COALFIELD’S ETHAN LIVELY IMPRESSES NBC’S ‘THE VOICE’ TUESDAY NIGHT

MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. — East Tennessee is getting some more time in the limelight after Ethan Lively impressed judges on The Voice Tuesday night. He is 17 years old and from Morgan County.

He sang “You Look So Good in Love” by George Strait, and joined Coach Blake Shelton’s team. His deep voice impressed Shelton and the other judges. Lively said that he had been singing since he was 3 years old, and discovered that he could sing so deeply when he was 14 years old.

Lively said he knew Team Blake was a good fit because of their similar small-town upbringings.

“The moment when Blake turned his chair I was kind of in shock. I didn’t know what to believe or what to do either so it kind of caught me off guard,” he said.

He describes his sound as a mix of outlaw and folk-country and draws inspiration from artists like Travis Tritt and Johnny Cash.

Lively said he wants to challenge himself with his time on The Voice.