Alisan Porter is seemingly more grateful for The Voice opportunity than any other winner before her.

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Porter grew up playing Curly Sue -- a curly-haired orphan -- on television, but it's been more than 25 years since she felt famous. After overcoming alcohol abuse and putting her music career on hold to raise two children, Porter finally got her shot on The Voice's tenth season and ultimately took the trophy home Tuesday night.

"Wildest dreams DO come true! Follow your heart. Never give up. NEVER let anyone tell you can't. You CAN. I walked through so many fears. All of my fears," Porter, 34, captioned a photo on Instagram after her victory was announced live on NBC.

"Thank you to every single person who picked up a phone and voted or went to a computer and downloaded songs. I am forever indebted to you ALL! I love you and I will make you proud! All my love. ALL MY LOVE!!!!!!!!!"

Porter is ready to ditch the "former child star" label and embrace her future as a singer and songwriter.

"I have retired Curly Sue, she is dead! I am now the girl who won The Voice," Porter told People. "I would like you all to know. I've waited 30 something years for that! She's dead!"

However, Porter is thankful for all the success she's found in life so far.

"It's so cool that's how my career started and I'm honored to have had a great career when I was young. It's been years, decades since that was over and since I've been wanting this," said Porter, whose true passion is singing and not acting.

Just before last night's finale, Porter had a moment when it hit her that she could finally become a star in the music industry.

"I stood on stage in the dress rehearsal -- and cried my eyes out. Literally, like the ugly Oprah cry," she admitted. "Because I have envisioned that moment, that particular moment for some reason struck such an emotional chord with me."

After being crowned the next "Voice," Porter thanked her fans and supporters on Twitter from "the deepest part" of her heart. Going forward, Porter will no longer be competing to be heard, and that will be quite an adjustment.

"[I] can't believe it's over," Porter told Us Weekly last night. "I'm just in awe that I made it all the way here, and that we're done now. So it's just crazy and awesome."

Porter also praised Aguilera for her guidance and advice, thanking her coach for helping her to connect more to her audience.

"I love her to death, and she just embodies perfection vocally, and I aspire so much just to be able to command a stage like her and sing like that," Porter explained. "We have a really, really great relationship, and I'm just super, super blessed to have chosen her. I'm just so grateful right now. It's just been an amazing journey."

Thanks to Porter's victory, Aguilera became the first female The Voice coach to have the winning artist on her team.

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