"Last week on "the voice"..." "Sweet destiny ?" "...the battle rounds began." "Whoa!" "And the steals changed everything." "We've got a steal!" "Lightning-fast!" "And blake shelton's in now!" "I'm liking the stealing." "Yes!" "Because when you have two talented singers," "It's not fair" "For somebody to have to home." "Collin," "You're back in the game!" "yes!" "Hold everything!" "Thank you." "Tonight, the battles continue as our four superstar coaches" "Pair their artists to face off" "In vocal battles." "It's go time." "?" "you turned out to be the ?" "?" "best thing i never" "Oh, you ?" "To help prepare them," "Our coaches have recruited" "Their friends... green day." "...some of the biggest names" "In music." "If you can't hit that note," "Hit it with an emotion." "And with the battle lines" "Drawn..." "I would love to know" "Why you paired us together." "Why do you think?" "To get rid of me." "Instead of worrying about why," "She needs to worry" "About how to win this thing." "...our coaches won't hesitate" "To use one of" "Their remaining steals." "There are" "Incredibly talented people" "On all the teams," "So if i can steal them," "It makes my team" "That much better." "And they'll have" "High expectations" "For their artists." "My bad. i missed my line." "Yeah, you did miss that." "With the option" "To steal other artists," "It definitely ups the stakes." "?" "shot through the heart" "And the artists must deliver." "?" "and you're to blame" "?" "darling," "You give love a bad name ?" "Because in the end," "Only one will win it all " "A recording contract" "With universal music group" "And be named "the voice."" "The battle rounds continue" "Right now." "Let's see how" "The first two artists" "From team blake match up." "21-year-old mariachi singer" "Julio cesar castillo" "Versus 42-year-old soul singer" "Terisa griffin." "Julio came" "To the blind auditions" "With dreams" "Of supporting his family." "My dad was diagnosed" "With epilepsy," "So it's not very easy" "For him to get a job." "But singing mariachi " "It's helped me support" "My family." "I'm gonna go out there," "And i'm gonna show america" "What i got." "?" "para bailar la bamba" "?" "se necesita" "Una poca de gracia ?" "Two chairs turned," "Forcing him" "To pick cee lo or blake." "I think i'm gonna go" "With blake. yes!" "Terisa griffin" "Came packing experience." "I am 42 years old." "Damn!" "Aren't y'all gonna say nothing?" "!" "During the blind auditions," "She proved" "It's never too late" "To fulfill your dreams." "?" "never mind," "I'll find someone like you ?" "86 00:05: 00:05:09,041 christina turned around first." "I feel like" "I'm in trouble." "I feel like" "You're in trouble, too." "Whew!" "Why don't you just come down here" "And punch me in the face" "And get it over with?" "I love you. i think you're awesome." "What else" "Do you want to hear?" "i'm gonna take you." "You're gonna take me?" "Whoo!" "Now you see what i've" "Had to deal with all my life." "That's my mama, my sister," "My ex-wife, everybody." "Julio and terisa meet" "With their coach, blake," "And michael bubl?" "For their first rehearsal." "Well, i'm sure" "You two are wondering," ""why are we singing" "Against each other?"" "It was actually more" "About the song," "And i thought, you know," ""conga,"" "Because "conga" is performed" "By a female diva" "Like gloria estefan." "Terisa's a powerful vocalist," "But it has a little bit" "Of a latin-type feel to it." "And so i thought," ""man, that'd be cool" "For julio, also."" "I think you meet together" "In the middle" "Because of this song." "This tune is a great tune." "And rhythmically, percussively," "You got to be, like, right on," "Or it's gonna sound dirty." "?" "feel the rhythm of the meter" "Getting stronger ?" "?" "conga beat" "Wait." "How does that part go?" "The song definitely" "Has latin feeling to it," "So hopefully that'll work" "To my advantage." "But the speed of the song is" "Just -- you know, it's fast." "I get a little" "Tongue-tied sometimes." "?" "feel the rhythm of the meter" "Getting stronger ?" "?" "don't you fight it till " "Yeah, that's hard." "This is" "All about breath control." "Yeah." "And you just" "Got to look at this phrasing" "And really think about where you're gonna" "Take that breath." "Come on, shake your body, baby," "Do the conga." "No one" "In the history of the world" "Ever really knew the words." "Yeah, i know." "They know "conga," but it's... ?" "conga" "?" "any longer" "I can't sing that fast." "I think you can, man." "I really do." "?" "come on, shake your" "Body, baby, do the conga ?" "?" "i know you can't" "CONTROL YOURSELF ANY LONGER ?" "142 00:06: 00:07:01,153 Terisa:" "I LOVE BALLADS, SO JULIO " "In my opinion," "He has the upper hand" "Because julio loves mariachi." "I don't know" "How i'm gonna outshine him," "But i do know" "That i'm gonna go in" "With the mentality" "Of kicking butt." "Terisa sits down" "With her coach and adviser" "To discuss her concerns" "With the pairing." "I would love to know" "Why you paired us together," "You know, because it's more" "In his, you know " "Wheelhouse." "Yeah, definitely." "Can i ask you," "Why do you think?" "To get rid of me." "Really?" "You really think that?" "yes." "Yes." "Of course not, terisa." "I begged and pleaded my case" "To you to pick me as a coach." "For some reason," "Terisa had this serious issue" "With the fact" "That i paired her with julio." "She needs to " "Instead of worrying about why," "She needs to worry" "About how to win this thing." "I'll find somebody" "That creates a good battle" "Because i don't want it" "To be easy." "I know you're pushing me" "Out of my box." "You know," "Once i said that to her," "I think" "She kind of snapped out of it" "And started going," ""okay, you're right." "I got some work to do here."" "With the battle looming," "Julio and terisa meet with blake" "And continue" "To struggle with the song." "?" "come on, shake your body," "Baby, do the conga ?" "?" "i know you can't" "Yourself any longer ?" "Okay, that's you." "Yeah," "There's one word" "That you're hanging on" "For a second." "Yeah, the " "And by the time you try to get to the other one," "It's already gone by," "And that's where it starts" "To fall apart a little bit." "If julio doesn't figure out" "How to roll through" "Those choruses with ease" "And with great timing," "He's gonna end up" "Throwing terisa off." "If he throws terisa off," "It throws" "The entire performance off," "And it just turns into" "A train wreck, you know?" "And that could cost him" "This battle." "?" "there's no way" "YOU'RE GONNA STOP, OH!" "?" "189 00:08: 00:08:46,658 Julio:" "I THINK TERISA'S VOICE IS STRONG," "And it's very intimidating." "You know, she got pipes." "?" "there's no way" "WE'RE GONNA STO-O-O-O-P ?" "193 00:08: 00:08:56,168 Blake:" "JULIO " " HE'S INTIMIDATED BY TERISA." "?" "come on" "And he should be." "?" "shake your body, baby" "Ohh ?" "But he also needs to know" "That he's just as talented." "?" "come on, shake your body," "Baby, do the conga ?" "It's the night of the battle," "And julio and terisa are" "Ready to face off." "I have been in this" "Industry for a really long time." "It has been a grind," "Definitely a struggle." "But nothing beats a failure" "But a try, and i won't give up." "Thank you." "My dad has been the person that supported me the most." "So i know that if i make it," "He'll be so proud of me." "Entering now from team blake," "It's the singer stepping out" "From his mariachi band," "Julio cesar castillo battling the fiery" "Soul singer terisa griffin!" "Let the battle begin." "?" "come on, shake your body," "Baby, do the conga ?" "?" "i know you can't" "Control yourself any longer ?" "?" "come on, shake your body," "Baby, do the conga ?" "?" "i know you can't" "Control yourself any longer ?" "?" "everybody," "Gather 'round now ?" "?" "let your body feel the heat," "Whoa, oh ?" "?" "don't you worry" "If you can't dance ?" "222 00:10: 00:10:53,084 ?" "let the music move your feet, yeah ?" "223 00:10: 00:10:57,422 ?" "it's the rhythm of the island ?" "?" "and like sugar cane" "So sweet, ohh ?" "?" "if you want to" "Do the conga ?" "?" "you've got to listen" "To the beat ?" "?" "oh, come on" "?" "shake your body, baby," "Do the conga ?" "?" "i know you can't" "Control yourself any longer ?" "?" "feel the rhythm of the music" "Getting stronger ?" "?" "don't you fight it till you" "Tried it, do that conga beat ?" "Whoo!" "?" "feel the fire of desire" "?" "as you dance" "The night away, yeah ?" "?" "'cause tonight" "We're gonna party ?" "?" "till we see" "The break of day, yeah ?" "?" "once the music" "Hits your system ?" "239 00:11: 00:11:42,701 ?" "there's no way you're gonna stop ?" "240 00:11: 00:11:47,205 ?" "ohh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah ?" "?" "oh," "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ?" "?" "oh, oh, oh" "?" "oh, oh" "?" "shake your body, baby" "?" "ow!" "?" "come on, shake your body," "Baby, do the conga ?" "?" "i know you can't" "Control yourself any longer ?" "?" "come on, shake your body," "Baby, do the conga ?" "Blake, a tough decision." "No!" "We'll get your decision," "But let's hear it from your" "Fellow coaches first. christina?" "Wow." "For the first time on this show," "I'm kind of speechless." "Come on." "Say something, please." "I'm trying." "I'm still processing. cee lo," "Why don't you say something?" "What's on your mind," "Cee lo?" "Yeah, i mean, it was cool." "Actually, i enjoyed it." "I mean, terisa, you always" "Got so much personality." "Anything with soul" "I think is good for me," "And it's good for the soul," "So it really feels good" "To see you so enthusiastic" "And really in the moment" "And really having fun." "I like your voice." "I really do. yeah." "Thank you, cee lo." "Adam?" "Come on, adam." "I am speechless." "Blake, you've really outdone" "Yourself on this one," "Because just as far as" "The style of what you guys do" "Are just so different." "But it was odd," "And it worked, you know?" "And, julio," "We've never had a contestant" "That has the style" "That you have," "So i thought that was" "Really cool that blake saw that." "Thank you." "And, terisa, i mean, julio was," "Like, scared at a certain point." "'cause you were " "She can do that to you." "Yeah. he was like " "She's really intimidating." "You know, you're so fierce," "And you're an amazing singer." "But," "For my own selfish reasons," "Wanting to have something" "Just completely different," "I would choose julio." "Cool. thank you, adam." "Thank you." "Blake, tough decision." "I don't know" "If you got a whole lot of help." "But what do you think?" "It was a hard," "Hard song to sing." "I know it was," "And i'll be damned" "If both of you didn't" "Do awesome." "Oh, my gosh, man." "I mean, it " "Thank you." "Well, i know it's not easy," "Blake, but who " "Okay." "Stop it." "Uh, and..." "And even as i talk right now," "I don't really know who won." "After blake's decision... ?" "shot through the heart," "And you're to blame ?" "?" "darling," "You give love a bad name ?" "...an unforgettable night" "Of battles continues... ?" "the dog days are over ...including" "An exciting twist..." "Oh!" "we got a steal!" "...that leaves our coaches" "Fighting to steal new artists" "For their teams." "Adam steals!" "Oh, it's the end" "Of her career!" "Welcome back" "To the battle rounds." "?" "oh, come on" "?" "shake your body, baby," "Do the conga ?" "Before the break," "Julio and terisa took the stage," "And their tongue-twisting" "Performance of "conga"" "Gave a latin flavor" "To the competition." "And now the fate" "Of these two artists" "All rests in blake's hands." "Well, i know it's not easy," "Blake, but who " "Stop it." "And even as i talk right now," "I don't really know who won." "I think the way" "That i'm gonna" "Have to make this decision" "Is to think back" "To when we were in rehearsals." "And..." "To me, julio was having" "The hardest time in rehearsals." "And because of that and" "What i just saw here today i think he probably put" "The most work into it." "I'm gonna have to go" "With julio." "Julio, congratulations." "We'll see you at" "The knockout round, my friend." "Thank you." "You got it." "Oh, my god, i feel great." "I...i don't think" "I've ever felt like this before." "It's such a great opportunity," "You know?" "We love you." "All right." "Terisa, here we go." "Coaches, let me remind you" "Terisa is available to steal. somebody!" "come on!" "Do it." "Oh, my god!" "We've got a steal!" "Cee lo green steals" "Terisa griffin from team blake. yes!" "You are back in the game." "The crowd goes nuts." "You are shaking" "Like a leaf." "What's going on?" "Talk to me." "Thank you, cee lo!" "Cee lo, talk to me." "You know what?" "Whoo!" "That connection with people," "Man, you can't pretend that." "You can't pretend it." "You know what i'm saying?" "So, like, you know, stay on." "Help me win the show." "I'm in it!" "i'm in it!" "I'm back!" "whoo!" "you're back!" "Go give" "Your new coach a hug." "Oh, cool!" "Cee lo green steals" "Terisa griffin." "Thank you, thank you," "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" "Thank you, jesus," "Thank you." "This is gonna be fun" "To see how it plays out." "We'll see terisa" "In the knockout round." "Whoo-hoo!" "Yes!" "It does not matter" "What everybody else thinks." "If you get up and try," "You have already won the battle." "Yes!" "And so it's the voice." "Yes." "Not the age, ladies." "It's your voice!" "You've got some killer singers" "On your team, cee lo." "You think so?" "Uh, yeah." "Me not choosing terisa" "And her still being" "In this competition," "She's gonna want to" "Shove that in my face" "As much as she can" "And go on and win this thing," "And that's the great thing" "About season three" "Is now they don't always" "Have to go home." "You did it, buddy." "As cee lo celebrates" "His new team member," "Let's take a look" "At the next battle matchup -- 22-year-old" "Former yale football player" "Dez duron from shreveport," "Louisiana," "Versus 16-year-old paulina" "From sugar land, texas." "After failing to make a team" "Last season during" "His blind audition," "Dez took the stage" "For a second time." "I'm definitely back here" "With something to prove." "?" "it's you and me forever" "He blew the coaches away" "With his comeback." "Last year, i definitely did miss" "An opportunity with you," "So i'm so happy" "That you came back" "And showcased" "A different side of yourself" "Because, i mean," "To me, your voice " "The sky is the limit." "I don't think i've heard anyone with a voice identical to mine." "It's sweet, but it still has" "Some kind of sass to it." "?" "i'm gonna run to, ohh" "Paulina started singing" "Onstage at the age of 12..." "I have the best parents" "In the entire world." "They're super supportive," "And i've always wanted to" "Just kind of pay them back" "And be what" "I've always hoped to be," "Which is a superstar." "?" "you make me feel that" "?" "la-la-la-la-la ...and took her next step" "Towards stardom" "When she landed a spot" "On team christina." "You had good voice control," "And you came out really strong." "You just belong on my team." "Hi." "Hi. how's it going?" "Our adviser is" "Billie joe armstrong." "I grew up" "Listening to green day." "Oh, my gosh, i was so excited." "?" "girl, you're amazing" "?" "just the way you are" "Dez and paulina " "They have these faces" "That sort of just light up" "And exude charisma," "So i gave them" ""just the way you are"" "Because it is" "Such a sweet song." "And i think" "That that's gonna be" "Really easy" "For them to tap in to." "?" "her eyes, her eyes" "?" "make the stars look like" "They're not shining ?" "I'm a big fan of the song." "I would never choose it" "For myself, though, to sing." "The song is really high." "?" "just the way you are" "It's way up there," "And so it's definitely gonna be" "A challenge for me." "I feel like" "There's a little bit" "Over-pronouncing" "Happening there. okay." "The way u were" "Singing it was like," ""her ey-es, her ey-es,"" "You know?" "Like, i really want you" "To relax on it," "Like... ?" "her eyes, her eyes" "You know, just kind of" "Throw it away a little bit." "I mean," "Don't lose your pitch. right." "I'm really nervous." "That's natural." "Be nervous." "It's your friend." "There's probably" "A little bit more weight" "On dez's shoulders," "Just because he wants to prove" "The fact that," "You know, he did make it past" "The blind auditions" "This second time around" "For a reason." "?" "'cause you're amazing" "?" "just the way you are," "Are, are ?" "I don't think you in particular" "Need to create" "Ad-lib situations" "That don't need to be there." "You know... ?" "'cause you're amazing" "It just can be" "More powerful than... ?" "amazi-i-i-ng" "The song already has" "Its pace to it," "So if you're trying to throw in" "Vocal acrobats and stuff," "You're gonna end up" "Kind of getting off of," "Like, the melody of the song," "I think. right." "Billie joe and" "Christina have been giving me" "Very valuable advice." "I just need" "To remember everything" "And store it back here" "So that whenever i go" "On that stage," "I can just bring it out" "And give" "The best i possibly can." "?" "just the way you are" "That's nice." "Love it, love it, yeah." "That's your character," "You know?" "Definitely incorporate" "Moments like that." "Paulina picks" "Interesting vocal choices," "And the melodies that she's" "Coming up with are really cool." "Once she gets it down," "It's gonna be" "A force to be reckoned with." "It's like just sing together" "And complement each other." "Enjoy each other, and then" "The audience will enjoy it, too." "Just don't overthink it." "And don't blow it." "And don't mess up." "Don't make me look bad." "She's got to win." "The next day," "Dez and paulina" "Head into their last rehearsal" "With christina." "?" "the way you a-a-a-re" "?" "girl, you're amazing" "?" "just the way you are" "Paulina, you're doing" "Your own thing with it." "You kind of pronounce things" "In your own style," "But just make sure i can" "Hear the lyrics and everything" "And you're not, you know," "Inching off of your pitch." "Just sing the song" "Just so everybody's not going," ""wait, what happened?"" "You know what i mean?" "Just so they don't think" "It's like a lyric flub" "Or a mistake. okay." "Staying on pitch," "Being really aware of my tone " "I think those are" "All really important factors" "That could either make me" "Go onto the next round" "Or, you know," "Make me go home." "Dez," "I wouldn't really go higher." "?" "the way you a-a-a-re" "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "Yeah, like a tiny, like, dip on it." "And go down." "It makes me nervous" "Because i will lose this battle" "If i don't hit these notes" "Right on." "?" "stay for a while 'cause you're amazing ?" "My bad. i missed my line." ""you're amazing."" "Dez seems like" "A very rehearsed vocalist." "I just hope" "That nerves don't take over" "And he's able to relax." "Like, it'd be nice" "To see you guys lock eyes" "At the end." "Definitely." "Paulina's positive is" "That her voice is quite unique." "I just hope that she doesn't" "Experiment onstage" "And it falls flat." "Dez and paulina" "Are about to battle." "Only one will win" "And remain on christina's team." "I know what it's like to go home really soon in the competition." "It doesn't feel good." "It's not something" "I want to feel again." "To be working" "With christina aguilera" "And learning from her," "It's like my dream come true." "I just wouldn't" "Want to lose that." "I want this really badly." "This is my night," "And i'm gonna shine." "Coming up..." "The coaches face" "Tough decisions." "Who is the winner" "Of this battle?" "Oh, my god." "I'm so torn." "The winner" "Of this battle..." "While hoping" "To strengthen their teams..." "Whoa!" "we got a steal!" "Whoo!" "...they end up" "In a battle of their own." "It makes a lot more" "Sense for you to be on my team than his." "Damn!" "?" "this is "the voice"" "Only one of these competitors" "From team christina" "Will win this battle" "And be one step closer" "To winning it all." "Singing "just the way you are,"" "The ex-yale football player" "From louisiana, dez duron." "Going up against the focused 16-year-old pop hopeful" "From texas, paulina!" "Let the battle begin." "?" "oh, her eyes," "Her eyes ?" "?" "make the stars look like" "They're not shining ?" "?" "her hair, her hair" "?" "falls perfectly" "Without her trying ?" "?" "she's so beautiful" "?" "and i tell her every day," "Mm-hmm ?" "?" "well, i know, i know" "?" "when i compliment him," "He won't believe me ?" "?" "and it's so, it's so" "?" "sad to think" "That he don't see what i see ?" "?" "but every time he asks me," ""do i look okay?" ?" "?" "i'll say, unh" "?" "and when i see your face," "Oh, girl ?" "?" "there's not a thing" "That i would change ?" "?" "'cause you're amazing" "Just the way you a-a-a-a-re ?" "?" "and when you smile" "?" "the whole world stops" "And stares for a while ?" "671 00:33: 00:33:15,826 ?" "'cause you're amazing just the way you are ?" "?" "oh" "Yeah ?" "?" "when i see your face" "?" "there's not a thing" "That i would change ?" "?" "'cause you're amazing" "?" "just the way you a-a-a-re" "Give it up." "From team christina," "Paulina and dez." "Very good. christina," "Tough decision coming up on this battle momentarily." "First, some thoughts from" "The other coaches. cee lo?" "Paulina, you have such a charm" "And such a personality" "That i really enjoy." "I love the quirk in your voice." "I think you did a great job." "But i just think" "As far as total package," "I got to give it" "To my man dez." "Adam?" "I think that there were" "Great things" "About both of your voices." "But both performances" "On their own," "To me," "Were a little bit inconsistent." "So, probably because it seems" "Like more kind of seasoned," "Probably i'd go with dez." "Blake shelton?" "Well, first," "Let me say something to dez." "Man, you've come a long way" "In a year." "I mean," "It's amazing to see you now." "I think as far as character" "And that person" "That would jump out on the radio" "Between the two of you," "It would be you," "Paulina." "I mean, you have" "Such different qualities" "And character." "But i want you to remember" "What i just said to dez." "It's amazing how much difference" "A year can make," "And i think dez's experience" "Is the reason that," "In my opinion," "He won this battle." "Thank you, blake." "Christina, give me some thoughts" "On the battle first" "And then your decision." "Yes, first of all," "So incredibly proud" "Of both of you." "I knew that both of you" "Would put" "Your own unique twist" "On it." "Paulina, you have" "This specific quality" "To your voice," "This tone, this texture," "This interesting falsetto." "And you showcased that." "You're a real performer." "You're a real artist" "When you're able to do that." "Thank you." "Dez, i thought you were very consistent throughout." "You went" "For that high note." "?" "the way you are" "It was really, really pretty" "And right on point." "Christina," "Who's the winner of this battle?" "Whew!" "Um..." "I just feel like," "Paulina," "It had its moments where it just" "Wasn't followed through" "As far as consistency," "So i got to give it to dez." "Dez, congratulations." "Dez duron moves on" "To the knockout rounds." "All right, coaches," "Let me remind you," "Paulina is available" "To steal." "Paulina, anything you want" "To say to coach christina?" "I just wanted to say you are" "A wonderful coach," "And i've already learned" "So much from you." "Thank you. thank you." "Ladies and gentlemen, paulina." "Thank you." "Thank you very much," "Paulina." "Thank you." "I wish i could have brought it" "A bit more." "I do feel like" "I was a bit shaky." "I'm so proud of you." "It would have been amazing" "To have been stolen" "And continue this opportunity," "But i know that it's not" "The end, and i'll keep going." "Oh, my god!" "All the hard work" "Just paying off right here." "Moments like these" "Is what you live for." "Unbelievable job." "I want to be the one" "To give christina her first win," "So this is" "The season right here." "Whoo!" "Coming up... ?" "you give love" "A bad name ?" "I looked down," "And everybody was going," ""oh, my gosh."" "Those are the type of moments" "That win a battle round." "...the battle rounds heat up." "?" "whoo," "I will always be the ?" "How do you, like," "Sing that many notes?" "Yeah, i can't even think" "That many notes." "?" "this is "the voice"" "Welcome back" "To the battle rounds." "Next, let's check in with adam" "And his nine-time" "Grammy award-winning adviser," "Mary j. blige, as they prepare" "For his next battle pairing." "It's" "A music-industry master class" "Starring mary j." "Blige and adam levine." "I've known mary j. for years," "And she's a wonderful woman" "That i love so dearly," "So it's really great that" "She's here for the battle rounds" "Because she offers" "A perspective that i don't have." "Let's see how" "The next two artists match up -- 24-year-old" "Former racecar driver benji" "Versus 26-year-old bar manager" "Sam james." "During the blind auditions," "Sam james came to "the voice"" "Looking for a career change." "I earn a living as a bartender," "And it's an awesome place," "But i want to be" "Playing music full time." "?" "imagine all the people" "His efforts paid off." "You have" "A fantastic voice." "You definitely" "Deserve to be here," "And i'm happy" "You're on my team, man." "Thank you so much." "Thank you." "And benji wowed two coaches" "With his rock-'n'-roll scream." "?" "ye-e-e-ah!" "Wow!" "What's your name?" "!" "This whole experience is" "Really important to me" "Because i kind of don't want it" "To end like racing did." "I don't want it to end with" "That 100-mile-an-hour collision" "Into a wall." "Now both artists face off" "Against each other." "What?" "!" "what's going on?" "Gentlemen!" "It's totally hard to put" "This into perspective right now." "I'm gonna get to work with two" "Of the biggest names in music." "I'm sam." "Mary." "Nice to meet you, mary." "I've been a fan of mary's" "For a long time." "Her trophy room is" "Probably bigger than my house." "People are gonna love it." "It's gonna be" "A crowd-pleaser kind of song. yeah." "I chose bon jovi 'cause i wanted them to be" "Out of their comfort zone." "I like that sometimes." "This is the time when you're" "Doing the battle rounds," "And people are gonna start" "To get to know you." "People kind of fall in love" "With what you do," "Who you are," "All this kind of stuff." "And this is" "A really great way to do that." "It's not what" "They would have chosen," "Which i think it's good," "You know?" "If it all fits perfectly" "And all makes perfect sense," "It doesn't" "Always engage or entertain." "So this was one" "Of those wild cards i threw out." "?" "shot through the heart," "And you're to blame ?" "?" "darling," "You give love a bad name ?" "870 00:42: 00:42:55,939 sam is just this powerhouse." "There's this density" "To his voice." "?" "oh, i play my part," "And you play your game ?" "Benji's an amazing screamer," "But he can also have" "This really clean," "Pristine-sounding voice." "?" "darling," "You give love a bad name ?" "And i think" "That the both of them together," "It's gonna be" "A really powerful duet." "?" "a bad name" "?" "bad name" "Check it out," "Check it out, check it out." "Sam, i think" "Sometimes the upper ones," "You're straining a bit." "If you can't hit that note" "With the note," "Hit it with an emotion," "And it's gonna go "ding!"" "Sam has a great voice." "I think he just needs" "Other techniques" "And ways of hitting that note" "And he'll be great." "?" "you give love" "A bad name ?" "There's always one or two notes" "In a big song like this" "I strain to hit." "It's" "An intimidating song. it is. that's true." "It's a big song." "Yeah." "I'm not really a bon jovi guy," "But i want to make it" "All the way." "?" "you give love a bad name" "I'm learning so much" "About myself" "From being on "the voice."" "So i definitely, definitely have" "A lot of work to do." "As the battle approaches," "Benji and sam head in" "For one final rehearsal" "With adam." "?" "shot through the heart," "And you're to blame ?" "?" "darling," "YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ?" "903 00:44: 00:44:10,947 Benji:" "I'VE ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF THE FRONT MAN OF A BAND," "And that makes me think that i" "Have a shot to win this battle." "?" "oh," "You're a loaded gun ?" "906 00:44: 00:44:20,823 ?" "yeah, yeah!" "Sam, the way you just" "Sang that was really great." "But, benji, one of the reasons" "Why i chose this song" "Was because i knew" "That you could have that moment" "Where you're like, "yeah!"" "But you really only need to roar" "At certain moments in the song," "But you can sing it" "The rest of the time, 'cause it's not gonna be good" "If you scream it all." "I really just" "Want to scream it out" "And yell it out," "But you've got to stay" "Kind of within" "Those constraints of the song" "While also being yourself." "That's hard." "Bon jovi is" "A deceptively great singer" "Who isn't just up there," "Growling." "He's, you know... ?" "shot through the heart," "And you're to blame ?" "?" "darling, you give love" "I mean, he's singing." "It's not just -- rawr!" "What i need to do is sit down," "Put the headphones on," "And lock it down, 'cause this is" "What i want to do." "And i'm not banking" "On me getting saved." "I'm banking on me winning." "It's almost like you have" "The opposite problem," "Because your thing is" "Gonna be getting out of your comfort range." "And with you," "It's like you have" "These two very" "Dramatically different ranges," "And i think that's gonna be," "For you," "Balancing" "Those two things out." "Benji and sam both had" "Some issues," "But i'm trying" "To challenge people," "And i'm trying" "To make people comfortable." "So, you know, that's my goal," "And that's my plan." "I think that the both" "Of them should be" "Able to thrive for the song." "The pressure mounts" "While benji and sam" "Make their way to the stage." "I don't want to" "Sling drinks anymore." "You know, it's a fun job," "And it definitely pays" "The bills, but i'm done with it." "I want to have" "Every day i wake up, it's music." "If i don't win tonight," "Then this might be it" "As far as music for me" "As a career, you know?" "I've given it a long time -- 11 years." "So, i really like sam." "He's an awesome guy." "But it's battle royale." "Coming up," "An epic battle rocks the stage." "?" "yea-a-a-a-h!" "You screamed like a bat flying" "Straight out of hell." "And later," "Which coach will score" "The second steal" "Of the night?" "Push." "Somebody push." "Push." "Whoa!" "we got a steal!" "?" "this is "the voice"" "Stepping into the ring now," "The 24-year-old" "Ex-racecar driver from orlando!" "Here he is!" "benji!" "Going voice to voice" "With the 26-year-old bar manager" "From massachusetts, sam james." "Let the battle begin." "?" "shot through the heart," "And you're to blame ?" "?" "darling," "You give love a bad name ?" "?" "an angel's smile is" "What you sell ?" "?" "you promised me heaven," "Then put me through hell ?" "?" "chains of love got" "A hold on me ?" "?" "when passion's your prison," "You can't break free ?" "?" "oh, you're a loaded gun," "Yea-a-a-h ?" "?" "whoa," "There's nowhere to run ?" "1001 00:51: 00:51:41,964 ?" "no one can save me, the damage is done ?" "1002 00:51: 00:51:45,468 ?" "shot through the heart, and you're to blame ?" "?" "darling," "You give love a bad name ?" "1004 00:51: 00:51:53,175 ?" "i play my part, and you play your game ?" "?" "darling," "You give love a bad name ?" "?" "you give lo-o-o-o-o-ve" "A bad name ?" "?" "whoo!" "paint your smile" "On your lips ?" "?" "blood-red nails" "On your fingertips ?" "1009 00:52: 00:52:14,630 ?" "a schoolboy's dream, you act so shy ?" "?" "your very first kiss was" "Your first kiss goodbye ?" "?" "whoa" "?" "you're a loaded gun" "?" "yeah, yeah, yeah!" "?" "oh," "There's nowhere to run ?" "1015 00:52: 00:52:34,517 ?" "no one can save me, the damage is done ?" "1016 00:52: 00:52:38,120 ?" "yea-a-a-a-h!" "?" "shot through the heart," "And you're to blame ?" "?" "darling," "You give love a bad name ?" "1019 00:52: 00:52:49,331 ?" "i play my part, and you play your game ?" "?" "darling," "You give love a bad name ?" "?" "darling, you give lo-o-o-o-ve" "A bad name!" "?" "Team adam battling." "Sam, benji, great job." "Damn!" "Great job, fellas." "There's your coach." "His name's adam." "We'll give him a minute" "To take all that in," "And we'll get some" "Of the thoughts from his fellow coaches." "We'll start" "With mr. blake shelton. blake?" "Hey, guys." "How you doing?" "What's up, blake?" "You calm down?" "You were pissed off" "A second ago, both of you." "Let me just tell you" "How i feel about it." "Sam, you kind of have your thing" "You do, and you stay there." "You know what i mean?" "Benji, either you have" "A bigger range" "Or you're more willing" "To explore that stuff." "You did something over here" "In the corner that was just " "I looked down," "And everybody was going," ""oh, my gosh."" "Those are" "The type of moments" "That win a battle round to me," "So i would give this to benji." "Thank you, blake." "Christina, your thoughts?" "Sam, you kind of have" "An adam levine thing going on" "In your voice, though," "Right?" "Well, i don't know." "I was so entertained." "You guys were battling it out." "That's what the battle rounds" "Is all about." "Sam," "You came out here," "And you immediately caught" "My attention." "You have this great smile" "And this great look in your eye," "And you had" "A lot of confidence." "And i liked how" "Even though benji" "Was definitely doing" "His" "You know, you stayed consistent" "In your comfort zone," "And you followed through," "And it was great." "But i'm down for, you know," "Some yelling and screaming," "And so for me," "It's benji." "Cee lo," "What did you think of that?" "Initially, i thought" "That it was pretty even-matched." "And then, benji," "I want to comment" "On something that blake said." "He said either it was you were" "Willing to explore" "Or you just had" "A greater range." "I think it was both," "Which doubled the distance." "You know" "What i'm saying?" "Because you just took" "The lead." "So i just think benji was" "The clear lead on this one." "All right, some thoughts from the other coaches there." "The only opinion that matters" "Is coach adam levine." "Adam, some thoughts?" "So, guys, listen." "Benji, you have one of the best" "Screams i've ever heard." "Yeah!" "You do. he does." "You scream like a bat flying" "Straight out of hell." "I appreciate that." "That is very hard to do." "And, you know," "It hearkens back" "To the real rock singers," "You know, of the day." "Now, the one problem, though," "That i have is the fact" "That in between your" "Lower register and your scream," "There's a little bit" "Of lack of control." "Sam, you know," "I saw you when you went" "For those high ones" "That you were struggling with." "Even if you didn't" "Nail them perfectly," "You got damn close." "And you have" "Your own style," "And i really felt it" "Coming through." "You weren't doing" "An impression of anybody." "You were sam," "And i really respect that." "Adam, who is the winner" "Of this battle?" "Okay, so, here we go." "The winner of this battle sam." "Sam james," "Congratulations." "We'll see you" "At the knockout round. awesome." "Thank you." "You're welcome, man." "It means so much to me" "That adam saw something in me" "That the other coaches didn't." "I live another day." "You know, i'm here." "I'm ready to stay." "And he believes in me," "And it makes me feel " "I'm overwhelmed." "Man, that was a close one," "Huh?" "You nailed it." "You nailed it, though." "Coaches, let me remind you" "Benji is available to steal." "Anything you" "Want to say to adam?" "Dude, i appreciate" "Kind of the feedback you gave me" "And the conversations" "We've had." "I'll take it to heart, man." "Thank you." "You're a classy guy." "I like you, benji." "Thank you. you are a classy guy." "Thank you, benji." "All right. give it up for benji," "Everybody." "Thank you, adam." "All right, bro." "You did great." "Take care." "With benji and sam," "That was just a matter" "Of sam has a little more control" "Over his voice." "Benji is like" "An unpolished diamond." "'cause he's got" "That scream that i really love," "But i just thought sam was" "A little more solid as a singer." "They're both great," "But sam was so far" "Out of what he's used to" "That it's like..." "I commend that." "If it were my choice," "I definitely probably would have" "Gone with benji," "Just because he had" "A crazy range" "That i didn't even know" "He was capable of." "But it just wasn't right" "For my team, so i had to pass." "If you put him" "Back into his comfort zone," "I think he's gonna be" "A lot better." "Yeah." "I've never counted" "On second chances," "So i wasn't really looking" "For a steal." "I mean, would i have taken one?" "Yes." "But it's tough, man, and " "It's tough." "Coming up," "More incredible battles." "?" "i'd pay the devil" "To replace her ?" "?" "she's gone" "She's gone ?" "?" "oh, i, what went wrong?" "?" "dog days are over" "You've got" "The music in you." "Blake," "This is a tough decision," "Because they really go" "Toe-to-toe." "And later," "One artist's life" "Is changed forever" "After a steal." "Whoa!" "?" "this is "the voice"" "Welcome back" "To the battle rounds." "As the battles continue," "Cee lo awaits his next pairing" "Alongside his trusted friend," "Grammy award-winning" "Rock star rob thomas." "As soon as you come on" "And you meet these artists," "You're immediately kind of" "Transported back to the idea" "Of when you were" "First starting out." "I've been in that place." "I've wanted it so bad." "So i felt like i even had more" "To maybe offer the artist" "Because of that." "Next up for team cee lo, 31-year-old family man" "Nicholas david" "Versus 30-year-old music teacher" "Todd kessler." "Father-to-be todd came" "To "the voice" on a mission." "This whole journey " "This is bigger than me." "I want it to provide" "That better life" "For my future family." "?" "oh, maggie, i wish i'd" "He impressed cee lo" "With his pure, crisp voice." "?" "never seen your fa-a-a-ce" "You sounded so smooth." "And i think that you will work" "Perfectly for me." "Minnesota native nicholas david overcame a rocky past" "Before making it" "To the "voice" stage." "I just was lost" "And just kind of self-medicated" "With booze." "Due to the drinking," "I started gaining weight." "Before i even knew it," "I was 300 pounds." "So i shed the weight." "I shed the booze." "Now i feel my message" "Of healing and hope" "Can reach a larger audience." "?" "whenever you're in trouble," "Won't you stand by me?" "?" "One button push landed him" "A spot on cee lo's team." "Unique voice, unique style." "Now unique coach." "Holy buckets." "Ready to battle," "Nicholas and todd meet" "With cee lo and rob." "Couple midwest kids." "Doing well?" "Yeah, man." "Yeah." "We were kind of joking," "Too," "Saying you picked us 'cause we got beards." "The beard guys," "The beard crew. yeah." "I'm very happy with the pairing" "Because todd and i have" "A lot of similarities." "We're both from the midwest." "We both got" "Long-term relationships." "We both have babies on the way." "We're not looking at this like" "We're competing each other." "It's just us" "Against ourselves. but you are." "Well, yeah." "Of course we know that." "Of course." "Nicholas and todd" "Will be singing" ""she's gone" by hall  oates." "Daryl's voice, man," "Is just all about," "You know," "Real soulful stuff." "Daryl hall is one of the" "Forefathers of blue-eyed soul," "And i chose this song because of" "Both of their blue-eyed souls." "?" "everybody's trying to tell me" "What's right for me ?" "What is up," "Bill withers?" "yeah." "I'm just gonna" "Walk out right now." "Nick sounded so good" "That it was just," ""what am i doing here?"" "You know?" "?" "i'd pay the devil" "To replace her ?" "?" "she's gone," "Oh, i, what went wrong?" "?" "Or something like that." "I don't know." "That last "she's gone"" "After "i'd pay the devil to replace her"?" "Uh-huh?" "It jumps right in." "?" "oh, i, i better learn" "How to face it ?" "?" "she's gone" "She's gone ?" "?" "oh, i" "?" "i'd pay the devil" "To replace her ?" "?" "she's gone" "He ain't doing that." "You got to make that face, too, right?" "You got to be like... ?" "oh!" "She's gone!" "?" "It's not just about" "Giving you guys a task" "Or just singing" "Some random song." "It's just i would love" "For it to connect, you know," "To each one of you" "In a personal way" "To where you can truly" "Sing it with that conviction." "That's been" "A constant struggle for me." "Todd has a strong voice" "That's more soulful" "Than i think he realizes," "And i think todd needs to find" "That connection with the song." "Is there an experience" "In your life" "That you probably could" "Maybe hold onto?" "Yeah, i mean," "My wife and i," "The first five years" "Of our relationship" "Were long-distance." "Mm-hmm." "So, i mean, that's kind of" "The only thing i can think of." "I get asked all the time like," ""what makes a really good song?"" "And the only answer is," ""if it takes you somewhere."" "You know what i mean?" "like," "And it can be a great pop song." "It could be a dance song." "It could be a ballad." "But if it takes you somewhere," "That's a good song." "Yeah." "I really need" "To make this song my own" "To connect with it" "On that deeper level," "And i really need" "To find a place" "That that makes sense to me" "And convey that to the audience." "The next day," "Nicholas gets some guidance" "From his coach, cee lo," "And adviser, rob thomas." "You seem like an old soul." "You know what i mean?" "Yeah." "But at the same time," "This forces that issue of, like," "This is a competition " "Do you know what i mean?" "yeah." "Do you have that?" "do you have" "A competitive spirit?" "Do you have a want to win?" "Yeah," "And that's the hard part, 'cause it's like" "Part of me says," ""i just want to do this" "With todd." sure." "I think the biggest" "Difficulty i've encountered" "As we approach the battle is" "I'm really growing to be" "Close with todd." "It's maybe more difficult" "To look at it" "Like a competition 'cause i just look at it" "Like this wonderful experience." "Wanting to win doesn't make you" "A lesser person." "I think your challenges" "You're gonna have" "Through this whole process is..." "Coming to terms" "With those mixed emotions." "Nick is finding it" "Hard to compete." "It's a friendly competition" "But a competition." "Like, this is still a war." "You know what i'm saying?" "So he needs to really," "Really get serious" "About this battle" "If he plans on winning," "So he can't" "Take todd for granted." "It's the night of the battle," "And nicholas and todd" "Are ready to face off." "I need to find" "My place in the song" "Where i'm gonna" "Shine brighter than nick," "But i need to really find" "That place inside" "To get past him" "To win this battle." "Cee lo told me" "To get rid of my indecisiveness" "Because i've become" "Actually really good friends" "With my partner," "And i've prayed on it" "And thought about it" "And meditated on it," "And i'm ready to do it." "Go get them." "Thank you very much." "Thank you." "Coming up... ?" "she's gone" "She's gone ?" "?" "oh, i ...nicholas and todd go" "Head-to-head in a performance" "That leaves cee lo" "With his toughest decision yet." "It was awesome!" "You gave me the head roll!" "You look like jesus," "And people like that." "You both moved me in different ways." "Who is the winner" "Of this battle round?" "i'm going to go with..." "?" "this is "the voice"" "From team cee lo," "Two will enter the battle ring," "But only one will be declared" "The winner." "Will it be the family man" "From minnesota," "Nicholas david..." "Whoo-hoo!" "Look who it is!" "...or the music teacher" "From chicago," "Looking for a new start," "Todd kessler?" "Yeah!" "Whoo!" "Let the battle begin." "?" "ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh" "?" "everybody's high" "On consolation ?" "?" "everybody's trying to" "Tell me what's right for me ?" "1396 01:11: 01:12:01,349 ?" "mm-mm-mm, yeah" "?" "my daddy tried to bore me" "With a sermon ?" "?" "but it's plain to see" "That they can't comfort me ?" "1399 01:12: 01:12:12,260 ?" "yeah" "?" "sorry, charlie," "For the imposition ?" "?" "i think i got it, got it," "Got the strength to carry on ?" "1402 01:12: 01:12:29,777 ?" "i need a drink and a quick decision ?" "1403 01:12: 01:12:35,817 ?" "now it's up to me, oh, what will be ?" "?" "she's gone" "She's gone ?" "?" "oh, i" "?" "i better learn" "How to face it ?" "?" "she's gone" "She's gone ?" "?" "oh, i" "Oh, i ?" "?" "i'd pay the devil" "To replace her ?" "?" "she's gone" "She's gone ?" "?" "oh, i," "What went wrong?" "?" "That's good." "?" "get up in the morning" "?" "look in the mirror" "?" "i'm worn as her toothbrush" "Hanging in the stand ?" "?" "my face ain't looking" "Any younger ?" "?" "but they, they can never be" "What she was to me, yeah ?" "?" "she's gone" "She's gone ?" "?" "oh, i" "?" "i better learn" "How to face it ?" "She's gone ?" "?" "she' oh, i ?" "?" "oh, oh, i" "?" "pay the devil" "To replace her ?" "?" "she's gone" "She's gone ?" "?" "oh, i," "What went wrong?" "?" "?" "she's go-o-o-o-ne," "Oh, i ?" "?" "i better learn" "How to face it ?" "?" "she's gone," "Oh, what went wrong?" "?" "?" "i, i'd pay the devil" "To replace her ?" "?" "she's gone" "She's gone ?" "?" "oh, i," "What went wrong?" "?" "?" "ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh," "Ooh-ooh-ooh ?" "?" "yeah" "We'll get the tough decision" "From cee lo in a few minutes." "First, adam," "What'd you think?" "It was awesome!" "And especially," "Once you guys" "Shook off the cobwebs" "And it got comfortable," "Your voices sounded" "Amazing together." "Nicholas, what is that" "That comes out of your mouth?" "That's like a unique " "There's only one of those," "You know," "And that's really cool" "Just 'cause" "It's so profoundly different." "Thanks, adam." "Blake shelton," "What did you think?" "I'll start with todd." "You're a guy" "Who's got such a great voice," "And you're in the upper, upper," "Upper percentile" "Of just great vocalists." "Thank you." "You are." "I agree." "Nicholas is that " "There is." "There's nobody else" "In this world like you." "I mean, it's just you've got" "That barry white thing" "If you want it." "You've got the upper" "Hall  oates sound" "If you want it." "You look like jesus," "And people like that." "You know, i had a lot" "Of fun watching that." "I really enjoyed" "The two of your voices" "Coming together," "And it was solid." "Todd, you were solid." "But i got to talk" "About nicholas for a second." "Nicholas, you got some style" "And some swag," "And you gave me" "The head rolls," "And you were" "Doing this at the end." "You have this unique quality" "That is all your own." "Tough decision, cee lo." "It was such a great battle." "What are you thinking?" "Very tough." "First of all," "Let me just say, nicholas," "They're right about you " "You are fantastic." "You move me" "In a very special way," "And i really, really enjoy" "Hearing you do your thing, man." "Todd, you are" "Equally incomparable." "I appreciate you equally." "I appreciate you both equally." "You both did" "A great job today," "And it's a very" "Tough decision for me." "Who is the winner" "Of this battle?" "All right," "I'm going to go with saint nick." "Nicholas david, congratulations." "You are moving on." "We'll see you" "At the knockout round," "Representing team cee lo." "Coaches, let me remind you" "Todd is available to steal." "Todd, tough, tough battle." "Yeah, yeah." "Some nice things said" "About you." "Anything you want to say" "To your coach, cee lo green?" "Thank you" "For this opportunity." "You turned around in the blinds," "And it meant so much to me." "And you know what?" "I'm not going home" "Broken-hearted." "I got stuff to go home to." "I got my wife," "My baby on the way, so i really, really," "Really appreciate it." "You've got" "The music in you." "You know," "Please continue, man. thank you." "Don't let this break your heart" "In any kind of way. thank you." "A big hand, everybody," "For todd kessler. thank you." "Thank you, todd." "Thank you." "Yo." "Great job, bro." "Come here." "I'm sorry." "You know what?" "You got to do" "What you got to do." "Okay?" "I will, yeah." "Great job, man." "Todd went up," "And he gave it his best shot," "But nicholas is so" "Multidimensional." "The guy has soul." "He has character." "And i think that cee lo made" "The right decision." "Aah!" "Hey, ma." "I'm so proud of you." "So awesome." "I'm full, man. i'm full." "I'm full of joy." "So full of happiness, man." "Pizza party tonight, guys." "Pizza party." "?" "pizza party" "?" "shot through the heart," "And you're to blame ?" "You can download" "The winners' full versions" "Of tonight's battle performances" "AT iTUNES." "?" "i'd pay the devil" "To replace her ?" "?" "she's gone" "Coming up..." "I love both of them," "But one has to move on," "And one of them won't." "It's go time." "?" "the dog days are over" "And later, the power to choose" "Shifts to one artist." "Who is your new coach?" "?" "this is "the voice"" "Welcome back" "To the battle rounds." "Let's check in with blake" "And his adviser, michael bubl?" "As they prepare" "For their next battle pairing." "I feel like i came here" "To mentor with you," "And now i feel like" "I'm a part of it." "Mm-hmm. you are." "Michael bubl?" "is just an artist" "That can do anything." "?" "michael bubl?" "So many people" "Will walk out of this room today" "Better performers" "Based on 15 minutes" "With michael bubl?" "I mean, that's " "That's unbelievable." "That's amazing." "Next, 23-year-old" "Indie artist lelia broussard," "From lafayette, louisiana," "Faces 32-year-old music teacher" "Suzanna choffel," "From austin, texas." "Lelia has gone to great lengths" "To pursue a career in music." "When i was 17," "I moved to new york" "To make it in music," "And it's a difficult path." "I've been playing shows" "For nobody," "So when people show up" "To my shows," "I'm always like," ""yes!" "i'm doing it."" "?" "i have always thought" "That it's a crime ?" "Her take on a classic" "Landed her on team blake." "Being on "the voice"" "Is an incredible opportunity" "To make it into a living." "Music teacher suzanna" "Is stepping out" "From the classroom" "For a shot at a career in music." "?" "i've built my life" "Around you ?" "After impressing adam" "And blake..." "I did turn around" "Before you?" "you bastard." "...she had a tough decision." "I think i'm gonna" "Have to go with blake." "Yes!" "I'm so mad." "She's so good, it's crazy." "Ready for battle," "The singers meet" "With blake and michael" "For their first rehearsals." "Nice to meet you." "Nice to see you. how are you?" "It was wonderful" "To meet michael bubl?" "He's a gentleman." "Blake and michael " "They're super pros, so it's" "Great to have them on our side." "Y'all had to have known" "I was gonna pair y'all together." "Absolutely. we called it." "Yeah, we knew. outside, we were like..." ""we're gonna get paired."" "We knew it. we knew it." "Lelia and suzanna " "It's just the most obvious" "Pairing of a battle" "I've ever seen." "I'm so excited." "Here's two chicks," "Kind of indie artists," "Who play guitar," "That kind of have gypsy souls," "So i picked "dog days are over"" "By florence and the machine" "Because they are so huge" "Right now," "And it's a mad rock/indie sound." "I mean, there's definitely" "Some of that" "That can come out of them," "I think, and i want to hear it." "?" "except everything" "?" "you had" "?" "and what was left" "After that, too ?" "When you go to your falsetto," "It's so pretty." "Oh, thanks. thank you." "It's so pretty, and you look like" "You're really feeling it." "Oh, my god," "I love to watch her sing." "That's the first time i ever got" "To sit here and watch you sing." "You know what i mean?" "Thank you." "Lelia is a great performer." "She really puts her whole" "Into the song." "And as a teacher, i often get in" "My head a lot about technique." "?" "can you hear" "The horses?" "?" "?" "'cause here they come" "Blah!" "There i go flat." "I'm a little nervous" "About letting go" "Of some of those little," "Minute, technical details" "And actually, you know," "Putting myself into the performance." "That's, like," "My one concern." "The next day, after" "Feeling insecure in rehearsal," "Suzanna sits down with blake" "And michael for advice." "I do teach a lot," "And the past few years," "I haven't been performing" "As much as i should be." "But i would say" "Leave the teacher thing behind." "You know what i mean?" "Right. yeah." "Instead of thinking" "About the breathing... sure, sure." "...or what other things" "That you've been beating" "Into other people's minds..." "Yeah." "...don't let that accidentally" "Start becoming, you know," "Things that are happening" "In your mind" "In this situation," "You know?" "yeah, sure. absolutely." "I could see suzanna" "Becoming that person" "That's like, you know," "Stand up there, breathe right." "I know that's good singing," "That's good form," "But screw that." "I want to see" "How she just cuts loose" "And loses herself onstage." "I don't care if you've done one" "Gig or you've done a thousand." "No one needs to know." "Yeah." "The following day," "Lelia and suzanna meet with" "Blake for one final rehearsal." "?" "'cause here they come" "?" "the horses are coming" "?" "so you better run" "?" "run fast for your mother," "Run fast for your father ?" "Give me one second." "I'm sorry. i'm sorry." "Lelia, the pitch can get" "Really haywire there." "You know what i mean?" "Right. right, right." "And there's absolutely" "No forgiveness on television." "Pay special attention" "To those," "Because those will be the" "Things that make you who you are on down the road." "As a singer/songwriter," "I think the whole process" "Has been super-intense," "And i've been feeling it today." "I'm still kind of, like," "Getting my bearings around the song." "I don't think anybody likes" "That pitch i just used." "You know what else, suzanna?" "Yeah." "There's different things" "That make you sound" "Like different people." "Sometimes it's the phrasing." "Sometimes it's the rasp. okay." "But there was a time or two" "Where you opened up" "And it was a clear voice," "You know?" "okay. right." "I change my voice a lot." "It probably comes from," "You know," "A multitude of influences" "That i have." "I guess i would just say," "You know, pick one." "To win this battle, i need" "To embody the artist within." "I will say that just go" "Into this and have fun with it," "But leave nothing out there." "Yeah." "This is gonna be" "A really tough decision for me." "Because i love both of them." "I really do." "One has to move on," "And one of them won't," "And that's just "the voice."" "It's go time." "It's the night of the battle," "And lelia and suzanna" "Will put it all on the line" "To win and remain on team blake." "I've been on my own for" "So long, sometimes it's hard." "But being a couple steps away" "From the live show," "There's definitely no room" "For error." "Suzanna, girl," "You better look out." "It's on." "I absolutely think" "That this is kind of" "My crossover moment" "From "teaching," "Behind the scenes," "Sort of subdued" suzanna," "Into more of the star suzanna," "Showing the world, showing" "America i'm not just a teacher." "I can rock it." "Coming up, blake's artists" "Impress him with their battle... ?" "you can't carry it with you" "If you want to survive ?" "...making it hard" "For him to pick a winner." "Oh, no. not these two." "I don't want to see anybody go." "Who is the winner?" "Damn it. that sucks." "Will one go home," "Or will there be a steal?" "Hey, it's christina milian." "Do you want to know" "How the battle pairings" "Really feel about each other?" "The relationship" "Between us" "Is a lot better" "Than a lot of the contestants." "I get the juicy gossip" "Back here." "Because i'll be chatting" "With all of the artists" "Right after they step" "Off the battle stage." "In a perfect world," "If adam could have" "You and me" "Into one person..." "For the ultimate" ""voice" experience," "Keep up with us on facebook" "And hit us up on twitter" "USING #TheVoice." "Battles continue" "Right after this." "?" "this is "the voice"" "One of these artists" "Will represent team blake" "In the knockout round." "In the ring tonight, the" "Independent singer/songwriter" "From louisiana," "Lelia broussard..." "Yeah!" "whoo!" "...up against the austin" "Music teacher," "Suzanna choffel!" "Whoo, whoo!" "This battle begins right now." "?" "happiness hit her" "?" "like a train on a" "?" "track" "?" "coming towards her" "?" "stuck," "Still no turning ?" "?" "back" "?" "the dog days are over" "?" "the dog days" "Are done ?" "?" "the horses" "Are coming ?" "?" "so you better run" "?" "run fast for your mother," "Run fast for your father ?" "?" "run for your children," "For your sisters and brothers ?" "?" "leave all your love" "And your longing behind ?" "1825 01:34: 01:34:29,462 ?" "you can't carry it with you if you want to survive ?" "?" "the dog days are over" "?" "the dog days" "Are done ?" "?" "can you" "Hear the horses?" "?" "?" "'cause here they come" "?" "and i" "?" "i never wanted" "?" "anything from you" "?" "except everything" "?" "you had" "?" "and what was left" "After that, too ?" "?" "run fast for your mother," "Run fast for your father ?" "?" "run for your children," "For your sisters and brothers ?" "1839 01:35: 01:35:20,280 ?" "leave all your love and your longing behind ?" "?" "you can't carry it with you" "If you want to survive ?" "?" "the dog days are over" "?" "the dog days are done" "?" "can you hear the horses?" "?" "'cause here they come" "Give it up" "For suzanna and leila." "Blake, wow." "That is not gonna be easy" "For you." "Christina, some thoughts?" "That was great, you guys." "That was really beautiful." "Really good." "Thank you." "Suzanna," "That was kind of like -- zing!" "Okay, you have a really special," "Unique thing about your voice." "And, leila, whenever you brought" "In that beautiful falsetto," "I was really taken by that," "Too." "You know, this was a great" "Pairing, a great match." "Blake, this is a tough decision," "Because they really go" "Toe-to-toe." "Yeah, um..." "Lelia, that was wonderful " "That walk across" "And that second verse " "But i don't think" "You took the opportunity" "To really take off from there," "You know." "But you both" "Deserve to be here," "And you both have talent " "Talent overflowing." "You know, suzanna," "I've kind of been mad at myself 'cause i remember" "Turning around for you." "And i wanted to make sure" "It wasn't" "A stevie nicks impression." "But clearly," "After seeing this, it's not," "And, you know, i screwed up," "And i should have beaten his ass" "Into the ground" "And taken you away from him." "Lelia, you were also" "Really powerful." "I was discovering you" "For the first time tonight." "So, because i'm wishing that" "I had fought harder for you," "Suzanna," "I would have to go with you." "All right, blake," "Tough decision." "Damn it. that sucks." "Every time a battle comes" "Across this stage from my team," "It's like, "oh, no." "Not these two." "I don't want to see anybody go."" "But they had some good points." "Lelia, when you did start in" "On your verse," "It was like you became the lelia" "That i just, like," "Am obsessed with." "I mean, when she sings," "She almost becomes the song." "I love to watch it." "And, suzanna -- it's interesting" "That you talked" "About the stevie nicks thing," "Because she kind of has" "The ability" "To kind of be a chameleon" "And turn into stevie nicks" "When she's doing stevie nicks" "And then" "Florence and the machine" "When she's doing" "Florence and the machine," "But i also think suzanna sounds" "Like suzanna when she wants to." "Blake, who is the winner" "Of this battle?" "Uh..." "I think suzanna won this battle." "I'm gonna go with suzanna." "Suzanna, congratulations." "We'll see you" "In the knockout round." "Congratulations to you." "Good job." "Thank you." "Coaches, let me remind you" "Lelia is available to steal." "I just" "Want to say thank you." "It was such" "An amazing experience" "To be on the show" "And to be on your team." "So thank you so much." "Thank you." "Ladies and gentlemen," "Give her a round of applause." "Lelia broussard." "Thank you so much." "Good luck, sweetie." "Thank you." "I'll see you" "Down the road. all right." "Lelia's really amazing," "But i've done one steal," "I got one left." "I'm saving it" "For a special occasion," "An instinctual moment" "Of some epiphany of some kind." "It's crazy though, man." "People surprise you, like " "I felt bad, though." "They're both great." "They were so great." "Oh, my god!" "I was kind of nervous" "About the song initially" "When i got it," "And i feel like" "I worked hard on it," "And i was pretty blown away by" "Just what all the coaches said." "I'm very excited." "I'm not gonna lie." "I'm pretty excited!" "Come here. mwah!" "So cool." "Coming up..." "A two-button steal" "Has the coaches fighting" "To pick up a valuable voice." "He didn't believe in you" "During the blind auditions" "Like i did." "You know a lot" "About bull crap, oklahoma." "?" "this is "the voice"" "Welcome back" "To the battle rounds." "Let's check in with christina" "Before her next battle pairing." "In my next life," "I'm gonna come back" "In an all-male rock band." "I'm like, "can we switch places" "For a day?"" "Billie Joe:" "I can mentor that." "While christina" "And billie joe armstrong" "Await their next battle pairing," "Let's see how they match up." "17-year-old joselyn rivera" "From florida" "Versus 19-year-old" "Pop powerhouse sylvia yacoub." "During the blind auditions," "Sylvia impressed" "Three of our coaches" "With her powerful performance... ?" "like i'm the only one" "That you'll ever love ?" "...giving her a shot" "At fulfilling" "Both her and" "Her mother's dreams." "My mom grew up in egypt," "And she wasn't able to" "Follow her dreams," "Just 'cause she was a woman," "And i just want to make" "These dreams come true for me and my mom." "17-year-old joselyn" "Broke out of her shell... ?" "stro-o-o-nger ...fueling a heated debate" "Between christina and blake." "Do you notice" "The long light going out" "In front of my chair" "Right now?" "Wait. did you push" "Your button?" "you're damn right i did." "Oh!" "Joselyn is very young," "So it's an exciting place to be," "In the beginning of her journey." "Song choice " ""best thing i never had."" "I chose it because" "I feel like the two of you" "Are capable" "Of a song like this." "I love this song so much." "But sylvia and joselyn" "Are really good singers." "I knew i had to give them both" "A song that required" "Some pretty powerful vocals." "?" "well, i bet it sucks" "To be you right now ?" "Sylvia's voice" "Is very powerful." "?" "another place," "Another time ?" "It sounds like she's got" "A lot of years behind her," "And it shows." "You're hitting so hard," "And it's all power." "The only thing i worry about" "Is if you overpower it. mm-hmm." "I think, for sylvia," "Having a powerful voice" "Is her strength," "But with having great power" "Comes great responsibility," "So she has to be able to kind of" "Stay mature within the song." "Definitely pick out" "Where you're gonna do" "The ad-libs and the runs." "I want to make sure" "It doesn't come off" "As overdone, trying too hard," "Or even sloppy." "When i started out so strong" "In all those runs" "It was 'cause i was kind of" "Nervous to sing in front of christina," "But i got what she was saying " "That i need to pick my moments." "?" "i know" "YOU WANT ME BACK ?" "2050 01:45: 01:45:38,197 Christina:" "JOSELYN HAS A GREAT VOICE," "And i think she has a problem" "Finding her own volume." "But she's very young." "She's still finding who she is." "You, i think, need to find out" "Where your comfort zone is," "Having a higher tone," "Because you can use that" "To your advantage." "Right." "I was shy" "My whole entire life," "And i wanted to know" "How to prepare" "To get onstage" "And really be strong." "I think it's about delivering" "Those lyrics and that message" "And then, like," "Choosing your moments." "Billie Joe:" "I THINK" "The one thing about joselyn " "If there's one thing that can" "Cause her to lose the battle" "Is that she tries" "To overcompensate" "For having a softer voice." "And if she does that," "She can wind up in trouble." "With little time left" "Before their battle," "Joselyn and sylvia head in" "For one final rehearsal" "With christina." "?" "best thing i never" "?" "ooh" "?" "and i will" "Never be the ?" "I think sometimes" "Sylvia could be" "A little bit overpowering." "Sometimes it can be impressive," "And sometimes" "It can be a little annoying." "?" "turned out" "To be the -- ?" "Okay, hold on, hold on, hold on." "Sorry, sorry, sorry. hang on." "Sylvia, some of the more pretty" "Things i think you were doing" "Was whenever you were doing" "A little bit more tender" "And vulnerable, 'cause you already have" "This intensity about it" "That it would even end up" "Being better and more in pitch" "If it was just eased up on." "Going into this battle" "Round, i'm a little nervous, 'cause i think if i try too hard" "To show my power the whole time," "I won't show" "Those vulnerable moments," "So i just got to make sure" "That it's not a constant 10" "The whole time." "?" "ahh" "?" "what goes around" "Comes back around ?" "?" "it sucks to be you" "Right now ?" "right now ?" "?" "ooh-ooh" "I like the solidness" "Of that, joselyn." "You guys sound really," "Really, really good." "Let's just do it from the top," "All right?" "Yeah, sure." "Okay?" "Joselyn has" "A crazy great range." "Then, you have sylvia," "Who has a really powerful voice." "Man, it's gonna make" "A great battle." "Whoo!" "It's the night of the battle," "And joselyn and sylvia" "Head to the stage." "It would be super-heartbreaking" "For me to go home," "Because this show" "Has really helped me open up." "?" "goes around" "Comes back around ?" "I no longer" "Have to sit in a corner" "And hide myself from the world." "I can be who i am," "And i want to continue on" "On this amazing journey." "This seems to be" "The last chance, really," "For not only my myself," "But for my mom, as well." "If i win this battle," "The second i see my mom," "I know there's just gonna be" "Just a whole lot of crying" "On her part, 'cause she's gonna" "Be so excited." "And that's what i want to see." "I want to see her smiling at me" "Because i won." "Entering now," "The quiet florida teen" "Joselyn rivera versus the egyptian-born" "Pop singer sylvia yacoub!" "This battle starts right now." "?" "what goes around" "Comes back around ?" "2127 01:48: 01:48:54,727 ?" "hey, my baby" "Comes back around ?" "?" "what goes around" "?" "there was a time" "?" "i thought that you did" "Everything right ?" "?" "no lies, no wrong" "?" "boy, i must have been" "Out of my mind ?" "?" "so when i think of the time" "That i almost loved you ?" "?" "you showed your ass," "And i, i saw the real you ?" "2135 01:49: 01:49:30,763 ?" "thank god you blew it ha!" "?" "thank god" "I dodged the bullet ?" "?" "i'm so over you," "So, baby, good looking out ?" "2138 01:49: 01:49:39,772 ?" "i wanted you bad" "?" "i'm so through with that" "?" "'cause honestly" "You turned out to be the ?" "2141 01:49: 01:49:47,947 ?" "best thing i never" "?" "you turned out" "To be the ?" "?" "best thing i never had" "?" "and i'm gonna" "Always be the ?" "?" "best thing" "You never h-a-a-ad ?" "2146 01:50: 01:50:04,964 right n-o-o-ow ?" "?" "oh, yeah, but i bet it sucks to be you ?" "It's time" "?" "i knowto face the facts ?" "2148 01:50: 01:50:12,137 ?" "that i'm the one that's got away ?" "?" "lord knows" "That it would take ?" "2150 01:50: 01:50:16,642 ?" "another place, another time ?" "?" "another world," "Another life ?" "?" "thank god i found the" "?" "good in goodbye" "Good in goodbye ?" "?" "i used to want you" "So bad ?" "?" "i'm so through" "With that ?" "?" "'cause honestly" "You turned out to be the ?" "2157 01:50: 01:50:33,325 ?" "best thing i never had" "?" "ooh, and i willou turned out" "Always be the ?" "be the ?" "?" "best thing" "You never h-a-a-ad ?" "?" "o to be you right now ?" "?" "what goes around" "Comes back around ?" "?" "hey, what goes around" "Whoa, ooh ?" "?" "i bet it sucks" "To be you right ?" "?" "now" "?" "ooh-ooh-ooh" "?" "ooh" "First, some thoughts" "From the other coaches." "We'll start with you, cee lo." "Joselyn, you sounded so" "Wonderful opening up this song." "It's like" "I had never heard you before," "And you really impressed me." "I was like," ""okay, this little thing" "With the big voice," you know?" "Thank you so much." "So i really enjoyed you." "Sylvia, you have a very strong" "Voice, a very commanding voice." "Maybe i just won't pick anyone," "Because you both were great." "Adam, what'd you think?" "Man, it was so great." "Like, obviously, you guys" "Are just gnarly-good singers." "I mean, i don't even know how " "And i'm sure, blake," "You can understand" "Where i'm coming from " "Like, how do you, like," "Sing that many notes?" "Sometimes," "It was a little too much." "Joselyn," "Your performance was amazing." "You know, i loved the movement," "And it was cool." "And, sylvia, you know," "You have a very powerful voice." "Maybe joselyn had you" "A little bit on performance." "If i had to choose," "I would choose joselyn." "She seemed like" "She was the one that was " "Thank you so much." "Thank you." "All right. blake?" "Yeah, i can't even think" "That many notes." "Sylvia, when you sing," "It's like you sing a little bit" "With like, "i'll kick your ass."" "You know what i mean?" "And you probably" "Could kick his ass." "And joselyn sings with that" "Smile that she has right there." "It's just two different" "Approaches as artists." "For my personal tastes," "I guess the smile melted me." "I think i would have picked" "Joselyn." "Thank you so much, blake." "Thank you." "All right, a few for joselyn," "But now what matters most " "From your own coach," "Christina aguilera." "Wait, babe." "Oh!" "Let me set the record straight" "That i would have picked sylvia." "Okay." "Thank you, cee lo." "All right. sorry." "This is one of the tougher" "Choices for me, 'cause i have a special spot for" "Both of you guys in my heart." "Joselyn, there were moments" "Where you were a little bit" ""deer in headlights."" "You know, and you did your" "Homework, you found your spots," "And you found your comfort zone," "And you came back," "And you really shined tonight." "And, then, sylvia," "I mean, you come out here," "And you're like fire." "You just come out here," "And you do me proud." "You know, this is really hard" "For me, you guys." "I really, seriously" "Want to keep both of you." "I'm a little upset that i paired" "The two of you together." "Who is the winner" "Of this battle?" "I don't know, guys. uh..." "Oh, god. i know, i know." "It's killing me right now." "Killing me." "Whew!" "i don't know, man." "Sucks, doesn't it?" "It does. this one sucks." "I don't..." "Um, you know, you know, i " "I'm sorry. i'm sorry." "You know," "Oh, my god. i'm so torn." "I loved both of it." "But you know what?" "I'm gonna go with..." "?" "this is "the voice"" "Welcome back" "To the battle rounds." "Before the break, joselyn" "And sylvia took the stage" "With a powerful performance" "Of a beyonc?" "hit... ?" "thank god i found the" "?" "good in goodbye" "Good in goodbye ?" "?" "i used to want you" "So bad ?" "...leaving christina" "With the impossible decision" "Of which pop artist" "Will represent her team" "In the knockout rounds." "Who is the winner" "Of this battle?" "I don't know, guys. uh..." "Oh, god. i know. i know." "It's killing me right now." "Killing me." "Oh, my god. i'm so torn." "I loved both of it." "But you know what?" "I'm gonna go with fire." "I loved it, sylvia. so, you" "Know, i'm gonna go with sylvia." "Sylvia yacoub," "Congratulations." "Whew, after a tough decision" "From christina," "We'll see you" "At the knockout round." "I believe in your passion" "And, you know," "The fire in you," "And i just connect with that" "Very much." "Thank you so much." "Congratulations." "Coaches, let me remind you, joselyn is available to steal." "Push." "Whoa!" "we got a steal!" "Adam levine steals joselyn!" "And blake shelton's in now!" "Two coaches!" "You are back" "In this competition, joselyn." "Whoo!" "Congratulations." "Thank you so much, carson." "Oh, my gosh." "Let's start with adam." "You went in first and furious" "To steal joselyn. why?" "Uh, you know what?" "Joselyn, you came out, and you" "Impressed all of us, no doubt." "Like, a lot of the people" "That do what i think" "You could do, you do better." "You could be" "One of those singers" "That has a song on the radio," "And then you go see them live," "And you say, "wow, and she can" "Actually really sing."" "Thanks, adam." "Let's go over to blake." "Blake, why do you want" "To steal joselyn?" "I was listening" "To some of the bull crap" "That adam was throwing" "At you..." "You know a lot" "About bull crap, oklahoma." "...and all these things" "That he could see in you" "And that how much" "He believes in you." "But it's just odd to me" "That he didn't believe in you" "During the blind auditions" "Like i did," "When i hit my button for you the" "Very first time around, joselyn." "I find that odd" "And insulting a little bit." "Must we harp" "On the past?" "If i could ask you" "Both a question " "What was something that you saw" "In my performance tonight" "That stood out the most?" "You know," "What i saw special today" "Was what i didn't necessarily" "Pick up on earlier." "I can't pretend like" "He's not right. he is." "Yep!" "But the good news is that" "It makes a lot more sense" "For you to be on my team than" "It does for you to be on his." "I can't remember" "What your question was," "But here's my answer." "Joselyn, i love you." "Minutes ago, you were walking" "Off the set to go home." "Now two of our coaches" "Want to steal you." "And a tough decision." "Who is your new coach, joselyn?" "Well..." "Will it be adam," "Or will it be blake?" "Okay." "Um, you know," "You both, i honestly " "You both are my inspiration," "And i look up to you both" "So much." "And i guess..." "That it's gonna be adam." "Adam steals joselyn!" "No!" "it's the end" "Of her career!" "You're wonderful." "I'm really, really excited." "You're amazing." "I'm so proud of you," "Honey." "Thank you so much," "Christina. you did everything..." "I mean -- love you." "I love you." "Good luck" "With everything." "Joselyn -- such a sweetheart," "And she definitely" "Did her homework." "That's a good one." "I'm glad you got her." "I just felt a kinship" "With sylvia" "As far as understanding" "The kind of passionate performer" "That she's rooted from." "Adam's my new coach," "And i just feel so great." "I've had christina," "And she's given me great advice," "And now i have adam." "It's like "the best" "Of both worlds" kind of thing." "Boo-yah!" "Why don't you destroy" "That young girl's career" "Like you're going to?" "It was a clear," "Obvious person to try to steal," "And i can't believe that little" "Bastard took her from me." "Joselyn's a sweetheart." "So, she's in good hands." "I got a lot of girls." "I got like a hundred girls" "On my team now." "Isn't that" "How you like it?" "?" "i love the ladies" "As night three" "Of the battle rounds ends," "Here's where the teams stand." "Adam picked" "Smooth rocker sam james" "And used his second" "And final steal" "To take 17-year-old pop singer" "Joselyn rivera from christina." "Blake kept mariachi singer" "Julio cesar castillo" "And music teacher" "Suzanna choffel." "Cee lo used his last steal" "To score vocal powerhouse" "Terisa griffin from blake" "And chose family man" "Nicholas david." "And christina picked" "The returning dez duron" "And pop powerhouse" "Sylvia yacoub."