19-Year-Old Crooner Charms Judges, Then Unleashes A Voice They Never Saw Coming

Georgia Teen blind audition surprises Blake Shelton in "The Voice" Carter Lloyd Horne, a nineteen-year-old Georgia native, auditioned for The Voice on NBC and was offered something a little different. He was already a well-known singer of Marietta, but is now known all over the world. How did you get to the stage of The Voice? Although Carter was born into a wealthy family with old money, when he was only fourteen, the family lost everything due to the financial mismanagement of the farm and the economic crisis of 2008. His life has changed dramatically; He switched from living in a huge house to a motel. Music has become an escape for him. After graduation, Carter wasn't quite sure what he wanted to do next. In an interview, he explained: "I knew I liked music a lot, but I didn't realize that at that time it could really be a career for me ... I was a little lost after graduation, but I started playing some concerts in local restaurants near Marietta Square and things like that ... I started to understand that this is what I want to do. " In pursuit of this goal, Carter decided to audition for The Voice in an open call in Atlanta. To his surprise, he continued to be called again until he finally asked to audition for the show in the blind audition round. For her blind hearing, the young singer chose Midland's song "Drinkin 'Problem". Immediately, the coaches knew that Carter had something unique. It had a different quality than his voice compared to most of today's country singers. The crowd soon began to applaud as the coaches argued about turning chairs, and their parents seemed nervously behind the stage. Near the end of their song, no one had yet turned their chairs around. It seemed that perhaps Carter's dream would have to go elsewhere, but just as he was delivering his final note, both Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton played their timbres for the country singer. He was close!