Sitting here for 2016,
we have Ricky Wilson, Paloma Faith,
Boy George and will.i.am.
And back there, who knows?
Because these are the blind auditions.
- Tonight... - Paloma's losing faith.
- Oh! - Oh, no.
Paloma has been very selective of who she turns for.
Ah! I made a mistake.
Wait a second!
Everyone's like, "What are you doing?
- "What are you doing?" - Paloma! Go!
- I don't really know. - What?
I'm sort of second-guessing myself.
I really thought you were going to go, Paloma.
I'm really sorry. I feel sick.
I'm an idiot. Oh!
I don't know what is going through your head.
I don't know what's stopping me.
I think I'm a bit delirious.
Ah!
I should probably start pressing the button a bit.
Oh, no, what am I going to do?
'OK, here goes - from Essex, it's Vivica Jade.'
I've got to kill this.
I've got to smash it. I need a chair turn.
- How many singers do you have now? - Oh, I've got a lot.
No, what do you have on your team?
Seven, I think.
Have we got the same?
Yeah, yeah.
I really, really hope that the coaches are like,
"Wow, where did that come from?"
That is the aim - to shock the coaches.
How many have you got?
Seven.
I think six.
I've got, yeah, five places left.
I've got a lot riding on this performance.
Look at you, Jasmine. Beautiful.
- Aw... - Aw...
- I think she's taken after her mum. - I know. - She's got a pair of lungs.
I am a really, really, really new mamma.
It's a 24-hour job. It is demanding,
but I wouldn't change it for the world.
'When I auditioned for The Voice,
'I was actually 8½ months pregnant.'
People might think, "That girl's crazy,"
but you can't knock back any opportunity in this industry.
I've been in two girl groups that had a little bit of success.
We opened up for the Pussycat Dolls. We was on tour with Ed Sheeran.
We ended up going on a JLS tour. It was amazing.
I loved those times and I just want to get back into that zone now.
This is my opportunity as a solo artist.
So, I really, really want this to work.
MUSIC: Gravity by DJ Fresh feat Ella Eyre
♪ All hands on the trigger
♪ All eyes on the gun
♪ They don't believe that we're... ♪
♪ Strong enough to hold on
♪ Cos I'm the only one who gets you... ♪
♪ The only one to figure you out
♪ You're a place that I can go to
♪ A face I couldn't live without
♪ And nobody sees what we do
♪ Don't need anybody else around
♪ And no matter what they told us
♪ Even gravity can't hold us down
♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh
♪ Even gravity can't hold us down
♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh
♪ Even gravity can't hold us... ♪
♪ Not even gravity can hold me
♪ From getting my crown I'm a majesty, would-be princess
♪ Your vanity is my triviality
♪ Under the crown We revolt in anarchy
♪ Losing control And we're losing sanity, abnormality
♪ Ageless vanity Want to have a go?
♪ Then step up, challenge me
♪ Back to basics Tied to bases
♪ Got one heart so you're trying to win it
♪ Let's dream I'm trying to chase it
♪ In the air I can almost taste it
♪ It tastes good Finally the girl came good
♪ I have the answer but I stay hood
♪ Hearts break as long as they should
♪ No matter what they told us
♪ Gravity can't hold us down
♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh. ♪
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Thank you.
- That was dope. That was super dope. - Thank you.
- What's your name? - My name's Vivica Jade.
I'm 27. I'm a new mummy.
My baby girl is three and half weeks old.
Aw...
Where's the baby?
- The baby is backstage. - Wow. - Baby Jasmine, she's backstage.
I hope she's cheering for me.
- See? She said hi, look. - Yeah.
Your baby's backstage, three weeks old?
- That's... Man, awesome. - She's three weeks now.
- Can we give her a round of applause for that? - Thank you very much.
After just giving birth,
you thought, "Oh, I'll wait to go on The Voice till
- "I've just had a baby." - You know, some people might think...
Some people might think I'm crazy for doing this.
- No, I think it's amazing. - No, no, you have to be crazy...
You have to be crazy.
...cos, if you're going to make it, there is no off switch.
It's always flipped to on and you always keep coming back for more,
and even when it's punishing, right,
you just dust yourself off and you forget about that.
Instantly, you're onto the next thing,
and I can tell you're like that,
and it's great you're here.
- Thank you. - What do you do in terms of performance, now, you know?
I've been in two girl groups.
I've always wanted to be able to showcase
what I can do as a solo artist,
because I never got to showcase that as a quarter of a group.
Now is my time to show what I can do.
That's amazing.
The reason why I didn't hit the button was not
because it wasn't brilliant - because it is brilliant.
I want to go for people that are brilliant and that I can help...
- OK. - ..and when I saw who turned for you, I thought,
"They'll be able to help you more than I would."
So, I definitely listened and thought, "Wow, she's amazing,"
but I just don't want to waste your time...
- I really... - ..and by the sounds of it, it's a good job that I didn't,
cos you've had that probably done a few times.
I really appreciate that. I really, really appreciate it.
- Thank you. - I'm so proud of you, and you're on the show,
so go for it. - Thank you very much. Thank you.
Oh, isn't that nice of her?
Well, I consider myself to be the comeback king, you know?
I understand, you know, what you're talking about,
but going with what's safe or what's predictable is
not necessarily the smart idea.
You've tasted a little bit of that.
You don't want people around you who are agreeing with you.
You know, my manager doesn't tell me what I want to hear -
that's why he's my manager - so you've got to be smart.
So, think out of the box, or find your own box.
Create your own box.
He's totally right.
Sometimes that's all you need, is somebody that can see what...
No matter what genre you're in, they see your potential.
You'd better choose properly,
cos you could be put in a box and stuck in the box,
and then you're calling Jack to get out the box,
cos Jack was in the box, cos it's a jack-in-the-box.
Obviously, it's very hard to compete on a level with these megastars,
but, then, I think my experience doesn't really matter
in taking you forward, cos what really matters is your experience,
and that's what feeds your emotion,
and that's what fed that performance,
and it was the performance that made me turn.
I just have to go with my heart and my gut and that's why I turned,
so I don't really mind the fact that I'm not the obvious choice.
- That's what makes the world of music, doesn't it? - True.
- Big decisions. - Big decisions.
Big decisions.
Big, big decisions.
Erm...
- Go on, Jadey! - Go for Will. - Go for Will. - Don't be scared.
OK, I've made my decision.
I would love to go with...
...Will.
- Thank you. - Thanks.
Thank you very much.
Thanks.
No way, I understand and I really appreciate it.
- Incredible. - Thank you very much.
- No problem. You don't have to thank me. - Thank you.
I should have turned for her.
You should have done.
I don't know what's... what's going through your head.
To be honest with you, I wouldn't have known
what to do with her, but I liked her spirit.
Personally, I thought, she already knows what she wants to do.
Now I've heard her attitude and the way she is,
I'm like, "Oh, I love it."
- See you later, guys. - See you. Thank you. - Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
Rate the performances, then challenge other fans, too.
Now.
'Hot-stepping up next is Marvin the Jazz Man.
'He's Marvin. He's a Jazz Man. The clue's in the name.'
The name "Marvin the Jazz Man" came around
when I started playing in my jazz band.
We were called the Barbershop Boys.
My teacher said, "Marvin, you're a jazz man,"
and I kind of liked that.
Everyone was listening to dubstep, rap and hip-hop.
People would say, "Oh, jazz. Ugh, that's old-fashioned."
- Marvin. - How's it going, man?
- Lovely to meet you. - Big name!
So, in your performance today, Marv, any tricks up your sleeve?
- Anything different you're going to be doing? - I have one...
- OK, go on. - ..which is tap-dancing.
- Are you serious? - Yeah!
- OK, so this is a little improvised shuffle, here, so... - OK.
...here goes.
The tap-dancing - it's become part of my everyday life.
Whoo!
I've got happy feet now. They just have a mind of their own.
Whoa-ho! Hoo-hoo!
I got a bit too carried away there.
I am 19 years old.
I have the voice of, like, a 60-year-old.
There's very few young, male baritone singers
who sing this type of music, and I want to, you know,
step in and bring something different.
♪ Sing, sing, sing, sing
♪ Everybody starts to sing
♪ La-dee-da, ho-ho-ho
♪ Now you're singing with a swing
♪ When the music goes around
♪ Everybody goes to town
♪ But here's one thing you should know
♪ Ho-ho, baby Ho-ho-ho
♪ Sing, sing, sing, sing
♪ Everybody starts to sing
♪ La-dee-da Ho-ho-ho
♪ Now you're singin' with a swing... ♪
♪ Ooh
♪ Doo-doo-buh-buh-buh
♪ Buh-doo-doo-doo Buh-doo-buh-buh-buh-buh-doo... ♪
Whoo! Not bad for a thick guy, huh?
♪ Come on Buh-buh-buh-buh-buh
♪ Doo-boo-doo Buh-buh-ba-dee
♪ When the music goes around Everybody goes to town
♪ But there's one thing you should know
♪ Ho-ho, baby Ho-ho-ho
♪ Sing, sing, sing, sing
♪ Everybody starts to sing
♪ La-dee-da and a ho-ho
♪ Now you're singin' with a swing
♪ Hidey-hidey-hidey-ho. ♪
Thank you.
Whoo.
Thank you very much.
- Oh, you look amazing! - Hello!
Hello, my name is Marvin the Jazz Man.
I'm 19 years old and I'm from London.
19?
19.
Were you tap-dancing?
- Yes, I was. - And can I see?
OK, where does this love of this style of music
and the dancing come from?
See, I was watching Blue Peter back in Year One,
and they were showing Riverdance. "Oh, look at that! That's so cool."
So I was like...
But I never got the hang of it, so I showed it to my class,
and they all said, "You're a great tap-dancer."
You know, these feet have a mind of their own.
They just tap when I'm doing the dishes or cooking something.
They just like, you know...
I can't stop it, you know?
- It is thoroughly entertaining. - No worries. - Yeah. - And erm...
You know, you should definitely carry on doing this thing.
- I mean, you're great. - Thank you very much.
- You're so great. - Thank you very much.
Thank you.
So, Marv, when I was 19, we had a crew,
and our whole thing was to dress like old men.
We went to second-hand stores and got old suits.
We used to go jazz hunting,
go to second-hand stores and get records... - Yeah.
...and just get, like, Cab Calloway.
I love Cab Calloway.
It's refreshing to see your generation, you know,
appreciating jazz standards.
Now I feel like a dummy for not pushing the button,
so you could continue to be
on the show. - No, don't worry about it. Don't worry.
I really think you should carry on and I think you're inspiring.
- Of course. - I feel actually overjoyed to stand here and look at you.
- Really, well done. - Thank you very much. Thank you.
What a nice guy. What a sweet guy.
Hard-hitting, Jazz Man.
- Ricky, lovely to meet you. Thank you so much. - Mate...
- I'll never forget this day. - Right. - Thank you very much. Thank you.
Thank you.
He's so sweet.
- Thank you, Marvin. - Listen, man, great to meet you, yeah?
- Lovely. - Congratulations, man. I hope I see you again soon.
Maybe if the coaches were faced the right way,
the game might have been changed a little bit,
but at the end of the day, it is what it is.
Getting this far in any competition is a blessing,
so, you know, I'm really grateful for that.
I'm disappointed I didn't turn for him.
I feel that I've become a little bit stale
and sort of second-guessing beyond anything,
so I should probably start pressing the button a bit.
'Paloma's getting shaky. Can our next act restore her faith?'
I'm Chloe Castro. I'm 19 and I'm from Durham.
I used to not have a lot of confidence.
I was just a bedroom singer, but I thought one day,
"I've got to go out and perform in public."
Money is really tight. I don't have a lot of it.
I'm hoping singing will take me to that place where
I don't need to worry about money any more.
Singing in the streets,
and singing on a massive stage, like this, today -
they're both at complete different ends of the spectrum.
I don't quite know how I'm going to beat my nerves.
I'm wearing my nan's skirt.
She's here to watch me perform in it, which means quite a lot to her,
and I'm treating this skirt as a good-luck charm, definitely, yeah.
And the coaches will be listening to every single thing I do.
I'm very, very nervous, but I have nothing to lose.
MUSIC: From Eden by Hozier
♪ Babe
♪ There's something tragic about you
♪ Something so magic about you
♪ Don't you agree?
♪ No tired sighs
♪ No rolling eyes
♪ No irony... ♪
Good singer.
♪ No "who cares"
♪ No vacant stares
♪ No time for me
♪ Honey, you're familiar
♪ Like my mirror years ago
♪ Idealism sits in prison
♪ Chivalry fell on its sword
♪ Ba-a-a-aby
♪ There's something wretched about this
♪ Something so precious about this
♪ Where to begin...? ♪
♪ Ba-a-a-be
♪ Oh-oh-oh
♪ Honey, you're familiar
♪ Like my mirror years ago
♪ I slithered here from Eden
♪ Just to hide outside your door. ♪
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
I'm Chloe... I'm Chloe Castro, I'm 19 and I'm from Durham.
Wow, you are a real beautiful contradiction -
- I mean, I wasn't expecting you to look like you do. - No?!
You look so sweet, and then you sing so - whoar!
- Yeah! - Wow, what a voice. - Thank you so much.
Is not a surprise to me that Ricky turned.
You have a very... Like, an old soul.
Like you've been singing for aeons. Your aura is very, like, ancient.
- And your skirt's great, as well. - Thank you, it's my nan's.
From the '70s?
- Yeah, yeah. - Awesome. - She gave it to me when I was 17,
and she bought it when she was 17.
- Amazing. Amazing. - Aww!
I feel like I should have turned, and I'm really sorry that I didn't.
- It's OK. - Everyone was looking at me and they were just like,
"What you doing, what are you doing?"
And, um... I don't really know, like, what I'm doing.
That's all right, it's fine.
Half the time, I don't,
but there's definitely no shadow of a doubt that you're a great singer
and I'm really happy that somebody here has got some sense.
Thank you so much.
I can't believe it!
Thank you so much.
What you did was magical, and I really appreciate it.
You've got a really lovely speaking voice, as well.
Thank you! As have you!
- No, mine's ridiculous. - I love it... I love it when you chat!
I'm stuck with it.
Getting Chloe, and being the only one to turn for her,
I honestly didn't expect that.
Did no-one else hear that? Amazing!
- Amazing, yeah. - She was!
Sometimes, a one-turn is as important as a four-turn,
because it's something that you saw that no-one else saw -
it's like a secret.
- I wasn't going to let that go. - She was really good.
I... I mean, I just thought you were going to go. I thought...
You never know what this show is going to throw at you, you know?
You said it, George - and next up
an act who is used to dealing with the completely unpredictable.
I've been riding horses since I was three years old.
Working so close with such powerful animals
can be quite daunting at times.
I have to have complete trust in the horse,
because my job can be incredibly dangerous.
My name is Mike Collin, I'm 30 years old
and I'm a professional stunt rider.
MUSIC: Indiana Jones Theme
I'm not really a 9 to 5 office kind of guy.
I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie.
Hitting the floor at about 30mph is such a good feeling.
I get a thrill and a buzz about what I do.
One of my favourite tricks is,
you pop up, stand on the saddle, and then you stand up.
When I first started doing that, that felt amazing.
I'm a performer at heart, I always have been.
And also taking to the stage, another act with a tough day job...
MUSIC: Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor
...but she wouldn't have it any other way.
Are you ready, then, Gemma?
I'm Gemma Magnusson, I'm 32
and I'm one of the strongest women in the world.
- Yeah, yeah... - Whoo!
You did that just like it was a walk in the park!
Nice quads.
♪ Pump it... ♪
I started training when I was 19.
Within a year, I'd won my first Britain's Strongest Woman title.
I have retained my title four times, came second in the world twice.
I've broken eight world records. Everything else is history.
But before Gemma gets her chance,
it's over to our stunt rider.
I've always sang, and I've always loved performing.
That's why I'm here today. I can't be a stunt rider forever.
I don't want to be getting 20 years down the line and thinking,
"Why didn't I go for it?"
Come on, Mike!
I hope I'm good enough.
♪ My house in Budapest
♪ My hidden treasure chest
♪ Golden grand piano
♪ My beautiful Castillo
♪ You, ooh
♪ I'd leave it all
♪ My acres of a land
♪ I have achieved
♪ It may be hard for you to stop and believe
♪ But for you, ooh
♪ You, ooh
♪ I'd leave it all
♪ Give me one good reason
♪ Why I should never make a change
♪ And baby if you hold me
♪ Then all of this will go away
♪ My friends and family
♪ They don't understand
♪ They fear they'd lose so much
♪ If you take my hand
♪ But for you, ooh... ♪
♪ I'd lose it all
♪ Give me one good reason
♪ Why I should never make a change
♪ And baby if you hold me
♪ Then all of this will go away. ♪
- Hey! - Hi!
- How are you? - I'm good. My name is Mike and I'm from York,
and I'm a professional stunt rider.
Have we seen you in loads of big films?
- Yeah, yeah... - Which ones?
I did Warhorse, I've done Merlin, Jamaica Inn...
Is it true that horses, like stunt horses, there is a password,
and you say it, and they kind of like pretend to die?
They do act, the horses - they fall over and go, "I'm dead!"
Yeah, they go, "Oh, my God!"
"Oh, the humanity!"
I mean, obviously, it's a great song choice - I love that song.
I think you went, kind of, a bit wild with it,
it was kind of like, "Ooh, where are you going with it?"
There is a good voice there,
but I think what you did with that song...
- You always run the risk of it, don't you, really? - Exactly.
- In that respect, it didn't really work. Sorry to say that. - No worries.
That's the thing, isn't it?
You know, I tried.
You've got to get back on that horse.
Thank you.
Well done. There's always more than one chance.
Thank you very much.
So, it's no turns for Mike.
Will Gemma have the vocal strength to push some buttons?
I love being strong,
and I love everything that comes with that -
but no deadlift or squat or log lift
will ever give you a rush like singing.
I really am passionate about it,
and I didn't realise how passionate I was until I came on The Voice.
♪ The higher you build your barriers
♪ The taller I become
♪ The farther you take my rights away
♪ The faster I will run
♪ You can deny me
♪ You can decide to turn your face away
♪ No matter, cos there's
♪ Something inside so strong
♪ Brothers and sisters
♪ Just look 'em in the eyes and say
♪ I'm gonna do it anyway
♪ Something inside so strong
♪ And I know that I can make it... ♪
Come on, turn round!
♪ Something inside so strong. ♪
Well done, Gemma!
- Well, hello! - Hello!
- Hi. - You know, before we stopped, George was going, "It's Cher,"
and I was like, "Cher's not going to audition for The Voice UK."
You don't know - you've got a real Cher...
- You must have been told that, right? - A few times.
Tell us your name and where you come from.
My name's Gemma, I'm 32, I'm from Thirsk and I'm a strength coach.
- A strength coach? - Yeah.
I used to compete in the World's Strongest Woman competition, so...
So, it's almost like your theme song, right?
- Yeah, kind of, yeah. - Something Inside So Strong.
- Do you ever...? - So, you could, like, beat me and Ricky up.
Um... I'm very non-violent, but I could lift you up.
I could lift Ricky up, come on, anybody could...
Will, do you want me to lift you up, as well?
♪ Lift him up...! ♪
She's going to have to take them all.
- What do I do? - There are rules, OK?
OK.
You've got to put your arms around me...
- Like this. - ♪ Put your arms around me. ♪
♪ Must be love! ♪
That's another Labi Siffre song, innit?
One, two, three...
That was amazing!
This is my kind of lady.
Can I just quickly have a go, just to test?
- Can I just see if I can lift you? - Can you put her up like that...?
- Up in the air. - Right...
One, two...
Paloma, you'll break something.
- That was great. - No, but that was... That just shows how strong she is.
- Well done. - Paloma...
♪ What doesn't kill you makes you stronger... ♪
Like Cinderella...
So nice to meet you. Inspiring. Thank you.
Come on, coaches, what's with the no-spins?
Maybe 19-year-old Kagan can turn things around.
Hopefully, this will be a big start for me.
My heart is going to be racing, my legs will be shaking.
I've just got to get up there, grab the microphone and just sing.
♪ You look so dumb right now
♪ Standin' outside my house
♪ Tryin' to apologise
♪ You're so ugly when you cry
♪ Just cut it out
♪ Don't tell me you're sorry cos you're not
♪ And baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught
♪ But you put on quite a show
♪ Really had me going
♪ Go on and take a bow
♪ And the award for the best liar goes to you
♪ For making me believe that you could be faithful to me
♪ Let's just hear your speech
♪ And you put on quite a show
♪ Really had me going
♪ That was quite a show
♪ Really entertaining
♪ But it's over now
♪ Go on and take a bow. ♪
Yes!
- Thank you. - Cheers, mate.
Oh, that was the most nerve-racking 60 seconds of my life!
- What's your name? - My name is Kagan, I'm from London.
- How old are you? - 19. - 19? - Yeah.
That's dope, man. Welcome to The Voice.
You're on Team Ricky.
Kagan, the reason I turned is cos... So many brilliant singers,
and everyone can sing, and everyone is brilliant in their own way.
What I've been missing is the personalities,
and when you sing, your personality comes through. - Thank you.
That's the reason I turned, and I loved it.
- Did you like it? - Yeah, there's raw talent there.
I'm glad Ricky turned for you.
- You were good, it was nice. - Thank you. - Nice.
I loved it - I loved it.
Anyway, welcome to Team Ricky!
That was really great, really great.
Well done. Really good.
Well done, Kagan!
Have you ever had it where...
once you've filled up, and then you hear loads that you love...?
Yeah, totally, but you just don't worry about it.
Up next, hoping for some luck of the Irish, it's Cian Ducrot.
My mum, she taught me music from a young age.
When I started songwriting and teaching myself piano and guitar,
she just always supported me equally
with my pop music as my classical music.
I recently moved over to Wells from Cork,
and I got a scholarship to go to a specialised musician school.
I thought it was important to move away
to further my career as a singer.
I hope that this move, and coming to England,
is going to be the right thing.
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh
♪ You and I go hard at each other
♪ Like we're going to war
♪ You and I get rough we keep throwing things
♪ And slamming the door
♪ You and I get so damn dysfunctional
♪ We start keeping score
♪ You and I get sick
♪ Oh, I know that we can't do this no more
♪ But, baby, there you go again
♪ There you go again making me love you
♪ And now I feel stupid
♪ Feel stupid crawling back to you
♪ So I cross my heart and I hope to die
♪ That I will only stay with you one more night
♪ When I know I said it... ♪
Come on!
♪ ..A million times, yeah
♪ But I'll only stay with you one more night
♪ Oh, baby give me one more night. ♪
Oh, jeez. Oh, my God.
- Hey, man. - Hello.
Hello!
I'm Cian. I'm 18 and I'm from Cork, Ireland.
- I'm sorry that I didn't turn. - It's all right!
It's just that I thought that it wasn't really my domain.
- You obviously perform a lot. - Yeah.
I can tell, because you felt like a seasoned performer, even at 18.
Obviously, you're really young, you're just starting,
and everything.
The people, in my view, who make it in music
are the ones who have to work a little bit harder at the beginning.
- Yeah. - Like, you've got to be quite resilient - and you won't be,
unless you've experienced playing to a room of people
who aren't interested, for a start - and a few rejections.
And it sounds like this is the thing you want to do with your life,
so I would just keep doing it. - Yeah.
- It felt as if you were pushing. - OK.
It seemed like you were straining, and... I couldn't see it,
but it looked as if your veins in your neck were about to rip out. - OK!
It just sounded like that.
Can I hear you play, just you and the guitar, one semitone lower?
Yeah, put the mic in there... I was about to say the same thing.
I bet you, what are about to play right now,
it'll be ten times better than what you just sung right there,
and then we all will regret that we didn't turn for it.
All right!
♪ When the rain is blowing in your face
♪ And the whole world is on your case... ♪
♪ I could offer you a warm embrace
♪ To make you feel my love
♪ I know you haven't made your mind up yet
♪ But I would never do you wrong
♪ I've known it from the moment that we met
♪ There's no doubt in my mind where you belong... ♪
- Thank you. - Argh!
Whoo!
See, we turned an awkward moment into a beautiful moment.
- Well done, that was so nice. - We wish you'd done that.
- I would have turned, for sure. - Oh, thank you.
- Sometimes, simpler is better. - Yeah.
That was beautiful!
That was so beautiful. Oh, my God.
- I got quite emotional. - Yeah!
It was vulnerable, it was really vulnerable.
Good call, Will.
That was good.
As your team gets more full, you start to lose perspective -
questioning whether you're right, you're wrong.
I'm definitely making mistakes.
I feel like I've let people down that really deserve it,
and that's quite hard.
I guess I'm doubting myself, because I'm not sure
if they're something amazing coming, and I might miss it -
you know, being a little bit hasty pushing that button.
Sometimes it feels like you just miss the opportunity.
You've heard so many things, and you've loved most of them.
You start thinking to yourself, "What am I even looking for?"
Mistakes WILL be made.
It's happened to people in relationships.
People that thought they were waiting for Mr or Mrs Right,
and Mr or Mrs Right was right there in the living room the whole time,
because they were waiting for something else -
and the same thing applies to picking a singer, and overthinking.
Not even seeing the beauty that is right there in front of you.
♪ If I lose myself I lose it all... ♪
So, the coaches are starting to doubt themselves -
but can our next act restore their confidence?
'I'm Tobias Robertson.
'I'm 22,'
and I'm a professional musician.
Music does run in my family, especially in a particular person.
My great auntie was Cilla Black -
obviously very famous for her music career.
♪ Anyone who had a heart... ♪
These are actually some pictures of...
- Of Cilla! - ..of Cilla's wedding.
- Now, that's me. - That's my mum! - I was a bridesmaid.
- She was, yeah. - Really?
Yeah. I was 10.
It was so exciting - on that day, I remember coming out of the church
and seeing a cameraman up a lamppost,
and then going home to my grandmother's,
because we weren't allowed to stay very late,
and then seeing myself on telly. It was surreal!
What's incredible is that you have that musical gene -
you have THAT musical gene inside you.
- Yeah, somewhere! - Somewhere!
I'm actually feeling a little bit terrified.
It's always just amazing, just to have, in the back of my mind,
that someone in my family, someone I share blood with,
went on to achieve such great things.
To get a chair to turn today would mean a hell of a lot to me.
I owe it to myself.
- How many have you got now? - Seven.
- How many have you got? - Seven.
- We haven't paced ourselves, have we, really? It's really hard. - Slow down!
Yeah, I'm going to, now.
♪ You've got a friend in me... ♪
♪ You've got a friend in me
♪ When the road looks rough ahead
♪ And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
♪ You just remember what your old pal said
♪ Cos you've got a friend in me
♪ You've got a friend in me
♪ Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am
♪ Bigger and stronger, too
♪ Maybe
♪ But none of them will ever love you
♪ The way I do
♪ It's me and you, boy
♪ And as the years go by
♪ Our friendship will never die
♪ You're gonna see it's our destiny
♪ You've got a friend in me
♪ You got a friend in me
♪ Oh, you got a friend...
♪ In me, yeah. ♪
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Hello!
You've got a friend in me, my friend. What's your name?
- My name is Tobias Robertson. - Great name. - Thank you very much.
Halfway there, with a name like that.
Where are you from?
Newport, South Wales.
Newport, South Wales!
- South Wales, home of singing. - Yeah, pretty much. Yeah, yeah.
Who are you here with today?
Just my mum - she's the only one who could make it up.
I think you made a few more fans today - hopefully.
- I do! - I hope so.
Thank you.
Thank you, thank you.
- Do you write your own songs? - I do. Yeah.
What style of music do you write?
Folky... bluesy... souly... You know.
That's cooly.
Yeah, so I'm so happy George turned for you.
Yeah, and try not to turn as much, but, unfortunately, you know,
to me, you're a real singer,
and I was wondering if anyone else was going to turn.
- They didn't, so you got me. - Excellent! - Yeah!
How are you doing, Tobias?
It's great. It's great.
Well done, mate. You look lucky. - Thank you.
- You just look lucky, doesn't he? - He does.
Well done, well done! Ooh!
- Don't cry! - I won't cry, I'm not going to cry!
♪ Close your eyes Give me your hand, darlin'
♪ Do you feel my heart beating?
♪ Do you understand? ♪
♪ Do you feel the same?! ♪
Next, the rock-and-roll heartland... of Whitby.
Fish and chips... surf and sand...
and now these two.
'Wett N Wilde.'
- We've lived in Whitby for 15 years. - We love it,
and I can't see me living anywhere else.
Only in an old folks' home.
Oh, my God.
Come on, then, Rory - let's face the elements, eh?
Brrr! It's freezing.
I'm Wett - with two Ts,
and he's Wilde...
but, if necessary, I can get wild.
How's that? Is that not good?
Rory and I have been singing together now for 25 years.
We're comfortable together, we're confident together,
and I'm a very patient person.
♪ I would be nothing without you-ou! ♪
Pfft.
♪ It takes two, baby... ♪
People always mistake Pam and I for being a couple -
including my wife!
It's an easy mistake to make,
because we just have this easy camaraderie between us -
but life is quite short,
why shouldn't you spend time with your best mate?
Our biggest fan is my mum, I would say.
She's going on to 91 now, and she was a singer. She's lovely.
So, Joyce, how much of a fan of Wett N Wilde are you?
Number one.
- Oh, number one fan of Wett N Wilde, yeah? - Yeah, number one.
They're very good singers, which we don't get these days -
they're all shouters.
But they can sing properly, not "Whurrr!" You know?
I think you should have been their manager, Joyce.
Yeah, you should have been.
Well, I would've asked for a lot of money, but...
In our mature years,
we think, "Let's try and prove that it's never too late."
It's nothing to do with how old you are.
It's all a matter of how good you are.
We're still good.
Come on, love!
♪ Who knows what tomorrow brings?
♪ In a world few hearts survive
♪ The road is long
♪ There are mountains in our way... ♪
If they don't turn round, I'll be cross.
♪ But we climb a step every day, yeah
♪ Love lifts us up where we belong
♪ Far from the world below
♪ Up where the clear winds blow
♪ Time goes by
♪ No time to cry
♪ Life's you and I
♪ Alive today
♪ Baby, baby
♪ Love lifts us up where we belong
♪ Where the eagles cry
♪ On a mountain high
♪ Love lifts us up where we belong
♪ Yeah. ♪
Oh, hello! Aren't you gorgeous?
What are your names?
We're Pamela and Rory. We are soul mates, baby.
Soul mates.
Are you soul mates in the sense that you are a couple?
- No, we're not, no. - Couple of idiots, really.
Do you do this performing together a lot?
- Yeah, quite a few years. ln what situations?
We worked together a lot in Spain,
and now we work in hotels in this country.
And do you have a big repertoire?
Oh, yes. It's here.
You're entertainers!
- Yes, we do. - How long have you been working together?
- 25 years. - About 25. - Wow, congratulations.
We must be the oldest entertainers on the show.
How old are you?
- 68. - We've had older.
75, almost.
- Well, I think we're about... - We've had older.
I think we've had older.
I didn't think anybody was older than me.
You were very entertaining.
I had no idea what I was going to see when I turned around,
but I could tell that there was experience there.
You know, you've obviously done this a lot
and you know how to connect with people.
You know, it's very entertaining.
This is the part of the show where...
I don't like this part where there's obviously
seasoned professionals, super, uber pros.
You sound magnificent together.
Who am I to tell all of your wonderful contribution
to the world of music and the people that you make smile
and escape from their daily lives...
You know, my opinion is nothing to what you guys do to people.
Thank you so much.
I have to say, I'm loving the coats.
I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher
So what did you think of the performance?
Very good, but not long enough.
They both looked amazing.
Yeah, they were great. Almost country.
Amazing. It was kind of hard to fault it, you know? It's tough.
It's really tough.
My name is Dylan Thomas. I'm 18 and I'm from Glasgow.
I'm named after Bob Dylan.
Aye, he's my biggest inspiration. He's cool.
My two middle names are Paul and John.
They were because of The Beatles.
So, aye, I've got quite a musical name.
I think it was just foretold that I was going to be a rock star.
People say, "Do you not like music nowadays?"
But I do like music nowadays -
it just doesn't compare to Bob Dylan, Beatles and stuff.
It just doesn't.
I'm auditioning to see how far I can go
and just make it a good experience.
When I walk on to the stage, I think I'll be more excited,
like, to be playing in front of that many people and the coaches.
♪ Once upon a time you dressed so fine
♪ You threw the bums a dime in your prime
♪ Didn't you?
♪ People'd call, say, Beware, doll, you're bound to fall
♪ You thought they were all
♪ Kiddin' you
♪ You used to laugh about
♪ Everybody that was hangin' out
♪ Now you don't talk so loud
♪ Now you don't seem so proud
♪ About having to be scrounging
♪ For your next meal
♪ Well, how does it feel
♪ To be on your own
♪ With no direction home
♪ Like a complete unknown
♪ Like a rolling stone?
♪ Like a rolling stone
♪ Like a rolling stone. ♪
I really thought you were going to go for that one.
Oh, no!
How are yous doing?
I made a mistake!
It's all right.
I'm really sorry.
- It's fine. - How old are you? - 18.
I feel sick.
I'm sorry. Can we ask you about yourself?
Eh, I'm 18, my name is Dylan Thomas. I'm a busker in Glasgow.
- You're a busker. - Aye.
You're brilliant.
- Cheers. - I've got prickly feelings in my head, cos I'm an idiot.
- I'm so sorry. - It's all right.
I'm such an idiot.
I've been talking about it - it was a brilliant song choice,
like, I love all that stuff, like, the Jake Bugg, Arctic Monkeys,
all them bands.
I was saying today that I want to find somebody in that world.
You know, the reality is, you know, all of us here
have faced similar obstacles.
You know, it's part of your growth as a performer.
You know, if you're really going to do this,
you're not always going to get your own way,
it's not always going to go the way you want it to,
but if you've got it in your bones...
- You look like a rock star. - I think you've got it in your bones.
Yeah, I think you've got it.
- Cheers, thanks. - You're welcome. - I'll just come and say hi.
Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis
- I'm so sorry. - That was so good. It was brilliant.
I'm so gutted.
♪ But don't look back in anger
♪ Don't look back in anger... ♪
I'm so annoyed with myself.
♪ I heard you say... ♪
He's like proper. He was so good.
I'm gutted I didn't turn for him.
I thought he was really special.
I probably should have just gone with my gut.
Now my team is over half full,
I'm finding it really difficult to know when to press my button.
Oh, no!
Today, I feel like I missed two,
possibly three really good candidates.
I made a mistake!
Normally I'm, like, an instinctive person.
Then I start thinking, "Am I right? Am I wrong? Have I made mistakes?"
Oh, no.
What am I going to do?
I'm really dreading getting to the end and hearing someone
mind-blowingly incredible and not having space for them.
I'm really sorry.
So me and my gut have had a terrible relationship today.
I think I'm, like, going a bit into my head,
so I need to get back to my gut.
Paloma, just don't go all French on us
just because you've got a French outfit on.
Oh, I don't know what I think.
Our next act is well used to smashing it -
19-year-old labourer Bradley Waterman.
My dad does work me hard, like any other boss.
Right, get on with it, then,
cos we've got to get this done by tonight.
You know, they've always got you running round, doing bits and bobs.
I do enjoy my job, and I get to spend time with my dad, as well,
so that's good.
Miss the old Baby Elvis quiff up there?
Baby Elvis.
My dad is always taking the mick out of me and calling me Elvis.
Come on, Baby Elvis, get your back into it.
I personally don't see why people call me Baby Elvis.
Uh-huh.
I'm very proud of Brad.
If he's successful on The Voice, obviously we'll miss him at work,
but life goes on.
♪ I'm all shook up. ♪
♪ I see you
♪ Driving round town
♪ With a girl I love
♪ I'm like
♪ Forget you
♪ I said I'm sorry
♪ I can't afford a Ferrari
♪ But that don't mean I can't get you there
♪ I guess he's an Xbox
♪ And I'm more Atari
♪ But the way you play your game ain't fair
♪ I pity the fool
♪ Who falls in love with you
♪ Cos she's a gold digger
♪ I just thought you should know
♪ Ooh
♪ Falls in love with you
♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh
♪ I see you driving round town
♪ With the girl I love
♪ And I'm like
♪ Forget you
♪ I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough
♪ Forget you
♪ And forget her, too
♪ I said if I was richer
♪ I'd still be with you
♪ Yeah
♪ Now ain't that some sh! ♪
- Paloma! Go! - ♪ Although there's pain in my chest
♪ I still wish you the best
- ♪ With a forget you. ♪ - Go!
- What's your name? - I'm Brad. I'm 19 and I'm from Norwich.
I told you he was playing.
I was like, "I know he's playing the guitar."
- Yeah. - I knew it. - I try.
So that's a dope song that you picked. You sung it really awesome.
Thank you very much.
I didn't turn because I had a hunch that either Ricky or Paloma
was going to turn.
Every time I turn around, you know, and I turn against Ricky,
he always beats me.
Aw!
It does work, Ricky! You're right!
Oh, my gosh!
I just hit the Ricky trick, and it actually worked.
It's like the guitar and the checked shirt -
thank God you're not wearing a waistcoat, otherwise...
It was quite an androgynous sound.
Don't take this the wrong way - from me this is a compliment.
I wasn't sure whether you were male or female to start with, like,
"Is it a girl? Is it a boy?"
A very interesting voice, you know, it's worked for me.
Thank you.
I think... it's weird sometimes because you hit the button,
then you turn and you're like,
"Oh, no, what am I going to do?"
- It's true. - I'm worried. - No, I'm really glad. I loved the song.
The reason why I turned was because of that androgyny thing,
cos we kind of could hear you were playing guitar,
and I was like,
"Well, if it's a guy that sounds feminine playing a guitar,
"I love it.
"If it's a girl playing guitar, I love it,
"so I'm going to turn, because that's special."
I'm excited.
I love the song, I've sung it myself, I've sung it with him.
- Yeah, at the Brits. - Yeah.
I like your taste and I think we're going to have a really fun time.
- Yeah, don't jump ahead of yourself. - Oh, you've turned?!
You turned? That wasn't my pitch, then.
So, Brad, Brad.
Wow, you play dirty.
You know it, girl... friend?
That was, like, the last minute I would have ever left
it before I turned, and Ricky just goes that one step further.
So, yeah, Brad, it was excellent.
One thing we've got to work on is... I love everything you can do,
it's just getting in between those neater. - Yeah.
- That's the thing you need to work on. - Yeah.
But I think you're incredible.
Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
Thank you.
So now we do a pitch?
We have to pitch against each other, and it's so hard
because we love each other so much.
I feel like it's great that you play guitar and stuff,
but I would want to take it beyond that and for it to be, like,
more about where you can go creatively
and working together on that. - Yeah.
Yeah, Brad, the thing is, on this show,
there are some brilliant singers.
The reason I spun around for you
was because there is a massive amount of potential
in what we all heard.
I can see that leading to something fantastic.
I just think you're what I needed.
You're the injection I needed on my team. It felt right.
So now you have to decide.
Oh...
MUSIC: I Predict A Riot by Kaiser Chiefs
Just so you know, we're good friends, so it's fine. Don't worry.
Well, I had something in my head from the word go.
So I'm going to go with Paloma.
MUSIC: Changing by Sigma ft. Paloma Faith
- Very nice to meet you. - Thank you so much. - Thank you.
- Good choice, man. - Thanks, buddy. I appreciate that.
Thank you so much.
Looking forward to it.
I thought he was going to say you.
You're losing your touch!
Come on!
Baby Elvis!
Today, I thought I wasn't going to press my buzzer at all.
Then I heard Bradley Waterman and I was like,
"OK, I've got to turn for that."
So I'm pleased.
23-year-old Mari Marli is stacking her hopes
on one coach in particular.
Today I am singing one of will.i.am's songs.
There's a huge risk to singing one of the coaches' songs
because it's theirs, they know it better than anybody.
But I am going to bring my uber swags.
So, so much swags.
Bucket loads.
♪ Mmm
♪ Ba-dah-dee-do-ba-ba ow, ow, ow, ow, ow
♪ I love her, can't leave her
♪ For ever I'll always need her
♪ She lie, but I believe her
♪ Lovesick, I got that fever
♪ Love, love, stupid
♪ I, I know it
♪ Love stupid
♪ I know it
♪ I know cos I'm a fool in love
♪ My baby shot me down again
♪ Shot me down with a love and it went bang, bang
♪ Hey
♪ That girl's a killer from a gang
♪ Oh, yeah
♪ Shot me down with a love and it go bang, bang
♪ And oh, I love her so, that's why I gotta let her know
♪ That I'll be here for her to always love her down
♪ And maybe that's the truth and pluckin' chickens ain't no use
♪ I wanna be the one to see you in that gown
♪ Whoo!
♪ My baby makes me go down
♪ My baby makes me go bang, bang, bang
♪ Whoo! ♪
- What's your name? - My name is Mari Marli.
I am 23 years old from South West London.
- So, um... It was the wrong song for you. - OK.
Honestly, cos I wrote that song for my limitations of singing.
That being said, I could hear how awesome you actually are.
It was all, like, a bit frantic for me.
And... I suppose I was, like, a little bit scared of, like,
who that was doing that.
Are you still afraid?
No, but now I'm like, "Oh, she's a little pussycat."
Thank you.
You did his song and he turned, so result.
The reason I didn't turn is because I started thinking,
"Did I like it enough to turn?"
As soon as I start thinking that, I know it's wrong,
cos I shouldn't be analysing that much,
but Will can make you the person you want to be.
Wahey.
Thank you so much, guys.
Well done.
Well done, lovely.
Yeah, I waited for it again,
because I knew they would have turned around and copied my steal-o.
It was the wrong song for her, but I heard the quality of her voice.
I've never heard a cover of my song that's sort of worked, ever.
The thing is, because you're so trapped in the original,
it's jarring a little bit.
Last up, Londoner Vangelis, and, BOY, he's taking a risk.
I'm really nervous about the blind audition today,
especially because I'm doing one of Boy George's songs.
There is obviously a lot of pressure there to impress him.
I'm kind of thinking I want to change it last minute.
I mostly sing in my room, which is quite bad,
because I do need to perform a lot more in front of people.
If I'm relaxed, I can sing really well,
but if I'm not, it does not go the way I kind of want it to.
I think Boy George, he's a very honest character.
It just didn't strike me. Didn't hit me in the right place.
So if he doesn't like the song, I'm sure he'll tell me.
That's pretty scary.
♪ Give me time
♪ To realise my crime
♪ Let me love and steal
♪ I have danced
♪ Inside your eyes
♪ How can I be real?
♪ Do you really want to hurt me?
♪ Do you really want to make me cry?
♪ Precious kisses words that burn me
♪ Lovers never ask you why
♪ If it's love you want from me
♪ Then take it away
♪ Everything is not what you see
♪ It's over, over again
♪ Yeah
♪ Do you really want to make me cry? ♪
My name is Vangelis. I'm 24 and I'm from London.
More, more. I mean, what's the story?
You know, do you sing professionally?
Is this the thing you've just started doing?
I work part-time in a frozen-food shop.
I'm not really used to coming on the big stage and performing.
Like, I normally just sing in my room.
It was quite a big thing for me to come on stage and perform to you.
I'm really happy.
Brave.
I mean, I was kind of dreading somebody doing one of my songs,
because there's this weird pressure. Like, do you turn?
But it was actually very good.
Thank you.
You have this great vulnerability in your voice,
and that song suits that. I'll tell you a funny story -
when the record company wanted to put that out,
I was really against it, because for me it was really personal
and it was about a relationship.
I thought it was too slow.
I marched into the record company and said,
"If you put this out, my career is over."
Little did I know it was the beginning of my career,
because when you put songs out that are honest and true,
that's when you really connect with people.
That was the magic of that song. It taught me so much, that song.
I've never really heard anyone do any of my songs that well,
you know, until now.
Just to hear you sing that song like that was a gift, you know,
so thank you very much.
I really think with my experience
I would know exactly where to take you.
I think you're perfect for my team.
You have a really pure, beautiful voice.
I already have someone that I thought might be the winner,
but that may have just changed.
Thank you so much.
- Do you know what? Hats off. - No.
I did the same thing.
- Metaphorically speaking. - My hat, not yours.
The thing is, it was brilliant.
George touched on the vulnerability there,
but we've heard a lot of vulnerable singers,
but not with that level of control.
Vulnerability with control is something very difficult to sustain,
even just over 90 seconds, but over that 90 seconds,
you managed to make George rethink everything he's thought
about hearing someone do a cover.
The thing is...
...you love Culture Club.
The first LP I had was Colour By Numbers by Culture Club.
So, I'm in the same boat as you there, mate.
The thing is, this is pointless, but I'm not going to give up,
because there might be something in your mind that makes you want
to go with me.
I wouldn't want to discount that just because George turned first.
I thought it was really, really, really beautiful and touching.
There's always something really wonderful
when somebody takes a song and interprets it
in a completely different way that's creative and it suits them.
You know, a lot of people come on this show and they try
and be the person.
Of course, you couldn't do that in this situation, because he's here.
I think what you did with it was really special, so well done.
Thank you very much.
I want to add to what she said.
When someone gets up there and sings a song
and the singer has their back turned
and you have the freaking audacity to sing their song, that's brave,
because you're risking them not turning around
and then telling you what you did wrong. One.
Two - to have the guts to twist it up a bit
and then they not turn around and say, "Hey, you ruined my song."
That's what I thought was going to happen.
Then three - it's like, "Hey, you've been singing this song for years.
"Check this out." I saw his face.
At first he was like, "Oh, that's cute."
Then he was like, "Oh, wait a second."
Then he was like, "Boom."
And then you hit that freaking high falsetto,
and then everybody else turned around. He was like, "Yo."
Point is, you went over the barricade, under the barricade,
around the barricade and through the barricade all at the same time.
Thank you.
Who are you going to choose?
I honestly, genuinely, did not think anyone would turn.
Er...
I'm going to go with Boy George.
Yay!
Amazing.
Thank you so much.
- That was so beautiful. - Thank you so much.
I look forward to hearing you again.
That was amazing.
That's a beautiful...
♪ Do you really want make me cry? ♪
The fact that he said he hasn't sung much before,
he is an incredible person to find.
That's what you hope for.
Amazing voice.
Oh, my God. This is going to be a difficult competition!
Week five is over, and the coaches' teams are starting to top out.
George and Will are neck and neck on nine.
Ricky and Paloma are even on eight.
So what's in store next week?
Tell 'em, Will.
There's going to be rapping, beatboxing,
freakin' river dancing, rap and river dancing.
Yeah, yeah.
I was going with it, I was trying to make it work.
Sorry about that.
I tells you...