The show concludes its first week of Blind Auditions where Miami-born Ashley Levin sets the bar for the other six performers that night, as the coaches attempt to steal country artists from Blake.
- Mar 3, 2017
AceShowbiz - "The Voice" aired the night three of season 12's Blind Auditions on Thursday, March 2, following the previous first and second nights. The episode featured six contestants who competed to get a spot in the teams of the show's coaches Alicia Keys, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton. That night, the lovebirds had lovers' quarrel in a battle to win contestants' hearts.
Miami-born Ashley Levin, 23, kicked off the third night of Blind Auditions, performing a soulful and twangy rendition of Patty Griffin's "Let Him Fly". Gwen and Blake looked into each others' eyes before hitting the buttons simultaneously. Alicia followed the two, after Ashley hit her final note. Gwen and Blake were bickering among themselves, though the result was predictable. Just as expected, Ashley went to Team Blake, sticking to her country roots.
The second contestant was Brandon Royal, 31. The US Virgin Islands native invited the coaches to jam out to "Master Blaster (Jammin')" by Stevie Wonder. Gwen and Blake were totally in love with his reggae style as they turned their chairs for him. Eventually, Brandon picked Gwen over Blake to be his coach.
Adam Pierce was up next, singing Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale". He admitted he wasn't much into music, which was obviously shown that night. No one turned around for him. However, Adam encouraged him to come back next season since he had surely a potential.
Adam added another talented singer to his team when he hit his buzzer for teacher's aide Julien Martinez. Julien performed a soulful version of "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Although no one seemed to turn around, his scream at the end of his performance got Adam and Blake to turn.
13-year-old Quizz Swanigan, whose parents just moved to LA, took the stage to sing "Who's Lovin' You" by Jackson 5. Besides singing, he showed off his best Michael Jackson's dance moves. Gwen and Alicia hit their buttons and later were surprised to learn how young Quizz was. Adorable Quizz joined Team Alicia.
The last performance of that night was from a country singer, Casi Joy. Casi, who was originally from Kansas City and now playing in the Honkey Tonks in Nashville, took the stage to perform LeAnn Rimes's "Blue". Shortly after she hit her first note, Alicia and Gwen turned around. She got a four-chair turn when her yodel got Adam and Blake hit their buttons.
Adam made a little drama when he left his chair and went to sit by himself behind the chairs, begging Casi to join his team. However, the coaches obviously failed to steal country singers from Blake, at least for Casi. She chose Blake.
