The Voice 2017 - Valerie Ponzio Blind Audition: "Ring of Fire" (Sneak Peek)

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♪♪ Love is a burning thing and it makes a fiery ring ♪♪
♪♪ Bound by wild desire, I fell into a ring of fire ♪♪
♪♪ I fell into a burning ring of fire ♪♪
♪♪ I went down, down, down ♪♪
♪♪ And those flames, they went higher ♪♪
♪♪ And it burns, burns, burns ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪ The ring of fire ♪♪
♪♪ The ring of fire ♪♪
-Yes! -All right!
-Yes! -Go Val!
♪♪ The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours meet ♪♪
♪♪ I fell for you like a child ♪♪
♪♪ Yeah, yeah, oh, but the fire went wild ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪ I fell into a burning ring of fire ♪♪
♪♪ I went down, down, down ♪♪
♪♪ And those flames, they went higher ♪♪
♪♪ And it burns, burns, burns ♪♪
♪♪ The ring of fire, the ring of fire ♪♪
♪♪ The ring of fire ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Cheers and applause continue ]
Yeah!
All four!
The last second.
Four! You got four!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, my God.
Whoa!
I can't...
That was full of so much beautiful things.
Please tell us who you are.
My name is Valerie Ponzio.
I am 32 years old.
I am from El Paso, Texas.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Wow!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Adam: I'm not joking.
I heard at one point -- obviously Blake, because,
"Ring of Fire," Johnny Cash -- I even heard a little Gwen
in the beginning, too.
Wow.
And then, when Alicia Keys turned around,
it was because a very specific moment happened...
Yeah.
...where I was like, "Oh, and there's a little Alicia."
And then, at the very end, when you were screaming,
I was like, "And there I am."
[ Laughter ]
Oh, when she sounded most like a girl.
When the female sound really came out, that was you.
That's mean. That's mean-spirited.
That's mean-spirited, and you know what?
Valerie and I are not about that.
[ Laughter ]
We're not about that.
But you and I are.
But you and I always will be, but look,
don't distract from the point here,
which is that you are the most well-rounded singer, I think,
for this particular panel of judges,
that I've really, kind of, every heard.
Amazing!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
Yeah.
Wow.
Thank you so much.
Each and every one of you are huge influences of mine.
And Gwen -- I idolized you growing up.
Like, I just was so obsessed with you
and I just thought you were so amazing.
Yeah.
That's crazy, 'cause I'm actually obsessed with you now,
and I would love...
[ Laughter and applause ]
I would love to work with you.
Thank you.
Oh, my God!
[ Cheers and applause ]
It's okay.
You have a little lip gloss on there, but it's okay.
You can't see it.
I am fine with that.
Wow, Valerie, what -- what are some of
your gorgeous influences?
Well, I am a country-Americana artist.
You are a big influence of mine.
Wow.
I have a country duo with my boyfriend.
Cool. I loved it.
I'd love to help you just bring that out further --
the blues and soul and country
and everything that's inspired us,
because that is what makes music so great, that it's unlimited.
So, I'd love to be your coach, as well.
Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you so much.
What an incredible voice you have.
And to hear you say "country-Americana" --
that's where I think I can help you.
Nashville relationships tend to last a lifetime.
Country fans are the most loyal fans in all of music, I think.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Alicia: That's true.
Let's not goof around with this, sis.
Adam: Uh-huh, yeah.
Let's...
Let's say that every time.
[ Laughter ]
I say it every time, and I've got seasons-worth
of relationships with country artists
that you can turn on the radio and listen to right now.
Yes, we all know.
[ Laughter ]
Oh, no, I didn't! All right...
♪♪ Oh, no, I didn't ♪♪
Okay, can I just say something?
I think I could be an amazing coach for you.
I think these two could be amazing.
Blake will be great, but a lot more of the same.
And I think something different
would be really cool, that's all.
Thank you for that.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Valerie, any time I need any advice about country music,
I am so, so plugged in.
[ Cheers ]
I don't think there's ever any reason to think
that you belong in any stupid category.
Make your decision based on what you think
will make you better and more complete and more whole, please.
In other words, whatever you do, don't pick Blake.
That's not true.
That's what all three of them are trying to say.
That's not what we're saying, man.
Absolutely, no question what all three of them are saying.
Gwen: I think you should follow -- just totally follow your heart.
Either way, I can't wait to hear you sing on the show.
Alicia: Yeah.
You're incredible.
Valerie, who do you pick as your coach?
[ Crowd shouting ]
Come on, Valerie!
Don't fall for it!
This is so much harder than anything.
[ Crowd shouting ]
What do you think?
Man: I don't know.
I think Gwen.
I really think that the person
that can take me to the promised land...

The Voice 2017 - Valerie Ponzio Blind Audition: "Ring of Fire" (Sneak Peek)

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