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It's the penultimate week of blind auditions.
And with only a few spaces remaining on each team...
..the stakes couldn't be higher.
It's like you're triple guessing yourself, triple guessing yourself.
- I should have turned. - You're never super-confident, super-confident.
I didn't press the button in time.
I doubt myself, I doubt myself.
I should've turned around.
You don't want to let any good voices go
that you're going to regret.
Tonight, storm clouds are gathering as the coaches start to lose
confidence.
Why didn't I turn?
Oh!
I hated it! I hated it, I hated it.
As decisions get tough...
This is the hardest bit. If I could turn back time, I would turn.
- So, it's time to listen up... - Knuckle down...
..and find the talent that always shines through.
- Wow! - He's good.
First up to sing for the coaches is supermarket worker Karl Loxley.
'Staff announcement. Sweeper required on the shop floor, please.'
Working at the supermarket is a lot of fun. It's great people.
It's a very friendly environment.
- I've been away, been doing a bit of singing, you know? - Great!
Got to do the day job, haven't you?,
Some of the locals at the supermarket do not have a clue that I sing.
♪ Oh, oh, living on a prayer... ♪
This is a colleague announcement,
spillage in aisle one, please, thank you.
When I'm working at the supermarket, I'll have moments
when I'm thinking, what if I was on that stage?
The song I'm going to be singing today has got such a big reputation.
When I open my mouth there is going to be a shock.
For me, today is the biggest audition I think I'll ever do.
- Here we go. - Come on.
THEY LAUGH
♪ Nessun dorma... ♪
Wow!
# Nessun dorma
APPLAUSE
# Tu pure, o Principessa, nella tua fredda stanza
# Guardi le stelle che tremano d'amore
# E di speranza!
# Ma il mio mistero chiuso in me
# Il nome mio nessun sapra! No, No!
♪ Sulla tua bocca... ♪
Come on!
# Tramontate, stelle!
♪ Tramontate, stelle... ♪
Please, Tom
# All'alba vincero!
# Vincero!
♪ Vincero! ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
THEY CHEER
HE LAUGHS
Thanks.
CHEERING
Oh, my God.
CHEERING
I just want you to know, I didn't not turn my chair
because you weren't amazing. I didn't turn my chair
because I know that, that man right there is the man for you.
That's why I didn't turn my chair and he knew to turn his chair.
And he did.
You did an incredible performance.
And I like your jacket.
- Thank you very much. - Oh, you're so cute.
- It's Rita Ora. - I'll go and sit back down.
Amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing.
- All right, what your name? - Hi, everyone.
I'm Karl Loxley, I'm 24, I'm from Coventry and I work in a supermarket.
CHEERING
Whoo!
- Tom Jones! - Yes. How are you? Er, I don't know enough about opera.
I'm not an expert on that, to know whether you would make a great
opera singer or not,
but I know for a fact that you can definitely sing.
Thank you, Tom. Thank you.
- Hiya. - Hello, Ricky. - Very nice to meet you. - You, too!
I was really cheering you on through that, because to take on
THE kind of iconic male opera voice song is brave.
- I even go running to opera sometimes because it's quite good. - Really?
Really. Ah! When you hit your stride and that happens, tears flowing behind you...
- Just like me and my treadmill in my garage. - Wahay! - RICKY LAUGHS
Not really!
Cos it was really good and I was cheering you on
and I had a smile from ear to ear and I knew that someone at the end
who has got a little bit of a thing for opera at the moment
- and I'm glad you got it, Will. - Yeah.
Some of the purest singers on earth are opera singers.
You've just got to figure out a way to bring them down and to...pop.
The hardest style of singing is opera, right?
And if you can make an OK person sing a pop song,
then you can definitely make an opera person sing a pop song.
You are an awesome singer.
And I'm honoured to have someone with your skill and calibre on my team.
APPLAUSE
And you look like a real life Disney character - like, that's crazy!
AUDIENCE CHEER
Aw! Thank you so much.
Since the audience were with me I forgot where I was until the end
of that note and then I was back in the studio and will.i.am was there.
It was just extraordinary.
So the addition of Karl takes Will's team up to nine.
- Levelling with Rita... - And Tom... - ..Ricky is still ahead with ten.
But how's your team doing?
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And play our super cool homecoach game.
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Last year, here on The Voice - the Chicken Train.
Si Genaro - the man, the myth, the legend - one more time.
That's right, I'm back and this time it's personal. HE LAUGHS
My name is Si Genaro. I'm 43 and I'm a singer-songwriter.
Chicken Train was a kind of novelty song,
it randomly got cooked up on the stage.
We decided to make a single with it,
which kind of went a little bit viral.
♪ It's the Chicken Train. ♪
Peter Andre started following me on Twitter.
Hello, Peter, if you're out there.
John Prescott, I also believe, tweeted about Chicken Train as well.
♪ Chicken Train. ♪
Song writing is what I've always done.
Novelty songs, I've got this thing...
♪ I know I've got a text. ♪
HE LAUGHS
Last year on stage, I think I probably put too much into it.
HE BEATBOXES
When the chairs didn't turn... APPLAUSE
..it was weird. It was kind of like a gaping hole in the pit of your stomach.
It's all about not throwing everything at it from the start.
Despite the fact I didn't turn a chair,
I still felt amazing when I came out. APPLAUSE
My brother Philip, he was absolutely in tears.
He's everything I'd like to be.
When I watched it back on the telly it made me cry.
Me and him are like blood brothers.
Well, we are blood brothers, cos we're related.
HE LAUGHS We've got the same parents.
I think you can expect a different Si Genaro.
I thought I needed to vindicate myself from last time,
because everyone kind of got the impression that I'm a bit of a clown.
I would love to be a successful artist.
I can't believe that I've got a second shot.
- Come on, Si. - CHEERING
Go on, Si.
# I don't know you
# But I want you
# All the more for that
# Games that never amount
- # To more than they're meant... # - Come on Tom. - Turn around! - Come on!
# Will play themselves out
# Take this sinking boat
# And point it home CHEERING
# We've still got time
# Raise your hopeful voice
# You have a choice
# You'd made it through
♪ Falling slowly... ♪
- Come on! - # Sing your melody
♪ I'll sing along. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
ALL GROAN
Oh, it's chicken man.
- LAUGHTER - Yes!
- It's Chicken Train. - It is Chicken Time. - What?! - Hello, Manchester.
CHEERING
Oh!
Thank you very much for having me back, guys. I can't believe it.
- What's your name again, sorry? - Si Genaro. Sorry, I'm Si Genaro.
I'm from the New Forest.
- The New Forest. - Some of you may know that. - CHEERING
- Hi, Will. - What's up, man?
In my memories, he was one of the best memories of last year's show.
- OK. - Thank you so much, Will. - Really.
APPLAUSE
- How are you doing? - I'm great, thanks.
Do you know what, I prefer you when you're straight down the line,
when you're being honest and not...
It's great to make people laugh,
but you were really being emotional there and it really felt like you wanted it.
And I'm sorry it didn't happen,
but I haven't been able to get Chicken Train out of my head for a year, man.
- SI LAUGHS - Thank you. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Si. Oh, no! No!
- Don't put it back in there. - No, it's all right.
- I just always have one in my pocket. - LAUGHTER
What I was hoping was, and I know this is a bit of a liberty,
but I'm probably not going to come back next year,
cos you're going to get sick of the sight of me.
I wondered if I might sing you a little song?
- Actually sing you a song that I wrote? - Oh, yeah! - Go ahead.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Yes! - Yeah! - CHEERING
This is my peace song. RICKY LAUGHS
It's just about laying down your guns and finding love.
And I'm dedicating it to my mum.
- And I love you, Mum. ALL: Aw! - Mum!
If everybody was a bit more like my mum,
I wouldn't even have to sing this song. So this is called...
This is called When The Last Bird Flies. I hope you like it.
# This wasted land
# Where all we do is fight and play
# Oh-oh-oh
# Just let it go, my love
# There's hope another day brings us down
# But do we run...or do we stand?
# Because I just can't stand to leave you, my love
# My sweet, beautiful light
# Ah, this is where we go
♪ When we can't find a way. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you so much. Thank you.
I've been a nervous wreck, but can I just say how much I love you guys,
each and every one of you, you're just such beautiful humans.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- Oh, blimey. - I'd love to always, you know, keep in contact.
Will, thank you, man. You have been an inspiration for such a long time.
Ricky, thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- It wasn't a bad song at all. - No, the song was all right.
The song was amazing.
I regret not turning for Si.
I wish all the people that I liked in music were like Si.
CHEERING
He just looks at the world and wants to...bring happiness to folks.
You know, he has a deep connection with his mum, he just loves music.
And when he walked off stage, I got real emotional.
Here's a guy who dreams about music.
He didn't really have his fair shout.
It makes you appreciate how lucky we are.
Sure.
That was nicely put, Will.
Today...means more than I can explain.
It's the life that I've always wanted.
It would mean so much if they did turn round.
It's hard to imagine being a successful artist,
because of the kind of job that I do.
It would be going from one extreme to the other.
My name's Mia Sylvester. I'm 27 years old and I'm an electrician.
# Danger, danger
♪ High voltage. ♪
I am involved in the fault diagnosis
of electrical invertors for solar systems.
SHE LAUGHS
Have you tested your AC and DC voltages?
I started as an electrician,
because I thought it would be really good to have a trade to fall back on.
I've made a good career for myself,
but it's not what I feel I was born to do.
# I don't know just how it happened
♪ I let down my guard... ♪ APPLAUSE
# Swore I'd never fall in love again
# But I fell hard
♪ You came into my crazy world... ♪
Come on !
# Like a cool and cleansing wave
# Before I knew what hit me, baby
# You were flowing through my veins
# I'm addicted to you
# Hooked on your love
# Like a powerful drug
# Can't get enough of
# Got lost in your eyes
# Been drowning in blue
# Out of control
# But what can I do?
# I'm addicted to you!
# I couldn't live without you now
# Oh, I know I'd go insane
# I wouldn't last one night alone, baby
# I couldn't stand the pain!
♪ I'm addicted to you! ♪
- Come on! - # Hooked on your love
# I can't get enough of
# Lost in your eyes
# Drowning in blue
# Out of control
# What can I do?
APPLAUSE
♪ Boy, I'm addicted to you. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- Well done. She done it. She still done it. - Oh, my word!
Hi.
- What's your name? - Mia...Sylvester.
I'm 27 and I'm electrician from Luton.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
RITA SIGHS
This is the most unfair thing I've ever done in my whole, entire life.
MIA LAUGHS And I'm saying that because...
I'm really, really sorry that I didn't turn my chair,
because, as you can see, everybody adored you and so did I.
I have a lot of female singers on my team
and that is why I didn't turn my chair.
OK. Thank you.
APPLAUSE
Er...
I don't know what to say, either.
I mean, I cannot criticise what you did, because you sing so well.
So I can't say that, "Oh, you were flat, you were sharp,
"I didn't particularly like..."
You know, something maybe that I'm looking for that I haven't found yet
and I'm still...waiting.
- But that's the only reason. - OK. That's cool. Thank you for your honesty.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- Hi. - Hi. Now, I've pretty much filled my team with ladies,
and I've got a couple that do a similar thing to you,
but I always have this rule where I should have a clean slate
at the beginning of every silence and see everything as a clean slate.
And I broke that rule tonight.
But you were incredible and we're a load of schmucks.
- Thanks. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- Hey. - Er...
So every single person on this...
on these seats have been told "no"
probably more times than we thought we could take.
- Uh-huh. - We had to pick ourselves back up,
been told no again, shattered us,
to the point where our skin became, like...
- stingrays. - LAUGHTER
- MIA LAUGHS - Just hard-core skin.
- LAUGHTER - So...so...
- MIA LAUGHS - I mean, I'm just saying, on my metaphors I go analytical.
So a stingray...a stingray that's, like, almost bulletproof,
- a stingray. - LAUGHTER
- But what I realised is the noes that they tell you... - Uh-huh.
..become your shield and your strength.
- Uh-huh. - It made me stronger being told "no"
- when I was 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. - Uh-huh.
- And now I'm 22, so... - LAUGHTER
- You don't look it. Not a day over 18. - Yeah.
APPLAUSE.
Please, please, please,
let this be...even more fuel in your fire.
- Because you have an amazing talent. - Thank you.
- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - Thank you.
I don't want you to think there was anything wrong with the performance, it was great.
- OK. - It's what's wrong with us, we're wired wrong.
I mean, it's really hard to tell someone no that's obviously capable.
That's tough.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you very much.
She didn't deserve a no. And that's what I mean, it's just so difficult, you know.
It's just... It's just that thing where we have to be super picky.
And how can you be picky when someone's such a good singer?
And...what could you possibly say?
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's very hard now, from now on,
because I've only got a few spaces left.
It's going to get to me, that one. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I don't understand how we're meant to carry on. I don't understand.
- No, like, that's the thing. - It's just what it is.
So from this point on,
it's just going to be more of THOSE experiences.
# Whenever I see you...#
You might remember our next act from way back in 2004.
♪ All in a single glance so revealing... ♪
No, it's not Duncan from boy band Blue,
it's Keedie Green from Torquay.
In 2004, I got asked to do an Andrew Lloyd Webber song,
which was just crazy. SHE LAUGHS
♪ I believe my heart... ♪
It felt pretty incredible,
but I was always known as the girl who sang with Duncan.
Just to have that chance to be established in my own right now, it would be amazing.
I think my style of singing is unique.
I'm a classical crossover singer,
so I do a lot of pop music that goes into classical.
I don't know how the coaches are going to react,
but I just hope that it does well.
I hope by being on The Voice today...it could be my second chance.
Fingers crossed. APPLAUSE
Come on, Keedie.
Well, I hope the next song's a happy song.
Yeah, me too.
# You shout it out
# But I can't hear a word you say
# I'm talking loud
# Not saying much
# You criticise, but all your bullets ricochet
- Come on. - Come on, Keedie! - Come on!
# You shoot me down
# But I get up
# I'm bulletproof
# Nothing to lose
# Fire away, fire away
# Ricochet
# You take your aim
# Fire away, fire away
# You shoot me down
# But I won't fall
# I am titanium
# You shoot me down
# But I won't fall
# I am titanium
HIGH OPERATIC TRILL
♪ You shoot me down... ♪
- Whoo! - Yes, come on!
# I am titanium
APPLAUSE
♪ I... ♪
Please!
- Push. - Push!
♪ I... ♪ APPLAUSE
TOM SIGHS
APPLAUSE
- What's your name, love? - I'm Keedie and I'm from Torquay.
- Torquay? - Yeah. APPLAUSE
It's a lovely part of the world.
KEEDIE LAUGHS
For me the reason that I didn't turn around was...
I liked when you were singing more in a pop voice, if you like.
- OK. Yeah. - And then you went into more of an operatic approach later on. - Yeah.
That to me is confusing.
- OK. - It's like two different voices, if you like. - Yes.
And they are two really, really powerful voices the both of them.
- Thank you very much. - But I enjoyed it. - Thank you very much. Thank you. APPLAUSE
Hi. I always tell people to show us what you've got.
I thought it was lovely, but I know what I'm looking for
- and today it was just bad luck that it wasn't that. - Yeah.
Yeah. No, that's fair enough. I really understand. Thank you very much.
No, the thing is though,
I kind of don't want you to understand,
I want you to be mad as hell.
- KEEDIE LAUGHS. - No.
Do you know, I've got the most beautiful family,
- so I'm really happy anyway and this would have just been, you know, my dream. - Aw!
- So... - But you are here.
APPLAUSE KEEDIE LAUGHS
Thank you anyway.
In 1991-ish, Mary J Blige did something
that no-one was really doing in music when she put like R&B and rap,
where people rapping and singing all on the same song,
and that hasn't been done in opera.
No-one has attempted it.
You know, the closest thing they got was...Queen.
So...I applaud your bravery to do...
- Thank you. - ..to make a sandwich.
KEEDIE LAUGHS
Like, imagine the first time somebody was, like,
"Hey...
- "peanut butter...jelly!" - KEEDIE LAUGHS
LAUGHTER
Genius!
It takes a brave person to see the potential between two worlds
that should never have gone together.
- Thank you. - And thank you for opening my head.
- Thank you. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- So nice. Thank you so much for singing for us. - Thank you.
It was really nice.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- You did really well. - Amazing.
- It's a shame it's only 12 slots. - I think I could fill 12 in two days.
Yeah, I could easily have filled 12 on the first day.
Every single spot is precious.
Those are precious...choices.
Are you all right?
It's tough. It's tough.
RITA SIGHS
My name's Lara Lee. I'm 29 years old.
I'm from Brixton in south London.
I'm a spoken-word artist,
which is basically like a performance poet.
Breaking down barriers of boredom,
building bridges by beating bongos to the sound of broken beats.
- That's a piece. - Love that! Wicked! That was amazing, man!
I've often express my feelings through performance poetry
and it's been an outlet for me.
I've found...comfort in music.
I've always felt slightly looked down upon...because of my size.
I've spoken to promoters and people in the industry
and they've told me that's one of the reasons
that they wouldn't take me forward is because of my size.
Being on The Voice is like the fact
that I'm going to be judged for my voice rather than my size.
It's all about being able to show what I can do as a singer.
Come on, Lara! Yes!
Someone push their button, please.
# There are worse things I could do
CHEERING # Than go with a boy or two
# Even though the neighbourhood thinks I'm trashy and no good
# I suppose it could be true
♪ But there are worse things I could do... ♪
- Come on, Lara. - Turn up the volume.
♪ I could stay home every night... ♪
Push that button!
# Wait around for Mr Right
# Take cold showers every day
# And throw my life away
# On a dream that won't come true
# I could hurt someone like me
# Out of spite or jealousy
# Hey
# I don't lie and I don't steal
# But I can cry and I can feel
♪ A fact I'll bet you never knew... ♪
Come on, Tom! Press the button!
♪ But to cry on front of you... ♪
APPLAUSE
♪ That's the worst thing I could do... ♪
- LARA SCAT SINGS - Come on!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
CHEERING
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
CHEERING
Yeah!
What's your name and where do you come from?
I sound like Cilla. Sorry. LAUGHTER
- Hi. - My name is Lara Lee.
I'm 29 and I'm from Brixton in south London.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, Lara Lee, you may have noticed someone turned for you.
Mr...Sir Tom Jones!
The legend.
I love the fact that you took a song which is from Grease, everyone knows it,
but you made it different and you made it mean something else.
- And I loved it. Well done. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you. - APPLAUSE
What's your name again?
- Lara Lee. - Lara Lee?
AKA Flow, cos I do poetry as well, spoken word.
- I knew it! - So I'm going to fuse a bit of the jazz, hopefully,
with some hip-hop and stuff maybe.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I knew it!
- Have you ever read any poetry at any youth centres? - Yeah, definitely.
That's what I do, I'm a performance poet, spoken-word artist.
I think I used to go to a community youth centre where you read a poem there once.
- Well, yeah, possibly so. - Oh, wow! - Anyway, yes to that. Well done.
Thank you so much, guys. I appreciate it.
Thank you, audience, you're lovely, as well!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'll tell you the reason that I turned.
You know, you started off big and powerful
and I thought I wonder what's going to happen as you keep singing.
And you just kept doing it...and doing it and doing it.
And I thought, "Wow! I can't let this girl go."
- So you...are with me. - OK.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- And that's about it. - Thank you.
Would you mind doing some R&B poetry or some of your poetry that you have?
- Can you think of any? - I'd love to, yeah.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK. Do you want something lovey or...?
- Anything? - Whatever you feel. - All right, cool.
You see...
# Hey, I...
# I just like to let it flow
♪ Yeah! ♪
You see, people, treating confinement takes courage,
so I endeavour to keep myself me,
emphasising my entirety cannot be explored in one or two little...
I'm so proud. Go on.
See, I write for the wanted, the weak and the warriors.
Sing the stressed the sorrowful and the soldiers.
I simply asked you to hear me.
Open up your ears, eradicate your fears
and soak your pores in my musical tears and feel me,
as I let myself go
may I just let it flow.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- Come here! - Yeah!
Yeah.
- RITA LAUGHS - Thank you so much.
And here's the man.
Oh, baby!
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
LARA SCREAMS
- I'm so please I waited for you. - Yeah, I'm so happy.
- Thank you so much. - Sure.
When Tom turns it's usually because he can feel it in his gut.
- Yeah! - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah!
SCREAMING AND CHEERING
Yeah, strong.
- She's very good, Tom. - I'm glad I pressed my button,
or we wouldn't have heard that.
To be able to share that...it makes me feel emotional.
It makes me feel that I know there's a purpose behind what I'm doing.
I love it. I really did.
- Yeah. - Yeah. - Yeah.
So Lara Lee made Tom go, "Yeah!"
And she's not the only one.
Well, I've got one word for you.
Yeah!
CHEERING
There's no way to tell if the Silver Bear is going to go, "Yeah!"
- Yeah! - Yeah. - Yeah!
I say "yeah" to show my excitement.
- I love hearing him go, "Yeah!" - Yeah!
Can I say that?
- Yeah. - Yeah. - Yeah!
- Yeah.
- Don't try it at home, kids. - Yeah!
Yeah! You'll rupture something.
- I'm bringing Sex Bomb back. - Yeah! - WILL LAUGHS
Yeah! Just one more go.
- Yeah! - Yeah, and hoping they can raise a "yeah"
from any of our coaches is our next act.
- I'm Patrick. - I'm Simone.
- And together... BOTH: - We are Joyful Soundz.
- SHE LAUGHS - Sorry.
Simone! You'll mess it up, man!
LAUGHTER
We're called Joyful Soundz for a reason,
because when we're on the stage we are having a good time.
We sing in church every week, that's where it all started.
It's about making people feel happy.
They come on a Sunday,
feel the buzz and they leave with something completely different!
We've often been asked, "Are you a couple?"
And we have to say, "No, we're not."
Joyful Soundz is about playing music and about having a good time.
Sorry.
SHE LAUGHS
We're just people who love to sing.
And, hey, just want to share it.
CHEERING
We've got some joy to leave on the stage
and that's what we're going to do.
BOTH: # You're all I need to get by
# Yeah, yeah
# Like the sweet morning dew
# I took one look at you
# And it was plain to see
# You were my destiny
Yeah! Come on!
# With my arms open wide I threw away my pride
# I'll sacrifice for you
# Dedicate my life to you
# I will go where you lead
# Always there in times of need
# And when I lose my will
# You'll be there to push me up the hill
- BOTH: - # There's no, no looking back for us...
- Yeah! Whoo! - # We got love that's enough
# You're all
# You're all I
THEY SCAT SING
# You're all
THEY SCAT SING
# You're all
# You're all I need
- # You're all I need to get by - Yeah!
Go! Go! Press the button!
♪ You're all I need to get by. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# It takes two, baby
SCREAMING # Me and you
♪ Just takes two. ♪
APPLAUSE
Yeah!
Hi, Will. What's you guys' names and where are you from?
- My name is Patrick. - I'm Simone. - And together we are Joyful Soundz.
CHEERING
The way you sang together was great. I liked it.
I kept saying, "I like it, I really like it." well done, guys.
Thank you, thank you.
I turned around because Rita has two duos, one of which are twins.
And then Ricky has a duo which are twins.
And I was hoping y'all was twins!
- I'm sorry to disappoint you! - It's OK!
We can pretend, though, right?
- I don't want to get too personal, but are you two together? - No.
- We are not together. - He's like my big brother, really. - Big brother. Yep. - Right.
- Oh, he's so sweet! - They're twins!
Call it what you will, yeah.
Um, no, but you guys sounded wonderful
and I didn't want to risk letting you guys go in hopes that
something better's going to come, when something better is right there.
So you guys are amazing.
CHEERING
Great to meet you. You should come out of your shell a little bit more.
APPLAUSE
- I really did like... - Oh, that was so nice.
- I really liked it. - So happy.
Yeah.
YEAH!
- Get in there! - How amazing was that? - Pretty amazing!
I wish one of my best friends could sing, so we could sing together.
- I can sing and I'm one of your best friends. - You are! High-five.
Well, listen. I think all that's left is this. Joyful Soundz!
Joyful Soundz! Joyful Soundz!
ALL: Yay!
- How many have you got left? - Two left. Two left, two left.
Yeah, me too.
So Ricky only has two spots left. He's on ten.
Rita's holding fire on nine.
I'm starting to run out of spaces. It sucks.
The addition of Joyful Soundz takes Will to ten.
- And there's not much room on Team Tom. - We've only got two spots left.
It gets more difficult. There's only so many singers you can add.
Meet Anthony and Michael - aka The Rise.
And here's a great anecdote about how they got the name.
We are called The Rise because I drove past a road
and I saw a road called The Rise.
What an interesting story that is.
THEY GIGGLE
- And how long have the two of you been together? - 11 years.
- And are you best mates? - I wouldn't say best mate, but...
I'm joking, I'm joking!
You're a right little pair, you two, aren't you?!
Our relationship is equal.
Sometimes I'm the boss, sometimes Mike's the boss.
I think, actually, I'm the boss.
He wears the trousers. I pick what trousers he wears.
He's like the brother I never had. We fight, we bicker, we cuddle.
- But in a cool way. - We are like brothers. - Aww, thanks, mate.
I love you!
- What is funny about that? - You said you loved me on television!
- I do love ya! - All right.
In the last ten years, there have been so many opportunities
where we thought, "This is it. This is the moment."
So, now, this is our chance.
ANTHONY EXHALES
# Tired of feelin' all around me, animosity
# Just worry about yours, cos I'ma get mine
# Baby, can't you see?
# It doesn't matter
# 'Bout the car I drive, the ice around my neck
# It doesn't matter
# Is that you recognise that it's just about respect
# It doesn't matter
# 'Bout the clothes I wear, or where I go or why
# All that matters
# Is that you get hyped and we'll give it to you every time
# Did you ever wonder why
# This music gets you high?
# It takes you on a ride
# Feel it when your body starts, body starts to rock
# Baby, you can't stop
# Music's all you got
♪ This must be, pop... ♪
APPLAUSE
- RICKY: Hi, guys! - Hi, how you doing?
Hi, how you doing? What's your names?
- I'm Anthony. - I'm Michael. - And we are The Rise.
- The Rise? - Yeah.
Good name. I like it!
Well, you certainly got a RISE out of the audience, ha-ha-ha!
So, do you play out a lot? Do you gig?
We gig three or four times a week.
- You can tell - your voices really mesh together. - Thank you very much.
What made you want to start a duo?
Cos, individually, you're really good.
It's quite a funny story, actually.
I put an ad out in the paper, like, ten years ago,
and he's the only one that turned up! So...
The reason I didn't turn is just,
maybe the nerves got the best of you today
because there was, a bit in and out of flat and tone.
I think nerves definitely come into it.
Without a shadow of a doubt.
Lads, um, I wish you all the best.
- BOTH: - Thank you very much. Thank you.
I think that, it's not that you can't sing, individually and together,
and you can tell that you've been singing together for a while
and I think what it was is that, honestly,
I've got two sets of duos in my team already. Two sets.
I would have, if I wasn't thinking about my team.
We were just too late, Ant!
Thank you for being so honest, thank you.
- Can we come and say, "Hi"? - Thank you.
- Well done, guys, well done. - Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
Thanks for playing for us.
CHEERING
Heeeeeee!
Is that noise in my head?
LAUGHTER
Come on.
Next up is Susan Lovejoy, who's brought along cake.
And I think she might just be a bit of a cake fan.
Everyone loves cake.
I like mocha cake.
Eccles cake.
Banana toffee.
Chocolate cake.
Victoria sponge cake.
Lovely!
You're making me wanting cake now. It's not good for me!
I know you baked a cake for us today,
but isn't the song you're singing, isn't it about a cake?
Someone, actually, left my cake out in the rain.
What?!
I don't think that I can bake it again...
MUSIC IN BACKGROUND: "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer
Cos it took so long to bake it.
And I'll never have this recipe again.
Why not?
MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY
- Because I'm on diet now! - LAUGHTER
THEY CHEER
MUM SOBS
Come on!
Here we go.
# Spring was never waiting for us, dear
# It ran one step ahead
# As we followed in the dance
# MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
# All the sweet, green icing flowing down
# Someone left the cake out in the rain
# I don't think that I can take it
# Cos it took so long to bake it
# And I'll never have the recipe again
♪ Oh, no! ♪
All right!
Ha-ha!
# Someone left a cake out in the rain
THEY CHEER
# I don't think that I can take it
# Cos it took so long to bake it
# And I'll never have the recipe again
♪ Oh, no! ♪
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
- ALL: - Oh, no!
Oh, wow!
- Hello! - Hi!
What's your name?
My name is Susan.
Susan. Where are you from?
- I'm originally from the Philippines... - Salamat!
Hello! Hey, I know your friend.
- Avril? - Yeah, Avril from Banda.
Oh, wow!
I've been to that village.
Did you enjoy it?
- Yeah, I loved it! - Yes.
Thank you very much.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Did you make that dress?
It was handmade from a friend of mine.
- You look gorgeous. - Thank you very much, and so do you!
Thank you. No, I appreciate effort
whether it's vocally or visually,
and you did a very good job today.
When you watch this back,
you're going to love it.
And I think everybody you love will be very proud of you.
Just... We really enjoyed it.
Thank you very much.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
She was a good one.
But, I'm not going to push my button until I am certain
I've been blown away.
So it has to be special.
I'm MK, I'm from London and I'm a singer.
I'm 21. It's my birthday today.
Happy birthday!
My one birthday wish would be
to be number one in the charts.
A kiss off Rita Ora would be second.
# Pretty lady, you should be my honey...#
Then, third, to get a turn.
Come on, MK!
Look at him, look at him!
# All I need's a little love in my life
# All I need is a little love in the dark
# A little, but I'm hoping it might kick start
# Me and my broken heart
# I need a little loving tonight...
Go on, Ricky! Come on, Ricky!
# Hold me so I'm not falling apart
# A little, but I'm hoping it might kick start...
# Shotgun, aimed at my heart, you got one
# Tear me apart and then some
# How do we call this love
# Whoa-oh-oh-oh
# I tried
# To run away, but your eyes
# Tell me to stay
# Oh, why
# Why do we call this love?
# Whoa-oh-oh-oh
# It seems like we've been losing control, baby
# Somebody tell me I'm not alone
# When I say
# All I need's a little love in my life
# All I need's a little love in the dark
♪ A little, but I'm hoping it might kick start... ♪
- Go! Go on! - # Me and my broken heart
# I need a little loving tonight
# Hold me so I'm not falling apart
# A little, but I'm hoping it might kick start
# Me and my broken...
♪ ..heart ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah!
What's your name?
My name's MK.
I thought you said OK for a minute!
How old are you?
21. Today, actually.
APPLAUSE
Happy birthday!
RICKY: Let's sing it! RITA: Ready?
# Happy birthday to you
# Happy birthday, dear MK
♪ Happy birthday to you! ♪
MK...!
Hey, Rita...!
Mmm-K...?
What's quizzin'...?!
You know what, you can sing...!
I would love to hear like a whole album.
And I think you'll be an incredible asset to the show, and to my team.
So, welcome.
Thank you, so much.
You have a wonderful voice,
I love the way you sing,
and you went to places where,
if I could do what you do, I would do the same thing myself.
I hope you come on my team.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I never heard anyone on this show show us such a large range
in that short space of time.
You took us on a walk through your voice, and I really enjoyed it,
it was great and the proof is in the three turns.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
So, got a big choice.
If I could help guide you...
CROWD MOSTLY SHOUTS "TOM!"
Who do you think I should pick?
Let me start with Rita.
Rita is like the kind of person that you want to hang out with
and just let go and just enjoy life.
I like being around Rita -
she is an awesome cool person.
Now, going over to The Legend.
The Silver Bear.
Right...
I don't even know how you can go from amazing to AMAZING.
That's Tom Jones.
Just as far as taking your skill from here to there.
Because you're already skilled.
You got that freakin' Luther Vandross low,
and that freakin', like, Justin Timberlake falsetto.
Ricky Wilson.
Terrified about this.
LAUGHTER
Now, you're R&B.
There's something that Ricky can teach a person like you,
on how to rock a stage.
Out of any person on these seats that can give you that knowledge -
it's Ricky.
Right, it's like, you know what I mean - choose your own adventure.
Which one you want to pick.
I'm not going to lie,
it made it a tiny bit harder.
OK, erm...
I choose...
What do you feel?
The best thing to do is to go with what you feel.
What your heart is telling you, you know?
Really. That's what you should do.
Yeah, right, my gut instinct is...
..is telling me to go with Rita.
Wow.
Yes!
I honestly didn't expect that.
I thought you were going to go with Tom. I thought he had few.
I'm so happy. That is such a huge compliment.
- Thank you very much. - Thanks so much.
Wow.
That's amazing. Thank you so much.
He's good.
He killed it!
Go and have an amazing birthday party.
And thanks for the invite(!)
See later, OK. Enjoy. Nice to meet you. Bye, thank you.
- He was very good. - Yeah, he was good.
Things are getting tricky now.
I have a pretty full team,
but it's not that I'm going to not turn when I like something,
but you have to turn sparingly.
He showed you everything.
- Yeah. - With ease.
Exactly.
Tonight's next act is a singer from a family
who know a thing or two about performing.
My parents are a country and western duo called The Daltons.
And I'm very proud to say that my sister is the actress Sheridan Smith.
I also have a band called The Torn.
# Take what you want...#
We play all over the country.
Every weekend.
Me and my sister are very close.
To have her behind me, supporting me, is absolutely inspirational.
Sheridan has just texted now.
It says, "Smash it, bro.
"You'll be amazing, as always. Love you.
"And tell Emma I love her - we go to the same hairdressers, ha-ha."
That's a lovely text, isn't it?
The first song I ever wrote
was about Sheridan moving to London at the age of 16.
My dad heard me playing it to her in the bedroom, once,
and he thought it was a song off the radio.
Which was nice.
And when I'm gigging, if Sheridan comes along to any gigs,
I get up and play it.
And if Mum's at any gigs, she rings Sheridan so she can hear the song.
Bless.
HE CLEARS THROAT
Everybody who knows me,
knows how much I've worked to try and get noticed.
No matter what happens on that stage today
I'm just going to give it my all.
The worst thing happened that could happen, ever...!
This afternoon I lost my voice.
But, my family's here and it's been a long day for them.
I don't want to let anybody down.
So I'm going to do what I can with what I've got left.
I'm going to make 'em proud.
# I hear that train a comin'
# It's rolling round the bend
# And I ain't seen the sunshine
# Since I don't know when
RASPING VOICE # And I'm stuck in Folsom prison
# Time keeps draggin' on
# But that whistle keeps a-blowin'
# I hang my head and cry
# And if they freed me from this prison
# And this railroad train was mine
# I knew I'd move it on a little farther down the line
# Far from Folsom prison
# That's where I want to stay
# And I'd let that lonesome whistle
♪ Blow my blues away. ♪
Thank you.
Yeah.
- Hello. - Hello. RITA: Hello.
- What's your name? - Damian Dalton-Smith.
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
Would you like some water, first off?
Er, yes, please.
Thank you very much, Will.
Cheers, buddy. Thanks a lot, man. Ta.
Thank you. HE CLEARS THROAT
My voice has gone, but, erm...
Do you know what, I was just looking at Ricky and he just went...
- You could just... - It's totally gone. - But it's OK.
But the family's here and we've all had a good time,
so I thought I may as well push on through it.
Good mentality. Yeah, well done.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you.
I love that song. Yeah.
And I think you were on the right... You were into it.
- Yeah. - I got that.
I got the feeling from you.
I normally really project it.
More power to you for coming out here.
I enjoyed your tone,
so I'm just imagining what you would sound like at your best.
Yeah.
I would've started off the song
by having everybody acknowledge
that you're feeling a little under.
If we're touring, and we're sick I would say, "What's up guys?"
"Feeling a little under today."
"But I'm going to give it my all."
That's my only thing I would suggest.
Even with voice problems aside,
when you watch it back we were all having a laugh
and we were enjoying it, it really picked us up.
So, we thank you for that.
But you live to fight another day.
Yeah, that's true. It'll drive me to push again.
So, I will. I'll get back on form.
Thank you very much. Cheers, everyone.
Cheers, Ricky, man. It's all right, it's just a sore throat.
I felt sorry for him, because I know what that feeling is.
- Well, we all do. - Yeah, yeah.
That was fun, though. Even though I couldn't get my voice going.
It was fun. I enjoyed that.
Did you ever think about just not doing it?
Yeah, I did.
But, you know, gets me out of the house, doesn't it?
Always a positive!
I love it. I love it.
For us, it's the thing we've got.
- It is our power. - Yeah.
- And you feel, when it's been taken away... - Oh!
That's the worst feeling I...have.
Next, hoping for better luck on the stage,
is 24-year-old singer Christina Matovu.
I have never done anything like this, whatsoever.
I'm definitely going to be out of my depth.
I have been waiting a long time to get the courage
and the nerve to do something like this.
To be here is huge for me.
You're going to be nervous - I get nervous all the time - but
as soon as you sing the first line, you're just going to ease into it
and do what you do best, man. You've been singing your whole life!
It's definitely going to be nerve-racking
100% nervous.
I'm going to channel all that emotion into my performance
and, hopefully, one of the coaches will hear my emotion,
hear my heart, turn around
and want me on their team.
Here she goes!
Come on, Christina!
Whoo!
# Ooooooh...!
# I can play anything for you
# I can say what you want me to
♪ I could lie, I could lie... ♪
Sing from your heart, girl!
# I could lie
# Cos I need time and I need space
# Ohh-ohh-oh
# I need to live without your face
# But if I go, will you love me?
# Will you love me until I can
# And do you know, will you want me?
# Will you want me like that?
# I can be what you want me to
# Can you hold out and let me do what I want, yeah
- One of you guys got to turn! - Come on, turn around!
# And if I go, will you love
# Will you love...
# Do you know, do you know
# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
# And do you know, will you want me?
♪ If I go ♪
Aw...!
Go!
SHE SOBS
Oh, my Lord.
You done it. You done it.
Take that.
- I'm Ricky. - AUDIENCE: Aw...!
- Hi, Ricky. - AUDIENCE LAUGH
- What's your name? - I'm Christina.
Hi, Cristina. So, I'm Ricky.
I spun around right at the end.
These guys didn't.
I was close!
She was close.
I hit it, and it didn't... It was too late.
So, here's the thing, the reason I turned was
because you had a great voice,
I couldn't miss you,
and I think that the potential is incredible.
Thank you.
Do you like?
Without me getting really emotional,
because I can feel like you're about to... Stop it.
Because you've got it. Get it tog... Come on! 'ey! Whoa!
Hey! Hey! LAUGHTER
You're gonna look back at this and be, like, "WHY am I crying?!"
LAUGHTER
Tell her, Rita. Tell her, Rita!
You should be very proud and I'm very happy to have you on the show.
I have no excuse.
Because you are a great singer.
The only thing that I felt was that you were giving too much.
But that's the only reason.
But you're going to be unbelievable on this show.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Guys, meet Christina.
My face is a mess!
Christina, you did amazing, babe.
Thank you so much, Rita.
SCREAMING
SOBBING
I always go for emotion, and I could tell
that the emotions were overtaking the technique,
and I could feel that coming across.
And if she can get that under control she's going to be awesome.
- LONE VOICE: - I love you, Ricky.
I love you, too, whoever you are.
Tonight's final act is Sheena McHugh,
a barmaid and part-time singer from Leicestershire.
Sheena, how you doing?
Good.
I heard you talking earlier and you said you're ready.
I'm pumped. I'm ready.
- You're ready to get out there and do it. - Yeah.
Do you perform a lot?
I do do a lot of performing in pubs and bars and corporate dos.
When I turned 19, I started doing a lot of gigging.
It was a big thing for me to be singing professionally.
But everything just stopped.
I was in a car accident.
I ruptured my spleen, tore my intestines,
broke my back...
I had a lot of internal injuries.
I'm lucky to be here today.
I was young, I had the world at my feet,
and it kind of all just came crumbling down quite quickly.
You think you're invincible,
you think you can go where you want to, do what you want and...
it's a harsh reality when you realise that's not how it is.
After I had my accident, I actually lost my voice
for going on six months.
And I was devastated.
You said that you've been performing since you were a teenager,
but where do you think that comes from?
- It was definitely from my father's influence. - OK. - Yeah.
Just a year before I had my accident, my dad passed away.
I feel when I sing I'm closest to him,
or he's closest to me.
# Hey...yeah
# I got my eyes on you
# Everything I see
# I want your high love and emotion
# Endlessly
# I can't get over you
# You left your mark on me
# Endlessly
# Cos I'm a good girl and you know it
# Yeah
# You act so different around me
# Hey
# Cos I'm a good girl and you know it
# Yeah
# I know exactly who you could be
# So just hold on
# Just hold on, we're going home
# It's hard to do these things alone
# So just hold on, we're going...
# ..home
# We're going home
# Home
♪ Just hold on we're goin' home ♪
LOUD CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Hi.
Hello.
- Whoa, this is real? - Yep.
- Oh, my God. - What's your name?
My name is Sheena, I'm 26,
and I'm a barmaid.
APPLAUSE
Thank you.
I kind of knew from the beginning that it was going to be
a four-turner, so I thought I'm going to get in there first.
And it just got better and better
and by the end of it I think we were all blown.
The ending... I mean, I didn't know you had that in reserve.
I thought I'd heard everything.
And there it was. But, erm...
It's been a weird day for me.
I didn't really know what I was waiting for...
Do now.
CHEERING
It was great.
Well, the fact that you had four people turn for you
means that we're going to have a wonderful singer like you.
So far, to be honest with you,
you have been the best singer that we've seen today.
Thank you.
It means that much to me that you said that.
No, really. I'd be honoured to have you in my team,
but if you don't choose me
I am happy that you're on the show.
Thank you.
- Hi, Rita. - Hi.
My kneecaps are, like, clunking together.
No, that's all right, I'm shaking right there with you.
You break dancing?! It's like...
No, I can't stop shaking.
- WILL: - Me, too...!
And me!
Just kidding, Rita.
I'm so relieved that you are on this show.
Even if you MIGHT not pick me,
I know that you will be an amazing, amazing contestant on the show.
And you should be my girl. That's it.
And... And...
You could really, really, really, like, audition to be Wonder Woman.
RITA: Totes! Totes!
Does it work? I don't know what her pose it.
Show me what her pose is.
- Erm...Rita could. I don't really know it. - Go on, Rita.
I'm guessing it would be something like...
LAUGHTER
Like...
You know what I mean?
She didn't have a cape, she had a little crown thing.
Yeah, she did.
You hair is pretty healthy-looking, too.
Oh, thank you. "I did it myself!"
I mean, look, her hair is healthy!
- Well, there's not a lot more I can say, here. - (Tom...!)
No, but Will said it.
You're the best singer today. And you have a wonderful voice.
Thank you.
And it just got stronger and stronger and stronger.
And I hit it before you hit that last note.
Your voice is a beautiful, powerful instrument.
And I'm sure we all feel the same way,
so it's up to you to...to pick. One of us.
Could I just say something?
Last time I did this, I would never have had the guts
to go up against these guys in a pitching battle,
but I feel now I've found my feet enough to look after you
and take you as far as you want to go with it.
RITA: Aw, so sweet.
Yeah, that was pretty...pretty compelling. Oh.
- Sorry. - I don't know... Can you help me? I don't know.
AUDIENCE CHANTS "RICKY!"
You know, we can write together,
we can braid each other's hair...!
You know, we can talk about who we think is hot...
and who we want in your first-ever music video.
And I know that if we just do it together
as female empowerment Wonder Women...
WHOOPS AND LAUGHTER
I just think you're great and I really want to work with you.
AUDIENCE: Aw...!
I think you are all amazing... Yes?
I'm just going to keep it simple and say you've got a great voice.
Thank you.
I don't want to disappoint anybody,
but, I think, I've had someone in my heart from the get-go.
I know who I'm going with, I'm going with Will.
Good girl.
- No, really. You sing amazing. - Thank you.
Thank you for picking me.
- Hauh-hauh-hauh...! - Oh...!
- That was beautiful, love. - Thank you.
You should go and celebrate, Will's amazing.
I mean, not as amazing as me, but he's pretty good.
I'm kidding!
Well done. Make some noise. Killed it.
SHEENA: Thank you.
Go with your heart.
- She's good. - Yeah, she's good.
She's the best voice today.
Her ad-libs are off the chain!
And she looks good. You know what I mean.
I knew she'd cry!
- Put a good show in. - Yeah.
You're dope. Heh, check you out! Ricky's dope.
Yeah, check you out...!
Tom's The Ledge!
Today was tough.
RITA: It's been emotional.
I'd forgotten how hard it was.
But I'd also forgotten the elation
when something comes along that you truly love.
Wow!
Bring on the final day!
Next week it's celebration time.
That was a good one!
As the final six places must be filled.
- WILL: - It's a showdown.
Yeah!
Prepare for musical meltdown as it gets a little crazy
at the final blind audition.
Yes!
Put yourself in the singer's shoes.
SCREAMS A HIGH NOTE
No, really!
Have you got what it takes
to get those red chairs spinning?
Come on.
2016 could be your year
to wow the coaches.
The Voice wants you.
- Welcome to the show! - It was spectacular.
To enter, go to...
That's a lot of words to remember, right there.
You need to be on my team!
So apply now!
The clock is ticking.