On Monday night he was on televisions around the country as one of Australia's top performers. On Tuesday afternoon, former Canberra lad Alex Gibson was already back out on the streets busking.
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And he plans on making a trip back to Canberra to play for his home town supporters as soon as he can.
Gibson was the first contestant to leave on Monday night's The Voice, after 18-year-old crooner Harrison Craig was voted through by the public, which left Seal with the choice to save Gibson or the charismatic Mitchell Anderson.
''It's always difficult,'' the music industry veteran said. ''I base my decision on whether or not I think I can still do something for the artist going forward … [and] I still feel that I have to work with Mitchell.''
It was a fond farewell for Gibson, who, under Seal's guidance, had adopted a holistic approach to the competition, working not just to improve his vocals and performance, but also his health and fitness with a gym program designed by Seal.
"You work all week to sing a song, and then you don't sing it. I was going to sing an Adele song, Set Fire to the Rain," Gibson said. "I'm actually good friends with Mitch and Harrison, so I'm happy for them."
Day one out of the competition, Gibson was already continuing the hard work ethic by getting straight on the phone to venues to start booking gigs, as well as hitting the streets of Sydney with his guitar.
"I couldn't sleep very well last night; a bit too much going on. But I woke up this morning and the first call I made was to the Southern Cross Club. I thought I'd try to book a gig in Canberra," he said.
"I do want to come home actually, I love Canberra. I want to do a gig there as soon as I can. The support's been overwhelming from Canberra. [FM radio stations] 104.7 and 106.3 have jumped on board - I think I'm even playing at the 104.7 Christmas party this year."
He said he'd also make sure to include his parents' current home town of Bungendore on the list, after the great support he received there during the show.
"Apparently they had The Voice in the pub at Bungendore, and if anyone talked during the show they'd tell them to shut up and watch," he said. "I'm going to go there and do a free gig at some point, I've decided."
Gibson said he felt "great" after the show, and was excited to be moving ahead with his career. But he also didn't want to forget his roots - which was why he took his guitar to play at Circular Quay in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon.
"I've got to be careful how I move forward. I think the big mistake would be to think that anything is beneath you," he said.
■ Alex Gibson will play at Lizotte's in Sydney on Saturday.
