Blind Auditions 2 The Voice UK

Tonight on The Voice, the coaches are feeling the Force.

I definitely feel that something, gravitationally, is happening this series.

Everything is happening for a reason.

Because the stars have aligned.

Imagine there's a stage, and on that stage, there's a sun.

And around that sun,

four coaches orbiting around, because the season is

to turn that sun into a freakin' superstar.

RICKY: Certain acts are meant to be with certain coaches.

PALOMA: It's fate.

BOY GEORGE: It's destiny.

Unh! It's the blinds.

MARVIN: May The Voice be with you.

MARVIN: So, up first - one girl, one violin, one hope.

24-year-old Charley Blue from Kent.

I'm a classically trained musician

and I've been playing violin since I was seven.

It's such an amazing instrument, it's so versatile.

You can do so much with it.

Beautiful, yeah, amazing! Yeah, yeah!

I actually started violin because I saw the girls on Top Of The Pops

and I really wanted to be like them. The blonde violinist, you know.

I just wanted to be that person.

All right, Charley, come on, give us a go. Let me have a little look.

So, this is... Go for it. ..goes on the chin here.

Yep. Chin there, great.

EXPERT VIOLIN PLAYING

Yeah, good! Loved that!

I really want the violin to be a cool instrument to play,

so I'm going to be doing a big performance today.

CHEERING

# I'm gonna write a little letter Gonna take it to my local DJ

# Oooh! It's a jumpin' little record

# I want my jockey to play

# Come on!

# Roll over, Beethoven... #

CHEERING

# ..again today. #

Come on, come on!

# Yo, Beethoven, listen Now you gotta move aside

# Charley Blue is coming through to give you a ride

# This is no symphony or classical piece

# I'm a future winner and I will not cease

# Yo, turn around, Mozart you need a little break

# Now is the time to put the quill and ink down

# And let Charley Blue run this town. #

Come on!

Let's go!

# Roll over, Beethoven Roll over, Beethoven

# Woo! Roll over, Beethoven

# Roll over, Beethoven

# Roll over, Beethoven... #

CHANTING: Paloma! Paloma!

# Roll over, Beethoven!

# Yay, ye-e-eah! #

Come on!

CHEERING

Oh, my goodness!

RICKY: Hello! Hello, guys!

Oh, my goodness, I can't believe this.

What's your name? Charley!

Charley? Charley. That's my real name.

Is it really? Well, Charles.

PALOMA: He thought he'd change his name

from Charlie to Ricky as a stage name.

LAUGHTER

Just for something a bit more exotic.

LAUGHTER

Has your violin got a name?

He's Blue. Blue! Blue, so, I'm Charley Blue!

Charley Blue, see, that's a good name.

Aww. I thought it was awesome,

and three of us turned.

No idea why you did not turn!

I was just being, like, ridiculous! I'm sorry, you're wonderful.

CHEERING

I just can't believe it. I actually, it's crazy.

When I turned around, I wasn't expecting you.

It's quite a nice contradiction,

A little... You know, it's really nice when you see something

And you're it.

CHEERING Thank you!

I turned around straight away... You did!

..because, first off, your tone of voice,

I can already imagine what it can do on other songs.

And then I was, like, "She has to be playing that fiddle, that violin,

"because there's a violin solo in the beginning."

So, I was, like, "Oh, wow. Maybe the song is cool, great, awesome,

"but there's awesomer songs."

More awesome... Awesomer. I like that one, how about that?

We'll stick with that. There's awesomer songs that,

I know, in this competition, if you pick me,

you're going to slice it.

Yes, yes! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The rhyming thing, when you started rhyming over there, I was, like,

"Wait a second, I don't think they really get what she's capable of." Oh, no, I do.

Ricky, I think it's time. The rucksack.

RICKY: No, you've got to join in. Me and Paloma have known each other for years,

PALOMA: I was 18 and Ricky was... RICKY: Don't tell them!

PALOMA: 17. Oh, my God!

RICKY: Uh, I can't remember, was it...

PALOMA: Yeah. # I'm havin' a rap attack

BOTH: # I got beats in the back of my rucksack

# I'm gonna keep it in the air Like a Hacky Sack

RICKY: # And I'm gonna keep it fresh like a tic-tac

# Low calorie! Got my face in the National Gallery! #

LAUGHTER

Amazing!

CHEERING I like that!

That was good, that was amazing.

RICKY: It's funny what sticks with you.

PALOMA: That's a funny little rhyme we used to make years ago.

I probably shouldn't do this, but I think you should go with him.

LAUGHTER

I turned because... I keep giving people advice,

"Don't worry about who you turn for, it will just happen when it happens.

"When it feels right, it feels right."

And it just felt really right with you, and I think you've got to

feel that you're in the right place,

and I think you're in that place right now,

because that's where you belong. Well done.

Wow, thank you so much!

APPLAUSE

Going with Ricky would be nice,

I mean, Ricky's great. Ricky won last season...

I wouldn't let that sway you, though.

The season before that, I won.

Which means, like, you don't win again the next time.

LAUGHTER

Oh!

Tom won the first season, and he didn't win the second season. I'm not Tom, by the way.

LAUGHTER

No, no, no... I am! I'm Tom!

LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

I think you and Will would be such an interesting combination.

Oh, I think we'd be great.

I think we could do something great. You know, the violin, the rapping.

Get some phat beats on there. That's what I want!

I'm over here! PALOMA: I'm really sorry! Oh, Ricky!

APPLAUSE

Sorry, Ricky, but, you know... Yeah, I know... Have you got phat beats?

I... You know... I'm sorry, sorry!

Somewhere!

LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

Thanks, guys! Oh...

Aaah!

Hey, guys! OK, um, great. OK.

This is really hard, because you all are amazing.

I can't believe it, it's crazy, but,

I think the coach I'm going to choose is, um...

..Phat beats. Yeah. Want to do it.

It's Will!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you! You're awesome.

This way. Where do I go?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I thought Charley Blue was kind of eccentric,

but I think hooking up with will.i.am was a really smart move,

because it's something that can only be...

It has to be bonkers.

CHEERING

Oh, here we go!

CROWD: Ooooh!

# I want a rap attack!

# Keep my beats in the back of my rucksack!

# Gonna keep it fresh, like a tic-tac

# Two calorie!

PALOMA: # Got my face in the National Gallery! #

PALOMA: 'I can't even believe that we remember it,'

because we wrote it 15 years ago.

All the coaches have this weird connection.

It's like the six degrees of separation.

Ricky was my old supervisor from a bar that I used to work in.

I used to make her carry barrels.

So I've got a bit of resentment for that.

I think it kind of made her the woman she is today.

It's weird, isn't it?

PALOMA: So, it just goes to show,

be careful on the way up, because you might meet them on the way down!

PALOMA: The first time I ever met Boy George, he was DJing.

And I was really grumpy and I was really desperate to get home,

and this young girl came up to me and said...

"George, can I get a picture, please?"

And he went, "Oh, God, OK."

I went, "Oh..."

And she went, "No, not of you, can you take a picture

"of me and my friend?" And gave me her camera!

And he just, like, burst out laughing, and he went,

"You got me, you really got me."

And I never forgot her. She wasn't famous then, but I never forgot her.

I feel like myself and Will have this weird connection through hats.

We're probably related.

Oh, yeah, yeah. I think we're, like, related.

# Where is the love? Where is the love? #

PALOMA: Rate the performances, then challenge other fans, too.

Our next act isn't scared of the coaches.

In fact, he's not scared of much at all.

My name is Chase Morton, I'm 30 years old,

and I'm a cage fighter.

Fighting out of the Blue Corner, Chase Morton!

Mixed martial arts, cage fighting, it's not for everybody.

It's about who's willing to do what they have to do

to be the best and to win.

Love it, it's a good sport.

I do have a softer side to me.

From the age of two, my nan raised me.

She wanted me to be open-minded and understand everybody.

When you sing, you're letting people know how you feel,

and I'm not afraid to show my emotions.

This performance is a fight. Same butterflies, same adrenaline.

Same doubts.

At the moment, the coaches are my opponents.

And I've got to win.

# Oh, no love, no, no... #

CHEERING

# If you want me to stay I'll be around today

# To be available for you to see

# I'm about to go

# And then you'll know

# For me to stay here I got to be me

# You'll never be in doubt And that's what it's all about

# You can't take me for granted and smile, no

# Count the days I'm gone Forget reachin' for that phone

# Cos I promise I'll be gone for a while

# And when I see you again I hope that you have been

# The kind of person That you really are now... #

CHEERING

Yeah, well done!

# I could never be late For the woman taking up my time

# Oh, I'll never allow

# I guess I wonder how

# I could take a pocket full of fun

# Hey!

# And if you want me to stay

# Come on

# If you want me to stay Say yeah... #

Come on, get up!

# I'll be around today

# If you want me to think Say yeah! #

CHEERING

OK.

Oh, he's gorgeous!

You just sang to the biggest Sly Stone fan in the world.

One of my favourite songs of all time.

That's how you won me over. How old are you?

30.

30, you're kind of young, that's good. You're younger than me!

What's your name? Chase, my name's Chase Morton,

from Northampton, but I live in London, representing.

I'm a professional martial art, I'm a kickboxer. I'm a cage-fighter.

CROWD: Whooo!

Oh! I cage-fight, too!

LAUGHTER

Really? You can you show me some stuff if you want.

I don't show my moves. LAUGHTER

I just demonstrate my moves when I knock people out.

LAUGHTER

Thing is, I believe you, I believe you.

That's how I chipped my tooth right here.

I got this one more, I got this one move

where a person come up to me like this,

and instead of hitting him, I fake him out.

So I just, like hit him with my tooth.

And his head got stuck in my front tooth,

and I was, like, "Get off, get off!"

LAUGHTER

Tell me about your performing life.

Well, the thing is, when I fight, I sing myself out.

So, I'm the singing MMA fighter.

What do you prefer, fighting or singing?

Singing. I love singing.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I don't get kicked in anyway.

LAUGHTER

Nah, no, seriously...

I kind of fell into being a professional martial artist,

but music is always there. It's part of me,

it's who I am, and I just, I love performing.

Well, luckily, I'm the only one that turned, so you've got me.

Welcome to my team!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Nice to meet you. Thanks. Thank you so much.

My mum, she'd love the fact I'm on your team.

Every Saturday.

# Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon... #

Awesome. We'll see you at the next round, yeah? Thank you very much.

Well done, babe. See you. AUDIENCE: Show me some moves!

Show you some moves? OK, do you want to see a move?

CHEERING

Come on, I won't hurt you. OK, so, if...

Hang on, hang on, hang on, I don't want to wear a waistcoat.

Come on! We're not in a boxing match!

OK, right, so, what happens is,

is he's going to grab my hair from behind.

Grab my hair, grab it tight. He's got my hair,

and I want to use a technique called a whizzer.

OK, a very good technique, it will give you some space

if anyone does attack you.

OK, so as the whizzer's here, I can't go nowhere. Most people go to pull.

I want your hand to come over the top. Boom.

Ahh! Here we go.

From there, to the floor.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You're good, man!

APPLAUSE

Thank you. You're welcome. See you soon.

Paloma's in love now!

Killed it, man!

Yes, Boy George!

And they embraced the fact I'm a mixed martial artist.

Ricky didn't quite embrace it.

Next up, Manchester's Canal Street,

for an act with two faces. Meet Owen Farrow.

This morning, I got up at an ungodly hour... ALARM BEEPS

..to get myself ready for my blind audition.

This is ridiculously early for me.

I did my usual routine to bring Divina out.

Doing the base and the contour.

Painting on the eye-shadow.

AMERICAN ACCENT: Some big, luscious, juicy lips.

Hi, how are you? I'm Divina de Campo.

It's nice to see you all.

If you don't put the lashes on right,

you end up looking like Barbra Streisand, halfway through.

# People... #

I don't think there's been anybody

on The Voice so far who's quite like this.

There's still a misconception that drag queens don't sing,

or they can't, or they shouldn't.

Which might be true of one or two of us!

But hopefully, that's not what people will say about me.

# ..to paradise

# I've been to paradise

# But I've never been to me. #

There we go! Aww, doesn't he look amazing?

Look at that frock.

Look at those heels! Yeah. I'm so proud of him.

# Poor wand'ring one!

# Though thou hast surely strayed

# Take heart of grace... #

Come on, yes!

# ..poor wand'ring one

# Poor wand'ring one

# If such poor love as mine

# Can help thee find

# True peace of mind

# Why, take it, it is thine!

# Take heart, no danger low'rs

# Take any heart but ours

# Take heart Fair days will shine

# Take any heart, take mine

# A-ha-ha-ha-haaaa

# A-ha-ha-ha-haaaa... #

CHEERING

# Ooooh

# Take heart, take heart

# Take... #

This one is definitely for you!

# ..heart

# Take mine! #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Oh!

DEEP VOICE: Thank you very much.

A man?! WILL.I.AM MOUTHS

A man, yeah.

Hi. Wow!

You are so fabulous. What's your name first? Divina de Campo.

Hello, everybody. Hi, Divina.

Thank you. You're so beautiful. If I'd have known, I'd have turned!

Oh, well!

That was so weird. Because...

That voice coming out of that...PERSON is just

so wrong that it's beautifully right.

LAUGHTER

I thought you were a much older lady.

Really?! Yes, I mean... How old are you?

Oh, is that rude to ask a lady her age?

No, it's fine. I'm not a lady, babe.

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

Yeah, um...

I'm 32. I'm a little upset for not turning.

Last year, I had Lucy, so I was like, "Should I repeat that?"

But then you hit this one vocal acrobatic, and I was like...

I wanted to hit it, then I was like,

"Ah, but am I just, like, repeating?"

But who cares about repeats if something is...awesomer,

and you obviously are...at the highest level possible.

APPLAUSE

Do you just do that style of music, or...?

No, I sing all kinds of stuff. What language were you singing in?

That was English. That was English?!

LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

I'm really keen to hear what other genres you sing in,

if we can hear a little bit of the others?

OK. So... Like, a little bit? Just for fun.

# She got a body like an hourglass but I can give it to you all the time

# She got a booty like a Cadillac But I can send you into overdrive

# Been waiting for that Step right up, swing your bat

# See anybody could be bad to you

# You need a good girl to blow your mind, yeah

# Bang bang into the room You know I got it

# Bang bang all over you You know I want it

# Wait a minute Let me take you there

# Wait a minute... #

Oh, my God, it's Paloma Faith. She just touched me.

I'm your backing dancer, babe. DIVINA CACKLES

# Wait a minute till you

# Bang bang there goes your heart. #

You're fabulous.

Hi, baby.

You know, you're a natural performer. No doesn't work for you.

You're fine!

When I turned, I realised that I'd really made a massive mistake.

Hi!

Congratulations.

Well, what a lovely time we've had.

I think that he's my favourite one

that I've seen as, like, a whole package.

They know they made a mistake.

But there's absolutely no stopping me from being absolutely fabulous.

I'm so annoyed I didn't spot it!

BOY GEORGE LAUGHS

My drag-dar is really failing me! Drag-dar?

Mine too!

Where d'you get that? Oh, I brought it with me. It's a little crystal.

What kind of crystal? I don't know, actually.

It's a bit of glass that got washed in the sea

and then ended up looking like that!

She's such a cynic. It's an old tumbler from IKEA. Paloma Faithless!

Got washed up on a beach.

HE LAUGHS

I said, "Do you believe in God?" she said, "I believe in shoes."

LAUGHTER

That's what we're dealing with!

My name's Megan Reece. I'm 28 and I'm from Wolverhampton.

I like to always be glamorous. I'm very girlie.

I'm never sat in my pyjamas. I'm always ready, good to go.

You never know what can happen next.

That's a great game. I've got four boys. Don't go too close.

I love being a mum. My boys are very much my world, as you can imagine.

I never thought I'd have so many children.

It just sort of...turned out that way. I wouldn't change anything.

When I'm not juggling the school runs and dinner money

and everything else, I love to paint and it's my way of winding down.

So, I've just done that one last week. That's amazing!

So that's Paloma. Brilliant. And I've also got a present for you, Marvin.

Oh, really? I have.

I just did you a little caricature. What do you think of that?

Yeah, it's good. The hairline's straight.

The hairline's straight. Which is good.

I've been looking at you all week to get that right.

It's brilliant.

Singing is my first love. When I sing,

it just feels like that's what I was destined to do.

The boys are really excited

that I'm going to be having my blind audition.

I'm doing it to show them

that if you work hard, you can achieve anything.

Come on, Megan, come on! Come on, baby.

# Heavy words, little lies

# Telling everything but the truth

# The truth... #

# ..Overheard and overused

# Used

# No sweet nothing

# Could ever be turned into something new

# I know what I got and I know where we're going

# You don't need to show it I already know it all

# It's what you don't do It's what you don't say

# Yeah... #

This is real, isn't it? Yeah, it is, mate. It's real, man, it's real.

# It's what you don't do It's what you don't say

# Oh, ooh

# It's what you don't do The games you don't play... #

Press it, press it, press it!

# I know you love me, I don't need proof. #

Thank you so much.

Oh, my gosh.

Hello, gorgeous girl. Hello, gorgeous woman!

What's your name and where are you from?

My name's Megan Reece and I'm from Wolverhampton. Great.

What was it that brought you to the show?

Like, tell us a bit about yourself.

Well, I've got four children, so for the last... Wow!

For the last few years, I've been busy with that. Hot mom!

Thanks, Will! You're not so bad yourself!

Are you a performer already? I do sing, yeah.

I've been gigging for the last few years.

I have a guitarist and, um, we do our thing.

And I'm an artist as well, so that's my day job. Painting? Painting, yeah.

Wow! Painting is just a love of mine, an actual love.

I've actually got a gift for all of you.

I brought you all a picture. Thank you!

APPLAUSE

Ricky. I love it! Thank you. It's OK.

You were so good. I love it. I'm going to get...

Aren't we supposed to be schmoozing YOU at this point?

Lifelike, right?

Well, you're absolutely fabulous. Thank you so much.

Do you know I used to be an art teacher?

He still dresses like one as well, doesn't he?

LAUGHTER

Yes, sir. It's more supply teacher.

I thought your performance was really great.

You could hear that once we'd turned, you were like, "Oh, God!"

Yeah. But it was, like, so brilliant and you've got a great voice

and I just think you're wonderful. Thank you so much.

That means a lot to me. So you've got four kids.

Yeah, they're all at home waiting for me to call them and...

When you call them, who're you going to say you're going with, I wonder?

Well, I'm yet to hear the pitch, aren't I? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm going to sell my wares to you. Oh!

So, first of all, I think I'm a woman's woman

and I love empowering women.

And I also love the sound of the fact that you're creative.

Personally, in my world,

I always have so much input into the visual and, like, the dramaturgy

of performance. Being involved with lights and visuals

and everything is like painting, for me.

If you're into painting, then I'd love to paint with you.

Thank you. Thank you, Paloma.

I'm really interested in, you know, developing you as a singer.

You know, it's great that you do art

and it's always good to have something to fall back on,

but I would concentrate more on the voice

and I'm crazy enough to take it to the end.

I'm very passionate about what I do.

I've been doing this for a long time. Yeah. Over 30 years.

I've sung with some amazing soul singers -

Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson...

APPLAUSE

I know about soul music. That's my pitch.

Woo!

APPLAUSE

Damn!

If we're going to go there, um, I've also sung with...

LAUGHTER

The Wombles!

I have sung with Prince, so, anyway.

I've slept with Prince.

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

Oh, gosh!

I'm not serious!

What I mean is...I slept with a Purple Rain poster on my wall.

LAUGHTER

Oh, my goodness me.

Wow.

I think follow your heart. I know I have to follow my heart.

You're good either way.

I'm so happy that you turned for me. Thank you so much.

I think the person I'm going to choose...

..is...

..Paloma. Thank you!

I'm so happy. Thank you, Boy George.

It's so good, your performing. We're going to have a lot of fun.

I knew she was going to go with Paloma and I was absolutely right.

I can really read people.

You know, and I've known all day

whether I'm going to get someone or not and I've been right every time.

That was so good, George. "I slept with Prince"!

LAUGHTER

I don't know where that came from. It's not true.

"Boy George in Prince shocker!"

MUSIC: Kiss by Prince

Liverpool's come up with a few pop stars.

Can retired Stevie Calrow join them?

Being retired is great.

I'm still out there playing the music, still doing the gigs.

You're as young as you feel and I feel about 20 when I start singing.

Pleasure to meet you. And you, sir. How long have you been singing for?

Been singing since I was 16 years old.

I was a guitar vocalist and then I worked in big bands,

where I learned how to sing properly.

I've had a 60-year apprenticeship doing what I'm doing, cos growing up

in Liverpool in the late '50s and '60s, there was music everywhere.

It just exploded.

In 1960, when I was in the Cavern, I got a shout out from the DJ

at the time to go down to the band room and perform with The Beatles.

Are you serious? I really am serious. THE Beatles?

I did, and I told everybody. Nobody believed me.

Your granddaughters believed you. No, they didn't!

They never believed me, but I said, "Listen, I did. I did."

"I DID sing with The Beatles, three songs!"

So you could have been the fifth Beatle? Yeah.

It was the best backing I've ever had in my life.

Absolutely fantastic.

And a memory to treasure.

HE CHUCKLES

How do you feel about Dad? Really proud of him, yes.

This could be his opportunity he's been waiting for all his life.

Absolutely.

At 74, music still runs through me.

I'd like to sing till they say to me, "Look, you're really

"going to have to stop singing, we're trying to get the lid down."

Whatever happens tonight, I'm going to still sing tomorrow.

# Those fingers in my hair

# That sly come-hither stare

# That strips my conscience bare It's witchcraft

# And I've got no defence for it

# The heat is too intense for it

# What good would common sense for it do?

ENCOURAGING CHEERS

# That crazy witchcraft

# And although I know

# It's strictly taboo

# When you arouse the need in me

# My heart says "Yes, indeed" in me

# "Proceed with what you're leadin' me to"

# It's such an ancient pitch

# But one I'd never switch

# Cos there's no nicer witch than you. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you so much.

Oh, hello!

Hello. What's your name? You're gorgeous. Stevie Calrow.

You all right? Hello, Stevie.

I'd like to thank one of the best bands

I've ever played with, ever. They are so, so good.

And a gentleman as well. Yeah, a real gentleman.

That was wonderful.

I have to say, the quality of your voice, the rasp,

it sounds like a sax. It's original.

And the reason why I didn't turn is not

because you're not super awesome.

You don't think I'm going to live that long.

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

I know. You don't have to explain.

No, no. You're funny as well!

Yeah, your voice is amazing

and thanks so much for coming on the show.

How did you end up on this stage? Like, where did it all start?

I did my first gig when I was 16 in the Dove Olive pub in Speke.

And I sang Old Shep, an old Elvis number.

I was at Butlins, I was a redcoat with Jimmy Tarbuck

and I sang three songs with The Beatles...

Really?! ..in 1962. Wow!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

But no-one believed me and for years I've told people,

"I sung with The Beatles," and they were, "Yeah, didn't we all(?)"

No, I did. And the thing is, I've just loved playing in bands.

It's so rare to be able to play in a band with 15-, 12-piece orchestra,

because it doesn't happen any more. I agree.

And I'm so blessed because, the age I am now...

What is that age, if you don't...? 74, guys.

APPLAUSE

Own hips and own knees and the voice still stands up.

Well, wonderful. I couldn't tell how old you were at all.

I thought you were a veteran.

I could tell that there was a quality,

experienced person singing there.

You sound so young. Thanks very much for that.

# You make me feel so young... #

Yeah. Paloma, you swing along.

# You make me feel there's songs to be sung... #

I play in a trio in Liverpool and he said to me,

"You know what? Paloma, she's a swinger."

You know, this show has got a reputation for the girls

flirting with the acts. Yeah. This was a prime opportunity for me.

My wife's out there, somewhere, so don't push it. Oh, no!

It is such a rewarding experience to sing great songs,

with great music and great guys like that. Well done. Awesome.

Thank you very much. Cheers.

Can someone help me down? I'll help you. Come on.

Amazing. That voice. Awesome.

Come down the last step. OK, yeah. That's it.

There we go. Lovely to meet you. Thank you. Bye-bye, Paloma.

What a great voice. Gorgeous bloke.

I'm made up.

Loved his voice. It was kind of hard to fault it, you know.

It's been a pleasure. Take care.

Maybe we'll see you again soon, yeah?

You are never going to keep me away. I'll keep you to that. Bye-bye, now.

Cheers, guys, bye-bye, take care. Come on, everyone. Back to Liverpool.

Safe journey, bye-bye.

It's down Essex way, now, with 22-year-old Lydia Lucy.

I live at home with my parents and my brother Luke.

We are a really close family.

Whenever we're all together, it's just Essex banter, really.

CHAIR SQUEAKS Excuse me? Who picked these chairs?

and we just have such a laugh together. We're very close.

Yes, bruv. You know. He's also a singer.

That's sort of how I got into singing, through watching him.

Lydia is a little bit more feisty out of the two.

My mum says I'm like a little Jack Russell.

They're great kids. I'm just so, so proud of both of them.

Tissue?

I want to be successful in music.

There's nothing else that I would want to do

and I'm ready to take my chance.

Come on, Lydia!

# Yea-ea-ea-ea-ea-eah

I shoulda known you were bad news

From the bad boy demeanour and the tattoos

Cos most guys only want one thing

But I'm undecided Trying to figure out if that's you

Either way, though, I think you're worth a test drive

Cos in a way you're so much better than the next guy

And a little trouble only makes for a good time

So all the normal red flags...

# Don't you come here thinking you ballin'

# Ain't down for it

# You seem like trouble to me

# I can tell by the way that you lean

# And the way that you kiss your teeth

# And you turn up so fresh and clean

# Smells like trouble to me

I shoulda known you were bad news

# I knew you were bad news

# Just cos all the girls are falling at your feet

# Don't mean nothing to me

# Till you show me what I've got

# Trouble to me

# Just cos all the girls are falling at your feet

# Don't mean nothing to me

# Till you show me what I've got

# Don't you come here thinking you're ballin'... #

Oh, Ricky's gone!

# Ain't down for that

# You seem like trouble to me

# I can tell by the way that you lean

# And the way that you kiss your teeth

# And you turn up so fresh and clean

# Smells like trouble to me. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Go on, Lydia.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Hello. Hi. What's your name? My name is Lydia Lucy.

I'm 22 and I'm from Essex.

Woo!

You deserved a four turner.

Speaking of Turners, you've got the power of Tina Turner.

I would love for you to be on my team. You're amazing.

I think you're gorgeous. I didn't press the button. I'm sorry.

I just felt like I didn't have much to offer you.

That's just me, so, ignore me.

All these people think you're amazing

and everyone in the room thinks you're amazing.

Thank you.

Do you perform? You know, how long have you been doing this?

Yeah, I've been performing all my life, really.

From about the age of seven, I've been doing, like, talent shows

and then I started gigging, doing different gigs around Essex

and then spreading out a little bit more, so...

I mean, I turned because I thought you were an amazing singer.

Thank you so much. Amazing.

I like how fiery you came out.

The rhymes were cool and there was a lot of attitude and spunk

and crazy, fresh personality and your singing is like, wowzers!

Like, seriously.

There's a singer Paloma has, named Beth.

She came out with animal print.

She's fierce, like, seriously fierce competition

and I promise you, that if you come to me, you'll have all the attention

to make sure that you could combat Beth.

Thank you.

So...

This is my third year and in the first and the second year,

to be honest, sometimes if I saw Will turn, I wouldn't want to turn,

for ego reasons, because I knew I wouldn't be able to win you over.

But when a singer is as good as you,

I can't let my ego get in the way of turning, because it was important

to turn and I know that, on paper, you're going to go with Will.

I'm not going to give up that easy and you know what I can do

and you know what I'm capable of and I will do that for you, so...

Thank you.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Argh!

Thank you so much for all your comments.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Erm...

The person I'm going to go with...

..is Will.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Seriously, super dope. Well done. Lovely voice.

Super girl. Seriously.

You like this one.

Lydia Lucy has what it takes to be a genuine artist

out there in the world. The girl is fierce. She's super dope.

I'm really happy. I bet you are. Oh, my goodness.

Of course she's going to go with Will.

Some things aren't meant to be.

She was really good but she was going to go with you,

so there was no point fighting.

Sometimes, you know, the things that you want

are not the things that you need.

You know what I mean?

So, maybe the Buddhist gods are actually protecting me

and I really feel like I'm going to find someone amazing.

Well, I believe in energy, so crystals are really good.

I've got a lot of them in my life.

I can see George with a crystal ball.

He's a very spiritual man.

Well, call me a cynic,

but I really believe poor George has fallen for some con artist.

Star signs, they're very useful to get the measure of people.

Paloma is 100% a Cancer. Ricky is a Capricorn.

I don't even know what that means. So, quite practical.

I am very practical.

And Will is Pisces, so, quite creative,

likes to swim with the tide.

I really, really believe in astrology.

I'm into astronomy, definitely.

Er, Will, it's astrology.

'This is Houston, contact with Test 1. Roger, you're live...'

I'm into, like, where the Earth is when it's travelling around the Sun.

# There's a star man waiting in the sky

# He'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he'd blow our minds... #

My name is Janine Dyer. I'm 38 and I'm a full-time mum.

I love it, but it's quite a busy job.

My boys are always on the go and my little girl,

she's just a little terror.

My husband is Bruce Dyer, he's an ex-professional footballer.

Bruce was the first-ever teenager to be signed for ?1 million

in the country at the time, which was a really great achievement.

I am so not a WAG.

I'm not interested in football. Well, I wasn't then, even.

And I was like, Barnsley or Crystal Palace? Who are they?

I don't even know who they are.

Bruce, you've had your successful years,

but is it now a role reversal, now, for Janine?

Yeah, I think it's Janine's moment.

She's made a lot of sacrifice over the years.

It's my time to do my bit with the kids.

Looking after my family, I've had to put things on hold

but now this really is my time.

I'm going to do this for me.

PIANO STARTS

# When you're weary

# Feeling small

# When tears are in your eyes

# I will dry them all

# Oh

# I'm on your side

# Oh, when you're feeling down and out

# And friends just can't be found

# Like a bridge over troubled water

# I will lay me down

# Like a bridge over troubled water

# I will lay me down

# Like a bridge over troubled water

# I will lay me down. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you. My name is Janine.

Janine Dyer. And where do you come from?

I'm from London, originally, but I live in Yorkshire now,

just outside Sheffield. Yorkshire!

When did you start singing?

I've been singing all my life. I'm a gospel singer. You can hear that.

I know it sounds stereotypical, but I've been singing in the church

all my life, since I was about five.

And you have you got loads of people with you?

Yeah, I've got my whole family here with me today. The whole shebang.

I can feel them all jumping up and down going,

"Turn, turn!"

Yes, yes, yes.

Sometimes, when someone has got such a great voice,

it would almost be kind of insulting not to turn, so...

Oh, thank you. I felt that way.

I'm so happy you got three turns and it's like, oh, my gosh...

It should've been four turns.

It should. I know that and that's why...

That's why I gave you the reggae horn.

HORN BLOWS

I like that, I like that. Yeah, yeah.

That's me, that's me.

Seriously, there was not one error, not one error.

You just kept on going and going and growing.

You can tell that you've been doing this a long time.

There was a lot of experience in your voice.

You know, I can hear the church thing.

I work with a lot of singers from the church, as does Paloma.

You know, we basically take them all.

I'm pretty sure a lot of people have caught the Holy Ghost

to your singing. Oh, yes.

My grandma, she'd kick me right now saying,

"Boy, you should've turned that chair.

"You ain't got no business not turning.

"The Lord's Angel is singing." Thank you so much.

Hi. Hi, Ricky. Hi.

Oh, he's so sweet. Hi, Ricky. It is a very chatty year, this year.

There's nothing wrong with a bit of chat. Yeah.

It's banter-mime.

Anyway, you, simply as this, you knocked me sideways.

My heart was leaping out of my chest. Thank you so much. It was...

It was obvious to turn for you. It was brilliant.

I honestly haven't heard someone put that much emotion

and soul into a song. Amazing work.

Thank you very much.

Bless you, thank you.

It's incredible.

I'm just thinking that if a guy said that to you on the first date,

you'd run a mile. He doesn't hold anything back, right?

He's lovely.

He's already bought the house, the white dress, picket fence.

He's in, honey.

George, I've only got one chance at this and it's important,

so I've really have got to give it everything I've got,

because I've lost out on a lot. He's lethal.

I've lost out on a lot of pitches to George and Paloma

because they're so eloquent and... That's a lie.

Actually, I have to concur. That's a big lie. That's a big lie.

Actually, I've turned more than anyone. Exactly.

I'm surprised I even know, I'd turned that many times,

you know, in my life, probably more.

Doo-doo-doo-bush.

The reason I've lost out on so many pitches against these two

is because I've maybe given up a little bit,

but I'm not going to give up with you.

Not on the pitch, not when you're on my team and not until I take you

as far as you want to go.

I need this. He does need it.

I thought it was a beautiful, beautiful rendition.

The song was amazing.

There's no denying what an exceptional voice you have

and I really think that whoever you go with, you're going to shine.

And that's a really lame pitch, but it's just a no-brainer, for me.

When you thought about who was going to be the coaches,

did you have anyone in mind?

I love all of you, but I was just thinking of, you know,

my vocal style, who would like what I do.

Obviously, I know Boy George,

you've got that soulful, gospelly roots as well, reggae in there.

Obviously, I know you are into R, hip-hop.

Paloma, you've got those big vocals, as well.

Ricky, I know a bit about you

but I know you're probably not, you know, used to my sort of singing.

Oh, look at his face. He's just like...

I just...

Do I choose now?

Listen, I've already made up my mind.

Honestly, my husband always says, go where you are appreciated.

I want...

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

..to go with Ricky. Yes!

Thank you so much. Thank you so much.

Ricky is smooth.

He's a smooth criminal, basically.

Thank you so much.

He's been doing this for three years. He's very good at it.

He charms the pants off everybody and they buy it.

Cheers, man. She was good. Yeah, she was good. Well done, Ricky.

You're too much. Why? You're just too much.

Yeah, I can cry. I'm a man.

Brilliant. Yes!

My name is Niamh Breslin.

I'm 18 and I come from a little village in County Donegal,

which is in the North West of Ireland.

I live at home with my mum and my dad and my brother and we live on

a little farm and we have lots of sheep and sheepdogs, as well.

Down there.

I don't know how my dad does what he does

and trains the dogs to do what they do. He's just unbelievable at it.

Come by, come by, come by.

"Come by" means go around the sheep, I think and "away" means "go away".

ATTEMPTS TO WHISTLE

I'll get my dad to do it.

That'll do. Good boy.

At the minute, I'm a student and I'm a part-time barmaid.

I love working in the pub. I love having a craic with the locals.

It's a lot of fun.

On Thursday nights, I get an opportunity to sing, as well.

I love it.

As a little girl, I've always dreamt of getting to sing for a living.

Getting through today, it's really, really important to me.

I think I'm going to be so nervous.

I'm going to be shaking, but I think as soon as I start to sing,

hopefully, I'll just ease into it and really enjoy it.

# I sit by the harbour

# The sea calls to me

# I hide in the water

# But I need to breathe

# You are an ocean wave, my love

# If only I can find out the way

# To sail you

# I've been run aground

# So sad for a sailor

# I felt safe and sound

# But needed the danger

# You are an ocean wave, my love

# Crashing at the bow

# I am a galley slave, my love

# To sail you

# Maybe I'll just stow away. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Hello. Hello. What's your name?

My name is Niamh, I'm 18 and I come from County Donegal in Ireland.

Good Irish girl. I'll tell you why I didn't turn.

I thought it was a little bit of a shaky performance. Yes.

I mean, I could really tell your nerves,

but you have a really pretty voice

and, unfortunately, with a song like that,

it's all about your voice and the guitar,

so when you're exposed and you wobble, it's...

I know. Listen, about a year ago, I did a performance

on Strictly Come Dancing,

where I howled my way through Karma Chameleon.

A song that I've been singing since I was 21 and, you know,

it turned out that I had a polyp on my throat,

but I was ready to retire.

People were saying, "Oh, my God, he's really lost his voice.

"Give up."

So, really, the point of me telling you that story,

is there is something there and it's definitely worth exploring.

Us not turning, is not, you know, "Give up."

You didn't nail it in this performance,

but people have seen you and you've got something to build on

and what you do with that, I think, is really the essential thing.

Of course, of course.

You're a beautiful Irish girl and I wish you all the luck in the world.

A bit like Ricky, I was kind of like waiting for something to

It's kind of like a weird situation, because you've got to

show your capabilities in that short space of time.

It didn't feel like a safe pair of hands.

Like, it felt like you could have lost it at any moment

and that is just a nerve thing.

When I was 17, I was... I wasn't doing this, you know what I mean?

And it's a great start and I think you're marvellous

and wonderful and well done.

Thank you very much.

APPLAUSE

You can still keep going and pushing forward and developing.

You will do it. I got a record deal based on the fact

I was working in a shop and someone asked me a question one day.

"What do you do?"

And I said, "Well, I write loads of songs but nobody ever hears them."

And she was like, "I'm going to get you a meeting at a record label."

And I just went, "OK."

And I went there and he basically said to me,

"Your songs are rubbish, you're an average singer,

"but I really like you. Your personality is quite memorable."

And I thought, "I'm going to show him." Yeah.

It gives you a bit of resilience. It obviously worked. Yeah.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Look how pretty you are. Thank you so much for coming.

Lovely to meet you.

Do you think I was too harsh? No, she was...

It's a fine line because I loved how vulnerable she was,

but you don't want to be vulnerable to the point

that you don't think she's going to make it to the end of the song.

Well done. Well done.

I know I didn't sing it half as well as I could've, so...

You know, I couldn't expect them to turn, I guess,

when, you know...but it was really enjoyable. I did really enjoy it.

It wasn't meant to be for Niamh, but George has still got a good feeling.

My crystal is, like, directing me.

I feel like if someone is meant to be on your team,

no matter how they get there, they will get there.

There's no accidents.

Paloma.

It's going to be a good, this one. I've got a feeling.

Next to face her fate is Melissa Cavanagh from Sunderland.

I've pretty much sang from the age of about three.

I'm quite a believer in everything happens for a reason.

Life is too short to be comfortable. You get one shot.

# How long must he wait

# One more time for this simple twist of fate... #

# Keep on turning

# Proud Mary keep on burning... #

# Can't be sleeping

# Keep on waking

# Without the man next to me... #

Yes!

# Guilt is burning

# Inside I'm hurting

# This ain't a feeling I can keep

# So blame it on the night

# Don't blame it on me

# Blame it on the night

# Don't blame it on me

# Oh, I'm so so sorry

# Baby... #

Come on! Come on!

# I'll be better this time

# Better this time

# I will be better this time

# Oh, I've got defence

# Oh

# Just blame it on me

# Don't blame it on me

# Don't blame it on me

# Just blame it on me

# Don't blame it on me

# Don't blame it on me

# Don't blame it on me. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, it's me and you, babe.

Are you joking us right now? What's your name?

Hi, I'm, erm, Melissa Cavanagh and I'm from Sunderland, AKA Fun-derland.

Yay!

Oh, my God! What do you do? Well, please don't boo us.

OK, so, I work for a claims management company, but I promised...

AUDIENCE: Oh!

Please don't turn back around.

How old are you, darling? 25. Oh, you're a baby. Am I?

Well, compared to me, you're a baby. Tell me about yourself.

When did you start singing?

Erm, I started singing when I was, like, three years old

but what cemented the fact that I wanted to be a singer,

I had cancer when I was 13, so, erm, that kind of told me

that you're only here one time and so I'm living life to the full.

I'm actually celebrating ten years cancer-free this year.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Beautiful.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Amazing, amazing.

Well, nobody else turned, so I've got you. Yay!

Do you know what, George?

Everyone kind of likes it when four people turn round.

They think it's really exciting, all pitching, we're all battling,

but there's something really special about one person

seeing something in someone that the others aren't getting,

because it means you're with the person you are supposed to be with.

I think that's really special, so, for me, the single turns

are the most exciting ones,

because you've just paired up with people who get it.

There's stuff to work on, clearly. Yeah, yeah.

But, I don't know, I just felt there was a real richness to your voice.

I heard something and I think, now that I've seen you,

you look like a lovely girl. Thank you. You look like a lot of fun.

You look like a lovely man. Well, I am.

I am indeed!

Let's just do some great work together

and get you sounding amazing.

I'm so excited.

Give us a cuddle.

I'm so bad at these stairs. Don't fall. Thank you very much.

You're welcome, darling. This is really surreal.

How are you? Are you all right?

You're from Sunderland? Sunderland. Sunderland.

Funderland, #Funderland.

Fun, you know, fun, fun.

Funder? Like fun. F-U-N. Funder. Funder.

That could be the new name. I'm just giving you new ones.

See you soon, honey.

Thank you. Tell the people of Sunderland, what's up?

I will, absolutely, absolutely. Ah!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I liked her. She was cute. She's gorgeous.

Her story is wonderful. I know, love that.

That was worth turning for, the headband, wasn't it?

Glitter, anything sparkly.

Funderland.

SCREAMING AND SHOUTING

I was surprised that nobody else turned but I was also quite pleased.

I heard something that the others didn't hear.

The blind auditions are a big deal for all our singers, but for

18-year-old Harry Fisher, it's another huge milestone to deal with.

I've lived in Southampton all my life with my family,

but I've just moved up to London to university.

Congratulations, you are now a student.

Moving away from home has been scary.

I've only ever been away from my mum for, like, a week.

You going to be all right? Yes, I'll be fine. Are you sure? Love you.

But I'm coping well.

He tried to put a dishwasher tablet in the washing machine,

so he's got a lot to learn.

I've been there two weeks and I haven't actually cooked

for myself, yet.

So what do you do when you're hungry?

There's a really good newsagents round the corner that do

microwave burgers and stuff.

Microwave burgers from the newsagent? I like it.

I was about seven when I started singing.

I just found out I had a passion for it.

It's the only thing that genuinely makes me happy.

How are you feeling about the audition today? I'm really nervous.

Yeah? I want to get it done.

I feel like the biggest opportunity in the world has just hit me

straight in the face.

Very proud of him. Good luck.

It's something that he wants so badly. Woo!

Thank you very much.

Go on, Harry.

Everything has completely changed for me in the last few weeks.

Now I've got a chance of a lifetime.

I've got to keep it together and take my chance.

ALL: Woohoo!

# To seeing shows in evening clothes with you

# Holding something we don't need

# All this delusion in our heads

# Is going to bring us to our knees

# So come on, let it go

# Just let it be

# Why don't you be you

# And I'll be me

# Everything that's broke

# Leave it to the breeze

# Why don't you be you

# And I'll be me

# Trying to push this problem up the hill

# When it's just too heavy to hold

# I think it's time to let it slide

# Come on, let it go... #

Please, turn the chair.

# Just let it be

# And you can be you, you, you

# And I'll be me

# So come on, let it go

# Just let it be... #

Come on!

# Why don't you be you... #

Spin the chair!

# And I'll be me

# And I'll be me. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

ALL: Yay!

Aww!

You are such a beautiful singer. Thank you so much.

What's your name? I'm Harry Fisher. So good.

and I certainly wasn't expecting you to be wearing shoes like that!

Look at that, wow!

You're so quirky.

I'm getting a quirky team as it goes along.

Hi, Harry, how are you doing?

I'm good, thank you.

The reason I didn't turn was for egotistical ones.

I had my hands over the button and I saw George do it and I thought,

I don't want to lose to George today and I really...

You are such a liar. And I'm really glad.

I think you're an amazing singer

and there was no way I could have beaten George in a pitch.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

Well, if you were female, he could have batted his eyelashes at you.

George, I will try that on anyone.

LAUGHTER

I think you're going to be, like, a deadly threat to everyone else

on this show, especially you matched up and paired with Mr Boy, here.

I've got to tell the rest of my people on my team

to watch out for this combination. Your voice is amazing.

I could already hear it in the lives.

Whatever happens, you know, you're young and you will have a future.

You know, this is why this show is so great, because it provides you

with a platform, and I'm very excited to be part of it.

Me too, thank you. Welcome to my team.

Look at you. You're so cute. And you were wonderful. So are you.

Oh, my gosh!

I'm sorry I didn't turn with you there. That's OK, that's OK.

I should've turned, as well.

If I'd known what he looked like, I would've gone.

It's kind of awesome.

Well done.

You just don't ever think that it's going to happen to you in there

and when he turned around, I wanted to fall on the floor and cry.

You're on team Boy George!

Your brother and your mum were so emotional, in here, watching.

Has he been crying? He's been crying. Come here!

He's totally quirky. He's amazing. He's amazing, he's amazing.

What a find. He's going to the final. Wasn't he lovely?

AUDIENCE: Yes.

Great voice and great shoes.

You were walking across the stage and he went, "Those shoes!"

I was like "Oh, my goodness, those shoes!"

I think I'm pretty intuitive and building up my team quite nicely.

I was really, really happy to get him.

See you later.

It was a simple twist of fate.

Week two of the blind auditions has been a spiritual journey.

Pull up!

George's crystals attract three new acts, taking his total to four.

It's mystical, it's spiritual, I'm absolutely loving it.

HE SHOUTS

Will's ley lines connect with two acts, also bringing him to four.

My team is awesome. Super-duper happy.

I think we're off to a great start. I'm over here.

Cautious Capricorn Ricky added only one act to his previous two.

I'm really excited about how my team is shaping up.

Thank you so much.

Really enjoying myself.

He's level with Paloma, who's over the moon with her three.

Everyone I've picked is brilliant, so I'm quite chuffed.

But what does the future hold?

Find out next week as The Voice continues.

I'm not here to, like, make friends. I'm here to win.

Boom!

DERMOT O'LEARY: This is possibly

the most important moment in your entire lives.

# Times that I've seen you lose your way