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- MARVIN: - Last week, the battles began. - So good. - Some claimed victory...
- Fantastic! - Others tasted defeat.
But six were stolen, grabbing a place on brand-new teams.
- Yes, yes, yes! - Tonight... - Boom-boom-boom.
It's round two of the battles, on the BBC.
♪ When two tribes go to war... ♪
So me and Will are the only two left with a steal.
It's me... I want it! ..and Rita.
The battles continue on stage...
I was looking for my gloves,
- cos I knew it was going to GO DOWN. - I'm like, "What?!"
- MARVIN: - But the acts aren't the only ones going head-to-head.
I will honestly do all in my power to get that artist.
Kind of wanted to get up and start singing with you guys.
I have a new tactic. I'm going to try and hypnotise her.
Hey, baby, what's up? She probably doesn't know what's happening.
HE GIGGLES
Just kidding, I'm not going to do that!
- Let's do this. - No pressure.
LAUGHTER
# We could do this all night
CHEERING
♪ We could do this all night... ♪
Hello and welcome to The Voice, as the battle rounds continue.
So, let's meet the coaches with all the big decisions.
The chief of the charts - make some noise for Ricky Wilson!
The godfather of British music - Sir Tom Jones!
Other coaches RIP, she means business - it's Rita Ora!
He's part man, part music machine - it's will.i.am!
Yeah! That's it, everyone, we have our coaches!
Rita, you really came for the battles today.
I did, I dressed up like the referee for the boxing ring.
What do you guys think?
DING-DING!
CHEERING AND RITA LAUGHS
And, Ricky, you're stealed out, how you feeling about that?
Erm, I feel good about it,
I'm just worried cos I've got lots of people on my team that
I really love and I want them to go through, so it's up to
Will and Rita to steal from me, cos I do think I've got some of the best.
Mr Confident down there!
Will, you've got one steal left, can you give us any clues?
They're in today's show.
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
- That's a big clue. - Big clue. Are you all ready?
- Yeah! - Are YOU all ready?
Wonderful. Let's get these battle rounds started,
and first up, it's Team Ricky.
I get really excited about the battles,
cos now you can see them, so they've got to be more than the voice.
No-one can just sail through the next round.
Crikey. The pairing is...
Letitia...
..with Vikesh.
OTHERS: Ooh!
Baby.
♪ From my home town... ♪
19-year-old Vikesh Champaneri swapped the day job
for an unforgettable night, as three coaches turned.
- But he only ever had one coach in mind. - It has to be Ricky. - Oh!
♪ Won't you...stay with me... ♪
24-year-old restaurant manager Letitia George
also earned three buttons.
And she used a highly scientific method to choose her coach.
What kind of spice would you have on your chicken?
Whatever you're having, so we could split it.
He-ey!
I see a little date coming, baby!
And the song you're going to be singing together is
Under Pressure, by Queen.
Don't mess about! We're going to smash it!
'This battle is going to be fabulous.'
But then, I'll just have to show him that I am THE big voice.
Oh, a bit of fighting talk.
- AMERICAN ACCENT: - Oh, I'mma terrorise you!
THEY PERFORM VOCAL EXERCISES
When I first found out I was singing against Letitia I thought,
"OK, this shouldn't be too bad."
And then she opened that glorious mouth of hers,
and I was like, "Wow. I can't do this!"
- # Screaming... - Let me o-o-o-out!... #
Letitia actually started singing over me, and the only thing
I wanted to say was, "Shush, it's my turn, not yours, it's my go!
"Let me sing, what's wrong with you?"
The problem that can happen with the battles is
the more someone gets confident,
the other person can lose it a bit, and they've got to raise their game.
You're the calm one and you're the flighty one. Maybe too calm.
You're like this...
I think you just have to let go.
I don't personally feel that I can
- keep up with her, with her voice... - You can.
You can, Vikesh, you have it within you.
You can't try and be the person you're battling against,
you have to be yourself, so I think he needs to shine in his own way.
You can't let someone else's performance
get in the way of your own.
This battle is one diva against another,
and I'm sorry, there's only enough room for one here.
It's now a chance for me to show Letitia that no,
I'm not going to give up and shy away into the corner of that ring.
I'm not going to let Letitia win that fight.
DING-DING!
From two competitive singers, there can be only one winner.
Bring on Letitia George!
Let's do it! Come on!
SHE LAUGHS
Taking on Vikesh Champaneri!
Let the battle commence.
AUDIENCE: Whoo!
# Pressure, pushing down on me
# Pressing down on you
# No man ask for
# Under pressure
# That burns a building down
# Splits a family in two
# Puts people on streets
BOTH: # Um-ba-ba-bay, um-ba-ba-bay
# Da-day-oh, that's OK
# It's the terror of knowing
# What this world is about
# Watching some good friends scream...
# "Let me out!"
# Tomorrow takes me higher
# Pressure on people, people on streets
# Turned away from it all like a blind man
# Sat on a fence, but it don't work
# Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
# Ohhhh, ohhh
# Ohhh
# Ohh-ho-ho
# Ahhhhh
# Love, love, love, love
# It's Saturday night, under pressure, they're breaking
# Why can't we give love one more shot?
# Why can't we give-a love one more chance?
# Why can't we give love...
- # Give love... - Give love...
# Give love, give l-o-ove
# Cos love's such an old-fashioned word
# And love dares you to care for
# The people on the edge of the night
# And love dares you to change our way of
# Caring about ourselves
# This is our last chance
# This is our...
# Under pressure
# ..selves
# Under pressure
♪ Under pressure. ♪
CHEERING
Letitia and Vikesh!
My mouth's well dry. Oh, God, that was amazing!
I so enjoyed that.
I was so nervous over there a minute ago, came out on stage,
I was like, "Boom! Let's do it."
- You boshed it out the park! - I'm buzzing, proper... Aw!
How are you? She's going to give him a chance to talk now.
It's just been an absolute honour performing such an
iconic song in front of you all, thank you so, so much.
- Ricky. - Yeah?
Under Pressure - I would imagine that's you and these pair right now.
Here's the thing, I wanted to choose a song that could show them
both off, and that's what the battles are about,
showing everything you've got, and I think you both did that tonight.
- Is your families here? - MAN: Whooo!
- Your family here? - Not today, no.
- I'm a lone wolf today, unfortunately. - AUDIENCE: Aww!
There's hundreds of people in here with you.
Thank you.
As long as I know I've got Letitia's family's support
instead of my own, it's all that matters really.
Thank you very much.
CHEERING
I thought you did a great job.
And, Letitia, you were full of greatness, and full of life.
Vikesh, you stuck to your guns,
you did what you felt comfortable in doing, and I think, even though
it's a battle, you still have to be yourselves.
And I think you both did that.
Thank you, Tom.
OK, Ricky, it's time for you to make your decision.
OK...
AUDIENCE SHOUT NAMES
Whoa-whoa-whoa! Whoa!
AUDIENCE: Teesha! Teesha!
I've got all day.
LAUGHTER
So, Vikesh, I know it's hard going up against a big voice like that,
you might feel like you're being trampled on, but you weren't tonight.
You showed us what you can do.
But it's Letitia's night.
CHEERING
LETITIA SCREAMS AND LAUGHS
Letitia, congratulations, you're going through to the knockouts.
- Thank you so much. - Go see Ricky!
Oh, my God, I'm literally... I'm not going to jump on you, don't worry.
- Oh, my God. Thank you so much. - HE LAUGHS
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much. I could just... I'm sorry.
- Got to go. - I know, I saw it coming. - Ha-ha!
Oh, my God.
OK, Vikesh, so you didn't win that battle,
but you may still be able to win a place on another team.
Tom has used both his steals,
but Will or Rita could still offer you a lifeline.
Vikesh, you're now available for a steal.
AUDIENCE: Rita!
Can I ask a question?
Um...
- You really love music, right? - Music's my life.
And you love it so much that who cares what anybody thinks,
maybe you don't... I'm trying to...
I look through the back and I'm like, "Where's his family at?"
That's the reason I ask, like, where's your people at?
I don't really know your story, but you seem like,
"I love music so much I don't care what anybody thinks and I'm going
"to get up there and show the world, even if I have to come here alone."
CHEERING
It's a case where I've not had my family's full support,
but I'm grateful for being able to perform on a stage like this.
You know, we only have so many slots.
Somebody gave me a shot, I'm pretty sure Jimmy Iovine had
a choice between The Black Eyed Peas and somebody else, and he picked us.
For some reason, we struck a chord in Jimmy that made him
forget about what he had his eye on.
And you did that to me today, so...
Thank you so much!
Thank you very much.
We should walk him off together.
Let's hear it for Vikesh, everyone!
'Will just did me the biggest favour ever and kept Vikesh in.'
And for Will to do that must have meant
he really, really saw something in him.
RITA: It was great. That's a really good move.
That made me like you...a bit more.
- Oh, thanks(!) - I COULDN'T like you any more.
- LETITIA: - Oh, my God, I'm so happy for you.
Something came over me
where Vikesh was the person I wanted to use my steal for.
Someone who's willing to go against all odds to sing.
O-M-G.
That's the kind of dude, I need a Vikesh in my team.
Oh, God, now I'm the only one left with a steal.
It's always going to be, "Rita, Rita, do it!" And I'm going to be like...
RICKY: I know!
- Only one battle down... - And now only one still remains.
Miss Ora, all eyes are on you.
And obviously the newbie has to be the one left with the steal.
It's a risky strategy to hold on too long,
but then, you don't want to miss anyone.
- It's...hard. - Rita is really tugging on my tear ducts.
All eyes are on Rita, but I think she's got her eye on someone.
In fact, I'm pretty positive it's one of mine.
There's no rules in my book,
I'm waiting for someone who has that determination and hunger.
And vocally, obviously, they have to sound amazing.
Next up tonight, it's Team Will.
The next battle is going to be Jake...
You're singing against Mr Strongman there.
Jake and Stephen are singing Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
by...Coldplay.
- I love this. - Looking forward to it.
'It's not a song that Stephen's going to dominate'
and leave Jake on the wayside, it's not a song that Jake's going
to dominate and leave Stephen, you know, doing push-ups.
♪ You look so perfect standing there... ♪
24-year-old Stephen Cornwell hit the stage like he hits the gym - hard.
The workout fanatic got two turns and a new personal trainer.
- WILL: - We working out. - Oh, mate.
♪ Honey, now... ♪
19-year-old Jake Shakeshaft only started gigging just over
a year ago, but his raw potential
shone through with three coach turns.
Did you have an idea who you would like to
- be your coach before you came? - I did, it was you.
AUDIENCE: Aww.
If this was an American movie, Jake is like the guy next door.
I'm always nice to people.
- ENGLISH ACCENT: - "Shelly..." Next-door neighbour.
"Shelly, tell Jake he's great."
"You're great, Jake, go sing." "All right, Mum."
Then we have the jock guy.
Stephen's the football player.
- I'm going to put blood and sweat into this battle. - He's all muscular.
This is going to be a pretty cool battle.
How you feeling about going up against each other?
Well, we're actually good mates,
we've been mates all the way through, so it's tough.
Really tough, and it's hard to think someone will go home,
but there's still a massive amount of respect between us.
Jake is like, "You're pretty cool, let's hang out later." Wrong!
'Why you trying to make friends with a competitor, dude?'
As soon as Stephen starts singing, takes his shirt off,
you, like, done for, honey.
You up against a person like Stephen, it can't be Mr Nice Guy.
Because competition is fierce.
Listen, Jake, come with the guns. Not the guns, these guns.
- DEEP VOICE: - These guns.
♪ Singing... ♪
guns.
Be an amplified Jake.
- Yeah. - You can't be the nice Jake.
Who's going to win? Is it the quiet one?
Or is it the football player/jock guy?
We don't know. I can't wait for this one.
DING-DING!
# I turn the music up, I got my records on
# I shut the world outside until the lights come on
# Maybe the streets alight, maybe the trees are gone
# I feel my heart stop beating to my favourite song
# And all the kids, they dance
# All the kids, all night
# Until Monday morning, feels another life
# I turn the music up, I'm on a roll this time
# Heaven is in...
HIGH-PITCHED: # ..sight
# Oooooh-hoo
# I turn the music up, I got my records on
# From underneath the rubble, sing a rebel song
- BOTH: - # Maybe I'm in the black, maybe I'm on my knees
# Maybe I'm in the gap between the two trapezes
# But my heart is beating and my pulses start
# Cathedrals in my heart
# As we soar...
# Whoa-oh-oh, this light
# Every siren is a symphony
# Every tear is a waterfall
# Is a waterfall
# So you can hu-u-u-rt
# Hurt me bad
# Still I'll rai-i-i...
# Raise, yeah, yeah, yeah
# The flag
# It was a wa-a-a-a, waterfall
♪ It was a wa-a-a-a, waterfall. ♪
CHEERING
Yes, let's hear it for Stephen and Jake.
Fellas. Steve, well done, man. Jake, brilliant, fantastic.
Now, Will, take a moment, big decision to make, let's see
if the other coaches can help.
Rita, the battle of the boys, what did you enjoy about that?
Of course ask me, since I'm the only female
and there's two sexy fellas singing against each other.
AUDIENCE: Whoo!
I felt it, it was passionate, true, I believed you both,
so what you wanted to do you achieved.
Thank you, Rita.
Ricky, could you feel the testosterone from back there?
Yeah, I could, I can smell it.
Stephen, you've got a huge voice, a great voice,
but on top of that you've got, you know, an OK body...
LAUGHTER AND WOLF WHISTLES
Passable good looks.
But the voice is the key, and you've really got that.
I never thought someone from the UK could really give
Enrique Iglesias the run for the money.
And, Stephen, something about your freakin' stance
got a Enrique Iglesias thing to it.
- And, Jake, everyone wants to see you win, because you're just so... - Nice.
You're just a nice guy.
Thank you.
So this is a tough decision.
Well, Will, unfortunately it's time to make that decision.
Who's the winner of the battle tonight?
Um...
AUDIENCE SHOUT NAMES
I was listening to the audience, cos I really don't know who.
AUDIENCE: Stephen! Jake!
Come on, guys, let's hear you.
- OK, OK. Only because I really can't decide. So when I say...
Stephen's number one, Jake is number two. So, number one.
SCREAMING
Number two.
SCREAMING
Pretty close, Will, pretty close.
Do you want to call a friend?
Who's the winner of the battle, is it going to be Stephen or Jake?
OK, hold on. Please, confusing me even more.
Jake.
- Jake!
- CHEERING - Congratulations, mate.
- You're through to the knockouts. - Thank you.
Oh, God, thank you very much, Will, I really appreciate it.
And thank you, everyone, as well.
Thank you for your lovely comments.
Everyone give it up one more time for Jake!
Well done, man, excellent.
Thank you so much.
Ohh, well done!
Stephen, Ricky and Tom have used both of their steals,
but Rita could still be a hero.
Stephen, you are now available for a steal.
Eh, Rita, eh...
I think I briefly remember you saying you wished
you'd pressed your button, so...
Yes, I did.
AUDIENCE CLAMOUR
HEARTBEATS
- Stephen... - No, I...
I did say that, Stephen, cos at the end of the day, no-one else matters
here apart from you and me and this conversation, and I did say that.
But I don't think I can work with you like that. AUDIENCE: Aww.
Sorry, man, that's the end of the road for you in the competition.
- Sorry. - You've been such a great artist.
Give it up one more time for Stephen, everybody.
Stephen, it wasn't that your performance didn't work,
- your performance was great. - Oh, thank you.
It was just that, sometimes it's about timing,
and right now the timing just wasn't right.
And you know, it's OK, because you have time on your side.
That's absolutely fine. Thanks.
'It's hard, cos they're looking at you,'
you're looking back at them, it's so difficult, because no-one
deserves to go home, everybody that's on this show, full stop, is talented.
What do you say?
What we've got to do is not be, like, down about it,
you've got to be like,
"That was amazing, this is going to be the start of something for you."
He was strong, Will said...
It's going to happen in every battle until the last battle,
so you guys have to give me things to say.
"You were great.
"I don't want you on my team, but we could go out for dinner later?"
And I'M expensive?
There's a lot of pressure on me, from the crowd, from the coaches...
But the music industry is pressure, and that's what makes us
want to be the best.
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Next tonight, it's Team Rita.
Right, Team Rita, the next pairing is...Vanessa...
..and Liss.
CONTESTANTS: Whoo!
'I put Liss and Vanessa together
'because they're the two most powerful singers on my team.'
This is the diva-off.
The song that I've chosen for you both to sing is
Straight Up, Paula Abdul.
Remember, I want a sing-off, not a shout-off.
♪ Whoa-oh, I give you my love... ♪
Vanessa Hunt is an account manager for a product
we couldn't live without.
I sell bog roll.
And she was on a roll at the blind auditions.
♪ Cos once you're mine... ♪
Van driver Liss Jones is made of tough stuff at work.
But when the stars turned her way, it was all too much.
- VOICE BREAKING: - Sorry, I'm really emotional. - You killed it!
♪ Now tell me, do you really want to love me? ♪
Out of all the girls on Team Rita, I was absolutely gutted that
I was paired with Liss.
She was the one person I didn't want to be against.
♪ Tell me, is it going to be you? ♪
It felt like a battle, even though
we were just around the piano rehearsing.
BOTH: # Just having...f-u-un... #
It got so feisty I thought I'd have to get in the middle and be like...
"Whoa."
Whoo! Oh, my God, I'm going to fall on this piano.
That's what I call a sing-off.
You're just, like, forces to be reckoned with.
But the last thing I want is my girls to come out
looking like they're screaming at each other.
Yeah, cos it's quite screamy already, really!
I personally think it was overkill,
there's nothing worse than somebody just going...
SHE WARBLES
- ..the whole time. - I know you both can sing, this is about control.
You don't want to get lost in your ad-libs and forget the melody,
and you can't come back.
I think this is going to be a powerful battle.
Maybe Vanessa's weakness is that she doesn't know what I can do.
You've got to have tactics if you want to win,
you've got to play a bit of a game.
I have a few secret weapons that I might throw out on the night.
I love a sassy catfight.
It's going to be like this, "Rraow!"
DING-DING!
Two belting singers, one belter of a battle. Up first - Vanessa Hunt!
Taking on Liss Jones!
Hot, hot, hot.
- Let the battle commence. - Come on, girls.
(You got this.)
# Lost in a dream
# I don't know which way to go
# If you are all that you seem
# Then, baby, I'm movin' way too slow
# I've been a fool before
# Wouldn't like to get my love caught
# In the slammin' door
# How about some information, ple-e-e-ase?
# Straight up, now tell me, do you really want to love me forever?
# Or am I caught in a hit-and-run?
# Straight up, now tell me, is it going to be you and me together?
# Or are you just having fun?
# You're so hard to read
# You play hide-and-seek
BOTH: # With your true intentions
- # Do-do you love me? - Do-do you love me, baby?
# Straight up, now tell me, do you really want to love me forever?
# Or am I caught in a hit-and-run?
# Straight up, now tell me, is it going to be you and me together?
# Or are you just...
♪ Having fun? ♪
CHEERING
Wow, Vanessa and Liss!
Boom! Deep breaths, girls!
It's over.
Rita, these are your girls, did they do you proud?
I was looking for my girls.
That's why I dressed like this, cos I knew it was going to GO DOWN.
OK, I'm going to be really completely honest.
It got to a point where you guys were really just
screaming at each other, but...
if you look underneath the screams, you guys are awesome singers.
CHEERING
Saying that...
I really see what you said, but out of all the battles we've seen
so far, that was the most competitive I think we've seen.
The most "I am going to make this happen" kind of battle.
For me, even though they were up there,
you were saying screaming, it wasn't an annoying scream.
- It was an exciting scream, to me. - Yeah.
It was like, "I want it", "No, I want it", "I want it!
"I want it!"
Let's go to Rita, your coach. What did you think,
and what do you think to the other coaches' feedback as well?
Obviously I'm really grateful for all of their feedback,
but I've worked with these females
and seen what they're capable of, and I love both of you.
I love how you both sound and I love the energy you bring to a song.
This is a big decision for you as well now, Rita,
because all of the steals have gone now.
- This is probably your most serious decision to date. - Yeah.
Because one of them is going to go.
I had to base it on literally right now,
and for that reason and that reason only, I'm going to go with...
..Liss Jones.
CHEERING
You OK?
Oh, thank you so much.
I just... I cry every time.
- It's OK. - And I didn't expect it, cos Vanessa's so amazing. - She is.
Thank you so much.
And we will see you at the knockouts.
I wish I had a steal.
Go to Rita. Liss Jones, everyone.
- Well done, baby girl, you killed it. - Thank you. - You killed it.
Be really proud.
Can I steal? Please!
You need to be so proud of yourself and know that this is only the start.
And, Vanessa, you have been absolutely phenomenal.
Go and see Rita. Give it up for Vanessa, everyone.
INDISTINCT CONVERSATION
I'm so sorry.
It was hard saying goodbye to Vanessa,
cos at that point I knew that no-one could steal her.
Ohh.
- It's hard, isn't it? - It's tough. But she's a tough cookie.
Next up tonight, it's Team Tom.
Sometimes with pairing battles, you go for the obvious,
and then sometimes you go for the not-so-obvious.
Cai...
..and Daniel.
'Cai is a showman and Daniel is a musician.'
It's an interesting pairing,
and I wanted to bring out the best of both worlds.
The song I've picked is a song called Am I Wrong by Niko & Vinz.
I'm pretty nervous about battling with Cai.
He just has such a huge voice.
I think Daniel should be really worried. Going to eat him alive.
♪ Say, am I wrong? ♪
Daniel's strength is he's got the experience,
and he thinks of the essence of the song, what is the song saying?
♪ And I would walk 500 miles... ♪
24-year-old Daniel Duke
and his twin James were hoping for a double whammy.
And while it wasn't James' night...
..Daniel kept the twin dream alive.
That was interesting, that arrangement you did.
Yeah, it's a nice version, isn't it?
You brought the song to life.
Put the same feeling that you put into the blind audition...
- Yeah. - ..into this song, and you'll be fine.
This is the biggest opportunity I've ever had to chase my dream,
and it would mean a lot to me, having watched my brother go out,
to do well and get further and make my family proud.
♪ So, am I wrong? ♪
Daniel is very musically trained, if you want to call it,
I'm what you would call raw.
I put it in my own style, Cai style.
♪ Got a licence to kill... ♪
- MARVIN: - 34-year-old Welsh fashion fanatic Cai Williams
certainly stands out in a crowd.
And his voice stood out in the blinds for Tom.
- You have a uniqueness in your voice. - Thank you so much.
♪ Am I wrong? Trying to reach the things I can't see... ♪
I think Cai is so used to selling songs in a big way,
but this song doesn't need it.
You do have a strong voice, but sometimes less is more.
I was told years ago, "You don't have to hit everything."
It shows another side of you...
- Yeah. - ..that I think people will enjoy very much. I know I will.
Great, thank you.
Their styles are completely different, but they can
both sing, and if they do it the way I've suggested,
they have an equal chance of winning.
DING-DING!
CHEERING
Two opposites with only one thing in common - to be the best.
Bring on Daniel Duke.
Up against Cai Williams.
Let the battle commence.
They're like total opposites.
# Am I wrong
# For thinking out the box from where I stay?
# Am I wrong
# For saying that I choose another way?
# I'm not trying to do what everybody else is doing
# Just cos everybody's doing what they all do
# If one thing I know, I'll fall but I'll grow
- BOTH: - # I'm walking down this road of mine, this road that I call home
# So am I wrong
# Thinking we could be something for real?
# So am I wrong
# Trying to reach the things that I can't see?
# That's just how I fe-e-e-el
- # Things that I can't see - Can't see, can't see
# Walk your walk and don't look back
# Always do what you decide
# Don't let them control your life, that's just how I feel
# Fight for yours and don't let go
# Don't let them compare you, no
# Don't worry, you're not alone, that's just how we feel
# If you tell me I'm wrong
# I don't want to be right
# Ri-i-i-ight
# Am I wrong for saying that we could be something for real?
- # So am I wrong... - # Yeah, yeah
# For trying to reach the things that I can't see?
# I can't see, can't see
# That's just how I feel
# Yeah, yeah!
# That's just how I feel
# Trying to reach the things that I can't see
# Can't see, can't see
♪ BOTH: I can't see... ♪
APPLAUSE
Yeah, make some noise for Daniel and Cai!
Fellas, hi! Wow, you was working up there, man. Did you enjoy that?
Awesome. Phenomenal. Amazing.
- Ricky, that wasn't something you see every day, was it? - No, it wasn't.
Because they are at totally opposite ends of the rock spectrum.
And all I have to decide is which end I feel closer to.
And I think that kind of speaks for itself.
It's the waistcoat, it's the waistcoat. OK, thank you, Ricky.
- Thank you. - I think, honestly,
that you guys would be the most entertaining group ever.
LAUGHTER
I couldn't take my eyes off of what Mr Williams was doing.
And Daniel Duke...
..you... I would side by Ricky.
It sounded like your song.
APPLAUSE
Brilliant. Thank you, Will.
Tom, it is now time for you to make your decision.
Who is the winner of this battle tonight?
Well, based on the battle alone...
And I think the one that felt more natural with the song was...
- ..Daniel. - Daniel!
- CHEERING - Congratulations, Daniel Duke!
You're through to the knockouts, man. One more time for Daniel Duke.
APPLAUSE
- OK? - Cheers. - You stuck to your guns. You did a good job.
Congratulations.
OK, Cai, you didn't win the battle,
but you could be back for the knockouts.
Now, Will and Ricky have used up their steals,
but Rita could still snap you up.
And, Cai, you're now available for a steal.
I'd just like to say that I think I've proven tonight that not only
am I a great entertainer - I change my vocal,
and image-wise I'm very versatile, so...
I think, you know, I appreciate
individuality and I love how committed you are and I believe you.
APPLAUSE
Sorry, man. Unfortunately it's
the end of the road for you in the competition.
Well done, man.
Please give it up one more time for Cai!
CHEERING
- It's not the end. - No, it's not. It's only the start.
No, honestly. Believe that, because it's true.
- It's so hard, man. - Yeah.
Next tonight, it's Team Will.
The next battle is going to be...
..Sheena.
And Sheena's going to be battling...
..Hollie Barrie!
CHEERING
Hollie and Sheena are both dynamic singers.
And I wanted to create an environment where
they are both equal.
The song you're going to be singing is
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves by Aretha Franklin.
- Oh! - Whoo!
They got to drop it like it's hot.
Bring it like it needs to be brought. Play on words.
Pow! P-O-W.
How you like my style?
♪ The bigger they are, the harder they fall... ♪
At the blind auditions, dog walker
and animal lover Hollie Barrie got a full house of coach spins.
That's Hollie Barrie, Will. HOLLIE BARRIE.
- What's your name? - My name's Hollie. Hollie Barrie. - Halle Berry?!
- Hollie Barrie. - Wow!
Oooh!
Will, I have to tell you - I left my husband...for you.
- I actually got married in Grenada on Sunday. - Oh, you did? - I did.
- Oh, congratulations! - Thank you.
24 hours before the piano rehearsal, I was in Grenada getting married
and then I left them all to fly back to be with Will.
When you said, "I left my husband," I was like...wow!
What I thought was we had great chemistry at the blinds
and I thought, "I've got to get rid of him." No, I'm joking.
Pretty crazy, pretty surreal, but I am loving every minute.
# Sisters are doing it for themselves
♪ I feel... ♪
I paired Hollie and Sheena
because I thought that Hollie would be brought to life by Sheena.
Ah! I don't know it!
Little did I know that it would be the opposite.
BOTH: # Sisters are doing it for themselves... #
- Sorry... - I'm already lost. I can't... I've not even got the melody.
- She's going to be great. - Yeah. - Go, Sheena.
- It's OK, you'll get it. - I'll get it, yeah.
26-year-old barmaid Sheena McHugh has had many personal battles
to overcome.
I was in a car accident.
I actually lost my voice for...going on six months.
It was just a tiny whisper.
♪ I've got my eyes on you... ♪
But she fought her way back to the stage...and was rewarded with
four turns and a standing ovation.
- You have been the best singer that we have seen today. - Thank you.
- It means so much to me that you said that. - How you feeling?
I feel the song takes away the good parts of my voice and forces me to
go to somewhere that I don't think makes me shine in my best light.
This competition, there's going to be times where
you have to sink or swim.
- Yeah. - These are the battles.
You're not supposed to be comfortable in a battle.
You're supposed to be running from a cheetah.
You know what happens when you're running from a cheetah?
If it catchin' you, it's going to eat ya.
That's what I'm here to teach ya!
Whoo!
# Now, there was a time
# When they used to say
# That behind every great man
# There had to be a great woman
# Now, in these times of change
# You know that that's no longer true
# So we're coming out of the kitchen
BOTH: # Cos there's something we forgot to say to you
# Sisters are doing it for themselves
# Standing on our own two feet
# And ringing on their own bells
# We said, "Sisters are doing it for themselves!"
# The inferior sex has got a new exterior
# We got doctors, lawyers, politicians too
# Everybody, OK, take a look around
# Can you see, can you see?
# Can you see? There's a woman right next to you
BOTH: # Sisters are doing it for themselves
# We're standing on our own two feet
# Ringing on their own bells
# Be-be-be-bells!
BOTH: # Sisters are doing it for themselves
# Now, we ain't making stories
# And we ain't laying plans
# Don't you know that a man still loves a woman
# And a woman still loves a man?
- # Ooooh! Oh-oh-oh! - # Sisters are doing it for themselves
BOTH: # Standing on our own two feet
# And ringing on their own bells
# We said, "Sisters are doing it for themselves!"
♪ For themselves! ♪
CHEERING
Sheena and Hollie!
- Oh, my word. - Hi! - Hi!
- How are you? - You two looked like you were in your element!
- We were in it, girl. - Yes!
Rita, let's go to you first.
- There was a lot of girl power up here, wasn't there? - I know.
I kind of wanted to get up there and start singing with you guys.
I would be like, "Sisters!"
And there's nothing better than seeing two females actually
- supporting each other. And it was great. - Oh, good!
Oh, Ricky...
You're almost out of your chair there.
Which of these sisters did it for you tonight?
This is the weird thing, because it feels like a shame
to have to split you up.
So I...I'd keep you together.
Sorry, it's just a compliment to Will. It sounded like
- you'd been singing together for years. - Yay!
Will, you did put them together. What are your thoughts?
There was a point in the song where it was...
I could out-riff you.
But it still sounded, you know, nice.
It just seemed like a bunch of wailing.
- But great wails. Just... - Save the wails. - Save the wails!
Save the Wales, of course. Oh! The...
LAUGHTER
That's good.
Hollie Barrie, you were awesome tonight.
Thanks!
- And, Sheena, tonight you shined. - Thank you.
OK, Will. It's time to make your decision.
OK...
OK, OK, OK. OK.
OK, here we go.
It's going to be...
..Sheena.
CHEERING
Well, Sheena, you remain in the competition. You remain
on Team Will. You will be going to the knockouts. Well done.
Go and see Will. Sheena, everyone!
CHEERING
- Thank you. - Hey, shiny Sheena. - Thanks, Will.
- Well done. - OK, Hollie. You didn't get through the battle. But all...
..all is not lost. Rita still has the power to grab you.
Hollie is now available for a steal.
SHOUTING
Hollie, I'm sorry. We are out of time for a steal.
The thing is, I know that I turned for you in the blind.
You had a four-people turn. Everybody turned for you.
You know, you did 90% an amazing job.
But, for me, I was looking for 100%.
I'm just so sorry and please don't give up on this.
CHEERING
Put your hands together one last time for Hollie.
Thank you. Thanks very much for your time.
I believe you. I believe in everything you said. But I'm...
- I don't know what I'm waiting for. - Yeah. - And I'm holding back.
They've all done their steals and I'm still waiting for something.
And I just don't know what it is.
- You're amazing. - I don't know what I'm waiting for. I'm just...
- I'm just waiting, you know? - Yeah, I know. I know the feeling.
I think the hardest thing for Rita at this stage is
she knows what she's looking for.
So to try and tell the other people that she doesn't go for...
- Why? That's a hard thing to do. - It's always hard.
Because at this point in time in the show, no-one is a bad singer.
I'm a bit worried because I know that something's coming up that
deserves a steal. But hopefully she'll do the right thing.
Next up, it's Team Ricky.
Hannah Wildes and Autumn.
I paired them together because I think it's never going to be
a shouting competition between these two.
It's going to be about emotion in a different way.
The song you'll be singing together is a song by Alicia Keys
called If I Ain't Got You.
Oh, wow!
They've both got a tough job to do,
because Hannah Wildes has also got that trick up her sleeve.
At the blind auditions, 24-year-old Hannah saved her best till last.
♪ Oh-oh-oh! ♪
And it worked, with her epic high note pulling three chairs her way.
You sang as if you believed that.
And you're making me believe that too.
♪ It ain't you, baby... ♪
Both of these girls have the potential to be
the winner of the entire show.
- # I'll be the one! - I'll be the reason! #
If it was a technical competition, Hannah Wildes would win it.
If it was an emotional competition, Autumn would win it.
Phew!
19-year-old Autumn Sharif knows dreams are all about
right place and right time.
My mum was from Somalia. And at the time there was a civil war going on.
I know that if I was born in Somalia, I might not even have had
the opportunity to sing.
With one place left on Team Ricky,
her performance left him with no doubts.
I knew you were the one to complete my team.
I've been doing this all day.
And most of the girls in my team have been crying at the end.
And I'm the one that's going... That was magical. It was amazing.
I didn't cry.
I nearly cried.
- It's the most accomplished thing I've heard today. - Wow, thank you. - It's...
Yay!
If you can sing and if you can tell a story, you've got me.
# Oooh-oh-oh Mmmmm!
# Oooooh...
# Some people live for the fortune
# Some people live just for the fame
# Some people live for the power, yeah
# Some people live just to play the game
BOTH: # Some people think that the physical things
# Define what's within
# Some people want it all
# But I don't want nothing at all
# If it ain't you, baby
# If I ain't got you, baby
# Some people want diamond rings
# Some just want everything
# But everything means nothing
# If I ain't got you
# Some people search for a fountain, yeah
# That promises forever young
# Some people need three dozen roses
# And that's the only way to prove you love them
# Yeah!
# Hand me the world on a silver platter
# And what good would it be?
# Some people want it all
# But I don't want nothing at all
# If it ain't you, baby
# If I ain't got you, baby
- # Some people want diamond rings - Some just want everything
# Everything means nothing
BOTH: # If I ain't got you...
♪ Oh-oh-oh... ♪
CHEERING
Ladies...
Hi.
CHEERING
Wow, Ricky. Two incredible singers.
- You've got a very tough decision, right? - I feel a little bit sick.
I don't blame you. Let's see if your coaches can help you out, Ricky, OK?
Let's go to Will first.
Will, both these girls are already like ready-made artists.
- But who stood out for you? - Um, Fall.
- Autumn? - Yes. Autumn was like...
I think I fell for Autumn. She's spectacular.
CHEERING
When Hannah started off...
You know, you started strong and I thought, "Wow!
"This is going to be it." And then Autumn came in...
- ..and changed the season. You know, it was like... - Nice!
..something else happened then.
So... But it went back and forth, equally, as well.
Ricky, did the girls deliver exactly
what you were looking for in this battle?
Yeah. These two girls can sing.
You don't have to clap that, because it's just a statement of fact.
LAUGHTER
All right, you can clap. I don't mind.
APPLAUSE
In fact, clap for as long as you want,
because I really need to stall on this one...
Not forcing anyone into doing anything
that they don't want to do...
- Just be blunt, Ricky. - I'm saying steal one of them.
CHEERING
Tonight you're going to be picking between Autumn
- or Hannah to go through to the knockouts on your team. - Well...
I just have to go with the one that made me feel perfect and that...
Ricky, who is the winner of the battle tonight?
The winner of this battle is...
Autumn.
CHEERING
Congratulations.
One more time, everyone, for Autumn!
- RICKY: Well done. - RITA: Well done.
Thank you so much.
You're amazing.
It'll be all right.
SHE SOBS
OK, Hannah, you didn't win the battle
but you could stay in the competition.
No pressure.
Tom and Will have used up their steals,
but Rita could snap you up.
You're now available for a steal.
AUDIENCE SHOUTS OUT
I will just say one thing. I'm never talking to any of you ever again...
and I'm just so grateful...
..that I waited.
Well done, Hannah. Congratulations. You are now on Team Rita.
Rita, I love you, girl.
I've been getting eaten alive out here
and I've been waiting, and now I know why I've been waiting.
I'm just so happy.
RICKY: She did the right thing, didn't she, waiting!
Hannah, you are now on Team Rita, the last steal of the night.
Give it up for Hannah on Team Rita!
RICKY: It was always going to happen.
- WILL: - Congrats, Hannah.
Yay!
- Rita, I love you so much. - No, you're so talented.
I'm so relieved that I've found somebody that I wanted to steal,
because it got to the point where I was starting to worry and I thought,
"What if there is actually nobody that I really want that bad?"
But Hannah was just awesome.
I've been, like, Team Ricky for the whole thing
and now it's, like, Rita. I've got to fit into a new crowd.
It's like starting at school again, isn't it? Oh, my God!
Could be nervous on the first day.
So, that's it. The last steal of the battles has been played
and there are no more second chances for the remaining acts.
- WILL: - The reason why it's tough now that there's no steals left
is that there's no safety net. Someone's going home
and it's sad.
I'm going to fight. I need to get through. I have to get through.
They all have to bring it up a notch
and I love something that makes people want to work harder.
I'm going to have to go out there and kill it
and hope that that'll be good enough.
They've got to really take this opportunity.
There's no sitting back and relaxing.
It's brutal, it's stressful, it's nerve-racking.
- WILL: - There's a bunch of predators on stage.
Who's going to eat who?
You gotta be strong.
Come on, man, let's go. Bring it out.
Next tonight, it's Team Will.
And the next battle is Esmee Denters...
..and you will be battling Andrew Marc.
I've paired Esmee and Andrew
so you have one old-school approach to singing
and then you have a new school.
Total opposites.
The song you will be singing is by the Police,
- and that's Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic. - Oh! Great song.
Will, we're going to make you proud.
After a top-ten hit and touring with Justin Timberlake,
26-year-old Esmee Denters came to The Voice hoping for
another shot at the big time.
And it was mission accomplished with four turns from the coaches.
- How old were you when you signed? - I started when I was 18.
At that age, you think you know what you want to be doing,
but you still have to discover a lot about who it is you want to be.
The music industry is very fickle.
You probably didn't understand the inner workings
- when you were that young. - Yeah.
So you had to come out of it to figure out how you can come back.
I have had success in the past but sometimes you need to lose something
in order for you to really know what it meant,
and I'm ready for it now.
♪ Every little thing she does is magic... ♪
Esmee is an amazing singer
but Andrew should not be worried at all,
because he's a super performer
and he's better today than he was during the blind.
♪ What's love got to do Say got to do with it? ♪
Andrew Marc does a mean Tina Turner impersonation,
but as himself, he was last to take to the stage
and complete Will's team.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
You're in my team.
Fantastic. Where did the, "Ooh, I'm going to do Tina"?
As part of my gigs,
sometimes I do a few impersonations.
Tina Turner is one of them.
- I do Elvis Presley. - Yeah!
I thought, I'm in front of a superstar, put me on the spot,
so I gave it to him.
AS ELVIS: # Look away, look away
♪ Look away... ♪
I think he enjoyed it. He didn't say, "That was bad,"
or anything like that. He didn't say it was good, either.
AS SHIRLEY BASSEY: # The minute you walked in the joint
# I could see you were a man of distinction
♪ A real big spender... ♪
I'm not sure about the Shirley Bassey.
I didn't even understand any words he was saying.
The best one was Roy Orbison.
AS ROY ORBISON: # Oh-oh-oh-oh
♪ In dreams... ♪
It was really spot-on with Roy.
- Take the song home. - Mm-hm. - Yeah.
Make it your own so we have a jam-fantastic battle.
If Esmee is to win this, she has to get the song in her DNA
and redefine it as her own.
Andrew has to sing it like Andrew.
He needs to show the UK who Andrew is.
Two unlikely challengers, one life-changing performance.
First into the ring, Esmee Denters!
Versus Andrew Marc!
Hey!
Let the battle commence.
# Though I've tried before to tell her
# Of the feelings I have for her
# In my heart
# Every time that I come near him
# I just lose my nerve as I've done from the start
# Every little thing she does is magic
# Everything she do just turns me on
# Even though my life before was tragic
# Now I know my love for him goes on
# On and on and on and on
# Do I have to tell the story
# Of a thousand rainy days since we first met?
# It's a big enough umbrella
# But it's always me that ends up getting wet
# Every little thing she does is magic
# Everything he do just turns me on
# Even though my life before was tragic
# Now I know my love for him goes on
# It goes on
# I resolved to call him up
# A thousand times a day
# I asked her if she'd marry me
# In some old-fashioned way
# But my silent fears have gripped me
# Long before I reach the phone
# Long before my tongue has tripped me
- BOTH: - # Must I always be alone?
# Every little thing she does is magic
# Everything he do just turns me on
# Even though my love was tragic
- # Now I know my love for him goes on - Oh-oh-oh
- # Every little thing he does - Oh-oh
- BOTH: - # Oh-oh-oh-oh... #
Esmee and Andrew!
Hey!
Oh, a little neck-kiss there. Hi.
- Mwah! How are you doing? - That was great. Fantastic.
It was great to do it as me. Well, Esmee and "as me".
No characters at all.
No Shirley Bassey, no Tina Turner, nothing. Just me.
You were absolutely fantastic as well.
Will, it's your decision this evening between these two.
We'll come to you in a second.
Rita, let's go to you first. Who impressed you the most?
I'm a bit speechless because, damn, Andrew,
- I didn't know you could sing like that. - Nor me!
Your voice is so powerful, it's like, # Whoa-oa-oa-oa... #
♪ Whoa-oa! ♪
Anyway, what I'm saying is, you blew me away with your power,
so thank you for that, Andrew.
Thank you very much, Rita. Thank you.
Um...Esmee, what I loved the most about you is that you're a fighter.
And it was a very mature performance, so I'm proud of both of you.
I thought it was very entertaining and to go up against...
Not to say that this gentleman here is older...
Slightly.
I know, because I'm an older person.
Slightly.
When you are, and you've got to go up against a younger girl,
it's a big chore, and I think Andrew did a hell of a job tonight.
Tom, coming from you, that's good. That's good.
Love you!
As you know, there are no steals left at this point,
so this will be the end of the line for one of them.
Will, it's time for you to make your decision.
OK. So...
- Esmee... - AUDIENCE SHOUTS OUT
Hold on, wait. Wait.
Wait!
I've known Esmee for years,
and, Andrew, you're a super singer, dude.
If I were you, I would do Andrew impersonations from now on.
Cos you are a powerhouse.
But going through...
..it's going to go on what I think is fate...
AUDIENCE SHOUTS OUT
..and that's Esmee.
Thank you.
Well done. Well done.
Esmee, well done. Congratulations.
You're going through to the knockouts.
You're still on Team Will. Esmee, everybody!
Thanks so much.
You all right?
Fine.
- Hi, boyfriend. - How are you?
Oh, you were amazing.
Andrew, sadly, there are no steals left,
which means you can't remain in the competition,
but you have just been so positive throughout your whole time here.
Yeah, I'd just like to say I've had an absolute ball
in this competition. I've got to thank Will
for bringing me here tonight,
because if it wasn't for Will I wouldn't be here.
Andrew, everyone.
♪ We don't need another hero... ♪
All right, mate.
Thanks, man.
- You really did. - Thank you very much.
Honestly. ..Oh, no.
♪ ..We don't need another hero... ♪
It's hard to say goodbye to Andrew
because I know how much music means to him.
It's been a great experience, um,
and it can't be topped.
THEY CHEER
Next tonight, it's Team Rita.
The next pairing I'm really excited about.
In true Rita fashion, I like doing things for the first time
so I put both of my duos together -
the DTwinz and the Mac Bros.
Four voices - it's going to be very interesting to see what happens.
- Yeah. - There's never been a four-way battle before on The Voice.
We're definitely 100% opposite.
Their genre is like this, and our genre is like that.
Us, both together, two duos -
potentially you could have a catastrophe.
♪ I was there... ♪
So, the song I gave them is Maps by Maroon 5.
♪ I was there for you when... ♪
It's a pretty indie track. I thought it would have suited the boys,
but the girls came out firing.
♪ ..I was at my worst... ♪
Rita's face lit up and I was like, "Yes, she knows us."
I love the DTwinz because those are the types of girls
that I grew up around. I know what they're like.
Rita identified with the soul sassiness
of twins Sophia and Shereen...
..and despite three chair turns,
there was only one coach for them.
I'm so happy.
Yes to the twins. Amazing.
♪ ..Where we are... ♪
The Mac Bros, I think, felt the pressure a tiny bit...
Ah...
And...
♪ I wonder where we are... ♪
It's crazy, standing next to someone who's got five number ones.
Obviously, we've never really worked with anyone of that status
and were just a little bit nervous.
Liverpool's Mac Bros
have gigged at legendary venues and they brought that experience
to our stage, where they rocked into Team Rita.
- Whoo! - # Just like a-ringing a bell... #
What did you think of that piano session?
We went into it kind of feeling a bit thrown in at the deep end.
- I know. - A bit lost.
I've done so many auditions where I've sung songs
and I've had 15 minutes to learn it and you've got to make it work.
But don't forget, have fun with it.
You're cheeky lads.
So you've got to bring that into the performance.
We want to show her that we can do this.
I think we're just going to have to rehearse the song to death.
After the rehearsals, we went with the Mac Bros
and we started singing, they started singing, we looked at each other
and were like, "Yes, this is sounding way better than we thought it would."
What Rita heard in the piano rehearsal to now,
I hope that that's going to surprise her in a way
and hopefully we've turned things around, in her eyes.
So, this is a Voice first,
and maybe I've made a massive mistake,
or maybe it'll be genius.
What have I done?
For the very first time, it's a battle of duos.
Here come the Mac Bros...
..versus DTwinz.
Let the battle commence.
Watch this.
I love 'em.
# I miss the taste of a sweeter life
# I miss the conversation
# I'm searching for a song tonight
# I'm changing all the stations
# I like to think that we had it all
# We drew a map to a better place Yeah
# But on that road I took a fall
# Oh, baby, why did you run away?
# I was there for you in your darkest time
# I was there for you in your darkest nights
# But I wonder, where were you when I was at my worst?
# Down on my knees
# And you said you had my back
# So I wonder, where were you?
# When all the roads you took came back to me
# So I'm following the map that leads to you
# The map that leads to you
# Ain't nothing I can do
# Follow it, follow it, follow it
# I hear your voice in my sleep at night
# Hard to resist temptation
# Cos something strange has come over me
# And I can't get over you
# Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
# Oh-oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
# Oh, I was there for you in your darkest times
# Oh, I was there for you in your darkest nights
# But I wonder, where were you when I was at my worst?
# Down on my knees
- ALL: - # And you said you had my back
# So I wonder, where were you?
# When all the roads you took came back to me
# So I'm following the map that leads back to you
- # Follow that map that leads to you - Ain't nothing I can do
- # That map that leads to you - Follow it, follow it, follow it
- # That map that leads to you - Ain't nothing I can do
- # The map that leads to you - Ooh-ooh-ooh... #
The Mac Bros and DTwinz!
For the first time ever, we've got two duos in the battles.
- Rita, you have got one heck of a decision to make. - I know.
I knew that already.
Even before they started singing.
First of all, I'm proud of the four of you.
The DTwinz are really good at working on their feet.
They're like two cats. You'd throw them out the window
and they'd get on their feet, like, eight times.
- How many lives do cats have? - Cats have nine lives.
- Does that make sense? - Thank you. - They're very much here and living.
- Ricky? - Rite, you've got two sets of twins on your team.
Well, the Mac Bros aren't twins.
We're not even brothers.
- Have you been paying attention, Ricky? - Yeah. I know.
I'm not... I'm paying attention.
It seems like the obvious thing to do is to put them together,
and it's the hardest pairing to do because they're both duos
but they both stepped up to it in different ways.
OK. Rita, so you know there are no more steals left,
which means no more second chances, so this is a very important choice
- for you. - Yeah. - It's time for you to make your decision.
What happens next is based on, they took the task on
and they made it work for themselves
and they just shone brighter than the other.
And, for me, who did that was the DTwinz.
Congratulations.
Well done. Girls, you are going to the knockouts.
You're still on Team Rita.
DTwinz, everyone.
I want to help you both down. How do you do that?!
Well done.
The DTwinz, they take anything and make it work in their favour,
but I'm not 100% happy because the Mac Bros are great.
They're just so comfortable in who they are, as a group.
Boys, thank you so much.
Mac Bros, everyone.
THEY SHRIEK
Next up tonight, it's Team Tom.
So, the next battle will be between...
..Sasha...
25-year-old Sasha Simone isn't your typical brickie,
and her emotions and nerves nearly got the better of her.
Nearly.
I don't normally turn as fast as I did.
I know you can release what's inside of me.
- And the person you will be battling with... - Yeah.
..Lisa.
Appearing on The Voice has been a real journey
for Shetland rocker Lisa Ward.
It's a long journey. Basically about 24 hours.
And it was a trip worth taking,
after landing the final place on Team Tom.
Thank you.
I hope you know the song. It's not a new song, it's a song
that's been around, but I know it very well,
called Tracks Of My Tears, by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.
- Great. - Wow.
'One is coming from a soul approach,
'the other is coming from more of a rock approach.'
So, if they meet in the middle,
it'll be great.
How are we feeling, ladies?
- Nervous. - Yeah.
Nervous?! Not you, I can't believe it.
- Very nervous. - You don't need to be nervous.
So, Smokey Robinson. I used to have a TV show...
So, they came on and they did this song,
so I know it very well...
He's met the guy and we're now going to have to stand up
and sing this song. It's...a little bit of pressure.
# Since you left me I was...uh...uh...uh...
♪ I'm seeming like I'm having fun... ♪
Around the piano,
Lisa looked and sounded more experienced than Sasha.
- BOTH: - # ..It's easy to trace...
♪ Tracks of my tears. ♪
Sorry for messing up. It's all quite new. Sorry.
It's all right, love.
- Sorry... - It's OK. Don't worry about it.
It's nice to have a cry.
Gets things out, as long as it doesn't affect you,
- especially when you're singing. - Mm-hm. - If you're nervous,
you HAVE to find some way to overcome it
or you won't be able to do it, you know?
You'll crumble.
♪ The tracks of my tears... ♪
But at stage rehearsal,
Sasha's emotions go into overdrive.
It was so good.
I'm really concerned about Sasha. She's really tough on herself.
I'm scared.
'Being on stage has made me realise that
'I have got a lot of things to work on'
if I want to win the battle.
Lisa has got the experience and the drive,
and Sasha's got the emotion,
but she can't let her emotions get the better of her.
She has to be as strong as she can.
# Ooh
# People say I'm the life of the party
# Cos I tell a joke or two
# Although I might be laughing loud and hearty
# Deep inside I'm blue
# So take a good look at my face
# You'll see my smile looks out of place
# If you'll look closer it's easy to trace
# The tracks of my tears
# Outside, I'm masquerading
# Inside, my hope is fading
# Just a clown since you put me down
# My smile is my make-up
# I wear since my breakup with you
# Take a good look at my face
# My smile looks out of place
# If you look a little closer it's easy to trace
# The tracks of my tears, baby
♪ Baby... ♪
Let's hear it for Sasha and Lisa!
Ladies, come in here.
How did the nerves hold up, Sasha?
- I-I-I don't know. - You're shaking. Are you OK? - Yeah, yeah.
- You've got a tight grip, you have. - I've got you!
Tom, it's your decision. Take a moment to think about it.
- Yes. - OK. Going to go to Ricky first.
Ricky, classic song. Did it make for a classic battle?
Honestly, like, Sasha, I'd turn for you, because you're freakin' awesome.
And then I didn't turn for you, I have no idea why.
- I think your team was full. - Oh, there you go.
That's my answer. I think you're both freakin' awesome now.
- Thank you. - What a great battle. Classic battle.
Sasha, all the stuff that you have just spilling out of you
just made Lisa even more awesome.
You were great at the blind, you just grew. Congrats.
So, Tom, all of the steals are gone.
So now it's over to you.
Yeah. Well, it's...
It's a difficult thing,
because do you want to go with the soul or the rock?
AUDIENCE SHOUTS OUT
It's...
Let me... OK, whoa, whoa!
SHOUTING CONTINUES
Hang about!
Whoa!
When I look at not only the battle...
The battle's very important
but I look further than that
and I think the person that I could take further...
AUDIENCE SHOUTS OUT
- ..would be Sasha. - Sasha!
Congratulations, Sasha.
Thank you.
- How much does that mean to you, hon? - Thank you...thank you...
You're through to the next round.
- I don't know what to say. - Aw.
Bless you.
Well done, well done.
Well done. Give Tom a big hug.
Everyone, give it up for Sasha Simone.
Oh...
You can relax now.
I think that Sasha has got a nervous problem
but I know that music is what has helped her
so the more she does it,
the more confident she'll become.
There are no steals so this is the end of the road. We have to say goodbye. Thank you so much.
You've been an amazing artist.
Please, one more time, give it up for Lisa!
- In my life. - You're a lovely, lovely person. - Thanks so much, guys.
THEY CHEER
It's amazing.
It's really, really good.
This is happy tears...
Next up tonight, it's Team Rita.
So the next pairing is beautiful Karis...
..and NK.
I've put NK with Karis because I love how timeless their vocals are
and I'd like to hear them do one of my favourite songs of all time.
This is a special one for me.
You're going to sing No Doubt, Don't Speak.
This battle has the potential to be my favourite battle so far.
♪ I really feel... ♪
Hey!
I think NK is amazing. He is so soulful and so striving.
♪ ..Could be the end... ♪
Yeah.
♪ Need a little loving tonight... ♪
21-year-old NK works as a full-time singer
and at the blind auditions, that experience really shone through.
Let's try and do the bass chorus there, you do that one.
- Shall we go with that? - All right.
With my experience, I felt I had to ask questions
because I had a lot of ideas. I always do.
Maybe she should sing that? Then I could do the response.
I like to switch up songs and make them my own.
I was determined to go for it.
# It's all ending
# I gotta stop pretending
ALL: # Who we are... #
I think Karis struggled cos she felt overwhelmed
with how much NK knew, but she's 16.
Single mum Karis's inspiration is
her one-year-old daughter Lara Grace...
♪ So just leave me alone... ♪
..and her first step to build them both a brighter future
was on Team Rita.
I think your potential is beyond belief.
All right? You seemed a little shy and almost a bit intimidated
in the sessions. Do you know how good you are?
No, I don't, really.
'I don't believe in myself.'
I kind of get nervous and think that people won't like me,
for me...
SHE SIGHS
Your voice makes other people happy.
That's why I picked you.
- Yes. - Because you make me so happy.
I'm passionate because I need you to know how good you are.
- You're SO good. - OK.
I do need to believe in myself a bit, a bit more,
but, hopefully, I will when...
if I grow throughout the competition.
It gets me really emotional
because I know that she can do it.
I hope she finds something in her to just get that fire
that I know she has.
Give me a hug.
# You and me
# We used to be together
# Every day together
# Always
# I really feel
# That I'm losing my best friend
# I can't believe this could be
# The end
# It looks as though you're letting go
# And if it's real Well, I don't want to know
# Don't speak I know what you're thinking
# I don't need your reason
# Don't tell me cos it hurts
- FALSETTO: - # Our memories
# They can be inviting
# But some are altogether mighty frightening
# And as we die, both you and I
# With my head in my hands I sit and cry
# Don't speak I know what you're saying
# I don't need your reason
# Don't tell me, cos it hurts
# Don't speak I know what you're thinking
# I don't need your reason
# Don't tell me cos it hurts
# I know what you're saying
# So please stop explaining
# Don't speak, don't speak
♪ Don't speak, yeah... ♪
Wow! What a performance. Give it up one more time for Karis and NK.
Yes. Will, we're not used to hearing that song as a duet.
How do you think the guys did with that performance?
They did spectacular.
Karis, you are... You're dynamite.
You sang that song awesome
and in a way I thought,
well, this is unfair,
cos NK, what's he going to do?
He's going to lose.
I wasn't even expecting him with the Barry Manilow...
No, not Barry Manilow, Barry White.
The baritone Barry White.
Barry Manilow?!
No, it's just the Barrys.
Barry White in the beginning, like, your wake-up morning voice, like...
THROATY VOICE: "Hey, baby, what's up? Can I make you some eggs?"
And then you hit me with some pretz... HIGH-PITCHED: ..up here.
I'm, like, "What? Falsetto?"
Just put some falsetto over there.
Throw some falsetto sauce on it.
I'm like, "Wow! That's some Transformers chk-chk-chk!"
- Wow. - Rita, you're a massive Gwen Stefani fan.
That's one of your favourite songs. Did the guys deliver?
I take that song so personally
because no doubting Gwen had been such an inspiration for me
growing up - that's where the red lip and the blonde hair all came from -
and with Karis, she's got that gravelly tone,
her soul feels like it's lived more than 16 years.
Then NK has this smooth tone where it's such a central, beautiful...
- Yeah! - ..personal vocal. - NK, what are you doing to this woman?
- I've no idea. - It's that "good morning" voice.
It's the "good morning, babe".
But what I mean to say is,
this is the moment in time where I'm so mad that nobody has a steal
and I was dreading picking this.
SHE SIGHS
As you said, Rita, there are no more steals,
so it is all about this decision right now.
The one that really captivated me the most
and I think their story needs to be told is...
- ..Karis. - Karis!
Congratulations, Karis. How does that feel, hon?
- I can't speak. - Aw. You're through to the knockout. Congratulations.
You're still on Team Rita.
One more time for Karis!
Hard luck, bro.
I'm so proud of you.
Well done.
If it was about who sang better - NK.
Sometimes it's not about how well you sing,
it's about the whole, entire kit and caboodle.
So Rita's choice is Rita's choice.
There's something about Karis. There's something I can't let go.
She's a fighter and she just needs that one chance to shine.
Next up tonight, it's Team Tom.
The battles are hard because you have to send half your team home.
It's hard saying goodbye, because you've picked them all.
That's how strong you think they are
or you wouldn't have turned in the first place.
Sir Tom saved his toughest decision until last
with his final pairing, Lara and Kim.
Lara's a great singer, dead powerful voice.
I'm just hoping little me can bring my big voice out, to match her.
I'm nervous about going up against Kim. She looks good on camera,
blonde, sexy, but I'm definitely determined to win the battle.
♪ I will stay home every night... ♪
29-year-old spoken word poet Lara Lee
found a fan in Sir Tom,
and then treated everyone to a freestyle burst of her own work.
Open up your ears Eradicate your fears
And soak your paws In my musical tears.
You are with me.
Hey!
- Lara. - Yes, sir. - You're a very emotional singer, I can tell that.
I used to sing to myself when I was upset when I was a child,
- so I think a lot of my emotion came from that. - Mmm.
I left home very young,
- when I was 12... - Oh, yeah?
Yeah. Things have been hard in my past, you know?
I had to be independent at a young age
but everyone has problems and, through music,
- we deal with those problems. - As long as you feel good and you're strong.
- Exactly. - And you feel good with yourself. That's the main thing.
♪ When no matter what you do is never good enough... ♪
I chose My Kind Of Love
because it's a big, soulful, emotional song
and I feel these girls can handle it.
♪ You feel my kind of... ♪
You've got it.
♪ ..Love... ♪
That's my bit I need to work on!
'Me and Lara get on well,'
but at the end of the day, I know it is a battle
'and I have got to, kind of, forget that she is my friend, if you like,'
and just, kind of, do it for me.
24-year-old Kim Alvord has been so near,
but so far, to musical fame.
I was really close to getting S Club Juniors.
A few years later, nearly got in The Saturdays.
But this time, she passed the audition and joined Team Tom.
- Well, I'm glad you like the song. - Yes, I do, thank you.
I'm glad you've enjoyed working together,
cos you sound great together and I have got a big decision to make.
Every battle that I've put together is tough,
so I don't pre-judge anything. I wait until I actually hear
what they do on the night.
DING-DING!
# I can't buy your love
# Don't even wanna try
# Sometimes the truth won't make
# You happy
# I'm not gonna lie
# But don't ever question
# If my heart beats only for you
# Cos if it's only for you
# I know I'm far from perfect
# Nothing like your entourage
# I can't grant you any wishes
# I won't promise you the stars
# But don't ever question if my heart beats
# Only for you It beats only for you
# Da-da-da-dah!
# Cos when you've given up
# When no matter what you do
# It's never good enough
# When you never thought that it could ever
# Get this tough
BOTH: # That's when you feel
# My kind of love!
# You won't see me at the parties
# I guess I'm just no fun
# I won't be turning up the radio
# Singing Baby You're The One
# But don't ever question
BOTH: # If my heart beats only for you
# Cos it beats only for you
# Oh-oh-oh! Cos when you've given up
# When no matter what you do
# It's never good enough
# Yeah
# When you never thought that it could ever get this tough
BOTH: # That's when you feel my kind of love!
# And when you're crying out
# When you fall and then can't pick your happy off the ground
# When the friends you thought you had
# Haven't stuck around
BOTH: # That's when you feel my
# Kind of love
♪ Ooh, hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, ooh-ooh! ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes, how good was that?!
One more time, for Kim and Lara!
CHEERING
Ladies, that was so good I didn't want it to stop.
- Tom, a very, very hard choice for you, right now. - Yes.
Let's hear from the other coaches first. Will, who connected with you
from that performance the most?
Well, I have to say, Kim, you have a nice, raspy voice
and a lot of soul, but just, who I would like
to work in the studio with...
APPLAUSE
..Lara Lee.
It was a gorgeous performance.
That song, not only was it hard to sing,
but you did it justice. Emeli would probably be watching it,
"Go on, girls!" If I could steal, I would have pressed in seconds.
- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - Thank you, Rita.
- Tom, a massive battle, even bigger decisions. - Yes.
- How did the girls do, for you? - They just made it more difficult for me,
because they sang so well. The biggest shame, at the moment,
is there are no steals left.
And that is the hardest part, because these two girls are stars.
- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - Yes.
OK, Tom, I know this is the hard part. Unfortunately, I am going to
- have to push you for the winner this evening. - No matter what
the decision I am going to make, I must say that you are both
first-class soul singers and that is the difficult part.
The only thing I can say is, looking further on down the line -
who could I work with, who could I help? -
that's all I can base it on, because there is not one singer better
than the other.
AUDIENCE SHOUT CONTESTANTS' NAMES
So, who is the winner of this battle tonight, Tom?
Well...
..my gut feeling in my soul...
..tells me Lara Lee.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Congratulations, Lara, you are through to the knockouts.
- How good is that? - Whoo! Yeah, baby!
I am absolutely ecstatic and I have got so much more that I would love
to show, so I am so grateful that I can do that. Thank you so much.
Yeah, absolutely right. One more time, please give it up for Lara!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I thought the both of them sang wonderfully well.
It's frustrating when there are no more steals left
and someone really good, like Kim, has to go home.
Please, one more time, give it up for Kim Alvord, everybody!
CHEERING
And finally tonight, it's Team Ricky.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, the final pairing is...
Classical Reflection...
APPLAUSE
You will be singing with
Emmanuel.
APPLAUSE
'So, Emmanuel and Classical Reflection, it is an odd pairing,'
but sometimes those make the best battles.
You are going to be singing...
- ..The Living Years, by Mike and The Mechanics. - Ooh!
You'll know it when you hear it. LAUGHTER
'We'd never heard of it before.'
- I think it's... Is it an '80s song? - Think it might be an '80s song!
Ricky got two for the price of one when identical twins
Hannah and Naomi, aka Classical Reflection,
bowled him over with their angelic tones.
Cos you were too good for me not to press the button.
# Say it loud
# Say it loud!
I've chosen Mike & The Mechanics' The Living Years,
cos it has a choral element in it for the girls and, also,
it's a really emotional song, which is great for Emmanuel.
♪ ..listen as well as you hear... ♪
Start again! LAUGHTER
It's fine.
- I'm going to swap you around, if that's all right. - Yes. - Cool.
'He just froze.'
Forgot everything he's good at.
So, we're going to sing it. I'm going to try and sing it with you.
I'm not a classically trained singer. I'm in the Kaiser Chiefs!
This is... Have you heard of them?
Thank God! Right, OK, so we are going to sing it together.
'I felt quite overwhelmed.'
It was just... Oh... It was just... It was too much.
23-year-old Emmanuel Nwamadi's singing voice got Ricky's vote,
but his speaking voice got Rita in a state.
- My name's Emmanuel... - Ooh! You're cute!
- Were you the one that was just singing?! - Yes!
So, Emmanuel, the thing is about you, you're an artist,
you're not used to this kind of thing.
It was like a proper fish out of water.
'It's quite new for me to have all this attention. I kind of felt'
exposed. I felt kind of naked.
Basically, get the emotion of the song and tell that story.
You're my storyteller.
'He can do this. I don't want any doubt in his performance.
'I want people to know that he can do it,'
but in order for that to happen, he's got to know he can do it.
We're going to be fine. You're all going to be superstars.
- Cool. - Oh, thank you. - 'It is an unusual battle pairing,
'but then, it is these moments that make the battle round'
really good fun.
DING-DING!
CHEERING
It's a two-against-one vocal dust-up.
Bring on Classical Reflection...
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
..versus Emmanuel Nwamadi!
CHEERING
Let the battle commence.
# Every generation
# Blames the one
# Before
# And all of their frustrations
# Come beating on your door
# I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father
# Held so dear I know that I'm
# A hostage to all
# His hopes and fears
ALL: # And I just wish I could have told him
# In the living years
- # Say it loud - Say it loud
# Say it clear
ALL: # You can listen
# As well as you hear
# So we open up a quarrel
# Between the present and the past
# So don't yield to the fortunes
# You may sometimes see as fate
# You may have a new perspective
# On a different day
# And if you don't give up and you don't give in
# You just might be OK
# Sing it loud
# Sing it loud!
- # Sing it clear - Sing it clear
ALL: # You can listen
# As well as you hear
- # It's too late - Oh, it's too late
# When we die
# Too late when we die
ALL: # To admit we don't see
♪ Eye to eye. ♪
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Please put your hands together for Classical Reflection and Emmanuel!
Oh, that was amazing!
It was so lovely! Girls, how was it?
It was really, really excellent. We loved it.
- Yeah. - Really, really loved it. - What is it like performing
with a third person, cos there's always only just two of you?
We got on so well. We've become such good friends,
so it's been lovely.
And how have you found working with the girls?
It's so awesome!
I just love it when he talks!
Say something else!
Hello.
LAUGHTER
I don't know about you lot, but my knees are weak right now.
I need a moment.
So, let's go to Ricky.
- Hi. - Do you need a moment? - Yeah, am I still standing?
You are still standing, yes. It was pretty beautiful.
It was great. I'm really proud of all of you.
Everybody was up on their feet.
I didn't know what to expect. I was, like, "What song
"is he going to do?"
I'm just really, really proud
of how you both stood your ground, and it must have been hard for you,
Emmanuel, to really, kind of, stand out with two voices,
- especially two that know each other so well. - Thanks.
That was so good, I didn't want it to end.
Honestly.
APPLAUSE
Now, that is a comment you want from Sir Tom Jones.
No, honestly. That's...
You girls were, like, angelic...
- Thank you. - ..and then, you put that thing on it, you know?
You brought the soul thing in there.
But to try and choose... I couldn't do it.
APPLAUSE
Thank you, Tom.
Ricky, did they deliver everything that you wanted them to?
Tom, you've made it harder.
This is supposed to make it easier, when they talk down the line,
- but it's made it loads harder. I have to decide, right? - You do, Ricky.
OK, it's...
It's so weird, cos it's like choosing between totally opposite things,
- but two opposite things that DO sit very well together. - Yep.
Who is the winner of this battle?
OK, so the winner of this battle is the act
that I would really like to take through
even past the knockouts, which is a big statement.
And so, the winner of the battle tonight...
..is Emmanuel.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well done!
Emmanuel, congratulations. Go and see Ricky.
Girls, as you know, there are no steals left, so this is the end
- of the competition, but I love how happy... - Emma!
Oops, sorry, Will.
I just wanted to say, this whole time, I was waiting and waiting
and waiting, because I was hoping to steal you guys.
- Oh! - But I can't steal you guys, cos another singer stole my steal.
LAUGHTER
And I think you guys are awesome and I look back and I thought, maybe,
you guys were telling lies that you are only twins,
cos I thought I saw a triplet. Your mum looks exactly like you guys.
You guys are awesome.
- You have got great, wonderful kids. - Oh, thank you.
You sounded phenomenal together. Thank you SO much
for being part of The Voice.
Can I have a question? I'm pretty sure everyone wants to know,
- what's your names? - Come up, Will. - Erm...Naomi. - Hannah.
Oh, Hannah and Naomi.
- Naomi? - Yes. - I'm Hannah. - Hi, Hannah. - Hello!
- You guys are great. - Oh, thank you very much.
Shall we get everyone up here?! Let me take you down.
Classical Reflection, everyone!
Thank you, guys.
Please be happy with that. It was so beautiful.
So, that's it, then. The teams are complete for the knockouts.
I'm excited to see what they'll pick to sing for themselves.
So, the battles are over. We killed it.
Yes, to Team Ora, but now, it's about the knockouts.
And I have to cut it down to three?
There will be eight of them stood there and we just have to go,
"These are the three I'm taking through," and that's it.
DING-DING! Boom, boom, boom!
Bring on the knockouts.
Next week...
It's the knockouts!
It's the toughest challenge yet.
We go from eight to three. Five go home. Bye-bye!
There is no room for mistakes...
Tonight wasn't your most outstanding performance.
..as the coaches decide their live show line-up.
Yeah!
Whoo!
First up, Team Rita...
You smashed it!
..and Team Will.
You've got to give it up to the freakin' fighter that came out
of nowhere, like, "I'm not going down!"
Holy smokes!
CHEERING
So, the battles are over and each coach
is now left with eight singers. Those eight singers are SO close
to the live shows, but before they get there,
- they have got to face the knockouts. - Yes, where the coaches must cut
their team of eight down to just three.
The knockouts will change everything.
CHEERING
So, let's hear it for our wonderful coaches. Mr Ricky Wilson!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Sir Tom Jones!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The gorgeous Rita Ora!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
And the starjump himself, Mr will.i.am!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Join us next week, when the knockouts begin
and the coaches must choose their live show line-up
and take them one step further to finding The Voice.
- Good night. - Good night.
Put yourself in the singers' shoes.
- Whaa! - No, really.
Have you got what it takes to get those red chairs spinning?
I'm off.
# Ha-mah!
2016 could be your year to wow the coaches.
- Yeah! - Ooh-hoo! - Yeah!
The Voice wants you.
Welcome to the show!
It was spectacular.
To enter...
That's a lot of work to remember right there.
Applications close at midnight, May 29.
You need to be on my team!
So, apply now!
The clock is ticking.