All language subtitles for alter ego S01E06

Rocsi: Tonight,

the head-to-head
matchups continue

as four more alter egos
are paired for a sing off

- only one can win.
- Yeah!

We're both queens,
but it's only one throne.

- Game on, baby.
- Ooh!

Contestants will
perform live backstage

as their alter egos
try to impress our judges

and audience onstage

in hopes
of avoiding elimination

and revealing
their true identities.

You have what it takes to be
the next digital superstar.

- Up for grabs...
- ( vocalizing )

...A spot in the semi-finals

and a chance at winning
the grand prize of $100,000,

as well as the opportunity
to be mentored

by our superstar judges.

I got a feeling that tonight's
gonna be a good night.

Who will become
a household name

and be crowned the world's
first digital superstar

of our next generation?

That's the kind of energy
I'm talking about.

- This is "alter ego."
- ♪ it feels good to be alive

this is "alter ego."
I'm your host rocsi diaz.

Now, we have discovered some
of the most talented singers
from all over america,

and they're all here
with the hopes of becoming

the next generation superstar.

All right, let's meet
our amazing panel of judges.

Give it up for musician,

producer,
and tech entrepreneur
will.I.Am.

Singer, song writer, and artist,
the legendary alanis morissette.

Producer, artist,
and innovator grimes.

And actor, singer,
and host nick lachey.

'sup, guys!

What's up? What's up?

Right now,
at the head-to-head round,

what are you exactly looking for
from the alter egos?

I am looking to see
how integrated they are

and how much they're embodying
their alter ego.

And also I'm gonna add,

is this a person who is going to
comfort humanity, uplift?

They're unique position
to be in front
of a lot of people

feeling many things right now
in these times.

Now two sets of alter egos will
face off against each other.

Only one alter ego from
each match will win a place

in the next round.

The other will, sadly,
be sent home.

It's time to introduce
the at-home audience to

the two alter egos
facing off against each other

in our first
head-to-head tonight,

seven and siren.

Yeah!

Alanis: Siren versus seven.

This is another
very tough matchup

because all of us can see
both of them as artists.

( vocalizing )

in the audition, siren lured us
in with her amazing vocals.

- ( vocalizing )
- is your hair the ocean?

You know, I just decided
for a wavy look.

Hey! I like this girl.

♪ deathless death, good god,
let me give you my life ♪

but seven's incredibly unique
voice made them an enigma.

♪ take me to church

I wanna show people
you can be who you are.

You don't need
to be anyone else.

I already know this
is gonna be an incredibly
hard decision for us.

Yeah!

So how are you both
with competition?

Is there a kumbaya vibe
going right now?

You know, like,
there is a kumbaya,

but it's an honest kumbaya.

I do want that
diamond tonight,

so I'm gonna do
everything that I can.

That's right.
Game on, baby.

- Game on. Let's do it.
- Yeah, I like it.

So is there anything that
intimidates you about seven?

Yeah, definitely,
but you know,

remember I'm a warrior,
so I'm here.

Will's gonna like that one.

That's the kind of energy
I'm talking about.

All right, well, good luck.

Seven, you're up first,

and, siren, we'll see you
in a little bit.

♪ amen

my audition went
very surprisingly well.

♪ take me to church

♪ I'll worship like a dog
at the shrine of your lies ♪

I was just so afraid to sing

because I really wasn't sure

what the judges
were going to say

in terms of my voice
being very masculine or deep.

You're one of the most original
voices I've heard.

- It was just gorgeous.
- Wow.

And it gave me
a new sense of confidence.

Oh, my gosh.

( gasps )

I want seven
to really inspire people

to really be themselves.

For my head-to-head,

seven is performing
against siren.

It's a tough scenario
being, like, pit against
a powerhouse singer.

I just think
that you're amazing.

I'm gonna, like, cry.
You're just so good.

I think you're amazing too.
Girl, don't cry.

We just got our makeup done.
We cute.

Because I have all this
different range in my voice
that I can work with,

it allows me to time moments
of excitement and surprise.

I'm going to go all out
in our head-to-head,

and I'm hoping to be
the next generation superstar.

♪ white shirt now red,
my bloody nose ♪

♪ sleeping,
you're on your tippy toes ♪

♪ creeping around
like no one knows ♪

♪ think you're so criminal

♪ bruises on both my knees
for you ♪

♪ don't say thank you
or please, I do ♪

♪ what I want when
I'm wanting to my soul? ♪

♪ so cynical

♪ so you're a tough guy,
like-it-really-rough guy ♪

♪ just-can't-get-enough guy

♪ chest-always-so-puffed guy

♪ I'm that bad type,
make-your-mama-sad type ♪

♪ make-your-girlfriend-mad type,
might-seduce-your-dad type ♪

♪ I'm the bad guy

♪ duh

♪ I'm only good at being bad

♪ bad

♪ you're a tough guy,
like-it-really-rough guy ♪

♪ just-can't-get-enough guy,
chest-always-so-puffed guy ♪

♪ I'm that bad type,
make-your-mama-sad type ♪

♪ make-your-girlfriend-mad type,
might-seduce-your-dad type ♪

♪ I'm the bad guy

♪ ooh

♪ I'm the bad guy

yeah!

- Rocsi: Amazing!
- Sick!

Rocsi: Wow. Judges, is seven
our next generation superstar?

- Nick?
- We've sat here at this desk

and watched and heard
a lot of performances.

That was, like,
top three performances
of all the ones we've heard,

and it's because superstars
leave you wanting to know more

and hear more,
and you just can't get enough.

And tonight,
I wanna know more.
I wanna hear more.

Thank you, nick.
Thank you.

Rocsi: Will.I.Am?

You performed vulnerably.

The low register was wobbly,
but it's okay,

because you delivered
on the part that is
the most important part,

and that is the transmission
of emotion.

And your show was awesome,
so thank you.

Thank you so much, will.

Rocsi: Alanis?

When you started the song,

I thought, "oh, no,
we're just gonna stay low
on this one again.

I really wanna hear the range."

and then, boom,
you gave the range to us.

You also gave us
the flipping into falsetto

in a way that can be hard
for some people.

You just did it with agility
and flexibility,

so that was exciting.

Thank you so much.

I am really curious about
who's behind the scenes in a way
that I haven't been perhaps

with some of
the other contestants.

We're here to find, like,
who's gonna be a great artist,

and I really got that
from you tonight, and...

Thank you.

I would say it was basically
a perfect show.

Like, yeah, um,

you have a good chance
of winning the competition.

Wow.

Seven, how is performing
as your alter ego

helping you as a performer?

You know, for so long,
my voice has never fit any mold.

But now that I'm here,

my voice is not only accepted,
it's celebrated.

So I'm so thankful
for this opportunity.
It's phenomenal.

Nick: Seven, you know what?
You said it, but it's true.

Your voice doesn't
fit any mold,

and that's what makes it
cool as hell.

It's a hot, sexy voice.
I'm just gonna say it.

It's just hot.

All right, guys,
well, after the break,

find out who makes it
to the semi-finals

and who has to go home
right after this.

I sort of see seven
as non-binary or something.

Really?
But I thought seven
was a female.

I had no idea.
I mean, I still don't know.

( vocalizing )

siren:
Siren's ready for a fight.

That was exceptionally perfect.

♪ yeah, yeah

your performance tonight
wasn't quite what I had
hoped it would be.

I still feel bad
sending people home.

- ( groans )
- good luck.

- This is rough.
- The studio audience
has voted for,

by only four votes...

- Oh, no!
- Oh, my god.

Nick: It doesn't get
much closer than that.

Welcome back.
Now, before the break,

seven set a very high standard
for this head-to-head,

but I'm pretty sure
siren is ready to meet

and possibly exceed it.

Let's see what she can do.
Make it loud for siren.

Siren:
♪ I put a spell on you

during the audition round,

when I was able to see siren
take the stage,

I just saw all of the fights
that I've done for myself

to keep going.

My father
is palestinian muslim.

My mother's ashkenazi jewish.

So when I was a kid,
I got pretty heavily bullied,

just people constantly telling
me I can't do something.

Siren allows me
to be protected

and to really focus on
what I do, which is sing.

For the head-to-head round,
siren is going against seven,

who is incredible.

But siren doesn't mind
who she goes up against.

She's willing to just focus
on what her lane is,

what she needs to do,
what she wants to do,
and handle it.

Siren's ready for a fight.

♪ time on my hands

♪ since you've been away, boy

♪ and I ain't got no plans

♪ no, no, no, no

♪ and the sound of the rain

♪ against my windowpane

♪ is slowly, slowly

♪ driving me insane, boy

♪ I'm going down

♪ I'm going down

♪ 'cause you
ain't around, baby ♪

♪ my whole world's
upside down ♪

whoo!

♪ oh, I don't know
what to do ♪

♪ if I ever lose you

♪ said I'll be going down

♪ I'll be going down

♪ my whole world's up

♪ I'm going down

♪ I'm going down, d-d-d-d-down

♪ 'cause you ain't,
you ain't around ♪

♪ my whole world's

♪ up

♪ side down

yeah!

- Yeah!
- Amazing!

First, let's take a second
and hear it for our
spectacular house band.

It's adam blackstone
and the alter ego band.

Whoo!

Great job. Wow.

Judges, is this someone
you can see winning

the entire competition?

Alanis, I'll start with you.

I've been a fan of you
since the second I met you

and your wave hair.

Superstar.
There was a point in time

where you were hitting
a certain note,

and I thought it was
a keyboard, and I thought--

yeah, I had to hit her.
I was like, "yo!"

and he was like,
"that's her voice!"

- the whole performance
- oh, thank you!M drizzled.

Rocsi: Grimes?

That was exceptionally perfect.

I don't think anyone's
done whistle voice in this
whole competition yet,

so that was just--
high risk and high reward.

Grimes, what do you mean
when you say "whistle voice?"

- like, really, really--
- ( vocalizing )

- yes!
- What the what?

- Siren: Yes!
- Man, you got tricks.

- You got tricks.
- I've never heard it
called that either.

That's what
she was talking about.

Man, everyone's bringing it
tonight,

and the way the band
was incorporated onstage

and the horns
and the whole thing was just--

it was really a moment.

I felt like I was at a concert.

I really did.
I felt like I was at a show.

If I could give you
one small note,

I guess it would just be
to continue to explore
your alter ego

and how to make siren a star,

but she sure feels
like one to me.

- That's all I can say, so...
- Aw, I love that, nick.

Thank you.

- That song is
a - yes.Ong to sing.

And then here you come

and you bringing all type
of flow, power, soul.

You know, I didn't hear
not one off note.

You weren't flat,
you weren't sharp.

Your voice is spectacular.

One more time for siren.

After two
fantastic performances,

we'll find out who the judges
will send on to the diamond

and to the semi-finals,
and who they will send on home
when we come back.

More "alter ego" after this.

Siren had such a crazy good
performance to me that--

- I know.
- Grimes: But so did seven.

Both of them are superstars
to me, so this is a rough one.

Places, everybody.

Here we go.
In three, two, one.

Rocsi: Welcome back.

It's time to find out
if seven or siren

will be voted up to the diamond
and into the semi-finals.

Judges, it's time
to make your decision.

Nick.

Seven, this next
generation superstar
that we're hunting for,

I think you really truly embody
what that could be,

the best combination of talent,

technology, presentation.

Your whole persona
is really fascinating,

and your treatment of that
song tonight was really unique.

Just overall, great job.
I can't say enough great things
about what you did.

I'm just--

I'm just a sucker
for that voice.

And siren blew me away--

blew me away
in the audition round.

And for me I was, like,
unless siren

does something tonight
to pull me back down

off that high I was on
from the audition,

I just couldn't see myself not
voting for her again tonight.

In fact,
she elevated my high tonight.

So in a very, very heartbreaking
and tough decision,

I am going to vote
to put siren through

- to the semi-finals.
- Rocsi: Grimes.

Siren, I'm, like,
invested in the vocal.

Like, I fully had chills,
which I almost never get.

But then I'm caring about the
full artist package more here,

and I don't think I've ever seen
anything like seven ever,

so I will say seven, but, ugh!

Rocsi: Alanis.

So, siren,
I love your alter ego,

and I really feel as though
you're one with your alter ego.

And I love the ocean so much,

so your hair just brings
great joy to me personally.

Seven, there is something
magical about your range,

and then tonight, my hearing

that your range can go
in the opposite direction

- equally as beautifully...
- Grimes: True, true, true.

Alanis:
...Was exciting.

I am going to put seven
on the diamond.

So that is two votes
for seven,

one vote for siren.

Remember, if there is a tie,

it will go to the audience
to decide

who makes it
to the next round.

Will, it's up to you.

Siren, what a name
for your talent.

You sing in perfect pitch.
It's dope.

- Thank you.
- And then, like, seven,

you have this ability to connect
with emotional intelligence,

to articulate
exactly how you're feeling.

And that's the difference
between a good singer

and an artist,
and you have that,

which makes my decision,
like, super hard.

My decision reflects your voice,

and the voice transports you
to a different world.

All I know is when I was
in the projects growing up,

I don't like sirens.

But I like this siren.

I wanna see you
on the diamond.

That's two votes for seven
and two votes for siren.

- Whoo!
- The votes are tied.

Which means our studio audience

will determine which alter ego
is moving on to the diamond

and into the semi-finals,

so please place your votes.

I see a lot of sevens
in the audience.

I see a lot of people
doing that.

Rocsi: Is it gonna be
seven or siren?

It is up to you guys
right now.

( groans )

the votes have been counted,

and I can officially confirm

by only four votes...

- Oh, no!
- Oh, my god.

That the studio audience
has voted for...

Seven!

Congratulations, seven!

You will now move on
to the diamond

and off to semi-finals.

( groans )

seven, we will see you
at the semi-finals.

Ugh, unfortunately, siren,
you'll be leaving us tonight.

Would you do us the honor
to sing one last time

before you come out here
and reveal your true identity?

- I'd love to.
- Yeah!

- Damn.
- Wow, that was--

- doesn't get much
closer than that.
- No.

I think we made
the right decision.

The fact that it was only
four votes difference

validates that
we were bottle-necked.

I'm actually really curious
to see who she is.

Yeah.

♪ you're broken down
and tired ♪

♪ of living life
on the merry-go-round ♪

♪ and you can't find
the fighter ♪

♪ but I see it in you,
so we gonna walk it out ♪

♪ and move

- ♪ mountains
- wow.

♪ we gonna walk it out

♪ and move

♪ mountains

♪ and we'll rise up

♪ rise like the waves

♪ we'll rise up,
in spite of the ache ♪

♪ we will rise up
a thousand times again ♪

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

♪ for you

♪ for you

♪ we'll rise

- whoo!
- Siren, siren, siren!

( imitates siren )

guys, this is mama yaya,
aka siren.

- Nick: Mama yaya!
- Yes.

How does it feel
coming out on this stage

as mama yaya waving siren off?

Siren has been
such a great shield for me

because, you know,
I'm a plus-size woman!

Like, it's not easy out here!

It's not! Especially in
the music industry.

Yeah, you still feel
the pressure and
the oppression, frankly,

of having to show up
visually in a certain way

in order to even
get in some doors.

But if those are the doors
with those requirements,

I'm not sure I want
to be in that room.

I agree.

I look forward to seeing what
your journey continues to be.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

I'm still a warrior.
I'm still a fighter.

I'm still gonna come out here
and do whatever I can

to make things
work for me, so...

That's powerful, mama yaya.

You know what?
You are an amazing talent.

And everyone got to see that,
so-- you changed me.

I'm so honored to listen
to you sing.

Thank you, nick.

Rocsi: Thank you so much
for being here, mama yaya.

- Thank you so much.
- You were freaking amazing.

Up next, will aster's raw
and vulnerable vocals

secure her a spot
on the diamond once again?

Or will queen dynamite's
powerhouse voice reign supreme?

It's aster
versus queen dynamite.

Who's going to move on
to the semi-finals?

Find out after this.

So amazing.

Welcome back to "alter ego."
I'm rocsi diaz.

This is the only
singing competition

that implements
unbelievable technology

to give our contestants
a second shot at stardom

and possibly change
the future of music.

No big deal. I know.

Let's meet our second
head-to-head tonight.

It's aster
versus queen dynamite.

Aster versus queen dynamite.

So during the auditions,

aster brought her
vulnerability to stage.

Growing up,
I was told I was a star,

and I really hoping
to embody that.

And queen dynamite showed off
her diva queen style.

♪ ain't nobody

each of them is unique.

♪ well, the sky is always open

but aster needs to make
more of a connection with us.

Thumbs up.

And queen dynamite needs
to show us

what kind of artist
she truly wants to be.

Grimes:
I actually think your voice

would suit well
in all kinds of genres.

I think that is gonna be
one of the qualities

that takes you really far
in this competition.

Yeah!

Aster, it's good
to see you again.

Good to see you.

I got feeling that tonight's
gonna be a good night.

What's up--
what's up, miss dynamite?

Hey!

How are you guys feeling
since your auditions?

I'm feeling great.

I got over that first audition,

over the nerves,
so I'm just ready to rock it.

And you, aster?

Honestly, I'm just hoping
that I can show you guys

how I've grown throughout
just a short time,

and I really just want to bring
my artistry into this song.

How are you as competitors?

I believe that,
you know, it's hard,

but we're both queens,
but it's only one throne.

Oh! "game of thrones!"

I think that we're both
gonna bring it,

and her being so amazing

is really gonna
make me work harder.

- Good luck.
- Good luck to you, too.

- But I hope I win. I'm sorry.
- We will see.

- Whoo!
- Let's do this.

All right, guys,
have a good show.
Bring the best out.

Aster, you're gonna be up first.

Aster: ♪ darling,
I'm just trying to tell ya ♪

being able to go out there
and just absolutely kill it

for my audition round
felt amazing.

♪ your head

I do think that aster
deserves to be on the diamond.

- Rocsi: There we go.
- Whoo!

I was just kind of in shock.

I'm so excited!

Me being on this show is
a journey of self acceptance.

Being a child of adoption,

what was difficult
was struggling through

feeling a sense of abandonment.

That's something
that has affected me
throughout my life

including performance
and music in general.

There was something raw.

It was taking
all those insecurities
that you've experienced

and channeling them,
using them as fuel.

Aster: I feel myself
growing so much.

I'm gaining so much
self confidence.

In my head-to-head,
aster will be going against
queen dynamite.

She can do a lot
of acrobatics with her voice.

Even though she sounds
pretty awesome,

I think I can do better.

Only one alter ego
can make it to the next round,

and that's aster.
That's me.

And that's what
I'm here to do.

( whispering )

♪ chill out,
what you yelling for? ♪

♪ lay back,
it's all been done before ♪

♪ and if you could only
let it be ♪

♪ you would see

♪ I like you the way you are

♪ when we're driving
in your car ♪

♪ and you're talking to me
one-on-one ♪

♪ but you've become

♪ somebody else
'round everyone else ♪

♪ you're watching your back
like you can't relax ♪

♪ you're trying to be cool

♪ you look like a fool to me

♪ so tell me

♪ why'd you have to go and
make things so complicated? ♪

♪ I see the way you're acting
like you're somebody else ♪

♪ gets me frustrated

♪ life's like this

♪ and you, and you fall
and you crawl and you break ♪

♪ and you take what you get
and you turn it into ♪

♪ honesty, you promised me I'm
never gonna find you fake it ♪

♪ no, no, no

♪ no, no, no

♪ why'd you have to go and
make things so complicated? ♪

♪ life's like this and you

♪ and you fall
and you crawl and you break ♪

♪ and you take what you get
and you turn it into ♪

♪ honesty, you promised me I'm
never gonna find you fake it ♪

♪ no, no, no

- aster!
- Yes, ma'am?

- That was hot.
- Thank you. Thank you.

Well, you just made it
complicated for the judges.

That's for sure.

Nick, I'll start with you.

Aster, overall I thought
really, really nice job.

I noticed a couple pitchy notes,
but I think all in all,

it was a really, really
a kinda cool take on that song,

- and nice job. Nice job.
- Thank you. Thank you.

Your performance was solid.

I love your version of the song.

You were rushing a little bit.

Those are just nerves,

but they're the special moments
and things you always remember

if you can learn from them.
Thank you for the performance.

I'm still trying to get over
how freaking bomb
the technology is

with the belt you got on.

I love you performance.

I felt there was
a fluidity to it.

The moments of humanity within
your alter ego performance
were exciting to me.

There was more movement
in your physicality
in your alter ego today,

so that was exciting
to see that growth.

And I also
just kind of like you.

- So that--
- thank you. I like you, too.

So that counts
for a lot for me.

I don't care about missed notes.

I just like
a personality vocal,

and I feel like you
have a personality vocal.

- Mm-hmm.
- I think with the right song,

you have what it takes to be
the next digital superstar.

Thank you so much.

All right, guys,
well, after the break,

a performance from
an audience favorite,
queen dynamite,

and we'll find out
which alter ego the judges
put on the diamond

and into the semi-finals.

More "alter ego,"
the head-to-heads, after this.

- What game is that?
- You should play.

- Nice shot.
- That is bananas.

- That's dope.
- Target eliminated.

- Wanna play?
- Unless you got
space invaders on there,

it's probably
out of my wheelhouse.

It just reminds me
of how old I am.

Game over.

Here we go.
Places, everybody.

Coming to the top of the act
in three, two, one.

This "alter ego."
I am rocsi diaz.

Now before the break,
aster came out here
and brought her best.

But remember,
this is a competition,

and only one of these alter egos
can move on to the semi-finals.

And we have one more
alter ego performance to go,

and it's the one
and the only queen dynamite.

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh,
ain't nobody, come on ♪

to take the stage
as queen dynamite,

it was like I was a new person.

It kinda helped me see,
"okay, you can really do this."

( vocalizing )
♪ nobody

queen dynamite
really came through.

♪ feel this way

queen dynamite will be singing
dua lipa, "don't start now."

listening to the lyrics,
it talks about heartache.

We've all got
our heart broken before,

so, you know,
I believe that everyone can
relate to this song.

And it's basically saying,
"look at me now.

Look at me now."

well, I believe that aster,

she has to look out
for queen dynamite's power.

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah

the competition is serious.

This experience
with queen dynamite

has been a total life-changer.

Fear can't stop me.
Nerves can't stop me.

This is something
that I've dreamed of,

and now I will never
stop pursuing my dream.

Look at me now.

♪ if you don't wanna see me

♪ did a full one-eighty, crazy

♪ thinking 'bout the way I was

♪ did the heartbreak
change me? ♪

♪ maybe

♪ but look at where I ended up

♪ I'm all good already

♪ so moved on, it's scary

♪ I'm not where you left me
at all, so ♪

♪ if you don't wanna see me
dancing with somebody ♪

♪ yeah

♪ if you wanna believe that
anything could stop me ♪

♪ don't show up,
don't come out ♪

♪ don't start caring
about me now ♪

♪ walk away, you know how

♪ don't start caring
about me now ♪

♪ yeah, yeah

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ yeah, yeah

♪ don't show up

♪ don't come out, hey!

♪ don't start caring
about me now ♪

♪ walk away

♪ you know how

♪ don't start caring
about me now ♪

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah

- she had a powerful voice.
- Yeah, her voice
is in the driver's seat.

Great job. I love it.

When she was calm,
it was still full and rich,

and you know she has
all kind of riff capabilities.

But she was like, "nah,
I'm not even gonna hit you
with all that stuff right now."

you know, she got,
like, so much more.

Yeah.

I was wondering, like,
with the disco balls, like,
where did they come from?

'cause you were just like,
"whazam!"

- and they were just like...
- Disco balls-- yes!

- Woo-ooh!
- Wow.

I feel like I'm in a party now.

I wanna bring that
to the grocery store with me

while picking out papaya,
just...

I loved how integrated you are
with your alter ego.

I'm just seeing queen dynamite.

I'm not thinking
about anything else.

Your vocal is so powerful
and tasteful and elegant

and just-- I just feel like

there's zero fear
around hitting any notes,

and it's just--
it's in your back pocket
and you got it.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

You're probably one
of the highest, like,

singing ability to alter ego
awesomeness ratios.

Queen dynamite:
Thank you so much.

I really feel
like the auditions,

it kind of made me realize the
fire that I have for singing.

Because, yes, anxiety and fear
stopped me a long time.

But from this day forward,
I will never stop singing.

Those days are over.

Hearing performances like that

remind us all
of why we enjoy music.

If you have any struggle at all,
and you didn't have it
in that song,

it's just allowing your voice
to sink into the subtle
moments of the song,

- 'cause your voice
- yes.Big and powerful.

And also, did you guys see
the way the sash on her dress,
I mean, the way that moves...

- Yo, I know.
- Rocsi: Right.

...While you're performing,
it's, like--

the subtle things
with this technology,

it's just crazy.
Crazy, crazy.

Nick, question, after
seeing this performance,

are you buying tickets
to the queen dynamite show?

I already bought my tickets.

Yes!

Rocsi: All right, well,
don't go anywhere.

We'll find out how the judges
vote when we come back.

This is "alter ego" on fox.

- That was really good.
- That was amazing.

Her voice just comes alive
in those big wailing moments.

- It's like...
- I know.

Whoo!

Welcome back to "alter ego."
I am rocsi diaz.

We've just seen performances

both of the alter egos
in this head-to-head matchup,

and now there's only one thing
left to do--

find out which one
the judges feel

deserves the spot
on the diamond...

...And also in the semi-finals.

So, judges, who will it be?

It's time to cast your votes.

Aster, like, I really like
how much personality you have.

I feel like you have
a strong artistic identity,

and everything about you
is amazing to me

except that I don't know if
it's fully coming together

in the actual
performance itself.

Queen dynamite, your show
has a whole package.

You know, I feel
your vulnerability.

You're great at singing,
you're great at dancing.

You just have a whole thing.

I think I'm gonna save
queen dynamite.

Queen dynamite
has a dynamic voice.

Aster has an amazing way
that she embodies the alter ego,

but the vocal ability suffers.

The audition was far better
than tonight.

So, my decision is based on,
like, what's coming next.

So, queen dynamite.

That is two votes
for queen dynamite.

Nick.

You know, the marketability
of the next generation superstar

is a big part of the equation.

So, aster, I think your
performance tonight

wasn't quite what
I had hoped it would be.

We're looking for everyone
to kind of step their game up.

Queen dynamite, I think
you're still discovering
who queen dynamite is,

and you're still
discovering how to bring
that alter ego to life.

So taking all those things
into consideration,

I agree with my two friends,

and I'd like to see
queen dynamite on the diamond.

Rocsi: There you go!

Queen dynamite,
that is three votes for you.

You automatically head up
onto that diamond.

Alanis, I'm just curious,
what is your vote?

They both have my vote
for superstardom,

but I was going to ask
queen dynamite to step
on that diamond.

Rocsi: Unanimous.

Queen dynamite,
take that diamond.

You have been put on there
with a unanimous decision,

which means you have secured
a spot in the semi-finals.

Congratulations to you,
queen dynamite.

Aster, that means this is
the end of your time here
at "alter ego."

and we'd love you to perform
one last time

and reveal your identity
to the judges

by coming out here yourself.
How does that sound?

- I'm excited.
- Nick: Yeah!

Rocsi: I love it.

We'll meet her soon,
but for right now,

give it up for aster!

- This is rough.
- Agreed.

So who do you think she is?
Young girl?

Yeah, like, young.

♪ that arizona sky

♪ burning in your eyes

♪ you look at me and, babe,
I wanna catch on fire ♪

♪ it's buried in my soul

♪ like california gold

♪ you found the light in me
that I couldn't find ♪

♪ so when I'm all choked up

♪ and I can't find the words

nick: Yeah!

♪ every time we say goodbye

- ♪ baby, it hurts
- yeah!

♪ when the sun goes down

♪ and the band won't play

♪ I'll always remember us
this way ♪

♪ yeah, I'll always

♪ remember us

♪ this way

yeah!

Judges, this is kaylee,
aka aster.

- Whoo!
- Whoo!

Kaylee, how are you feeling
right now?

I honestly am just
so happy and glad

that I was able to have
this experience.

I feel like,
"okay, I can do this."

that performance
was confident, strong,

and that's kaylee doing that.
That's not aster.

I guess it is.
That's kinda crazy.

Why do you feel
you needed an alter ego?

I really wanted to be able
to perform

without fear of kinda, like,
what I look like

or what people
may perceive me as,

and I'm excited to take
what I've learned

through that
out into the real world.

- Thank you so much, kaylee.
- Thank you, guys.

We're sending you home
with a lot of love

and a huge round of applause
from the audience.

Don't miss next week,
when we get even closer

to finding our
next generation superstar.

We'll see you then.
Good night.

Thank you, guys, so much.