Niall Horan extends his haul of 4-chair-turn artists

The Voice Season 28 continued on Oct. 6 with the fifth installment of Blind Auditions. With teams nearing capacity, it was more important than ever that coaches Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, and Snoop Dogg pulled in the “four chair turn” artists to their side. Up until this point in the competition, Niall had four, Snoop had two, Michael had two, and Reba had yet to snag any. By the end of the episode, two more artists chose their team from among all four options.

In this first round, the coaches will have their backs turned to the auditioning artists. If they like what they’re hearing and are interested in working with the performers, the would-be coaches can press their button. If multiple coaches turn their chair, the artist chooses which team to join. This season, each coach has one block to keep another coach from claiming an artist. By the end of the round, each coach will have hand-picked 12 artists to join their team.

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Read on for our The Voice 28 recap of the “Blind Auditions, Part 5” performances which aired Monday, Oct. 6 at 8 pm ET/PT on NBC.

Dustin Dale Gaspard

Age: 33
Hometown: Cow Island, La.
Song: “Bring It on Home to Me” by Sam Cooke
Chair turns: Reba, Niall, Snoop, Michael
Niall’s comments: “There’s nothin’ better than hearin’ proper, unique, full of character voice when you’re facing away. .. that was absolutely incredible with a bit of French. … I feel like we have a similar music taste.”
Reba’s comments: “You’re different. You’re unusual. You’re refreshing and you can sing and play.”
Michael’s comments: “You’re kinda what the people are asking for — they want authenticity. … I don’t think you can make a bad decision.”
Snoop’s comments: “The music that you’re making it touched my heart because I got uncles that chase alligators, wrestle with snakes, do all the things that you do.” [sings the song back to him]
Result: Team Niall

Kanard Thomas

Age: 35
Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
Song: “Whip Appeal” by Babyface
Chair turns: Snoop, Niall
Niall’s comments: “Wow that was impressive — real dreamy, Luther Vandross type of vibe. … I’ve got no one like you on my team.”
Reba’s comments: “I loved your song, it was beautiful.”
Michael’s comments: “My wife and I need a ticket to that cruise ship you’re on – that was so sexy, dude.”
Snoop’s comments: “You sung it like it was yours … you were something that sparked my heart.”
Result: Team Snoop

Shan Scott

Age: 28
Hometown: New York
Song: “Wish I Knew” by the Revivalists
Chair turns: Reba
Reba’s comments: “I love your voice … it was just went all over me. … Your speaking voice is even so rich it’s got like a fur coat or something. I like the song selection, too.”
Michael’s comments: “I loved your voice, you have a wonderful rasp.”
Niall’s comments: “I’m sorry I didn’t turn, but I’m glad you’re on the show.”
Result: Team Reba

Carly Harvey

Age: 39
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Song: “It Hurt So Bad” by Susan Tedeschi
Chair turns: Reba, Michael
Niall’s comments: “The power that you have I couldn’t help you navigate, but I do know that these two absolutely can.”
Reba’s comments: “I don’t know if I could coach you, if I could help you or not, but we’re gonna have a lot of fun. … I’m open if you’re open to have fun.”
Michael’s comments: “You’re wonderful, you have a beautiful sound, I was moved by the music. … I would love to have you on my team.”
Result: Team Bublé

Colin Bracewell

Age: 24
Hometown: Minneapolis
Song: “More Than a Woman” by Bee Gees
Chair turns: No one
Snoop’s comments: “I wish you would have sung it falsetto from the beginning. … I started to hear all the things you could do with your vocals toward the end and then the clock ran out.”
Niall’s comments: “Going in and out of head and chest voice is so difficult to do. Honestly, come back and with a different song and a different mood with that tone you’ll go places no doubt.”

Vinya Chhabra

Age: 14
Hometown: East Brunswick, N.J.
Song: “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette
Chair turns: Reba, Michael, Snoop
Reba’s comments: “What a powerhouse. I absolutely loved your voice and your attitude, totally.”
Michael’s comments: “I was even singing harmony with you.” [sings the song with her]
Snoop’s comments: “I’m from the era of rock, rap, alternative all being meshed together. … You pack a powerful punch at your age … that’s a superstar quality.”
Niall’s comments: “I cannot believe the power that you have. I was 16 when I came on a show like this and I was a nervous wreck and you’re the complete opposite.”
Result: Team Reba

Conrad Khalil

Age: 28
Hometown: Newark, N.J.
Song: “Caught Up” by Usher
Chair turns: Reba
Reba’s comments: “I hear emotion, I hear range. It was just like wow.”
Result: Team Reba

Liam von Elbe

Age: 30
Hometown: Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Song: “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” by John Mayer
Chair turns: Niall, Snoop
Niall’s comments: “I’m sorry for that guy or girl that you do audio engineering for ’cause they’re probably not as good as you … honestly I’ve got goosebumps just sittin’ here. That was beautiful, like I’d love to stick headphones on just listen to a whole album of that.”
Snoop’s comments: “The sound of your voice was mesmerizing … it was like kinetic. … You’re the whole package.”
Result: Team Niall

Lauren Anderson

Age: 40
Hometown: Oak Park, Ill.
Song: “Midnight Train to Memphis” by Chris Stapleton
Chair turns: Snoop
Snoop’s comments: “When you start screamin’ I was like oh this is my style right here, but my strategy was I didn’t want none of them to jump in my way. … I love your style, I love what you bring, I’m anxious to work with you.”
Reba’s comments: “You’ve got a very strong voice. Powerful … you’re with the perfect person.”
Result: Team Snoop

Ava Nat

Age: 18
Hometown: Garden City, N.Y.
Song: “I Love You, I’m Sorry” by Gracie Abrams
Chair turns: Niall, Reba, Snoop
Reba’s comments: “Your voice was absolutely beautiful — it’s like butter, it’s just so smooth and clear.”
Michael’s comments: “I wish you would have sang a jazz song.”
Snoop’s comments: “When I heard you singing I could hear that you were young, but you were performing as if you were on Broadway.”
Niall’s comments: “You have this ability … where it’s like they’re reading out of a journal. That’s such a difficult thing to do, but it’s not difficult if you feel the lyric.”
Result: Team Niall

Trevor Hewitt

Age: 39
Hometown: Chesnee, S.C.
Song: “I Was Wrong” by Chris Stapleton
Chair turns: None
Snoop’s comments: “You’ve got a helluva voice, a helluva sound … keep up the great work.”
Michael’s comments: “You’re a tremendous singer … today’s not your day, doesn’t mean your day ain’t coming.”

Teo Ramdel

Age: 34
Hometown: Tijuana, Mexico
Song: “Historia de un Amor” by Luis Miguel
Chair turns: Snoop, Michael, Niall, Reba
Reba’s comments: “Your singing is so sensual. It was sexy. I loved it. I was very moved.”
Michael’s comments: “Every day in my house we listen to Luis Miguel over and over and over. If you don’t join my team, my wife may leave me.”
Snoop’s comments: “You’re not a singer, you’re an entertainer the way you moved around side to side… I’ll give you the room to grow, to learn more about other genres of music and also to perfect your style of music.”
Niall’s comments: “You don’t need to understand the language when you hear a voice like that. I understand feeling. … I understand how to try to captivate the listener.”
Result: Team Bublé

The teams so far:

TEAM BUBLÉ (10 of 12): Aarik Duncan, Austin Gilbert, Carly Harvey, Jazz McKenzie, Lucas Beltran, Marty O’Reilly, Max Chambers, Max Cooper III, Rob Cold, Teo Ramdel
TEAM REBA (9 of 12): Conrad Khalil, Cori Kennedy, Daron Lameek, Leyton Robinson, Manny Costello, Peyton Kyle, Ryan Mitchell, Shan Scott, Vinya Chhabra
TEAM NIALL (10 of 12): Aiden Ross, Ava Nat, Carolina Rodriguez, DEK of Hearts, Dustin Dale Gaspard, Jack Austin, Kayleigh Clark, Kirbi, Liam von Elbe, Revel Day
TEAM SNOOP (9 of 12): Kanard Thomas, Kenny Iko, Lauren Anderson, Mindy Miller, Natalia Albertini, Ralph Edwards, Sadie Dahl, Toni Lorene, Yoshihanaa

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