Blind Auditions 4 The Voice UK

-PALOMA:

-The coaches, we're a bit like brothers and sisters.

-RICKY:

-As in all families, it can be a little bit explosive, as well.

There's going to be some fireworks.

The other coaches get on your nerves!

Tonight on The Voice...

Did you just butt in?

There's going to be a bunfight!

Excuse me?

Dad's gone, Mom's gone, kids act up.

I didn't even do anything.

You see someone getting tired and upset...

Don't get upset!

Yes!

-Whoa, whoa!

-Hey, wait a second!

-Is everything OK?

-CRYING:

-Actually, no. I'm all right!

Fire and flames...

That's extremely rude.

I disagree with Paloma.

Just getting that clear.

Can we bury the hatchet?

No, it's in your back!

I'm going to take her down.

What was that?

I can't stomach it! See you later.

See you later. Figure it out!

EMMA: In your face!

So here we go, 17-year-old student Aliesha Lobuczek.

ALIESHA: For me to be on that stage in front of those coaches

is just amazing.

Today could be the first step

into a life I hope I will live one day.

If one of the chairs did turn for me today, I think

that my friends and family would be really, really shocked.

But in a good way!

Come on, Aliesha. Come on!

I live at home with my dad.

He's really, really supportive.

Aliesha means the world to me.

Whatever makes her happy, I'm behind it 100%.

Whenever I do performances, he's always at the front,

like, recording and then on the way home

he'll play it in the car.

I love hearing Aliesha sing.

I think she's just fantastic.

I can't watch it! It makes me cringe.

He's really proud of me, which is nice.

# If you want it, take it

# I should have said it before

CHEERING # Tried to hide it, fake it

# I can't pretend any more

# I only want to die alive... #

Come on, let's go. Push the button. Come on!

# Broken heart

# I don't wanna hear you lie tonight

# Now that I've become who I really am

# And this is the part when I say I don't want ya

# I'm stronger than I've been before

# This is the part when I break free

# Cos I can't resist it no more

# It was lethal

# It was fatal... #

Go on, Liesh!

# My dreams, they felt so right

# But I woke up

# Every ti-i-i-ime

# This is the part when I say I don't want ya

# I'm stronger than I've been before

CHEERING

# This is the part when I break free

# Cos I can't resist it no more. #

CHEERING

Come on! Yes!

Hello, what's your name?

I'm Aliesha, I'm 17 and I'm a student from Birmingham.

CHEERING

How did you end up on here?

I'm not too sure!

I'm glad I came here though.

-I am.

-I... I don't... I'm sorry!

That was really lovely and we all looked at each other

and went, "Let's turn, yes!"

And then you see your hair and it's dazzling.

Thank you!

I didn't turn around but I think you are fabulous.

When there is a live animated Pocahontas,

you know who's getting the role. Right? That would be you.

-PALOMA:

-But, no, that was a really beautiful, crisp performance.

It was almost too perfect.

But that's a really good place to start,

in the sense that, you know,

we're all striving for that anyway and you're kind of like there.

CHEERING

-I'm Ricky, how you doing?

-I'm great, yeah.

-Are you nervous?

-Yeah, yeah.

It's a bit of a shock.

It didn't come across in your singing at all,

which is really strange,

to see you kind of like a ball of nerves now.

I however am really nervous that I might not get you on my team.

Hence I've been waffling for the last 20 seconds.

And I can tell that George really wants to say something.

I'm just going to keep talking! LAUGHTER

I just want to warn you that they've got, both of them,

have got similar singers to you,

so you've got to weigh that up when you...

-AUDIENCE: Oooooooh!

-It's true!

-Dang.

-What have I got that's similar?

-You've got some big voices.

Yeah, but very different stylistically, like...

-No.

-LAUGHTER

They are!

-She's lying.

-AUDIENCE: Ooooh!

-RICKY:

-I've done this for a couple of years and these two are new

and I'm starting to recognise their pitches already,

-and they're really good.

-Oh, what about yours?

Oh, I can do Ricky's!

-Go on, then.

-Hold on.

Could somebody give me some fake eyelashes so I can blink my eyes?

And the thing is, they're really good.

George has sold hundreds of millions of records.

Paloma's one of the most successful female artists

in the world right now, right?

-And that is...

-CHEERING

..a real draw.

I just promise you that if you repeat that,

I can remove all the obstacles in your way

of going further on in the competition.

And not just that, finding your dreams.

CHEERING

Can't get better than that!

-PALOMA:

-I feel like what I would like to work towards

is finding who the real you is

and what your influences are

and showing your versatility.

And that's where I'd go with it.

Thank you. CHEERING

I think the job of the coach is to find the right songs,

take you out of your comfort zone and, you know,

looking at the kind of career you want beyond this.

Did you have in mind a person that you wanted to go with?

-Kind of.

-Who was that?

AUDIENCE YELL

I'm kind of torn.

Being torn is great, nothing wrong with being torn.

You just need to go with your gut feeling,

and that's what I've done throughout my whole career.

It's time for you to be kind of brave, actually.

Rather than just going, "I know what I want and I'll stick to that,"

you know, be brave.

Be brave!

Choose wisely!

AUDIENCE YELL

But beware of wolves in sheep's clothing!

AUDIENCE: Oh!

I think I've made a decision.

I'm going to go with Paloma Faith.

CHEERING

-Congrats.

-Thank you.

Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Good luck.

-I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

-No, you don't need to be sorry. It's fine.

-Thank you.

-PALOMA:

-It's wonderful. Come on, let's go.

Don't get upset!

See you soon!

THEY SCREAM

Three people! Three people!

Well done.

- Sorry. - Sorry? What are you sorry for?

That wasn't...

Who's the wolf, me or Ricky or both?

Me?!

-Oh, you're the wolf in sheep's clothing?

-Apparently.

But isn't that just like a wolf with, like, wool trousers?

Does it have to be, like, SHEEP sheep?

I don't know what she means.

-I think she was just being metaphorical.

-Oh, OK!

Rate the performances, then challenge other fans, too.

...now!

-How many do you have, Rick?

-I have five!

I have five, too.

Forget sheep's clothing, try some really wild fashion statements

with a duo who call themselves the Dublin City Rounders.

-You have a very unique look.

-Thank you.

-So what would you put me in?

We basically just throw a whole lot of stuff together

-and see what looks good.

-Oh, look, she can do it. This is all right!

-All right, all right.

-And there is the third member of our band.

Boy George is going to love you!

-I am Rohan.

-I'm Al.

I'm the older brother.

And I'm the younger brother, by eight years!

Would you believe it?

We're Irish guys but we grew up in Australia

so we have this kind of weird hybrid accent

of, like, Irish and Australian.

-We're citizens of the world.

-Mm.

There's no two ways about it,

the opportunity to be on The Voice UK is absolutely massive.

We're just going to get out there

and expose ourselves to as many people as possible

and see what comes of it.

Rumblings!

-The amps.

-The bass.

It's all about the bass.

# Nice to meet you, where you been?

# I could show you incredible things

# Magic, madness, heaven, sin

# Saw you there and I thought

# Oh, my Lord, look at that face

# You look like my next mistake

# Love's a game, wanna play?

# Yeah

# So it's gonna be forever

# Or it's gonna go down in flames

# You can tell me when it's over

# If the high was worth the pain

# Got a long list of ex-lovers

# They'll tell you I'm insane

# Cos you know I love the players

# And you love the game

-# Cos we're young and we're reckless

-# Where you been?

-# We'll take this way too far

-# Incredible things

-# It'll leave you breathless

-# Heaven sent

-# Or with a nasty scar

-# Well, I thought

# Got a long list of ex-lovers

# They'll tell you I'm insane

# But I've got a blank space, baby

# And I'll write your name. #

CHEERING

I don't know what to expect!

I knew there was two people!

Hey, wait a second, what are you guys' names?

-My name is Rohan and this is my brother Al.

-I'm Al.

We're the Dublin City Rounders.

CHEERING

You look fantastic.

-ROHAN:

-Thank you very much.

I love your hat.

-Where are you guys from?

-We're from Dublin, Ireland, yeah.

The Irish!

-ROHAN:

-Usually that's followed with, "Then why do you sound Australian?"

And we follow that with,

"We lived in Australia, we grew up there as well."

What part of Australia?

Sydney and also near Byron Bay, beautiful part of the world, so...

-No!

-So, listen,

none of y'all turned around, which is, you know, whatevs.

But...!

-You did miss something.

-You did miss something!

I think a few of the audience might have picked up on this.

Do you want to give them a little twirl of what you do there?

He sings half the song like this, and...

-He was rapping away up there.

-Basically, I stand up here and...

Then when I'm done I just put this down here.

-GEORGE:

-It's actually a Stray Cats move,

- they used to do that. - Nice, nice.

I haven't seen it done since then, so that's pretty cool.

I'm upset that I didn't turn around,

just for the fantastic, like, imagery

-and the iconography of, like, your whole being.

-Yeah.

I was trying to...

It was hard for me to make out, like, what was happening.

-But I see what was happening.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now I see it, I get it.

I didn't get it blindly. It's a whole package.

Some things you have to be able to see and absorb everything.

And his hair is just off the charts.

Thank you very much!

If I could see you, I probably would have turned as well.

I thought it was weird.

-ROHAN:

-He's right. He's not wrong, he's not wrong.

No, that's... Weird...!

I don't like the term "weird"

because that gets used about me all the time.

- I've been told. - But I think, you know,

you are an alternative group.

That's a nicer way of putting it.

But I also think that it's not really fair to say to somebody,

"Oh, it's brilliant," if it's not. So...

Cheers!

- I won't mince. - I'll stick with weird, eh?!

I should have stuck with weird.

There's nothing weird about this(!)

I just don't think that it's got what it takes, I'm afraid.

Fair enough.

I disagree with Paloma, I actually think you have got something.

- Thank you, George. - I disagree.

I just think that it's one of those areas.

And I think the humour in you, you need to be seen.

And, you know, it just needs to be the right...

- The full package. - ..song and the right moment,

but I'm sure people will love you.

Do you guys dress like that, like, when you go to movies?

Depends what movie it is, I guess.

This is our casual look, yeah.

If it was Pirates Of The Caribbean, would you do that?

Yeah.

Thanks so much. It's been an amazing opportunity!

Hey, wait a second, so how do you do that bass stand thing?

Yeah, you can try that.

Someone call an ambulance just in case.

-PALOMA:

-You guys, I'm so right!

Man, you're going to put me out of a job!

CHEERING

-PALOMA:

-You've become too nice for your own good.

I've always been nice.

-Nice is my default setting.

-Nice in a deluded way.

But you don't have to sing to be a good singer.

-What?! What was that?

-I said you don't have to have a perfect voice

to be an interesting singer.

That's actually very correct.

I agree - Bob Dylan, but he said something amazing.

What was that?

She's a hard woman.

Have you got some ID, please, mate?

Nice one, mate. Have a good night, yeah?

I'm Alaric, I'm 21 and I'm a bouncer.

What place are you a bouncer for?

- It's a rock bar. - Right.

- Metal, rock. It's cool. - Do you ever perform in there?

No, never performed there.

It would be cool, it's a really cool place. I like it there, yeah.

Being a bouncer, you get to see a lot of things,

you get to meet cool people.

Evening.

For the most part, it's a lot of fun!

So, bouncers can sometimes be quite intimidating.

- Yeah. - But you seem quite lovely.

'Every now and then, you have to get someone out,'

causing trouble or something.

You're very tall!

- So... - OK, like, I want to come in.

OK. No, sorry.

- Why can't I come in? - Your shoes.

Are you offending my shoes?

Sorry, I don't make the rules.

You just dropped that one on me!

Being a bouncer, you're faced with some real tough places

but nothing compares to this.

It's scary but it's good. It makes me feel alive.

It's like being at the top of a roller-coaster,

just about to drop.

I'm ready, I just want to do it.

# Tell me his name

# I want to know

APPLAUSE

# The way he looks

# And where you go

# I need to see his face

# I need to understand

# Why you and I came to an end

# I let you go

# I let you fly

# Why do I keep on asking why?

# I let you go

# Now that I found

# A way to keep somehow

# More than a broken vow

# I let you go

# Now that I found

# A way to keep somehow

# More than a broken

# Vow. #

CHEERING

-Go on!

-Oh, my God, two of them!

How's it going, guys?

-What's your name?

-My name is Alaric. And 21 and I'm a bouncer.

CHEERING

I have to say, it's not what I expected to see when I turned round.

I mean, you look like somebody from Game Of Thrones.

LAUGHTER

-It's amazing!

-Thank you very much.

-First of all, beautiful voice.

Thank you very much.

I'm not sure what I would be able to do with you as a singer,

that's why I didn't turn around.

But, you know, you clearly could see that everyone in the audience,

they stood up for you.

Thank you very much. That's amazing. Thank you.

ALL CHEER

Well, have to warn you...

Paloma said she hates musical theatre!

-Sorry!

-Which is pretty extreme, but we can see that you don't, right?

I just personally... Like, it's just not for me.

-But I'm really sorry because you're really good at it.

-Thank you!

So what's the ambition? Do you want to go into theatre?

I don't know, mate. Like...

LAUGHTER

"I don't know, mate. Do you know what I mean, geezer?

"I just like a bit of opera."

-So what clubs do you bounce at?

-I'm in Camden at the moment.

Do you go...

# Get out, now! #

Yeah!

# Get out of my place! #

# I'm telling you to leave! #

-Can I be honest?

-Yeah.

So, I'm sitting here listening to you sing,

and then I'm writing the notes down,

and then as I am writing it down...

my arm hits the button!

-Oh, no!

-I swear to you!

No, but I think the Lord works in mysterious ways.

All right!

Right? Because now you've got Ricky turned, too,

so I think it's like...

Yo, I mean, dang, if there was ever, like, a ghost that went, like,

"We better move your hand and hit that button."

That's how I felt what happened. You saw my face!

I was like, "No, I didn't...!"

But also, like, before that happened,

Ricky was looking at me going,

"I really think he's good, I really think he's good."

And then I was like, "Well, great," and then he, like, went.

When he saw, he was like - his mind was decided, so...

-RICKY:

-Also, I don't know what's good and what's not

in this kind of world,

but I don't really know what I'm doing anyway. So...

You either like a voice or you don't, I mean, it's not...

Exactly, and who am I to get in the way of someone

that I just knew he was good?

Right? I really like the voice.

I turned around for it, and I know that people...will like you.

And that's halfway to, you know, the final, isn't it, really?

- Yeah. - But, yeah, well done, mate.

Thank you, man. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Are we going to say hello?

He hasn't chosen yet!

Oh, you have to choose!

Oh, we're not involved - it's fine.

Well, yeah, I've made my decision.

I'm going with Ricky.

CHEERING

CHEERING

Oh, bring it in. Thank you, guys.

Game Of Thrones!

CHEERING

-I hit the freaking button!

-That was so funny.

-Did you really not hit it?

I swear that I slipped on the button.

But he was very likable, though.

He's really nice.

He was a likable chap,

and he was kind of - I love that when you turn around you're like,

-"Oh, my God, that's not what I was expecting at all."

-Yeah.

CHEERING

Come on, big boy!

Ooh...

Whoo!

Ladies and gentlemen, over the next nine hours...

we shall attempt to find a superstar.

The next one's going to be it. The next one.

What if a duck comes out, or the next five are ducks?

HE CHUCKLES

Don't worry, Will - no ducks on the way,

but if you still fancy some feathers,

our next acts can help out.

My name is Faheem. I'm 21 years old.

I love music and my parrots.

My name's Tim Baldwin.

I'm 20 years old, from Gloucestershire,

and I'm an engineer and also a bird keeper.

Me and my dad keep about 400 birds in our back garden.

I obviously like to talk to the birds

and sing to them when I go in there.

# Dinner time, dinner time

# What's your dinner time? #

I think the birds enjoy it. Never had any complaints, anyway.

I live at home with my two parrots, two cats, a budgie,

so, yeah, it's quite crazy.

We've been trying to teach the birds to talk.

Hello.

Hello.

-# It's, oh, so quiet... #

-You say it.

And I tried to teach Maisie to sing Karma Chameleon, as well.

# You come and go-oh-oh-oh. #

-You sing it.

-# Sing it back to me. #

Say, "Faheem to win The Voice."

# I don't wanna

# Talk about it. #

Yeah. It's not really working.

I do love looking after birds but, obviously, singing is my dream.

It's my passion, so I'm going to pursue that as far as I can.

# And it's like flying without wings

# Cos you're my special thing

# I'm flying without wings. #

# Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it

# I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted

# I fell right through the cracks

# Now I'm trying to get back

# Before the cool done run out I'll be giving it my bestest

# Nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention

# I reckon it's again my turn

# To win some or learn some

# But I won't hesitate

# No more, no more

# It cannot wait

# I'm sure

# Open up your mind and see like me

# Open up your plans and, damn, you're free

# Look into your heart and you'll find

# This guy is yours. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Oh, hello.

-How you doing? All right?

-What's your name?

-Tim.

-Sorry that nobody turned.

-That's all right.

-Where are you from?

-Drybrook in the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire.

APPLAUSE

-RICKY:

-Have you got any interesting hobbies?

-Yeah, I keep birds.

You keep birds? You haven't got any on you now, have you?

-HE WHISTLES

-Should have stuck that in the song!

Should've. A bit of whistling.

-I can do a pigeon.

-Go for it. Go on.

HE COOS

That's real good. LAUGHTER

Thank you very much.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

EMMA: It's Bird Man round two. Can Faheem get those chairs a-spinning?

I want to be a professional singer so much that it hurts, you know?

I'm so excited to be here.

I'm ready.

# Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on

# You got that healing that I want... # THEY SQUEAL

# Just like they say it in the song

# Until the dawn, let's Marvin Gaye and get it on

# We got this king-size to ourselves

# Don't have to share with no-one else

# Don't keep your secrets to yourself

# It's Kama Sutra show and tell

# Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on

# You got that healing that I want

# Just like they say it in the song

# Until the dawn, let's Marvin Gaye and get it on

# And when you leave me all alone

# I'm like a stray without a home

# I'm like a dog without a bone

# I just want you for my own... # THEY CHEER

# Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on

# You got that healing that I want

# Just like they say it in the song

# Until the dawn, let's Marvin Gaye and get it on. #

THEY CHEER

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you.

Thank you, thank you.

-Hello.

-Wow!

-What's your name?

Hi, guys. My name's Faheem.

I'm 21 years old and I'm from Bradford, West Yorkshire.

CHEERING

Well, I know how to hear freaking awesome tones.

Sometimes a singer don't even have to sing for 90 seconds.

They can sing for two seconds for you to know

if they're freaking awesome or not.

So first three words - bam!

Hit it. Like, damn!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Thank you.

-You've got that magic tone.

Like, John Legend got a magic tone. You got that tone.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Thank you.

I thought it was...

I thought it was amazing and I feel terrible that I didn't turn.

-Thank you.

-Sorry about that.

-No, that's absolutely fine.

-I understand.

-You're amazing.

Just to sing for all four of you anyway was more than

I could ask for, so, like,

honestly, thank you very much.

What I've learned is the fact that...

I am a sucker for female voices.

I really like them and I turn quite a lot for female voices

so it takes an extraordinary male voice to, like,

get inside here and make me just go, "This is for me."

And it takes even more of an extraordinary one to make me

want to go up against Will, and I...

I am fighting for this and I'm making a fool of myself, so...

-And it's all for you.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

How am I supposed to choose, like?

AUDIENCE SHOUT OUT Nah, I...

Going with Ricky would give you a whole different

type of experience to add to your Army Swiss knife,

to have a whole bunch of different styles up in that.

So going there, awesome styles. You'll get crazy styles there.

Coming here, I can improve where you're going.

I don't know if I'm going to give you different styles.

Going there with Ricky, you added a new blade.

It all depends, you know what I mean,

on what you're going to be chopping up in the next couple of months.

-You feel me?

-I'm...

-You get what I'm saying?

-Yeah, 100%, I hear what you're saying.

-Yeah, word up, yeah.

-Thank you for that.

Like I say, from the bottom of my heart,

just to even be here was amazing, so the fact that you guys have

turned around... I mean, two of you have turned around...

Go for Will - he turned first!

THEY CHEER

Er...

..the coach I'm going to go with...

..is... I'm going to join...

..Team will.i.am. Ricky, I apologise.

Thank you so much.

Well done, mate.

THEY CHEER

-Well done. Congratulations.

-Thank you so much.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done.

I really liked Faheem. I was going up against Will

and when Will really wants something, he can get it.

I turned literally two lines in,

cos the tone of his voice was just immaculate.

THEY CHEER

-Are you comfortable, Will?

-Oh, yeah. Of course.

-You're, like...

-laid-back.

-Oh, you ain't comfortable?

-Well, I'm wearing a skirt.

-Oh, you're wearing a skirt.

Be careful of wolves in pink skirts!

THEY CHUCKLE

EMMA: Wings of a different variety now, with 17-year-old Sammy-Jo.

I work as a trainee engineer at Stansted Airport.

My job is really important because if the power runs out...

..Stansted Airport will come to a close.

A general day for me would be getting in, checking my e-mails.

If we have a fault that day, then we have to go out and sort that out.

When we're driving from job to job in the airport,

we're always singing in the vans.

# Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on

# You got that feeling that I want... #

I normally do it, like, messing around.

I wouldn't really sing properly in front of them.

-# Ah

-# Ah

# Trouble, trouble

# Ah. #

I've worked so hard to get the job that I'm in but it's not my dream.

Singing's always been my dream.

It's really important for me to go out there and give it my all.

I'm never going to have this experience again in my life,

so I need to prove that I can do it.

It's been what I've wanted for so long.

# I walked into a honky-tonky

# Just the other day

# I dropped a nickel in the jukebox

# Just to hear them play

# I didn't have no tune in mind, I didn't wait to choose

# Just dropped a nickel in the slot and I played the jukebox blues

# There's a guy over there with an old tin horn

-# And a fella on an old banjo... #

-Press the button, Will!

# And the man on the fiddle, he were no slouch

# He could really drag that bow

# Well, the man on the fiddle, he must have got tired

# I didn't hear him say

# Cos he cut loose on the steel guitar

# And the jukebox ran away

# I've played a lot of jukeboxes

# Most every one in town

# That's the first tune I've ever heard

# That can make one dance around

-# Play the jukebox blues... #

-Ricky!

-Just go bam!

# Such a rhythm I've never heard

# I danced out both of my shoes... #

-Oh!

-Oh, come on!

# Playing the jukebox blues. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Hey!

-Hello.

-What's your name?

My name's Sammy-Jo Evans.

I'm 17, I'm from Essex

and I'm an electrical fitter at Stansted Airport.

Amazing!

So, the country thing -

tell me about that, cos it was very specific.

My dad started off with my country influence.

I like a lot of rockabilly and jive and I used to do musical theatre

before this but country is what I want to do now.

Well, you do it very well.

It's not something that I feel I can contribute anything to.

You know, I'm always looking for something a bit off the wall.

What you did was very accomplished.

I can't say anything bad about it. It was really good.

You got an amazing reaction from the audience,

so you obviously did it very well.

That's what you've chosen to do - it's perfect.

-It's just not right for me.

-A touch of Loretta Lynn thing in your voice.

-Did you just butt in?

-Sorry.

AUDIENCE EXCLAIM

-Getting my own back from earlier.

-Palaver...

Well done. I mean, you know, it wasn't right for me and, you know,

I'm building my team and it just wasn't the right sound for me

-but you do it great.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

I thought it was excellent and George is exactly right.

It was really accomplished. You couldn't really fault it.

You have a voice like crystal but you have a voice, like...

It was kind of an impression because it wasn't your voice, cos...

But it just wasn't for me today. That's the only reason.

Thank you anyway.

-PALOMA:

-I actually don't think that was, er...

I thought that was very constructive criticism,

in the sense that I actually started out singing myself by, like,

impersonating singers that I like.

But when I started to write my own songs,

then all those influences piled in and then after a while,

I started to find my own voice that made me

different from those people and the next stage would be to try

and write and think about how you can be you.

OK. Thank you very much.

I actually... Because you...

Rick, you made it sound like I thought it was an impersonation.

-I actually didn't...

-No, no, not at all.

-OK, just getting that clear.

I didn't think you were impersonating anyone.

I think, you know, you're 17. Your voice is always going to develop.

You know, that wasn't a criticism. I don't think you sound like anyone.

Also, country has a sound and you've just said that's what you

want to do, so go and do it and I hope you get better and better.

-Thank you.

-You look lovely!

APPLAUSE

Yeah, I have to agree - like,

country does have a unique twang to it.

You sound like YOU.

I don't know what people mean by, like, "That's not your voice."

-Well, why didn't you turn your chair?

-I didn't turn my chair...

So many different styles of genres come out,

but that style of music belongs on the show, so I apologise.

That's OK. Thank you.

There's nothing better than commitment to a style and a sound

and by doing that, you are just going to get better and better.

Thank you.

-Thank you. It's pretty intense, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-You did really well.

-Thank you.

-It was great.

Thank you. Thank you.

-Amazing.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Wahey!

George and Paloma operate with no filters, so when you have

people that have no filters,

sometimes there's going to be chemicals that mix.

It's a laboratory and things explode.

# Saturday night's all right for fighting

# Saturday night's all right... #

Like myself, Paloma doesn't always think about

what she says before she says it.

That can kind of cause quite interesting conflict.

Sometimes I clash with George a little bit.

She's lying.

I think it's because we're quite similar.

But she's also got very thick skin

so she gets over stuff really easily, so...

I don't. I hold a grudge!

# You've got to fight For your right... #

Some of the tensions that were going on - it's just natural.

I've been in a band for 15 years with the same people

and we have to share buses and stuff and there's a time when you

walk away and sit in another part of the bus or, you know...

It's like a pressure cooker.

Things happen.

-PALOMA:

-That's what happens with strong personalities,

and we're all very emotionally invested in the show.

Basically, sometimes the other coaches get on your nerves.

It's a little awkward!

-MARVIN:

-Competitive coaches!

But, unaware of the tension, welcome, J Sealy.

I absolutely love music, you know. It's a passion,

and it doesn't feel like work. I get up and I'm just enjoying my life.

In 2014, I woke up on a Saturday morning

and I heard my left ear close. I couldn't hear anything.

It was vertigo and I basically lost my hearing.

I went deaf in my left ear.

I've had to adapt everything I do in terms of sound to one ear.

Right now, I feel so great about life.

I just feel so great about myself. This is an amazing opportunity.

I'm willing to do whatever I need to do to take it to the next level.

Go on, J! Yes!

# I would have given you all of my heart

# But there's someone who's torn it apart

# And she's taken just all that I had

# But if you want I'll try to love again

# Baby, I'll try to love again but I know

# The first cut is the deepest

# Baby, I know

# The first cut is the deepest

# But when it come to being lucky, she's cursed

# When it come to loving me she's worst

# I still want you by my side... # THEY CHEER

# Just to help me dry these tears that I've cried

# Baby, I'll try to love again but I know

# The first cut is the deepest

# Whoa-oh, oh

# The first love is the deepest

# And when it comes to loving me, she's worst

# But if you want, I'll try, yeah. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-First of all, what's your name?

-My name is J Sealy.

I am 43 years old.

That's my mum's favourite song right there, so I'm glad.

I appreciate you turning. Thank you very much. It's a beautiful thing.

-And do you know who sang the original?

-Er, Cat Stevens.

And then Rod Stewart.

-Yes.

-And then more people just brought this thing to life.

-It's beautiful.

-You have a beautiful vibrato in your voice.

-Thank you.

-You've got great chops.

-Appreciated.

A great soul voice and there's a great

vulnerability in your voice, so we've got something to work with.

-Very happy to have you on my team.

-Oh, me too. Thank you very much!

Whoo!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

JC, yeah, it was incredible.

You could tell you poured a lot of emotion into that

and it was really coming across and it's great when you hear

someone that understands a song, connects with it,

and that's what the next round's all about, I suppose, so well done.

-You've got through.

-Thank you. Appreciate that.

I think with you and George,

you've already got a natural soul voice and a soulful soul.

I think George can help you fine-tune that

and you'll be a threat in this competition. We just don't...

-We didn't see that but George saw that.

-Absolutely. Thank you.

Appreciate that. Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Great.

-Very happy. I'm just getting tall people. Have you noticed?

-You'll have to get a bigger hat.

-Exactly.

THEY SQUEAL

Yeah, he can really sing. He's a real singer. I love that.

We're going to sit back and let our next act talk.

It's what he does best.

My name's Steve Devereaux.

I'm 60 years old

and I'm from Kenley in Surrey.

It's quite a voice you've got there, Steve.

-Well, there we are, you see.

-So, what do you do?

You would have heard of this little station called CBeebies.

-24/7 in my house.

-It's a life-saver, isn't it?

Well, on that, I'm very happy to be part of

a production called Chuggington.

-Oh!

-Yeah!

-BOTH:

-# Chuggington

# Chugga-chugga, chugga-chugga, Chuggington

# Chuggington

# Chugga-chugga-chugga, chugga-chugga-chugga. #

But you know, I go to sleep with that song in my head sometimes.

I wake up to it.

But for me, it's great that I get to play a character called Howie.

Oh, dear.

-AS HOWIE:

-And Howie, he talks like that.

If you're wondering, "Is it really him?", yes, it is.

Where The Voice could take me is

somewhere where I've actually always wanted to be.

And that is to work with music.

That would be a form of earthly heaven.

-SHE SQUEALS

-Oh, he's looking sharp, isn't he?

Mm-mm!

So who are we talking?

A-ha!

# She gets too hungry

# For dinner at eight

# She likes the theatre

# But never comes late... #

Yes! Yes, yes, yes!

# She never bothers

# With people she hates

# That's why the lady is a tramp

# She likes the free, fresh

# Wind in her hair

# Life without care

# She's flat

# That's that

# Hates California

# Cold, oh, damp

# That's why the lady....

HE SCATS

# She won't have crap games

# With sharpies and frauds

# Won't go to Harlem

# In Lincolns and Fords

# Don't dish that dirt Don't dish that dirt

# With the rest of the broads

# That's why the lady is a tramp. #

Thank you!

CHEERING

-RICKY:

-All right, mate?

Thank you.

-I've found my father figure!

-Oh, at last!

I'm so happy.

-Well, I'm pretty happy, too.

-You know what?

You've got the most beautiful tone and I'm such a big fan of, like,

Frank Sinatra and all that, that as soon as I heard it

and the way you held it, you didn't wobble from it

and it was just like going back in time, and I just love that.

Like, I wish... You know, Will's in the future, well, I'm in the past.

-RICKY:

-Paloma, I wonder what his name is?

-Where does that put Boy George?

-Sorry, what's your name?

I was too excited. Apart from Daddy.

I think we're going to quit the story right now

before we get into deep trouble.

My name is Steve Devereux.

I am 60 years old. I am from London, born in Stoke Newington.

-Wow.

-All right?

And I do voice-overs to make a crust.

- Anything we'd have heard? - Listen to his voice!

What voice-overs can you do?

Well, you want a voice-over?

I'll tell you what, imagine this television series was a film.

DRAMATIC MUSIC

In a world...

where singing is everything...

in a place called...

Manchester...

you will discover who...

will become The Voice of 2016.

Coming to a television set near you.

Terms and conditions apply.

-Something like that.

-CHEERING

In a world...

In a world where two hat men and one sexy lady

and a tricky guy named Ricky

sit in chairs, finally...

You do it better, sorry.

Can you just do the end bit again? Just do the end.

Start again. Go on.

In a world where there's four coaches...

-I just picked you!

-CHEERING

Oh, shucks! Thank you so much!

Come on. You do a beautiful voice-over.

Oh, my gosh! I just got picked!

CHEERING

-PALOMA:

-Thanks, you're in.

-RICKY:

-I think you should go and meet your competitor.

-PALOMA:

-Yes!

-Come on, then.

Thank you.

-Lovely to meet you.

-You too.

You could rap like that. You just have to rhyme it.

# Ain't nothing I can't fix

# Cos I can do it in the mix

# Don't push me cos I'm close to the edge

# I'm trying not to lose my head Uh-huh-huh. #

-Thank you, Manchester!

-CHEERING

-WILL:

-He's a character.

# That's why the lady... #

-PALOMA:

-I loved his voice.

I just shouldn't turn now for a while.

You did it!

-Josh.

-You just rapped with will.i.am, lad.

Team Paloma invite

everyone else to bring it on.

Devereux has joined Faith.

Faith and Devereux.

Watch out.

Oh, stop it, Steve.

Make way for our next act, straight from the home of pop.

It's "our kid", Lester.

I'm Lester Preston Jr, I'm 33, from Liverpool.

I've got two main passions in my life -

singing and Everton Football Club.

On a match day, my dad will come round

and I'll cook him a bacon butty and a cup of tea.

Come on, lad, I'm starving here.

Tea will be gone before I get my butty.

I've got a great relationship with my dad,

apart from the fact that he supports Liverpool and I support Everton.

You're enjoying that cup, there, lad?

-Eh?

-Why?

-That's the only cup you're going to get this season.

Oh, is that right?

He thinks he's a know-it-all

in his Liverpool shirt.

He shouldn't be wearing Liverpool shirts,

especially not with your little beer belly neither.

Nothing wrong with that belly, mate.

Excited about the game.

Come on, lad, come on!

I go watching Everton as much as I possibly can...

The Blues!

..with my good mate Bri.

If you cut my blood, it would run blue, so if Martinez is listening,

give me a free season ticket.

CROWD ROARS

This is the biggest opportunity I've ever had in my life.

I'm hoping to go on and do Liverpool proud today.

I come from a city that's got great musical influences

and I want to be up there with the rest of them.

# Somebody said you've got a new friend

# But does he love you better than I can?

# There's a big, black sky over my town

# I know where you're at, I bet he's around

# Stilettos and broken bottles

# I'm spinning around in circles

# I'm in the corner, watching you kiss him, oh-oh

# I'm right over here, why can't you see me, oh-oh

# I'm giving it my all, I'm not the guy you're taking... #

Come on, Ricky!

# Ooh, I keep dancing on my own... #

THEY CHEER

# But still so near

# The lights go on

# The music dies

# You don't see me standing here

# I just came to say goodbye. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-PALOMA:

-Ohh!

Hi, there, what's your name?

I'm Lester Preston Jr from Liverpool, 33.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You've got that sort of George Clooney sexiness.

Why didn't you turn, then?

-LAUGHTER

-Cos I couldn't see through...

I know, fair do's.

-RICKY:

-Mate, the thing is,

I enjoyed it and Will thought it was aimed at me and that kind of thing,

because obviously I had some success last year with a guy called Stevie,

but I think I've explored all the options in that arena.

-I was looking forward to working with you as well, Ricky.

-Sorry, man.

-PALOMA:

-Aww!

-Hello, Will, what's happening?

Um, the reason why I didn't turn was because that statement,

certain matches, perfect matches -

I was gutted that Ricky didn't turn.

-Yeah, me too.

-So we're aligned there.

And if I would have turned,

you wouldn't have picked me, even if I'd turned by myself.

-LAUGHTER

-That would really suck, right?

Imagine that - I'm the only one, you're like, "But I don't want you."

LAUGHTER

I think you should definitely keep going

and keep singing,

but I didn't feel like I could help that style of singer.

Yep, no worries, all right, cheers, thank you.

APPLAUSE

Hey, man.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-I thought Ricky was going to turn.

-Did you?

You always say that, though, and it puts me off.

The rocker even said so.

Well, it always puts me off when you say, "This is for you,"

cos it makes me just go, "I don't want it."

-I love Ricky's rocking reputation.

-I have got a rocking reputation.

-Rockin' Ricky Wilson.

-Cos he was like...

I mean, all the rockers in the world are like,

"How come Ricky's not turning for us?"

I know, that puts pressure on me and I don't want to turn.

That's whack.

The thing about Will is, we're not best pals,

we don't go on barging holidays.

A barge.

It might be a great reality show.

The Voice - Barging.

First of all, I'm not a big fan of barges.

MUSIC: Messing About On The River by Josh Macrae

Cuts to a canal, beautiful canal. Here comes a barge.

"George!" "Hi, Rick."

"Permission to come aboard, sir."

"Of course, the more, the merrier."

"And then the other one, Paloma."

Wow.

PALOMA CHUCKLES

It's cold and I can't swim and they're going to make fun of me

and shake the boat and I'm going to get all freaked out.

"Aye-aye, skipper!"

-He's really the captain?

-Yeah!

I'd rather just ride a bike on the land watching them have a barge.

Well, there'd be a dog involved.

DOG YELPS

We might get along.

No.

Maybe for, like, a day.

I think longer than a day would be a disaster.

I think I'm going to skip this holiday,

sun myself somewhere hot instead.

Well, that was random, wasn't it?

Let's get some glam into the proceedings.

This necklace - got it in a charity shop.

Wasn't cheap, for charity, but quite chuffed with that.

And my top - catalogue.

It's Valerie Bacon from Southport.

'Been married 35 years.'

Oh, it's my favourite programme, Arthur.

My husband is very good.

He's very good, he does look after me.

We've both got a turner for the telly,

but his is more powerful than mine.

I watch House Under The Hammer.

Don't you mean Homes Under The Hammer?

I think you could be right.

I think he's taken the batteries out of it, to be honest with you.

His favourite programmes are always murder mysteries.

I'm sure he's learning how to kill me.

Oh, dear.

-Good evening.

-AUDIENCE: Good evening.

-Everybody OK?

-AUDIENCE: Yes.

I perform every weekend now in Blackpool and I just love it.

If people don't like the singing, I throw a few jokes in, you know.

..so get your own blanket.

LAUGHTER

I've never told her, but I'm very, very proud of her.

She's the life and soul of the party.

I wouldn't change her, no.

At the minute.

WHOOPING

Well, I've always watched The Voice and loved it, but I said,

"Oh, I don't know, it's all kids.

"Don't want anybody my age there, do they?"

My husband said, "Oh, go!"

I said, "All right, then, I'll go.

"But if I can't park the car

"and I've got to stand around in the rain, I'm coming home."

# You're my world, you're every breath

# I take

# You're my world, you're every move

# I make

-BOY GEORGE SINGS IN ITALIAN

-# Other eyes see the stars

# Up in the skies

# But for me, they shine

# Within your eyes

# As the trees reach for the sun above

# So my arms reach out to you for love

# With your hand

# Resting in mine

# I feel the power so divine... #

THEY SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT

# You're my world, you are my night and day

# You're my world, you're every prayer I pray

# If our love ceases to be

# Then it's the end of my world

# For me. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

THEY SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT

-PALOMA:

-Oh, hello!

Hiya!

-Hello.

-You look fabulous.

-Thank you.

-I love your necklace.

-What's your name?

-My name is Valerie.

-And where did you come from today?

-I come from a place called Southport.

CHEERING

That was a wonderful performance.

What made you decide to be here at The Voice?

It's my last chance.

-No!

-Cos I am 70. 70, you see, so there we are.

CHEERING

It's never your last chance until you decide it's your last chance,

and I strongly urge you not to make that decision tonight,

because you need to keep on singing because you entertain people

and this crowd were entertained.

-Yes, yes.

-WHOOPING

Whoa!

Do you perform usually?

- Yes, I do, yes. - So you're a veteran singer?

Yes, yes, I perform anywhere if the money's right.

LAUGHTER

- I love that song. - Yes.

But I guess I'm looking for something

- a little bit more contemporary. - Yes.

But I love the song.

It reminds you of Cilla Black, doesn't it?

- Cilla Black was amazing. - Yes.

-May she rest in peace.

-Oh, yes.

That's why I sang it, that's why I sang it.

I could tell that you've done this before.

You sounded like a veteran, you've got a good pair of chops.

You look great.

Big girl, big set of lungs, that's what it is.

You know, I was hoping and praying

I'd have got a fella to turn for me tonight.

LAUGHTER

I thought, "I've never had a fella turn for me before in my life!"

-LAUGHTER

-I wouldn't be much good to you, babe.

You never know!

We could, like, swap make-up.

That's right!

- Yes! - I have to say,

you look amazing for 70!

- A bit of a Liz Taylor thing. - That's right!

- One of my favourites. - Yes.

-Hello, Will.

-Hello, how are you?

-Very well, thank you.

-My grandma would love that necklace.

Would she? Charity shop.

LAUGHTER

I'll be putting it back next week.

-BOY GEORGE:

-You're a great comedian, is that what you do as well?

- Yes. - You do that?

You've done this before, you're just too good.

I'm not very good at tap dancing, though, I'm afraid.

-I've tried.

-Kept falling in the sink.

LAUGHTER

I've got a feeling that the reason why you look so great for 70

is because you keep singing, so I'd continue doing that.

It's wonderful and inspiring that you came today, thank you.

- Thank you very much. - God bless you.

-Oh, hey!

-That's it.

SHE LAUGHS

-Let's do a quick selfie, come on.

-Everybody, get in.

-VALERIE:

-He wants to copy my make-up.

-I can't see.

LAUGHTER AND CHEERING

Waay!

That's so sad when they say, "It's my last chance."

I've said that a few times.

Time for us all to raise our game now

with 16-year-old Heather from Bracknell.

I'm doing A levels in politics, RS, music and music tech.

I've been a member of Mensa for about, I think, six years now.

Mensa is basically an organisation that contains the top 2%

of intelligent adults.

EMMA: I'd love to do a little quiz with you.

- This is like The Voice Mastermind. - OK.

I'm around the same kind of point with my IQ as Albert Einstein

and Stephen Hawking, which I don't actually believe, but apparently so.

What is the next number in the series?

I have a little knack for puzzles,

conundrums, riddles and stuff.

1,597.

Yes!

Genius!

I'd love to have a big career in the music industry,

to perform loads and to gig loads.

It is just such a big opportunity,

to actually sing in front of four people

that are so well known

and absolutely amazing in the music industry.

THEY WHOOP

# It's a God-awful small affair

# To the girl with the mousy hair

# But her mummy is yelling, "No!"

# And her daddy has told her to go

# But her friend is nowhere to be seen

# As she walks through her sunken dream

# To the seat with the clearest view

# And she's hooked to the silver screen

# But the film is a saddening bore

# For she's lived it ten times or more

# She could spit in the eyes of fools

# As they ask her to focus on

# Sailors fighting in the dance hall

# Oh, man! THEY SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT

# Look at those cavemen go

# It's the freakiest show

# Take a look at the lawman

# Beating up the wrong guy

# Oh, man! Wonder if he'll ever know

# He's in the best-selling show

# Is there life on Mars?

# Oh

# Is there life on Mars? #

CHEERING

THEY SCREAM

Hi!

-Hello, what's your name?

-Hi, I'm Heather and I'm 16.