One Direction is gone, split into five healthy parts. But certainly not forgotten.
The Garcia twins played their part in keeping the flame burning for 1D with a performance on Monday night (February 26) as The voice is back on our screens.
For their blind audition, the teenage lads performed 'Story of My Life', taken from 1D's 2013 album Midnight memoriesone of their four No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart.
There were moist eyes in the room as the 17-year-old siblings belted out the nostalgic number, on the pitch and with a firm hug at the end.
Hailing from Millbrae, California, brothers Justin and Jeremy managed a three-chair turn. Only John Legend kept his back to the boys.
“You've got the twin problem,” coach Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay observed, stating the obvious. “Man, that was a fantastic show. From the first time I heard you harmonizing and found out it was two people, I wanted to go back. That sounds amazing.”
That was the cue for a sales pitch. Brothers, come and work with the “brothers”.
There is still room for improvement. “When you first started, it was super, super tight,” noted Chance the Rapper. “There were some points where one of you was pedantic. And you were in control until the end.” He added, “as long as you're focused on how you interact with each other, you're going to have great performance and continue to have great success.”
The harmonies “could have been a little tighter,” Legend remarked, explaining his reasons for not returning. But hey, what an experience.
Reba McEntire felt a connection. The country star recounted her youth growing up in a “singing family.” Hearing the twins live it out, “takes me back to my childhood. I absolutely love your enthusiasm.” And, as she launched into her own sales pitch, she confessed she was “really moved by it”.
In the end, he came to a decision. The Garcias chose coaches Dan + Shay, who served as mentors on Season 20 and make their coaching debut tonight, becoming the first artists to join the country duo's team.
For the record, 1D was created through another reality TV show, the 2010 season The coefficient xcreating maps and hearts until 2016, when the group went on indefinite hiatus.
of NBC The voice is now in its 25th season.
Watch the audition below.
