19 year old art student Bronwen Lewis was one of the final few blind auditions fighting for the last spots on either Team Jessie or Team Will on The Voice U.K. The show gave away very little about her before she performed, but we learned all we needed to know from her cover of Sting’s Fields Of Gold.
Bronwen gave a haunting, slowed-down acoustic version of the song that was all her own. Other singers have tried changing up classic songs tonight on The Voice, but none have been remotely as successful as Bronwen. One of the most accomplished, poignant performances of the night. And guess what?
Not one single coach turned for her.
The disappointment in Danny O’Donoghue and Tom Jones’s faces spoke volumes. Both had already filled their teams and were regretting not being able to snap Bronwen up. We were devastated. Will and Jessie both looked sheepish as they turned to face Bronwen.
Danny O’Donoghue: I don’t want the fact that nobody turned around to be any reflection on your talent. You have an incredible voice. I’m actually mad at them for not turning around. I don’t know why you didn’t turn around. Please, can you explain to me?
Will.I.Am: The team that I have is very very very diverse. I don’t know what to call what I just heard, but it was very enchanting, haunting. I have a singer like that, and I’m the only one who turned for her and I’m going to fight for her. I promised myself that I’m not going to get two of the same. That’s the only reason why I didn’t turn around.
Tom and Danny finished the segment by lamenting the fact that they’d filled their teams too quickly and couldn’t catch amazing talent like Bronwen. Tell you what, they should write a song about it. I’m sure that’ll help…