It’s been about 37 hours since Harlem’s Just Sam was crowned the new American Idol, and the 21-year-old former subway busker is still getting used to her new title.
19.05.2020 - 09:45 / justjared.com
Former subway singer Just Sam won the third season of ABC’s American Idol this weekend and she’s opening up about her big win!
The 20-year-old New York native told Billboard that she didn’t expect to win the season.
“I was kind of setting myself up to just congratulate my friends, because I feel like nobody’s more deserving than the other, but they all have worked so hard,” she said. “I was ready to congratulate them. I didn’t expect to even make it this far, so I definitely didn’t expect to
It’s been about 37 hours since Harlem’s Just Sam was crowned the new American Idol, and the 21-year-old former subway busker is still getting used to her new title.
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"This is life-changing. This is a dream come true, all the good things," Just Sam told E! News' Lilliana Vasquez after winning American Idol.
A new American Idol has officially been crowned. 21-year-old Harlem singer Just Sam took home the grand prize in Sunday's Season 18 finale, which was held virtually amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ryan Seacrest revealed the news to Sam, who was left awestruck by the results.
When we first saw Just Sam auditioning for American Idol, the 20-year-old subway singer from Harlem seemed both shy and incredibly confident at the same time. Singing "You Say" by Lauren Daigle, she stumbled out of the gate and started over, the look of intense concentration on her face giving way to a flood of embarrassed tears as Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie enveloped her in a group hug and promised her she'd be OK.
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“American Idol”s grand season finale on Sunday was a big night for the show’s contestants, and for Katy Perry as well.
Lionel Richie tapped Katy Perry and Luke Bryan for a performance of We Are the World during the finale of American Idol on Sunday.
The American Idol finale had some massive moments, not all of them involved the contestants.Idol judge Katy Perry delivered her debut live performance of “Daises,” inside of a spectacular digitally-enhanced environment.ICYMI : My first TV performance of #Daisies on the #AmericanIdol finale is now on YouTube! Hope it transported you out of your living room as much as it transported me into this one Watch it at https://t.co/brLed7cNKm pic.twitter.com/equoSlrXH7— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 18,
Sunday's season finale saw a new winner crowned, the TV debut of Katy Perry's new single, «Daisies,» and a historic performance of «We Are the World.»
Katy Perry is performing her new song for the first time!
After weeks of heated competition, themed musical nights, emotional backstories, and unprecedented obstacles — including a global pandemic resulting in the contestants and judging having to shoot the episodes from home — crowned a new winner on Sunday.
SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you’re avoiding American Idol spoilers!
's grand season finale on Sunday was a big night for the show's contestants, and for Katy Perry as well.
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Katy Perry spoke about “American Idol”, her new single “Daisies”, and more during a chat on the “Elvis Duran Show” Friday.