Luke wade on the voice audition

— -- The seventh season of "The Voice" premiered Monday night with the start of the blind auditions.

Veteran coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton were joined by two newcomers: Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams.

On Monday's Voice premiere, Luke Wade has his pick of coaches after nailing his take on "That's How Strong My Love Is.".

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Wade knows the audition process intimately from a contestant's point of view.

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The foursome kicked off the two-hour broadcast by collaborating on a cover of Gwen's No Doubt hit "Hella Good," which was co-written by Pharrell.

Here are the highlights of the blind auditions:

Luke Wade was the first contestant of the new season.

He performed "That's How Strong My Love Is," made famous by Otis Redding. All the coaches pressed their buttons. Adam stood up on his chair with excitement, declaring to Luke, "You're going to win." Pharrell insisted he knew what to do with Luke's voice, and pleaded with Luke to let him be his "amplifier." Gwen joked that while Blake and Adam are mailing it in as veteran coaches, she's fresh and re