Last time, the battles broke out.
Team-mates fought voice to voice.
Leaving their fate in the hands of their coaches.
Tom, who is the winner?
The victors marched forward...
I'm so happy!
..As the rest were left behind.
- Tonight... - No holding back! - ..the battles reach their epic conclusion.
- Wonderful battle. - Better than I even imagined. - Over two explosive rounds.
With the prize place in the knockouts at stake.
And two steal positions remaining.
Oh, my goodness!
Who wins?
It's a strong bunch.
Who gets saved?
And who goes home?
This is going to be earth-shattering.
It's Super Battle Saturday.
My God!
Hello and welcome to Super Battle Saturday.
Tonight, it's the final two rounds of vocal warfare.
Let's meet the four people
supporting, saving and stealing tonight.
Will.i.am.
Jessie J.
Sir Tom Jones.
And Danny O'Donoghue.
CHEERING
Good evening, coaches.
It's time to put the artists into battle. Who's first?
It's Team Danny.
West End veteran Ricardo used his blind audition to prove
he could cut it as a solo artist...
and Danny agreed.
He shoots, he scores!
While teenage rocker Mitchel was ready to break out
from tiny pub gigs onto the most important stage of his life.
Welcome to Team Dan.
Ricardo, seasoned professional.
He's been in the West End, you know,
he's sung on every show you can imagine.
Then you've got Mitchel who is like diamond in the rough.
The song you're going to be singing is
Are You Going To Be My Girl by Jet.
Ricardo is the person I didn't want to be put against in the group,
just because of how brilliant a singer he is.
I've got a bit more experience. He's got all that energy and youth.
So I can't wait for it, really.
- Are you all right? - All right, guys?
Behind every great coach, there's a great advisor.
For Danny, it's multi-platinum artist, Dido.
You want to feel like they are working together
and they like each other and are not competing to the detriment
of the other one, but there's also got to be a bit of an edge.
This song, it's a big one.
You sing a line at him, he sings a line at you.
There is a real trade-off and that's what I need in this battle,
is like two bucks just going at it.
♪ One, two, three take your hand and come to me
♪ Because you looks so fine and I really want to make you mine... ♪
From the beginning, Mitchel was off the blocks, that's it.
♪ ..Short brown hair... ♪
I think Ricardo realised he had a proper battle on his hands
- after the first take. - OK, I'm right there with you then.
♪ ..Said you look so fine that I really want to make you mine... ♪
Putting them together was the best way to get the best
out of both of them. It's going to be unbelievable.
I reckon the crowd are just going to go wild.
- It's got that sort of raw energy there. - Really raw.
It's going to be, like, amazing.
And at studio rehearsal,
the competition shows no sign of letting up.
NHB, baby! No holding back!
♪ I know we ain't got much to say... ♪
Ricardo is sounding top-notch today and the competition for me
is really stiff against that guy.
He's got a lot of that neck thing and the hair.
If I do that, I'll pull a muscle.
Ricardo, he's very polished, he's been acting his whole life,
but I want to see him being Ricardo.
♪ ..Before I let you get away... ♪
What Mitchel has to show me is that, young as he is,
- he can cut it with the best. - ♪ Are you going to be my girl? ♪
Whoever gives the most on the night is going straight onto Team Dan.
Ricardo has got the passion, but I don't think he's got
the genuine feel for what this song is all about, but I think he's
going to do a good job of acting it, but I'm going to do it for real.
I've got 20 years on Mitchel, so he'll use his energy,
I'll use my experience.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Two generations of rock, but there can only be one winner.
Get ready for the killer licks and tricks of Ricardo Alfonso.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Versus the raw talent of 19-year-old Mitchel Emms.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Let the battle commence.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
♪ So one, two, three, take my hand and come with me
♪ Because you look so fine and I really wanna make you mine
♪ I said you look so fine and I really wanna make you mine
♪ Four, five, six C'mon and get your kicks
♪ Now you don't need money when you look like that, do ya, honey?
♪ Big black boots
♪ Long brown hair
♪ She's so sweet
♪ With her "get back" stare
♪ Well, I could take
♪ You home with me
♪ But you were with another man, yeah!
♪ I know we ain't got much to say
♪ Before I let you get away, yeah!
♪ I said, are you gonna be my girl?
♪ Said one, two, three take my hand and come with me
♪ Because you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine
♪ You look so fine that I really wanna make you mine
♪ So, four, five, six C'mon and get your kicks
♪ You don't need the money with a face like that, do ya, honey?
♪ Oh, yeah, yeah
♪ Big black boots
♪ Long brown hair
♪ She's so sweet
♪ With her "get back" stare
♪ I could take
♪ You home with me
♪ But you were with another man, yeah!
♪ I know we ain't got
♪ Much to say
♪ Before I let you get away, yeah!
♪ Be my girl
♪ Are you gonna be my girl? ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Ladies and gentlemen, Ricardo and Mitchel.
- How was that for you? - That was amazing.
I know that's kind of a cheesy thing to say,
but I'm really glad to be here on this stage.
Well, we're glad to have you here, that's for sure.
And, Ricardo, what was it like being against him?
- BREATHLESSLY: - Well, it was a walk in the park, if I'm being honest!
LAUGHTER
- It was fantastic. Thank you very, very much for this. - We loved it.
Can I just say, Mitchel, I'm a bit annoyed because I spent hours
on my hair and I just went fully into the head-swinging situation.
That's amazing. OK, right, Danny, big decisions for you.
You smashed, though, lads. You smashed it. Brilliant.
Great start to the show as well.
You keep thinking and I'm going to go to Tom first of all.
- What did you make of that? - Great. A lot of energy.
And it's hard because they are different in their approach.
You know, with Ricardo, his voice is a little lighter, I felt,
in the higher register and Mitchel is full-on all the time.
Both of you put a great show on. I loved it.
Honestly, I believe Mitchel.
For me, Ricardo, it was like a stage performance.
It was great, but I didn't believe it.
I believed it! Mitchel was on fire and I really liked the performance.
And Ricardo was just... His moves, it was just... Wow!
It was two rock stars up there. Ricardo steals it, though.
- I would choose Ricardo. - OK.
CHEERING
I'm so proud because I think this is the best performance you've done,
so to be able to do that and smash it out the ballpark,
I commend you both on it.
- Well done. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Great, really great.
I thought it would be an easier decision, but it's...
it's neck and neck now.
CHEERING
- WILL: - Ricardo!
Ricardo!
Rrrrricardo!
- I'm going to base this decision on who I think... - Ricardo.
CROWD SHOUTS
..I can guide onto the next stage of the competition.
- Ricardo. - And the winner of this battle is...
..Mitchel.
APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH
We have ourselves a winner!
- Mitchel is going through to the knockout rounds. - Top, man.
- Both great. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Steal him!
Real team spirit here, up on stage, but listen, how does that feel?
- You're going through! - I only just wanted to come on and really
enjoy myself and give you guys a really good performance tonight.
- I am so chuffed to have gone through! - Mitchel, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well done. Well done, you did it. It was on that performance there.
You did it.
So, Ricardo is now available to steal.
Don't forget, Jessie and Tom have already stolen,
so Ricardo's fate is all down to Will.
For me, I don't think he needs to talk,
I think he just spoke for himself there.
You're an out-and-out star, you really are. It's my fault.
My fault for putting you two together.
This is all I do, singing and performing.
If it came across too stagey, it's because that's exactly what I do.
He deserves it so much, he really does. He's got to go through.
Absolutely my fault. My fault. Sorry.
- CROWD GROANS - And so, for now,
it doesn't look like there'll be a steal happening here tonight,
but you've been absolutely brilliant. Thank you very much.
Let's hear it one more time for Ricardo.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- I get it. I really get it. - That was brilliant.
I wasn't saying it was too stagey, I just felt you were
put against someone that could be really authentic with that.
I would have liked to have seen... That's all I meant.
I think you're great. I think the stagey thing is your thing.
Well done.
DANNY: Give it up for Ricardo!
CHEERING
So awkward!
He can sing.
Yeah, tough, obviously. Not happy, but, you know, such is life.
It's cool. It's OK.
Ricardo had more oomph.
But I understand Danny is in a rock band and wants to do rock.
The best is still yet to come with Mitchel.
He knows that he is the only rock voice in this competition,
but he's shown me so far
that he can go up against the best and get better.
CHEERING
Next up, its Team Tom.
♪ I know you loved him... ♪
At the blind auditions,
22-year-old Mike went from singing in the street...
♪ When it comes down to the limit you're the beauty and the beast... ♪
..to singing for superstars, impressing with his country tone.
Thank you, I can't believe this.
It was fresh.
♪ He's got eyes like the bluest sky...♪
- REGGIE: - And Tom added to his country file with 18-year-old Emma Jade.
You're stuck with me, sweetheart.
Well, I paired Emma with Mike
because they both have a country flavour.
We're quite similar with styles of singing,
but I'm a bit different because I come from rap and pop and R&B.
Whereas mine is just pure country.
And the song is Landslide by Fleetwood Mac.
- REGGIE: - Back to help Tom, it's his old friend
and former singer of Catatonia, Cerys Matthews.
I couldn't imagine a more difficult situation, actually,
as a singer, knowing you're actually in a battle.
You've got just that small window to perform
and to make your magic happen and that's hard.
- Landslide is a love song. - Aw, mate!
Think about whatever is the easiest way for you to get
the love in your mind, so when you feel truthfully
in love with one another then you act like you are.
♪ Climbed a mountain and I turned around... ♪
It was kind of awkward at first, but I think me
and Mike get on really well and I think it's just come naturally.
If you don't put the emotion into the song, it just won't work.
♪ Time makes you bolder Children get older... ♪
It's turning into a very potent love song,
there are some vibes happening here. Are you single?
Emma and Mike have great chemistry and I'm sure people are going to
say, "Those two look like they've got something going on there."
♪ Children get older... ♪
- You really suit one another when you sing. - Yeah.
I think they sound great together.
It's going to make it harder for me because
I can only pick one out of the two of them.
It's like splitting somebody up.
♪ The landslide'll bring you down... ♪
Me and Emma, we've got on really well, we've grown really close,
but we have to put that to one side tonight and go out for ourselves.
Which ever way it goes tonight, there's only room for one
country singer on Team Tom and I've got to make sure it's me.
It's a country and western shoot out.
He's a Salford lad with a country voice, it's Mike Ward!
CHEERING
Versus the girl with the Nashville in her heart, it's Emma Jade.
CHEERING
Let the battle begin.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
♪ I took my love and I took it down
CHEERING
♪ I climbed the mountain and I turned around, oh, yeah
♪ Well, I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
♪ The landslide brought me down
♪ Oh, mirror in the sky
♪ What is love?
♪ Can the child within my heart rise above
♪ Can I sail through the changing ocean tide?
♪ Can I handle the seasons of my life?
- # Uh-ohhh - Uh-oh-ohhhh
♪ Well, I've been afraid of changing
♪ Cos I built my life around you
♪ But time makes you bolder Children get older
♪ And I'm getting older too
♪ Well, I'm getting older too
♪ So take this love, take it down
♪ If you climb a mountain and you turn around
♪ And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
- # Well, maybe - Maybe
♪ The landslide will bring you down. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- REGGIE: - Mark and Emma, everybody!
Come on! Put your hands together for that battle.
I reckon that was real good!
If that look in your eye was anything to go by, I think you
kind of enjoyed what you were looking at during that battle.
- Is that correct, by any chance? - Em...
- LAUGHTER - Shall we move on?
- Yeah, move on, yeah. - Let's do that.
OK, look, Tom, it's going to be a really tough decision for you.
We'll come to you shortly. First, let's move over to Danny.
Yeah, definitely felt the chemistry all right, yeah!
You know what, Emma Jade,
I think you've got quite a believable country voice.
But then again, if I was going to edge anybody, I'd probably edge Mike.
CHEERING Slightly, slightly.
- Slightly. - I come from America... - LAUGHTER
..and when y'all are singing that song right there,
I mean y'all sound like y'all come from Oklahoma, Alabama, somewhere.
It was just so amazing! Emma Jade, you sound like a peach.
You sound just all sweet when you sing.
And, Mike, you just sound like you're one of my boys
from back down by the yard there.
CHEERING
But, seriously, I would go with Emma Jade. No disrespect to Mike.
Mike sounds amazing, but really, you really sound sweet,
- like a bucket of sugar. - LAUGHTER
When you match a girl up with a boy, you have to think more about it
and I thought, you know, these two lovely singers
really went well together, but by doing that,
I've made it more difficult for myself to pick.
- Well, it's a hard one. - CROWD SHOUTS
- WILL: - Emma Jade! - JESSIE: Mike! - Emma Jade! Emma Jade!
Emma Jade, Emma Jade, Emma Jade!
Emma Jade, Emma Jade!
Well...
..I have to go with Mike.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Congratulations. Once again for fantastic Mike. Well done, man.
Give it up for Mike, everybody.
- That was great. - I won't let you down.
Well done, you.
Once again for Mike, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I didn't expect him to pick me then. I'm ecstatic, man.
OK, now, Will said that she sounded like a peach,
but I tell you what, Emma is now available to steal.
I just want to say thank you so much, Tom, for turning round.
I'd never intended to even get to this point.
And because Jessie has already used her steal,
Danny and Will are the only coaches who can push their buttons.
OK, now, it looks like none of our coaches are going to
go for the steal on this one, but you've been absolutely fantastic
and that was a great battle, so you should be proud of yourself.
I just want to say thank you so much, Tom, for turning around.
Mike's incredible, so I don't blame you whatsoever for picking him,
but thank you so much.
Ladies and gentlemen, one more time, please, the fantastic Emma.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton
I'm gutted she didn't get through.
- Group hug, group hug. - You sounded great, Emma Jade. - Well done, babes.
- Keep going. Well done. - It was great, you did great.
Give it up for Emma, everybody, come on!
CHEERING
I think Mike is...
..more unusual, he's got an unusual voice, so, you know, Mike has
a chance to really do something with country music in Great Britain.
Next up, its Team Jessie.
♪ Too much light in my window... ♪
Alex has played the king of pop in the West End hit Thriller.
♪ So wake me up... ♪
But it was his own crowning performance that got
the coaches on their feet.
I'm going to pick my girl, Jessie.
♪ Bust the windows out your car... ♪
Jessie J isn't often speechless,
but 18-year-old mobile hairdresser Letitia
managed that rare achievement.
Like a... I... Bleurgh!
In this battle, we have Alex and Leti-ti-ti-ti-titia.
Alex is on stage every night in the West End
and Letitia is very much new to this.
Jessie's lieutenant for these battles is award-winning writer
and producer, Claude Kelly.
I've had the pleasure of working with
Jessie, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera.
Now it's time to help you guys.
♪ Let's get it crunk upon
♪ Have fun upon it... ♪
In this song, you need to bring a party to this stage
and just really make it... Pow!
When you start your first verse,
you guys say, "Would you mind getting crunked for me?"
♪ Let's get it crunked upon, have fun... ♪
Do you see what I'm saying? From the top.
I know that song cannot be sung
without at least a little confidence,
but yeah, it'll take a bit of digging.
THEY SING
Letitia's weakness is probably her experience as a performer.
I can sing, I can dance,
so maybe I can capitalise on that a little bit.
But in studio rehearsals, the battle plans go out the window.
♪ In this dancery.. ♪
When we did the first performance,
it was just a kind of explosion of mess.
There's way too much going on.
I know you can dance,
but if it's going to jeopardise your vocals, then slow it down.
Jessie feels like my dance moves are affecting my performance,
but I'm used to being high-energy,
so I'm still going to do whatever I can
to make sure my performance is good on the night.
Alex's dance moves are intense.
He went in front of me.
It just kind of threw me off balance and made me forget my words.
You have one go at it, that's it.
Come on the stage and blow people away.
Although I'm up against a West End performer and I'm only 18,
it's time for me to show the world what I've got.
Letitia's voice is incredible, especially at that age, so I'm going
to have to bring my experience and put it into my performance.
Two go into the ring. Who is coming out as the winner?
First on, Preston's teenage hairdresser, Letitia Grant-Brown.
CHEERING
Challenging, the Manchester lad with killer moves, Alex Buchanan.
CHEERING
Party! Party!
Let the battle commence.
CHEERING Relax.
♪ Huh-uh, yeah
♪ Whoo-ooh oh-oh-ohhh
♪ Let's get it crunk upon
♪ Have fun upon it in this dancery
♪ We got ya open, now ya floatin'
♪ So you gots to dance for me
♪ Don't need no hateration, holleratin'
♪ In this dancery
♪ Let's get it percolatin' while you're waiting
♪ So just dance for me
♪ It's only gonna be a matter of time
♪ Before you get loose and start to lose your mind
♪ Cop you a drink Go ahead and rock your ice
♪ Cos we're celebrating no more drama in our lives
♪ With the Dre track pumpin' everybody's jumpin'
♪ Go ahead and twist your back and get your body bumpin'
♪ I told you leave your situations at the door
♪ So grab somebody and get your ass on the dance floor
♪ Let's get it crunk upon Have fun up on
♪ Up in this dancery
♪ We got ya open, now ya floatin'
♪ So you've got to dance for me
♪ Don't need no hesitation, holleratin'
♪ In this dancery
♪ Let's get it percolatin', while you're waiting
♪ So just dance for me. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Let's hear it one more time for Letitia and Alex!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well done! Oh, my goodness me! Congratulations!
Jessie, big decision to make. Let's see if Danny can help.
Letitia, I think the song suited your style more.
Alex made a few mistakes and I thought your pitch
was a lot better on your audition than it was today,
but I still remember your audition
and how you knocked it out of the ballpark.
CHEERING
Letitia, you're like a queen up there.
It shows me that you can sing any type of song
and you're going to melt the stage, like boom.
CHEERING
Thinking that far ahead.
Alex, you're just a ball of energy and when it comes to
a battle like that, a vocal battle,
you got to choose, OK, am I going to do the splits,
am I going to spin on my head, am I going to do some cartwheels?
You've got choose what you're going to do cos one is going to suffer.
And today, the pitch suffered.
It was cool, but you've got
a soul sensation that's rocking the nation right next to you.
CHEERING
If you lose, that's going to be why you lost,
because you chose to do the dancing, you know, split your pants.
LAUGHTER
It's not over yet. It's not over yet.
CHEERING
Are you quite tough on yourself sometimes?
Yeah, I'm really tough myself.
- I could have done much, much better with that one. - You think so?
OK, let's hear what Jessie had to say.
- AUDIENCE: - Aw! - No, it's real life.
If this was a rehearsal, I would've said, "Alex, you did too much
"and, Letitia, you didn't give me enough." And that's real.
CHEERING
OK?
So, I said to you before you went on, don't dance too much,
don't let it overtake and I know that, Letitia,
you feel that you didn't give your best, yeah?
I know because I've got to know you guys, you know,
and I'm happy that this is a real lesson
that you're learning about yourselves as artists, you know.
CHEERING
So, Jessie, what are you going to do?
I...
CROWD SHOUTS
Guys, guys, guys, come on. I'm basing my decision on...
One of the reasons I came on the show was to find a voice
that I don't feel like has had...
the limelight and the showcasing that it deserves, especially in the UK.
CROWD SHOUTS
And for that reason, the winner of this battle is Letitia.
CHEERING
We have ourselves a winner.
Letitia, you are going through to the knockout rounds.
And that meant a lot to you, didn't it?
Yeah, thank you.
Give it up for Letitia!
CHEERING
Don't kick yourself, OK?
I can't wait.
As soon as she said my name, it just all poured out of me,
because I have worked so hard, and for someone else to realise
and recognise, it's so good.
OK, that means that Alex now is available to steal.
Oh, my goodness!
- Everything happens for a reason. - What do you think? Who do you think?
Who do you think is best for me, babe, seriously?
- This is called The Voice. - Yeah.
OK?
OK. They need to pitch to you now and tell you why they want you on their team, OK?
So I'm going to leave you to make this decision.
- Will, we'll start with you. - You could choose me.
And I could sit here and say, "We're going to go all the way!
"We're going to see what's going to happen at knockouts."
I can coach you the way I coached Tyler and Jaz
and all the guys that went all the way.
What about the people who didn't win?
I'm sorry(!)
I'm committed and dedicated to the people that I say I'm going to help.
I'm not going to sit here and say we're going to win, but you come
over here on this team, and we'll see if we can get through the knockouts.
That's all I can promise, is that I'll pay attention to get you there.
That's it. I'm not going to sit here and blow smoke up, because I don't even smoke.
You know what I'm saying?
I'm not going to say I'll bake a cake
because I'm lactose intolerant.
You know what you'll get with me.
Very much cut from the same cloth as yourself.
The next stage is you get to pick the song.
I just get to really fine tune what you were.
I won't sit here and beg for it,
because I know you know we are the right match.
Thank you, and I appreciate everything.
I'm going to go with Danny.
- Thank you. Don't let me down. - Trust me.
I'm just so glad that they pressed their buttons.
I've got a second chance to push further and be in those finals.
This was my... I don't want to say "gameplan", but I am really happy.
I'm not surprised. That's just classic Jessie.
And I'm quite happy with the team that I have.
For me, it was the better decision that Alex went with Danny.
He will disappear in your team, I think.
- Tension mounts. - Why did you pick that song?
I don't pick songs for Jessie to say, "That was a great song choice."
- And a shock decision. - What?!
I have no idea why Jessie got upset.
Next up, it's Team Tom.
Tom Jones may have met his match in northern duo Diva.
If you can play the working men's clubs...
All the alcoholics, give us a cheer!
..you can deal with legends.
The one person in the room you're not too much for. Tom Jones right here.
While music student Joseph is a shy guy.
- As a person, I'm not really that confident. - Until he starts singing.
Tom.
Joseph, this is maybe the most unusual battle. Diva.
One man battling two women, which is always a tough thing to do.
The song is Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me,
by Elton John and George Michael.
HE FALTERS
I don't know the song that well,
but Diva know the song because obviously they are old.
That's pretty bad. Older, yes, that's the correct word.
Joseph is 21, I don't think he has the experience we have.
- Don't let him frighten you. - We'll be chasing you, mind.
We'll hunt you down.
It's almost like David and Goliath,
because Joseph is quite a quiet person
and then you have two ladies, very confident and massive characters.
Growing up in the Philippines, I haven't met anyone like Diva.
We're going to chase him round the ring, right.
We're going to rugby tackle him.
You are going down!
The only person I could think of that could match Diva was Joseph.
He may be a shy person, but when he sings, he is not shy.
It is going to be a powerful battle.
We're more used to working in working men's clubs, so to get
the opportunity to be on a stage like this is what people dream of.
We just want it to carry on.
Diva are really big personalities and they're more experienced than me,
but on that battle, I'm going to show them what I can do.
It's the battle of three from Team Tom.
Welcome the best mates who call themselves Diva...
..challenging the music student with the big voice, it's Joseph.
Let the battle commence.
♪ I can't light no more of your darkness... ♪
APPLAUSE
♪ All my pictures seem to fade to black and white... ♪
APPLAUSE
♪ Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm
♪ But these cuts I have They need love to help them heal
♪ Don't let the sun go down on me Don't let the sun
♪ Although I search myself It's always someone else I see
♪ I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
♪ But losing everything is like the sun going down on me
♪ Don't let the sun go down on me
♪ Although I search myself It's always someone else I see
♪ I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
♪ But losing everything is like the sun going down on me. ♪
Give it up for Diva and Joseph.
Joseph, it looks like you've moved your coach to tears.
Tom is super-emotional off the back of that. How was that for you?
Amazing, it's amazing.
Tom, we're going to come to you very soon.
Danny, that battle was incredible.
From the first note, you just captivated me, the audience.
- Great song choice, by the way. Really, really good. - Thanks. - Brilliant.
Your harmonies were great.
I got to hear individually what you are capable of and together.
- Joseph, you are a special singer. - Thank you so much.
It looks like it's effortless for you, you know. I wish I was able to hit some of those high notes.
Joseph for me.
Diva, you guys are great, I loved it.
- No flat notes, everything was perfect. - Thanks, Will.
Joseph, everybody back in the Philippines is proud of you
right now. I'm glad I don't have to choose. I'll leave that to Mr Tom.
You're two good ones.
I think that, technically, was one of the best vocal battles we have seen.
I kind of have a special thing for both of you for different reasons.
It's Tom's decision, but good luck to both of you.
- Thank you. - Thanks, Jessie.
Diva, they are so strong, and there are two of them
and they sing wonderfully and their harmonies are great,
but then Joseph with his range that just built and built
and went up and it was like, "My God!" So again,
I have made it difficult for myself. That was a wonderful battle.
Around the piano is one thing, but being here is another thing.
To hear you deliver that song the way you did tonight under pressure, it really moved me.
Tom, it's now time to make your decision.
The only way I can put this is the most unusual voice,
who I have to take through...
..is Joseph.
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the winner of the battle, the fantastic Joseph. Come up.
One more time for Joseph, ladies and gentlemen.
Unfortunately, you are no longer on Team Tom.
But Diva are now available for a steal.
Now, at this moment in time,
- the only person that can steal you guys is Will. - Come on, Will.
Do you want to tell Will why you'd be an asset to his team?
- There's two of us. - We've got a better chance. - Yes, absolutely.
We've got fantastic harmonies, we've got really strong voices.
- We deserve to be here. - We'd be an asset on your team. - Absolutely.
Looks like Will is not going to steal Diva,
but you guys have been absolutely incredible,
so please make some noise for the fantastic Diva.
I'm waiting for things that I turned around for during the blinds,
- or that I should have. - Go, Joseph, hope you do great, pal.
Yeah, all the best to him.
When I heard Joseph singing, it moved me to tears.
I couldn't help it.
I'm so proud of you!
Next up, it's Team Danny.
In the blind auditions, wedding singer Laura got
an "I do" from Danny O'Donaghue.
- I'm so glad you came on. - Thank you so much.
While dentist Abi was looking for a change in career,
with a winning fusion of Indian classical and pop.
Producers all over the world are killing themselves
to have a vocalist like you.
The reason why I put them two together is because I would
see them both occupying the same space in the charts.
And the song is Heaven by Emeli Sande.
So I need one of them to really shine.
♪ Will you recognise me
♪ In those flashing lights?
♪ I try to keep my heart clean... ♪
You actually sound brilliant together, but you're not straining.
Where it really breaks down, I do some soft Indian singing there.
Yeah, yeah, great.
In Indian classical music, a raga is a type of scale.
Abi blindsided me with the raga.
I have been dying to try this out in general pop music for a long,
long time.
It is quite scary when someone has got the trump card that they
can always play.
It is pushing me on to make sure that whatever
I do is just going to be on top form.
♪ Will you recognise me
♪ In those flashing lights? ♪
The way you came up like that was perfect, real nice, real sexy.
Danny said I'm sexy. I'll take that away with me if nothing else.
So you do the same thing,
just walking up a little sexy as you're going.
You moved your hand a little bit.
If you could move your body as well, it would be amazing.
I'll try and do the sexy dance, but I start to feel quite
self-conscious on stage and then freeze a little.
The raga thing is a real plus for Abi,
but the more that she has been challenging Laura, Laura
has been knocking it out of the park, so who's got the stronger punch?
For the first time, I am doing something close to where I want to be.
It means too much to me to let Abi stand in my way.
Two artists will sing,
but only one is guaranteed to stay in the competition.
First, the voice of Liverpool, Laura Oakes...
..versus the raga style of London's Abi Sampa.
Let the battle commence.
♪ Oo-oo-oo
♪ Oh-oh-oh
♪ Will you recognise me
♪ In those flashing lights?
♪ I try to keep my heart clean but I can't get it right
♪ Oh, no, no
♪ Oh heaven, oh heaven I wake with good intentions
♪ But the day, it always lasts too long
♪ Then I'm gone
♪ Oh heaven, oh heaven I wake with good intentions
♪ But the day, it always lasts too long
♪ Then I'm gone, then I'm gone
ABI SINGS RAGA
♪ Oh heaven, oh heaven I wake with good intentions
♪ Ooo-oo-oo
♪ Then I'm gone, then I'm gone
♪ Then I'm gone, then I'm gone. ♪
Let's hear it for Laura and Abi. Ladies. Oh, my goodness, come here.
That was so beautiful. Danny, what a battle you put together then.
It was a real battle of east meets west,
- two different styles just crunching out in the ring. - Tom.
I think Abi is very interesting in what she does,
- but then again, Laura, you know where those strong notes are. - Yeah.
And you go for them. So the voice that I like to listen to
would be Laura.
APPLAUSE
For me personally, I am way more intrigued in what Abi has to offer.
I just want you to be more confident with your vocals.
Execute them well. Laura, you have that confidence.
You can see where you're going to go and vocally, it happens,
but Abi, I want you to really understand how great you are.
It is a tough one, it is a tough battle.
There's very little between the two.
Abi, for me, was a really interesting challenge to find modern-day
music that you can bring in raga without it being too in-your-face.
Laura, you have given blues and runs and licks and stuff
and it was better than I even imagined it.
Danny, who is the winner of this battle?
Really, really, really difficult decision.
The winner of this battle, going on to the next stage of the competition...
..is Abi.
We have a winner of the battle! It is Abi. Well done.
You are going through to the next round.
- Are you pleased with that? - I'm really shocked. I didn't think that was going to happen.
You've been saying this from the beginning. When are you going to start believing you can do this?
- From now on, I promise. - From now on, I think so too.
I think that deserves a round of applause, actually. Abi.
So, Laura is now available to steal.
Will is the only coach left with a steal remaining.
She's come on so far. She has come on so, so far.
I just don't want to leave. I'm having such a good time
and I know I have more and I want you all to hear it.
I think we can see from that, Laura,
that there's not going to be a steal.
Listen, thank you so much for being part of this.
We've loved having you here,
so thank you very, very much. Give it up for Laura, please.
That was really, really good.
Thank you.
Give it up for Laura.
- FRENCH ACCENT: - I want to keep my steal quiet, secret, CIA,
so I don't want to announce my steal, because they're going to steal my steal.
It's all been such an amazing experience that I can't go away unhappy.
You've made the proudest mum in the world today.
Taking us to the halfway stage of Super Battle Saturday,
it's Team Will.
At the blind auditions, Liam put his West End career on the line,
and it paid off when all four coaches turned for him.
I'm just so pleased, because I lost my nan and this means so much to me.
While only one superstar spun
for the smooth voice of fashion stylist John.
- You're on my team. - Thanks, Will.
I paired Liam and John together,
because John came out with this low, baritone voice.
Liam was like, "I'm a soul man." He was hitting all these falsettos and stuff.
I feel like I am the underdog here. Liam sings every night.
I've been working in fashion, selling clothes for the last four years.
The song that you guys will be singing is Easy Lover by Phil Collins.
Back on call as Will's adviser,
Black Eyed Peas founder Dante Santiago.
You can actually make this song your own, both of you guys.
And that's why it's going to be a great battle.
- Do you guys know the song? - I am not 100% familiar with it.
Yes, it's all new.
John did say, "I'm really nervous, I actually don't know this song."
♪ Easy lover, she'll get a hold on you, believe it... ♪
..and then he killed it.
He knew all the timings, the lyrics, he knew the melody.
Oh, man, this is going to be great.
Yeah, I didn't even know he could go that high.
- Oh, really? - That's fresh. Liam, start the studying. - I know, I need to.
John was being sneaky. He had weaponry that we never knew he had.
I went into that thinking Liam definitely has the upper hand here.
I think it's constantly changing, who's the favourite,
who is not the favourite.
Using all his years of West End experience,
Liam comes back fighting.
Now Liam has studied it, he's doing a fantabulous job. 180.
♪ She's an easy lover... ♪
He is a serious contender, you know, it's on!
Doh!
This is a huge risk for me.
I stepped away from the best musical in the world.
Now I have to step out on stage and be me.
Liam is such a technical singer.
I just... It comes from somewhere in here.
Tonight, I've got to prove it and I've got to prove it to myself
and everybody else out there.
It's the fight of the falsettos. Entering the ring,
West End star looking for a new stage, it's Liam Tamne...
..versus the man who's restored his passion for pop,
it's John Pritchard.
Let the battle commence.
♪ Easy lover
♪ She'll get a hold on you, believe it
♪ Like no other
♪ And now just trying to make you see
♪ She's the kind of girl you dream of
♪ Dream of keeping hold of
♪ You'd better forget it
♪ You'll never get it, yeah
♪ She will play around and leave you
♪ She will leave you and deceive you
♪ You better forget it
♪ Oh, you'll regret it, yeah
♪ No, you'll never change her
♪ So leave her, just leave her
♪ Get out quick cos seeing is believing
♪ It's the only way
♪ You'll ever know
♪ She's an easy lover
♪ She'll get a hold on you, believe it
♪ Like no other
♪ And I'm just trying to make you see
♪ You're the one that wants to hold her
♪ Hold her and control her
♪ You'd better forget it, yeah
♪ Ooh, you'll regret it, yeah
♪ Come on!
♪ You don't try to change her
- # Just leave it - Leave it - Leave it
♪ Get out quick cos seeing is believing
- # It's the only way - Yeah
♪ You'll ever know... ♪
It's the wrong song.
It's gone flat the whole way.
♪ She'll get a hold on you, believe it
♪ Whoa, like no other
♪ I'm trying to make you see
♪ Oh, no, no, no
♪ Easy lover
♪ She'll get a hold on you, believe it... ♪ HE HARMONISES
♪ Oh, like no other
♪ And I'm just trying to make you see
♪ Make you see, yeah
♪ Easy lover! ♪
Let's hear it one more time for Liam and John, everybody, come on!
OK, it's definitely Will's call. We'll come to you shortly.
Start with you, Jessie, what were your thoughts on that?
For me, it was kind of flat.
Pretty much.
I didn't hear your voices, it was just that and then it went there
and then it went there and then went back to there.
I just don't feel like you got to show yourselves.
It was the wrong song choice.
Like, Will, why did you pick that song?
I don't pick songs for Jessie to say, "That was a great song choice."
This song was best for what I needed to see. So it did its job.
I was going to say that I thought the key was a little bit too high.
It was too high. I didn't hear your voices. I wasn't going...
SHE SINGS You want the... # Oooh! # I miss that.
That's how the original was, if you listen to the original.
Let's move on, let's find out what Tom thinks.
Tom, what was your thoughts?
It sounded too high. I don't know why the key was that high.
If you listen to the original, Tom, as Will just said,
that's exactly how you do it.
You copy the original.
Slow down, Charlie Brown.
Charlie Brown, slow down.
- I don't think they were copying the original. - Thank you so much.
Liam came across more natural than John did. I preferred Liam.
I have to say, Will was getting a bit of flak on that, but I do agree with
pulling people out of their comfort zone to show more sides of them.
I'm all about that.
Sometimes I get it wrong as well, you know?
But I think, erm...I would probably go with Liam.
That's just me.
- CHEERING - Thank you.
Will, who is the winner of this battle?
AUDIENCE: Liam!
OK, so...
The winner of this battle is going to be...um...
AUDIENCE: Liam!
It's going to be...um...
AUDIENCE: Liam!
The person moving through is...
..is John!
CHEERING
Oh, my God! And I have no steals!
The winner of that battle is John!
APPLAUSE
I didn't expect that at all.
What are you doing?!
Congratulations once again to John.
We all have a steal, we can't steal him!
I really did not expect that at all.
JESSIE: I want to give him a hug!
JOHN: Thank you very much.
Can I just...? Everybody give it up for Liam.
He is an amazing, amazing singer.
- None of us have any steals left. - Huh? - None of us have any steels left.
I know.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
None of us can steal you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Liam, the support for you in the studio is incredible and, um,
unfortunately, the other three coaches are full,
so we can't have a steal at this stage of the competition.
Will was the only person left to steal,
and he's just chosen John for his team so he can't steal you.
It's OK, it's OK.
- I think everybody... - I have to say something.
..knows just how incredible you were on stage.
I am so upset right now that, one, you didn't pick me in blinds,
because you would not be in this predicament right now, no way.
I am, like, actually upset for you, because your voice is amazing.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'm so confused as to why Will didn't choose you.
As an artist stepping out into the world, it's more than just a voice.
And from this stage on, going into a future career, I feel John is...
is the guy.
OK, well, look, I tell you what, let's show some appreciation for the fantastic Liam. Come on.
This is weird. This is weird, but...
don't let this knock you back, OK? OK?
I just want to say a huge, huge thank you to Will, anyway.
Like, I've loved it, I...
AUDIENCE: Aah!
I really wish it wasn't ending, and I wish we could have shared the journey together,
but I came here for one reason, and that was for my nan, so...
I did her proud, so thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- Everybody give it up for Liam, come on! - Thank you.
Well done.
I wish I could steal you, we don't have any steals left, you know?
Dude, come here.
He's an idiot. You're brilliant.
Thank you.
One more time, Liam, everybody! Come on!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What?!
- I... I... I... - You're the guy who'd come in every day and go, like,
"When's Liam up? When's Liam up? When's Liam up?"
I know that. I know.
JESSIE EXHALES HEAVILY
JESSIE: I don't understand what he's doing. Oh!
I just need to have a moment away from Will.
I'm just so gutted.
I put everything into it and it just wasn't meant to be, obviously,
but I did the best that I could do with the song that I was given.
I mean, Will obviously knew who he wanted, so that's all I can say.
- I really wasn't expecting that at all. - John is a natural artist.
I'm looking at it like that.
I have no idea why Jessie got upset.
I think Jessie is just being Jessie.
Maybe she was upset cos she couldn't save him.
She should put that much passion on her team.
When you're thinking a coach made the wrong decision, you know,
you go, "What?!"
But, you see, the individual coach knows more about his or her
team than the rest of us do.
We've reached the halfway stage,
and while the coaches take a time-out, here's how the teams stand.
At the end of the high-intensity first round, Mitchel and Abi were Danny's winners,
as he swept in to steal Alex...
- Oh, my goodness! - ..from Will.
Tom added two more to his team with Mike and Joseph.
Jessie sided with the soulful voice of Letitia.
And Will caused shockwaves by taking John through to the knockouts.
Seconds out, round two.
The last 12 artists must battle for their place in the knockouts.
Will makes the final steal...
And Danny has a heartbreaking decision to make.
I'm an idiot for putting you guys together!
It's the final battle round. Let's welcome back our superstar coaches.
Will.i.am!
APPLAUSE
Danny O'Donoghue!
APPLAUSE
Sir Tom Jones!
APPLAUSE
And Jessie J!
APPLAUSE
♪ Ooh ooh-ooh oo-ooh
♪ Rock my world into the sunlight
♪ Make this dream the best I've ever known. ♪
They're ready, we're ready, let the battles begin!
It's Team Jessie!
At the blind auditions, 32-year-old Trevor finally had his chance to take centre stage.
I was a backing vocalist for P Diddy, Mariah Carey,
Florence And The Machine, Tiny Tempah,
but I've always had that sense of, "I can do this."
I would be honoured to work with your voice.
- Come on, Jessie, me and you! - Yes!
18-year-old Lem only had one coach in mind...
I am the ultimate Jessie J superfan.
..and achieved every fan's ultimate dream.
♪ Who-o-o-oa
Team Jessie J!
CHEERING
This battle is between...
Trevor's technically incredible, Lem's very much the new generation of soul.
And you will be singing...
Soul Man by Sam and Dave.
I want to see what they can bring to the table.
There's some soul men in here! I feel it in my bones!
Soul singing is a lot of freedom, with a little bit of control in there as well.
I want that voice.
♪ I'm a soul man
♪ I'm a soul man. ♪
Are you? I don't believe you.
♪ I'm a soul man... ♪
I think you're very safe.
I know that you're obviously used to being a backing singer,
but this is your time to step forward into the limelight.
I've never been at the front before.
It's just coming up with the confidence. It's very hard for me.
I can't stand being shy.
Lem, I feel like you're doing so much, you're going,
♪ I'm a soul ma-a-an
♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh ♪
Uh! It's a lot of noise!
When you're in front of Jessie J, who is my idol, everything just goes to pot.
You open your mouth and you sound like a guinea pig being kicked.
I don't feel like I've got a chance in hell.
- Raise your right hand. I... - I... - ..am not allowed... - ..am not allowed...
- ..to say that I'm a soul man... - ..to say that I'm a soul man...
- ..and not do it with feeling. - ..and not do it with feeling.
- # I'm a soul man... # - After taking the soul pledge, Lem and Trevor come out fighting.
I was blown away.
Trevor was doing the moonwalk, he was spinning.
I was like, "All right, soul man!"
I think this time round I've showed more passion, obviously more confidence
and, yeah, I think she saw it today.
His performance has definitely stepped up. It's nerve-racking, but I can match that.
I've got a 'fro!
Lem is still the bubbly person that he was from the beginning, but he's balanced it.
SHE SCREAMS
Oh! Really proud of you.
- Thank you. - It's brilliant.
Jessie's been a huge inspiration for years,
so I'm going to go out there and I'm going to do her proud.
I've been waiting for this shot for a very, very long time.
I don't want to do backing any more. I think I've got what it takes.
Two will sing, but Jessie can only save one.
Entering the ring, it's the backing vocalist hoping to be centre stage,
Trevor Francis...
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
..versus the big hair, big voice and big dreams of Lem Knights!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Let the battle commence.
AUDIENCE: Come on, guys! You can do it!
All right, Lem. This is it, my friend. You ready?
- I'm ready, Trevor. Are you ready? - I'm ready.
- BOTH: - Are you ready?! Let's go! Whoo!
♪ Yeah
♪ Oh-oh-oh
♪ Oh
♪ Da da da da
♪ Coming to you, on a dusty road
♪ Good loving, I got a truckload
♪ Yeah
♪ And when you get it, you've got something
♪ But don't worry, cos I'm coming
♪ I'm a soul man, yeah
♪ I'm a soul ma-a-a-a-n
♪ I'm a soul man, yes, I am, baby
♪ I'm a soul man, yeah
♪ Got what I got the hard way
♪ And I make it better each and every day
♪ So, honey, don't you fret
♪ Don't fret
♪ Cos you ain't seen nothing yet, baby
♪ I'm a soul ma-a-a-an
♪ I'm a soul man, yeah
♪ Play it, Steve!
♪ I'm a soul ma-a-a-a-an
♪ I'm a soul man
♪ Man, man, man, man
♪ I'll grab the rope and I'll pull you in, yeah
♪ Give you hope, I'll be your only friend
♪ Oh-oh
♪ Yeah
♪ I'm a soul man, baby
♪ Yeah, yeah
♪ So-o-o-o-ul, yeah
♪ I'm a so-o-o-o-ul
♪ Soul
♪ Yes, I'm a so-o-o-o-ul
♪ I'm a soul s-s-s-oul man
♪ Soul man
♪ I'm a soul man, baby
♪ Yes, I am
♪ I'm a soul, soul man
♪ I'm a soul man
BOTH: # I'm a soul man
- # Wo-oo-oh - Yeah
♪ Wo-oo-oh! ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Let me hear you for Lem and Trevor!
Just take a look at that! Four coaches on their feet for you guys!
Jessie, well done.
I'm so happy. I had to be careful, but it was amazing.
Yes, I'm going to wait. You guys can...
Everyone's standing up, so I know it's going to be good.
Well done for coming out and opening the show like that, to come out and do that...
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The reason why I'm standing is that the level of singing in the UK just went up another notch,
you know what I mean? You guys are absolutely fantastic.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I don't know how you choose between that. Trevor, you're...
You're a soul man.
And then, Lem, you're a soul man, too.
LAUGHTER
- Well, that really did help, that! - What?
Sam and Dave, you know? Soul music. That's...
That's my kind of music. I know that song, I've sung it myself many times.
And, Lem, I love the way you sing.
But I like what Trevor did.
APPLAUSE
Glad I don't have to make the decision.
Lem is how I imagine Trevor was ten, 15 years ago, and I said to them both,
"You both need what each other have."
And I was so proud that you were really listening and engaged with each other,
because when we first sang that song, let's be honest, it was a bit of a hot mess.
It wasn't soul, it was...
- Whoa. - It was, "Whoa." It was, "Whoa."
You know, I remember being really honest with you guys, and I said to Lem,
"You need to focus on your vocals," and, Trevor, I mean, from the person that
the audience are going to see from blinds to the rehearsals, to now,
it's like looking at a different person. It's a tough one.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The person that has won this battle tonight...
..is Trevor.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
We have ourselves a winner!
Well done. Well done. You must be so pleased with that?
- He was a tough opponent to go up against. - Yeah.
Definitely. I enjoyed every second of it.
I'll try and keep pushing and try to come out of my shyness, you know?
But thank you so much, Jessie. Thank you.
Give it up for Trevor! Well done, Trevor.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Amazing. It can only get better.
DANNY: That was awesome. Really great. CHEERING
So Lem is available for a steal. Will is the only coach who has a steal available.
So, Lem, what do you want to say?
I don't want to go home. I don't want to go home. I'm not ready.
And I think I am ready for the next step, so it's up to you.
CHEERING
Da da dum.
THEY CHANT
So... Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. Sorry.
LAUGHTER
You are an artist.
If I could coach you to see that, Lem, you are an artist.
Like Macy Gray is an artist. You can't tell her anything, even if you want to.
And that's why I love Macy. That's why I love Gaga.
You can't tell her anything! She's an artist.
I...just want to sing and I want to make music.
And you are an incredible person to be doing that with,
- and I would do anything that it takes. - Remember we were backstage?
You said, "I'm nervous," and I was like, "For what?"
Just don't fall off the stage. You didn't fall.
CHEERING
We have a steal! You are now part of Team Will.
Go and say hi! Well done.
Whoo-ee!
INAUDIBLE
Thank you so much.
Well done. Work your butt off.
I was not expecting that.
There was a moment there, he's going to kick himself.
I'm excited about...not what Lem could bring to my team,
but what Lem could be if he believes in Lem.
So Will has finally chosen an artist to steal,
and the fact that Lem comes from Team Jessie has not gone unnoticed.
They all stole one of my people. Oh, yeah. Team Jessie, baby!
Three out of four steals all picked Team Jessie,
which I think proves a point that, hopefully, I'm a great coach.
The fact that three of her singers got stolen could be one of two things.
One, she had a team full of great singers, or two,
she picked all the wrong singers.
And the right ones got stolen!
'While the coaches dispute who has secured the best talent,
'with all the steals used up, there are no lifelines
- 'left for the remaining battles.' - Our cards are now on the table.
No more steals, no more second chances. It's make or break.
Next up, it's Team Tom.
After crashing out of last year's blind auditions,
25-year-old Alys was hoping it was second time lucky.
I've come back to redeem myself.
'And after what seemed like a lifetime of deliberations,
'she finally chose her coach.'
Tom.
CHEERING
32-year-old Lareena is an Adele tribute act who wanted to
prove her own star potential.
You give it the full Monty, as we say.
I'm absolutely gobsmacked.
- TOM: - This battle is between Lareena and Alys.
They both have beautiful voices.
And the song will be Rambling Man by Laura Marling.
They're evenly matched.
How difficult is it for you if you work in the guise of Adele,
then come out and sing like Lareena?
I love Adele to bits, I think she's phenomenal,
but you want to be yourself.
I'd like to bring that across,
that I can make songs in my style, not Adele's.
♪ Beaten and battered and cold
♪ My children will live just to grow old. ♪
- Do you want me to sing Lareena's parts? - Yeah, together. - OK.
The fact that I didn't get through last year has made me
so much more driven.
So now I can just say what I need to say and do what I need to do.
I think I'll sing that one underneath you and come in here.
- So you'll be underneath and then on top? - Yeah.
♪ Rambling man. ♪
Lareena, she's got a lovely voice. What's interesting is that Alys is
very, very confident in making the song her own.
- I can hear things in my head. - I want to try and...
I feel like I let myself down
because I didn't ask a lot of things I should have done.
I should have opened up a little more.
♪ Beaten and battered and cold. ♪
'And in studio rehearsals, Alys takes control in a big way.'
- I can't hear myself. - You can't hear? - No.
I know you've got a bigger voice and she's changed some bits to suit.
- Steve! - Yeah?
Can you talk to the sound man and ask him to brighten Alys up a bit?
You can't afford to be drowned out in a battle.
To me personally, I thought it sounded fine.
Obviously, it's gone up quite a bit, so it could be some sort of worry.
Alys wants it as much as anybody else does.
I can see that she wants it.
- How are you feeling about it, you sound really comfortable with it? - Yeah. I enjoy it.
Lareena is more of a shy person,
but as long as you can get your personality through when you sing,
you can be as quiet as you want to when you're not singing.
I love doing the Adele tribute, but I want to be me.
I just feel like it's my time now to get somewhere in life.
I missed out last time because I was too nervous.
I have to succeed this time.
Two voices will battle, and only one can win.
She's the comeback kid hoping to stick around. It's Alys Williams.
APPLAUSE
Against the tribute act singing as herself, it's Lareena Mitchell.
APPLAUSE
Let the battle commence.
♪ Oh, naive little me
♪ Asking what things you have seen
♪ You're vulnerable in your head
♪ You'll scream and you'll wait till you're dead
♪ But give me to a rambling man
♪ Let it always be known that I was who I am
♪ Beaten and battered and cold
♪ My children will live just to grow old
♪ But if I sit here and weep
♪ I'll be blown over by the slightest of breeze
♪ But give me to a rambling man
♪ Let it always be known that I was who I am
♪ It's funny that the first chords that you come to
♪ Are the minor notes that come to serenade you
♪ And it's hard to accept yourself as someone
♪ Who you don't desire
♪ As someone you don't want to be. ♪
Come on, come on, come on!
♪ But give me to a rambling man
♪ Let it always be known that I was who I am
♪ Oh give me to a rambling man
♪ Let it always be known that I was who I am
♪ But give me to a rambling man
♪ Let it always be known that I was who I am. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What a fantastic battle. Give it up once again for Lareena and Alys.
Well done to both of you. Fantastic battle, guys.
OK, well, Tom, you've got a heck of a decision to make, and
your decision is even more important as there are no more steals left.
- Right. - Alys, you sounded wonderful.
There were a couple of flat notes you hit, and Lareena, flawless.
I would pick Lareena.
SHE MOUTHS
I think, for me, Lareena, you're the stronger singer, but for me,
Alys's tone is something that you can't be taught,
so for that reason, I think I would lean to Alys.
OK, Tom, all four coaches turned around for Alys,
but now it's totally your call. What did you think of that battle?
- Your girls did you proud, right? - Yeah, I thought they were both beautiful,
and for me, it's a hard decision to make,
because you both did that song justice,
and I'm very proud of both of you.
For me, personally,
and the person that I would want to take on
is Alys.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Congratulations to Alys.
One more time, make some noise
for the fantastic Alys, ladies and gentlemen. Come on!
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Alys, before you run off, I've got to ask you.
Last time you came on The Voice, you didn't even make it past the blinds.
How does that feel to get through the battles?
Oh, I can't say how it feels. It's incredible.
I'm so happy at the moment.
- Thank you so much, Tom, for putting me through. - Congratulations.
Go and give him a hug. One more time, Alys, everybody!
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Incredible, yeah!
I don't know what to say! I'm just shaking all over!
SHE SQUEALS
Lorena, Tom described you as (WELSH ACCENT) "Beautiful," I think that's how he said it.
Is there anything you want to say to your coach?
Tom, just thank you, for the opportunities you've given me.
I never thought I'd stand round the piano with SIR Tom Jones,
so that's just a moment I'll keep for my life. So thank you.
She's been fantastic, make some noise for Lorena one more time!
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Thank you. Thank you so much.
You have a lovely voice. Really.
All right, love.
- REGGIE: - Lorena, everybody! Come on!
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
- Are you all right? - Yeah.
I give out good hugs, if you want one.
- Next up, Team Danny. - APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
31-year-old Paul has already tasted fame,
and wanted to get back into the spotlight.
♪ All those fairy tales are full of it... ♪
While the amazing range of 26-year-old Sean
sparked a bidding war between Danny and Tom.
CHEERING
I've got to go with you, Danny, man.
- I've got to go with you, man. - Yes!
Sean Rumsey, please step forward.
You're going up against Paul Carden.
As soon as he said, "Paul,"
I was, like, thinking, "OK, what's the song?"
Because we're different singers.
Like, REALLY different.
The reason I paired them two together
is because I feel they both can learn from each other.
Paul is a consummate performer. He loses himself in the music.
Sean, who hasn't got that much experience
but is an internet sensation.
For the last four, five years,
I've been working online to develop a following on the internet.
It's developed a really great fan base, but this feels real.
And you're going to be singing
I'm a Man by The Spencer Davis Group.
It's an old one, but it's a hell of a classic.
♪ I'm a man, yes, I am
♪ And I can't help but love you so... ♪
What's great about these lyrics
is you can put a real picture in your head
and then you can really open up and make it your own.
♪ Full of people all unknown... ♪
Paul's like your quintessential rocker.
Bit more fun, a bit more edgy, I guess.
And I'm just quite chilled and laid-back.
'Offstage, I can be quite quiet.'
On stage, it's like a different kind of thing.
♪ I'm a man, yes, I am
♪ And I can't help but love you so... ♪
'I'm very aggressive on stage.'
I'm stronger when you can actually see me.
♪ ..love you so... ♪
Great, that little...urgh! Lean back! Brilliant!
Really great, great showmanship.
Both of you are getting ample time to shine. May the best man win.
I just know that I can't go back to doing videos in my room.
I really need to win this.
Stepping onto that stage tonight
is going to be like stepping into a boxing ring.
I'm up for the fight.
Get ready for a clash of styles from Team Danny.
It's the amped-up rock of Paul Carden!
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Squaring up to the slick pop of Sean Rumsey!
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Let the battle commence.
♪ Well, my pad is very messy
♪ I got whiskers on my chin
♪ And I'm all hung up on music
♪ And I always play to win
♪ I ain't got no time for lovin'
♪ Cos my time is all used up
♪ Just to sit around creatin'
♪ All that groovy kind of stuff
♪ Well, I'm a man, yes I am
♪ And I can't help but love you so
♪ I'm a man, yes I am
♪ And I can't help but love you so
♪ Well, if I had my choice of matter
♪ I would rather be with cats
♪ All engrossed in mental chatter
♪ Moving where our minds are at
♪ And relating to each other
♪ Just how strong our wills can be
♪ I'm resisting all involvement
♪ With each groovy chick we see
♪ I'm a man, yes I am
♪ And I can't help but love you so
♪ No, whoa-oh-oh
♪ I'm a man, yes I am
♪ And I can't help but love you so
♪ Yeah
♪ I got to keep my image
♪ While suspended from a throne
♪ That looks out upon a kingdom
♪ Full of people all unknown
♪ Who imagine I'm not human
♪ And my heart is made of stone
♪ I never had no problems
♪ And my toilet's trimmed with chrome
♪ I'm a man, yes I am
♪ And I can't help but love you so
♪ No, no, no, no, no, no
♪ I'm a man, yes I am
♪ And I can't help but love you so
♪ Yeah, yeah
♪ My pad is very messy
♪ I got whiskers on my chin
♪ I'm all hung up on music
♪ And I always play to win
♪ I ain't got no time for lovin'
♪ Cos my time is all used up
♪ Just to sit around creatin'
♪ All this groovy kind of stuff
♪ I'm a man, yes I am
♪ And I can't help but love you so
♪ Love you so
♪ Well, I'm a man, yes, I am
♪ And I can't help but
♪ Love you so
- ♪ Wa-aaah! ♪ - ♪ I'm a man! ♪
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Let's hear it for Paul and Sean!
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Well done! That was great!
I'm glad you put the mic stand down!
- You nearly hit him with the mic stand at one point! - I was trying!
LAUGHTER
I literally thought I was on Gladiators.
You had pugil sticks, hitting each other and everything!
Honestly, great job, guys. Really great job.
CHEERING
Sean, when you hit that falsetto
and showed how high you can get, that was amazing. Hats off.
Thanks, man.
CHEERING
And Paul, you have, like, this old soul quality
to what you sing that's just, like,
it seems so natural and authentic,
because the growl and the edge...
It's just, uh!
I would pick Paul, because of that.
CHEERING
For me, it's a tough one, because I think Paul,
I kind of felt like I just got a little distracted by the mic stand thing.
- You don't like the mic stand. - I'm not a fan of mic stands,
I'm going to throw it out there, guys.
Don't get too close to me when I've got the mic stand, though, cos...
I know! I'm staying well away!
Well, I liked it. I enjoyed it. And I know that song very well.
The Spencer Davis Group, you know,
because we started at the same time in the '60s.
But to me, it is a rock song.
There's not a lot of range to it.
It's up there, and it stays up there.
And for me, I would lean towards Paul.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
The reason I put them together
was because I thought Paul's range is quite linear.
Put you up against Sean to see, could you match him?
Could it bring you out of your box?
The reason why put Sean against Paul is the same reason.
I thought that showmanship,
you could really, really, come up as well.
I think you've both learned a hell of a lot from each other.
Oh, dude, I...
Danny, I also have to remind you at this point as well,
all of your steals have been used up from every single coach,
so your decision is even more important,
because whoever you don't pick
will absolutely be leaving the competition.
The winner of this battle is...
Sean.
CHEERING
We have a winner!
Sean is the winner of this battle,
he goes through to the knockout rounds.
Before you run away, I could feel your hand shaking there.
Were you not expecting that?
No. Paul's performance is, like, incredible, man, and I just...
Yeah, this whole situation is overwhelming, so thank you so much.
Give it up for Sean one more time.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was really, really close.
So, Paul, the situation here is that none of the coaches
have a steal left, so that does mean that we are sad
to be leaving you at this stage in the competition.
It could have gone either way, so it's fine.
You gave a brilliant performance. Don't you think, everybody?
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Give it up for the lovely Paul! Off you go.
- We'll have a beer and have a chat afterwards, right? - Will do.
- Great performance. - I know it was a difficult decision. - I'm sorry.
- I really am sorry. - It's all right.
- Great showman, with the... - Yeah, yeah. And on that song.
- Imagine that at a rock gig. - He nailed that.
Yeah, it was close, it was a hard decision for him, like,
I knew it was going to be close, so...
Danny made the wrong decision.
Paul was pretty fierce.
I chose Sean over Paul.
Simply, at this stage I need people that have versatility.
I really feel he's going to be one to watch.
That was the best moment of my life right there.
Just overwhelmed, overwhelmed, man.
How are you doing?
That's my boy! Get in! Well done.
Next up, it's Team Will.
♪ Never lived like common people... ♪
At the blind auditions, sneaky Will was playing
his old mind games again to win 18-year-old Emily.
He was playing tactics, he was like, "No, I'm not going to go."
- It's going to be fresh, because I think you're super dope. - Yay!
♪ No woman, no cry... ♪
While jobbing singer Moni's soulful voice had all four coaches
desperate to grab him for their team.
The reason why I turned around is because you got that soul.
- Yeah. - Maybe you went swimming in the soul ocean.
LAUGHTER
Emily.
Here comes Emily with the guitar, you know, folking.
Moni.
Moni is like, "I'm soul."
This battle's going to be great.
And the song is Little Talk by Monsters Of Men.
I love that song!
'I am really comfortable with this song, which gives me'
a little bit of a head start.
'Oh, my days, I've never heard the song in my life.'
This is going to be a tough one.
How do you feel about her playing the guitar?
I wish I played an instrument as well,
but I don't, unfortunately, so I'll just have to play with my voice.
I want you to be comfortable, too, as well.
We don't want duets. We want battles.
- You are competing against this guy! - Yeah.
BOTH: ♪ Don't listen to a word I say... ♪
Emily is singing a song she's comfortable with,
and she sounds great.
Moni feels a little weird because he thinks that I'm going
to pick Emily because she can multitask.
He needs to get over that.
♪ Though the truth may hurt... ♪
It may seem like the odds are stacked against me,
but we've learnt the song,
so it's now just to take it to that next level.
♪ Hey, don't listen to a word I say... ♪
'I definitely think Moni's upped his game. His stage presence,'
he's really energetic.
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
Oh, shucks! He's showing improvement.
'Wow. Now I'm confused.'
While we're battling, as well,
can we pay attention to these people behind here, as well?
Go wherever you want to go, man.
- Run over there, go sit on Tom's lap, rub his head. - Yeah!
'On the night, I know I have to come'
and compete, and that is what I intend to do.
'The competition is on, and I need to try'
and really bring something new to it.
This is going to be a tough... a tough one to choose from.
'As far as big moments are concerned, this has to be the biggest,
'and then some.'
I'm really going to do everything I can to prevail in this battle.
'I want to be doing this for the rest of my life.
'I've had such an amazing experience.'
I don't want it to end yet.
CHEERING
From Team Will, it's experience versus youth.
Entering the ring, the Essex man with the soul -
it's Moni Tivony!
Challenging, it's a Yorkshire teenager with a country style -
Emily Worton!
Let the battle commence.
♪ There's an old voice in my head that's holding me back
♪ Well, tell her that
♪ I miss our little talks, yeah
♪ Soon it will be over and buried with our past
♪ We used to play outside when we were young and full of life
- # And full of love - # Some days I don't know
♪ If I am wrong or right.
♪ Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear
- BOTH: - # Cos though the truth may vary
♪ This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
♪ Yeah!
♪ Don't listen to a word I say
♪ The screams all sound the same
- BOTH: - # Though the truth may vary
♪ This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
♪ Now we're torn, torn, torn apart
♪ There's nothing we can do
♪ Just let me go, we'll meet again soon, yeah
♪ Now wait, wait, wait for me
♪ Please, hang around
- They're both great! - # I'll see you when I fall asleep.
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
♪ Don't listen to a word I say
♪ The screams all sound the same
- BOTH: - # Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
♪ Hey! Don't listen to a word I say
♪ The screams all sound the same
- BOTH: - # Though the truth may vary
♪ This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
♪ And though the truth may vary
♪ This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore, yeah, yeah
♪ And though the truth may vary
♪ This ship will carry
♪ Our bodies safe to shore. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- REGGIE: - One more time, make some noise for Moni and Emily,
everyone, come on!
OK, Will, it's good to be a tough decision to make.
- Before we find out what you thought, let's go to Jessie. - Hello!
It was good, my hands are hurting.
Sorry, guys, I just wanted to really get you in time there, the clapping.
Don't take it personally, but you were completely out of time,
I didn't want you to be embarrassed watching it back,
like, "This is so good!"
LAUGHTER
Yeah, for the song, the song choice was unusual.
I think, Emily, your voice is stunning,
I don't think I really got to hear enough.
I definitely think with Moni, I feel there were moments
that were amazing, but just make sure you contain your excitement.
It can make your vocal a bit, "Argh!"
I, personally, would not have put you together,
because I think both of you deserve to go through.
I'm going to actually say that I would think Emily should go through,
- because I don't think there's anyone else like you. - Thank you.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Sometimes you can have all the tricks and all the notes,
but then someone who's just giving you the lyric
and singing in their style can be equally as good.
In my opinion, who's the better singer? Moni.
Who's the better artist? Emily.
- OK. Thank you, Danny. - Thank you, Danny.
Thank you very much, coaches.
Will, I have to remind you you've got no more steals left,
so I'm sure that makes the decision even harder for you.
The reason why I paired them was because it's a way for me
to gauge and see, clarity in an obscure situation.
So, that being said...
Emily, you did a fantastic job, I loved the tone of your voice.
Thank you.
You're truly, truly talented.
You are going to have a long career, you have a long career ahead of you.
Moni, you have an amazing gift, um...
You need to calm it down a bit, and, um...
..I would...
I would, um, like to help Moni control it.
So I'll choose Moni.
CHEERING
- REGGIE: - Moni is the winner of this battle, ladies and gentlemen,
make some noise for the winner, it's Moni Tivony, come on.
Yes! Yes!
I'm scared!
One more time for the winner of that battle, it's Moni Tivony, come on.
I'm scared! Don't tackle me! No, it's all right, it's all right.
You've got to try and come out of your shell a bit more.
Yeah, just a little bit, I'm a bit shy(!)
Congratulations. Brilliant, well done.
Ooh-ooh-ooh! Yes!
MADE it!
Thank you. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity in the first place.
Like, I've had the best experience ever,
and honestly, I can't thank you enough. Really.
Well, we really enjoyed that performance. Please, make some noise
for the fantastic Emily, everybody. Come on.
SPEECH DROWNED BY CHEERING
I don't think Will chose the wrong person, I just think he chose
the person that was the loudest, not so much the best.
A bit gutted.
- That was tough. They were really good. - Yeah. - Both of them were really good.
- Well done. - Moni has left the building!
Next up, Team Tom.
- # I drove all night... # - 60-year-old Colin has had all the experience,
but very few of the breaks.
I was in a band. I've done Top Of The Pops.
But it just never happened.
But Tom spotted that experience and snapped him up.
- Thank you very, very much for turning round. - Oh, my pleasure.
Ragsy from South Wales was hoping for a change of career.
Music's my first love and food is a very close second.
I'm known as the Rock 'n' Roll Chef.
And it was out of the frying pan and into the fire of the battles.
We can have some fun together.
- Well done! - That's bonkers, innit?
Colin has got an edgy voice. He's got a lot of experience.
But Ragsy is bringing something fresh,
which is equally as important.
The song is Starlight by Muse.
♪ Far away... ♪ It's there, innit?
Onto the last line, I dare you.
♪ Of the people who care if you live or die. ♪
- Yeah, you made that up, didn't you? - It's called winging it!
Oh, here they are, look.
So, how are you feeling about today?
- STRONG WELSH ACCENT: - It's exciting. A little bit nervous, but... - What an accent!
Yeah, there's no denying it.
They're all Welsh and I'm one Scot against Ragsy.
You know, the other two Welshies are going to be on my side, hopefully, as well.
It is a battle of the Celts, you know. You've got Scotland against Wales,
and I don't think they've ever beat us, have they? Um...
Only in rugby, though!
♪ Far away
♪ The ship is taking me far away... ♪
As soon as he started singing, I was like, "Oh, right!"
That's a big voice, that is.
♪ I just wanted to hold... ♪
If I can prove that I can still, at 60, be alongside someone at 20, 30,
then I'll be happy with that.
- # ..fade! # - Brilliant stuff. - Sounds great already.
Yeah. Are you one of the oldest in the competition, Colin?
- I think so, aye. - No, I am!
I think he looks younger!
You've got the voice of experience and the young, new, fresh singer,
so going head-to-head is going to sound really good.
It's the big one. I'm going to go out there and give it some welly.
I've had chances in the past, but just never had that wee break.
This is my last shot.
It's the battle of the Celts.
First, it's Scottish rocker Colin Chisholm...
..voicing off against Welsh chef Ragsy!
Let the battle commence.
AUDIENCE MEMBERS SHOUT
♪ Far away
♪ This ship is taking me far away
♪ Far away from the memories
♪ Of the people who care if I live or die
♪ Starlight
♪ I will be chasing the starlight
♪ Until the end of my life
♪ I don't know if it's worth it any more
♪ Hold you in my arms
♪ I just wanted to hold you in my arms
♪ My life
♪ You electrify my life
♪ Let's conspire to ignite
♪ All the souls that would die
♪ Just to feel alive
♪ I'll never let you go
♪ If you promise not to fade away
♪ Never fade away
♪ Our hopes and expectations
♪ Black holes and revelations
♪ Our hopes and expectations
♪ Black holes and revelations
♪ Hold you in my arms
♪ I just wanted to hold
♪ You in my arms
♪ I just wanted to hold! ♪
CHEERING
Colin and Ragsy, everyone!
Well, Tom, you created quite a battle,
so you've got a big decision to make. Let's hear what your fellow coaches thought of that.
- OK. - Will? - Colin, you've got to be, like, the coolest dad in the world.
CHEERING
At the blinds, you had a jacket on. I told you I had the same jacket.
- That's right. - And today, that jacket you've got, I've got that jacket, too!
- LAUGHTER - Seriously, that dude is, like, the coolest.
But aside from that, you guys did a great job.
Ragsy, wow! When you hit that high note, that was amazing.
- RAGSY: - Thank you very much. Thank you.
Colin, you really loved being there.
I felt like, "Wow! I want to feel that way when I grow up to be like you."
LAUGHTER Yeah, if you ever grow up!
If I had to choose, just because...
- I would like to hang out with Colin and have a drink... - CHEERING
- We can make that happen! - Well done. I enjoyed that.
Like, tone, pitch, technique,
light and shade... Your breathing control, Colin, was so good,
and Ragsy, you were, like, slurring off the words,
and like, really making it your own.
- It was a great battle. - Thank you.
Well done, you two.
I was sweating because I thought, you know,
"Maybe it'll make it easier for me if one is not as good as the other one," but it didn't happen.
- They were both strong. - Also, Tom, I have to point out, at this point there are no steals left,
so it is all on you. Tom, it is time to make your decision.
AUDIENCE SHOUT
Well, the only thing I can think of is where we're going from here.
And I think the person that...
Ah, I THINK...
I'll have to go with Ragsy.
- CHEERING - We have a winner!
Ragsy is the winner. He will be going through to the knockout rounds.
- Ragsy, congratulations. - Thank you. - You must be so happy right now.
Yeah, it's unbelievable, you know.
I just come here, do my thing, and expect to go home.
Well, you're not going home!
- You're going straight to the knockout rounds. Well done, you. - Thank you very much. - Thank you.
- Everybody, give it up for Ragsy! - Thank you. - APPLAUSE
- All right? You did great. - Well done, Ragsy! - See you soon.
Bye!
- So, Colin, sadly the coaches have used up all their steals. - Yeah.
That means we have to say goodbye to you.
You have been amazing. You really, really have.
- APPLAUSE AND CHEERING - Just listen to that in the room.
I'm going to miss you so much. Everybody, a huge round of applause for Colin!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- # You can't always get what you want... # - See you, Colin.
- You're a cool dude, too. - You did great, Col. - Thanks for having me in the team.
'I wish Tom would have picked Colin.'
Technically and professionally, he was amazing. He was so on point.
I understand why he went with Ragsy, but I would have gone with Colin.
Someone's got to go and it was me!
HE LAUGHS Ooh!
Nah, I'm fine, I'm fine.
These things happen, these things happen, eh?
- TOM: - Well, we Welsh, we stick together.
But if they were not worthy of it, I wouldn't have picked them.
I'm so proud. You'd never believe it, son!
Thank you.
Being Welsh and talented goes hand in hand.
He's a great personality.
He pulled it off. Ragsy did come through,
but I was a little scared,
cos I know what Colin does - I know he's solid, he's there.
- He's been doing it a long time. - Yeah, yeah. He sounds it.
Our final battle tonight is from Team Danny.
26-year-old Karl has already experienced the highs and lows of the music industry.
I went from recording in studios in New York to cleaning windows.
Karl's blind audition was his first step to getting back on track.
34-year-old busker Nadeem was also looking for a new start.
Even at my kind of real low times, when I didn't feel like I had anything,
music was the thing that I felt healed me the most.
But Danny kept him on a knife edge till the very last moment.
Next up, Karl Michael.
Danny called my name, I stepped forward,
and then the last name I expected to hear...
You're going to be up against Nadeem Leigh.
'The reason why I put them together was because both have been through the wars.
'You can hear it in their voice.'
And the song you're going to be singing is Daniel Merriweather, Red.
All right, boys? How are you doing, buddy? How do you feel about the partnership?
I hate you for it!
We've been getting on so well, like, throughout the kind of process so far.
- Karl's got a quiff. - Like, yeah, "Karl's got a quiff."
Quiffs are a look. You know, it's definitely a strong statement.
His hair's like Marmite. You can either love it or hate it. I hate it!
You are really good mates. How are you going to turn this into a fight?
We're going to work as a team and we're going to make the song sound the best we can.
♪ And I can't do this by myself... ♪
I think it's about not over-thinking it too much,
cos the emotion just comes out. You don't even need to try and put it in.
It's an emotional song, which I'm glad of, because I don't sing songs that I can't identify with.
It wasn't too long ago that I was in quite a dark place.
- Nadeem really set me in a spin when he told me his background. - I've gone through rehab.
- For what? - For addiction. For addiction to alcohol and street drugs.
It's one thing hearing a great singer,
but when you hear the story behind the voice, it really hits home.
But I find amazing solace in the fact that he's used music to change his life.
♪ I can't be somebody else... ♪
Karl is very like me, in a way. He has the same history, the same path. It just hasn't happened for him yet.
- Have you moved out of your bedsit yet? - No.
- I've got rent to pay. - You're literally like I was three years ago.
♪ ..and painted it red! ♪
Ooh!
'They are the best of friends, but when they're standing in the way
'of your life's dream, then it all changes.'
You're both really mesmerising.
I thought, "Thanks, you're not too bad yourself!"
- It was lovely to meet you. - Good luck.
Karl's standing in my way, my future,
so as much as I love the guy, I need to send him home.
We are going to have to put feelings aside. When I hit that stage, I'm here to win.
Two voices enter the ring, but only one can leave victorious.
The stakes are high for Nadeem Leigh!
But they've never been higher for Karl Michael!
HE MOUTHS
Let the battle begin.
♪ And I'm all right
♪ Standing in the streetlight, here
♪ Is this meant for me?
♪ Cos my time on the outside
♪ Is over
♪ Now we don't know how you're spending
♪ All of those days knowing
♪ And love isn't here
♪ You see the pictures
♪ But you don't know their names
♪ Cos love isn't here
♪ I can't do this by myself
♪ Cos all of these problems
♪ They're all in your head
♪ And I can't be somebody else
♪ You took something perfect and painted it red... ♪
- Hey! - Come on!
♪ No sympathy
♪ When shouting out is all you know
♪ Behind your lies
♪ I can see the secrets you don't show
♪ Oh whoa-oh-oh
♪ Now we don't know how you're spending all of those days
♪ Knowing love isn't here
♪ You see the pictures but you don't know their names
♪ Cos love isn't here
♪ And I can't do this by myself
♪ Cos all of these problems
♪ They're all in your head
♪ And I can't be somebody else
♪ You took something perfect
♪ And painted it red. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Danny, you have got a really tough decision to make.
Yeah. Give me a bit of time, yeah?
That was definitely a close battle, Jessie. What did you think?
To be honest, I'm sitting here, really happy that I've had the opportunity to listen to that,
cos if you put that version out right now,
people would buy it, like, it was...
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
..really good.
It's a... It's a... It is a tough one.
I don't really understand why Danny put you together. Um...
I don't, either.
Your tone, when you first started, it was just so good. It just melted.
Karl, I feel like, for me, there's more of your voice
that we didn't hear that I feel like...
I want to hear.
And, for that reason, I would go with Karl.
OK, thank you, Jessie.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
From the blind, I knew Karl would shine and do incredible things
but the way that Nadeem's voice was just...
It fit his rasp that just blankets...
It's like a saxophone, but with distortion on it. It's just nice.
Right? So, that being said, for this battle, Nadeem was amazing.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
DANNY: I think what not a lot of people realise
is that Karl and Nadeem both have been through incredible hardship.
Both of them have been through, you know, the gutter,
and pulled themselves back out again.
Yeah, all day long, all day long.
You're both...
You're both an inspiration to keep on going and keep on trying.
All I asked for was emotion and you gave that and so much more.
And I'm an idiot for putting you guys together.
Danny, it's a really tough decision to make.
And, just to make it clear, there are no more steals left
and whoever you don't choose is out of the competition.
AUDIENCE SHOUTS
What's tough is they both genuinely deserve the next stage,
you know what I mean?
I'm kicking myself that you stole someone else
cos I was really expecting that to happen, you know?
AUDIENCE SHOUTS
♪ If I only could
♪ Make a deal with God
♪ And get Him to swap our places... ♪
It's tough man, it's tough.
The winner... The winner of this battle is...
It's Karl.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Make some noise for the winner of the battle, the fantastic Karl.
Come on!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I thought I was going home, man.
There's no losers. No losers. No losers. No losers.
JESSIE: Really well done. Looking forward to see what you can do.
One more time for Karl, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'm absolutely delighted that I got through
but I'm absolutely gutted for Nadeem.
Now, Nadeem, that was, without doubt, a really emotional battle.
How are you feeling right now?
Cos Danny is still 100% behind you.
You know what? I'm feeling good.
You know, I mean, to come out here tonight and to
put on a performance like that is a dream for me anyways, you know?
And to get all the feedback you guys have given me is just...
It's blown me away, you know?
I'm just a little busker, do you know what I mean? This is crazy.
- No, no, no, no,. You're more than a busker. - Thank you very much, guys.
- Well done. - Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I can say hello to all of you.
- Well done. - You were great. - Thank you.
- It was great. Strong, strong. - Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
JESSIE: That's the end of the battles, y'all.
Wow.
Why did you do that?
Because exactly what you said, you know?
When I put them to together, I didn't realise how good Nadeem was.
But I've heard Karl around the piano. The guy is just incredible.
Yeah, well...
You know, on another day, I would have gone with Nadeem, you know?
But that is the thing, you know more about what else they'd do.
I know what else they can go to in the next point in the competition.
- Yeah. - Oh, it's so...
- What can you do, you know? - Yeah. - Some good singers, some strong singers.
Yeah, you got... You got some special ones again.
Well, you know...golden ears, you know?
THEY LAUGH
That's what you say.
Those epic battles are over and the knockout teams are in place.
Jessie was the first to finish, picking Trevor.
We have ourselves a winner!
Tom added fellow Welsh singers Alys...
..and Ragsy.
The final two pieces in Team Danny were Sean...
..and Karl.
And Will finally used his steal on Lem.
And completed his knockout line-up with Moni.
Made it!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So the battles are done and dusted
and the coaches have chosen their teams of seven.
Thanks to the band, the artists and our four super star coaches.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Join us next time when the knockouts begin
and the coaches will pick their top three artists to take to the lives.
There'll be no more second chances as we take one step closer
to finding The Voice.
- Good night. - Good night.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
'It's the biggest game changer of the series.
'The Knockout Weekend.
'The coaches have one last chance to form their ultimate live team.'
That was just flawless execution.
'They can pick just three artists...'
It's really close.
'..and their choice will change everything.'
- Jessie, who is the winner? - Oh, I don't know!
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