School Station bought a little bit louder on January 13, and never simply because the spring semester is formally underway. “The Voice” Season 28 champion Aiden Ross, a School Station native and Texas A&M engineering pupil, returned residence for a fan-filled morning at Elevating Cane’s in School 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 extraordinary 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 gang cheered him on.
After weeks of filming in Los Angeles, the return to School Station clearly hit totally different. “It’s so good to only lastly have some familiarity once more,” Ross stated through 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 displaying face locally mattered a lot, particularly after a win this large. “I, for certain, owe it to all people,” he stated. “The way in which all people has proven up… the best way School Station has proven up, the best way A&M has proven up, has simply been unbelievable.”
That assist, he added, is one thing he doesn’t take frivolously, 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 all of a sudden 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 stated, explaining that staying at school remains 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 bought him so far. “On the finish of the day, what I’m targeted on proper now could be having the ability to give every little thing I’ve,” Ross added. “I believe I owe that to the individuals who voted for me, the folks 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 successful 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 previous once 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 ‘Large Brother’
Ross additionally opened up about his relationship with coach Niall Horan, calling him a “large 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 stated. “Don’t rush by way of this course of… you’re gonna look again on this and be like, ‘Wow, what an unbelievable time this was.’”
And if he may ship a message again to his youthful self, the child who watched “The Voice” from the sofa? “I might actually simply say, ‘We did it, bro,’” Ross stated. “To have been on the present, to have gained the present, is such a full-circle second for me.”
Ross Desires 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 regionally, together with First Friday in School Station, as a foundational second. “I keep in mind singing at First Friday for the primary time… in sixth grade,” he stated. “There was like no one on the road… however my household was there… that was like a very powerful factor to me.”
Now he says he’s able to carry it again, and in an enormous approach. “Loads of performances shall be coming,” Ross promised. “We’ll undoubtedly be doing a homecoming present come the spring in School Station.” And sure, he’s hoping to revisit First Friday, too. “I undoubtedly need to do a minimum of 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 and not using a sauce second, Ross additionally revealed his go-to order, and made it clear he’s not messing round with regards to dipping. “You’ll be able to’t go flawed with the Field Combo,” he stated, including, “Further sauce. Large 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 protecting “Love within the Darkish,” a callback to his Blind Audition that helped launch his “Voice” run within the first place.
