Frank Lakoudis' audition on The Voice left the judges in awe. Within five seconds, and at the sound of just two notes, Joel Madden, Kylie Minogue, and Ricky Martin slam down on their buzzers to vie for the contestant.
There isn't anyone who can light a candle to Robert Plant's legendary voice. Let's just say, it takes major guts to get up in front of a crowd of thousands and sing "Immigrant Song." Even Dolly Parton looked nervous when she covered "Stairway to Heaven." Lakoudis delivers on the song inspired by Led Zeppelin's tour of Iceland, Bath, and Germany. The band wanted to pay homage to the culture's Norse mythology.
"We weren't being pompous … We did come from the land of the ice and snow. We were guests of the Icelandic Government on a cultural mission. We were invited to play a concert in Reykjavik and the day before we arrived all the civil servants went on strike and the gig was going to be cancelled," Robert Plant said in an interview. "The university prepared a concert hall for us and it was phenomenal. The response from the kids was remarkable and we had a great time. 'Immigrant Song' was about that trip and it was the opening track on the album that was intended to be incredibly different."
Only one judge doesn't choose Lakoudis, and that's will.i.am. Although he does explain his decision — he didn't want to get in the way of the obvious pairing of Lakoudis and Joel Madden.
See the performance that left the judges in shock and SHARE if you think this rendition of "Immigrant Song" would make the band proud!
