Rising country singer has been living in Nashville for ten years honing in on his craft, and now, thanks to The Voice, Allen gained national attention following his blind audition.
Prior to taking the stage, the 36-year-old shared an emotional story about his late mother.
“I am moments away from my blind audition and I truly wish that my mom was here to see this. She’s not, but I know she’s with me, I feel her in my heart. I’m just going to go out there and make her proud,” he somberly shared.
Allen went on to detail his emotional connection to music and share a life-altering story about his mom, who passed away in 2019 after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.
“My mother would pick me up every day after school and she would crank up the local Country radio station and roll down the windows and we would sing at the top of our lungs and laugh all the way back home,” he recalled.
“My favorite memory of my mom… One moment I remember very vividly was when we went out to a very well-known saloon in Nashville. My mother took one step inside and she saw the band and heard the music and she suddenly was present.
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