When Tony Lucca was only a teenager, audiences across America knew him as a Mouseketeer.

Today, Lucca appears in the spotlight again after a successful season on “The Voice,” and he is bringing a newfound success and acclaim to the Maintenance Shop on Friday.

Tony Lucca grew up outside of Detroit in Waterford, Mich., in a musical family. This setting was fertile ground for Lucca to become involved in music. By the time he was 12, he was playing in local bands.

Lucca’s music career really took off during what was supposed to be an audition for the movie “Newsies” but turned out to be for the newly revived Mickey Mouse Club. Going through the audition, Lucca made callbacks in Los Angeles. He was cast along with NSYNC member JC Chasez and future actress Keri Russell. Lucca was on the show for four years, until the show was cancelled in 1995. For the next few years, he acted with limited success. This culminated in Lucca leaving acting to pursue music in 1997.

For years, Lucca has been touring across the United States, including a few stops in Des Moines and Sioux City. His easily accessible folk-pop-rock music proved to be popular not just in Hollywood but in the Midwest as well.

“I love coming to Iowa,” said Lucca. “The people who come to see my music are enthusiastic. When I was touring with NSYNC, they were excited to tour the Midwest.”

In addition to touring with NSYNC, which featured fellow Mouseketeers Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, Lucca has toured with Marc Anthony, Sara Bareilles and Chris Whitley.

After years of touring with less success than his early days, Lucca’s luck changed when he learned that he could audition for NBC’s hit music show, “The Voice.” Unlike “American Idol,” which has age restrictions and doesn’t allow recording artists on the show, Lucca qualified for “The Voice”. Appearing at the blind audition round, he sang “Trouble” by Ray LaMontagne. All four judges wanted Lucca for their teams, but he chose coach Adam Levine’s team. Christina Aguilera, a coach on “The Voice” and a former Mouseketeer, did not recognize her former costar until she was told, and she went backstage to congratulate him.

Although Lucca didn’t win the competition, coming in as second runner-up, his performances over the course of the show impressed Levine, who asked him to sign to his own label, 222 Records, if Universal didn’t. On Sept. 26, Lucca signed to the label and promises to record a new record.

“I’ve been spending the summer writing,” Lucca said.

He will be touring this fall until Thanksgiving, then hitting the studio to record during the holidays.

“I had the stamina to keep going, but I didn’t know how to take risks,” Lucca said. “[Adam] Levine showed me how to take risks.”

Tony Lucca with Gabe Dixon

Where: M-Shop

When: 9 p.m. Friday

Cost: $12 students, $15 public, plus $2 day of show