His Audition Needed One More Run

If you’ve been watching The Voice, then you know that Blake Shelton has had a pretty good run in terms of picking winners. Because of that track record, contestants often choose him, no matter what genre they sing. He’s good at attracting talent.

That makes for some serious competition between this group of mega-talented judges. Vying for the attention of just one, each contestant knows they better bring it with their voice and song choice for the blind audition. When Joe Maye hit the stage for his audition, he was ready to bring it.

In this clip, Joe has just launched into “I Put a Spell on You” – a classic blues tune. A few seconds in and you can hear he’s definitely got the chops to pull this off. After less than thirty seconds of hearing Joe’s soulful voice, Christine hit her button. Boom! There’s one.

If you know the words to this song then surely, you’re singing along in your head. And you can tell by the way she’s moving that Christina is too. For a while, it’s like Joe is singing directly to her. Seemingly under a spell and mesmerized by Joe’s performance, she is completely caught off guard when Blake pushes his button too.

Joe, still slaying this song, got another jolt of confidence by seeing Blake’s reaction. As his chair spins around, we see he’s standing, grinning, and obviously plotting to snatch Joe up for his own team. By this time, the music has faded but not Joe’s energy. He nailed the audition with that cover!
 
Ecstatic about getting two chair turns, Joe can’t contain himself. But now, the battle of the judges begins. First up, Christina: “You are my man, Joe!” Pharrell remembers him from a previous season where none of the judges turned around for him because of a poor song choice. Christina points out that not only was she first this time, but Blake made a mistake by not choosing Joe last season.
 


 
Christina uses that to her advantage to play down Blake’s interest. As the two trade barbs with one another, they each try to sweet talk Joe into joining their respective teams. How will he decide? During her pitch, Christina talks about how the song is one of her favorites and that maybe she would get a chance to sing it with him one day.
 
Well, why not today? Egged on by Pharrell and the audience, Christina grabs an available mic for a spontaneous duet! This is not something you see every day, folks. Fall into Joe and Christina’s vocal dance and let them put that spell on you. Together, they sound amazing!
 
Joe’s other two attempts to make it this far on the show were unsuccessful, but there’s no question he showed that he’s got what it takes. Watch the full video below to hear the fun collaboration and to learn which judge Joe ended up choosing.
 

What are your thoughts on Joe’s audition and that surprise duet? Which team would you choose – Team Blake or Team Christina?