Niall Horanhas gone country.In a preview of the upcoming season 23 ofThe Voiceshared exclusively with PEOPLE, the former One Direction singer swaps his Irish accent for a Southern twang to imitate how his fellow coachBlake Sheltonhas convinced contestants to join his team.“This is my last season onThe Voice, and I would be honored if you were to be on the last-ever team Blake,” Horan says while impersonating Shelton, who announced last October thathe’ll be stepping away from the NBC singing competitionfor the first time in 12 years after the completion of this season.Shelton, 46, later asks Horan, 29, if he’s going to “act like you know something about country music” during the blind auditions since another one of their fellow coaches,Kelly Clarkson, “always acts like she knows something about country music.““Yeah, I am,” Horan responds. “That’s my strategy to beatKelly Clarkson. Every time you turn, I’m going with you.“When Horan asks Shelton whether he thinks he has a chance of beating him in his final season, the country star responds simply, “No.““I would elaborate,” Shelton continues. “But, no.“Niall Horan and Blake Shelton.NBCClarkson, 40, meanwhile, can be seen in the clip telling fourth coachChance the Rapperthat the key to beating Shelton is to tell artists: “Oh, he’s got all the country people — you’re not gonna stick out on that team. You want to stand out on mine.“Still, Clarkson thinks she’s going to end up on top.“I think you have a solid chance [of winning],” she tells Chance, 29, laughing at the pun. “I still think I’m going to win, but I think you have achance. I think you have a small percentage.“The Voiceseason 23 premieres on NBC on March 6 at 8 p.m. EST.
Niall Horanhas gone country.
In a preview of the upcoming season 23 ofThe Voiceshared exclusively with PEOPLE, the former One Direction singer swaps his Irish accent for a Southern twang to imitate how his fellow coachBlake Sheltonhas convinced contestants to join his team.
“This is my last season onThe Voice, and I would be honored if you were to be on the last-ever team Blake,” Horan says while impersonating Shelton, who announced last October thathe’ll be stepping away from the NBC singing competitionfor the first time in 12 years after the completion of this season.
Shelton, 46, later asks Horan, 29, if he’s going to “act like you know something about country music” during the blind auditions since another one of their fellow coaches,Kelly Clarkson, “always acts like she knows something about country music.”
“Yeah, I am,” Horan responds. “That’s my strategy to beatKelly Clarkson. Every time you turn, I’m going with you.”
When Horan asks Shelton whether he thinks he has a chance of beating him in his final season, the country star responds simply, “No.”
“I would elaborate,” Shelton continues. “But, no.”
Niall Horan and Blake Shelton.NBC
Clarkson, 40, meanwhile, can be seen in the clip telling fourth coachChance the Rapperthat the key to beating Shelton is to tell artists: “Oh, he’s got all the country people — you’re not gonna stick out on that team. You want to stand out on mine.”
Still, Clarkson thinks she’s going to end up on top.
“I think you have a solid chance [of winning],” she tells Chance, 29, laughing at the pun. “I still think I’m going to win, but I think you have achance. I think you have a small percentage.”
The Voiceseason 23 premieres on NBC on March 6 at 8 p.m. EST.
source: people.com
