-Oh, I am so excited for Day 1. This is Season 21.
And we have Ariana Grande here, guys.
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-Ariana, welcome to "The Voice."
-Thank you. -My goodness.
-Thank you so much. [ Cheers and applause ]
-We are so happy to have you as the newest member of our family.
-Thank you. I'm very happy to be here.
I'm a big fan of the show, and I'm so happy to be here.
-You know, I've seen a lot of different coaches
over the years join this panel.
I don't think I ever heard a reaction
quite like the reaction that we get
when Ariana Grande walks in here from our live studio audience.
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My hears are still ringing from when she walked out
and introduced herself to the crowd.
It's unbelievable.
Is everybody in here just obsessed with Ariana?
There's other things, too.
You can still tell she's been a fan of the show for a long time.
She's awesome behind the scenes in the hallway,
in the dressing rooms, in meetings.
-Give you my point of view here.
Looking great with this filter.
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-It's so crazy, people.
I guess I'm not used to it yet.
I mean, every new coach kind of brings a different kind of vibe,
but I will tell you we were very excited about Ariana.
Like, she's just so youthful and, like,
she has like a billion followers.
And she's just so relevant right now.
I'm pretty sure Ariana has like the most followers
on the planet.
So...I'm just --
I'm just saying, like, if I were you,
I would just, like, wow, maybe I would want to go
with someone is going to get some mad voting action.
-I didn't want to go there. -And that is...
I mean, she's new on here, but I'm just saying
we're all afraid of her, so...
And she's also a sweetheart and very clever, very witty.
Her humor is so quick
that sometimes you're like, "Wait. What?" [ Laughs ]
-Hey, did you happen to see how last season ended, by the way?
-Oh, I did. -Okay, yeah, just wondered.
-But that's why I'm here. -Ahh!
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-I think Ariana may be one of the biggest artists
we've ever had on this show who's in their prime,
huge following and the top of the charts.
She's doing everything so well as an artist.
For her to be a coach on "The Voice,"
we're so lucky to have her.
Ari, Ari, Ari.
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-Can we have a different studio audience, please?
-This season, I hope that I am bringing joy.
I hope I'm bringing laughs. I'll do anything for a laugh.
-Look, Kelly watched a documentary on country music.
How can I ever compete with that?
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-Can Ariana and I talk, at all?
-Anybody who says... -No.
-...they don't understand the value...
-Absolutely. You want to get a snack, actually?
-Yeah, let's get a snack. -We'll come back.
-See you guys later. [ Laughter ]
-Do you want -- you want anything?
And I hope I'm bringing some good advice.
I really just want to be helpful to these artists
and help them execute their vision for their careers
and for their lives and for their sounds.
I want to be a sounding board and help them get
to where they're going, either with or without me.
I know that I'm new here and you don't --
and you don't, you guys don't know me as a coach yet.
But I want to guide you in this competition.
I want to help you sing the right songs,
and help you get to where you want to go as an artist.
I want to help you get to the healthiest place
with your instrument
that you've ever been in in your life.
I would love to work together and be your coach.
-That was nice. -Trust me.
I want to help you become
one of the biggest artist you can be.
I want to help you win this thing and then have a career.
I want to be here to do the real work.
I want to be that for you.
Let me -- let me prove myself and do the work for you.
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