Gwen Stefani goes head-to-head with Blake Shelton to lure Savannah Leighton to join her team, while another young contestant Aliyah Moulden nails 'Hound Dog' in her perfect-pitched performance.
- Mar 1, 2017
AceShowbiz - "The Voice" season 12 continues the journey of the four coaches, Adam Levine, Alicia Keys and lovebirds Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, to find the best voice across the country. In the first night of the blind auditions, both coaches and audiences were all awed by J. Chosen, Anatalia Villarand and others' performance. Now it's time for other equally talented contestants to showcase their skills.
New Jersey native Autumn Turner was the first contestant to take the stage in the second episode that aired on Tuesday, February 28. Autumn, a figure skating coach, performed a soulful rendition of Donna Summer's "Last Dance" beautifully. Her clear and steady tones were exactly what Adam was looking for, prompting him to quickly press his button, followed by Gwen and Alicia. Her octave-leaping vocals convinced Adam that she "could easily win the show." Despite the praise, Autumn went to Team Alicia because Alicia related to her on a personal level.
Adam just couldn't help but turn around when Jesse Larson (34) from Minneapolis performed "Jealous Guy" by John Lennon with his guitar. The singer-songwriter revealed that he got a call from music legend Prince in 2015. He got a love call from the legend to play and sing for Judith Hill, a contestant in the fourth season of the show, whom Prince was working with at that time. It came as a surprise that only Adam turned his chair, making Jesse join Team Adam by default.
Aliyah Moulden, 15, was up next. Hoping for a turn from Alicia, the La Bra native sang Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog". Aliyah's performance succeeded to make Alicia, Gwen and Blake turn their chairs. Although initially hoping for a spot in Team Alicia, Aliyah was completely lured by Blake, the moment he mentioned his success with other young ladies he'd coached (Danielle Bradbery and Cassadee Pope).
Savannah Leighton of Alabama made the lovebirds Gwen and Blake go head-to-head to win her heart. Performing "Unconditionally" by Katy Perry, the 16-year-old singer got turns from Blake, Adam and Gwen, who pressed her button at the very last minute of her performance. Savannah picked Gwen to be her coach, adding some girl power to her team.
The next contestant was Nick Townsend, 23, who belted Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall". Apparently Nick failed to impress the coaches with his performance of the Oscar-winning song. While Adam praised Nick for having a great voice, no one turned their chairs for him.
Lilli Passero, 26, wrapped up the night 2 of blind auditions, singing "A Love of My Own" by Carla Thomas. The California native, who grew up in a musical family, said she was struggling in balancing her singing career and her full-time job as a waitress. Blake was the first one to turn his chair, followed by Gwen and Alicia. The three coaches lobbied hard for Lilli to join their teams, but the deal was closed with Lilli choosing Alicia as her coach.
