'The Voice' Season 3, Episode 4 Recap - Blind Auditions #4

The blind auditions continue! Who wowed the judges? Read on to find out:

First one up is Melanie Martinez, a 17-year-old girl who is into photography. Never seen that before. Her sob story is about her gap in her teeth, which now lends her some interesting character to go along with her quirky outfit. Certainly more character than being a teenage girl photographer, anyway.

She does an enchanting, breathy acoustic cover of Britney Spears' "Toxic," which is exactly the kind of thing that Blake and Adam tend to go nuts for. Sure enough, they turn first before the chorus even hits, and Cee Lo follows later. They all state their cases, and Blake and Adam get right down to arguing, but Melanie ends up with Adam, saying he will "let me be me."

Cupid is next, who is the man behind the "Cupid Shuffle," which I have never heard of. Guess I haven't been to enough weddings. Cupid doesn't want to be a one-hit wonder, hence his appearance on this show. And yet, he chooses to sing "Cupid Shuffle" for his audition, because I guess he wants to prove himself? Anyway, it doesn't work. Coulda told you that. The coaches have him sing something else, and he belts a few lines of "Let's Get It On" really well. Whole thing was kinda awkward.

Brian Scartocci has a story about a young marriage that ended in divorce, so he's now raising his two kids on his own. Cute kids are always a good way to get people on your side. Well played, Brian. Brian sings "Isn't She Lovely" with an interesting mix of the sweetness and light tone that you would expect with this song, plus a bit of wailing and some special embellishments.

Adam, Cee Lo and Blake all turn simultaneously, but Christina seems to be slow playing things today. Adam name-drops Stevie Wonder, but Blake takes a different tactic: he lists the things they have in common. "You have soul, I have a soul," he says. "You have a beard, I have a beard." Apparently that wins over Brian's daughter, who says she wants him to pick "country boy." Brian has a different idea, though: he picks Adam.

Married couple Todd and Natasha, who make up the duo Beat Frequency, met in church. Interesting. Todd had a Christian rock band and Natasha was into "sports dancing," which I assume is a euphemism for cheerleading. They do Katy Perry's "E.T." and, while Natasha starts a bit weak, as soon as Todd jumps in with harmony, Christina turns. She is the only one. Christina has odd taste today.

We're introduced to Tyler Lillestol at Dodger Stadium, where he reveals that he used to play baseball. He sings "God Bless America" and then gets his invitation from Carson via the Jumbotron. He walks out with a baseball metaphor, and launches into "U Got It Bad." It's not great, which is not necessarily Tyler's fault... the song doesn't really go anywhere. Nobody turns.

Liz Davis is a country girl, introduced just after we see Blake talking about his ACM award trophy. Gee, I wonder which team she'll end up on? Liz starts with a sultry "Alright" before the music even starts, which already makes Adam and Christina perk up. Her strong voice makes them push their buttons shortly after that. Oddly, it takes almost the whole song for Blake to turn.

Blake pulls out his trophy to try to block the "barrage of crap" that Liz gets from the other two judges. However, Christina notes that she was the first to turn, and Liz says that she's a "huge fan." Still, Liz ends up going with Blake. Surprise surprise.

Alaskan JR Aquino is a YouTube star who wants to make sure you know that he does not live in an igloo. Apparently he's actually pretty big on the Interwebz, but wants to take it to the next level. His mom is very loud and enthusiastic, so now I'm rooting for him.

Christina and Adam turn pretty quickly. JR has a nice tone, but he uses a LOT of vibrato, which seems to be throwing him off pitch. Control isn't great. Maybe he's just nervous. But he still manages to turn Cee Lo with some runs at the end. The coaches state their cases, but JR ends up going with Cee Lo, despite his late turns.

Agina Alvarez works at a country club, folding towels and such, even though she was signed as a kid and again in her teens. Her parents are remarkably supportive, and surprisingly her dad has no issue with the top she's wearing. She launches into a very powerful rendition of "Turn the Beat Around"... maybe a bit too powerful. Nobody turns, and I think Christina said it best: it was a bit lacking in dimension.

Next is Nicholas David, who has quite the beard. He was in a country band before, and drank and partied a lot. Like, a lot. He got to be 300 pounds. He's turned things around and slimmed down now, but he could still use a shave. He does a very interesting cover of "Stand By Me" that sounds almost Van Morrison-ish, but with Aaron Neville vocals. It's enough to turn Cee Lo pretty quickly, though, so Nicholas has a team.

Alessandra Guercio goes to LaGuardia High School, which was the school in "Fame." So, while she is just 17 years old, she has a full-on arts education under her belt. She launches into "The Climb," and hooks Adam up with just the first few lines. There's almost a country-ish twang to her voice, but Blake never ends up turning... Cee Lo does, however, near the end of the song.

Adam notes that there were "problems as it went along," likely meaning the pitch issues. There were strong points and weak points. Cee Lo is trying very hard not to say anything inappropriate. Alessandra goes with Adam, which is probably a wise choice. Cee Lo was getting a little wolfish.

The last contestant of the night is 16-year-old Avery Wilson, who started out as a dancer but realized later that he could sing when his dad overheard him singing in his room. He starts up on "Without You" and really soars with it, putting in some impressive runs and showing off some crazy range. He also gets some points for being able to perform the song and get the crowd into it.

Adam, Christina and Cee Lo turn early, and Blake tries his best to hold off, but eventually turns. Adam is floored, Christina gives a pretty good pitch, saying "you can't teach that" about Avery's talent. Cee Lo paints Avery as the messiah of the music industry, which might be stretching it a bit, but for a 16 year old, he was pretty damn good.

Avery ends up choosing Cee Lo, quite possibly because of that very flattering speech. Did Cee Lo just get the season 3 winner? Very, very possibly. Watch out for Avery going forward.