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Shawn Smith of Boonville, N.Y., landed the final spot on Cee Lo Green's team Monday night on "The Voice" with his rendition of Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried."

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The next winner of NBC's "The Voice" may be from Central New York.

Shawn Smith, also known as "Big Sexy" to his friends and fans in the Utica area, landed the last spot on the singing competition's fifth season Monday night. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a big voice, he won the crowd over with a rousing cover of Zac Brown Band's country hit "Chicken Fried."

During the blind audition, judge Cee Lo Green turned his chair around and picked the 32-year-old singer as the twelfth and final member of his team. The "Forget You" hitmaker said he was begging the audience to give him a sign to turn his chair around for Smith.

"You got the sign right there," Smith responded, pointing to his silver belt buckle with his nickname on it. "Big Sexy, right there."

Fellow judges Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera said they would've picked Smith as well, but their teams were already full. Blake Shelton even took to Twitter, asking his followers where he can get a Big Sexy belt buckle.

Smith said on the TV show that he was from Utica, though his Facebook page lists Boonville, N.Y., as his hometown. According to the Utica Observer-Dispatch, he grew up in the Mohawk Valley and graduated from Herkimer Community College.

He also shared his experience as an Iraq veteran, saying that he brought his guitar and became the "morale guy" in his unit. Entertainment Weekly reports Smith suffered a concussion and hearing loss after running over an IED (improvised explosive device) while enlisted.

Since his service, Smith has continued his love of music performing with local bands Showtime and Poor Tim. But now millions can watch him on the stage where past winners like Jermaine Paul and Cassadee Pope have become popular national recording artists.

"Big Sexy, I'm really looking for you to bring it home for me," Green said.

"#TeamCeeLo ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!" Smith tweeted after the episode aired.

Next, Smith will face other contestants on "The Voice" in sing-off rounds. R&B singer Miguel will serve as Team Cee Lo's mentor when the show's next episode airs tonight (Tuesday) at 8 p.m. on NBC.

Fans can buy Smith's performance of "Chicken Fried" on iTunes or watch it below: