidating.
I'm nervous but I will get there,
as long as I put every single bit of me into it.
He's like his dad, isn't he?
So much, yeah. Yeah.
(GASPS)
Oh, there he is! (UNDER HER BREATH)
(MUSIC BEGINS)
# I have climbed
# Highest mountains. # Nice!
# And I have run through the fields
# Only to be with you. # (GUY HARMONISES)
# Only to be with you
# But I still haven't found
# What I'm looking for
# I have kissed honey lips
# Felt the healing in her fingertips
# It was warm in the night. #
Oh, turn!
# I was cold as a stone. #
He got Jess!
# But I still haven't found
# What I'm looking for. #
Yeah!
# But I still haven't found
# What I'm looking for
# What I'm looking for. #
Yes!
Whoo!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yo! Oh, yeah!
Well, hey. Hi!
Hello. Hello.
I loved you in 'Blue Lagoon'. It was great.
(LAUGHTER)
I was gonna say, he looks like one of those stars off 'Home and Away'.
Great movie, great movie. What's your name?
My name's Sam McGovern.
I'm 22 years old, from Perth, Western Australia.
Yeah!
So, Sam, what do you do?
Tell me a bit about yourself. What do you do in Perth?
I'm a surfer and lifeguard.
And a lifeguard? Yeah.
Wow, my brother's a lifeguard. Really?
He's been doing that most of his life, yeah.
Yeah, it's good. Nice.
I loved that version of that song.
It was really nice. Thank you.
Yeah, I sort of tried to make it my own
because that's when you can feel it more.
Yes. Yes.
My hands were tingling when I saw people turn
'cause I didn't think that would happen at all, to be honest.
So, have you performed anywhere else?
I love performing back home in Perth,
but, this, I've never done something like this in my life,
and, oh, I was pretty nervous.
Of course you're gonna be nervous.
Well, you're very grounded so that's good.
Yeah, well, you've got no shoes on.
You're very grounded. (LAUGHTER)
Honestly, I love you, brother. Thank you.
As soon as I heard you, kind of, you know, start
in that lower register, and you just kind of playing away like that,
it just felt like artistry from you.
I guess that's what excited me, that's what made me
really turn around and be intrigued with, like, who is this person?
You know, I gotta have him on Team Jess.
Thanks, Jess. That's my...
That's your inner thought?
That's my inner thought. Your inner brain?
That's my inner voice brain talkin' like that.
Your inner voice sounds really evil. "Jess, you better turn around."
You better turn around, you better turn around, who is this?
No, honestly, so gracious, you know, the way you performed, you know?
I appreciate you turning around. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
When you started singing, right,
your tone's really... you had a really beautiful tone,
and it felt like you really knew what this song is about.
That was a great song for you, I think,
and I heard the guitar to start off with.
I was hoping that you were playing it.
Yeah. Very, very cool.
It's open tuning, I think, right? Yes, this is an open C.
Its...its name's called Olivia.
This is my... (JESS LAUGHS)
And why is your guitar called Olivia?
I try to name them because then
you, sort of, connect to 'em a bit better.
Well, I loved it, Sam. Thank you, Keith, thank you.
I love you. I love what you're doin'.
It's so tasty.
I think there's somethin' real special about you,
and I'd love for you to, you know, rock on Team Jess.
I have nobody like you on my team. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
So, who are you gonna pick?
(AUDIENCE SHOUTING NAMES)
Wow!
I've gotta say, I really appreciate both you guys turning.
It's such an honour to be here, really, and come this far already,
and to have this option here is just amazing.
Um, but I've gotta say, I think you were the first album I bought
when I was a little kid, so I've gotta say...
Wow. ..I've gotta go with Keith.
Thank you, mate!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Come on down.
How are you, mate?
Good to see you, Sam.
That was great, mate. Come say hi to everybody.
You're so handsome. I know.
Look at your blue eyes.
They're so bright. What a great, great person.
Dude, that was awesome, really awesome.
You are so cool. So cool.
You guys are, too. You did such a good job.
You should be so happy. Yeah, he crushed it.
Keith is the best. You're gonna have so much fun.
# Darling
# I've been
# Waiting for you. #
The hardest coach to pitch against...
# Take a trip to the dark place... #
..I would have to say is Keith.
Jess pitches hard and she won't let up, either.
There's a mutual respect but I'm bringing the fight.
# Welcome to the bad side. #
Every time Keith opens his mouth,
it's like you can see the artist just going...
..floating towards Keith.
# You love to hate you love to hate. #
I play an instrument,
so I can sway the artist to my side in some cases.
I love everything about Keith but I see his tricks.
# You love to hate
# Welcome to the bad side. #
I'm not competitive so long as I win.
# Gremlins come out to play. #
When it comes to getting an artist, I do have to bring fire.
I will fight for them.
I will get them.
I gotta do what I gotta do.
# You love to hate. #
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# This is The Voice! #
(UPLIFTING POP TRACK)
Songs are like little gift babies, I think.
They're like the closest thing to magic.
Writing a song that wasn't there in the morning
and it's there in the afternoon
and then you're sharing it with people, it's, like, really cool.
I started writing country music when I was 14,
and then it just kind of never stopped,
and it's more of something that I feel like I have to do now.
I draw a lot of inspiration from Keith.
I think he's an incredible singer, songwriter, guitarist.
The song that I'm singing tonight
is a song that I actually wrote about Keith.
It's crazy, like, it's absolutely crazy,
singing a song about Keith to Keith.
I think Keith is, like, so insanely talented,
and he deserves his own song.
I just hope he likes it
but, if Keith doesn't like the song, then I'll write one about Nicole.
One more.
I hope this one's fun.
# I remember we were somewhere in your car. #
Whoo! Ooh...
# I fell fast when you stole my heart
# The long hot summer that I can't forget. #
Nice.
# I was hanging off every single word you said
# Summer on the speakers out on the road
# A little KU on the radio
# Hands out the window sun's sinking low
# Singing raise 'em up baby whoa
# I know those days go by
# It wasn't just wasted time
# Had a little bit of everything
# Making memories with you and me
# We're back when we were us
# Once in a lifetime love. #
Oh, yeah. # Can't help but think of you
# I'll be thinking of you when you play that Keith. #
Oh!
# Summer on the speakers out on the road
# A little KU on the radio
# Hands out the window sun's sinking low
# Singing raise 'em up baby whoa
# I know those days go by
# It wasn't wasted time
# Had a little bit of everything
# And you say that I look good in your shirt
# Yeah back when we were us
# Once in a lifetime love
# Can't help but think of you
# Hope you think of me when you play that Keith
# Somebody like you
# Yeah somebody like me
# Yeah it sure feels good baby yeah
# Play that Keith. #
(RITA LAUGHS)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
That's crazy.
(COACHES LAUGH)
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE AND WHISTLING)
What is your name?
My name is Kaylee Bell and I'm 32 and I'm originally from New Zealand.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Did I just hear what I thought I heard?
Did you just say Keith's name in a song?
Is this song about Keith? It sure is.
I wrote it over in Nashville
a couple of years ago with two buddies of mine, yeah.
GUY: Oh!
I already know it, that is a smash.
We've really got no chance then. That's crazy.
So, you...hang on, so, you wrote a song about Keith,
and we turned our chairs...
No, we have a chance. ..with hopes of pitching to you.
(LAUGHTER)
I'm just gonna go for it because I also don't feel like
I have a shot and I just want to say, you are made to be on stage.
Yeah. Thank you, Rita, thank you.
Like, to do an original in front of the person,
by the way, that you wrote the song about, you took a huge risk,
and it worked.
That was like a perfect package of an artist.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Thank you, Rita, thank you.
- What are some of the words?
'Cause I heard "With KU on the radio"
and obviously I heard the name "Keith" quite a lot.
- I actually had this crazy idea of, like,
writing a song and cramming as many Keith song titles into the song
to tell the story, so, I think there's, like, 13 titles
but then you keep releasing songs with, like, really similar names
like 'We Were Us', so it just keeps growing.
You'll have 12 verses in that song before you know it, yeah.
I just wanted to write a song that felt like Keith,
like, 'cause Keith has such a feel about his music
that, you know, I really love, so that was kind of, like, the aim
of the game was just to write a song that felt like Keith's music, yeah.
Oh, wow. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(CHUCKLES)
Now, I may or I may not have a chance
but I am gonna still pitch regardless.
Sissy, I love my country music.
I feel like country music gave me my first platform at the age of 14,
so I dedicate everything that I do in music back to country music.
Um, I love everything about you, sissy.
I love your style, I love your spirit.
You know, the fact that you even, you know, songwrite is, you know,
is something that I'm always inspired by.
I feel like I could learn a lot from you, sis,
just by sittin' with you and yarnin' with you
and just hangin' and listenin' to music that you want to sing.
I feel like Team Jess would be perfect for you.
Honestly, like, I'm gonna fight for you because...
Thank you.
..you know, there is absolutely no-one like you on my team,
you know, for real.
Thank you. Beautiful words. Thank you.
Kaylee, I knew about that song
'cause somebody had sent... told me about it,
and sent me a video of you...
(AUDIENCE SHOUTS AND MOANS) You're kidding!
(AUDIENCE CLAMOURS, DRAMATIC MUSIC)
# This is The Voice! #
Honestly, like, I'm gonna fight for you.
Kaylee, I knew about that song
'cause somebody had sent... told me about it,
and sent me a video of you...
(AUDIENCE SHOUTS AND MOANS) You're kidding!
(AUDIENCE CLAMOURS, LAUGHTER)
Are you kidding me?
Oh! Are you serious?
You know what, respect, respect, sis.
Respect. Oh, my...
She literally just sang a song with my name in it...
My friend... ..and I'm blocked.
Yes, she sung a song about you, but I said I was gonna fight for her.
Apparently. Wow.
And I meant that.
You know, I could give you country, you know?
I could even...I could even hear you singin',
like, you know, Maggie Rogers, you know what I mean?
Ooh, I love Maggie Rogers.
Yeah, sissy, I love Maggie Rogers, too,
so, like, we could explore that, we could go into those places.
Me, too!
But, regardless of that, as well, I think, like,
you just totally stand out, you know, and I love that about you.
Well, Judas...
(AUDIENCE CLAMOURS)
Uh, can I re-pitch?
(LAUGHTER)
I'm all ears. Me, too!
Oh, no, absolutely not.
Wait, so, Keith, hold on, you already knew about this song?
I...a friend of mine told me about it.
I couldn't believe how just incredibly catchy it was
and how much it sounded like the radio,
like, right out of the gate,
and I've never had any song written about me before,
but the fact that you also wrote it...
that you wrote it about the songs and the titles
and the feeling in those is just...that's so touching, Kaylee.
Yes, yes. It really is.
I can't thank you enough for that.
Big fan always.
I will say this, even though, Jess, that was brutal...
Yes.
But I also know why Jess did it
because she doesn't have somebody like you on her team,
and I would've had you on my team in a nanosecond,
so, um, I totally understand why she just fought for you.
No, I love you, I absolutely love you.
Imagine if she just goes, "I'm gonna go with Rita."
(LAUGHTER)
I do love you, Rita.
(LAUGHTER)
So, who's it gonna be?
Whew...
(AUDIENCE SHOUTING NAMES) Oh!
I hate this bit. I know.
Oh...
This is crazy.
Um, I do want to say that, like,
I literally am a big fan of, like, all of you, and I would love to get
to know and learn from all of you, and I really am stoked to be here.
Like, this is just amazing.
Um...
I think I've made up my mind.
I think I'd like to go with...
(TENSE MUSIC)
..Jess.
Yeah! Hey!
(CHORTLING)
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
At least you didn't waste your block, Jess.
Right.
Oh, my god, sissy,
I didn't know where that was gonna go for a second.
Oh, my god.
You're an absolute star, honestly.
I...I feel so bad but I just love you.
Hey, Keith. Hello.
How are you, Kaylee? Good, how are you?
Good.
Well, if she's gonna throw me under the bus like that...
Yeah! ..she'll fight for you.
- Oh, yeah. - Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
You can't be more sure of getting an artist on your team
than someone who sings a song about you that they wrote.
Sis, you proper killed it. Thank you.
Like, as soon as I heard "Keith",
I was like, "Damn, uh-uh, he cannot get this."
You can't get more... Blocked.
You can't get more blocked.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
You did that.
Oh...
Oh, Keith. Oh, Keith.
You got a good one there, Jess. Oh, Keith.
Kaylee's the real deal.
She's a singer, songwriter, plays guitar, has great stage presence.
She's just a fully formed artist.
She just needs a good coach
and, unfortunately, she ended up with Jess.
This guy, this guy.
I had to, I had to,
I had to fight for this, I had to fight for this amazing woman.
Kay...whoa. What's all this "had to"?
OK, whoa. What's all this "had to"?
Every country music artist that has come, you know,
and graced the stage, like, you have taken them from me.
Just know you're uninvited to the barbie on Sunday.
Oh! You know, well, I got Kaylee Bell.
Ow. Ow.