-Singing "Cuz I Love You,"
here is Ciana Pelekai.
[ Cheering and applause ]
-♪ I'm cryin' ♪
♪ 'Cause I love ♪
♪ You ♪
-Hey!
-♪ Oh ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Huh ♪
♪ Never been in love before ♪
♪ What the hell are stupid feelings, yo? ♪
♪ Once upon a time, I was alone ♪
♪ I don't wanna be alone no mo' ♪
♪ Got you somethin' from the liquor store ♪
♪ Little bit of Ciana and some mo' ♪
♪ Tryin' to open up a little mo' ♪
♪ Sorry if my heart a little slow ♪
♪ Thought that I didn't care ♪
♪ I thought I was love impaired ♪
♪ But, baby ♪
-Baby!
-♪ Baby ♪
♪ I don't know what I'm gon' do ♪
♪ I'm cryin' ♪
♪ 'Cause I love ♪
♪ You ♪
-Yeah! -♪ Oh ♪
♪ Got me standin' in the rain ♪
♪ Gotta get my hair pressed again ♪
♪ I would do it for you all, my friends ♪
♪ Ready, baby, will you be my man? ♪
♪ I thought that I didn't care ♪
♪ I thought I was love impaired ♪
♪ But, baby ♪
♪ Baby ♪
♪ I don't know what I'm gon' do ♪
♪ I'm cryin' ♪
♪ 'Cause I love ♪
♪ You ♪
-Yes! -♪ Whoa, oh ♪
♪ Oh... ♪
♪ I'm cryin' ♪
♪ 'Cause I love ♪
♪ You ♪
-Yeah!
Yes, Ciana!
-Now, with "What the World Needs Now Is Love,"
here's Pia Renee.
[ Cheering and applause ]
♪♪
-♪ Mmm ♪
♪ What the world needs now ♪
♪ Is love, sweet love ♪
♪ It's the only thing ♪
♪ That there's just too little of ♪
♪ What the world needs now ♪
♪ Is love, sweet love ♪
♪ No, not just for some ♪
♪ But for everyone ♪
♪ Lord ♪
♪ We don't need another meadow ♪
-Alright! -You better sing!
-♪ There are cornfields ♪
♪ And wheatfields ♪
♪ Enough to grow ♪
-Yes, Pia!
-♪ There are sunbeams ♪
♪ And moonbeams ♪
♪ Enough to shine ♪
♪ Listen, Lord ♪
♪ If you want to know ♪
♪ What the world needs now ♪
♪ Is love, sweet love ♪
♪ It's the only thing ♪
♪ That there's just too little of ♪
♪ What the world needs now ♪
♪ Is love ♪
♪ Not just for some ♪
♪ But for ev... ♪
♪ ...eryone ♪
♪ No, not just for some ♪
♪ But for everyone ♪
♪ What the world needs ♪
♪ Now ♪
♪ Is love ♪
♪ Sweet love ♪
♪ Mmmm ♪
[ Cheering and applause ] -Beautiful.
-What?!
-Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
-I'm gonna start with you, Pia.
It was so beautiful.
It sounded like you loved being the vessel for that message.
That's my favorite thing, when I hear a singer
and you can tell they've experienced tragedy or pain.
Ciana, that was -- -[ Sneezes ]
Excuse me. Sorry. -Oh. [ Laughs ]
[ Laughter ] -Sorry. I sneezed.
I was trying to hold it in. -What kind of sneeze was that?
-It was like a vacuum sucked in.
[ Laughter ] -Yeah.
-You know, you're allowed to take sick days
here on this show. -I promise you,
I wasn't having fun.
Ciana, you picked a hell of a song to sing.
I thought you hit the notes.
There were a couple parts that were pitchy,
but I think that's just lack of air.
I just felt like, Pia, yours was, like, really authentic.
-Thank you. -Ciana,
I loved your determination.
It was a knockout.
I mean, that was like, "Wow.
I mean, that girl is up there fighting
for her spot on the show."
And I think Pia did that, too.
But it was just very calm,
very collected, very authentic.
It just felt like you were in complete control.
I thought you won this knockout.
-Thank you.
-Ciana, you came out swinging.
It just got turned up to 11.
The verse stuff kind of got lost in that,
but I think you're an exceptional vocalist.
-Thank you. -And, Pia,
I was sitting here and closing my eyes
and thinking I was listening to Whitney Houston.
It was exceptional. -Thank you.
-Whoo! Let's just let that sink in.
He just said it. -Snoop said it as well.
-You just raised the bar for this whole thing.
-John, you've got, of course, the final say here.
Give us some thoughts, first.
-Ciana, this song is so hard to do
and I thought you did a fantastic job.
You came with your "A" game today
-Thank you. -and you should be
incredibly proud.
Pia, people don't know
how meaningful the song was to you.
Pia lost her mother recently -Oh!
-and the fact that everyone on this dais felt it
and you managed to flawlessly deliver the song
without getting overwhelmed by the emotion of it,
it was remarkable.
-Thank you. -John, the time has come.
Who is the winner of this knockout?
♪♪
-The winner of this knockout...
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