'The Voice' Season 3, Episode 6 Recap - Blind Auditions #6

The next round begins! Adam and Christina currently have 11 members, Cee Lo has 10. Poor Blake, who said that he was feeling "losery" last episode for not getting a lot of artists, has only 7 right now. Can he make up the lost ground?

Michelle Brooks-Thompson will be first up, a mother of two who is married to a former almost NFL player. He's a big dude and apparently was rostered on the Rams but then got released. I'm more interested in his story than Michelle's. She tries to tie it into her own dreams and being shot down and whatnot.

She does a little "Proud Mary," which fits her voice perfectly. She has a very impressive range in addition to just some strong pipes. Adam and Cee Lo turn pretty quickly, and Christina follows toward the end of the song. She would have been a great fit with Christina, but she goes with Adam instead, who gave a strong pitch.

Diego Val had a disease when he was kid that disintegrated his hip bones, which sounds horrible. So he started playing guitar, and now plays for kids in the hospital, which is awesome. I'm already hoping someone turns.

He does a jaunty acoustic version of "Animal," and vocally sounds very similar to Adam, actually. That is, until he starts singing in Spanish halfway through, which gets some reactions from the judges. Shortly after, Cee Lo turns. He's the only one to do so, but Diego should be in good hands. Crazy hands, but good hands.

Lauren Brooke has a story about dealing with dyslexia, which is not a debilitating, bone-disintegrating disease. She talks about her late uncle who helps her, and I'm pretty sure she's fake crying. I dunno about this girl. Her choice is "Cowboy Casanova," and it's pretty pitchy and not very precise. She has a couple of interesting moments vocally, but all in all it's pretty weak and nobody turns. The coaches note the pitchiness and give her some good feedback.

Suzanna Choffel teaches music to little kids. See this, Lauren Brooke? If you don't have a proper sob story, you go to some volunteer work. This is how you make it in reality competition shows. Suzanna launches into "Landslide," and it's very much on the verge of a Stevie Nicks impression. But hey, if you can sound like Stevie Nicks, then go ahead. Her tone and rasp are really interesting and nice to listen to.

Adam turns quickly, and Blake turns a bit later. Blake gives his pitch and notes that he heard a bit of a country tinge to it, and as it turns out, Suzanna is from Texas. That's all she needed apparently, as she goes with Blake. Strong pickup for Blake, assuming she can get to the live shows.

That starts a bit of a run for Blake, who is finally starting to make up some ground against the other coaches. Aww, good, he doesn't have to feel losery anymore.

Dez Duron auditioned in season two, sang some Backstreet Boys, and didn't get anyone to turn. The coaches, Christina in particular, were pretty upset that they didn't turn when they saw how handsome Dez was. He really turns on the charm this time with "Sarah Smile," and puts in some pretty good runs.

That gets Blake to turn, who recognizes Dez right away. His reaction gets Christina to turn too, and Cee Lo follows soon after. The commentary goes on way too long, particularly because there's a lot of discussion about Dez's good looks. Eventually, though, Dez goes with Christina. He should be fine there, since he clearly has some pop leanings. Dude did Backstreet Boys last year.

VJ is a big fan of Cee Lo's. He might be a fan of last season's Pip too, as he is rocking the bow tie. He's also a music teacher for kids, so there's that. VJ is going with "F*ck You," considering his Cee Lo fandom and whatnot. VJ goes a little too crazy with the runs and falsetto, though, and he doesn't get anyone to turn. Adam notes that it didn't sound like VJ was saying "forget you," it sounded like he was saying "I'm sorry." Cee Lo comes up and sings a bit to show him how it's done, and gives VJ another shot at it. It's slightly better. The fun part is when Cee Lo accidentally goes with the non-radio-edited version.

Alexis Marceaux sounds like she's from New Orleans, which is in fact where she's from. She was there for Katrina, too, and they even have footage of her family's home, which was of course totally wrecked. She dedicates her performance of "Go Your Own Way" to New Orleans.

She has some impressive power and good control, which gets Cee Lo to turn. He's the only one who does, but she fits as well with him as with anyone else.

Brandon Mahone says he's a classical singer, which means motown and classic soul, not the kind of stuff we heard from Chris Mann last year. He's good at it, too: he sings "I Wish It Would Rain" with a clear, classic tone that's very impressive for a kid of just 17.

Adam turns first, and Cee Lo soon follows (he'd better, this kid was made for Cee Lo). Brandon's interesting vocal character turns Christina a bit later, too. The coaches state their cases, Cee Lo and Adam much more eloquently than Christina. Eventually, Brandon picks Adam... interesting choice, considering that Cee Lo is more or less an update of Brandon's style.

Jeffrey James works as a valet, so I guess we'll have to side with him since he has two part-time jobs. Right? Right. He's a Nashville boy, and decides on "A Little Less Conversation," which is not an easy task. He does a nice job of putting enough Elvis into it while making it mostly his own, though. It was a pretty technically solid performance, and Jeffrey looks genuinely shocked and hurt. The judges don't have much of an excuse, either.

Jordan Pruitt was a child star and former Disney singer. She had two songs on the Billboard charts. Why is she here? Oh, Disney pigeonholed her, and now she's 20 and needs to make more "mature" music. Lame. Bring back Jeffrey James! So, Jordan's choice for more mature music is Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away."

It's impressive enough for Christina to turn early, and there's no doubt that Jordan knows how to work a stage and a crowd. She won't be winning this thing, but she should fit in nicely on Christina's team.

Terisa Griffin is very loud. This may be the closest "The Voice" gets to putting out "wacky" contestants, like "The X Factor" always does. Terisa talks a big game, and then launches into Adele. Always with the Adele! To Terisa's credit, her version of "Someone Like You" has her own spin. But it's still Adele being sung by someone other than Adele.

Her power on the chorus is enough to turn Christina and Blake late, though. And then comes the big kooky bit where Terisa tries to guilt all of the coaches. Then she surprises Blake by picking him, and Blake is genuinely surprised. Probably because she actually got on with it instead of using up more time.