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Aiden Ross receives congratulations from Niall Horan after being named winner of The Voice Tuesday night. (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross was the very first contestant fans met on Season 28 of The Voice.

And when Carson Daly announced results on the show’s season finale Tuesday night, he was the last singer standing.

The talented young man from College Station, Texas, was named winner of The Voice, with Ralph Edwards finishing as runner-up.

Rounding out the Top 6 were DEK of Hearts in third place, followed by Aubrey Nicole, Max Chambers and Jazz McKenzie.

Aiden’s win also means Niall Horan has been victorious in all three of his seasons as Voice coach.

He previously coached Gina Miles and Huntley to victory.

And Niall predicted big things for Aiden after he turned four chairs with his blind audition performance of Adele’s “Love in the Dark,” saying he had the potential to make the finale.

Aiden, 20 at the time of his audition, is a graduate of Dade County High School in Georgia and a sophomore at Texas A&M, where’s he’s studying industrial engineering.

During his blind audition bio segment, he said he grew up singing on his family’s farm, which featurees alpacas, llamas and where visitors come to pick their own strawberries.

He released his first single, “Everything and More,” just before his audition aired. And experienced a degree of disbelief in his Voice success in a recent message to fans.

“To think that two years ago today I was a senior in high school who knew what I wanted to do with my life, but was too scared to do it.

“This show has been, since the first call I got, just the light at the end of this tunnel of this music journey.”

Aiden also said he feels like he’s grown as an artist and a person as a result of The Voice.

“I’m still signed up for classes at Texas A&M to continue my engineering degree this spring, while staying open to the path God is revealing,” he wrote on Facebook just before The Voice finale.

“I’m doing everything I can to be ready and I’m trusting that God’s plan is bigger than anything I can see right now.”

Ralph Edwards and Aiden Ross await results on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross waits for Carson Daly to announced the winner of The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross performs ‘Last Christmas’ with Gina Miles on The Voice finale Tuesday. (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross during a pre-performance talk with Niall Horan Tuesday on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross performs ‘Winner Takes It All’ on The Voice Monday night. (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross during his performance of ‘Winner Takes It All’ Monday on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross during his talk with Niall that aired Monday night on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross listens to feedback following his performance of ‘Golden Hour’ Monday on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross listening to feedback following his blind audition on The Voice (NBC Photo)

Aiden Ross joins Team Niall following his blind audition on The Voice. (NBC Photo)