ELIAS Lanyon will return to The Voice stage on Sunday when he does battle in the next stage of the national singing competition show.
Lanyon will face off against teammate Tia Barnes after they both chose to join judge Kate Miller-Heidke’s team in their respective blind auditions.
The 20-year-old performed David Kushner’s Daylight in his blind audition in front of judges Adam Lambert, Guy Sebastian, Miller-Heidke and LeAnn Rimes.
All bar Lambert hit their buzzer and turned their chairs, competing for Lanyon to join their team.
Lanyon is a fourth-generation sheep and cereal farmer in a “place in the middle of nowhere”.
“Being a farmer is sort of hard yakka,” he said.
“Just all hammer and tongs to make sure it all turns out all right.
“We have around 1500 sheep on our property; there is a lot of day-to-day work that goes into looking after them.
“Making sure they are all fit and healthy … they do become a large part of your life.”
The country landscape is the heart of Lanyon’s music.
“After a long day on the farm I tend to take the guitar down to the paddock and just relax,” he said.
“I’ve never had any proper singing lessons before so I just go down and play some tunes to the dog.
“If it’s smiling at me I think I’m going a good job … I’m not sure if I sound any good, though.”
Lanyon said performing on The Voice stage was “pretty terrifying”.
“Coming from a small country town, I’m not really used to playing in front of that many people,” he said.
“Being in front of this many eyes will be quite scary.”
Watch Lanyon’s performance from 7pm on Channel Seven and 7plus.
