MARTIN, Tenn. — Keith Paluso, a current contestant on NBC’s “The Voice,” will perform at 7 p.m., Oct. 19, in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s Watkins Auditorium. Tickets go on sale at 6 p.m., and the doors will open at 6:30. General admission tickets are $5 each, and UT Martin students will be admitted free of charge with a valid student ID. Seating is first-come, first-served, and admission is limited to the first 500 people.

Paluso, originally from Atoka, is a 2012 UT Martin graduate with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He concentrated his studies in ecology and environmental biology and has worked as a Tennessee State Park Ranger since graduation.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8NrqKDxI74">He recently auditioned for “The Voice” season 15</a> and was chosen to compete on judge Blake Shelton’s team. Paluso was inspired to return to singing, songwriting and performing after the birth of his first child.

An extended play album titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Linden-Ave-Sessions-Keith-Paluso/dp/B07DFSDJH4">“The Linden Ave. Sessions,”</a> written, recorded and produced by Paluso and his brother, Keegan, a 2013 UT Martin graduate, is available on all online music distribution platforms.

For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of Alumni Relations at 731-881-7610.

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