Camila Cabello brings up former crush on Harry Styles in order to win over 'Voice' contestant

As a first time coach on The Voice, Camila Cabello's biggest card to play has been the fact that she has been on a singing competition before. And while it has now become a running joke among the other coaches, on Monday, it may have given her the edge over fellow coach John Legend, when the two went head-to-head over 18-year-old pop/rock singer Sasha Hurtado.

After Sasha belted Bishop Briggs’s “River” Monday and inspired both Camila and her rival coach John Legend to turn their red chairs, John asked Sasha about her favorite current artists. When Sasha mentioned Harry Styles, John brought up the fun fact that he was the first person that Harry ever followed on Twitter, which was pretty impressive. “Ooh, that’s a flex!” Sasha exclaimed. But then Camila brought up an even more fun fact: “I actually auditioned for my original singing competition show because I thought that I would meet Harry Styles and we would fall in love,” said Camila.

While Camila did meet Harry, but never ended up falling in love with him, she still ended up becoming one of the biggest pop solo stars to emerge from the X Factor franchise, which was enough for Sasha to choose Team Camila.

"Sasha, what a win," said Camila. "I love her raw, kind of, gritty spirit that she came out with. I'm really excited to work with her."

Video Transcript

- Faster than a hairpin trigger. Don't you say. Don't you say. Don't say. Don't you say.

KYLIE MAR: As a first time coach on "The Voice," Camila Cabello's biggest card to play has been the fact that she has been on a singing competition before. And while it has now become a running joke--

- Camila is going to tell you she was on a singing competition before.

- A great point.

KYLIE MAR: When it came down to fighting John Legend, for 18-year-old Sasha Hurtado Monday, Camila's experience and the fact that she once had a crush on one of Sasha's favorite artists, fellow "X Factor" star Harry Styles seemed to give Camila the edge over John.

- I love Harry Styles. I love her.

- You know, I was the first person that Harry Styles followed on Twitter.

- What?

- Well, that's a flag.

- I actually auditioned for my original singing competition show because I thought that I would meet Harry Styles and we would fall in love.

- Ah.

- [LAUGHS]

KYLIE MAR: And despite Blake Shelton not helping Camilla--

- I don't know how you can really argue with being the first person Harry Styles followed on Twitter. I mean--

- Are you really going to betray me like that?

KYLIE MAR: --in the end, Sasha joined her team.

- Camilla.

- Yeah!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

- Wow.

- Sasha, what a win. I love her rock, kind of gritty spirit that she came out with. I'm really excited to work with her.