The Voice US (2011) s08e13 Episode Script
The Road to the Live Shows
1 HEY, EVERYBODY.
I'M CARSON DALY.
AND WELCOME TO "THE VOICE: THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" TONIGHT, WE'RE GIVING YOU ONE MORE LOOK AT THIS SEASON'S TALENTED ARTISTS SO YOU CAN PICK YOUR FAVORITES AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK'S LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Christina: MY TEAM OF FIVE MEMBERS -- THEY ARE ALL POWERHOUSES.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE THE STRONGEST TEAM THAT I'VE EVER HAD.
Blake: MY TEAM IS PACKED FULL OF TALENT.
LET'S FACE IT -- EVERY ARTIST ON TEAM BLAKE CAN WIN THIS WHOLE THING.
Adam: THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FLAVORS ON MY TEAM.
I THINK WE ARE THE UNDERDOGS, AND I LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK THAT THE DOOR'S WIDE OPEN.
Pharrell: I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR OTHER.
YOU CAN'T PUT THEM IN A BOX.
AND THEY ARE THE FURIOUS FIVE.
OH! Daly: TONIGHT I THINK I'M LOOKING AT A FUTURE STAR.
YOU ARE A VOCAL BEAST.
AHH! YOU'LL GET NEW INSIGHT INTO THE STRATEGIES BEHIND THE ARTISTS OUR COACHES PICKED TO REPRESENT THEIR TEAMS IN NEXT WEEK'S LIVE PLAYOFFS THIS DESERVES A DRUMROLL.
I NEED TO WIN THIS, DAMN IT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?! TO HELP YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR WHEN THE POWER SHIFTS TO YOU.
HEY, YOU.
Daly: PLUS, EXCLUSIVE, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE.
YOU KNOW I SOUND LIKE A GOAT BEING DEFIBRILLATED.
[ LAUGHTER .]
REEAAHHH! AAAAEEEHHH! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! DID THEY GIVE YOU A WHISTLE WITH THAT SHIRT WHEN YOU BOUGHT I SO YOU COULD OFFICIATE THE GAME? WHOO! Daly: FIRST IS REIGNING "VOICE" CHAMPION AND FOUR-TIME WINNER, BLAKE SHELTON THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD.
WHO IS BRIMMING WITH CONFIDENCE THIS SEASON.
MY TEAM IS PACKED FULL OF TALENT.
EVERY ARTIST ON MY TEAM COULD WIN THIS WHOLE THING.
I'M COMING TO HUG YOU.
TEAM BLAKE IS ALWAYS THE ONE YOU GOT TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.
Daly: LET'S LOOK AT HOW THESE FIVE ARTISTS MADE IT THIS FAR IN THE COMPETITION.
FIRST IS 34-YEAR-OLD SARAH POTENZA FROM NASHVILLE.
STAY WITH ME STAY WITH ME AAH! FOR TONIGHT, YOU BETTER STAY WITH ME STAY WITH ME STAY WITH ME STAY WITH ME WHOO! WHOO! I REALLY THINK WE HAVE A CONNECTION HERE.
[ LAUGHTER .]
YEAH! Daly: SHE THEN IMPRESSED IN THE BATTLES WITH HER POWERFUL VOICE.
BLEW MY SOCKS OFF.
I'VE NEVER GOTTEN A CHANCE IN EIGHT SEASONS OF DOING THIS SHOW TO WORK WITH AN ARTIST LIKE SARAH.
Daly: DURING HER KNOCKOUT REHEARSAL WITH BLAKE AND ADVISER NATE RUESS, SARAH WAS IN FOR A SPECIAL SURPRISE.
BEFORE WE SAY WHAT WE THINK, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MATT THINKS.
[ GASPS .]
AAH! IT'S MATT! IT'S THE SEXY NERD! Daly: SEASON 7 FINALIST MATT McANDREW DROPPED IN TO OFFER INSIGHT INTO HER VERSION OF HIS SONG.
I WOULD SAY MAYBE JUST START A LITTLE BIT MORE DELICATELY.
AND WHERE DOES IT GO WHEN IT'S OVER? Daly: AND IN HER KNOCKOUT ROUND, SHE PROVED SHE HAS THE VOICE TO SUCCEED.
HAS ANYBODY SEEN ALL MY WASTED LOVE? I'VE BEEN DOWN EVERY STREET AND YOU KNOW I WON'T, I WON'T GIVE UP THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOBODY ELSE LIKE HER WAY TO GO, SIS.
IN THIS COMPETITION.
THERE'S NOBODY LIKE SARAH IN THE WORLD.
AAH! SARAH, YOU DID IT.
I DID IT, DAD.
I DID IT.
YOU DID IT.
I DID IT.
[ LAUGHS .]
Daly: NEXT ON TEAM BLAKE IS 16-YEAR-OLD INDIE ARTIST BROOKE ADEE, WHO EARNED BUTTON PUSHES FROM BOTH BLAKE AND ADAM.
COME ON, SKINNY LOVE, JUST LAST THE YEAR [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
POUR A LITTLE SALT WE WERE NEVER HERE MY, MY, MY MY, MY, MY MY, MY, MY, MY, MY I THINK I'M LOOKING AT A FUTURE STAR RIGHT NOW.
I TRULY DO.
OH, MY GOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Daly: BROOKE THEN WON HER BATTLE AND CONTINUED TO IMPRESS IN THE KNOCKOUTS.
SHOCK ME LIKE AN ELECTRIC EEL BROOKE IS A CATCH.
I LOVE THAT YOU DID THAT SONG ON THIS SHOW.
SHE JUST HAS SUCH GREAT CONTROL OVER HER SOUND.
AND SHE KNOWS WHO SHE IS AS AN ARTIST, AND THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
Daly: BLAKE'S NEXT ARTIS IS 20-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE STUDENT COREY KENT WHITE, WHO WAS LOOKING FOR HIS BIG BREAK.
AS GREAT AS IT IS PLAYING THE COLLEGE CIRCUIT, I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY THE BIG STAGES THAT LEGENDS LIKE WILLIE NELSON HAVE PLAYED.
LIKE OUR CHICKEN FRIED AND COLD BEER ON A FRIDAY NIGHT A PAIR OF JEANS THAT FIT JUST RIGHT Daly: HIS PERFORMANCE IMPRESSED BOTH BLAKE AND PHARRELL.
AND THE RADIO UP HE KNOWS COUNTRY MUSIC, BUT I KNOW ALL KINDS OF MUSIC.
DO YOU LISTEN TO COUNTRY RADIO? Corey: ABSOLUTELY.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD SWON BROTHERS ON THE RADIO ABSOLUTELY.
THEY JUST HAD THEIR FIRST TOP-10 SINGLE.
THEIR FIRST ALBUM JUST CAME OUT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
IN THE CASE OF THE PEOPLE VERSUS BLAKE SHELTON.
[ LAUGHTER .]
MAYBE YOU WANT TO JUST THINK BEFORE YOU MAKE THIS DECISION AND PUT YOUR FAITH ON TEAM PHARRELL THERE.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO WITH BLAKE.
YES! Blake: MY GOODNESS.
THIS GUY HAS EVERYTHING IT TAKES TO BECOME A COUNTRY ARTIST THAT'S GONNA BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
Daly: DURING HIS BATTLE, COREY ROSE ABOVE HIS COMPETITION.
CAN'T BREATHE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE YOU WERE JUST THAT STRONG, CONSISTENT PERFORMER.
YOU SCREAM BLAKE'S TEAM TO ME.
Blake: I LOVE COREY'S VOICE BECAUSE HE'S BEEN ABLE TO BLEND SOME HARDCORE COUNTRY SOUNDS AND THINGS THAT SOME OF THESE NEWER ARTIST ARE DOING.
Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, HE GAVE AN EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCE, BECOMING THE ONLY MALE COUNTRY ARTIST IN THE COMPETITION.
AND I GAVE FORGIVENESS I'VE BEEN DENYIN' HEY, WHOA.
AND HE SAID, "SOMEDAY, I HOPE YOU GET THE CHANCE TO LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYIN'" Pharrell: ASIDE FROM SINGING A SONG IN THE GREAT WAY THAT YOU SING IT, THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PRESENCE.
YOU KIND OF LOOK LIKE YOU'RE ALREADY OUT THERE.
HE'S A -- HE'S A STAR.
COREY'S GONNA MOVE ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS, REPRESENTING BLAKE SHELTON.
YOU MAKE ME FEEL Daly: COMING UP THE REST OF TEAM BLAKE.
SISTER SHE CAME OUT HERE SWINGING HER PURSE LIKE A SOUTHERN CHURCH LADY.
YES.
YES.
YES.
Daly: AND LATER SHE'S MINE! [ LAUGHS EVILLY .]
Blake: YEAH! OUR OTHER COACHES ASSEMBLE THEIR TEAMS FOR THE LIVE SHOWS.
WHOA! WE GOT A STEAL! THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" THE NEXT MEMBER OF TEAM BLAKE IS 28-YEAR-OLD MEGHAN LINSEY, WHO WAS LOOKING TO RE-DISCOVER HER ROOTS IN SOUL MUSIC.
Meghan: 10 YEARS AGO, I OPENED FOR BLAKE SHELTON, AND THEN MY BAND BROKE UP.
I'M REALLY A SOUL SINGER AT HEART, SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A SECOND CHANCE FOR ME.
WHOA, LOVE HURTS OH, MY GOSH! REALLY, BLAKE? I'VE KNOWN HER FOR YEARS.
WHAT? I TOURED WITH HIM.
BUT I TURNED AROUND BECAUSE I SENSED YOUR SOUL.
I CHOOSE PHARRELL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
DON'T LET ME DOWN Daly: MEGHAN LOST A CLOSE BATTLE PAUL'S GONNA MOVE ON.
MAKING HER AVAILABLE TO STEAL.
I HAVE TO CHOOSE BLAKE.
YEAH! LUCKILY, IN THE BATTLES, MEGHAN DECIDED TO GO WITH ME, AND I'M SO THANKFUL.
I DEFINITELY THINK MEGHAN COULD BE A DARK HORSE IN THIS COMPETITION.
THANK YOU.
Daly: HER TALENT CONTINUED TO SHINE AS SHE WENT ON TO WIN HER KNOCKOUT.
YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN YOU SANG THAT SONG IN A WAY THAT PROVES YOUR WORTHINESS TO SING THAT KIND OF MUSIC.
THANK YOU.
MEGHAN IS RIDICULOUS.
I THINK THAT MEGHAN COULD WIN "THE VOICE.
" MY BABY WROTE ME A LETTER MY BABY WROTE ME A LETTER Daly: THE FINAL ARTIST ON BLAKE'S TEAM IS INDIE ROCK ARTIST HANNAH KIRBY.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I'M FROM SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS.
WHOA! SULPHUR SPRINGS? COME SEE US, BLAKE! I'M COMING TO HUG YOU.
I WANT TO HUG YOU.
Christina: OHH! OH, MY GOD.
COME HERE.
JUST GO GET HER.
GO GET HER, BLAKE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
Daly: IN THE ULTIMATE BATTLE OF THE POWER VOCALISTS RAPE, MURDER IT'S JUST A SHOT AWAY IT'S JUST A SHOT AWAY BLAKE LET HANNAH GO SARAH MOVES ON TO THE KNOCKOUT ROUND.
MAKING HER AVAILABLE TO STEAL.
WE'VE GOT TWO STEALS! SHE CAME OUT HERE SWINGING HER PURSE LIKE A SOUTHERN CHURCH LADY.
YES.
YES.
LISTEN.
YES.
Daly: AND HANNAH PICKED PHARRELL AS HER NEW COACH.
BRING ME A HIGHER LOVE HANNAH GETS OUT HERE, AND IT'S SO FUN TO WATCH HER PERFORM.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING JUST TAKES OVER HER BODY.
Daly: AFTER NARROWLY MISSING OUT IN THE KNOCKOUTS, BLAKE USED HIS ONE AND ONLY STEAL.
IT'S A HOMECOMING FOR HANNAH, BACK WHERE SHE BEGAN ON TEAM BLAKE! Blake: I MADE A MISTAKE AND LET HER GO IN THE BATTLES.
LUCKILY, I GOT THE CHANCE TO STEAL HER BACK IN THE KNOCKOUTS.
AND WE'RE GOING LIVE TOGETHER.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.
Daly: THESE ARE THE FIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTING TEAM BLAKE IN NEXT WEEK'S LIVE PLAYOFFS.
I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE THE BEST TEAM GOING INTO THE LIVE SHOWS.
I GUARANTEE YOU THE OTHER COACHES ARE JEALOUS OF MY TEAM.
TEAM BLAKE IS THE TEAM TO BEAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
Daly: NEXT, RETURNING COACH CHRISTINA AGUILERA SHOWS US HOW SHE BUILT HER DIVERSE TEAM.
Christina: IT FEELS REALLY GREA TO BE BACK.
MY TEAM OF FIVE MEMBERS -- THEY'RE UNBELIEVABLE.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE THE STRONGEST TEAM THAT I'VE EVER HAD CONSISTENTLY DOWN THE LINE.
CHRISTINA'S TEAM IS -- IS LOOKING LIKE IT OFTEN HAS.
SHE'S DEFINITELY GOT SOME GIRLS ON THERE THAT COULD BE POP STARS, THEY'RE POWERFUL VOCALISTS.
AND SHE'S ALSO GOT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT SHE WANTS TO EXPERIMENT WITH.
AND THOSE ARE ALWAYS A THREAT.
Daly: LET'S LOOK AT HOW CHRISTINA ASSEMBLED HER TEAM.
FIRST FOR TEAM CHRISTINA IS R&B SOUL SINGER ROB TAYLOR, WHO PUT HIS SCHOLARSHIP TO BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC ON HOLD TO TAKE CARE OF HIS MOM.
MY MOM HAD A STROKE AND PARALYZED ONE SIDE OF HER BODY.
IT WAS JUST VERY HARD, BUT IT MADE ME A STRONGER PERSON.
YEAH.
[ Falsetto .]
I WANT YOU BABY NO! NO! TURN BACK AROUND.
I WANT YOU BABY YOU WOW.
YOU Christina: YOU GOT TO COME HOME.
WHAT'S GOING ON? OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
HE'S TEAM CHRISTINA ALL THE WAY, IS HE NOT? I MEAN, I HAVE TO HAVE -- I HAVE TO HAVE YOU.
LOVE AND HAPPINESS YEAH, YEAH, YEAH Daly: ROB ENTERED THE KNOCKOUTS DETERMINED TO EARN A SPOT IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
ROB IS SO UNIQUE -- HIS PRESENCE, HIS ENERGY.
HE JUST LIKE A BIG TEDDY BEAR.
AND I LOVE THAT HE REALLY OWNS HIS FALSETTO.
OOOOOOOOH ROB'S GONNA MOVE ON.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YES! YES! WHEN THE "ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS" RETURNS I'M STILL WORKING ON MY MASTERPIECE SOMEONE SET THEM FREE HEY, HEY, HEY Daly: WE WILL MEET THE REST OF TEAM CHRISTINA.
THERE IT IS! CHRISTINA AGUILERA! AND LATER, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN MOMENTS FROM SEASON 8 OF "THE VOICE.
" PICTURE EVERYONE BUT BLAKE NAKED.
"BUT BLAKE"? [ LAUGHTER .]
THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: HEY, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" TONIGHT, WE ARE CATCHING YOU UP ON OUR BIGGEST SEASON YE AND GETTING YOU READY FOR NEXT WEEK'S INCREDIBLE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
CHRISTINA'S NEXT ARTIST IS 32-YEAR-OLD KIMBERLY NICHOLE, WHO STARTED ON TEAM PHARRELL.
Kimberly: RIGHT NOW, I PERFORM AT A VERY EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE CLUB IN NEW YORK FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK.
I NEED THIS.
THEY CALL IT NUTBUSH OH, NUTBUSH HEY, YEAH NO! YEAH DAMN IT! NUTBUSH CITY OH! KIMBERLY WAS ADORABLE.
AS SOON AS I TURNED AROUND, I KIND OF REGRETTED THAT I DIDN'T PUSH MY BUTTON.
YOUR VOICE IS AMAZING.
I PICK PHARRELL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG Daly: DURING HER BATTLE REHEARSALS, KIMBERLY BLEW AWAY ADVISER LIONEL RICHIE.
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG LET ME WIPE DOWN, BROTHER.
LET ME WIPE DOWN.
BEEN SNOOPIN' 'ROUND MY DOOR [ LAUGHTER .]
YOU CAN WAG YOUR TAIL BUT I AIN'T GONNA FEED YOU NO MORE OW! Daly: KIMBERLY'S PERFORMANCE FORCED PHARRELL TO MAKE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST DECISIONS IN "VOICE" HISTORY.
I'M GONNA CHOOSE LOWELL.
THE WINNER OF THIS BATTLE IS LOWELL! WE GOT A STEAL! CHRISTINA AGUILERA! I'VE WANTED YOU SINCE THE BLINDS.
LOVE SOMEBODY Daly: AND DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, KIMBERLY PROVED THAT SHE DESERVED A SPOT ON TEAM CHRISTINA.
IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE SET THEM FREE KIMBERLY, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A FIRECRACKER AND YOU JUST GO FOR WHATEVER NOTE YOU WANT TO HIT, AND YOU OWN IT.
KIMBERLY, MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO DELVE INTO SOME JUICY, DELICIOUS STUFF BECAUSE SHE IS JUST CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.
Daly: NEXT IS 23-YEAR-OLD R&B VOCALIST SONIC, WHOSE DETERMINATION HELPED HER SECURE A SPOT ON TEAM CHRISTINA.
WHEN I WAS AROUND 6 OR 7, I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS DEAF IN MY RIGHT EAR, COMPLETELY.
REALLY? YES.
I DON'T HAVE MONEY ON MY MIND MONEY ON MY MIND I DO IT FOR, I DO IT FOR THE LOVE Christina: IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT SHE'S DEAF IN ONE EAR.
I'M SO BLOWN AWAY BY THA BECAUSE SHE'S JUST SUCH A POWERHOUSE.
I MEAN, SHE'S JUST GONNA BE UNSTOPPABLE.
Daly: DURING HER BATTLE REHEARSALS, SONIC RECEIVED SOME HOMEWORK FROM HER COACH, CHRISTINA.
WHAT'S THE ISSUE? JUST LET ME KNOW.
I JUST THINK THE -- LIKE, THE HARMONIES, FOR ME, ARE KIND OF THROWING ME OFF.
YOUR HOMEWORK IS TO GO AND PUT THE TV UP LOUD IN THE BACKGROUND AND SING THAT HOOK OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I'M PERFECTLY INCOMPLETE I'M STILL WORKING ON MY MASTERPIECE MASTERPIECE MASTERPIECE SONIC, I LOVE YOUR POCKET.
YOU'RE ABLE TO REALLY BOUNCE AROUND IN THAT MELODY, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S FUN TO LISTEN TO YOU SING.
THANK YOU.
Daly: AND DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, SONIC IMPRESSED HER COACH BY TAKING A RISK.
ALWAYS COMES FIRST AND A REAL MAN CAN'T DENY A WOMAN'S WORTH OHH, OOH, OH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
THAT WAS CRAZY AWESOME.
Sonic: I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO BE HERE, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GOING TO LIVES.
LIKE, IT'S NOT REAL.
Daly: HIGH-SCHOOL JUNIOR LEXI DAVILA GOT TWO CHAIRS TO TURN DURING HER BLIND AUDITION.
DREAMING WITH YOU ENDLESSLY I'LL GO.
IF IT'S AT A 7 RIGHT NOW, WE CAN BRING IT TO A 10, THREE MORE LITTLE NOTCHES, IT'S GONNA WIN.
ADAM.
YES.
NO! Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, LEXI'S PERFORMANCE LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION ON CHRISTINA.
ALL RI-I-I-I-I-I-GHT Christina: LEXI, YOU WERE THE BIG SHOCKER.
HONESTLY, BASED OFF HOW SKILLFULLY HARD IT WAS TO CUT UP THAT SONG AND DO I AS ACCURATE AS YOU DID, IN MY OPINION, WOULD GO TO LEXI.
THE WINNER OF THIS KNOCKOUT IS JOSHUA.
Daly: THERE IT IS! CHRISTINA AGUILERA STEALS LEXI FROM TEAM ADAM! THANK YOU FOR BEING SO DUMB BECAUSE SHE'S MINE! [ LAUGHS EVILLY .]
Blake: YEAH! SHE'S A GEM.
SHE'S GOT THE CHOPS.
THAT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
YES! Daly: 21-YEAR-OLD CLASSICAL MUSIC STUDENT INDIA CARNEY WAS A FOUR-CHAIR-TURN WIN FOR CHRISTINA.
I'M IN A NEW YO-O-O-O-RK DO YOU HAVE A FORM I CAN FILL OUT FOR YOUR FAN CLUB? YOU ARE A VOCAL BEAST, AND I WANT TO TAKE A WOMAN TO THE END OF THE LINE.
CHRISTINA.
AAAH! INDIA IS JUST HANDS DOWN PROFESSIONAL.
SHE QUIETS THE ROOM ANY TIME SHE SINGS.
STA-A-A-A-A-A-Y STA-A-A-A-A-Y I WANT, I WANT, I WA-A-NT YOU STA-A-A-A-A-Y I WANT YOU TO STAY I WANT YOU TO STAY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
MAN, THAT WAS TECHNICALLY THE BEST BATTLE I'VE SEEN THIS SEASON.
WHOO! THAT'S RIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
THANK YOU.
GOING CRAZY IN THIS BIG WHITE ROOM Daly: DURING HER KNOCKOUT REHEARSALS, INDIA TOOK TO HEART CHRISTINA'S ADVICE THANK YOU.
Christina: I THINK VULNERABILITY IS THE KEY.
YOU COULD HAVE THE BEST VOICE IN THE WORLD, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT EMOTIONALLY PULLING PEOPLE IN AND ALLOWING THEM TO FEEL WHAT YOU'RE FEELING, THEN IT'S KIND OF A WASTE.
EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT ME EVERYBODY'S STARING AT ME WHAT DO I DO NO-O-O-O-W? SMILE, YEAH YE-E-E-E-E-E-E-AH Daly: SECURING A SPOT IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Christina: INDIA ABSOLUTELY HAS THE CAPABILITY TO BE A SUPERSTAR.
I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S JUST INSANE WHAT SHE CAN DO.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE ON RADIO BE ABLE TO DO [LAUGHS.]
HALF THE STUFF THAT INDIA NATURALLY AND EFFORTLESSLY PULLS OFF.
Daly: THESE ARE THE ARTISTS REPRESENTING CHRISTINA IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
TEAM CHRISTINA'S LOOKING VERY STRONG.
WHOO! KNOCKOUTS JUST FINISHED.
I FEEL EXCELLENT, SUPER, SUPER CONFIDENT GOING INTO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
I'M SO PROUD OF MY TEAM.
Daly: COMING UP, ADAM AND PHARRELL DRAFT THEIR TEAMS ALL I NEED IS OH! I Daly: GETTING THE BEST OF THE BEST AM A MAN Daly: FOR THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
BING, BANG, BONG! LET'S GO.
[ LAUGHS .]
YAY! THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW ADAM'S FIVE ARTISTS GOT TO THIS IMPORTANT ROUND OF COMPETITION.
Adam: MY TEAM'S AWESOME.
THEY'RE FIVE UNIQUE, FANTASTIC, AMAZING ARTISTS.
OH, I'M SO PUMPED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BADASS, DUDE.
I'VE HAD TO COACH MORE THAN EVER THIS YEAR, BUT I THINK IT'S PAYING OFF.
I THINK EVERYONE'S GETTING BETTER.
TEAM ADAM IS THE INEVITABLY TRIUMPHANT UNDERDOG.
Daly: LET'S LOOK AT THE JOURNEY ADAM'S FIVE ARTISTS TOOK TO MAKE IT TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
FIRST ON TEAM ADAM IS 35-YEAR-OLD PRISON CHOIR DIRECTOR AND MOTHER OF TWO TONYA BOYD-CANNON.
LOCKED UP Y'ALL BETTER SING 'ROUND HERE! [ Voice breaking .]
35, AND THIS IS MY DREAM.
THIS IS MY DREAM.
I DON'T CARE, BABY, BY THE WAY HUH, BECAUSE I'M HAPPY CLAP ALONG IF YOU FEEL Adam: TONYA IS A PURE SINGER IN THAT SHE'S BEEN PUT ON THIS EARTH TO SING SHE'S VERY UNFORGETTABLE.
CLAP ALONG IF YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPINESS IS TO YOU CLAP ALONG IF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO HEY, HEY, HEY IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL TO GO WITH ME, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD.
ADAM.
OH! Daly: DURING THE BATTLES, TONYA GOT SOME VALUABLE COACHING.
OKAY, TONYA, YOU'RE SINGING TOO MUCH, ALMOST.
OKAY.
MICHAEL, HE HAD THIS CRAZY VOICE, BUT SOMETIMES HE WOULD JUST USE IT AS A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT.
[ VOCALIZING .]
LIKE, STAB AT IT A LITTLE MORE RHYTHMICALLY.
PRETTY YOUNG THINGS, REPEAT AFTER ME SAYIN' NA, NA, NA James: NA, NA-NA, NA Daly: AND AFTER WINNING HER BATTLE, TONYA CELEBRATED WITH THE PEOPLE THAT MATTERED THE MOST.
DO THE DANCE WITH ME.
DO THAT DANCE.
DO THAT DANCE.
DO THAT, DO THAT, DO THAT, DO THAT.
HERE WE GO.
AND, UH.
DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, TONYA BLEW AWAY HER COACH, EARNING HER A SPOT IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
WHY DID THOSE DAYS EVER HAVE TO GO? 'CAUSE I LOVE THEM SO DO-DO, DO-DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO-DO, DO ADAM IS VERY TALENTED, HE'S WISE -- I AGREE.
I AGREE ABOUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
[ LAUGHTER .]
CORRECT, CORRECT.
Daly: ADAM'S NEXT ARTIST STARTED ON TEAM BLAKE -- FAMILY MAN AND FULL-TIME MUSICIAN JOSHUA DAVIS.
I WILL SEE MY LIGHT COME SHININ' WHOO! I HEARD SO MANY THINGS GOING ON WITH YOUR VOICE THAT WERE SO SOOTHING AND INSPIRING.
I FELT LIKE I WAS CURLED UP NEXT TO A FIRE.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH YOU, MAN.
I'VE GOT TO PICK BLAKE.
YES! YES! [ LAUGHS .]
Adam: I'M PRETTY HURT BY JOSHUA.
I FEEL LIKE THAT KID CAN GO ALL THE WAY.
Daly: DURING THE BATTLES, JOSHUA LOST A CLOSE FIGHT, AND ADAM'S DREAM CAME TRUE.
WE GOT A STEAL! GREAT.
BING, BANG, BONG! LET'S GO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
[ LAUGHS .]
THE FACT THAT I HAVE HIM ON MY TEAM NOW IS SO COOL 'CAUSE HE BELONGS ON MY TEAM.
WAKES ME Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, JOSHUA PROVED HE DESERVED TO MOVE ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
SHE TAKES ME BACK HO-O-O-O-ME Blake: IT JUST LOOKED LIKE A GUY WHO'S READY TO GO TO THE END OF THIS THING.
JOSHUA MOVES ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Adam: JOSHUA DAVIS KILLED IT.
THIS DUDE IS JUST SO GOOD, AND, OH, HE JUST BRINGS YOU IN, AND HE'S GOT SUCH AN AMAZING TONE IN HIS VOICE.
I LOVE THAT GUY.
Daly: NEXT FOR TEAM ADAM IS 17-YEAR-OLD HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT NATHAN HERMIDA.
I WOULD CONSIDER MYSELF NERDY.
OH.
[ LAUGHS .]
OH, WAIT, SORRY.
I JUST SCREWED UP MY GLASSES.
HE'S A GEEKY BOY.
EVEN WHEN THE SKY COMES FALLING EVEN WHEN THE SUN DON'T SHINE WE CAN DO IT, BABY, SIMPLE AND PLAIN 'CAUSE THIS LOVE IS A SURE THING NATHAN, WHY DO YOU HAVE SUCH A SEXY VOICE? [ LAUGHTER .]
Adam: THAT WAS THE BEST POCKET I'VE HEARD.
YOU WERE IN IT THE WHOLE TIME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GOOD YOU ARE.
YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLE.
THANK YOU.
Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, ADAM NEEDED NATHAN TO BREAK OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE.
YOU GOT TO OPEN IT UP A LITTLE MORE.
Adam: I GOT TO BUST NATHAN OUT OF HIS SHELL.
HE STILL SINGS AFRAID.
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW THE ENDLESS NIGHTS THE RHYMING OF THE RAIN OR HOW IT FEELS TO FALL BEHIND AND WATCH YOU CALL HIS NAME NATHAN, YOU FINALLY OPENED UP TO THIS AUDIENCE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
Adam: THAT KIDS'S BADASS.
HE'S A GREAT SINGER, AND HE STILL HASN'T ACCESSED ALL OF HIS VOICE.
BUT HE'S 17, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
VERY PROUD OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT.
GET READY FOR MORE WORK.
I KNOW.
YOU READY? ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
YEAH.
OH, MY GOD! THAT'S ADAM.
HE'S SO HANDSOME! I'M NOT GONNA WASH MY HANDS.
[ LAUGHTER .]
STUPID.
Daly: COMING UP, THE REST OF TEAM ADAM.
MYSELF Daly: AND LATER, BLAKE REVEALS SOME EMBARRASSING INFORMATION IN NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE.
WHAT'S YOU MIDDLE NAME? IT'S, UH, TOLLISON.
TOLLISON? IT'S NOT A DISEASE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT LIKE THAT.
[ LAUGHTER .]
THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" ADAM'S NEXT ARTIST, 19-YEAR-OLD DEANNA JOHNSON, RETURNED TO "THE VOICE" AFTER FAILING TO GET A BUTTON PUSHED IN SEASON 5.
Deanna: WHEN NO CHAIRS TURNED AROUND, I WAS OBVIOUSLY, LIKE, VERY DISAPPOINTED.
IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH.
I THINK YOU'RE NO MORE THAN A YEAR AWAY FROM BEING SOMEONE WHO CAN COME BACK OUT HERE AND WIN THIS SHOW.
ALL I WANT IS AND ALL I NEED IS TO FIND SOMEBODY I'LL FIND SOMEBODY LORD HAVE MERCY.
Adam: I AM SO OVERJOYED THAT SOMEBODY GOT TURNED DOWN AND CAME BACK AND FOUR CHAIRS TURNED.
YES.
Daly: DEANNA HAD TO FACE CONFIDENCE ISSUES DURING THE KNOCKOUTS.
THERE'S JUST A UNIQUENESS TH-THAT'S MISSING IN MUSIC TODAY THAT YOUR VOICE HAS.
BUT YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS WITH HOW NERVOUS YOU ARE.
YOUR CONTROL -- YOUR CONTROL OVER YOUR VOCALS ARE SO CONNECTED TO YOUR CONFIDENCE.
OKAY.
JUST TO EXPERIMENT, JUST DON'T EVEN OPEN YOUR EYES.
JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SING THE DAMN SONG.
[ LAUGHS .]
LISTEN TO YOUR HE-E-E-E-E-E-ART OH, LISTEN TO YOUR HEART I'VE BEEN TRYING, AND I'VE BEEN KIND OF PRODDING HER AND BEING LIKE, "LISTEN, YOU GOT TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
" I THINK THAT WITH DEANNA, IT'S A SWITCH.
AND IF SHE FLIPS THAT SWITCH, SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR HER.
Daly: THE LAST ARTIST ON TEAM ADAM ORIGINALLY STARTED ON BLAKE'S TEAM.
BRIAN JOHNSON PUT HIS MUSICAL DREAMS ON HOLD TO SUPPORT HIS NEW WIFE AND AILING FATHER.
Brian: MY DAD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO HELP IN ANY WAY THAT I COULD.
IF YOU HEAR HIM SING, YOU'LL KNOW WHY HE DESERVES TO BE HERE.
SOMEONE LIKE YOU MAKES IT EASY TO GIVE AND NEVER THINK ABOUT MYSELF WATCHING HOW YOU PERFORMED IN A REALLY ENGAGING, EMOTIONAL WAY -- WOW, BRIAN.
I'M AN AVID FAN OF YOURS ALREADY, MAN.
I PICK BLAKE.
YES! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
YES! Adam: BRIAN IS A KILLER SINGER.
I WAS BUMMED.
I THOUGHT THAT GUY BELONGED ON MY TEAM.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Daly: DURING THE BATTLES, BRIAN MOVED ADVISER MEGHAN TRAINOR TO TEARS ARE YOU CRYING? [ Voice breaking .]
YEAH.
WHY YOU CRYING? IT WAS GOOD.
SOMEBODY HUG ME! [ LAUGHTER .]
Daly: AND WON A CLOSE-FOUGHT BATTLE, ADVANCING HIM TO THE KNOCKOUTS.
TO SEE HIM GO AFTER HIS DREAM, AND PROFESSIONALS RECOGNIZE IT -- THEY KNOW WHAT I KNEW A LONG TIME AGO.
LOVING YOU IS EASY, PLAYING BY THE RULES Daly: BRIAN GAVE AN IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE KNOCKOUTS AND NOTHING EVER HURT LIKE YOU OH, YEAH.
NOTHING EVER HURT LIKE YOU OH, WHOA, YEAH DAMN, BRIAN.
YOU'RE RIDICULOUS, AND I THINK THERE'S MORE RIDICULOUS COMING.
Daly: DESPITE HIS POWERFUL PERFORMANCE, HE LOST AND BECAME AVAILABLE TO STEAL.
OH, THERE IT IS! ADAM LEVINE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
STEALS BRIAN.
YES, OF COURSE.
YOU'RE RIDICULOUS.
YOU SHOULD BE IN THIS COMPETITION 100%.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
100%.
Adam: BRIAN'S VOICE IS AMAZING.
THAT GUY IS SO TALENTED, AND PEOPLE ARE GONNA LOVE HIM.
AND I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE KIND OF GUY WHO CAN REALLY SURPRISE PEOPLE ON THE LIVE SHOWS.
Daly: THESE ARE THE ARTISTS REPRESENTING TEAM ADAM IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
TEAM ADAM IS COMING BACK WITH A VENGEANCE.
Adam: MY TEAM IS REALLY GOOD, MAN, REALLY STRONG.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FLAVORS.
MY TEAM'S AWESOME.
Daly: NEXT IS TEAM PHARRELL.
OH! Pharrell: I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR OTHER, YOU KNOW, O-T-H-E-R -- FIVE LETTERS.
SO, I GOT FIVE ARTISTS, AND THEY ARE THE FURIOUS FIVE.
OOH! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
Blake: YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BIGGEST THREA IS PROBABLY PHARRELL'S TEAM.
JUST CONTINUES TO GET BETTER AND BETTER WITH THAT GROUP.
Daly: LET'S LOOK AT THE JOURNEY THESE FIVE ARTISTS TOOK TO MAKE IT TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
THE WORLD WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE 15-YEAR-OLD FARM BOY SAWYER FREDERICKS DURING THE BLIND AUDITIONS.
Sawyer: THIS IS THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM HOME I'VE EVER BEEN.
[ Laughing .]
I'M DEFINITELY OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.
MAYBE YOUR FRIENDS THINK Daly: SAWYER'S PERFORMANCE OF A CLASSIC FOLK SONG GOT ALL FOUR COACHES' ATTENTION.
THIS IS YOUR DESTINY, AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU ON MY TEAM.
PHARRELL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
OH! I WANT TO KNOW HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN Daly: SAWYER DELIVERED ANOTHER WINNING PERFORMANCE DURING THE BATTLES.
COMING DOWN ON A SUNNY DAY Pharrell: BEING THAT GOOD, BEING THAT YOUNG, AND BEING THAT HUMBLE IS A RARITY, SO I THINK HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THIS SHOW.
THERE'S NO TEACHING WHAT YOU DO, SO I'M GLAD THAT YOUR GIFT IS IN HIS HANDS.
THANK YOU.
'CAUSE EVEN THE BEST FALL DOWN SOMETIMES Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, SAWYER CONTINUED TO PUSH HIS COMFORT ZONE.
I'VE NEVER PLAYED A GIG WITHOUT MY GUITAR.
BUT I WANT TO SEE YOU WALK AROUND JUST TO SEE WHAT THAT DOES TO YOUR SYSTEM.
I FEEL LIKE THE AUDIENCE, WHOEVER'S SITTING OVER THERE, THEY'RE JUST GONNA -- THEY'RE GONNA MELT.
IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
[ LAUGHS .]
YEAH.
YOU AND I COLLIDE I SOMEHOW FIND YOU AND I COLLIDE Pharrell: HE KNOWS HOW TO CHANNEL THAT BLUES THING THAT HE HAS.
I'M TELLING YOU, THAT KID IS SPECIAL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
Daly: SAWYER FREDERICKS MOVES ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Daly: NEXT, THIRD-GENERATION SINGER 16-YEAR-OLD MIA Z HIT "THE VOICE" STAGE AND FLOORED OUR COACHES WITH HER IMPRESSIVE RANGE.
SO LONELY I'LL BE YEAH! [ High-pitched .]
YOU KNOW I'M FREE SAID I'LL BE Pharrell: MIA HAS A UNIQUE TONE.
SHE JUST KEPT, LIKE, DOING THESE, LIKE, BOTTLE-ROCKET NOTES.
JUST LIKE, "WHOOF!" YOU HIT A NOTE THERE THAT BEES CAN'T HIT THAT NOTE.
[ LAUGHTER .]
LET'S STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE AND TAKE BLUES TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
PHARRELL.
ME? OH! THANK YOU.
Daly: MIA DELIVERED ANOTHER STANDOUT PERFORMANCE DURING THE BATTLES.
DON'T TAKE MY MAN I SAID DON'T TAKE MY MAN 'CAUSE YOU KNOW YOU CAN MIA, YOU MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR PERSONALITY.
IT'S WHAT MAKES YOU A STAR.
PUT IT DOWN, PUT IT DOWN PUT IT DOWN, PUT IT DOWN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
ADELINE, HAVE MERCY YOU DON'T WANNA BREAK MY HEART Pharrell: MIA Z IS JUST SPECIAL.
WHEN SHE SINGS, LIKE, SHE JUST GOES ALL THE WAY UP.
PUT THE GUN DOWN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
ABOUT TO DROWN SO, HOLD ON Daly: MIA STAYED TRUE TO HER BLUES ROOTS WITH HER SONG CHOICE IN THE KNOCKOUTS.
MIA LITERALLY JUST EXPLORES SONGS IN FRONT OF YOU.
SHE TAKES A SONG AND TURNS IT INTO HER EXPRESSION.
OOH HOLD ON, BABY, YEAH Daly: WHEN "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS" RETURNS, WE'LL MEET THE REST OF TEAM PHARRELL.
BABY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, YEAH Daly: AND LATER, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE OF OUR COACHES.
I WANT TO PUT BLAKE IN DRAG, YEAH.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE .]
HEY, GRANDPA.
DO YOU NEED YOUR SPECTACLES, YOU OLD FART? HEY, DID THEY GIVE YOU A WHISTLE WITH THAT SHIRT WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT? THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" NEXT IS 23-YEAR-OLD CUSTOMER-SERVICE REP CAITLIN CAPORALE, WHO WAS HOPING TO GET A SPOT ON CHRISTINA'S TEAM.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE OH, MAN.
OH, BABY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE Daly: HER POWERFUL PERFORMANCE HAD CHRISTINA WISHING SHE HAD A SPOT REMAINING I LOVED IT, BUT MY TEAM IS FULL.
YOU WERE GRACIOUSLY DIRECTING THE NOTES AROUND WITH YOUR FINGERS.
PHARRELL.
Daly: AND EARNED HER THE RESPECT OF HER IDOL.
OH, BABY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE YOU WERE SINGING TOE-TO-TOE WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA.
MAN.
Daly: IN THE BATTLES, CAITLIN GOT SOME VALUABLE COACHING.
OH, OH, I-I-I-I LITTLE PITCHY ON THAT FIRST HARMONY.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT I NORMALLY DO, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GO FOR IT.
WHEN YOU SAID, "YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGH FOR ME," THAT'S INSTANTLY TELLING YOUR MIND TO, LIKE, PSYCH YOU OUT BEFORE YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT 'CAUSE YOU ACTUALLY CAN SING THERE.
OH, OH, I-I-I-I NEVER FELT THIS WAY Daly: SHE STORMED INTO THE BATTLES WITH AN PASSIONATE PERFORMANCE OF ALICIA KEYS' "FALLIN'.
" AND CAUSE ME SO MUCH PA-A-A-IN? CAITLIN MOVES ON TO THE KNOCKOUTS.
'CAUSE NOW I'M A WARRIOR Daly: CAITLIN WENT ON TO WIN HER KNOCKOUT ROUND.
I'M A WARRIOR I'M STRONGER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN THAT WAS A REALLY POWERFUL PERFORMANCE.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE ONES MY TEAM HAS TO LOOK OUT FOR, FOR SURE.
CAITLIN'S GONNA MOVE ON, REPRESENTING PHARRELL IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Pharrell: I CHOSE CAITLIN BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT SHE WANTS TO SAY.
I THINK SHE'S A REAL ARTIST.
Caitlin: I AM SO READY TO GO TO LIVE PLAYOFFS.
THIS IS WHAT I DREAMED OF.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS SHOW SINCE SEASON 1.
I KIND OF COME FROM A LONG LINE OF BUSINESSMEN.
Daly: 19-YEAR-OLD LOWELL OAKLEY CAME TO "THE VOICE" WITH A STYLE ALL HIS OWN.
THE ARTIST THAT I WANT TO BE IS THIS NEW R&B AND KIND OF SOUL MIXED WITH THIS OLD, SORT OF JAZZY CROONER.
WITHOUT YOU DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE Daly: HIS SMOOTH PERFORMANCE CAUGHT THE EARS OF ADAM AND PHARRELL.
YOU'RE NOT REGULAR.
YOU'RE OTHER.
I PICK PHARRELL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
WHAT?! OHH! OH, MY GOD.
[ LAUGHS .]
Daly: DURING HIS BATTLE REHEARSAL, LOWELL GOT ADVICE FROM MUSICAL LEGEND LIONEL RICHIE AND COACH PHARRELL.
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG ABSOLUTELY.
BEEN SNOOPIN' 'ROUND MY DOOR LOWELL, I CAN USE A GROWL FROM YOU.
JUST GRIT.
EHH, EH, EH, EH, EH, EH, EH YOU KNOW? RIGHT, IT'S OKAY TO DO THAT.
IT'S OKAY.
LOWELL, I JUST WANT HIM TO REMAIN CONFIDENT.
ELVIS WAS A CROONER, TOO, BUT HE ALSO KNEW HOW TO REV UP THE ENGINE WHEN A SONG CALLED FOR IT.
AND LOWELL COULD, TOO.
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG BEEN SNOOPIN' 'ROUND MY DOOR HEY, YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG YEAH SNOOPIN' 'ROUND MY DOOR OH! YOU CAN WAG YOUR TAIL [ LAUGHS .]
BUT I AIN'T GONNA FEED YOU NO MORE YOU CAN WAG YOUR TAIL BUT I AIN'T GONNA FEED YOU NO MORE THE WINNER OF THIS BATTLE IS LOWELL! WHOO! IT'S ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH PHARRELL LITERALLY MEANS THE WORLD.
[ SIGHS .]
LORD.
I'M JUST SO THANKFUL.
I GUESS YOU'D SAY Daly: LOWELL SECURED HIS SPOT IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS BY WINNING HIS KNOCKOUT.
Pharrell: I PICKED LOWELL BECAUSE I FELT LIKE HE WAS SOMETHING DIFFEREN I FEEL LIKE THE SHOW'S NOT REALLY HAD BEFORE.
THEY'VE HAD CROONERS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THEY'VE BEEN AS GOOD AS HE IS.
LOWELL MOVES ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
WHOO! THE NEXT MEMBER OF TEAM PHARRELL IS HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT KORYN HAWTHORNE, WHO STARTED ON CHRISTINA'S TEAM.
GROWING UP, IT WAS JUST ME, MY MOM, AND MY BROTHER.
WE STRUGGLED A LITTLE BI BECAUSE MY MOM WAS A SINGLE PAREN WORKING TWO JOBS.
AND I KNOW THAT SHE SACRIFICED A LOT TO JUST GIVE ME MY DREAMS.
IF I TURN A CHAIR, IT WOULD SHOW MY MOM EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS DONE, THAT IT'S NOT IN VAIN.
THAT'S WHEN YOU FEEL MY KIND OF LOVE TO BE 16 YEARS OLD AND TO KNOW WHEN TO DOWNSHIFT, AND THEN WHEN TO GO UP TO SIXTH GEAR LIKE THAT YOU'VE HAD TO LIVE SOME LIFE IN ORDER TO CONVEY SUCH EMOTION AND SUCH POWER BEHIND THAT VOCAL ABILITY.
I WOULD BE HONORED TO BE YOUR COACH.
WHOO! I'M GONNA PICK CHRISTINA.
AAH! WINNER! Koryn: HAVING TWO AMAZING SUPERSTARS LIKE CHRISTINA AND PHARRELL FIGHT OVER ME IS JUST THE BIGGEST AND GREATES THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN.
SHE'S NO JOKE.
AND SHE'S YOUNG.
SHE'S THE REAL THING.
Daly: KORYN CONTINUED TO IMPRESS CHRISTINA DURING THE BATTLES.
YOU HAVE AN AMAZING SPIRI IN THERE THAT LIVES IN YOUR VOCAL CORDS.
JUST BECAUSE IT BURNS DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GONNA DIE YOU'VE GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY Daly: KORYN LAID IT ALL ON THE LINE FOR HER KNOCKOUT PERFORMANCE.
Pharrell: KORYN -- SHE'S SPECIAL.
SHE HAS SOMETHING CLEARLY DIFFERENT.
YOU DO THIS THING -- IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SO GROUNDED.
MM-HMM.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE PULLING ENERGY FROM THE EARTH.
KORYN IS AVAILABLE TO STEAL.
WE GOT A STEAL! RIGHT THERE! PHARRELL WILLIAMS! THANK YOU! Koryn: OH, MY GOD, I AM GOING TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS, AND I AM JUST TRULY SO THANKFUL AND BLESSED.
AND I'M SO EXCITED! OH, MY GOD.
WHOO! I'M OVERJOYED TO HAVE YOU ON MY TEAM.
I JUST THINK THAT THERE'S JUS SO MUCH WE CAN DO.
Daly: THESE ARE THE ARTISTS REPRESENTING TEAM PHARRELL IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
WE HAVE THE MAKINGS OF SOMETHING THAT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING I'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
I HAVE FIVE ARTISTS ON MY TEAM THAT ARE INDIVIDUALS.
THEY'RE MAKING THEIR RULES UP AS THEY GO, AND I'M JUST HERE TO TAKE NOTES.
HERE AT "THE VOICE," IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT CUTTHROAT COMPETITION.
IN FACT, HERE ARE SOME EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES MOMENTS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
YOUR SALES PITCHES ARE LIKE, [ Imitating Blake .]
"UM, UH, YEAH, AR-- W--" AND THEN THEY JUST, LIKE, "BLAKE!" [ LAUGHTER .]
YOU'RE LIKE, [ Imitating Blake .]
"HI.
MY NAME'S BLAKE, AND I THINK YOU SHOULD ON MY TEAM.
" BAP.
"I'M FROM A PART OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY PLAY COUNTRY MUSIC.
" "BLAKE.
" I DON'T HAVE A PART OF THE COUNTRY THAT PEOPLE IDENTIFY WITH.
WHAT, I'M LIKE, "I'M FROM L.
A.
" "BLAKE!" "BLAKE!" "BLAKE!" Christina: SOMETIMES I LOOK AT THE OTHER COACHES AND I WONDER WHAT PLANET I'M ON.
[ LAUGHTER .]
COME HERE.
COME HERE.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
YOU FEEL BETTER? YEAH.
YOU FEEL BETTER? OKAY.
Daly: TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS AT "THE VOICE" IS SOMETIMES EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
HEY, YouTube.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY "THE VOICE" YouTube CHANNEL.
YAY, CHRISTINA! Pharrell: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY EXCEPT, THIS IS SO FUN.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS WHY YOU CONTINUE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
CAN SOMEONE GET HIM HIS GLASSES? [ LAUGHTER .]
HEY, GRANDPA.
DO YOU NEED YOUR SPECTACLES, YOU OLD FART? HEY, DID THEY GIVE YOU A WHISTLE WITH THAT SHIR WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT SO YOU CAN OFFICIATE THE GAME? [ LAUGHTER .]
WHOO! SO YOU COULD OFFI-- SHOT BLOCK.
"HEY, YOU"? HEY, YOU.
HEY, YOU! I CAN'T SAY THAT.
THAT'S LIKE -- [ LAUGHTER .]
SHE'S, LIKE, CUTE.
SHE CAN SAY THAT.
I HAVE LIKE -- "HEY, YOU.
" [ LAUGHTER .]
HEY.
CAN I SAY "HEY"? Man: YEAH.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
HEY.
[ CHUCKLES .]
HELLO.
[ CHUCKLES .]
HEY, BABY.
Christina: BE BUTCH, ADAM.
CHRISTINA! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! [ LAUGHTER .]
[ Imitating Carson Daly .]
I'M CARSON DALY.
[ LAUGHTER .]
Daly: EVEN OUR ADVISERS GOT IN ON THE FUN.
WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME? DANIEL.
KENT.
NOW WE REALLY KNOW EACH OTHER.
MINE'S ELIZABETH.
ELIZABETH.
OKAY.
IT'S, UH, TOLLISON.
TOLLISON? [ LAUGHTER .]
POOR THING.
TOLLISON? Y-- IT'S NOT A DISEASE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT LIKE THAT.
[ LAUGHTER .]
Nick: THE OTHER THING THAT COULD HELP WITH NERVES IS JUST PICTURE EVERYONE BUT BLAKE NAKED.
"BUT BLAKE"? [ LAUGHTER .]
THAT'S FUNNY.
[ COUGHS .]
I HAVE -- I THINK I HAVE THE FLU.
IF YOU SOUND LIKE THA WITH A FULL-ON FLU, I'M SCARED OF YOU, BRO.
YOU KNOW I SOUND LIKE A GOAT BEING DEFIBRILLATED.
REEAAHHH! AAAAEEEHHH! I WANT TO PUT BLAKE IN DRAG, YEAH.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE .]
IT'S NOT FAIR.
BLAKE JUST WEARS, LIKE, BOOTS, AND HE'S DONE.
[ SIGHS .]
I WANT TO SEE HIM IN SOME STILETTOS.
THAT'D BE GREAT.
YES.
WHAT WOULD -- WHAT WOULD THAT PUSH HIS HEIGHT TO? CHANGE IT UP.
[ LAUGHS .]
CHEWBACCA HEIGHT.
THAT'D BE CRAZY.
[ LAUGHS .]
TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN.
LET'S TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN, PLEASE.
ANDLIGHTS.
[ CHUCKLES .]
I'M CARSON DALY.
AND WELCOME TO "THE VOICE: THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" TONIGHT, WE'RE GIVING YOU ONE MORE LOOK AT THIS SEASON'S TALENTED ARTISTS SO YOU CAN PICK YOUR FAVORITES AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK'S LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Christina: MY TEAM OF FIVE MEMBERS -- THEY ARE ALL POWERHOUSES.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE THE STRONGEST TEAM THAT I'VE EVER HAD.
Blake: MY TEAM IS PACKED FULL OF TALENT.
LET'S FACE IT -- EVERY ARTIST ON TEAM BLAKE CAN WIN THIS WHOLE THING.
Adam: THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FLAVORS ON MY TEAM.
I THINK WE ARE THE UNDERDOGS, AND I LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK THAT THE DOOR'S WIDE OPEN.
Pharrell: I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR OTHER.
YOU CAN'T PUT THEM IN A BOX.
AND THEY ARE THE FURIOUS FIVE.
OH! Daly: TONIGHT I THINK I'M LOOKING AT A FUTURE STAR.
YOU ARE A VOCAL BEAST.
AHH! YOU'LL GET NEW INSIGHT INTO THE STRATEGIES BEHIND THE ARTISTS OUR COACHES PICKED TO REPRESENT THEIR TEAMS IN NEXT WEEK'S LIVE PLAYOFFS THIS DESERVES A DRUMROLL.
I NEED TO WIN THIS, DAMN IT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?! TO HELP YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR WHEN THE POWER SHIFTS TO YOU.
HEY, YOU.
Daly: PLUS, EXCLUSIVE, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE.
YOU KNOW I SOUND LIKE A GOAT BEING DEFIBRILLATED.
[ LAUGHTER .]
REEAAHHH! AAAAEEEHHH! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! DID THEY GIVE YOU A WHISTLE WITH THAT SHIRT WHEN YOU BOUGHT I SO YOU COULD OFFICIATE THE GAME? WHOO! Daly: FIRST IS REIGNING "VOICE" CHAMPION AND FOUR-TIME WINNER, BLAKE SHELTON THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD.
WHO IS BRIMMING WITH CONFIDENCE THIS SEASON.
MY TEAM IS PACKED FULL OF TALENT.
EVERY ARTIST ON MY TEAM COULD WIN THIS WHOLE THING.
I'M COMING TO HUG YOU.
TEAM BLAKE IS ALWAYS THE ONE YOU GOT TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.
Daly: LET'S LOOK AT HOW THESE FIVE ARTISTS MADE IT THIS FAR IN THE COMPETITION.
FIRST IS 34-YEAR-OLD SARAH POTENZA FROM NASHVILLE.
STAY WITH ME STAY WITH ME AAH! FOR TONIGHT, YOU BETTER STAY WITH ME STAY WITH ME STAY WITH ME STAY WITH ME WHOO! WHOO! I REALLY THINK WE HAVE A CONNECTION HERE.
[ LAUGHTER .]
YEAH! Daly: SHE THEN IMPRESSED IN THE BATTLES WITH HER POWERFUL VOICE.
BLEW MY SOCKS OFF.
I'VE NEVER GOTTEN A CHANCE IN EIGHT SEASONS OF DOING THIS SHOW TO WORK WITH AN ARTIST LIKE SARAH.
Daly: DURING HER KNOCKOUT REHEARSAL WITH BLAKE AND ADVISER NATE RUESS, SARAH WAS IN FOR A SPECIAL SURPRISE.
BEFORE WE SAY WHAT WE THINK, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MATT THINKS.
[ GASPS .]
AAH! IT'S MATT! IT'S THE SEXY NERD! Daly: SEASON 7 FINALIST MATT McANDREW DROPPED IN TO OFFER INSIGHT INTO HER VERSION OF HIS SONG.
I WOULD SAY MAYBE JUST START A LITTLE BIT MORE DELICATELY.
AND WHERE DOES IT GO WHEN IT'S OVER? Daly: AND IN HER KNOCKOUT ROUND, SHE PROVED SHE HAS THE VOICE TO SUCCEED.
HAS ANYBODY SEEN ALL MY WASTED LOVE? I'VE BEEN DOWN EVERY STREET AND YOU KNOW I WON'T, I WON'T GIVE UP THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOBODY ELSE LIKE HER WAY TO GO, SIS.
IN THIS COMPETITION.
THERE'S NOBODY LIKE SARAH IN THE WORLD.
AAH! SARAH, YOU DID IT.
I DID IT, DAD.
I DID IT.
YOU DID IT.
I DID IT.
[ LAUGHS .]
Daly: NEXT ON TEAM BLAKE IS 16-YEAR-OLD INDIE ARTIST BROOKE ADEE, WHO EARNED BUTTON PUSHES FROM BOTH BLAKE AND ADAM.
COME ON, SKINNY LOVE, JUST LAST THE YEAR [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
POUR A LITTLE SALT WE WERE NEVER HERE MY, MY, MY MY, MY, MY MY, MY, MY, MY, MY I THINK I'M LOOKING AT A FUTURE STAR RIGHT NOW.
I TRULY DO.
OH, MY GOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Daly: BROOKE THEN WON HER BATTLE AND CONTINUED TO IMPRESS IN THE KNOCKOUTS.
SHOCK ME LIKE AN ELECTRIC EEL BROOKE IS A CATCH.
I LOVE THAT YOU DID THAT SONG ON THIS SHOW.
SHE JUST HAS SUCH GREAT CONTROL OVER HER SOUND.
AND SHE KNOWS WHO SHE IS AS AN ARTIST, AND THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
Daly: BLAKE'S NEXT ARTIS IS 20-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE STUDENT COREY KENT WHITE, WHO WAS LOOKING FOR HIS BIG BREAK.
AS GREAT AS IT IS PLAYING THE COLLEGE CIRCUIT, I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY THE BIG STAGES THAT LEGENDS LIKE WILLIE NELSON HAVE PLAYED.
LIKE OUR CHICKEN FRIED AND COLD BEER ON A FRIDAY NIGHT A PAIR OF JEANS THAT FIT JUST RIGHT Daly: HIS PERFORMANCE IMPRESSED BOTH BLAKE AND PHARRELL.
AND THE RADIO UP HE KNOWS COUNTRY MUSIC, BUT I KNOW ALL KINDS OF MUSIC.
DO YOU LISTEN TO COUNTRY RADIO? Corey: ABSOLUTELY.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD SWON BROTHERS ON THE RADIO ABSOLUTELY.
THEY JUST HAD THEIR FIRST TOP-10 SINGLE.
THEIR FIRST ALBUM JUST CAME OUT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
IN THE CASE OF THE PEOPLE VERSUS BLAKE SHELTON.
[ LAUGHTER .]
MAYBE YOU WANT TO JUST THINK BEFORE YOU MAKE THIS DECISION AND PUT YOUR FAITH ON TEAM PHARRELL THERE.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO WITH BLAKE.
YES! Blake: MY GOODNESS.
THIS GUY HAS EVERYTHING IT TAKES TO BECOME A COUNTRY ARTIST THAT'S GONNA BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
Daly: DURING HIS BATTLE, COREY ROSE ABOVE HIS COMPETITION.
CAN'T BREATHE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE YOU WERE JUST THAT STRONG, CONSISTENT PERFORMER.
YOU SCREAM BLAKE'S TEAM TO ME.
Blake: I LOVE COREY'S VOICE BECAUSE HE'S BEEN ABLE TO BLEND SOME HARDCORE COUNTRY SOUNDS AND THINGS THAT SOME OF THESE NEWER ARTIST ARE DOING.
Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, HE GAVE AN EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCE, BECOMING THE ONLY MALE COUNTRY ARTIST IN THE COMPETITION.
AND I GAVE FORGIVENESS I'VE BEEN DENYIN' HEY, WHOA.
AND HE SAID, "SOMEDAY, I HOPE YOU GET THE CHANCE TO LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYIN'" Pharrell: ASIDE FROM SINGING A SONG IN THE GREAT WAY THAT YOU SING IT, THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PRESENCE.
YOU KIND OF LOOK LIKE YOU'RE ALREADY OUT THERE.
HE'S A -- HE'S A STAR.
COREY'S GONNA MOVE ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS, REPRESENTING BLAKE SHELTON.
YOU MAKE ME FEEL Daly: COMING UP THE REST OF TEAM BLAKE.
SISTER SHE CAME OUT HERE SWINGING HER PURSE LIKE A SOUTHERN CHURCH LADY.
YES.
YES.
YES.
Daly: AND LATER SHE'S MINE! [ LAUGHS EVILLY .]
Blake: YEAH! OUR OTHER COACHES ASSEMBLE THEIR TEAMS FOR THE LIVE SHOWS.
WHOA! WE GOT A STEAL! THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" THE NEXT MEMBER OF TEAM BLAKE IS 28-YEAR-OLD MEGHAN LINSEY, WHO WAS LOOKING TO RE-DISCOVER HER ROOTS IN SOUL MUSIC.
Meghan: 10 YEARS AGO, I OPENED FOR BLAKE SHELTON, AND THEN MY BAND BROKE UP.
I'M REALLY A SOUL SINGER AT HEART, SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A SECOND CHANCE FOR ME.
WHOA, LOVE HURTS OH, MY GOSH! REALLY, BLAKE? I'VE KNOWN HER FOR YEARS.
WHAT? I TOURED WITH HIM.
BUT I TURNED AROUND BECAUSE I SENSED YOUR SOUL.
I CHOOSE PHARRELL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
DON'T LET ME DOWN Daly: MEGHAN LOST A CLOSE BATTLE PAUL'S GONNA MOVE ON.
MAKING HER AVAILABLE TO STEAL.
I HAVE TO CHOOSE BLAKE.
YEAH! LUCKILY, IN THE BATTLES, MEGHAN DECIDED TO GO WITH ME, AND I'M SO THANKFUL.
I DEFINITELY THINK MEGHAN COULD BE A DARK HORSE IN THIS COMPETITION.
THANK YOU.
Daly: HER TALENT CONTINUED TO SHINE AS SHE WENT ON TO WIN HER KNOCKOUT.
YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN YOU SANG THAT SONG IN A WAY THAT PROVES YOUR WORTHINESS TO SING THAT KIND OF MUSIC.
THANK YOU.
MEGHAN IS RIDICULOUS.
I THINK THAT MEGHAN COULD WIN "THE VOICE.
" MY BABY WROTE ME A LETTER MY BABY WROTE ME A LETTER Daly: THE FINAL ARTIST ON BLAKE'S TEAM IS INDIE ROCK ARTIST HANNAH KIRBY.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I'M FROM SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS.
WHOA! SULPHUR SPRINGS? COME SEE US, BLAKE! I'M COMING TO HUG YOU.
I WANT TO HUG YOU.
Christina: OHH! OH, MY GOD.
COME HERE.
JUST GO GET HER.
GO GET HER, BLAKE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
Daly: IN THE ULTIMATE BATTLE OF THE POWER VOCALISTS RAPE, MURDER IT'S JUST A SHOT AWAY IT'S JUST A SHOT AWAY BLAKE LET HANNAH GO SARAH MOVES ON TO THE KNOCKOUT ROUND.
MAKING HER AVAILABLE TO STEAL.
WE'VE GOT TWO STEALS! SHE CAME OUT HERE SWINGING HER PURSE LIKE A SOUTHERN CHURCH LADY.
YES.
YES.
LISTEN.
YES.
Daly: AND HANNAH PICKED PHARRELL AS HER NEW COACH.
BRING ME A HIGHER LOVE HANNAH GETS OUT HERE, AND IT'S SO FUN TO WATCH HER PERFORM.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING JUST TAKES OVER HER BODY.
Daly: AFTER NARROWLY MISSING OUT IN THE KNOCKOUTS, BLAKE USED HIS ONE AND ONLY STEAL.
IT'S A HOMECOMING FOR HANNAH, BACK WHERE SHE BEGAN ON TEAM BLAKE! Blake: I MADE A MISTAKE AND LET HER GO IN THE BATTLES.
LUCKILY, I GOT THE CHANCE TO STEAL HER BACK IN THE KNOCKOUTS.
AND WE'RE GOING LIVE TOGETHER.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.
Daly: THESE ARE THE FIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTING TEAM BLAKE IN NEXT WEEK'S LIVE PLAYOFFS.
I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE THE BEST TEAM GOING INTO THE LIVE SHOWS.
I GUARANTEE YOU THE OTHER COACHES ARE JEALOUS OF MY TEAM.
TEAM BLAKE IS THE TEAM TO BEAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
Daly: NEXT, RETURNING COACH CHRISTINA AGUILERA SHOWS US HOW SHE BUILT HER DIVERSE TEAM.
Christina: IT FEELS REALLY GREA TO BE BACK.
MY TEAM OF FIVE MEMBERS -- THEY'RE UNBELIEVABLE.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE THE STRONGEST TEAM THAT I'VE EVER HAD CONSISTENTLY DOWN THE LINE.
CHRISTINA'S TEAM IS -- IS LOOKING LIKE IT OFTEN HAS.
SHE'S DEFINITELY GOT SOME GIRLS ON THERE THAT COULD BE POP STARS, THEY'RE POWERFUL VOCALISTS.
AND SHE'S ALSO GOT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT SHE WANTS TO EXPERIMENT WITH.
AND THOSE ARE ALWAYS A THREAT.
Daly: LET'S LOOK AT HOW CHRISTINA ASSEMBLED HER TEAM.
FIRST FOR TEAM CHRISTINA IS R&B SOUL SINGER ROB TAYLOR, WHO PUT HIS SCHOLARSHIP TO BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC ON HOLD TO TAKE CARE OF HIS MOM.
MY MOM HAD A STROKE AND PARALYZED ONE SIDE OF HER BODY.
IT WAS JUST VERY HARD, BUT IT MADE ME A STRONGER PERSON.
YEAH.
[ Falsetto .]
I WANT YOU BABY NO! NO! TURN BACK AROUND.
I WANT YOU BABY YOU WOW.
YOU Christina: YOU GOT TO COME HOME.
WHAT'S GOING ON? OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
HE'S TEAM CHRISTINA ALL THE WAY, IS HE NOT? I MEAN, I HAVE TO HAVE -- I HAVE TO HAVE YOU.
LOVE AND HAPPINESS YEAH, YEAH, YEAH Daly: ROB ENTERED THE KNOCKOUTS DETERMINED TO EARN A SPOT IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
ROB IS SO UNIQUE -- HIS PRESENCE, HIS ENERGY.
HE JUST LIKE A BIG TEDDY BEAR.
AND I LOVE THAT HE REALLY OWNS HIS FALSETTO.
OOOOOOOOH ROB'S GONNA MOVE ON.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YES! YES! WHEN THE "ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS" RETURNS I'M STILL WORKING ON MY MASTERPIECE SOMEONE SET THEM FREE HEY, HEY, HEY Daly: WE WILL MEET THE REST OF TEAM CHRISTINA.
THERE IT IS! CHRISTINA AGUILERA! AND LATER, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN MOMENTS FROM SEASON 8 OF "THE VOICE.
" PICTURE EVERYONE BUT BLAKE NAKED.
"BUT BLAKE"? [ LAUGHTER .]
THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: HEY, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" TONIGHT, WE ARE CATCHING YOU UP ON OUR BIGGEST SEASON YE AND GETTING YOU READY FOR NEXT WEEK'S INCREDIBLE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
CHRISTINA'S NEXT ARTIST IS 32-YEAR-OLD KIMBERLY NICHOLE, WHO STARTED ON TEAM PHARRELL.
Kimberly: RIGHT NOW, I PERFORM AT A VERY EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE CLUB IN NEW YORK FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK.
I NEED THIS.
THEY CALL IT NUTBUSH OH, NUTBUSH HEY, YEAH NO! YEAH DAMN IT! NUTBUSH CITY OH! KIMBERLY WAS ADORABLE.
AS SOON AS I TURNED AROUND, I KIND OF REGRETTED THAT I DIDN'T PUSH MY BUTTON.
YOUR VOICE IS AMAZING.
I PICK PHARRELL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG Daly: DURING HER BATTLE REHEARSALS, KIMBERLY BLEW AWAY ADVISER LIONEL RICHIE.
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG LET ME WIPE DOWN, BROTHER.
LET ME WIPE DOWN.
BEEN SNOOPIN' 'ROUND MY DOOR [ LAUGHTER .]
YOU CAN WAG YOUR TAIL BUT I AIN'T GONNA FEED YOU NO MORE OW! Daly: KIMBERLY'S PERFORMANCE FORCED PHARRELL TO MAKE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST DECISIONS IN "VOICE" HISTORY.
I'M GONNA CHOOSE LOWELL.
THE WINNER OF THIS BATTLE IS LOWELL! WE GOT A STEAL! CHRISTINA AGUILERA! I'VE WANTED YOU SINCE THE BLINDS.
LOVE SOMEBODY Daly: AND DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, KIMBERLY PROVED THAT SHE DESERVED A SPOT ON TEAM CHRISTINA.
IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE SET THEM FREE KIMBERLY, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A FIRECRACKER AND YOU JUST GO FOR WHATEVER NOTE YOU WANT TO HIT, AND YOU OWN IT.
KIMBERLY, MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO DELVE INTO SOME JUICY, DELICIOUS STUFF BECAUSE SHE IS JUST CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.
Daly: NEXT IS 23-YEAR-OLD R&B VOCALIST SONIC, WHOSE DETERMINATION HELPED HER SECURE A SPOT ON TEAM CHRISTINA.
WHEN I WAS AROUND 6 OR 7, I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS DEAF IN MY RIGHT EAR, COMPLETELY.
REALLY? YES.
I DON'T HAVE MONEY ON MY MIND MONEY ON MY MIND I DO IT FOR, I DO IT FOR THE LOVE Christina: IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT SHE'S DEAF IN ONE EAR.
I'M SO BLOWN AWAY BY THA BECAUSE SHE'S JUST SUCH A POWERHOUSE.
I MEAN, SHE'S JUST GONNA BE UNSTOPPABLE.
Daly: DURING HER BATTLE REHEARSALS, SONIC RECEIVED SOME HOMEWORK FROM HER COACH, CHRISTINA.
WHAT'S THE ISSUE? JUST LET ME KNOW.
I JUST THINK THE -- LIKE, THE HARMONIES, FOR ME, ARE KIND OF THROWING ME OFF.
YOUR HOMEWORK IS TO GO AND PUT THE TV UP LOUD IN THE BACKGROUND AND SING THAT HOOK OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I'M PERFECTLY INCOMPLETE I'M STILL WORKING ON MY MASTERPIECE MASTERPIECE MASTERPIECE SONIC, I LOVE YOUR POCKET.
YOU'RE ABLE TO REALLY BOUNCE AROUND IN THAT MELODY, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S FUN TO LISTEN TO YOU SING.
THANK YOU.
Daly: AND DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, SONIC IMPRESSED HER COACH BY TAKING A RISK.
ALWAYS COMES FIRST AND A REAL MAN CAN'T DENY A WOMAN'S WORTH OHH, OOH, OH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
THAT WAS CRAZY AWESOME.
Sonic: I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO BE HERE, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GOING TO LIVES.
LIKE, IT'S NOT REAL.
Daly: HIGH-SCHOOL JUNIOR LEXI DAVILA GOT TWO CHAIRS TO TURN DURING HER BLIND AUDITION.
DREAMING WITH YOU ENDLESSLY I'LL GO.
IF IT'S AT A 7 RIGHT NOW, WE CAN BRING IT TO A 10, THREE MORE LITTLE NOTCHES, IT'S GONNA WIN.
ADAM.
YES.
NO! Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, LEXI'S PERFORMANCE LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION ON CHRISTINA.
ALL RI-I-I-I-I-I-GHT Christina: LEXI, YOU WERE THE BIG SHOCKER.
HONESTLY, BASED OFF HOW SKILLFULLY HARD IT WAS TO CUT UP THAT SONG AND DO I AS ACCURATE AS YOU DID, IN MY OPINION, WOULD GO TO LEXI.
THE WINNER OF THIS KNOCKOUT IS JOSHUA.
Daly: THERE IT IS! CHRISTINA AGUILERA STEALS LEXI FROM TEAM ADAM! THANK YOU FOR BEING SO DUMB BECAUSE SHE'S MINE! [ LAUGHS EVILLY .]
Blake: YEAH! SHE'S A GEM.
SHE'S GOT THE CHOPS.
THAT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
YES! Daly: 21-YEAR-OLD CLASSICAL MUSIC STUDENT INDIA CARNEY WAS A FOUR-CHAIR-TURN WIN FOR CHRISTINA.
I'M IN A NEW YO-O-O-O-RK DO YOU HAVE A FORM I CAN FILL OUT FOR YOUR FAN CLUB? YOU ARE A VOCAL BEAST, AND I WANT TO TAKE A WOMAN TO THE END OF THE LINE.
CHRISTINA.
AAAH! INDIA IS JUST HANDS DOWN PROFESSIONAL.
SHE QUIETS THE ROOM ANY TIME SHE SINGS.
STA-A-A-A-A-A-Y STA-A-A-A-A-Y I WANT, I WANT, I WA-A-NT YOU STA-A-A-A-A-Y I WANT YOU TO STAY I WANT YOU TO STAY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
MAN, THAT WAS TECHNICALLY THE BEST BATTLE I'VE SEEN THIS SEASON.
WHOO! THAT'S RIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
THANK YOU.
GOING CRAZY IN THIS BIG WHITE ROOM Daly: DURING HER KNOCKOUT REHEARSALS, INDIA TOOK TO HEART CHRISTINA'S ADVICE THANK YOU.
Christina: I THINK VULNERABILITY IS THE KEY.
YOU COULD HAVE THE BEST VOICE IN THE WORLD, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT EMOTIONALLY PULLING PEOPLE IN AND ALLOWING THEM TO FEEL WHAT YOU'RE FEELING, THEN IT'S KIND OF A WASTE.
EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT ME EVERYBODY'S STARING AT ME WHAT DO I DO NO-O-O-O-W? SMILE, YEAH YE-E-E-E-E-E-E-AH Daly: SECURING A SPOT IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Christina: INDIA ABSOLUTELY HAS THE CAPABILITY TO BE A SUPERSTAR.
I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S JUST INSANE WHAT SHE CAN DO.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE ON RADIO BE ABLE TO DO [LAUGHS.]
HALF THE STUFF THAT INDIA NATURALLY AND EFFORTLESSLY PULLS OFF.
Daly: THESE ARE THE ARTISTS REPRESENTING CHRISTINA IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
TEAM CHRISTINA'S LOOKING VERY STRONG.
WHOO! KNOCKOUTS JUST FINISHED.
I FEEL EXCELLENT, SUPER, SUPER CONFIDENT GOING INTO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
I'M SO PROUD OF MY TEAM.
Daly: COMING UP, ADAM AND PHARRELL DRAFT THEIR TEAMS ALL I NEED IS OH! I Daly: GETTING THE BEST OF THE BEST AM A MAN Daly: FOR THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
BING, BANG, BONG! LET'S GO.
[ LAUGHS .]
YAY! THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW ADAM'S FIVE ARTISTS GOT TO THIS IMPORTANT ROUND OF COMPETITION.
Adam: MY TEAM'S AWESOME.
THEY'RE FIVE UNIQUE, FANTASTIC, AMAZING ARTISTS.
OH, I'M SO PUMPED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BADASS, DUDE.
I'VE HAD TO COACH MORE THAN EVER THIS YEAR, BUT I THINK IT'S PAYING OFF.
I THINK EVERYONE'S GETTING BETTER.
TEAM ADAM IS THE INEVITABLY TRIUMPHANT UNDERDOG.
Daly: LET'S LOOK AT THE JOURNEY ADAM'S FIVE ARTISTS TOOK TO MAKE IT TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
FIRST ON TEAM ADAM IS 35-YEAR-OLD PRISON CHOIR DIRECTOR AND MOTHER OF TWO TONYA BOYD-CANNON.
LOCKED UP Y'ALL BETTER SING 'ROUND HERE! [ Voice breaking .]
35, AND THIS IS MY DREAM.
THIS IS MY DREAM.
I DON'T CARE, BABY, BY THE WAY HUH, BECAUSE I'M HAPPY CLAP ALONG IF YOU FEEL Adam: TONYA IS A PURE SINGER IN THAT SHE'S BEEN PUT ON THIS EARTH TO SING SHE'S VERY UNFORGETTABLE.
CLAP ALONG IF YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPINESS IS TO YOU CLAP ALONG IF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO HEY, HEY, HEY IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL TO GO WITH ME, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD.
ADAM.
OH! Daly: DURING THE BATTLES, TONYA GOT SOME VALUABLE COACHING.
OKAY, TONYA, YOU'RE SINGING TOO MUCH, ALMOST.
OKAY.
MICHAEL, HE HAD THIS CRAZY VOICE, BUT SOMETIMES HE WOULD JUST USE IT AS A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT.
[ VOCALIZING .]
LIKE, STAB AT IT A LITTLE MORE RHYTHMICALLY.
PRETTY YOUNG THINGS, REPEAT AFTER ME SAYIN' NA, NA, NA James: NA, NA-NA, NA Daly: AND AFTER WINNING HER BATTLE, TONYA CELEBRATED WITH THE PEOPLE THAT MATTERED THE MOST.
DO THE DANCE WITH ME.
DO THAT DANCE.
DO THAT DANCE.
DO THAT, DO THAT, DO THAT, DO THAT.
HERE WE GO.
AND, UH.
DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, TONYA BLEW AWAY HER COACH, EARNING HER A SPOT IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
WHY DID THOSE DAYS EVER HAVE TO GO? 'CAUSE I LOVE THEM SO DO-DO, DO-DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO-DO, DO ADAM IS VERY TALENTED, HE'S WISE -- I AGREE.
I AGREE ABOUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
[ LAUGHTER .]
CORRECT, CORRECT.
Daly: ADAM'S NEXT ARTIST STARTED ON TEAM BLAKE -- FAMILY MAN AND FULL-TIME MUSICIAN JOSHUA DAVIS.
I WILL SEE MY LIGHT COME SHININ' WHOO! I HEARD SO MANY THINGS GOING ON WITH YOUR VOICE THAT WERE SO SOOTHING AND INSPIRING.
I FELT LIKE I WAS CURLED UP NEXT TO A FIRE.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH YOU, MAN.
I'VE GOT TO PICK BLAKE.
YES! YES! [ LAUGHS .]
Adam: I'M PRETTY HURT BY JOSHUA.
I FEEL LIKE THAT KID CAN GO ALL THE WAY.
Daly: DURING THE BATTLES, JOSHUA LOST A CLOSE FIGHT, AND ADAM'S DREAM CAME TRUE.
WE GOT A STEAL! GREAT.
BING, BANG, BONG! LET'S GO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
[ LAUGHS .]
THE FACT THAT I HAVE HIM ON MY TEAM NOW IS SO COOL 'CAUSE HE BELONGS ON MY TEAM.
WAKES ME Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, JOSHUA PROVED HE DESERVED TO MOVE ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
SHE TAKES ME BACK HO-O-O-O-ME Blake: IT JUST LOOKED LIKE A GUY WHO'S READY TO GO TO THE END OF THIS THING.
JOSHUA MOVES ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Adam: JOSHUA DAVIS KILLED IT.
THIS DUDE IS JUST SO GOOD, AND, OH, HE JUST BRINGS YOU IN, AND HE'S GOT SUCH AN AMAZING TONE IN HIS VOICE.
I LOVE THAT GUY.
Daly: NEXT FOR TEAM ADAM IS 17-YEAR-OLD HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT NATHAN HERMIDA.
I WOULD CONSIDER MYSELF NERDY.
OH.
[ LAUGHS .]
OH, WAIT, SORRY.
I JUST SCREWED UP MY GLASSES.
HE'S A GEEKY BOY.
EVEN WHEN THE SKY COMES FALLING EVEN WHEN THE SUN DON'T SHINE WE CAN DO IT, BABY, SIMPLE AND PLAIN 'CAUSE THIS LOVE IS A SURE THING NATHAN, WHY DO YOU HAVE SUCH A SEXY VOICE? [ LAUGHTER .]
Adam: THAT WAS THE BEST POCKET I'VE HEARD.
YOU WERE IN IT THE WHOLE TIME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GOOD YOU ARE.
YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLE.
THANK YOU.
Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, ADAM NEEDED NATHAN TO BREAK OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE.
YOU GOT TO OPEN IT UP A LITTLE MORE.
Adam: I GOT TO BUST NATHAN OUT OF HIS SHELL.
HE STILL SINGS AFRAID.
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW THE ENDLESS NIGHTS THE RHYMING OF THE RAIN OR HOW IT FEELS TO FALL BEHIND AND WATCH YOU CALL HIS NAME NATHAN, YOU FINALLY OPENED UP TO THIS AUDIENCE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
Adam: THAT KIDS'S BADASS.
HE'S A GREAT SINGER, AND HE STILL HASN'T ACCESSED ALL OF HIS VOICE.
BUT HE'S 17, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
VERY PROUD OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT.
GET READY FOR MORE WORK.
I KNOW.
YOU READY? ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
YEAH.
OH, MY GOD! THAT'S ADAM.
HE'S SO HANDSOME! I'M NOT GONNA WASH MY HANDS.
[ LAUGHTER .]
STUPID.
Daly: COMING UP, THE REST OF TEAM ADAM.
MYSELF Daly: AND LATER, BLAKE REVEALS SOME EMBARRASSING INFORMATION IN NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE.
WHAT'S YOU MIDDLE NAME? IT'S, UH, TOLLISON.
TOLLISON? IT'S NOT A DISEASE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT LIKE THAT.
[ LAUGHTER .]
THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" ADAM'S NEXT ARTIST, 19-YEAR-OLD DEANNA JOHNSON, RETURNED TO "THE VOICE" AFTER FAILING TO GET A BUTTON PUSHED IN SEASON 5.
Deanna: WHEN NO CHAIRS TURNED AROUND, I WAS OBVIOUSLY, LIKE, VERY DISAPPOINTED.
IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH.
I THINK YOU'RE NO MORE THAN A YEAR AWAY FROM BEING SOMEONE WHO CAN COME BACK OUT HERE AND WIN THIS SHOW.
ALL I WANT IS AND ALL I NEED IS TO FIND SOMEBODY I'LL FIND SOMEBODY LORD HAVE MERCY.
Adam: I AM SO OVERJOYED THAT SOMEBODY GOT TURNED DOWN AND CAME BACK AND FOUR CHAIRS TURNED.
YES.
Daly: DEANNA HAD TO FACE CONFIDENCE ISSUES DURING THE KNOCKOUTS.
THERE'S JUST A UNIQUENESS TH-THAT'S MISSING IN MUSIC TODAY THAT YOUR VOICE HAS.
BUT YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS WITH HOW NERVOUS YOU ARE.
YOUR CONTROL -- YOUR CONTROL OVER YOUR VOCALS ARE SO CONNECTED TO YOUR CONFIDENCE.
OKAY.
JUST TO EXPERIMENT, JUST DON'T EVEN OPEN YOUR EYES.
JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SING THE DAMN SONG.
[ LAUGHS .]
LISTEN TO YOUR HE-E-E-E-E-E-ART OH, LISTEN TO YOUR HEART I'VE BEEN TRYING, AND I'VE BEEN KIND OF PRODDING HER AND BEING LIKE, "LISTEN, YOU GOT TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
" I THINK THAT WITH DEANNA, IT'S A SWITCH.
AND IF SHE FLIPS THAT SWITCH, SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR HER.
Daly: THE LAST ARTIST ON TEAM ADAM ORIGINALLY STARTED ON BLAKE'S TEAM.
BRIAN JOHNSON PUT HIS MUSICAL DREAMS ON HOLD TO SUPPORT HIS NEW WIFE AND AILING FATHER.
Brian: MY DAD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO HELP IN ANY WAY THAT I COULD.
IF YOU HEAR HIM SING, YOU'LL KNOW WHY HE DESERVES TO BE HERE.
SOMEONE LIKE YOU MAKES IT EASY TO GIVE AND NEVER THINK ABOUT MYSELF WATCHING HOW YOU PERFORMED IN A REALLY ENGAGING, EMOTIONAL WAY -- WOW, BRIAN.
I'M AN AVID FAN OF YOURS ALREADY, MAN.
I PICK BLAKE.
YES! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
YES! Adam: BRIAN IS A KILLER SINGER.
I WAS BUMMED.
I THOUGHT THAT GUY BELONGED ON MY TEAM.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Daly: DURING THE BATTLES, BRIAN MOVED ADVISER MEGHAN TRAINOR TO TEARS ARE YOU CRYING? [ Voice breaking .]
YEAH.
WHY YOU CRYING? IT WAS GOOD.
SOMEBODY HUG ME! [ LAUGHTER .]
Daly: AND WON A CLOSE-FOUGHT BATTLE, ADVANCING HIM TO THE KNOCKOUTS.
TO SEE HIM GO AFTER HIS DREAM, AND PROFESSIONALS RECOGNIZE IT -- THEY KNOW WHAT I KNEW A LONG TIME AGO.
LOVING YOU IS EASY, PLAYING BY THE RULES Daly: BRIAN GAVE AN IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE KNOCKOUTS AND NOTHING EVER HURT LIKE YOU OH, YEAH.
NOTHING EVER HURT LIKE YOU OH, WHOA, YEAH DAMN, BRIAN.
YOU'RE RIDICULOUS, AND I THINK THERE'S MORE RIDICULOUS COMING.
Daly: DESPITE HIS POWERFUL PERFORMANCE, HE LOST AND BECAME AVAILABLE TO STEAL.
OH, THERE IT IS! ADAM LEVINE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
STEALS BRIAN.
YES, OF COURSE.
YOU'RE RIDICULOUS.
YOU SHOULD BE IN THIS COMPETITION 100%.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
100%.
Adam: BRIAN'S VOICE IS AMAZING.
THAT GUY IS SO TALENTED, AND PEOPLE ARE GONNA LOVE HIM.
AND I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE KIND OF GUY WHO CAN REALLY SURPRISE PEOPLE ON THE LIVE SHOWS.
Daly: THESE ARE THE ARTISTS REPRESENTING TEAM ADAM IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
TEAM ADAM IS COMING BACK WITH A VENGEANCE.
Adam: MY TEAM IS REALLY GOOD, MAN, REALLY STRONG.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FLAVORS.
MY TEAM'S AWESOME.
Daly: NEXT IS TEAM PHARRELL.
OH! Pharrell: I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR OTHER, YOU KNOW, O-T-H-E-R -- FIVE LETTERS.
SO, I GOT FIVE ARTISTS, AND THEY ARE THE FURIOUS FIVE.
OOH! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
Blake: YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BIGGEST THREA IS PROBABLY PHARRELL'S TEAM.
JUST CONTINUES TO GET BETTER AND BETTER WITH THAT GROUP.
Daly: LET'S LOOK AT THE JOURNEY THESE FIVE ARTISTS TOOK TO MAKE IT TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
THE WORLD WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE 15-YEAR-OLD FARM BOY SAWYER FREDERICKS DURING THE BLIND AUDITIONS.
Sawyer: THIS IS THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM HOME I'VE EVER BEEN.
[ Laughing .]
I'M DEFINITELY OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.
MAYBE YOUR FRIENDS THINK Daly: SAWYER'S PERFORMANCE OF A CLASSIC FOLK SONG GOT ALL FOUR COACHES' ATTENTION.
THIS IS YOUR DESTINY, AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU ON MY TEAM.
PHARRELL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
OH! I WANT TO KNOW HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN Daly: SAWYER DELIVERED ANOTHER WINNING PERFORMANCE DURING THE BATTLES.
COMING DOWN ON A SUNNY DAY Pharrell: BEING THAT GOOD, BEING THAT YOUNG, AND BEING THAT HUMBLE IS A RARITY, SO I THINK HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THIS SHOW.
THERE'S NO TEACHING WHAT YOU DO, SO I'M GLAD THAT YOUR GIFT IS IN HIS HANDS.
THANK YOU.
'CAUSE EVEN THE BEST FALL DOWN SOMETIMES Daly: DURING THE KNOCKOUTS, SAWYER CONTINUED TO PUSH HIS COMFORT ZONE.
I'VE NEVER PLAYED A GIG WITHOUT MY GUITAR.
BUT I WANT TO SEE YOU WALK AROUND JUST TO SEE WHAT THAT DOES TO YOUR SYSTEM.
I FEEL LIKE THE AUDIENCE, WHOEVER'S SITTING OVER THERE, THEY'RE JUST GONNA -- THEY'RE GONNA MELT.
IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
[ LAUGHS .]
YEAH.
YOU AND I COLLIDE I SOMEHOW FIND YOU AND I COLLIDE Pharrell: HE KNOWS HOW TO CHANNEL THAT BLUES THING THAT HE HAS.
I'M TELLING YOU, THAT KID IS SPECIAL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
Daly: SAWYER FREDERICKS MOVES ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Daly: NEXT, THIRD-GENERATION SINGER 16-YEAR-OLD MIA Z HIT "THE VOICE" STAGE AND FLOORED OUR COACHES WITH HER IMPRESSIVE RANGE.
SO LONELY I'LL BE YEAH! [ High-pitched .]
YOU KNOW I'M FREE SAID I'LL BE Pharrell: MIA HAS A UNIQUE TONE.
SHE JUST KEPT, LIKE, DOING THESE, LIKE, BOTTLE-ROCKET NOTES.
JUST LIKE, "WHOOF!" YOU HIT A NOTE THERE THAT BEES CAN'T HIT THAT NOTE.
[ LAUGHTER .]
LET'S STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE AND TAKE BLUES TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
PHARRELL.
ME? OH! THANK YOU.
Daly: MIA DELIVERED ANOTHER STANDOUT PERFORMANCE DURING THE BATTLES.
DON'T TAKE MY MAN I SAID DON'T TAKE MY MAN 'CAUSE YOU KNOW YOU CAN MIA, YOU MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR PERSONALITY.
IT'S WHAT MAKES YOU A STAR.
PUT IT DOWN, PUT IT DOWN PUT IT DOWN, PUT IT DOWN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
ADELINE, HAVE MERCY YOU DON'T WANNA BREAK MY HEART Pharrell: MIA Z IS JUST SPECIAL.
WHEN SHE SINGS, LIKE, SHE JUST GOES ALL THE WAY UP.
PUT THE GUN DOWN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
ABOUT TO DROWN SO, HOLD ON Daly: MIA STAYED TRUE TO HER BLUES ROOTS WITH HER SONG CHOICE IN THE KNOCKOUTS.
MIA LITERALLY JUST EXPLORES SONGS IN FRONT OF YOU.
SHE TAKES A SONG AND TURNS IT INTO HER EXPRESSION.
OOH HOLD ON, BABY, YEAH Daly: WHEN "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS" RETURNS, WE'LL MEET THE REST OF TEAM PHARRELL.
BABY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, YEAH Daly: AND LATER, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE OF OUR COACHES.
I WANT TO PUT BLAKE IN DRAG, YEAH.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE .]
HEY, GRANDPA.
DO YOU NEED YOUR SPECTACLES, YOU OLD FART? HEY, DID THEY GIVE YOU A WHISTLE WITH THAT SHIRT WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT? THIS IS "THE VOICE" Daly: WELCOME BACK TO "THE ROAD TO THE LIVE SHOWS.
" NEXT IS 23-YEAR-OLD CUSTOMER-SERVICE REP CAITLIN CAPORALE, WHO WAS HOPING TO GET A SPOT ON CHRISTINA'S TEAM.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE OH, MAN.
OH, BABY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE Daly: HER POWERFUL PERFORMANCE HAD CHRISTINA WISHING SHE HAD A SPOT REMAINING I LOVED IT, BUT MY TEAM IS FULL.
YOU WERE GRACIOUSLY DIRECTING THE NOTES AROUND WITH YOUR FINGERS.
PHARRELL.
Daly: AND EARNED HER THE RESPECT OF HER IDOL.
OH, BABY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE YOU WERE SINGING TOE-TO-TOE WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA.
MAN.
Daly: IN THE BATTLES, CAITLIN GOT SOME VALUABLE COACHING.
OH, OH, I-I-I-I LITTLE PITCHY ON THAT FIRST HARMONY.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT I NORMALLY DO, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GO FOR IT.
WHEN YOU SAID, "YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGH FOR ME," THAT'S INSTANTLY TELLING YOUR MIND TO, LIKE, PSYCH YOU OUT BEFORE YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT 'CAUSE YOU ACTUALLY CAN SING THERE.
OH, OH, I-I-I-I NEVER FELT THIS WAY Daly: SHE STORMED INTO THE BATTLES WITH AN PASSIONATE PERFORMANCE OF ALICIA KEYS' "FALLIN'.
" AND CAUSE ME SO MUCH PA-A-A-IN? CAITLIN MOVES ON TO THE KNOCKOUTS.
'CAUSE NOW I'M A WARRIOR Daly: CAITLIN WENT ON TO WIN HER KNOCKOUT ROUND.
I'M A WARRIOR I'M STRONGER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN THAT WAS A REALLY POWERFUL PERFORMANCE.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE ONES MY TEAM HAS TO LOOK OUT FOR, FOR SURE.
CAITLIN'S GONNA MOVE ON, REPRESENTING PHARRELL IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
Pharrell: I CHOSE CAITLIN BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT SHE WANTS TO SAY.
I THINK SHE'S A REAL ARTIST.
Caitlin: I AM SO READY TO GO TO LIVE PLAYOFFS.
THIS IS WHAT I DREAMED OF.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS SHOW SINCE SEASON 1.
I KIND OF COME FROM A LONG LINE OF BUSINESSMEN.
Daly: 19-YEAR-OLD LOWELL OAKLEY CAME TO "THE VOICE" WITH A STYLE ALL HIS OWN.
THE ARTIST THAT I WANT TO BE IS THIS NEW R&B AND KIND OF SOUL MIXED WITH THIS OLD, SORT OF JAZZY CROONER.
WITHOUT YOU DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE Daly: HIS SMOOTH PERFORMANCE CAUGHT THE EARS OF ADAM AND PHARRELL.
YOU'RE NOT REGULAR.
YOU'RE OTHER.
I PICK PHARRELL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE .]
WHAT?! OHH! OH, MY GOD.
[ LAUGHS .]
Daly: DURING HIS BATTLE REHEARSAL, LOWELL GOT ADVICE FROM MUSICAL LEGEND LIONEL RICHIE AND COACH PHARRELL.
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG ABSOLUTELY.
BEEN SNOOPIN' 'ROUND MY DOOR LOWELL, I CAN USE A GROWL FROM YOU.
JUST GRIT.
EHH, EH, EH, EH, EH, EH, EH YOU KNOW? RIGHT, IT'S OKAY TO DO THAT.
IT'S OKAY.
LOWELL, I JUST WANT HIM TO REMAIN CONFIDENT.
ELVIS WAS A CROONER, TOO, BUT HE ALSO KNEW HOW TO REV UP THE ENGINE WHEN A SONG CALLED FOR IT.
AND LOWELL COULD, TOO.
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG BEEN SNOOPIN' 'ROUND MY DOOR HEY, YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG YEAH SNOOPIN' 'ROUND MY DOOR OH! YOU CAN WAG YOUR TAIL [ LAUGHS .]
BUT I AIN'T GONNA FEED YOU NO MORE YOU CAN WAG YOUR TAIL BUT I AIN'T GONNA FEED YOU NO MORE THE WINNER OF THIS BATTLE IS LOWELL! WHOO! IT'S ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH PHARRELL LITERALLY MEANS THE WORLD.
[ SIGHS .]
LORD.
I'M JUST SO THANKFUL.
I GUESS YOU'D SAY Daly: LOWELL SECURED HIS SPOT IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS BY WINNING HIS KNOCKOUT.
Pharrell: I PICKED LOWELL BECAUSE I FELT LIKE HE WAS SOMETHING DIFFEREN I FEEL LIKE THE SHOW'S NOT REALLY HAD BEFORE.
THEY'VE HAD CROONERS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THEY'VE BEEN AS GOOD AS HE IS.
LOWELL MOVES ON TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
WHOO! THE NEXT MEMBER OF TEAM PHARRELL IS HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT KORYN HAWTHORNE, WHO STARTED ON CHRISTINA'S TEAM.
GROWING UP, IT WAS JUST ME, MY MOM, AND MY BROTHER.
WE STRUGGLED A LITTLE BI BECAUSE MY MOM WAS A SINGLE PAREN WORKING TWO JOBS.
AND I KNOW THAT SHE SACRIFICED A LOT TO JUST GIVE ME MY DREAMS.
IF I TURN A CHAIR, IT WOULD SHOW MY MOM EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS DONE, THAT IT'S NOT IN VAIN.
THAT'S WHEN YOU FEEL MY KIND OF LOVE TO BE 16 YEARS OLD AND TO KNOW WHEN TO DOWNSHIFT, AND THEN WHEN TO GO UP TO SIXTH GEAR LIKE THAT YOU'VE HAD TO LIVE SOME LIFE IN ORDER TO CONVEY SUCH EMOTION AND SUCH POWER BEHIND THAT VOCAL ABILITY.
I WOULD BE HONORED TO BE YOUR COACH.
WHOO! I'M GONNA PICK CHRISTINA.
AAH! WINNER! Koryn: HAVING TWO AMAZING SUPERSTARS LIKE CHRISTINA AND PHARRELL FIGHT OVER ME IS JUST THE BIGGEST AND GREATES THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN.
SHE'S NO JOKE.
AND SHE'S YOUNG.
SHE'S THE REAL THING.
Daly: KORYN CONTINUED TO IMPRESS CHRISTINA DURING THE BATTLES.
YOU HAVE AN AMAZING SPIRI IN THERE THAT LIVES IN YOUR VOCAL CORDS.
JUST BECAUSE IT BURNS DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GONNA DIE YOU'VE GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY Daly: KORYN LAID IT ALL ON THE LINE FOR HER KNOCKOUT PERFORMANCE.
Pharrell: KORYN -- SHE'S SPECIAL.
SHE HAS SOMETHING CLEARLY DIFFERENT.
YOU DO THIS THING -- IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SO GROUNDED.
MM-HMM.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE PULLING ENERGY FROM THE EARTH.
KORYN IS AVAILABLE TO STEAL.
WE GOT A STEAL! RIGHT THERE! PHARRELL WILLIAMS! THANK YOU! Koryn: OH, MY GOD, I AM GOING TO THE LIVE PLAYOFFS, AND I AM JUST TRULY SO THANKFUL AND BLESSED.
AND I'M SO EXCITED! OH, MY GOD.
WHOO! I'M OVERJOYED TO HAVE YOU ON MY TEAM.
I JUST THINK THAT THERE'S JUS SO MUCH WE CAN DO.
Daly: THESE ARE THE ARTISTS REPRESENTING TEAM PHARRELL IN THE LIVE PLAYOFFS.
WE HAVE THE MAKINGS OF SOMETHING THAT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING I'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
I HAVE FIVE ARTISTS ON MY TEAM THAT ARE INDIVIDUALS.
THEY'RE MAKING THEIR RULES UP AS THEY GO, AND I'M JUST HERE TO TAKE NOTES.
HERE AT "THE VOICE," IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT CUTTHROAT COMPETITION.
IN FACT, HERE ARE SOME EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES MOMENTS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
YOUR SALES PITCHES ARE LIKE, [ Imitating Blake .]
"UM, UH, YEAH, AR-- W--" AND THEN THEY JUST, LIKE, "BLAKE!" [ LAUGHTER .]
YOU'RE LIKE, [ Imitating Blake .]
"HI.
MY NAME'S BLAKE, AND I THINK YOU SHOULD ON MY TEAM.
" BAP.
"I'M FROM A PART OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY PLAY COUNTRY MUSIC.
" "BLAKE.
" I DON'T HAVE A PART OF THE COUNTRY THAT PEOPLE IDENTIFY WITH.
WHAT, I'M LIKE, "I'M FROM L.
A.
" "BLAKE!" "BLAKE!" "BLAKE!" Christina: SOMETIMES I LOOK AT THE OTHER COACHES AND I WONDER WHAT PLANET I'M ON.
[ LAUGHTER .]
COME HERE.
COME HERE.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
YOU FEEL BETTER? YEAH.
YOU FEEL BETTER? OKAY.
Daly: TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS AT "THE VOICE" IS SOMETIMES EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
HEY, YouTube.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY "THE VOICE" YouTube CHANNEL.
YAY, CHRISTINA! Pharrell: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY EXCEPT, THIS IS SO FUN.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS WHY YOU CONTINUE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
CAN SOMEONE GET HIM HIS GLASSES? [ LAUGHTER .]
HEY, GRANDPA.
DO YOU NEED YOUR SPECTACLES, YOU OLD FART? HEY, DID THEY GIVE YOU A WHISTLE WITH THAT SHIR WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT SO YOU CAN OFFICIATE THE GAME? [ LAUGHTER .]
WHOO! SO YOU COULD OFFI-- SHOT BLOCK.
"HEY, YOU"? HEY, YOU.
HEY, YOU! I CAN'T SAY THAT.
THAT'S LIKE -- [ LAUGHTER .]
SHE'S, LIKE, CUTE.
SHE CAN SAY THAT.
I HAVE LIKE -- "HEY, YOU.
" [ LAUGHTER .]
HEY.
CAN I SAY "HEY"? Man: YEAH.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
HEY.
[ CHUCKLES .]
HELLO.
[ CHUCKLES .]
HEY, BABY.
Christina: BE BUTCH, ADAM.
CHRISTINA! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! [ LAUGHTER .]
[ Imitating Carson Daly .]
I'M CARSON DALY.
[ LAUGHTER .]
Daly: EVEN OUR ADVISERS GOT IN ON THE FUN.
WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME? DANIEL.
KENT.
NOW WE REALLY KNOW EACH OTHER.
MINE'S ELIZABETH.
ELIZABETH.
OKAY.
IT'S, UH, TOLLISON.
TOLLISON? [ LAUGHTER .]
POOR THING.
TOLLISON? Y-- IT'S NOT A DISEASE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT LIKE THAT.
[ LAUGHTER .]
Nick: THE OTHER THING THAT COULD HELP WITH NERVES IS JUST PICTURE EVERYONE BUT BLAKE NAKED.
"BUT BLAKE"? [ LAUGHTER .]
THAT'S FUNNY.
[ COUGHS .]
I HAVE -- I THINK I HAVE THE FLU.
IF YOU SOUND LIKE THA WITH A FULL-ON FLU, I'M SCARED OF YOU, BRO.
YOU KNOW I SOUND LIKE A GOAT BEING DEFIBRILLATED.
REEAAHHH! AAAAEEEHHH! I WANT TO PUT BLAKE IN DRAG, YEAH.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE .]
IT'S NOT FAIR.
BLAKE JUST WEARS, LIKE, BOOTS, AND HE'S DONE.
[ SIGHS .]
I WANT TO SEE HIM IN SOME STILETTOS.
THAT'D BE GREAT.
YES.
WHAT WOULD -- WHAT WOULD THAT PUSH HIS HEIGHT TO? CHANGE IT UP.
[ LAUGHS .]
CHEWBACCA HEIGHT.
THAT'D BE CRAZY.
[ LAUGHS .]
TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN.
LET'S TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN, PLEASE.
ANDLIGHTS.
[ CHUCKLES .]