The Voice US (2011) s12e05 Episode Script
Blind Auditions, Part 5
1 Daly: This season, love is in the air.
Mwah! Adam, come sit with me.
It's gonna be okay.
This group of people is really, really fun, and everyone has so much respect for each other and love.
Daly: But our coaches are about to learn Love hurts Tonight, in the fight to get the best artists, our coaches will do whatever it takes.
I don't have anybody like you on my team.
Oh, yes, you do.
You have a couple of people.
What are you talking about? Okay, that's a lie.
Oh, my God! Blake: Everybody here wants to win, and we're pulling out all the stops.
We'd go crazy with our voices together.
And shocked to see this handsome guy.
I saw Gwen doing this.
What?! Sit in my chair.
[Laughter.]
Out of the three choices that you have, like, it's obvious.
It's so obvious, we don't have to even say it.
What in the world? Take it easy, Blake.
Daly: It will be the wildest night of the season yet.
Adam: Thought we were gonna turn around and you were gonna be, like, this big.
I haven't lived the girl dream, but I want to.
It's his dream to be a 16-year-old girl.
Girls, they want to have fun I don't care why girls just want to have fun.
Daly: The fireworks start [Southern accent.]
A loss for Blake is a win for me [Laughs.]
right now.
I feel like I've been winning a lot of Blake's people.
What What do you mean, my people? Like, people that I thought you were gonna get, like, I got.
Alicia: I love how she always gives you, like, this super-prop thing about how you're, um What do you call him? A babe? Yeah.
A babe.
A babe.
[Laughs.]
I don't know if you're a babe, but it's sweet for her to say that.
What are you talking about? You're like Babe from the movie "Babe.
" [Laughter.]
Daly: As the singers nervously await their blind auditions, let's meet the night's first artist.
Sing like you do when you're in there singing in your bedroom.
Okay.
Look at him.
He looks like a rock star.
He's got the voice.
Hopefully, he's got the whole package.
You know I love you.
Thanks, Dad.
My name's Johnny Gates.
I'm 31 years old.
I'm from Providence, Rhode Island.
My family is super-Italian.
My nana was cooking all the time.
And my family owned this Italian-wedding-type venue.
If you ever watched "The Godfather," it was kind of that vibe.
I was a late bloomer to music.
Senior year, a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to join the band honestly, because I had long hair.
Our house became ground zero for the band, so I had to bring in more wattage to feed the amps.
I just loved having them all at my house, practicing.
Great bunch of kids and great music.
Johnny G.
: One day, I remember sitting in my car, and Taylor Swift's first single came on.
Her voice was kind of pop, but the production was cool and country.
I was thinking, "I bet you the guy that is working on this music will understand our band.
" So, 18-hour drive, Providence to Nashville, to meet this producer.
Within three months, though, we had a big showcase at a record label in New York City, and they signed us.
This is an amazing story.
Dude, it was the best day of my life.
Why are you here? Like other rock-'n'-roll stories, we started working on an album.
Two years went by, and then we kind of found ourselves, like, on a shelf.
In 2015, we moved to L.
A.
A month later, I got a phone call from our booking agent at the time.
Said, "Would you guys want to go on the road with Rod Stewart this summer?" And I was like, "Hell yeah.
Like, yeah.
Yes.
Now.
Yeah.
" There's no feeling in the world like walking onstage, playing an arena.
Absolute dream come true.
At the moment, the band is on hold, and I've been playing solo gigs around town.
I'm 31 now.
I can't be chasing this forever.
I really do feel like this is my last big shot.
I'm singing a Rod Stewart song.
On tour, I got to hear "Maggie May" every single night.
It's a pretty special moment for me.
I've been fortunate enough to have a couple chances, but it's always just been so close.
Today, it feels different.
I think this is gonna be the time.
Johnny's gonna be right there.
Yeah, but where are the chairs? Right there.
The chairs are there.
Oh, we see we look over there? Yeah.
Okay, it's happening.
This is about to happen.
Inspire me.
John: There he is.
Let's go.
He's laughing.
["Maggie May" plays.]
Yes! [Chuckling.]
Yeah! Wake up, Maggie I think I got something to say to you [Cheering.]
It's late September And I really should be back at school Ooh I know I keep you amused But I feel like I'm being used Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymo-o-re Oh, you led me away from home Just to save you from being alone You stole my heart, and that's what really hurts Oh All you did was wreck my bed He did it! What are you nervous for? And in the morning, kick me in the heeeeeead Whoo! Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymo-o-re No, no, no You led me away from home 'Cause you didn't want to be alone You stole my heart Couldn't leave you if I tried Ohh, Maggie I wish I'd never seen your fa-a-ce Oh, Maggie Yeah! I wish I'd never seen your face Yeah! [Cheers and applause.]
Yeaaaaah! Yeah! Hey, hey, hey! What's your name? My name's Johnny.
I'm 31.
[Cheers and applause.]
[Chuckling.]
Yeah, Johnny.
So, what's up, guys? Right.
Your energy pops through the whole place, and your tone is outrageous.
I really appreciate that.
Just been playing in bands my whole life.
Started in a garage, moved to Nashville, and But you're mostly rock, though, right? Yeah, I'm a rock guy.
My band we were out opening for Rod Stewart All: Wow! last summer.
I kind of hear a little Rod Stewart.
You know, I want to say it makes sense because you have such presence up there.
Your voice is incredible.
Yeah.
I feel like out of the three choices that you have, like, it's obvious that It's so obvious.
I mean, it's just so obvious.
It's so obvious, we don't have to even say it, but Yeah.
I mean, it's so obvious.
It's so painfully obvious.
Johnny, I just want to say this because, just hearing anyone sing that song is always such an amazing thing.
Thank you for doing that, man.
Dude, I appreciate that.
I love that song.
I love it.
[Applause.]
I love the range that you have, and I love that you're not afraid to be up there.
And I just don't think we hear guys in that register.
When you kind of mentioned Rod Stewart, I could totally hear that influence.
I just would love to have you on my team.
We'd go crazy with our voices together.
[Applause.]
Crazy! Mm! Hey, Johnny.
What's up, Blake? You are capable probably of a lot of different things.
Selfishly, as just a fan of yours already, I want you to stay in that rock lane.
I just think we've been missing that.
And, Adam, you missed it, but as a performer, he is headed towards that Jagger type of stage performer, too.
Alicia: Mm.
Mm! You know what I mean? I'm just surprised you know who Mick Jagger is.
[Laughter.]
He's got the moves like Jagger, right? Moves like Jagger.
That's such a great joke.
I've never heard anyone make it before.
Thanks for introducing me to who Mick Jagger is.
Wow.
Your sense of humor is on point.
[Laughter.]
Dude, if you stay in that lane, you're gonna leave here with a fan base ready to see your concerts, man.
That's exciting.
Man.
[Applause.]
Hey, Johnny.
Hi.
Me again.
[Laughs.]
What I think we have in common is that whole band world, that whole mentality.
I started off in a ska band.
It's hard to believe, I know, 'cause I'm wearing a sparkly dress, but I swear to you Yeah, don't let the sparkles fool you.
that is where I came from.
I just think we could work really well together.
I mean Johnny, who do you pick as your coach? Oh, my God.
[Indistinct shouting.]
Um I feel like us garage-band kids have to stick together, so Aw! What?! What?! What?! I pick Gwen! Yes! Take me by the tongue, and I'll know you Gwen: I think what's exciting about Johnny is he is truly rock, and that is a rare thing on the show.
I've got the moves like Jagger Thanks a lot.
Awesome, buddy.
Look at this kid.
Unreal.
Unreal.
Awesome, dude.
Kid's a stud.
Dude.
Blake: I'm having a slow start.
It's got to turn around.
It always does.
I'm not getting depressed just yet.
[Southern accent.]
A loss for Blake is a win for me [Laughter.]
Every time he loses, I get happy [Laughter.]
I do the dance of joy Daly: Coming up Ohhhhhh, girl That's all I really want Daly: more epic performances Well, baby, don't you understand? What?! Daly: that have emotions running wild.
You can come cry on me.
Come over here.
What are you feeling right now? Girls, they want to have fun I feel like you don't like me anymore.
I don't.
I-I love you.
[Laughs.]
This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions, where our next artist, 23-year-old Malik Davage, has had a long road to get to "The Voice.
" Well, I grew up in southeast D.
C.
My block wasn't the best.
I've seen drugs, killing, fights you name it.
As a kid, it just made me just want to get out.
I always wanted my father around, but my father's been in prison since I was 2, so my mom did everything she could.
Sometimes I didn't know the balance of being Mom and Dad.
Guess whatever I did worked.
[Laughs.]
I'm really proud of you.
Oh, you Oh, you Don't Don't do that 'cause you're gonna make me cry.
Singing, to me, is just life.
I used to always sing in the house when I was younger.
I've done "106 & Park" in 2013.
I've sung the national anthem for the Washington Wizards.
I put years into this dream, but it's not easy to make it in music, so I work at a clothing store as a sales associate.
But it's a tough thing trying to balance music with my life, especially because God gave me a beautiful baby girl.
My daughter is the most special thing to me.
Um [Voice breaking.]
But I just want I just want to do better for her.
This opportunity right here means means everything to me.
I'm pushing hard for me, for you, and her.
I believe you.
[Sniffling.]
I believe you.
I love you.
I love you, too.
I'll be singing "Sure Thing" by Miguel.
The message of the song is just showing how inseparable you are with someone else.
And it's the first day my daughter will ever see me perform onstage.
I'm most definitely gonna turn the chair for her.
See Papa.
Papa! Papa! ["Sure Thing" plays.]
Between you and I, as simple as pie, baby It's such a sure thing Oh, oh, oh If you be the cash, I'll be the rubber band You be the match, I will be the fuse Boom Painter, baby, you can be the muse I'm the reporter, baby, you can be the news You're the cigarette, and I'm the smoker We raise a bet 'cause you're the joker Truth, though You are the chalk I can be the blackboard Yes! You can be the talk, I can be the walk Even when the sky comes falling Even when the sun don't shine I got faith in you and I Your pretty little hand in mine Even when we're down to the wire, baby Even when it's do or die And we can do it, baby, simple and plain 'Cause this love is a sure thing Ohhhhhhhhh Yay! Ohh, ohh, ohh, yeah We can do it, baby Ohh, whoa, ohh, whoa, ohh, whoa Love you like a brother I treat you like a friend Respect you like a lover Ohh, whoa, ohh, whoa, ohh Whoa, whoa, whoa [Cheers and applause.]
Yay! Hey! Welcome to my team.
What's your name? [Laughter.]
My name's Malik Davage.
I'm 23 years old.
I'm from Washington, D.
C.
And And And Let me tell you something.
Let me tell you something really quickly.
Woman: Aww! Yeah, man.
[Cheers and applause.]
Yeah.
Yes! Thank you, Jesus.
He's gonna make me cry! I know.
Aw.
That's dope.
You can come cry on me.
Come over here.
[Laughter.]
Oh, he's coming! [Cheers and applause.]
He's coming! What are you feeling right now? Oh, wow! Wow! Wow.
Wow.
Hey, man.
Come here.
Wow.
Wow.
Come on.
Come over here.
Aw, you're such a good guy.
Hey Sit in my chair.
Just go sit in my chair.
[Laughter.]
Throw your feet up on there.
Come on.
Look, look, look.
[Laughter.]
I'm just a a young guy from Washington, D.
C.
, just trying to do what's best for my daughter.
Alicia: Yes.
And she's back there with my mom.
[Cheers and applause.]
Oh, I got to I got to get a hug.
[Cheers and applause.]
There you go.
Look.
There he is.
Alicia: Aww! Daddy! [Applause.]
Sharon: Yes.
Aww! [Cheers and applause.]
Hi! [Laughter.]
Adam: Hi.
A man who can wear his emotions on his sleeve is a very special man and who makes really powerful music.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Adam: I'm the only one who turned around.
I didn't wait, but when you sang in your upper register I'm gonna be honest with you about it.
Like, you need some work.
But when you do the work that I think you can do really easily 'cause you clearly have raw talent there's no telling where you can go with this.
I'm happy I took the risk and turned around because you're clearly a good dude, and I'm just I'm happy.
[Cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
Yay, Malik! Adam: Malik was very emotional.
When the dude was on, he was, like, on fire.
[Cheers and applause.]
Alicia: Malik was really good, but I didn't know if I felt enough of originality from him.
At this point, looking for a singer/songwriter style.
I think I'm missing that.
See this? You know what this is? This is the gloves coming off.
Boop! Boop! All right.
Unleash, baby.
Unleash.
I'm gonna go.
All right.
Come on, now.
Don't hold back.
This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Wow.
Look how pretty she is.
Wow.
Thank you.
Look how pretty she is, too.
I mean Oh, thank you.
That's nice.
Adam's got a nice, feminine, pretty quality about him, too.
[Laughter.]
You're a babe.
Thank you.
All right.
You're a babe.
Finally she said it.
All right.
Daly: Let's meet our next artist 16-year-old high-school student Lauryn Judd from Draper City, Utah, who's hoping "The Voice" is her big break.
Lauryn: I spend a lot of my school time in choir classes and in theater classes.
Hold me, rock me I love my choir class.
It really helped me grow so much in my vocal range and helps me to learn to sing with a group.
Deep and wide My friends know me as a singer.
I've been singing ever since I could talk.
Kim: She had a voice, and she wasn't afraid to share it.
We kind of had to tell her to be quiet sometimes 'cause it was just all the time.
Lauryn: When I was about 11, I joined a musical-theater company called Utah COPA, and we would go perform at places like Christmas festivals.
It was such a blast.
My family means the world to me.
My mom was always driving me around to lessons.
All: Oh! And even worse! My dad he sings in different church choirs, and he's always on the lookout for songs for me to sing.
They supported me through everything, and "The Voice" is validation that their support was worth it.
For my blind audition, I will be singing "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper.
I have a more mellow and acoustic arrangement.
I'm a normal junior in high school, and I get to sing for four global superstars, and I am so excited, and it's such an honor.
To be able to get a chair to turn would really show that I do have the talent to go far.
Did Did you say a prayer? Yes, of course.
We all did.
So, yeah.
Yes.
["Girls Just Want To Have Fun" plays.]
I come home in the morning light My mother says, "When you gonna live your life right?" Oh, Mother dear, we're not the fortunate ones But girls, they want to have fun Oh, girls, they want to have fuuuun [Cheering.]
[Deep voice.]
Some boys take a beautiful girl And hide her away from the rest of the world I want to be the one to walk in the sun Oh, girls, they want to have fun Oh, girls, they want to have That's all they really want Some fuuuuuun When the working day is done Oh, girls, they want to have fun Girls, they want to have fun [Cheers and applause.]
Whoo! I thought we were gonna turn around, and you were gonna be, like, this big.
[Laughing.]
I know.
[Laughter.]
I did, too.
What's your name? My name is Lauryn Judd.
I'm 16 years old, and I'm from Draper, Utah.
What?! You're 16? [Cheers and applause.]
Are you freaking out right now? Yeah.
This is unreal.
What's so exciting about you is that you are 16.
You already have such a cool style.
That's something you can't really teach.
I loved your voice.
I can remember listening to old recordings of myself, and it has, like, a similar thing, where it's small and it's a bit nasally, but I feel like, if we work together, we could work on warming it up, and then we could figure out your path.
So I would love to work with you.
Thank you.
[Applause.]
Alicia: Lauryn, that was so cool.
At one point, I asked Blake if he thought there was two people there.
Now, I know that sounds crazy.
That's happened to me before.
There's been two voices, and I started hearing a different tone come out of what I thought was one body.
But this happened with you, and you are one body.
[Laughter.]
Well done.
And there's so much in there that I would love to help you pull out.
You're a really special artist, and I do hope to work with you.
Thank you so much.
[Laughs.]
[Applause.]
To have that unique sound and that little, tiny-sounding voice that she has, that floats around, but it also has so much power when you want it.
That's what I was sitting back going, "Oh, what's she gonna do when it gets to that part of the song?" And then all of a sudden, you did that.
It's like, "What in the world? I got to push my button.
" And even though you're singing "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and two fun girls just turned their chair around for you Hey.
Hey.
Three fun girls.
[Laughter.]
To the guy dressed like a bar code down there [Laughter.]
He didn't even push his button, so don't listen to him.
You know, go with one of these two girls.
I don't even know if you know yet what kind of music you want to do, but I would love to be somebody that helps you figure that out.
Thank you.
Lauryn, who do you pick as your coach? [Indistinct shouting.]
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Thank you so much, all of you.
This is unreal.
[Laughs.]
Girls just want to have fun! [Laughs.]
I pick Alicia.
Whoo! I want to be the one to walk in the sun Girls, they want to have fun Alicia: Lauryn has an amazing voice.
She's only 16, so there's a ton of stuff that we can build and bring out.
And I'm very, very excited about her.
Hi! Good luck to you, sweetie.
So good.
Thank you.
So good.
I tried to convince Lauryn I can be one of the girls.
But, uh, she slipped through my fingers, and now I'm not gonna be having any fun.
Oh, girls just want to have [Cheers and applause.]
[Laughs.]
Daly: Still to come Gwen and Blake go head-to-head.
Blake has never lived your dream the way that I've lived your dream.
But I want to.
But will Blake finally score his first artist? Please be good.
Please be good.
Please be good.
This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back.
" I'm Paul Adrian.
I'm 20, and I'm from Irving, Texas.
I moved to Dallas about three months ago to be closer to the music scene.
Now I live five minutes from doing open mics, playing coffee shops.
After high school, I started going to college full time, and I work as a bellman at the Four Seasons Dallas.
I've gotten to meet Diana Ross, Ozzy Osbourne, Coldplay, Eminem.
I do love my job, but, you know, my dream is definitely to become a full-time musician.
Thank you very much.
All right, thank you so much.
Thank you very much.
You guys have a nice evening.
I feel like my dad affected my love for music.
Growing up, we'd be on road trips.
He would sing all the songs and make me sing with him.
My dad was a military police officer in the U.
S.
Army.
When he was home, we'd never leave each other's side.
He did two tours in Iraq.
It's something I didn't really understand at the time, but I knew it was something serious.
When I was 10, it was a rainy Sunday morning in 2007.
We had two guys walk up to the door and offer their condolences that my father was killed in Iraq.
In Irving, there's a veterans memorial wall.
I go, and I just visit him, you know? There's a lot of emotions you feel.
There's just so much sadness.
He wasn't there for my baseball games or my football games or playing shows.
And it's something I definitely think about often, you know? After my dad passed away, music was definitely something I turned to.
Music is just such a great outlet, you know, just, like, when I'm feeling sad or down about anything.
It's just the emotion of it.
It's such a good feeling.
It would mean a lot to make it on a team.
I would love to work with Adam because he could help me with techniques and how to work the stage.
My dad was really big on soul music, so I'll be singing "I've Got a Woman" by Ray Charles.
You know, it has that classic sound, and they probably won't be expecting it from such a little guy.
How are you? Good.
Nervous.
Okay, don't be.
["I've Got a Woman" plays.]
Well, I've got a woman Way over town That's good to me Oh, yeah She give me money When I'm in need Yeah, she's a kind of friend, indeed I said I got a woman Way over town That's good to me Oh, yeah She's there to love me Both day and night Never grumbles or fusses Always treats me right Never runnin' in the streets And leavin' me alone She knows a woman's place Is right there, now, in her home But, baby, don't you understand Yeah, well, I'm her lover man I said I got a woman Way over town That's good to me Oh, yeah Yeaaah, I've got a woman [Cheers and applause.]
Next time.
Wow! What?! What's your name? Paul Adrian.
I'm from Irving, Texas.
You definitely sound way older.
You don't sound how you I thought he was like 75.
I was like, "Wow," just shocked to see this handsome, smiley guy.
You have a really good, strong tone.
It just got a little wobbly during the middle.
Gotcha.
Thank you.
Were you dancing a little bit? Yeah.
That is a very difficult thing, to dance and sing.
If you're dancing, some of your breath is gonna be taken by that.
Yeah.
We have our backs turned, and it's great to entertain these guys, but, you know, you got to entertain us first so that we can understand, really, what it is you're doing.
Gotcha.
You have a great vibe, and I could even feel your energy.
I was back here dancing and bobbing to you a whole lot.
It was a wonderful experience to hear you sing.
Thank you.
Yeah, I think Adam made the best point to think about and hopefully when you come back and try this is just try to sit still as much as you can until you get at least one person to turn around, and then you should be good.
Come back again.
Thank you guys.
[Cheers and applause.]
Aww, that's so sweet.
Good job, Paul.
Alicia: It's a really hard song to do, but he did a good job.
He had a good voice, but it just wasn't quite stirring.
This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
Hi.
You got this, Caroline.
Go, Caroline.
[Chuckles.]
Caroline: I'm only 16 years old, but I've been working really, really hard.
I need "The Voice" to prove to myself that I can do this for the rest of my life.
My name is Caroline Sky.
I'm 16 years old, and I'm from San Anselmo, California.
Music was always around when I was little.
Growing up, we had a family band called the Rockin' Robins 'cause that was one of the only songs that we actually knew how to play.
It was just a fun thing that we all took to doing.
We thought we had ourselves a little band.
[Chuckles.]
And then, when I was 12, I wanted to get more into folk and rock, and I ended up doing a lot of benefit concerts, which have been really important to me.
I started playing at small music festivals, at bars.
There was actually one situation where I wasn't allowed to sing because it was a 21-and-older venue, so they looped the mic out to the sidewalk.
My friends were walking down that sidewalk.
They were like, "Caroline, what are you doing?" But, you know, that's how it was.
You play where you can.
For my blind audition, I'll be singing "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by Carole King.
This song is really special to me because it is sung by one of my idols, who wrote it when she was just a year older than me.
I really hope the coaches are going to hear soul and a lot of emotion in my voice.
Going from watching the show at home to actually being here today is just an unbelievable opportunity, and I'm so, so excited to get started.
Let's do this.
[Exhales heavily.]
["Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" plays.]
Tonight you're mine completely You give your love so sweetly Tonight the light of love is in your eyes But will you still love me tomorrow? [Cheers and applause.]
Tonight with words All she needed just one.
Just need one.
Oh, my God! unspoken You say that I'm the only one But will my heart be broken When the night meets the morning sun? So tell me now And I won't ask again Will you still love me [Cheers and applause.]
That's two.
Great job.
Tomorrow? [Cheers and applause.]
Whoo! Go, Caroline! Whoo! Whoo! Blake: Hello.
Hi! Wow.
That was so awesome.
Gwen turned around, and then I'm watching Blake as Gwen kind of watches Blake from the corner of her eye.
I have this great vantage point.
You just see Blake just like [Laughter.]
It was amazing.
Because I saw Gwen doing this.
[Laughter.]
What's your name? My name's Caroline Sky.
I'm 16, and I'm from San Anselmo, California.
What?! You're 16? I'm 16.
I think you are so talented.
I am so excited you're on this show.
This is gonna be crazy.
Thank you so much.
Wow.
Well, I pressed right away because I just loved your voice.
So much control, so much patience.
You didn't have any nerves.
I think that what's exciting about this right here me and you and I've said this, like, a bunch of times, but Yeah.
[Laughter.]
Oh.
The first kind of nasty thing he's done.
Yeah.
It's okay.
I love you.
Aww.
So cute.
[Laughter.]
Gwen: Blake has never lived your dream the way that I've lived your dream.
But I want to.
[Laughter.]
Take it easy, Blake.
It's his dream to be a 16-year-old girl.
You're actually younger than I was when I started my band.
I was 17.
I should share all of the incredible things that happened to me with a young girl that has a gift like you do.
I think you're incredible.
Mm-hmm.
I need somebody like you on my team.
I really, really do.
Thank you so much.
[Cheers and applause.]
I'm a coach that's had a lot of success with young talent.
And yes, I haven't lived the girl dream, but I want to.
[Laughter.]
And I want to know why girls just want to have fun [Laughter.]
in my heart.
And I need somebody like you You're so stupid.
to be on my team, to take me on your journey with you.
I'll help you through this show.
You help me live the girl dream.
Come on.
Let's do this.
Thank you.
[Applause.]
I think it's super-weird that he says that he wants to live that dream.
I'm just gonna on record and say that.
But I'm also gonna ask you a very important question, Caroline.
I'm confident.
Caroline, who do you pick as your coach? [Indistinct shouting.]
Come on.
You guys are both such amazing artists, and I am so incredibly honored that you turned around for me.
But I pick Gwen.
Me?! Oh, my God! Wow.
Wow! [Cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
Gwen: I'm so happy Caroline picked me.
She had such an ease to her voice, and she seemed like she was really just in the moment of the song, which is rare.
Guess I'll never know now.
Thank you so much.
Gwen: I still can't believe she's 16 and still can't believe I beat Blake on this one.
I don't care why girls just want to have fun! [Laughs.]
Tell me why girls just want to have fun.
[Chuckles.]
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymore Daly: You can buy full versions of tonight's blind-audition songs on iTunes Oh, girls, they want to have fun or listen to them on Apple Music.
Coming up I hope all the coaches turn their chairs.
a family man takes one last shot at his dream I love you, too, honey.
I love you so much.
and gives Blake one last shot at getting an artist.
I don't have anybody like you on my team.
Oh, yes, you do.
You have a couple of people.
What are you talking about? Come on, Josh! I pick This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
Please be good.
Please be good.
Please be good.
Let's see if Blake can finally get in the game with this next artist.
Girl: Whoo! Ah! Help me, Ma.
[Chuckles.]
I'm Josh Hoyer.
I'm 40 years old.
I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska.
My wife and I, Sarah, we've been together for 10 years, and we have two beautiful little girls Eva Leigh and Clara.
I've always been drawn to singing and dancing and playing music.
And currently, I'm a working musician, and I bartend at the Zoo Bar.
The Zoo Bar is a blues and roots music club.
What can I get for you guys? I'm very lucky to have the bartending gig.
It allows you to have that flexibility.
About four years ago, I started a band called Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal.
We're a funk/soul/R&B band.
Last year, we did 150 shows in 32 states.
The fun part is playing, but you still have to balance your responsibilities as a parent.
Hey, all right! Ohh! That's awesome! You guys look happy.
We are.
It's extremely difficult financially to make it work as a touring musician.
You're gone so much.
And that's something you battle with, uh Clara: I love my dad so much.
I hope that all the coaches turn their chairs.
"The Voice" opportunity has come in at the tail end of a lot of struggles.
This is the time now.
Today I'm gonna do "Oh Girl" by the The Chi-Lites.
This is a story about a man that had everything and then he's losing it.
For me to think about my wife and my kids it definitely makes you appreciate what you do have.
I love you, too, honey.
I want to show my girls that if you believe in yourself and you work hard enough good things can happen.
There's Dad.
There's Dad.
There's Dad.
There he is.
["Oh Girl" plays.]
Oh, girl I'd be in trouble if you left me now 'Cause I don't know where to look for love I just don't know how Oh, girl How I depend on you To give me love when I need it Right on time you would always be [Cheers and applause.]
All of my friends, they call me a fool They say "Let the woman take care of you" So I I try to be hip and think like the crowwwd Crowwwd But even the crowd can't help me now Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh Ohhhhhh, girl Tell me, what am I gonna do? See, I know I've got a guilty face Girl, I feel so out of place Ohhhhhh, yeah Pain will double if you leave me now 'Cause I don't know where to look for love And I just I don't know how-ow-ow [Cheers and applause.]
He did it! He did it! Yeah! You're crazy.
All right.
What's up?! What's your name? I'm Josh Hoyer.
I'm 40 years old, and I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska.
Okay.
All right! I love the way you say crowwwd Thank you.
You have a lot of soulful wisdom in your voice, and I was like, "Man.
" I felt like you'd have a big, white beard, but I guess it's a normal-colored beard.
That's cool.
[Laughter.]
I'm so happy you're in this competition, man.
Good job.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Gwen: I was so enjoying your performance.
I don't have anybody like you on my team and Oh, yes, you do.
You have a couple of people just like him.
What are you talking about? [Laughter.]
Okay, that's a lie.
I'm just trying to [Laughs.]
Hey, Josh.
How you doing? I just felt like "This guy deserves to be on this show," and if he's gonna be on this show, he may as well be on the winning team," so I was like, "I'm hitting my button.
" But, man, I'd love to have a chance to work with you.
And we're all gonna say that there's nobody like you on our teams 'cause there's nobody like you on the show.
[Laughing.]
Ah.
[Cheers and applause.]
So, Josh, who are some of your influences? Otis Yeah.
Curtis, James Brown.
Oh, that sounds right to me.
That's the beautiful thing about music like, there's no limits to where it can go and where it can reach, you know? Absolutely.
Beautiful job tonight.
That was cool.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[Applause.]
What would you want out of a coach? As a father and a husband, I'm kind of tired of playing the bars.
Music's something I think that our world needs right now, and that's why I'm sticking with this.
This is my shot here, I think.
[Cheers and applause.]
I was in my band for nine years.
We were doing music because we had to do it.
Like, it was in us.
And I do understand what it's like to be a working parent.
That's what I struggle with all the time.
I could definitely share my experiences with you, and I'd love to do that.
Thank you.
All right, I think it's time.
Who do you want to choose as your coach? [Indistinct shouting.]
Come on, Josh! [Shouting continues.]
I pick Blake.
Yeah! Aw! Play that funky music, white boy Play that funky music right All right! Go, Blake! Yeah! Play that funky music, white boy I finally won a battle with Gwen.
Great job, man.
Thank you, sir.
Appreciate it.
Happy for you, man.
I love how much character he has in his voice and how much soul he has.
Moving forward, I want to keep him in that lane.
Thank you very much for turning.
I appreciate it.
Gwen she was speaking some truths to me, and I was like, "Oh, I hear you.
" Hey! But as far as where I'm at as a musician, I think the wiser decision was with Blake.
[Light laughter.]
I feel like you don't like me anymore.
I don't.
I-I love you.
[Both laugh.]
If you guys work in a French kiss French kiss.
I don't even hear that anymore.
[Laughing.]
I know.
What is "What kind of kiss?" "A French kiss.
" Did the French invent that? [Laughs.]
It's like [French accent.]
"Why don't we try this? Maybe we will enjoy it.
" [Laughs.]
Mwah! Adam, come sit with me.
It's gonna be okay.
This group of people is really, really fun, and everyone has so much respect for each other and love.
Daly: But our coaches are about to learn Love hurts Tonight, in the fight to get the best artists, our coaches will do whatever it takes.
I don't have anybody like you on my team.
Oh, yes, you do.
You have a couple of people.
What are you talking about? Okay, that's a lie.
Oh, my God! Blake: Everybody here wants to win, and we're pulling out all the stops.
We'd go crazy with our voices together.
And shocked to see this handsome guy.
I saw Gwen doing this.
What?! Sit in my chair.
[Laughter.]
Out of the three choices that you have, like, it's obvious.
It's so obvious, we don't have to even say it.
What in the world? Take it easy, Blake.
Daly: It will be the wildest night of the season yet.
Adam: Thought we were gonna turn around and you were gonna be, like, this big.
I haven't lived the girl dream, but I want to.
It's his dream to be a 16-year-old girl.
Girls, they want to have fun I don't care why girls just want to have fun.
Daly: The fireworks start [Southern accent.]
A loss for Blake is a win for me [Laughs.]
right now.
I feel like I've been winning a lot of Blake's people.
What What do you mean, my people? Like, people that I thought you were gonna get, like, I got.
Alicia: I love how she always gives you, like, this super-prop thing about how you're, um What do you call him? A babe? Yeah.
A babe.
A babe.
[Laughs.]
I don't know if you're a babe, but it's sweet for her to say that.
What are you talking about? You're like Babe from the movie "Babe.
" [Laughter.]
Daly: As the singers nervously await their blind auditions, let's meet the night's first artist.
Sing like you do when you're in there singing in your bedroom.
Okay.
Look at him.
He looks like a rock star.
He's got the voice.
Hopefully, he's got the whole package.
You know I love you.
Thanks, Dad.
My name's Johnny Gates.
I'm 31 years old.
I'm from Providence, Rhode Island.
My family is super-Italian.
My nana was cooking all the time.
And my family owned this Italian-wedding-type venue.
If you ever watched "The Godfather," it was kind of that vibe.
I was a late bloomer to music.
Senior year, a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to join the band honestly, because I had long hair.
Our house became ground zero for the band, so I had to bring in more wattage to feed the amps.
I just loved having them all at my house, practicing.
Great bunch of kids and great music.
Johnny G.
: One day, I remember sitting in my car, and Taylor Swift's first single came on.
Her voice was kind of pop, but the production was cool and country.
I was thinking, "I bet you the guy that is working on this music will understand our band.
" So, 18-hour drive, Providence to Nashville, to meet this producer.
Within three months, though, we had a big showcase at a record label in New York City, and they signed us.
This is an amazing story.
Dude, it was the best day of my life.
Why are you here? Like other rock-'n'-roll stories, we started working on an album.
Two years went by, and then we kind of found ourselves, like, on a shelf.
In 2015, we moved to L.
A.
A month later, I got a phone call from our booking agent at the time.
Said, "Would you guys want to go on the road with Rod Stewart this summer?" And I was like, "Hell yeah.
Like, yeah.
Yes.
Now.
Yeah.
" There's no feeling in the world like walking onstage, playing an arena.
Absolute dream come true.
At the moment, the band is on hold, and I've been playing solo gigs around town.
I'm 31 now.
I can't be chasing this forever.
I really do feel like this is my last big shot.
I'm singing a Rod Stewart song.
On tour, I got to hear "Maggie May" every single night.
It's a pretty special moment for me.
I've been fortunate enough to have a couple chances, but it's always just been so close.
Today, it feels different.
I think this is gonna be the time.
Johnny's gonna be right there.
Yeah, but where are the chairs? Right there.
The chairs are there.
Oh, we see we look over there? Yeah.
Okay, it's happening.
This is about to happen.
Inspire me.
John: There he is.
Let's go.
He's laughing.
["Maggie May" plays.]
Yes! [Chuckling.]
Yeah! Wake up, Maggie I think I got something to say to you [Cheering.]
It's late September And I really should be back at school Ooh I know I keep you amused But I feel like I'm being used Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymo-o-re Oh, you led me away from home Just to save you from being alone You stole my heart, and that's what really hurts Oh All you did was wreck my bed He did it! What are you nervous for? And in the morning, kick me in the heeeeeead Whoo! Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymo-o-re No, no, no You led me away from home 'Cause you didn't want to be alone You stole my heart Couldn't leave you if I tried Ohh, Maggie I wish I'd never seen your fa-a-ce Oh, Maggie Yeah! I wish I'd never seen your face Yeah! [Cheers and applause.]
Yeaaaaah! Yeah! Hey, hey, hey! What's your name? My name's Johnny.
I'm 31.
[Cheers and applause.]
[Chuckling.]
Yeah, Johnny.
So, what's up, guys? Right.
Your energy pops through the whole place, and your tone is outrageous.
I really appreciate that.
Just been playing in bands my whole life.
Started in a garage, moved to Nashville, and But you're mostly rock, though, right? Yeah, I'm a rock guy.
My band we were out opening for Rod Stewart All: Wow! last summer.
I kind of hear a little Rod Stewart.
You know, I want to say it makes sense because you have such presence up there.
Your voice is incredible.
Yeah.
I feel like out of the three choices that you have, like, it's obvious that It's so obvious.
I mean, it's just so obvious.
It's so obvious, we don't have to even say it, but Yeah.
I mean, it's so obvious.
It's so painfully obvious.
Johnny, I just want to say this because, just hearing anyone sing that song is always such an amazing thing.
Thank you for doing that, man.
Dude, I appreciate that.
I love that song.
I love it.
[Applause.]
I love the range that you have, and I love that you're not afraid to be up there.
And I just don't think we hear guys in that register.
When you kind of mentioned Rod Stewart, I could totally hear that influence.
I just would love to have you on my team.
We'd go crazy with our voices together.
[Applause.]
Crazy! Mm! Hey, Johnny.
What's up, Blake? You are capable probably of a lot of different things.
Selfishly, as just a fan of yours already, I want you to stay in that rock lane.
I just think we've been missing that.
And, Adam, you missed it, but as a performer, he is headed towards that Jagger type of stage performer, too.
Alicia: Mm.
Mm! You know what I mean? I'm just surprised you know who Mick Jagger is.
[Laughter.]
He's got the moves like Jagger, right? Moves like Jagger.
That's such a great joke.
I've never heard anyone make it before.
Thanks for introducing me to who Mick Jagger is.
Wow.
Your sense of humor is on point.
[Laughter.]
Dude, if you stay in that lane, you're gonna leave here with a fan base ready to see your concerts, man.
That's exciting.
Man.
[Applause.]
Hey, Johnny.
Hi.
Me again.
[Laughs.]
What I think we have in common is that whole band world, that whole mentality.
I started off in a ska band.
It's hard to believe, I know, 'cause I'm wearing a sparkly dress, but I swear to you Yeah, don't let the sparkles fool you.
that is where I came from.
I just think we could work really well together.
I mean Johnny, who do you pick as your coach? Oh, my God.
[Indistinct shouting.]
Um I feel like us garage-band kids have to stick together, so Aw! What?! What?! What?! I pick Gwen! Yes! Take me by the tongue, and I'll know you Gwen: I think what's exciting about Johnny is he is truly rock, and that is a rare thing on the show.
I've got the moves like Jagger Thanks a lot.
Awesome, buddy.
Look at this kid.
Unreal.
Unreal.
Awesome, dude.
Kid's a stud.
Dude.
Blake: I'm having a slow start.
It's got to turn around.
It always does.
I'm not getting depressed just yet.
[Southern accent.]
A loss for Blake is a win for me [Laughter.]
Every time he loses, I get happy [Laughter.]
I do the dance of joy Daly: Coming up Ohhhhhh, girl That's all I really want Daly: more epic performances Well, baby, don't you understand? What?! Daly: that have emotions running wild.
You can come cry on me.
Come over here.
What are you feeling right now? Girls, they want to have fun I feel like you don't like me anymore.
I don't.
I-I love you.
[Laughs.]
This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions, where our next artist, 23-year-old Malik Davage, has had a long road to get to "The Voice.
" Well, I grew up in southeast D.
C.
My block wasn't the best.
I've seen drugs, killing, fights you name it.
As a kid, it just made me just want to get out.
I always wanted my father around, but my father's been in prison since I was 2, so my mom did everything she could.
Sometimes I didn't know the balance of being Mom and Dad.
Guess whatever I did worked.
[Laughs.]
I'm really proud of you.
Oh, you Oh, you Don't Don't do that 'cause you're gonna make me cry.
Singing, to me, is just life.
I used to always sing in the house when I was younger.
I've done "106 & Park" in 2013.
I've sung the national anthem for the Washington Wizards.
I put years into this dream, but it's not easy to make it in music, so I work at a clothing store as a sales associate.
But it's a tough thing trying to balance music with my life, especially because God gave me a beautiful baby girl.
My daughter is the most special thing to me.
Um [Voice breaking.]
But I just want I just want to do better for her.
This opportunity right here means means everything to me.
I'm pushing hard for me, for you, and her.
I believe you.
[Sniffling.]
I believe you.
I love you.
I love you, too.
I'll be singing "Sure Thing" by Miguel.
The message of the song is just showing how inseparable you are with someone else.
And it's the first day my daughter will ever see me perform onstage.
I'm most definitely gonna turn the chair for her.
See Papa.
Papa! Papa! ["Sure Thing" plays.]
Between you and I, as simple as pie, baby It's such a sure thing Oh, oh, oh If you be the cash, I'll be the rubber band You be the match, I will be the fuse Boom Painter, baby, you can be the muse I'm the reporter, baby, you can be the news You're the cigarette, and I'm the smoker We raise a bet 'cause you're the joker Truth, though You are the chalk I can be the blackboard Yes! You can be the talk, I can be the walk Even when the sky comes falling Even when the sun don't shine I got faith in you and I Your pretty little hand in mine Even when we're down to the wire, baby Even when it's do or die And we can do it, baby, simple and plain 'Cause this love is a sure thing Ohhhhhhhhh Yay! Ohh, ohh, ohh, yeah We can do it, baby Ohh, whoa, ohh, whoa, ohh, whoa Love you like a brother I treat you like a friend Respect you like a lover Ohh, whoa, ohh, whoa, ohh Whoa, whoa, whoa [Cheers and applause.]
Yay! Hey! Welcome to my team.
What's your name? [Laughter.]
My name's Malik Davage.
I'm 23 years old.
I'm from Washington, D.
C.
And And And Let me tell you something.
Let me tell you something really quickly.
Woman: Aww! Yeah, man.
[Cheers and applause.]
Yeah.
Yes! Thank you, Jesus.
He's gonna make me cry! I know.
Aw.
That's dope.
You can come cry on me.
Come over here.
[Laughter.]
Oh, he's coming! [Cheers and applause.]
He's coming! What are you feeling right now? Oh, wow! Wow! Wow.
Wow.
Hey, man.
Come here.
Wow.
Wow.
Come on.
Come over here.
Aw, you're such a good guy.
Hey Sit in my chair.
Just go sit in my chair.
[Laughter.]
Throw your feet up on there.
Come on.
Look, look, look.
[Laughter.]
I'm just a a young guy from Washington, D.
C.
, just trying to do what's best for my daughter.
Alicia: Yes.
And she's back there with my mom.
[Cheers and applause.]
Oh, I got to I got to get a hug.
[Cheers and applause.]
There you go.
Look.
There he is.
Alicia: Aww! Daddy! [Applause.]
Sharon: Yes.
Aww! [Cheers and applause.]
Hi! [Laughter.]
Adam: Hi.
A man who can wear his emotions on his sleeve is a very special man and who makes really powerful music.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Adam: I'm the only one who turned around.
I didn't wait, but when you sang in your upper register I'm gonna be honest with you about it.
Like, you need some work.
But when you do the work that I think you can do really easily 'cause you clearly have raw talent there's no telling where you can go with this.
I'm happy I took the risk and turned around because you're clearly a good dude, and I'm just I'm happy.
[Cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
Yay, Malik! Adam: Malik was very emotional.
When the dude was on, he was, like, on fire.
[Cheers and applause.]
Alicia: Malik was really good, but I didn't know if I felt enough of originality from him.
At this point, looking for a singer/songwriter style.
I think I'm missing that.
See this? You know what this is? This is the gloves coming off.
Boop! Boop! All right.
Unleash, baby.
Unleash.
I'm gonna go.
All right.
Come on, now.
Don't hold back.
This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Wow.
Look how pretty she is.
Wow.
Thank you.
Look how pretty she is, too.
I mean Oh, thank you.
That's nice.
Adam's got a nice, feminine, pretty quality about him, too.
[Laughter.]
You're a babe.
Thank you.
All right.
You're a babe.
Finally she said it.
All right.
Daly: Let's meet our next artist 16-year-old high-school student Lauryn Judd from Draper City, Utah, who's hoping "The Voice" is her big break.
Lauryn: I spend a lot of my school time in choir classes and in theater classes.
Hold me, rock me I love my choir class.
It really helped me grow so much in my vocal range and helps me to learn to sing with a group.
Deep and wide My friends know me as a singer.
I've been singing ever since I could talk.
Kim: She had a voice, and she wasn't afraid to share it.
We kind of had to tell her to be quiet sometimes 'cause it was just all the time.
Lauryn: When I was about 11, I joined a musical-theater company called Utah COPA, and we would go perform at places like Christmas festivals.
It was such a blast.
My family means the world to me.
My mom was always driving me around to lessons.
All: Oh! And even worse! My dad he sings in different church choirs, and he's always on the lookout for songs for me to sing.
They supported me through everything, and "The Voice" is validation that their support was worth it.
For my blind audition, I will be singing "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper.
I have a more mellow and acoustic arrangement.
I'm a normal junior in high school, and I get to sing for four global superstars, and I am so excited, and it's such an honor.
To be able to get a chair to turn would really show that I do have the talent to go far.
Did Did you say a prayer? Yes, of course.
We all did.
So, yeah.
Yes.
["Girls Just Want To Have Fun" plays.]
I come home in the morning light My mother says, "When you gonna live your life right?" Oh, Mother dear, we're not the fortunate ones But girls, they want to have fun Oh, girls, they want to have fuuuun [Cheering.]
[Deep voice.]
Some boys take a beautiful girl And hide her away from the rest of the world I want to be the one to walk in the sun Oh, girls, they want to have fun Oh, girls, they want to have That's all they really want Some fuuuuuun When the working day is done Oh, girls, they want to have fun Girls, they want to have fun [Cheers and applause.]
Whoo! I thought we were gonna turn around, and you were gonna be, like, this big.
[Laughing.]
I know.
[Laughter.]
I did, too.
What's your name? My name is Lauryn Judd.
I'm 16 years old, and I'm from Draper, Utah.
What?! You're 16? [Cheers and applause.]
Are you freaking out right now? Yeah.
This is unreal.
What's so exciting about you is that you are 16.
You already have such a cool style.
That's something you can't really teach.
I loved your voice.
I can remember listening to old recordings of myself, and it has, like, a similar thing, where it's small and it's a bit nasally, but I feel like, if we work together, we could work on warming it up, and then we could figure out your path.
So I would love to work with you.
Thank you.
[Applause.]
Alicia: Lauryn, that was so cool.
At one point, I asked Blake if he thought there was two people there.
Now, I know that sounds crazy.
That's happened to me before.
There's been two voices, and I started hearing a different tone come out of what I thought was one body.
But this happened with you, and you are one body.
[Laughter.]
Well done.
And there's so much in there that I would love to help you pull out.
You're a really special artist, and I do hope to work with you.
Thank you so much.
[Laughs.]
[Applause.]
To have that unique sound and that little, tiny-sounding voice that she has, that floats around, but it also has so much power when you want it.
That's what I was sitting back going, "Oh, what's she gonna do when it gets to that part of the song?" And then all of a sudden, you did that.
It's like, "What in the world? I got to push my button.
" And even though you're singing "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and two fun girls just turned their chair around for you Hey.
Hey.
Three fun girls.
[Laughter.]
To the guy dressed like a bar code down there [Laughter.]
He didn't even push his button, so don't listen to him.
You know, go with one of these two girls.
I don't even know if you know yet what kind of music you want to do, but I would love to be somebody that helps you figure that out.
Thank you.
Lauryn, who do you pick as your coach? [Indistinct shouting.]
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Thank you so much, all of you.
This is unreal.
[Laughs.]
Girls just want to have fun! [Laughs.]
I pick Alicia.
Whoo! I want to be the one to walk in the sun Girls, they want to have fun Alicia: Lauryn has an amazing voice.
She's only 16, so there's a ton of stuff that we can build and bring out.
And I'm very, very excited about her.
Hi! Good luck to you, sweetie.
So good.
Thank you.
So good.
I tried to convince Lauryn I can be one of the girls.
But, uh, she slipped through my fingers, and now I'm not gonna be having any fun.
Oh, girls just want to have [Cheers and applause.]
[Laughs.]
Daly: Still to come Gwen and Blake go head-to-head.
Blake has never lived your dream the way that I've lived your dream.
But I want to.
But will Blake finally score his first artist? Please be good.
Please be good.
Please be good.
This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back.
" I'm Paul Adrian.
I'm 20, and I'm from Irving, Texas.
I moved to Dallas about three months ago to be closer to the music scene.
Now I live five minutes from doing open mics, playing coffee shops.
After high school, I started going to college full time, and I work as a bellman at the Four Seasons Dallas.
I've gotten to meet Diana Ross, Ozzy Osbourne, Coldplay, Eminem.
I do love my job, but, you know, my dream is definitely to become a full-time musician.
Thank you very much.
All right, thank you so much.
Thank you very much.
You guys have a nice evening.
I feel like my dad affected my love for music.
Growing up, we'd be on road trips.
He would sing all the songs and make me sing with him.
My dad was a military police officer in the U.
S.
Army.
When he was home, we'd never leave each other's side.
He did two tours in Iraq.
It's something I didn't really understand at the time, but I knew it was something serious.
When I was 10, it was a rainy Sunday morning in 2007.
We had two guys walk up to the door and offer their condolences that my father was killed in Iraq.
In Irving, there's a veterans memorial wall.
I go, and I just visit him, you know? There's a lot of emotions you feel.
There's just so much sadness.
He wasn't there for my baseball games or my football games or playing shows.
And it's something I definitely think about often, you know? After my dad passed away, music was definitely something I turned to.
Music is just such a great outlet, you know, just, like, when I'm feeling sad or down about anything.
It's just the emotion of it.
It's such a good feeling.
It would mean a lot to make it on a team.
I would love to work with Adam because he could help me with techniques and how to work the stage.
My dad was really big on soul music, so I'll be singing "I've Got a Woman" by Ray Charles.
You know, it has that classic sound, and they probably won't be expecting it from such a little guy.
How are you? Good.
Nervous.
Okay, don't be.
["I've Got a Woman" plays.]
Well, I've got a woman Way over town That's good to me Oh, yeah She give me money When I'm in need Yeah, she's a kind of friend, indeed I said I got a woman Way over town That's good to me Oh, yeah She's there to love me Both day and night Never grumbles or fusses Always treats me right Never runnin' in the streets And leavin' me alone She knows a woman's place Is right there, now, in her home But, baby, don't you understand Yeah, well, I'm her lover man I said I got a woman Way over town That's good to me Oh, yeah Yeaaah, I've got a woman [Cheers and applause.]
Next time.
Wow! What?! What's your name? Paul Adrian.
I'm from Irving, Texas.
You definitely sound way older.
You don't sound how you I thought he was like 75.
I was like, "Wow," just shocked to see this handsome, smiley guy.
You have a really good, strong tone.
It just got a little wobbly during the middle.
Gotcha.
Thank you.
Were you dancing a little bit? Yeah.
That is a very difficult thing, to dance and sing.
If you're dancing, some of your breath is gonna be taken by that.
Yeah.
We have our backs turned, and it's great to entertain these guys, but, you know, you got to entertain us first so that we can understand, really, what it is you're doing.
Gotcha.
You have a great vibe, and I could even feel your energy.
I was back here dancing and bobbing to you a whole lot.
It was a wonderful experience to hear you sing.
Thank you.
Yeah, I think Adam made the best point to think about and hopefully when you come back and try this is just try to sit still as much as you can until you get at least one person to turn around, and then you should be good.
Come back again.
Thank you guys.
[Cheers and applause.]
Aww, that's so sweet.
Good job, Paul.
Alicia: It's a really hard song to do, but he did a good job.
He had a good voice, but it just wasn't quite stirring.
This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
Hi.
You got this, Caroline.
Go, Caroline.
[Chuckles.]
Caroline: I'm only 16 years old, but I've been working really, really hard.
I need "The Voice" to prove to myself that I can do this for the rest of my life.
My name is Caroline Sky.
I'm 16 years old, and I'm from San Anselmo, California.
Music was always around when I was little.
Growing up, we had a family band called the Rockin' Robins 'cause that was one of the only songs that we actually knew how to play.
It was just a fun thing that we all took to doing.
We thought we had ourselves a little band.
[Chuckles.]
And then, when I was 12, I wanted to get more into folk and rock, and I ended up doing a lot of benefit concerts, which have been really important to me.
I started playing at small music festivals, at bars.
There was actually one situation where I wasn't allowed to sing because it was a 21-and-older venue, so they looped the mic out to the sidewalk.
My friends were walking down that sidewalk.
They were like, "Caroline, what are you doing?" But, you know, that's how it was.
You play where you can.
For my blind audition, I'll be singing "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by Carole King.
This song is really special to me because it is sung by one of my idols, who wrote it when she was just a year older than me.
I really hope the coaches are going to hear soul and a lot of emotion in my voice.
Going from watching the show at home to actually being here today is just an unbelievable opportunity, and I'm so, so excited to get started.
Let's do this.
[Exhales heavily.]
["Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" plays.]
Tonight you're mine completely You give your love so sweetly Tonight the light of love is in your eyes But will you still love me tomorrow? [Cheers and applause.]
Tonight with words All she needed just one.
Just need one.
Oh, my God! unspoken You say that I'm the only one But will my heart be broken When the night meets the morning sun? So tell me now And I won't ask again Will you still love me [Cheers and applause.]
That's two.
Great job.
Tomorrow? [Cheers and applause.]
Whoo! Go, Caroline! Whoo! Whoo! Blake: Hello.
Hi! Wow.
That was so awesome.
Gwen turned around, and then I'm watching Blake as Gwen kind of watches Blake from the corner of her eye.
I have this great vantage point.
You just see Blake just like [Laughter.]
It was amazing.
Because I saw Gwen doing this.
[Laughter.]
What's your name? My name's Caroline Sky.
I'm 16, and I'm from San Anselmo, California.
What?! You're 16? I'm 16.
I think you are so talented.
I am so excited you're on this show.
This is gonna be crazy.
Thank you so much.
Wow.
Well, I pressed right away because I just loved your voice.
So much control, so much patience.
You didn't have any nerves.
I think that what's exciting about this right here me and you and I've said this, like, a bunch of times, but Yeah.
[Laughter.]
Oh.
The first kind of nasty thing he's done.
Yeah.
It's okay.
I love you.
Aww.
So cute.
[Laughter.]
Gwen: Blake has never lived your dream the way that I've lived your dream.
But I want to.
[Laughter.]
Take it easy, Blake.
It's his dream to be a 16-year-old girl.
You're actually younger than I was when I started my band.
I was 17.
I should share all of the incredible things that happened to me with a young girl that has a gift like you do.
I think you're incredible.
Mm-hmm.
I need somebody like you on my team.
I really, really do.
Thank you so much.
[Cheers and applause.]
I'm a coach that's had a lot of success with young talent.
And yes, I haven't lived the girl dream, but I want to.
[Laughter.]
And I want to know why girls just want to have fun [Laughter.]
in my heart.
And I need somebody like you You're so stupid.
to be on my team, to take me on your journey with you.
I'll help you through this show.
You help me live the girl dream.
Come on.
Let's do this.
Thank you.
[Applause.]
I think it's super-weird that he says that he wants to live that dream.
I'm just gonna on record and say that.
But I'm also gonna ask you a very important question, Caroline.
I'm confident.
Caroline, who do you pick as your coach? [Indistinct shouting.]
Come on.
You guys are both such amazing artists, and I am so incredibly honored that you turned around for me.
But I pick Gwen.
Me?! Oh, my God! Wow.
Wow! [Cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
Gwen: I'm so happy Caroline picked me.
She had such an ease to her voice, and she seemed like she was really just in the moment of the song, which is rare.
Guess I'll never know now.
Thank you so much.
Gwen: I still can't believe she's 16 and still can't believe I beat Blake on this one.
I don't care why girls just want to have fun! [Laughs.]
Tell me why girls just want to have fun.
[Chuckles.]
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymore Daly: You can buy full versions of tonight's blind-audition songs on iTunes Oh, girls, they want to have fun or listen to them on Apple Music.
Coming up I hope all the coaches turn their chairs.
a family man takes one last shot at his dream I love you, too, honey.
I love you so much.
and gives Blake one last shot at getting an artist.
I don't have anybody like you on my team.
Oh, yes, you do.
You have a couple of people.
What are you talking about? Come on, Josh! I pick This is "The Voice" Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions.
Please be good.
Please be good.
Please be good.
Let's see if Blake can finally get in the game with this next artist.
Girl: Whoo! Ah! Help me, Ma.
[Chuckles.]
I'm Josh Hoyer.
I'm 40 years old.
I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska.
My wife and I, Sarah, we've been together for 10 years, and we have two beautiful little girls Eva Leigh and Clara.
I've always been drawn to singing and dancing and playing music.
And currently, I'm a working musician, and I bartend at the Zoo Bar.
The Zoo Bar is a blues and roots music club.
What can I get for you guys? I'm very lucky to have the bartending gig.
It allows you to have that flexibility.
About four years ago, I started a band called Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal.
We're a funk/soul/R&B band.
Last year, we did 150 shows in 32 states.
The fun part is playing, but you still have to balance your responsibilities as a parent.
Hey, all right! Ohh! That's awesome! You guys look happy.
We are.
It's extremely difficult financially to make it work as a touring musician.
You're gone so much.
And that's something you battle with, uh Clara: I love my dad so much.
I hope that all the coaches turn their chairs.
"The Voice" opportunity has come in at the tail end of a lot of struggles.
This is the time now.
Today I'm gonna do "Oh Girl" by the The Chi-Lites.
This is a story about a man that had everything and then he's losing it.
For me to think about my wife and my kids it definitely makes you appreciate what you do have.
I love you, too, honey.
I want to show my girls that if you believe in yourself and you work hard enough good things can happen.
There's Dad.
There's Dad.
There's Dad.
There he is.
["Oh Girl" plays.]
Oh, girl I'd be in trouble if you left me now 'Cause I don't know where to look for love I just don't know how Oh, girl How I depend on you To give me love when I need it Right on time you would always be [Cheers and applause.]
All of my friends, they call me a fool They say "Let the woman take care of you" So I I try to be hip and think like the crowwwd Crowwwd But even the crowd can't help me now Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh Ohhhhhh, girl Tell me, what am I gonna do? See, I know I've got a guilty face Girl, I feel so out of place Ohhhhhh, yeah Pain will double if you leave me now 'Cause I don't know where to look for love And I just I don't know how-ow-ow [Cheers and applause.]
He did it! He did it! Yeah! You're crazy.
All right.
What's up?! What's your name? I'm Josh Hoyer.
I'm 40 years old, and I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska.
Okay.
All right! I love the way you say crowwwd Thank you.
You have a lot of soulful wisdom in your voice, and I was like, "Man.
" I felt like you'd have a big, white beard, but I guess it's a normal-colored beard.
That's cool.
[Laughter.]
I'm so happy you're in this competition, man.
Good job.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Gwen: I was so enjoying your performance.
I don't have anybody like you on my team and Oh, yes, you do.
You have a couple of people just like him.
What are you talking about? [Laughter.]
Okay, that's a lie.
I'm just trying to [Laughs.]
Hey, Josh.
How you doing? I just felt like "This guy deserves to be on this show," and if he's gonna be on this show, he may as well be on the winning team," so I was like, "I'm hitting my button.
" But, man, I'd love to have a chance to work with you.
And we're all gonna say that there's nobody like you on our teams 'cause there's nobody like you on the show.
[Laughing.]
Ah.
[Cheers and applause.]
So, Josh, who are some of your influences? Otis Yeah.
Curtis, James Brown.
Oh, that sounds right to me.
That's the beautiful thing about music like, there's no limits to where it can go and where it can reach, you know? Absolutely.
Beautiful job tonight.
That was cool.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[Applause.]
What would you want out of a coach? As a father and a husband, I'm kind of tired of playing the bars.
Music's something I think that our world needs right now, and that's why I'm sticking with this.
This is my shot here, I think.
[Cheers and applause.]
I was in my band for nine years.
We were doing music because we had to do it.
Like, it was in us.
And I do understand what it's like to be a working parent.
That's what I struggle with all the time.
I could definitely share my experiences with you, and I'd love to do that.
Thank you.
All right, I think it's time.
Who do you want to choose as your coach? [Indistinct shouting.]
Come on, Josh! [Shouting continues.]
I pick Blake.
Yeah! Aw! Play that funky music, white boy Play that funky music right All right! Go, Blake! Yeah! Play that funky music, white boy I finally won a battle with Gwen.
Great job, man.
Thank you, sir.
Appreciate it.
Happy for you, man.
I love how much character he has in his voice and how much soul he has.
Moving forward, I want to keep him in that lane.
Thank you very much for turning.
I appreciate it.
Gwen she was speaking some truths to me, and I was like, "Oh, I hear you.
" Hey! But as far as where I'm at as a musician, I think the wiser decision was with Blake.
[Light laughter.]
I feel like you don't like me anymore.
I don't.
I-I love you.
[Both laugh.]
If you guys work in a French kiss French kiss.
I don't even hear that anymore.
[Laughing.]
I know.
What is "What kind of kiss?" "A French kiss.
" Did the French invent that? [Laughs.]
It's like [French accent.]
"Why don't we try this? Maybe we will enjoy it.
" [Laughs.]