Jake Hoot is still processing the fact that he won "The Voice."The Cookeville, Tenn., native was crowned the winner of season 17 earlier this month, perhaps against all odds: Considering the fact that Kelly Clarkson was the only coach to turn her chair for the country crooner during his Blind Audition, his win was certainly unexpected. But the show's first-ever one-chair winner found the perfect coach match in Clarkson, who he said he "bonded [with] over multiple things" throughout their time together. She was also integral in getting Hoot to believe in himself against stiff competition."One piece of advice was that she told me to be way more confident," Hoot told AOL's Gibson Johns the morning after his win. "She told me that I deserved to be there and that I should act on stage as if I belonged, so building up my confidence was a big thing."For more on Jake Hoot's win, what he learned from Kelly Clarkson and where he wants to take his career over the next 12 months, read his full interview with AOL below:We're talking the day after your big win on "The Voice." How are you feeling? How did you celebrate the win?I’m in a daze, trying to figure out the gravity of what all just happened. I think I told Kelly [Clarkson] last night that I’m still trying to process getting Kelly’s chair turned in the Blinds, much less winning this thing. Last night I came back to the hotel afterwards and hung out with my girls for a while and my family and friends and then I went and met up with a bunch of people from the show — past contestants and people from the behind the scenes — so it was a really special night. I got me some sleep and saw my girls off, but I’m feeling very grateful and trying to figure out what’s next.What have other coaches said to you since you were announced as the winner?The other coaches were all supportive. Gwen [Stefani] came up and told me congratulations and said she was a huge fan, Blake [Shelton] came up and told me he was proud of me and John [Legend] came up and said the same. Of course, Kelly is a cheerleader. She said she knew I had it in me from the Blinds, and I'm glad she did. I’m going to take her to the horse races with me or something. [Laughs] There’s been so much love, and I’m very grateful for it. It’s been a journey to get here with so many ups and downs, so to be at the end of this and see so many people rally behind me is really special.
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