John Legend surprises 'Voice' teammates with two-time Grammy-winning singer Jazmine Sullivan
The battle rounds have begun on The Voice and, on Tuesday, John Legend surprised two of his singers, Dia Malai and Valerie Harding, when he revealed the artist behind the song they were tasked to sing also happened to be this season's advisor for Team Legend.
The song Legend chose for Malai and Harding was Jazmine Sullivan's hit song "Bust Your Windows." And while the two ladies were excited to tackle the powerful song, they were even more excited when Sullivan herself walked into the rehearsal room.
"The fact that I had to sing her song in front of her... Almost lost my mind," said Malai. "I'm very excited just to do her proud."
Sullivan shared, "Dia had a beautiful voice. I wasn't expecting for her to have, like, a growl at some points. And I feel like maybe with me being there, it kind of made her go a little harder."
Both the ladies impressed the two-time Grammy award-winning R&B singer, but, following the Battle Round between Malai and Harding, the decision on who to save came down to Legend and, in the end, he picked Harding.
Video Transcript
DIA MALAI: (SINGING) You deserved it. After what you did to me, you deserved it. I ain't sorry, no.
VALERIE HARDING: (SINGING) You broke my heart.
- The battle rounds have begun on "The Voice." And on Tuesday, John Legend surprised two of his singers when he revealed the artist behind the song they were cast to sing also happened to be this season's advisor for Team Legend.
DIA MALAI: (SINGING) I bust the windows out your car. And no, it didn't mend my broken heart.
The fact that I had to sing her song in front of her-- almost lost my mind.
- Dia and Valerie were assigned Jazmine Sullivan's hit song "Bust Your Windows."
JAZMINE SULLIVAN: I feel like maybe with me being there, it kind of made her go a little harder.
VALERIE HARDING: (SINGING) I bust the windows out your car.
- And both of them impressed the two-time Grammy award-winning R&B singer.
VALERIE HARDING: I can't stop smiling.
DIA MALAI: I mean, my eyes--
VALERIE HARDING: OK.
JAZMINE SULLIVAN: Y'all killed the song. And you hear vocalists, like, interpreted their way and they kill it, like you made me feel it. And I wrote it, so--
DIA MALAI: Wow.
VALERIE HARDING: Oh.
- But following the battle round between Dia and Valerie, the decision on who to save came down to John. And in the end, he picked--
JOHN LEGEND: The winner of this battle is Valerie.
[APPLAUSE]
CARSON DALY: Valerie, congratulations. You're moving on to the knockout on Team Legend.