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Podcast: Milwaukee PBS Digital
Episode: ILA ROSE | VOL63 - Class Crush
Description: Send us Fan MailMeet Ila Rose, a Wisconsin-born folk-pop singer-songwriter whose heartfelt storytelling turns everyday emotions into melody. In her original song “Class Crush,” Ila captures the sweet ache and playful fantasy of admiring someone from afar — that quiet spark that makes showing up to an 8 a.m. class worth it.Written after a real-life “class crush” during her college days in Minnesota, the song blends Ila’s self-taught guitar style, theatre-influenced vocals, and warm folk-pop charm. What began as a daydream became a catchy, confessional anthem about connection, imagination, and the courage to feel.