The Voice UK (2012) s05e03 Episode Script
Blind Auditions 3
1 The moment that an amazing singer just blows us away Yeah! You turn around.
You for real? Then Ricky's like, "Come with me, babe, I'm flirting with you.
" You're worth me making a fool of myself in front of 10 million people.
PALOMA: What?! Boy George says, "Yeah, what's up?" The choice is yours! Paloma's like, "Come on my team.
" Oh, yeah! And then, there's me.
I'll drop that secret special sauce.
I want to send you off on missions to slice and dice the competition.
When you bite into that burger, the sauce drips all over the table and you pick it up with your fingers and still lick on it.
I don't know what's going on in Will's head.
No-one does.
I'm hungry, is what I'm trying to tell you.
On the menu tonight Warbling Waistcoats Did you say waistcoats? They're all wearing waistcoats! Is it the waistcoat? And whingeing.
Yeah, Ricky, yeah! Why do you always do that, Will? Hold on.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
It just makes me feel really I'm sorry.
I will never mention your name again.
Calm down, you're both pretty.
First up, there aren't enough biomedical engineering students on TV, so here's 21-year-old Colet Selwyn to put that right.
# Ready or not, here comes science They might be giants Here comes science When people see the name of my course, they think, "Nerd!" HE LAUGHS Basically, we take engineering and then apply it to the medical side - so designing hip replacements, pacemakers, that sort of thing.
I've always known that I'd like to do science at the academic kind of side, but I also have another passion, which is singing.
Colet, Lovely to meet you.
How are you doing? I'm doing well, thank you.
Good.
Tell me who's with you today.
This is my sister.
This is my mum, and that's my dad.
We're such a tight-knit family.
I love them to bits, you know? This is a huge moment for me.
I need the question answered - does my voice have what it takes? Don't forget to turn your phone off, Paloma.
Just put it on aeroplane.
# This old house once knew my children # This old house once knew my wife # This old house was a home and comfort # As we fought the storms of life # This old house once rang with laughter # This old house heard many shouts # Now it trembles in the darkness # When the lightning walks about # Ain't gonna need this house no longer # Ain't gonna need this house no more # Ain't got time to fix the shingles # Ain't got time to fix the floor # Ain't got time to oil the hinges # Or to mend no window pane # Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints George is loving it.
# This old house is gettin' shaky # This old house is gettin' old # This old house lets in the rain # And this old house lets in the cold # Oh, my knees have been gettin' chilly # But I feel no fear or pain # Cos I see an angel peepin' # Through a broken window pane # Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That's a reaction.
HE LAUGHS Hello.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Where is he? LAUGHTER Where is he? Where is he? Oh.
Hello there.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE RICKY: Hi, how you doing? Hey, my name is Colet Selwyn, and I'm from Larbert.
I'm 21 years old and I study how to put machines in people.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You study what? It's biomedical engineering.
Yeah, I've got a lot of friends that do that.
Yeah, I've got a lot of A good friend of mine named Dean Kamen, he created the robotic arm.
Oh, yes, yeah.
IMITATING HIS DEEP VOICE: Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE How you get your voice so deep? Did you engineer that? No, no.
LAUGHTER I'd like to think it's Mum's chicken soup, so All yours.
Where you from? I'm originally from India, but we've been living in Scotland for the last 17 years.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE It's so strange, cos you know, often on the show, you hear someone and you think you've got a really clear idea of what they're going to look like, hence Ricky scouring the stage for you.
I mean, it's kind of a What I call a kind of beautiful contradiction.
It's almost impossible to connect you, the way that you look, culturally and age-wise, to that style of music, so well done for confusing us.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I think you should build a barbershop quartet out of Out of robots.
Out of robots.
LAUGHTER And you can do bass.
Bass.
I know all my engineering friends are going to, like, kick my butt with robotic feet for not turning.
But thanks for coming.
Yeah, man.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well done.
Really nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hey, Colet! Good job.
Goodness, you have just an exceptionally incredible deep voice.
My chin hit the floor when I heard you start! THEY LAUGH You think you can really read someone from what they do musically.
Yeah.
He was so interesting.
THEY LAUGH Every time I turn round, I can hear stuff and I think I know what they're going to look like, and they're completely not what I imagined.
Thank you very much.
Ahhhh! I'm always wrong.
I like it when I hear a voice and then I see a face, and the two things don't match.
SHE RAPS I like people who defy the idea that you have of them.
It really throws you sometimes when you turn round and they're not what you expect.
You tricked us all! Why should people look like they sound? Oooh! You're, like, full of surprises.
You never know what's coming next.
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Up next, it's a singer on a mission.
My name's Charley Birkin.
I'm 52 years old and I'm from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
I have a 21-year-old son who's left for uni, but still needs looking after.
I started singing from an early age, but when my son was little and growing up, singing became secondary to being a parent and being a mother, because that was the most important thing to me.
Making sure that he had a happy childhood, a good childhood, and that I was always there.
My parents divorced when I was quite young.
I think growing up, I've always had an inkling that maybe something wasn't quite right.
I just asked my mother the question outright, and then she decided to tell me the truth - the man on my birth certificate wasn't actually my biological father.
Yeah, it came as a shock.
My mum was married and met this chap, and it was a relationship that she kept very secret.
I was the result.
I have very little information about him other than a name, so it's proving very difficult to find him.
So how long have you been looking for your father? A good few years now.
It's very difficult when you have very little information.
You know, who knows? Maybe he might watch The Voice, you know? Maybe he might see me.
Maybe he might come looking for me.
I haven't sang for years and years.
I've raised my son.
He's a man now, so it's time for me to do something for myself and go back to doing what I love, and that's singing.
THEY SQUEAL AND LAUGH She looks lovely.
# Oooh, yeah # Rescue me CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Oh, take me in your arms # Rescue me # I know your tender charms # Cos I'm lonely and I'm blue # I need you and your love too # Come on and rescue me # Come on, baby, and rescue me # Come on, baby, and rescue me # Cos I need you, by my side # Can't you see that I'm lonely # Rescue me # Come on and take my heart # Take your love # And conquer every part # Cos I'm lonely and I'm blue THEY SCREAM # I need you and your love too # Come on and rescue me # Come on, baby, and rescue me # Come on, baby, and rescue me # Cos I need you by my side # Can't you see that I'm lonely # Rescue me # Rescue me CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Baby # I need you, I want you # I love you, I need you # I want you, I love, love, love, love, love you # Can't you see that I need you, baby? # Can't you see that I'm lonely? Rescue me.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow.
Hello.
What's your name, babe? My name's Charley.
I'm 52 years old and I'm from Newcastle.
Wow! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I think you look amazing.
What's CHARLEY: Thank you! PALOMA: Your skin's incredible.
You must be, like, drinking the same potion as George.
LAUGHTER Have you sung forever? I haven't sung for a very long time, but I decided, why not? So here I am.
Yeah, brilliant.
What were you doing before? Like, what made you stop singing? Being a mum.
Taking care of my child.
But he's a big boy now, so he can take care of himself, I think.
LAUGHTER And I'm the only one that turned.
I'm quite happy about that.
And I am so happy! I'm going to be really interested to see Hear you with singing other things.
You know, I think there's a real voice there, and I love real singers.
Thank you.
There's something very earthy about your sound.
I loved it.
I thought it was super gravelly and everything.
It's amazing that you're going to be in and we're going to hear you again, cos you've got an incredible voice.
Thank you so much.
Yeah, come and give me a hug.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hi, Charley.
Hey, Will.
Are you Greek? No, I'm Italian.
Italiano! Si, si.
THEY CHEER I wanted George to turn round.
I wanted him to be my mentor, my coach, and I'm so happy he did.
You've got a really good team.
I have got a lovely team, but now I have to slow down.
After a slow start, George now leads the line with five acts.
Team Will's close behind on four.
While Paloma and Ricky are biding their time with three acts apiece.
Now, you might recognise our next act.
My name is Tom Milner, but people may know me from the popular programme Waterloo Road.
I was just turning 16 when I started.
Didn't realise how big it was.
Pretty crazy.
My character was a bit of a troublemaker.
Come on! Shut up! But that's nothing like me.
I'm a nice, good boy, obviously.
It's a bit quiet in terms of the TV acting at the moment.
I do a lot of gigging, like weddings, and done panto a few times.
They're good fun.
I'm currently working for Bradford City Football Club, which is my pride and joy, as a match day announcer.
You get that shot? Did you get that left curler? So my main responsibility is to get the crowd going.
Come on, quickly, down here! Let's go.
Getting dizzy.
CHEERING Yeah, and I announce the players as well.
Number two, Joe Riley.
Number five, Peter Clarke.
And I always, obviously, give my favourite player the biggest shout.
Kyel Reid! Yeah, it's pretty cool.
I've loved all the acting jobs that I have done, but if you said to me I had to choose between singing and acting, it would be singing hands down, and that's why I'm here.
RICKY SINGS: # What a day for a daydream What a day for a daydreaming boy.
# Take it, take it # I give my heart to you for free # Girl, don't you break it # Along with every piece of me, yeah # I'll go the distance but not all of the way, yeah # Say what you mean to me and mean what you say, yeah # I never wanna be your ex-man # I'll never make you feel ignored # You can go and find your next man # But I know what you're waiting for # Wait on me # I know how to love you # And I wanna love you some more # You come a little closer # Wanna be the one to explore # A little trouble never hurt nobody # Oh, I wanna feel your body # I know how to love you and I wanna love you some more # In your head, in your heart # Like never before # If a good thing is what you're waiting for # Then don't you look no more # I know how to love you and I wanna love you some more # You come a little closer # Wanna be the one to explore # A little trouble never hurt nobody # Oh, I wanna feel your body # I know how to love you and I wanna love you some more Oh, oh, oh.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE All right, mate, what's your name? My name is Tom Milner.
Tom? Yes.
Where are you from? I'm from Halifax in Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yeah, the accent was thick in that singing there.
LAUGHTER So yeah, what do you do for a living? I'm an actor.
An actor? Yes.
Have I seen you in anything I'd know? Well, I was in a series called Waterloo Road, if anyone watched that.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I played the character of Paul Langley, which was a bit of a naughty boy, with Bolton Smilie, so yeah.
But I had longer hair and I was a bit chubby.
There's nothing wrong with losing a bit of weight and putting a waistcoat on.
LAUGHTER We've all done it.
Anyway OK, here's the thing.
I heard your voice, you started singing, and I thought, this is really commercial sounding.
And it felt like a really safe pair of hands.
But I think you've got a lot more to give.
It was pretty linear.
If you'd started off a little bit a little more laid back and got to there, I think a lot more people would have turned.
I think you saved us a pitch, really.
I think you were always going to go with Ricky.
You've got the hair.
LAUGHTER Basically, are you brothers? Are we announcing it on TV? I'm up for that.
OK, yeah, well LAUGHTER I thought it was a good performance, but I really like it when somebody kind of does something a bit unusual that I've not really heard before, and I just felt like I heard a bit of Maroon 5 in there, so I didn't turn.
I'm sorry.
No, no, no.
That's absolutely fine.
That's a worthwhile point.
You started off great, and I see why Ricky turned around.
But you ended bad.
So you could take that and learn from it, and don't let that repeat throughout the show.
There's an element of - I turned round and he's like PALOMA: "I'm in.
" RICKY: "Right, I'm in.
" I think that probably threw you a bit.
Yeah.
You can't do that.
Even in marriages, you're going to get divorced.
LAUGHTER You can't be like, "I've got her!" If you kiss good the first date, you've got to keep kissing good.
LAUGHTER You've got to keep on showering.
Yeah.
You can't be like, "Oh, I've got her, I'm going to start smelling.
" Anyway, he's got through! I know, he got through! You got through, you should be happy.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well done.
And don't worry about me saying it's commercial.
But in the next thing, I want to show a little bit more kind of, like, you.
You know what I mean? Waistcoat twins! It's like he's got a waistcoat sixth sense.
You know what it is? It's like the David Essex sort of fan club, basically.
Maybe he's starting a boy band.
I'll see you soon.
Waistcoat man! THEY LAUGH He just asked if you were setting up a boy band.
Waistlife.
THEY LAUGH THEY CHEER Ricky wears waistcoats every day.
They could start a group called The Waistcoats.
In LA hip-hop they say, "West coast.
" He and his waistcoat singers can say, "Waistcoats.
" "Waistcoats!" HE LAUGHS 31-year-old Stacey Lee has two very loyal fans - her mum and dad.
Stacey Lee's always had a talent.
She was better than all of them, wasn't she? Everybody.
All my head tingles at the back.
It's like the angels sing.
Yeah.
She's special.
Yeah, she's special.
That's my girl.
Come on, Stace.
Come on, Stace.
# Lately you've been quiet # Is there something on your mind, baby? CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # The suspense is killing me # So much that it's driving me crazy # The three words in your head # Drift ahead like they're gonna come save me Come on! Come on! # Oh, lately you've been quiet # Is there something on your mind, baby? # Baby, if you wanna say something, say it now # Cos I ain't got the time to be waiting around # Come on, what you're feeling # Use your mouth # If you wanna say something Say it now # You've been going out without doubt # What's going on, baby? # I'm so tired every day # Listening to the little that you're saying # So baby, if you wanna say something, say it now # Cos I ain't got the time to be waiting around # So come on, what you're feeling # Use your mouth # So come on, if you think something Say it now Oh, please! Na-na-na-na-na-na-now, yeah.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, no! No way! Oh, no.
Never! Hello.
What's your name? My name's Stacey Lee.
I'm 30, I'm a singer, and I'm from Cambridge.
And you're really good.
Oh, thank you.
That last lick was awesome.
"Na-na-na-na-na.
" Yeah! LAUGHTER There is absolutely no doubt that you have an incredible, brilliant voice.
Thank you.
Who are you here with? I'm here with my mum, my dad, my sister, my husband, and her husband.
So a lot of support.
Yeah, yeah, I've got a lot of support.
Yeah.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The competition is tough.
We're being extra analytical, and you were rushing a couple of times.
You were ahead of the music.
Aside from that your voice is flawless.
Thank you.
And that lick - don't wait too late to throw that in there.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Are you a professional singer already? Yeah, I sing.
I do an Adele tribute, but also I do a lot of stuff with, like, some DJs and stuff in clubs.
I understand the frustration, and it's no consolation when we turn round and give you all our criticism, but you are great.
Thank you.
You know, first time I ever appeared on Top Of The Pops, the day after, one of the headlines was "Wally of the week.
" "What was it?" You know, the reaction to me was Well, from the media was pretty scathing.
But people loved me, and people reacted really, really good to you.
And I'm sure you perform all the time, you are used to getting a good reaction.
Yeah.
We're idiots.
That's basically it.
LAUGHTER Saying that, she didn't let it affect her that no-one was turning.
If anything, it made you stronger.
I get the feeling you're never going to give up.
If this is in your blood, you know, nothing is going to stop you, and I'm living proof of that kind of thing.
So please, you know, keep doing what you do, cos you do it beautifully.
Thank you very much.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE She was so good.
Never mind, darling.
I'm such an old softie, and then I just Every time, I'm dreading turning round.
Up next, 17-year-old Cody Lee, who has one chief coach firmly in his sights.
Today I'm going to be singing Ruby by the Kaiser Chiefs.
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby I'm really nervous to see what Ricky will think of what I've done with one of his songs.
Hopefully the performance goes well and the coaches really enjoy it.
That's what I'm aiming for.
# Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby # Do you, do you, do you, do you, oh! # Know what you're doing, doing to me? # Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby # Could it be, could it be? # That you're joking with me # And you don't really see # You and me # Oh, what you're doing, doing to me # Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby # Yeah Yeah! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What's your name? My name's Cody Lee.
I was telling Ricky to turn around, man.
I'm like, "Yo, that's hot right there, dude.
" He was like, "That's my song.
" I was like, "Duh.
" That's your song? Yeah, that's my song.
HE MOUTHS I didn't know you wrote for Little Richard.
That's amazing.
LAUGHTER You ever kind of go the whole hog and wear the real look? You know, the '50s, the drape, the whole thing? Oh, yeah, yeah.
I've got the whole, like, suits and cravats and the waistcoats.
Yeah, everything.
Waistcoats? Did you say waistcoats?! Yeah.
LAUGHTER Thing is, I've never heard a version like that before.
It was really amazing, and I'm not going to say it was a bad song choice, cos it's an excellent song.
But there's kind of a mental block with me that I couldn't get over, which was the song, that I know inside out.
I couldn't get past that.
But it was really impressive.
Well done.
Yeah, well done, mate.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Nice to meet you, mate.
Good luck.
Young kid, very talented musician, but then, if someone plays your song, it's a really big stumbling block to try and get over in order to win you over to liking it.
He should have had a waistcoat.
Hold on - what's that he's wearing? It is a distinctive look, but I feel like I'm stuck in 1985.
It's 38-year-old Billy Black.
I've got my own rock band.
I'm the front man.
We play nightclubs, social clubs, up and down the UK.
THEY PLAY: The Final Countdown by Europe I really enjoy it.
We have a really good time, have a good laugh.
He's a great lad, and he's got a great voice.
He's Billy Black.
Yeah, man.
The lads in the band are great.
They're always 100% behind me all the time.
Perfect bunch of lads to be with on the road.
We're all dead close, man.
Like, we're rooting for him just as strong as he's rooting for it, you know? When I was younger, I listened to Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi.
I thought, "That's what I want to do.
" And I'd still like to do that.
# Whoa yeah # A hot summer night fell like a net # I've gotta find my baby yet # I need you to soothe my head # Turn my blue heart to red # Doctor Doctor give me the news # I got a bad case of lovin' you # No pill's going to cure my ill # I've got a bad case of lovin' you # Ah # I know you like it you like it on top Hello! # Tell me mama # Are you gonna stop? # Doctor Doctor give me the news # I got a bad case of lovin' you # No pill's gonna cure my ill # I got a bad case of lovin' you Ah.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Ah! A waistcoat! Ricky Waistcoat! Waistcoat! What's your name? My name is Billy Black and I'm from Sunderland.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING You've got a great voice, you know, you hit some great high notes at the end.
I mean, you're obviously good at what you do.
You got a great reaction in this house.
And you've got a very smooth chest.
Oh! Do that again.
Only joking.
Are you in a band? Do you do this professionally? What's the story with you? I've got a rock covers band called The Billy Black Band and we just travel up and down doing holiday camps, social clubs, nightclubs up and down the country.
I bet you get an amazing reaction wherever you go, right? Yeah, I enjoyed it.
Thanks very much, everyone, by the way.
Thank you.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING You know, I have a theory on this show that Ricky Wilson, he can hear the waistcoat even when he's not looking and he always seems to turn for anybody wearing a waistcoat, but it didn't work this time.
Your waistcoat is not giving up the same kind of waistcoat energy as normal.
I was hoping that Ricky would've turned because Why does he do that, why do you always do that, Will? I never say to you, Will, I never go down the line when it's someone that I think you should've turned for.
I never say, "You should've turned for it," because I just think it's like I'm not judging you on who you are or your style of music.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
It just makes me feel really I'm sorry.
It just really annoys me.
You can't get bent out of shape for my opinion.
You can't let that ruffle your feathers.
I know, but Calm down, you're both pretty.
It's the waistcoat, isn't it? Is it the waistcoat? AUDIENCE MEMBER: Take it off.
Yeah, take it off.
He's doing rock.
You do rock and he probably came on the show thinking, OK, there's someone on that show that's right for this lane that represents what I'm doing.
You don't have to turn for it but that being said, I can't keep my lips shut.
I know, man.
I have to say how I feel.
I'm not going to sit up here and be fake.
Will, if you were Ricky, would you have turned? If I was Ricky, yes, just like you wore that vest.
Ricky, can you swap seats, dude? Everything I turn for, I truly have to believe can win the show and I just didn't believe that was going to win the show, so I didn't turn.
That's the honest, honest answer.
I know that, but that's why you make your decision.
At the same time, if I'm sitting here as a person, I'm not an expertise in that genre.
I wish Ricky would have turned.
I'm sorry, I would never mention your name again.
The thing is, I don't know what's going on in Will's head.
No-one does.
Anyways.
I'm really glad I got this opportunity.
Everyone backstage has been so nice.
You know, so if any singer is thinking about coming for The Voice, it's a lovely experience, you know.
Keep on rocking.
Cheers, man.
Thank you.
Well done.
I get annoyed when Will tells me who I should be turning for, because it gets in the way of my judgment.
If he just kept himself to himself, nine times out of ten, I'd probably turn for them, but if he's telling me, I'm not going to do it.
Putting the waistcoat back on? Well, I have to.
I've known Ricky 15 years and I've honestly never seen him not wearing a waistcoat.
That is not true.
Nothing wrong with a waistcoat.
David Essex wore them, Ollie Murs wears them sometimes.
Who else wears a waistcoat? Jeeves.
They're very popular.
In the pub we used to work in, you always wore a waistcoat.
I did not.
I'm an individual.
You just killed the point.
You're the Pied Piper.
You play the pipe and people follow.
The Pied Piper is not like Do-do-do-do-do.
Hey, Winston, everybody's following me.
I'm out of here.
My name is Lauren Lapsley-Browne, I'm 18 and I'm from Dublin, Ireland.
I'm working part-time in a bagel shop.
I try to have as much fun as possible.
I'll bring you over the best coffee you've ever had.
It's so hard keeping a job when I'm this ditzy.
If I walked out of my house, I'd probably forget my head.
Forget to screw it on.
It would mean everything to me to become a successful artist like, oh, my God, I can't imagine and I couldn't, like, oh, that would just be amazing.
Here she is.
Go on, Lauren.
# Captured effortlessly # That's the way it was # It happened so naturally # I did not know it was love # The next thing I felt was you # Holdin' me close # What was I going to do? # I let myself go # Now we're flyin' through the stars # I hope this night will last forever # Whoa whoa whoa whoa # Ain't nobody # Loves me better # Makes me happy # Makes me feel this way # Ain't nobody # Loves me better than you you you # First you put your arms around me # Then you put your charms around me # Got a feelin' most would treasure # And a love so deep we cannot measure # Ain't nobody # Loves me better # Makes me happy # Makes me feel this way # Ain't nobody Loves me better than you.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Don't cry.
Don't cry.
I'm so happy.
Are you Irish? Yeah, I'm Irish.
My name is Lauren from Dublin.
Yeah, I thought that you were a little bit shaky but you got better.
Towards the second half, it was like you really started to settle and Will had already turned, so I was like, well, you know.
Oh, my God.
I couldn't believe it.
I felt like I was in a dream.
I'm so sorry.
It's so charming and lovely.
Thank you so much.
It's such a good song choice.
We love that song.
Thanks very much, Paloma.
Thank you.
So, you sounded great.
To sing that song, to sing Chaka Khan, she is a dynamic singer.
Yeah.
And so a lot of times when you're listening to a person sing a dynamic singer song, you expect them to do something dynamic and outperform Chaka Khan.
Impossible.
Yeah.
So, why would anybody sing a Chaka Khan song in a singing competition? You've got to look past that and you're like, what other songs can she sing? Yeah.
Because I see what she can do.
Great tone.
So, that's the reason why I turned.
I saw the potential.
And then I'm like, wow, check her out.
Did you put rollers in your hair to make it like that? Oh, my God, I've been backcombing my hair all day.
That's cool.
It's kind of like Charlie's Angels going on there.
Oh, thank you.
Thanks, Will.
I would like to be your Charlie.
That was smooth.
So, who are your influences? I love various acts, like, you're amazing, you're amazing, you're a legend, Ricky! Hello! I didn't hear you speak, so I was just looking over.
Hi! Just keeping a low profile.
You're amazing, too.
No, it was incredible.
I didn't know what didn't make me turn.
Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't.
I'm really glad I get to hear you sing again.
Thank you so much.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING I think we have to sell ourselves to you now.
It's a fruit and veg stall, so I'm about to show you my oranges and cucumbers.
But, I feel like when we turn, we acknowledge that you've got a great voice, but then I'm very concerned with what else you've got going on and how we can feed those into what you do and make it unusual, so that's what my aim is.
Thank you so much, Paloma.
Thank you.
Wow.
Brilliant.
So, now you have to decide.
I have to decide.
Unless you want to have another round of pitches.
You haven't done a pitch, yet.
Oh, my pitch.
I said she's like a Charlie's Angel and I would like to be her Charlie.
That's not a pitch.
That is a pitch.
She's going toe to toe with Will.
Simple, boom, straight to the point, because Charlie sent people out on missions and they came back and completed the missions and he was like their coach but more importantly, they assassinated mugs.
I think you are a great vocal assassin, so I want to send you out on missions to slice and dice the competition.
Do you know what I'm saying? You turned after, like, two words.
Yeah, because like I said, I have connections to the future and you're going to go far.
Thank you.
I really only I honestly didn't know.
Two people turned and I wasn't expecting it at all.
Erm I've AUDIENCE SHOUTS I've always dreamed of this day and Oh, I'm really sorry but I really want to go with Will.
Is that OK? I'm so sorry.
You're awesome.
Thank you.
You've done good.
We're flying at 30,000 feet.
You are flying with The Voice airlines.
If you'd like to return to your seats, we're about to experience some turbulence.
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17-year-old Olivia Kate Davies is next to face the back of those chairs.
Obviously, nervous.
Feeling sick.
Hopefully, it'll go well.
God! There she is.
Come on, Olivia.
Come on.
Come on, girl.
Come on, Olivia.
# I came here with a broken heart that no-one else could see # I drew a smile on my face to paper over me # But wounds heal and tears dry and cracks they don't show # So don't be so hard on yourself, no # Let's go back to simplicity # I feel like I've been missing me # But I was right and you were wrong # Been telling myself all along # Don't be so hard on yourself, no # Learn to forgive learn to let go # Everyone trips everyone falls # So don't be so hard on yourself, no # Oh-oh-oh, I # I learned to wave goodbye # So I, I won't be so hard on myself no more # Don't be so hard on yourself, no # Learn to forgive Come on, girl.
# Learn to let go # Everyone trips everyone falls # So don't be so hard on yourself, no # Cos I'm just tired of marching on my own # Kind of frail I feel it in my bones # Won't let my heart, my heart turn into stone So don't be so hard on yourself, no.
Push the button, Paloma.
Oh, no, I thought she was going to push the button.
Hi.
What's your name? I'm Olivia Davies.
I'm 17.
Sorry.
Come on, let me just give you some reassurance.
It's all right.
I'm coming up.
Stay up there.
Don't worry.
You did so well.
Just take a little breath.
OK.
Take a little breath.
Thank you.
It's all right.
Where are you from, Olivia? I'm from Jarrow, up north.
It's near Newcastle.
You all right now? Yeah.
I'm fine.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
The stakes are high and there was a lot of nerves you were trying to fight through.
Yeah.
You could hear it.
When you shined, you were shining bright.
Thanks for coming.
Thank you.
APPLAUSE Let me just tell you that I've actually turned more than any of the coaches and I've been turned down by quite a lot of people, so I kind of know what it's like to experience that.
You know, you're very young and all of this, this opportunity is one of the things that is going to help you to grow.
Yeah.
But you are great.
Really great.
Thank you very much.
APPLAUSE Yeah, really don't let it deter you, because when I was 17, I didn't sing at all, so I came to it really late.
The fact that you've got that kind of head start is amazing that you can sing that well.
We're being, like, really scrutinistic, but I definitely think you should keep singing.
It's really good.
Is that a new word, Paloma? Scrutinistic? I love it.
Isn't it a word? I don't think it is.
It was brilliant.
Hi, how you doing? I thought it was amazing.
The girl that came out and belted it from the beginning, was incredible.
Nerves kicked in when no-one had turned, but what you need to take from that, is when no-one turns, that's when you kick it up another gear.
All these rejections, let it feed the fire in your soul.
Well done.
And also they stood up.
They all stood up.
I know.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You did so well.
You've got an amazing voice.
Go and write songs.
I'm happy that I've been here.
I'm obviously gutted, but I'm definitely going to keep singing because I know that this is the dream.
It's tough, it's really tough.
As long as you keep going.
I think if you never give up, something will happen.
I had so much hunger before I had my break.
I just knew from about 13 that I wanted to sing.
I didn't fit in as a kid and I just spent my whole time dreaming about being a musician.
I played in pubs for seven years and I think I was getting a little bit fed up.
There are no rules about why somebody will be a star.
It's about being patient and hard-working and trying it from all different angles.
It's about being fearless, it's about really wanting it, as well.
Well, George, our next act, knows all about wanting it, but 31-year-old Efe Udugba is more used to boardroom battles than blind auditions.
The world of sales is competitive and very tough.
It's demanding.
It can be dog eat dog, but it's a lot of fun.
I'm here.
My job involves meeting new customers, seeing clients, sometimes I get on the phones.
In the office, you know, I do like a bit of banter.
I do like to have fun.
But I do like to deliver.
Bang.
My wife and my children are my heartbeat.
Look at you, cheeky little monkey.
My little boy, Zachary and my daughter, Elia, I just get lots of hugs and kisses.
They are my world.
My job is about dreams and about passion.
I'm bringing that into my performance today.
And I hope that it's enough.
Come on.
Yay! Come on.
# I turn my chin music up # And I'm puffing my chest # I'm getting red in the face # You can call me obsessed # It's not your fault that they hover # I mean no disrespect # It's my right to be hellish # I still get jealous # Cos you're too sexy beautiful # And everybody wants to taste # That's why # I still get jealous # Cos you're too sexy beautiful # And everybody wants to taste # That's why # I still get jealous # I still get # I still get jealous # No no I still get jealous.
MUSIC: Never Too Much by Luther Vandross He had a waistcoat! I can feel your heart beating through your chest, man! You should feel him Ricky, he's wearing a waistcoat! LAUGHTER It was destiny! They're all wearing waistcoats! LAUGHTER I love this, though.
This is working, Will.
Huh? That's fresh.
Oh, yeah, yeah You look like a Essex boy.
Yeah, I just got my tan! LAUGHTER LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE What's your name? My name's Efe, I'm 31 and I'm from Essex.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Yeah, so, I'm a regional sales manager for a software firm in London.
I'm married with two kids and, yeah, I love to sing.
My kids are so gutted they can't be here cos they're really small.
My son's only four and my daughter's 20 months.
I thought you were about to say 21! I'm, like, going, "You got started early!" LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE So, you're on my team.
You're right up my street as well.
Oh, bless you, man.
No, it's a perfect match.
Exactly.
Definitely.
Thank you.
I'm so excited to work with you.
Erm, I'm just so glad everyone else was daydreaming or doing something else.
So am I! Thank you so much.
Thank you, guys.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE He was nice.
Very nice.
I thought he was a four-turner, I really did.
THEY CHEER He wore clothes well, didn't he? (Did he have a waistcoat on?) It's quite a gift to be able to hear a waistcoat in someone's voice.
But for some reason, Ricky does! Oh, man! Now, our next act's tour manager has played Wembley.
She's hoping for the same thing.
It's Brooke Waddle.
Come on, Dad! I don't do loads of gigs around the country.
I kind of just stay in my little patch.
In Sheffield, just around the social clubs.
I may not be playing huge arenas but one thing I do have is the best roadie in the world.
My dad.
Are you ready? Coming, love! MUSIC: Match Of The Day Theme Most people would know him as England footballer, Chris Waddle.
COMMENTATOR: Anything Paul Gascoigne can do, Chris Waddle can do! Still got it! He's a legend to me.
But I know absolutely nothing about football.
We have to talk about other things.
Obviously, that's why he's a roadie! MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO Get that off.
I'm not listening to that.
We're in the social clubs and people see my dad lugging my big speaker, they do get a bit of a shock.
Chris Waddle! THEY CHEER Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved to sing.
It's so good to see people enjoying your music.
I think she's got a great voice.
I've always said to Brooke, "Follow your dreams and you work hard and you'll succeed.
" I love playing the social clubs but I'd like to say that in my career I've done some incredible things and been places.
I feel like if I get a turn today, it will mean I'm destined for something else.
I thought I'd give it my best shot.
MUSIC: Chandelier by Sia Go, Brooke, come on! # Ain't got no trouble in my life # No foolish dream to make me cry # I'm never frightened or worried # I know I always get by # I heat up I cool down # When something gets in my way I go around it # Won't let life get me down # Gonna take it the way that I found it # I got the music in me I got the music in me # I got the music in me # I got the music in me I got the music # I got the music in me # I feel funky I feel good # Gotta tell ya I feel it in me # I am like a bird on the wing Hold on to your head honey # Sing, sing, sing Yeah # I got the music in me # I got the music I got the music # I got the music Pretty music # I got the mu-u-u-u-sic In me-e-e-e-e.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, no! I thought she was so good.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hello! Hello! Well done, what's your name? My name's Brooke and I'm from Sheffield.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, well done, Brooke.
Do you sing for a living? I do.
I'm a local turn.
A local turn! LAUGHTER In the social clubs, I am.
How long have you been doing that? About two years.
Well, people loved you here.
You were great.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Can I ask how old you are? I'm 27.
You're young! I say that to everyone because everyone seems young to me.
LAUGHTER You couldn't really fault the performance.
No.
Maybe I was looking for a little hook or a quirk or something that I connected with.
And although I know you're really good singer, it was just something for me it wasn't there.
But I'm just me.
I'm not 600 people here.
Things hit people in different ways.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You've got a great voice.
You're obviously a great entertainer.
I just didn't turn because nothing made me go, "Oh, that's a bit unusual!" But there's loads of power in your voice and I definitely think you should keep doing it.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
It's been an honour singing for you.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Good luck, lovely.
Really nice to meet you.
See you.
CHEERING DROWNS OUT SPEECH CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Chris, how do you feel about it? Well, she went for it, gave it everything she had, and that's all we said to her, "Go and enjoy it," and she did.
She did you proud.
Very much, we're very proud.
Good stuff.
Thank you.
Take care.
Cheers, guys.
I love you, Paloma! Thank you! And you too, George! Did someone say they loved me? CHEERING So, who's our next voice? Introduce yourself, please.
My name is Deano.
I'm 27 years old.
I'm a support worker for people with learning difficulties.
Yes, this is my mate, Deano.
It's challenging but, you know, so rewarding at the same time.
High-five! He's a really good person.
He's very kind to us.
Oh, go on, yes! Yes! THEY LAUGH I've had hard times in my life.
I was homeless on the streets at one point.
And I thought, enough is enough.
I need to do something about this.
So, I built a better life for myself.
I also become a dad.
The birth of my daughter has changed everything.
Yay! It's put a different perspective on life.
Whoo! And I want her to be proud of me.
Mwah! Come on, then.
I'm really, really scared to walk out on that stage today.
But I'm going to give it my best shot.
THEY SHOUT ENCOURAGEMEN Come on! HE EXHALES You do something to me CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Something deep inside # I'm hanging on the wire For a love I'll never find That's it.
Go on, son! Come on! # Mixing my emotions # That throws me back again # Hanging on the wire I'm waiting for a change THEY SHOUT ENCOURAGEMEN # Just to catch a flame # And feel real again And you do something to me CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Something deep inside.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE THEY CHEER My name's Deano and I'm from Worthing.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Deano! Thank you so much for turning around.
Well, thank you for singing so wonderfully and Ricky's just done what he does, which is make me feel really relaxed and then I look round and I'm like, "What?! "I thought it was in the bag!" Well done.
APPLAUSE I thought it was a beautiful voice.
Thank you.
Like someone just shoved a load of gravel down your throat and that is what I like and that's why I turned.
I loved it.
Brilliant job.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE How you doing, man? I'm Ricky, nice to meet you.
The reason that I waited right to the very end You wanted to make me feel a false sense of security.
For once, it wasn't all about you.
LAUGHTER It was because vulnerability, this is the thing - to control that vulnerability the way you did it and to make us believe in every word you said, it was weird cos I was projecting who you were and I think your soul is different to the way you outwardly project it.
The way I didn't make these clothes, right, they're a mask - someone else made them and I chose them cos I thought they'll represent me on the TV.
It's a way of me going, "Right, now I'm doing TV.
"Put a flipping waistcoat on.
" LAUGHTER Yeah, cos backstage, he doesn't look like that.
He's in a pair of trackie bottoms.
Yeah, but it's And a boob tube.
LAUGHTER I'm confusing you, sorry.
The beautiful thing about this programme is the fact you can be that clean and you can get the emotion across without any of the distractions.
I'm just really glad the distraction's great like you cos you're perfect for it.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I thought you were awesome and I'm so happy Paloma and Ricky turned.
There was a couple of moments that were shaky, but whatever.
I'm so nervous! It happens in California with earthquakes, but I live there.
But it was great.
Thank you.
APPLAUSE At this point, it's about seeing the potential and seeing how far someone thinks they can go and I believe you can go as far as you want to go so you're the master of your own destiny.
Thank you.
Can I pitch? Yeah.
So, like, for me, I think sometimes, something like nerves can become something incredible.
We're going to make those our friends and that's what makes us unique and I feel like I'd love to do that with you.
APPLAUSE The thing is The thing is This is called the counter-pitch now.
I don't know, I was just going to point out that the nerves thing, I don't even see that as a problem.
I didn't even really notice it.
It's normal.
You're a normal guy with an extraordinary voice.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Now we're finished with the pitching, it's time for you to pick your coach.
Let's have a cuddle.
Can we get a drumroll, please? DRUMROLL I hope it's one of us.
I really hope it's one of us.
This person is a massive inspiration to me musically.
The person that I'm going to go with is AUDIENCE CHANTS: Ricky! Ricky! Ricky! OK, erm .
.
Paloma Faith.
Yes! Come here! I'm so happy, I'm so excited.
You're wonderful.
Thank you.
You're so wonderful.
Cheers, man.
Well done.
Thank you.
CHEERING Deano! Deano! Did you really love it? Yeah, a lot.
I'm so excited.
I love him.
Next, meet Irene, whose passion for singing brought her to the UK 20 years ago.
I came to the UK because I decided I would audition for a musical called Miss Saigon.
My role in Miss Saigon was Gigi.
When I did it, I was so young, so innocent, straight from the Philippines.
It was an absolute wonderful experience for me.
When I was working in the theatre, I met this lovely man.
We started dating.
Soon after that, we had our little bundle, Louis.
Life was absolutely perfect and we were very happy.
In 2009, I lost my dad to lung cancer, then, two weeks later, I lost my husband.
It was the most painful year of my life.
When Lee passed away, the first thing I said to myself was, "I'm never going to sing again," because singing would mean you would have emotions, you would feel, you know.
When you sing, you have to feel a song and I thought, you know, I'm not going to sing ever again.
It was a horrible time, but, I guess, it's also taught me a lot of things in life - strength, faith, courage, hope.
There's always hope.
My son Louis is the reason why I'm in this show.
He said, "Go for it, Mum.
You love to sing, you love music.
"Go for it, you can do this!" So I thought, "Why not?" And, now, look at me, here I am! What am I doing?! I'm here, taking a leap of faith.
I am doing this for Louis because everything I do in life, really, is for him.
The song that I'm singing says it all, really.
It must have been cold there in my shadow CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # To never have sunlight on your face # You were content to let me shine # You always walked a step behind Did you ever know that you're my hero Come on! # And everything I'd like to be? # I can fly higher # Higher than an eagle # For you are the wind beneath my wings # Oh, you, you, you # Are the wind beneath my wings The wind beneath my wings.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE THEY CHEER Hi, hi, hi, hi! Lovely kimono! Thank you.
Gorgeous.
The wings! What's your name? I'm Irene.
Hi, Irene.
Where are you from, Irene? I'm originally from the Philippines.
Irene from the Philippines.
Irene from the Philippines! APPLAUSE Well, that was simply wonderful.
Thank you.
You really got the sentiment of the song across and I loved it.
Thanks very much.
I'm shaking! You did something really amazing that I don't think we've seen yet on this show, which was that you went to a place that it felt like, for a second, you could have lost control and we were tense and then you saved it so well.
I've never been able to do that.
When I lose control, my mind kicks in and then I go, "You're useless," and then it all just unravels.
So, well done for that.
Oh, thank you.
APPLAUSE Thank you very much.
Hi! Hello THEY SPEAK IN A FILIPINO DIALEC Yes.
APPLAUSE Charming! Which part of the Philippines are you from? Manila.
Oh, cool.
My best friend is from the Philippines.
Yes.
He does The Voice Philippines, apl.
de.
ap.
Yeah, we know him.
We started The Black Eyed Peas together so he makes the best lumpiyang.
You just made me hungry cos I've been dieting for weeks to fit into this costume! I turned around cos you have an amazing voice.
You took it there, you peaked.
The peak was OK and then, towards the end, I was like, "Well, if she continues the fight "I don't think she's going to fight, she already pushed.
" And then you fought more, you didn't just give up.
I like a fighter.
I like someone who It's like you controlled my hand and pushed my button.
I didn't do that.
Ooh! I AM a fighter.
Yeah, Will's right.
He's rarely wrong.
It was one of those voices that reached over the chairs into our hearts and then made our hands do the button thing and I guarantee you that that happened not just for us, but it went down the lens, out of everyone's TV to their sofas and I think there'll have been a national standing ovation.
Wow, thank you.
APPLAUSE When you go to the Philippines, everybody sings amazingly.
HE MIMICS FILIPINO ENUNCIATION Everybody in the Philippines, they talk like that, but my best friend's like that so I can do that because he gave me the green light and permission to do that.
We're cool, we've got a sense of humour.
Yes, they do, they do.
The Black Eyed Peas, we started our group in the Filipino community in Los Angeles so we always make fun of Apl.
When we sing Where Is The Love, if you isolate Apl's voice, it's Where is da lub? LAUGHTER I love that guy, he's the best.
The lub! LAUGHTER That's exactly what he sounds like.
Anyway, I would like you to be on my team, to officially be a part of our family.
APPLAUSE Thank you.
I mean, I can't really compete with that cos I really don't know anything about Filipino culture and my best friend's from Newcastle.
LAUGHTER I like Newcastle, actually.
But I have to turn for something that's truly exceptional and I was willing to turn and lose to Will because you're worth that.
Thank you.
APPLAUSE OK.
Do I have to pick now? Yep.
Yes.
OK! AUDIENCE SHOUTS "RICKY" AND "WILL" OK.
OK.
I love family and I am a fighter and so I am going to go with .
.
Will.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE INAUDIBLE Thank you so much.
My gosh, thank you so much! Thank you! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yes! You did it! I did it, I did it! Will said that you're a fighter.
You were fighting on that stage today, weren't you? I have fought with a lot of things in life, that's why I picked him.
She wanted to make sure every single second, she showed how she could push through and that's the reason why I turned.
So, that's the blind auditions - week three all wrapped up.
The last minute addition of Irene brought Team Will to the halfway point with six acts.
My six acts are superstar, super-dope.
Stuff just got real.
Waistcoat! Waistcoat! Yes, the power of the Wilson waistcoat secured Efe and Tom, taking him to five.
With Charley snapped up, George is also on five.
They have been on fire.
And, last but not least, it's Paloma, who added Deano, taking her team to four.
I feel excited.
I've been pacing myself.
I should probably start pressing the button a bit.
I feel excited now.
Hee-hee-hee, it's a competition!
You for real? Then Ricky's like, "Come with me, babe, I'm flirting with you.
" You're worth me making a fool of myself in front of 10 million people.
PALOMA: What?! Boy George says, "Yeah, what's up?" The choice is yours! Paloma's like, "Come on my team.
" Oh, yeah! And then, there's me.
I'll drop that secret special sauce.
I want to send you off on missions to slice and dice the competition.
When you bite into that burger, the sauce drips all over the table and you pick it up with your fingers and still lick on it.
I don't know what's going on in Will's head.
No-one does.
I'm hungry, is what I'm trying to tell you.
On the menu tonight Warbling Waistcoats Did you say waistcoats? They're all wearing waistcoats! Is it the waistcoat? And whingeing.
Yeah, Ricky, yeah! Why do you always do that, Will? Hold on.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
It just makes me feel really I'm sorry.
I will never mention your name again.
Calm down, you're both pretty.
First up, there aren't enough biomedical engineering students on TV, so here's 21-year-old Colet Selwyn to put that right.
# Ready or not, here comes science They might be giants Here comes science When people see the name of my course, they think, "Nerd!" HE LAUGHS Basically, we take engineering and then apply it to the medical side - so designing hip replacements, pacemakers, that sort of thing.
I've always known that I'd like to do science at the academic kind of side, but I also have another passion, which is singing.
Colet, Lovely to meet you.
How are you doing? I'm doing well, thank you.
Good.
Tell me who's with you today.
This is my sister.
This is my mum, and that's my dad.
We're such a tight-knit family.
I love them to bits, you know? This is a huge moment for me.
I need the question answered - does my voice have what it takes? Don't forget to turn your phone off, Paloma.
Just put it on aeroplane.
# This old house once knew my children # This old house once knew my wife # This old house was a home and comfort # As we fought the storms of life # This old house once rang with laughter # This old house heard many shouts # Now it trembles in the darkness # When the lightning walks about # Ain't gonna need this house no longer # Ain't gonna need this house no more # Ain't got time to fix the shingles # Ain't got time to fix the floor # Ain't got time to oil the hinges # Or to mend no window pane # Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints George is loving it.
# This old house is gettin' shaky # This old house is gettin' old # This old house lets in the rain # And this old house lets in the cold # Oh, my knees have been gettin' chilly # But I feel no fear or pain # Cos I see an angel peepin' # Through a broken window pane # Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That's a reaction.
HE LAUGHS Hello.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Where is he? LAUGHTER Where is he? Where is he? Oh.
Hello there.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE RICKY: Hi, how you doing? Hey, my name is Colet Selwyn, and I'm from Larbert.
I'm 21 years old and I study how to put machines in people.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You study what? It's biomedical engineering.
Yeah, I've got a lot of friends that do that.
Yeah, I've got a lot of A good friend of mine named Dean Kamen, he created the robotic arm.
Oh, yes, yeah.
IMITATING HIS DEEP VOICE: Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE How you get your voice so deep? Did you engineer that? No, no.
LAUGHTER I'd like to think it's Mum's chicken soup, so All yours.
Where you from? I'm originally from India, but we've been living in Scotland for the last 17 years.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE It's so strange, cos you know, often on the show, you hear someone and you think you've got a really clear idea of what they're going to look like, hence Ricky scouring the stage for you.
I mean, it's kind of a What I call a kind of beautiful contradiction.
It's almost impossible to connect you, the way that you look, culturally and age-wise, to that style of music, so well done for confusing us.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I think you should build a barbershop quartet out of Out of robots.
Out of robots.
LAUGHTER And you can do bass.
Bass.
I know all my engineering friends are going to, like, kick my butt with robotic feet for not turning.
But thanks for coming.
Yeah, man.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well done.
Really nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hey, Colet! Good job.
Goodness, you have just an exceptionally incredible deep voice.
My chin hit the floor when I heard you start! THEY LAUGH You think you can really read someone from what they do musically.
Yeah.
He was so interesting.
THEY LAUGH Every time I turn round, I can hear stuff and I think I know what they're going to look like, and they're completely not what I imagined.
Thank you very much.
Ahhhh! I'm always wrong.
I like it when I hear a voice and then I see a face, and the two things don't match.
SHE RAPS I like people who defy the idea that you have of them.
It really throws you sometimes when you turn round and they're not what you expect.
You tricked us all! Why should people look like they sound? Oooh! You're, like, full of surprises.
You never know what's coming next.
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My name's Charley Birkin.
I'm 52 years old and I'm from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
I have a 21-year-old son who's left for uni, but still needs looking after.
I started singing from an early age, but when my son was little and growing up, singing became secondary to being a parent and being a mother, because that was the most important thing to me.
Making sure that he had a happy childhood, a good childhood, and that I was always there.
My parents divorced when I was quite young.
I think growing up, I've always had an inkling that maybe something wasn't quite right.
I just asked my mother the question outright, and then she decided to tell me the truth - the man on my birth certificate wasn't actually my biological father.
Yeah, it came as a shock.
My mum was married and met this chap, and it was a relationship that she kept very secret.
I was the result.
I have very little information about him other than a name, so it's proving very difficult to find him.
So how long have you been looking for your father? A good few years now.
It's very difficult when you have very little information.
You know, who knows? Maybe he might watch The Voice, you know? Maybe he might see me.
Maybe he might come looking for me.
I haven't sang for years and years.
I've raised my son.
He's a man now, so it's time for me to do something for myself and go back to doing what I love, and that's singing.
THEY SQUEAL AND LAUGH She looks lovely.
# Oooh, yeah # Rescue me CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Oh, take me in your arms # Rescue me # I know your tender charms # Cos I'm lonely and I'm blue # I need you and your love too # Come on and rescue me # Come on, baby, and rescue me # Come on, baby, and rescue me # Cos I need you, by my side # Can't you see that I'm lonely # Rescue me # Come on and take my heart # Take your love # And conquer every part # Cos I'm lonely and I'm blue THEY SCREAM # I need you and your love too # Come on and rescue me # Come on, baby, and rescue me # Come on, baby, and rescue me # Cos I need you by my side # Can't you see that I'm lonely # Rescue me # Rescue me CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Baby # I need you, I want you # I love you, I need you # I want you, I love, love, love, love, love you # Can't you see that I need you, baby? # Can't you see that I'm lonely? Rescue me.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow.
Hello.
What's your name, babe? My name's Charley.
I'm 52 years old and I'm from Newcastle.
Wow! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I think you look amazing.
What's CHARLEY: Thank you! PALOMA: Your skin's incredible.
You must be, like, drinking the same potion as George.
LAUGHTER Have you sung forever? I haven't sung for a very long time, but I decided, why not? So here I am.
Yeah, brilliant.
What were you doing before? Like, what made you stop singing? Being a mum.
Taking care of my child.
But he's a big boy now, so he can take care of himself, I think.
LAUGHTER And I'm the only one that turned.
I'm quite happy about that.
And I am so happy! I'm going to be really interested to see Hear you with singing other things.
You know, I think there's a real voice there, and I love real singers.
Thank you.
There's something very earthy about your sound.
I loved it.
I thought it was super gravelly and everything.
It's amazing that you're going to be in and we're going to hear you again, cos you've got an incredible voice.
Thank you so much.
Yeah, come and give me a hug.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hi, Charley.
Hey, Will.
Are you Greek? No, I'm Italian.
Italiano! Si, si.
THEY CHEER I wanted George to turn round.
I wanted him to be my mentor, my coach, and I'm so happy he did.
You've got a really good team.
I have got a lovely team, but now I have to slow down.
After a slow start, George now leads the line with five acts.
Team Will's close behind on four.
While Paloma and Ricky are biding their time with three acts apiece.
Now, you might recognise our next act.
My name is Tom Milner, but people may know me from the popular programme Waterloo Road.
I was just turning 16 when I started.
Didn't realise how big it was.
Pretty crazy.
My character was a bit of a troublemaker.
Come on! Shut up! But that's nothing like me.
I'm a nice, good boy, obviously.
It's a bit quiet in terms of the TV acting at the moment.
I do a lot of gigging, like weddings, and done panto a few times.
They're good fun.
I'm currently working for Bradford City Football Club, which is my pride and joy, as a match day announcer.
You get that shot? Did you get that left curler? So my main responsibility is to get the crowd going.
Come on, quickly, down here! Let's go.
Getting dizzy.
CHEERING Yeah, and I announce the players as well.
Number two, Joe Riley.
Number five, Peter Clarke.
And I always, obviously, give my favourite player the biggest shout.
Kyel Reid! Yeah, it's pretty cool.
I've loved all the acting jobs that I have done, but if you said to me I had to choose between singing and acting, it would be singing hands down, and that's why I'm here.
RICKY SINGS: # What a day for a daydream What a day for a daydreaming boy.
# Take it, take it # I give my heart to you for free # Girl, don't you break it # Along with every piece of me, yeah # I'll go the distance but not all of the way, yeah # Say what you mean to me and mean what you say, yeah # I never wanna be your ex-man # I'll never make you feel ignored # You can go and find your next man # But I know what you're waiting for # Wait on me # I know how to love you # And I wanna love you some more # You come a little closer # Wanna be the one to explore # A little trouble never hurt nobody # Oh, I wanna feel your body # I know how to love you and I wanna love you some more # In your head, in your heart # Like never before # If a good thing is what you're waiting for # Then don't you look no more # I know how to love you and I wanna love you some more # You come a little closer # Wanna be the one to explore # A little trouble never hurt nobody # Oh, I wanna feel your body # I know how to love you and I wanna love you some more Oh, oh, oh.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE All right, mate, what's your name? My name is Tom Milner.
Tom? Yes.
Where are you from? I'm from Halifax in Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yeah, the accent was thick in that singing there.
LAUGHTER So yeah, what do you do for a living? I'm an actor.
An actor? Yes.
Have I seen you in anything I'd know? Well, I was in a series called Waterloo Road, if anyone watched that.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I played the character of Paul Langley, which was a bit of a naughty boy, with Bolton Smilie, so yeah.
But I had longer hair and I was a bit chubby.
There's nothing wrong with losing a bit of weight and putting a waistcoat on.
LAUGHTER We've all done it.
Anyway OK, here's the thing.
I heard your voice, you started singing, and I thought, this is really commercial sounding.
And it felt like a really safe pair of hands.
But I think you've got a lot more to give.
It was pretty linear.
If you'd started off a little bit a little more laid back and got to there, I think a lot more people would have turned.
I think you saved us a pitch, really.
I think you were always going to go with Ricky.
You've got the hair.
LAUGHTER Basically, are you brothers? Are we announcing it on TV? I'm up for that.
OK, yeah, well LAUGHTER I thought it was a good performance, but I really like it when somebody kind of does something a bit unusual that I've not really heard before, and I just felt like I heard a bit of Maroon 5 in there, so I didn't turn.
I'm sorry.
No, no, no.
That's absolutely fine.
That's a worthwhile point.
You started off great, and I see why Ricky turned around.
But you ended bad.
So you could take that and learn from it, and don't let that repeat throughout the show.
There's an element of - I turned round and he's like PALOMA: "I'm in.
" RICKY: "Right, I'm in.
" I think that probably threw you a bit.
Yeah.
You can't do that.
Even in marriages, you're going to get divorced.
LAUGHTER You can't be like, "I've got her!" If you kiss good the first date, you've got to keep kissing good.
LAUGHTER You've got to keep on showering.
Yeah.
You can't be like, "Oh, I've got her, I'm going to start smelling.
" Anyway, he's got through! I know, he got through! You got through, you should be happy.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well done.
And don't worry about me saying it's commercial.
But in the next thing, I want to show a little bit more kind of, like, you.
You know what I mean? Waistcoat twins! It's like he's got a waistcoat sixth sense.
You know what it is? It's like the David Essex sort of fan club, basically.
Maybe he's starting a boy band.
I'll see you soon.
Waistcoat man! THEY LAUGH He just asked if you were setting up a boy band.
Waistlife.
THEY LAUGH THEY CHEER Ricky wears waistcoats every day.
They could start a group called The Waistcoats.
In LA hip-hop they say, "West coast.
" He and his waistcoat singers can say, "Waistcoats.
" "Waistcoats!" HE LAUGHS 31-year-old Stacey Lee has two very loyal fans - her mum and dad.
Stacey Lee's always had a talent.
She was better than all of them, wasn't she? Everybody.
All my head tingles at the back.
It's like the angels sing.
Yeah.
She's special.
Yeah, she's special.
That's my girl.
Come on, Stace.
Come on, Stace.
# Lately you've been quiet # Is there something on your mind, baby? CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # The suspense is killing me # So much that it's driving me crazy # The three words in your head # Drift ahead like they're gonna come save me Come on! Come on! # Oh, lately you've been quiet # Is there something on your mind, baby? # Baby, if you wanna say something, say it now # Cos I ain't got the time to be waiting around # Come on, what you're feeling # Use your mouth # If you wanna say something Say it now # You've been going out without doubt # What's going on, baby? # I'm so tired every day # Listening to the little that you're saying # So baby, if you wanna say something, say it now # Cos I ain't got the time to be waiting around # So come on, what you're feeling # Use your mouth # So come on, if you think something Say it now Oh, please! Na-na-na-na-na-na-now, yeah.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, no! No way! Oh, no.
Never! Hello.
What's your name? My name's Stacey Lee.
I'm 30, I'm a singer, and I'm from Cambridge.
And you're really good.
Oh, thank you.
That last lick was awesome.
"Na-na-na-na-na.
" Yeah! LAUGHTER There is absolutely no doubt that you have an incredible, brilliant voice.
Thank you.
Who are you here with? I'm here with my mum, my dad, my sister, my husband, and her husband.
So a lot of support.
Yeah, yeah, I've got a lot of support.
Yeah.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The competition is tough.
We're being extra analytical, and you were rushing a couple of times.
You were ahead of the music.
Aside from that your voice is flawless.
Thank you.
And that lick - don't wait too late to throw that in there.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Are you a professional singer already? Yeah, I sing.
I do an Adele tribute, but also I do a lot of stuff with, like, some DJs and stuff in clubs.
I understand the frustration, and it's no consolation when we turn round and give you all our criticism, but you are great.
Thank you.
You know, first time I ever appeared on Top Of The Pops, the day after, one of the headlines was "Wally of the week.
" "What was it?" You know, the reaction to me was Well, from the media was pretty scathing.
But people loved me, and people reacted really, really good to you.
And I'm sure you perform all the time, you are used to getting a good reaction.
Yeah.
We're idiots.
That's basically it.
LAUGHTER Saying that, she didn't let it affect her that no-one was turning.
If anything, it made you stronger.
I get the feeling you're never going to give up.
If this is in your blood, you know, nothing is going to stop you, and I'm living proof of that kind of thing.
So please, you know, keep doing what you do, cos you do it beautifully.
Thank you very much.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE She was so good.
Never mind, darling.
I'm such an old softie, and then I just Every time, I'm dreading turning round.
Up next, 17-year-old Cody Lee, who has one chief coach firmly in his sights.
Today I'm going to be singing Ruby by the Kaiser Chiefs.
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby I'm really nervous to see what Ricky will think of what I've done with one of his songs.
Hopefully the performance goes well and the coaches really enjoy it.
That's what I'm aiming for.
# Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby # Do you, do you, do you, do you, oh! # Know what you're doing, doing to me? # Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby # Could it be, could it be? # That you're joking with me # And you don't really see # You and me # Oh, what you're doing, doing to me # Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby # Yeah Yeah! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What's your name? My name's Cody Lee.
I was telling Ricky to turn around, man.
I'm like, "Yo, that's hot right there, dude.
" He was like, "That's my song.
" I was like, "Duh.
" That's your song? Yeah, that's my song.
HE MOUTHS I didn't know you wrote for Little Richard.
That's amazing.
LAUGHTER You ever kind of go the whole hog and wear the real look? You know, the '50s, the drape, the whole thing? Oh, yeah, yeah.
I've got the whole, like, suits and cravats and the waistcoats.
Yeah, everything.
Waistcoats? Did you say waistcoats?! Yeah.
LAUGHTER Thing is, I've never heard a version like that before.
It was really amazing, and I'm not going to say it was a bad song choice, cos it's an excellent song.
But there's kind of a mental block with me that I couldn't get over, which was the song, that I know inside out.
I couldn't get past that.
But it was really impressive.
Well done.
Yeah, well done, mate.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Nice to meet you, mate.
Good luck.
Young kid, very talented musician, but then, if someone plays your song, it's a really big stumbling block to try and get over in order to win you over to liking it.
He should have had a waistcoat.
Hold on - what's that he's wearing? It is a distinctive look, but I feel like I'm stuck in 1985.
It's 38-year-old Billy Black.
I've got my own rock band.
I'm the front man.
We play nightclubs, social clubs, up and down the UK.
THEY PLAY: The Final Countdown by Europe I really enjoy it.
We have a really good time, have a good laugh.
He's a great lad, and he's got a great voice.
He's Billy Black.
Yeah, man.
The lads in the band are great.
They're always 100% behind me all the time.
Perfect bunch of lads to be with on the road.
We're all dead close, man.
Like, we're rooting for him just as strong as he's rooting for it, you know? When I was younger, I listened to Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi.
I thought, "That's what I want to do.
" And I'd still like to do that.
# Whoa yeah # A hot summer night fell like a net # I've gotta find my baby yet # I need you to soothe my head # Turn my blue heart to red # Doctor Doctor give me the news # I got a bad case of lovin' you # No pill's going to cure my ill # I've got a bad case of lovin' you # Ah # I know you like it you like it on top Hello! # Tell me mama # Are you gonna stop? # Doctor Doctor give me the news # I got a bad case of lovin' you # No pill's gonna cure my ill # I got a bad case of lovin' you Ah.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Ah! A waistcoat! Ricky Waistcoat! Waistcoat! What's your name? My name is Billy Black and I'm from Sunderland.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING You've got a great voice, you know, you hit some great high notes at the end.
I mean, you're obviously good at what you do.
You got a great reaction in this house.
And you've got a very smooth chest.
Oh! Do that again.
Only joking.
Are you in a band? Do you do this professionally? What's the story with you? I've got a rock covers band called The Billy Black Band and we just travel up and down doing holiday camps, social clubs, nightclubs up and down the country.
I bet you get an amazing reaction wherever you go, right? Yeah, I enjoyed it.
Thanks very much, everyone, by the way.
Thank you.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING You know, I have a theory on this show that Ricky Wilson, he can hear the waistcoat even when he's not looking and he always seems to turn for anybody wearing a waistcoat, but it didn't work this time.
Your waistcoat is not giving up the same kind of waistcoat energy as normal.
I was hoping that Ricky would've turned because Why does he do that, why do you always do that, Will? I never say to you, Will, I never go down the line when it's someone that I think you should've turned for.
I never say, "You should've turned for it," because I just think it's like I'm not judging you on who you are or your style of music.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
It just makes me feel really I'm sorry.
It just really annoys me.
You can't get bent out of shape for my opinion.
You can't let that ruffle your feathers.
I know, but Calm down, you're both pretty.
It's the waistcoat, isn't it? Is it the waistcoat? AUDIENCE MEMBER: Take it off.
Yeah, take it off.
He's doing rock.
You do rock and he probably came on the show thinking, OK, there's someone on that show that's right for this lane that represents what I'm doing.
You don't have to turn for it but that being said, I can't keep my lips shut.
I know, man.
I have to say how I feel.
I'm not going to sit up here and be fake.
Will, if you were Ricky, would you have turned? If I was Ricky, yes, just like you wore that vest.
Ricky, can you swap seats, dude? Everything I turn for, I truly have to believe can win the show and I just didn't believe that was going to win the show, so I didn't turn.
That's the honest, honest answer.
I know that, but that's why you make your decision.
At the same time, if I'm sitting here as a person, I'm not an expertise in that genre.
I wish Ricky would have turned.
I'm sorry, I would never mention your name again.
The thing is, I don't know what's going on in Will's head.
No-one does.
Anyways.
I'm really glad I got this opportunity.
Everyone backstage has been so nice.
You know, so if any singer is thinking about coming for The Voice, it's a lovely experience, you know.
Keep on rocking.
Cheers, man.
Thank you.
Well done.
I get annoyed when Will tells me who I should be turning for, because it gets in the way of my judgment.
If he just kept himself to himself, nine times out of ten, I'd probably turn for them, but if he's telling me, I'm not going to do it.
Putting the waistcoat back on? Well, I have to.
I've known Ricky 15 years and I've honestly never seen him not wearing a waistcoat.
That is not true.
Nothing wrong with a waistcoat.
David Essex wore them, Ollie Murs wears them sometimes.
Who else wears a waistcoat? Jeeves.
They're very popular.
In the pub we used to work in, you always wore a waistcoat.
I did not.
I'm an individual.
You just killed the point.
You're the Pied Piper.
You play the pipe and people follow.
The Pied Piper is not like Do-do-do-do-do.
Hey, Winston, everybody's following me.
I'm out of here.
My name is Lauren Lapsley-Browne, I'm 18 and I'm from Dublin, Ireland.
I'm working part-time in a bagel shop.
I try to have as much fun as possible.
I'll bring you over the best coffee you've ever had.
It's so hard keeping a job when I'm this ditzy.
If I walked out of my house, I'd probably forget my head.
Forget to screw it on.
It would mean everything to me to become a successful artist like, oh, my God, I can't imagine and I couldn't, like, oh, that would just be amazing.
Here she is.
Go on, Lauren.
# Captured effortlessly # That's the way it was # It happened so naturally # I did not know it was love # The next thing I felt was you # Holdin' me close # What was I going to do? # I let myself go # Now we're flyin' through the stars # I hope this night will last forever # Whoa whoa whoa whoa # Ain't nobody # Loves me better # Makes me happy # Makes me feel this way # Ain't nobody # Loves me better than you you you # First you put your arms around me # Then you put your charms around me # Got a feelin' most would treasure # And a love so deep we cannot measure # Ain't nobody # Loves me better # Makes me happy # Makes me feel this way # Ain't nobody Loves me better than you.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Don't cry.
Don't cry.
I'm so happy.
Are you Irish? Yeah, I'm Irish.
My name is Lauren from Dublin.
Yeah, I thought that you were a little bit shaky but you got better.
Towards the second half, it was like you really started to settle and Will had already turned, so I was like, well, you know.
Oh, my God.
I couldn't believe it.
I felt like I was in a dream.
I'm so sorry.
It's so charming and lovely.
Thank you so much.
It's such a good song choice.
We love that song.
Thanks very much, Paloma.
Thank you.
So, you sounded great.
To sing that song, to sing Chaka Khan, she is a dynamic singer.
Yeah.
And so a lot of times when you're listening to a person sing a dynamic singer song, you expect them to do something dynamic and outperform Chaka Khan.
Impossible.
Yeah.
So, why would anybody sing a Chaka Khan song in a singing competition? You've got to look past that and you're like, what other songs can she sing? Yeah.
Because I see what she can do.
Great tone.
So, that's the reason why I turned.
I saw the potential.
And then I'm like, wow, check her out.
Did you put rollers in your hair to make it like that? Oh, my God, I've been backcombing my hair all day.
That's cool.
It's kind of like Charlie's Angels going on there.
Oh, thank you.
Thanks, Will.
I would like to be your Charlie.
That was smooth.
So, who are your influences? I love various acts, like, you're amazing, you're amazing, you're a legend, Ricky! Hello! I didn't hear you speak, so I was just looking over.
Hi! Just keeping a low profile.
You're amazing, too.
No, it was incredible.
I didn't know what didn't make me turn.
Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't.
I'm really glad I get to hear you sing again.
Thank you so much.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING I think we have to sell ourselves to you now.
It's a fruit and veg stall, so I'm about to show you my oranges and cucumbers.
But, I feel like when we turn, we acknowledge that you've got a great voice, but then I'm very concerned with what else you've got going on and how we can feed those into what you do and make it unusual, so that's what my aim is.
Thank you so much, Paloma.
Thank you.
Wow.
Brilliant.
So, now you have to decide.
I have to decide.
Unless you want to have another round of pitches.
You haven't done a pitch, yet.
Oh, my pitch.
I said she's like a Charlie's Angel and I would like to be her Charlie.
That's not a pitch.
That is a pitch.
She's going toe to toe with Will.
Simple, boom, straight to the point, because Charlie sent people out on missions and they came back and completed the missions and he was like their coach but more importantly, they assassinated mugs.
I think you are a great vocal assassin, so I want to send you out on missions to slice and dice the competition.
Do you know what I'm saying? You turned after, like, two words.
Yeah, because like I said, I have connections to the future and you're going to go far.
Thank you.
I really only I honestly didn't know.
Two people turned and I wasn't expecting it at all.
Erm I've AUDIENCE SHOUTS I've always dreamed of this day and Oh, I'm really sorry but I really want to go with Will.
Is that OK? I'm so sorry.
You're awesome.
Thank you.
You've done good.
We're flying at 30,000 feet.
You are flying with The Voice airlines.
If you'd like to return to your seats, we're about to experience some turbulence.
We'll be coming through the cabin with refreshments shortly.
17-year-old Olivia Kate Davies is next to face the back of those chairs.
Obviously, nervous.
Feeling sick.
Hopefully, it'll go well.
God! There she is.
Come on, Olivia.
Come on.
Come on, girl.
Come on, Olivia.
# I came here with a broken heart that no-one else could see # I drew a smile on my face to paper over me # But wounds heal and tears dry and cracks they don't show # So don't be so hard on yourself, no # Let's go back to simplicity # I feel like I've been missing me # But I was right and you were wrong # Been telling myself all along # Don't be so hard on yourself, no # Learn to forgive learn to let go # Everyone trips everyone falls # So don't be so hard on yourself, no # Oh-oh-oh, I # I learned to wave goodbye # So I, I won't be so hard on myself no more # Don't be so hard on yourself, no # Learn to forgive Come on, girl.
# Learn to let go # Everyone trips everyone falls # So don't be so hard on yourself, no # Cos I'm just tired of marching on my own # Kind of frail I feel it in my bones # Won't let my heart, my heart turn into stone So don't be so hard on yourself, no.
Push the button, Paloma.
Oh, no, I thought she was going to push the button.
Hi.
What's your name? I'm Olivia Davies.
I'm 17.
Sorry.
Come on, let me just give you some reassurance.
It's all right.
I'm coming up.
Stay up there.
Don't worry.
You did so well.
Just take a little breath.
OK.
Take a little breath.
Thank you.
It's all right.
Where are you from, Olivia? I'm from Jarrow, up north.
It's near Newcastle.
You all right now? Yeah.
I'm fine.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
The stakes are high and there was a lot of nerves you were trying to fight through.
Yeah.
You could hear it.
When you shined, you were shining bright.
Thanks for coming.
Thank you.
APPLAUSE Let me just tell you that I've actually turned more than any of the coaches and I've been turned down by quite a lot of people, so I kind of know what it's like to experience that.
You know, you're very young and all of this, this opportunity is one of the things that is going to help you to grow.
Yeah.
But you are great.
Really great.
Thank you very much.
APPLAUSE Yeah, really don't let it deter you, because when I was 17, I didn't sing at all, so I came to it really late.
The fact that you've got that kind of head start is amazing that you can sing that well.
We're being, like, really scrutinistic, but I definitely think you should keep singing.
It's really good.
Is that a new word, Paloma? Scrutinistic? I love it.
Isn't it a word? I don't think it is.
It was brilliant.
Hi, how you doing? I thought it was amazing.
The girl that came out and belted it from the beginning, was incredible.
Nerves kicked in when no-one had turned, but what you need to take from that, is when no-one turns, that's when you kick it up another gear.
All these rejections, let it feed the fire in your soul.
Well done.
And also they stood up.
They all stood up.
I know.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You did so well.
You've got an amazing voice.
Go and write songs.
I'm happy that I've been here.
I'm obviously gutted, but I'm definitely going to keep singing because I know that this is the dream.
It's tough, it's really tough.
As long as you keep going.
I think if you never give up, something will happen.
I had so much hunger before I had my break.
I just knew from about 13 that I wanted to sing.
I didn't fit in as a kid and I just spent my whole time dreaming about being a musician.
I played in pubs for seven years and I think I was getting a little bit fed up.
There are no rules about why somebody will be a star.
It's about being patient and hard-working and trying it from all different angles.
It's about being fearless, it's about really wanting it, as well.
Well, George, our next act, knows all about wanting it, but 31-year-old Efe Udugba is more used to boardroom battles than blind auditions.
The world of sales is competitive and very tough.
It's demanding.
It can be dog eat dog, but it's a lot of fun.
I'm here.
My job involves meeting new customers, seeing clients, sometimes I get on the phones.
In the office, you know, I do like a bit of banter.
I do like to have fun.
But I do like to deliver.
Bang.
My wife and my children are my heartbeat.
Look at you, cheeky little monkey.
My little boy, Zachary and my daughter, Elia, I just get lots of hugs and kisses.
They are my world.
My job is about dreams and about passion.
I'm bringing that into my performance today.
And I hope that it's enough.
Come on.
Yay! Come on.
# I turn my chin music up # And I'm puffing my chest # I'm getting red in the face # You can call me obsessed # It's not your fault that they hover # I mean no disrespect # It's my right to be hellish # I still get jealous # Cos you're too sexy beautiful # And everybody wants to taste # That's why # I still get jealous # Cos you're too sexy beautiful # And everybody wants to taste # That's why # I still get jealous # I still get # I still get jealous # No no I still get jealous.
MUSIC: Never Too Much by Luther Vandross He had a waistcoat! I can feel your heart beating through your chest, man! You should feel him Ricky, he's wearing a waistcoat! LAUGHTER It was destiny! They're all wearing waistcoats! LAUGHTER I love this, though.
This is working, Will.
Huh? That's fresh.
Oh, yeah, yeah You look like a Essex boy.
Yeah, I just got my tan! LAUGHTER LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE What's your name? My name's Efe, I'm 31 and I'm from Essex.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Yeah, so, I'm a regional sales manager for a software firm in London.
I'm married with two kids and, yeah, I love to sing.
My kids are so gutted they can't be here cos they're really small.
My son's only four and my daughter's 20 months.
I thought you were about to say 21! I'm, like, going, "You got started early!" LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE So, you're on my team.
You're right up my street as well.
Oh, bless you, man.
No, it's a perfect match.
Exactly.
Definitely.
Thank you.
I'm so excited to work with you.
Erm, I'm just so glad everyone else was daydreaming or doing something else.
So am I! Thank you so much.
Thank you, guys.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE He was nice.
Very nice.
I thought he was a four-turner, I really did.
THEY CHEER He wore clothes well, didn't he? (Did he have a waistcoat on?) It's quite a gift to be able to hear a waistcoat in someone's voice.
But for some reason, Ricky does! Oh, man! Now, our next act's tour manager has played Wembley.
She's hoping for the same thing.
It's Brooke Waddle.
Come on, Dad! I don't do loads of gigs around the country.
I kind of just stay in my little patch.
In Sheffield, just around the social clubs.
I may not be playing huge arenas but one thing I do have is the best roadie in the world.
My dad.
Are you ready? Coming, love! MUSIC: Match Of The Day Theme Most people would know him as England footballer, Chris Waddle.
COMMENTATOR: Anything Paul Gascoigne can do, Chris Waddle can do! Still got it! He's a legend to me.
But I know absolutely nothing about football.
We have to talk about other things.
Obviously, that's why he's a roadie! MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO Get that off.
I'm not listening to that.
We're in the social clubs and people see my dad lugging my big speaker, they do get a bit of a shock.
Chris Waddle! THEY CHEER Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved to sing.
It's so good to see people enjoying your music.
I think she's got a great voice.
I've always said to Brooke, "Follow your dreams and you work hard and you'll succeed.
" I love playing the social clubs but I'd like to say that in my career I've done some incredible things and been places.
I feel like if I get a turn today, it will mean I'm destined for something else.
I thought I'd give it my best shot.
MUSIC: Chandelier by Sia Go, Brooke, come on! # Ain't got no trouble in my life # No foolish dream to make me cry # I'm never frightened or worried # I know I always get by # I heat up I cool down # When something gets in my way I go around it # Won't let life get me down # Gonna take it the way that I found it # I got the music in me I got the music in me # I got the music in me # I got the music in me I got the music # I got the music in me # I feel funky I feel good # Gotta tell ya I feel it in me # I am like a bird on the wing Hold on to your head honey # Sing, sing, sing Yeah # I got the music in me # I got the music I got the music # I got the music Pretty music # I got the mu-u-u-u-sic In me-e-e-e-e.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, no! I thought she was so good.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hello! Hello! Well done, what's your name? My name's Brooke and I'm from Sheffield.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, well done, Brooke.
Do you sing for a living? I do.
I'm a local turn.
A local turn! LAUGHTER In the social clubs, I am.
How long have you been doing that? About two years.
Well, people loved you here.
You were great.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Can I ask how old you are? I'm 27.
You're young! I say that to everyone because everyone seems young to me.
LAUGHTER You couldn't really fault the performance.
No.
Maybe I was looking for a little hook or a quirk or something that I connected with.
And although I know you're really good singer, it was just something for me it wasn't there.
But I'm just me.
I'm not 600 people here.
Things hit people in different ways.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You've got a great voice.
You're obviously a great entertainer.
I just didn't turn because nothing made me go, "Oh, that's a bit unusual!" But there's loads of power in your voice and I definitely think you should keep doing it.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
It's been an honour singing for you.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Good luck, lovely.
Really nice to meet you.
See you.
CHEERING DROWNS OUT SPEECH CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Chris, how do you feel about it? Well, she went for it, gave it everything she had, and that's all we said to her, "Go and enjoy it," and she did.
She did you proud.
Very much, we're very proud.
Good stuff.
Thank you.
Take care.
Cheers, guys.
I love you, Paloma! Thank you! And you too, George! Did someone say they loved me? CHEERING So, who's our next voice? Introduce yourself, please.
My name is Deano.
I'm 27 years old.
I'm a support worker for people with learning difficulties.
Yes, this is my mate, Deano.
It's challenging but, you know, so rewarding at the same time.
High-five! He's a really good person.
He's very kind to us.
Oh, go on, yes! Yes! THEY LAUGH I've had hard times in my life.
I was homeless on the streets at one point.
And I thought, enough is enough.
I need to do something about this.
So, I built a better life for myself.
I also become a dad.
The birth of my daughter has changed everything.
Yay! It's put a different perspective on life.
Whoo! And I want her to be proud of me.
Mwah! Come on, then.
I'm really, really scared to walk out on that stage today.
But I'm going to give it my best shot.
THEY SHOUT ENCOURAGEMEN Come on! HE EXHALES You do something to me CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Something deep inside # I'm hanging on the wire For a love I'll never find That's it.
Go on, son! Come on! # Mixing my emotions # That throws me back again # Hanging on the wire I'm waiting for a change THEY SHOUT ENCOURAGEMEN # Just to catch a flame # And feel real again And you do something to me CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Something deep inside.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE THEY CHEER My name's Deano and I'm from Worthing.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Deano! Thank you so much for turning around.
Well, thank you for singing so wonderfully and Ricky's just done what he does, which is make me feel really relaxed and then I look round and I'm like, "What?! "I thought it was in the bag!" Well done.
APPLAUSE I thought it was a beautiful voice.
Thank you.
Like someone just shoved a load of gravel down your throat and that is what I like and that's why I turned.
I loved it.
Brilliant job.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE How you doing, man? I'm Ricky, nice to meet you.
The reason that I waited right to the very end You wanted to make me feel a false sense of security.
For once, it wasn't all about you.
LAUGHTER It was because vulnerability, this is the thing - to control that vulnerability the way you did it and to make us believe in every word you said, it was weird cos I was projecting who you were and I think your soul is different to the way you outwardly project it.
The way I didn't make these clothes, right, they're a mask - someone else made them and I chose them cos I thought they'll represent me on the TV.
It's a way of me going, "Right, now I'm doing TV.
"Put a flipping waistcoat on.
" LAUGHTER Yeah, cos backstage, he doesn't look like that.
He's in a pair of trackie bottoms.
Yeah, but it's And a boob tube.
LAUGHTER I'm confusing you, sorry.
The beautiful thing about this programme is the fact you can be that clean and you can get the emotion across without any of the distractions.
I'm just really glad the distraction's great like you cos you're perfect for it.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I thought you were awesome and I'm so happy Paloma and Ricky turned.
There was a couple of moments that were shaky, but whatever.
I'm so nervous! It happens in California with earthquakes, but I live there.
But it was great.
Thank you.
APPLAUSE At this point, it's about seeing the potential and seeing how far someone thinks they can go and I believe you can go as far as you want to go so you're the master of your own destiny.
Thank you.
Can I pitch? Yeah.
So, like, for me, I think sometimes, something like nerves can become something incredible.
We're going to make those our friends and that's what makes us unique and I feel like I'd love to do that with you.
APPLAUSE The thing is The thing is This is called the counter-pitch now.
I don't know, I was just going to point out that the nerves thing, I don't even see that as a problem.
I didn't even really notice it.
It's normal.
You're a normal guy with an extraordinary voice.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Now we're finished with the pitching, it's time for you to pick your coach.
Let's have a cuddle.
Can we get a drumroll, please? DRUMROLL I hope it's one of us.
I really hope it's one of us.
This person is a massive inspiration to me musically.
The person that I'm going to go with is AUDIENCE CHANTS: Ricky! Ricky! Ricky! OK, erm .
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Paloma Faith.
Yes! Come here! I'm so happy, I'm so excited.
You're wonderful.
Thank you.
You're so wonderful.
Cheers, man.
Well done.
Thank you.
CHEERING Deano! Deano! Did you really love it? Yeah, a lot.
I'm so excited.
I love him.
Next, meet Irene, whose passion for singing brought her to the UK 20 years ago.
I came to the UK because I decided I would audition for a musical called Miss Saigon.
My role in Miss Saigon was Gigi.
When I did it, I was so young, so innocent, straight from the Philippines.
It was an absolute wonderful experience for me.
When I was working in the theatre, I met this lovely man.
We started dating.
Soon after that, we had our little bundle, Louis.
Life was absolutely perfect and we were very happy.
In 2009, I lost my dad to lung cancer, then, two weeks later, I lost my husband.
It was the most painful year of my life.
When Lee passed away, the first thing I said to myself was, "I'm never going to sing again," because singing would mean you would have emotions, you would feel, you know.
When you sing, you have to feel a song and I thought, you know, I'm not going to sing ever again.
It was a horrible time, but, I guess, it's also taught me a lot of things in life - strength, faith, courage, hope.
There's always hope.
My son Louis is the reason why I'm in this show.
He said, "Go for it, Mum.
You love to sing, you love music.
"Go for it, you can do this!" So I thought, "Why not?" And, now, look at me, here I am! What am I doing?! I'm here, taking a leap of faith.
I am doing this for Louis because everything I do in life, really, is for him.
The song that I'm singing says it all, really.
It must have been cold there in my shadow CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # To never have sunlight on your face # You were content to let me shine # You always walked a step behind Did you ever know that you're my hero Come on! # And everything I'd like to be? # I can fly higher # Higher than an eagle # For you are the wind beneath my wings # Oh, you, you, you # Are the wind beneath my wings The wind beneath my wings.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE THEY CHEER Hi, hi, hi, hi! Lovely kimono! Thank you.
Gorgeous.
The wings! What's your name? I'm Irene.
Hi, Irene.
Where are you from, Irene? I'm originally from the Philippines.
Irene from the Philippines.
Irene from the Philippines! APPLAUSE Well, that was simply wonderful.
Thank you.
You really got the sentiment of the song across and I loved it.
Thanks very much.
I'm shaking! You did something really amazing that I don't think we've seen yet on this show, which was that you went to a place that it felt like, for a second, you could have lost control and we were tense and then you saved it so well.
I've never been able to do that.
When I lose control, my mind kicks in and then I go, "You're useless," and then it all just unravels.
So, well done for that.
Oh, thank you.
APPLAUSE Thank you very much.
Hi! Hello THEY SPEAK IN A FILIPINO DIALEC Yes.
APPLAUSE Charming! Which part of the Philippines are you from? Manila.
Oh, cool.
My best friend is from the Philippines.
Yes.
He does The Voice Philippines, apl.
de.
ap.
Yeah, we know him.
We started The Black Eyed Peas together so he makes the best lumpiyang.
You just made me hungry cos I've been dieting for weeks to fit into this costume! I turned around cos you have an amazing voice.
You took it there, you peaked.
The peak was OK and then, towards the end, I was like, "Well, if she continues the fight "I don't think she's going to fight, she already pushed.
" And then you fought more, you didn't just give up.
I like a fighter.
I like someone who It's like you controlled my hand and pushed my button.
I didn't do that.
Ooh! I AM a fighter.
Yeah, Will's right.
He's rarely wrong.
It was one of those voices that reached over the chairs into our hearts and then made our hands do the button thing and I guarantee you that that happened not just for us, but it went down the lens, out of everyone's TV to their sofas and I think there'll have been a national standing ovation.
Wow, thank you.
APPLAUSE When you go to the Philippines, everybody sings amazingly.
HE MIMICS FILIPINO ENUNCIATION Everybody in the Philippines, they talk like that, but my best friend's like that so I can do that because he gave me the green light and permission to do that.
We're cool, we've got a sense of humour.
Yes, they do, they do.
The Black Eyed Peas, we started our group in the Filipino community in Los Angeles so we always make fun of Apl.
When we sing Where Is The Love, if you isolate Apl's voice, it's Where is da lub? LAUGHTER I love that guy, he's the best.
The lub! LAUGHTER That's exactly what he sounds like.
Anyway, I would like you to be on my team, to officially be a part of our family.
APPLAUSE Thank you.
I mean, I can't really compete with that cos I really don't know anything about Filipino culture and my best friend's from Newcastle.
LAUGHTER I like Newcastle, actually.
But I have to turn for something that's truly exceptional and I was willing to turn and lose to Will because you're worth that.
Thank you.
APPLAUSE OK.
Do I have to pick now? Yep.
Yes.
OK! AUDIENCE SHOUTS "RICKY" AND "WILL" OK.
OK.
I love family and I am a fighter and so I am going to go with .
.
Will.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE INAUDIBLE Thank you so much.
My gosh, thank you so much! Thank you! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yes! You did it! I did it, I did it! Will said that you're a fighter.
You were fighting on that stage today, weren't you? I have fought with a lot of things in life, that's why I picked him.
She wanted to make sure every single second, she showed how she could push through and that's the reason why I turned.
So, that's the blind auditions - week three all wrapped up.
The last minute addition of Irene brought Team Will to the halfway point with six acts.
My six acts are superstar, super-dope.
Stuff just got real.
Waistcoat! Waistcoat! Yes, the power of the Wilson waistcoat secured Efe and Tom, taking him to five.
With Charley snapped up, George is also on five.
They have been on fire.
And, last but not least, it's Paloma, who added Deano, taking her team to four.
I feel excited.
I've been pacing myself.
I should probably start pressing the button a bit.
I feel excited now.
Hee-hee-hee, it's a competition!