His audition: Nelson Cade III, 27, of Anaheim, Calif., performed “Pride and Joy” by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Nelson’s rasp had John Legend facing in his direction in a heartbeat. The rest of the coaches soon followed so they could watch one of the night’s most fun, professional performances. That ending. Wow. Nick, however, was blocked…
Her audition: Jules, 15, of Peoria, Ariz., performed “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant. She had nearly completed the song when she slowed things down for a very impressive ending that prompted chair turns from Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. Kelly said she was surprised to learn Jules was so young…
Her audition: Arei Moon, 28, of Boston, Mass., performed “Miss Independent” by Kelly Clarkson. Arei was just one line into the song when Nick Jonas turned his chair, quickly followed by Kelly. But Kelly was blocked. Meanwhile, Arie turned in a sassy, confident version of the song and belted out one heck of a performance-ending…
