-The battles continue
right now.
-Deion Warren... -[ Laughs ]
Oh, God. -...you are battling
Victor Solomon.
-[ Laughs ] -Hey.
Yes, sir. Let's go, bro.
-Deion and Victor are singing "U Got It Bad," by Usher.
It's a really great R&B pop song.
It requires them to have that rhythmic approach,
but also hit those big notes
when you need to do it.
Growing up, my mother did not approve
of secular music.
We couldn't listen to it, definitely couldn't sing it.
Like, man, this song is not what I'm used to.
I'm the lead singer of a cover band
called New Band on the Block.
We play a lot of bars, restaurants,
but I've been a probation officer for five years.
My job is to supervise the conduct
of convicted offenders.
-Every line was delivered
with power and essence
and you don't need a lot of coaching from us.
-I love the harmonies, too.
-Yeah. -But that run at the end,
you know, I need you to teach me that.
[ Laughter ] Okay? -What?
-I got you, B. I got you. -Yes, I need that.
-Ainae, you are battling
Anna Grace.
-I'm so excited!
♪♪
-I gave Ainae and Anna Grace
"You Know I'm No Good," by Amy Winehouse.
The great thing about Amy Winehouse --
it's just all about the delivery
and I wanted to see which of the two girls
could focus on the melody.
Did you know the song?
-This is my
-Oh, it's your favorite song? -Yes.
-I connect to this song because the two lines,
"I cheated myself, like I knew I would."
A lot of my college experience was me being an introvert.
I do feel like I cheated myself out of that experience.
I should've put more into being a part of the community,
taking advantage of every opportunity that came my way.
-When I was 17 years old, I got really, really sick.
I remember thinking, "If I make it through this,
I'm not going to be scared
to sing in front of people anymore."
-Four-chair turn!
-Alright!
-You're both so gifted.
-This is a problem.
[ Laughter ] -[ Clapping ]
-I know. -Like, a beautiful problem,
at that, but I'm getting stressed out for you.
-Thanks, ladies... -Thank you.
-...for making it hard.
-Andrew Marshall,
you are battling Raine Stern.
-Let's go! -Ohhh!
-Let's go-o-o!
I'm so pumped.
-I chose "Adore You" by Harry Styles
for Andrew and Raine.
"Adore You" is one of those songs that lives and breathes
in the groove, and these two were meant to perform.
-Hey, hey. -Yes!
-What's up?! -Guys,
Darren Criss. -Oh, my God!
-I was a big "Glee" fan. Me and my sisters
would always watch it. I like grew up on you.
-I'm so excited it's you.
"Adore You" is about unconditional love.
It reminds me of my relationship with Lydia, my girlfriend.
I do adore her, no matter what.
-When I was 16, I got diagnosed with leukemia.
There were so many months where I just couldn't sing.
Every night when I was in the hospital,
I'd just put some headphones on
and I'd just listen to music
and I'd breathe
and I'd just feel the lyrics,
and like that saved me.
-You are now a Jonas Brother.
-I've been dreaming of being a Jonas Brother
since I was like 10 years old.
-Me too!
-Pete Mroz,
you are battling Savanna Chestnut.
-Whoo-hoo! -I'm excited! Let's do it!
-I gave Pete and Savanna
"Have a Little Faith in Me," by John Hiatt.
Pete is country, but he's also a got
a little rock-blues edge to what he does.
And, of course, Savanna is straight-up country
and this song allows them to be who they are, as artists,
in one song.
-I grew up in a trailer
on the edge of Americus, Kansas.
I started singing in my grandparents' bar
when I was about seven years old.
I was definitely the youngest person in the bar, period.
[ Laughs ] -You've got a great voice
and you've got to start believing that right now.
You're this close. You're ready for this,
so let's do it, Savanna.
[ Cheering and applause ]
-I was just telling them, I said,
"This guy, Pete, I knew him
when I moved to Nashville."
-My wife and I,
we share this amazing family.
And she's allowing me to come out here and chase a dream.
Love you, guys.
Back in Nashville,
she's picking up the load, and if that's not
having faith in me, what in the world is it?
She's not my better half, you know, she's my best half.
I sang under a name, Pete Mitchell.
-I know -- Oh -- Oh, my God.
-You were in a group with him and he doesn't remember you?!
[ Laughter ]
-I haven't seen this guy in 25 years!
-It's amazing that you're here
and this just takes a lot of courage already,
but take it to the next level and know it's in you guys.
So I'm excited to see how this turns out.
-Yeah, me, too. Me, too.
-JD Casper and Kenzie Wheeler.
-Whoo! -Whoo!
-Yeah, buddy! -Do it!
-Okay, let's do it, man. -It's gonna be great, man.
It's gonna be awesome.
-I paired Kenzie and JD
because, while Kenzie is a natural-born country singer --
that's his lane -- I think that JD also has
a little bit of country, little bit of soul, little pop,
so I picked a song that I thought
they'd both sound great on.
-Since I got out of the Navy,
I've been on the daily grind as a full-time musician.
I've gained a little bit of a following,
and I'm busy four or five nights a week playing gigs
around venues in central Texas, bars, taking requests.
It's been fulfilling just to be able to play
my instruments every night.
-I started taking music serious,
singing karaoke my sophomore year of high school,
practicing and getting better,
and my singing career got bigger and bigger.
Got to open up for
Charlie Daniels at the Hard Rock.
-I want you guys to know,
this guy has the triple-threat mullet.
The rarest of all mullets. This guy is a unicorn!
[ Laughter ]
-Bradley Sinclair...
you are battling Rachel Mac.
-Ohhh! -I knew it. I knew it.
Everyone said it. -Rachel.
-I knew it. Yep.
-I chose "Your Song" by Sir Elton John
for Bradley and Rachel.
Part of my intention with this pairing was to say,
"We may be young, but we got a lot of fight in us."
-Elton John is definitely a very theatrical singer,
and I used to do musical theater
throughout middle school and high school.
I also sing a lot of big band music,
like the crooners.
I grew up watching videos of Frank Sinatra
and B.B. King and Miles Davis and all those guys,
so I think that my voice is going to fit well.
-I'm not really like kids nowadays.
I'm more quirky [laughs] as you can see.
-Welcome to Team Nick.
-Oh, my gosh. I love Blake Shelton so much.
-Oh, my God. -Hi. I'm sorry, Nick.
You can never go too far
when it comes to loving Blake Shelton,
but I j-- I want Nick to know that I do love him, too.
Bye! Being coached by Nick Jonas
is the greatest thing ever. -Bye, Rachel.
-Carolina, you are battling...
Rio Doyle. -Ah!
-Oh, my gosh. -I'm so excited.
-Oh, my gosh. -I knew it!
-Let's do this, now!
-I paired Carolina versus Rio.
They both did kind of soulful pop songs.
And I've always loved the Gotye-Kimbra song
"Somebody I Used To Know."
I thought it'd be so fun to see them do it together.
Hello. -Hi!
-Ahh! Oh, my gosh. -Hi.
-Look who we have here. -Oh, my...
-Hi. -We have Brandy.
-Nice to meet you guys.
-I am first-generation American.
I grew up raised by my mom, who's from Bolivia,
and my dad was from Spain,
but he passed away when I was 3, to cancer.
My mom always told me that he loved music, and being here now,
that's definitely inspired me, because I know that
he's very, very proud of what I'm doing.
-I started music at a young age,
and I was 15 when I got into a band of my own.
We would perform at a lot of, like, bars and breweries.
Sometimes we would open up for my mom.
There was one time when we all sang "Love Shack" together,
and that was so fun.
[ Voice breaking ] My mom is my hero.
-Honestly, I think none of us could tell you were 16.
-That was the goal. [ Laughs ]
-You nervous? -I'm so nervous.
[ Laughter ] -Now you can really loosen up.
We're on your side now.
-It's so good. -It really is.
[ Whoosh ] -That is the sound of a steal!
-What?! -Finally! Standing ovation!
-You both just gave the best performance
we've had in the battle round.
-Whoa! We got a save! -Whoa!