- Just Sam is now a finalist in the 2020 season of American Idol.
- Sunday May 17, she will participate in the final to have a chance of being crowned the next winner.
- Here's a look at the story of Just Sam and his incredible journey to American Idol.
Samantha Diaz, known in this season of American Idol as Just sam, made it clear that she was ready to take risks for a good performance (watch her sing "Como La Flor" by Selena in Spanish, a language she doesn't speak fluently). In the end, its risks always seem to bear fruit.
Former subway singer in New York, she became one of the American IdolPrecursors because of his liveliness, empathy and authentic talent. Since she started performing in college, her work has mainly revolved around impressing commuters on trains. Directors Joe Penney and Ladan Osman, however, brought out his talent in a 2018 documentary about his life called Sam, Underground.
Just Sam told the filmmakers that when she was in high school, people would confuse her with a boy because of her clothes. This experience eventually inspired what is now his stage name.
This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information on their website.
She said in the American Idol: it's me episode"In high school, they didn't know which category to put me in. I was not a girl, not a boy, but both. And I say "Just Sam" ... It sounds perfect. I think I will use it as my stage name forever. "
One of the first people to admire his talent was his grandmother Elizabeth, who adopted Just Sam and his sister Anabelle, when the artist was only six years old.
This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information on their website.
She said American Idol in a Mother's Day interview video that her mother was in prison for much of her youth. Often on weekends, her grandmother dressed Just Sam and Anabelle to visit their mother in prison. in the Sam, Underground doc, Just Sam explained that his relationship with his mother was complicated. "I would not want to sing with my mother like never before," she said in the film.
But her close relationship with her grandmother means everything to the singer. Elizabeth, who was born in Liberia, is proud of her immigrant heritage and Just Sam celebrates it by calling her "my AFRICAN QUEEN".
This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information on their website.
After auditioning for American Idol and continuing to progress in the 2020 competition, Just Sam was faced with a painful choice when the show started filming remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. She could go home to Harlem or stay alone in California to protect Elizabeth. Just Sam finally made the difficult decision to quarantine himself on the West Coast for the safety of his grandmother.
"I have to stay in California so that my grandmother is well and that I don't risk making her sick," she said. American Idol. "I don't have much, just my two suitcases that I packed about two months ago."
Since then, she has filmed her performances alone in Los Angeles. She said she misses Harlem and looks forward to when she can return, perhaps even as a champion after the final on Sunday May 17. In the meantime, she dedicates many of her performances to her family.
This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information on their website.
While adapting to the recording and singing from a Los Angeles play was not easy, Just Sam takes advantage of the situation. She recently said After Buzz TV, "It's super hard. We [the contestants] hardly sleep. But it's worth it. We do the production work. We do the job of stylist. We are doing everyone's work right now and also ours. "However, she has a sense of humor about it:" I know how to assemble lights now! "
Just Sam also revealed After Buzz TV that another competitor accidentally brought home the lucky box in which she had gathered advice while she was singing on the subway. Rest assured, there is no hard feelings. Just Sam said that she had considered burning the box at some point. But she decided, once she got it back, she would keep it to remember where she came from, how far she had come and the family who supported her.
This content is imported from {embedded name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information on their website.
This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported to this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content on piano.io
