Michael Bublé was moved to tears by his team member Sloane Simon on Tuesday’s Playoff episode of The Voice on NBC.
Simon, a 19-year-old singer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sang Chappell Roan’s hit Good Luck, Babe.
When she and Bublé were seen picking out the song, she mentioned that her father, who was battling cancer, in poor shape and had been told he had little time to live.
But after her triumphant performance, her coach revealed her father had died just days earlier.
Bublé’s eyes filled with tears as he praised the rising star, while fellow coach Snoop Dogg — who recently teamed up with Simone Biles — got up to give her a hug.
Earlier, Bublé said he chose that song because he loved Chappell Roan. She shared she was going through a tough time because her father was sick and might only have a short while to live.
Michael Bublé was moved to tears by his team member Sloane Simon on Tuesday’s Playoff episode of The Voice on NBC
Bublé was overcome with emotion when he revealed to the audience that Simon’s dad, who had been battling cancer, died just days before her performance
‘Bring how you feel to the stage,’ Carly said. ‘The audience wants to feel that and you are human. And I feel like some of my truest moments are when I bring everything to the stage.’
‘I went through my own personal thing when my son got sick,’ Bublé said. ‘I couldn’t get through it. I just couldn’t.’
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Bublé got up and hugged her. The audience gave Sloane a standing ovation when she finished.
‘It felt like it was your song,’ Gwen gushed. ‘Your style. The way you worked the stage. Your confidence. It’s just one of the hardest things to do and I think you did it so well.’
‘You just lost your dad,’ Bublé said.
‘Sunday,’ Sloane said.
‘You said that you would stay because he would want you to be here,’ Bublé said.
‘My dad told me I was crazy to turn back, so I’m here and I sang for him,’ Sloane said as she tried to keep her emotions in check.
Snoop got up and gave her a hug. Sloane cried and then brought tears to Gwen and Bublé’s eyes.
Simon, a 19-year-old singer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , sang Chappell Roan ’s hit Good Luck, Babe
But after her triumphant performance, her coach revealed her father had died just days earlier after battling cancer
Bublé hugged her and recounted how he struggled when his young son was diagnosed with cancer
Snoop got up and gave her a hug. Sloane cried and then brought tears to Gwen and Bublé’s eyes. ‘I’m proud of you, dad’s proud of you,’ Snoop said
‘I’m proud of you, dad’s proud of you,’ Snoop said.
‘I know your dad must be so proud of you,’ Bublé said. ‘I can’t express in words how highly I think of you and how amazing I think what you’ve done today is.
But the crooner would later have to make the hard call to eliminate three of his singers and to save just two for the remaining spots for the upcoming finals.
Before he made the final call, he told his team that they were all winners.
‘This isn’t the end for us, but today I have to make a choice and every one of you is the right choice,’ Bublé, 49, said to his team before announcing his final decision to keep Sofronio Vasquez, 31, from the Philippines, and 17-year-old Shye from Glen Cove, New York, and to have them move on to the live show.
When the show opened, Bublé had Country Star Carly Pearce, 34, come on board to serve as his Mega Mentor.
‘She’s fire,’ Bublé said. ‘I was so happy when she said yes to come do this with me.’
He shared that he was signed when he was 26 and that his first record came out when he was 27 . Carly shared that she moved to Nashville when she was just 18 and that she also got her first deal when she was 26.
But the crooner would later have to make the hard call to eliminate three of his singers and to save just two for the remaining spots for the upcoming finals
‘This isn’t the end for us, but today I have to make a choice and every one of you is the right choice,’ Bublé, 49, said to his team before announcing his final decision to keep Sofronio Vasquez (R), 31, from the Philippines
Next up, 17-year-old Shye (L) from Glen Cove, New York, was selected to move on to the live show
‘This show is making the next generation of music stars,’ Carly said.
Shye from Glen Cove, New York, was shocked when she came out and saw she would get to work with Carly.
‘I couldn’t have hoped for a better mentor,’ Shye said.
Carly encouraged her to lean into her life stories when she sang. Shye then sang One Direction’s hit Story of My Life. The crowd cheered for her when she finished.
‘Shye that was incredible,’ Reba McEntire, 69, said. ‘Everything you were singing, it came through your eyes to me.’
‘You are so in touch with your heart and you are so pure,’ Gwen Stefani, 55, said. ‘It’s just so beautiful.’
‘I’m just so proud of you,’ Bublé said.
‘That’s a star,’ Snoop Dogg, 52, said.
When the show opened, Bublé had Country Star Carly Pearce, 34, come on board to serve as his Mega Mentor. ‘She’s fire,’ Bublé said
He shared that he was signed when he was 26 and that his first record came out when he was 27 . Carly shared that she moved to Nashville when she was just 18 and that she also got her first deal when she was 26
Shye from Glen Cove, New York, was shocked when she came out and saw she would get to work with Carly. ‘I couldn’t have hoped for a better mentor,’ Shye said
The show then flashed ‘in Memory of Liam Payne’ on the screen.
Jaukeem Fortson, 14, from Elberton, Georgia went next. He picked Michael Jackson’s hit Man in the Mirror. He said he loved the message from the song.
Bublé encouraged him to start small and then gradually get bigger.
‘When I was 14, I took a job singing at Dolly Parton’s theme park, Dollywood, because I knew I had a dream,’ Caryl said. ‘And I’m just telling you, believe that you can do it and don’t chase anything else down. because you are meant to do this.’
Reba gave him a standing ovation.
‘I’m so proud of you,’ Reba said. ‘You put your heart and soul into your singing. I’ve always been a big fan of the song but you made it yours.’
‘This is the first time I’ve seen you unleashed the beast,’ Gwen said.
‘You have the ability at 14 years old to execute!’ Bublé said. ‘You just filled this whole place up with love.’
Jaukeem Fortson, 14, from Elberton, Georgia went next. He picked Michael Jackson’s hit Man in the Mirror. He said he loved the message from the song
Reba gave him a standing ovation. ‘I’m so proud of you,’ Reba said. ‘You put your heart and soul into your singing. I’ve always been a big fan of the song but you made it yours.’
‘You have the ability at 14 years old to execute!’ Bublé said. ‘You just filled this whole place up with love.’ He added, ‘There is just no limit where he could go’
‘There is just no limit where he could go,’ Bublé said.
Cameron Wright, 34, from Minneapolis belted out Whitney Houston’s hit Exhale (Shoop Shoop). He said the song was very dear to his grandmother. Carly encouraged him to keep what was unique about him.
‘There’s a confidence there,’ Carly said.
Bublé said making his choice was going to be very difficult.
Snoop said he had a story about that record. He said every time he would see Whitney Houston he would walk up to her and say, ‘Snoop, Snoop, Snoop.’
‘I’m a huge fan of yours,’ Reba said. ‘Love your voice.’
Gwen said he was impressed by how much control he had over the voice.
‘That was just genius,’ Bublé said.
Cameron Wright, 34, from Minneapolis belted out Whitney Houston’s hit Exhale (Shoop Shoop). He said the song was very dear to his grandmother. Carly encouraged him to keep what was unique about him
Snoop said he had a story about that record. He said every time he would see Whitney Houston he would walk up to her and say, ‘Snoop, Snoop, Snoop.’
Sofronio Vasquez, 31, from the Philippines, sang Roy Orbison’s hit Crying. He said he was nervous when Bublé picked the song because he had never heard it before. Sofronio said he was going to dedicate his performance to his mother
Carly encouraged him to ‘let it go’ when he sang for the live audience. ‘It felt like I was watching the end of some big $100 million movie that had a hell of a soundtrack,’ Snoop said after he performed
‘To tackle that song took guts,’ Reba said. ‘Michael had a tough decision but if he doesn’t pick you, I am going to be shocked.’ ‘You worked your a** off,’ Bublé said. In the end, Jaukeem, Sloane and Cameron were eliminated
Sofronio Vasquez, 31, from the Philippines, sang Roy Orbison’s hit Crying. He said he was nervous when Bublé picked the song because he had never heard it before. Sofronio said he was going to dedicate his performance to his mother.
Carly encouraged him to ‘let it go’ when he sang for the live audience.
‘It felt like I was watching the end of some big $100 million movie that had a hell of a soundtrack,’ Snoop said after he performed.
‘Honestly, incredible performance,’ Gwen said.
‘To tackle that song took guts,’ Reba said. ‘Michael had a tough decision but if he doesn’t pick you, I am going to be shocked.’
‘You worked your a** off,’ Bublé said.
In the end, Jaukeem, Sloane and Cameron were eliminated.
The Voice will return next Tuesday on NBC.