Faculty Station acquired somewhat louder on January 13, and never simply because the spring semester is formally underway. “The Voice” Season 28 champion Aiden Ross, a Faculty Station native and Texas A&M engineering pupil, returned residence for a fan-filled morning at Elevating Cane’s in Faculty Station, the place he labored a full-on, fan-facing “shift” to have fun his historic win. With The Blast in attendance, Aiden Ross turned an strange chicken-finger run right into a full-scale homecoming second, greeting college students, Caniacs, and longtime supporters who packed the restaurant to catch a glimpse of their hometown star.
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Aiden Ross Clocks In At Elevating Cane’s After ‘The Voice’ Win
Throughout his shift, the newly topped champion labored the entrance counter and drive-thru, signed autographs and merchandise, took selfies with followers, pumped Cane’s Sauce, buttered Texas Toast, bagged Field Combos, and served Hen Fingers whereas the group cheered him on.
After weeks of filming in Los Angeles, the return to Faculty Station clearly hit totally different. “It’s so good to simply lastly have some familiarity once more,” Ross mentioned throughout the press convention. “Now we’re right here at Cane’s, my favourite hen finger place on the planet. I used to be simply excited to [have] some hen.”
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Ross additionally defined why coming again and exhibiting face in the neighborhood mattered a lot, particularly after a win this huge. “I, for certain, owe it to everyone,” he mentioned. “The best way everyone has proven up… the way in which Faculty Station has proven up, the way in which A&M has proven up, has simply been unimaginable.”
That assist, he added, is one thing he doesn’t take calmly, and it’s fueling what comes subsequent.
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Ross Says He Hasn’t Forgotten His Roots After ‘The Voice’ Win
Even with a nationwide title underneath his belt, Ross made it clear he hasn’t immediately forgotten who he’s, or the trail he was initially on. “I went to A&M. I imply, I’m nonetheless at A&M to be an engineering pupil,” he mentioned, explaining that staying at school continues to be necessary to him as a result of he genuinely loves studying.
However proper now, his focus is locked in on music, and on honoring everybody who acquired him up to now. “On the finish of the day, what I’m targeted on proper now could be with the ability to give every little thing I’ve,” Ross added. “I believe I owe that to the individuals who voted for me, the those that believed in me.”
When requested what followers can look ahead to now that he’s formally the Season 28 champ, Ross teased, “They’ll look ahead to quite a lot of content material and quite a lot of new music coming quickly.”
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He additionally mirrored on how surreal it’s been to go from watching the present as a child to really profitable it after which coming residence to expertise all of it with the individuals who’ve been in his nook since day one.
“My household and I, we’ve watched the present since season one,” Ross shared. “I believe I used to be six years outdated after I first began… To lastly be on the opposite facet of the display… it’s such a loopy expertise.”
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Aiden Ross Calls Niall Horan A ‘Huge Brother’
Ross additionally opened up about his relationship with coach Niall Horan, calling him a “huge brother determine” and sharing the recommendation he’s holding onto now that the confetti has settled. “One factor he at all times tells me is… take pleasure in this for what it’s,” Ross mentioned. “Don’t rush by means of this course of… you’re gonna look again on this and be like, ‘Wow, what an unimaginable time this was.’”
And if he might ship a message again to his youthful self, the child who watched “The Voice” from the sofa? “I’d actually simply say, ‘We did it, bro,’” Ross mentioned. “To have been on the present, to have received the present, is such a full-circle second for me.”
Ross Needs To Return To First Friday After ‘The Voice’ Victory
Ross’ music journey began lengthy earlier than primetime tv, and he pointed again to his early days performing domestically, together with First Friday in Faculty Station, as a foundational second. “I bear in mind singing at First Friday for the primary time… in sixth grade,” he mentioned. “There was like no one on the road… however my household was there… that was like an important factor to me.”
Now he says he’s able to convey it again, and in an enormous method. “Loads of performances might be coming,” Ross promised. “We’ll undoubtedly be doing a homecoming present come the spring in Faculty Station.” And sure, he’s hoping to revisit First Friday, too. “I undoubtedly need to do at the very least one over the subsequent couple of months simply because… it’s the place it began.”
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Aiden Ross Serves Hen Fingers And Vocals At Elevating Cane’s
As a result of it wouldn’t be a Elevating Cane’s occasion with no sauce second, Ross additionally revealed his go-to order, and made it clear he’s not messing round in terms of dipping. “You possibly can’t go improper with the Field Combo,” he mentioned, including, “Further sauce. Huge sauce man proper right here.”
After working the counter and chatting with media, Ross closed out the occasion with a particular two-song set, performing his first post-show single “Love Her Anyway” and overlaying “Love within the Darkish,” a callback to his Blind Audition that helped launch his “Voice” run within the first place.
