Samantha Diaz: Last News

Just Sam is breaking her silence and opening up about returning to performing on the subway, just a few years after they won the 2020 season of American Idol.

Back to her roots. American Idol winner Samantha Diaz — who goes by the stage name Just Sam — revealed she’s returned to performing on the subways in New York City.

Winning American Idol isn’t necessarily the slam dunk it’s chalked up to be.

who won ABC’s Season 18 of the hit competition, said they were “super embarrassed” to let fans know that they have resumed singing in public following the major win.Sam, whose real name is Samantha Diaz, shared several clips of singing Ariana Grande’s “Almost Is Never Enough” in a subway station on Instagram.“Back in 2021, I was super embarrassed to be going back to the trains. I didn’t want people to know that I legit needed the money & I didn’t want people to know that it wasn’t optional,” Diaz, who uses they/them pronouns, wrote in a since-deleted caption, according to The Sun.“I was disappointed in myself for allowing myself to fall so low after winning ‘Idol,’ but then I had to take it easy on me and remember that I started my journey with ‘Idol’ at 20 years old.

A new American Idol was named this week and a past winner resurfaced. Samantha “Just Sam” Diaz, who won the ABC competition series in Season 18, recently opened up about having to return to performing in New York City subways.

 during the height of the pandemic in 2020, is back to where she started — singing in subway stations.Just less than a week ago, the 24-year-old singer posted video of herself riding a New York City subway while belting out Beyonce's 2006 track, «Listen.» While wearing a white hoodie, white sweats, orange kicks and a backpack, Sam stood in the subway car trying to keep her balance and snapped her fingers. She was also holding a box for donations.Prior to that, Sam posted an Instagram video on May 12 showing her in a New York City subway station.

Samantha Diaz, who used the stage name Just Sam while competing on American Idol in 2020, is once again performing in the New York City subways just three years after winning the show’s virtual season during the pandemic.

Just Sam is in the hospital and in need of "serious help. " The 23-year-old pop star - whose real name is Samantha Diaz - shot to fame when she won reality singing competition 'American Idol' back in 2020 and took to social media on Friday (26. 08.

Former American Idol winner Samantha Diaz has been hospitalized for a mystery illness.

American Idol winner Just Sam has been hospitalized with an unknown illness this week.The 23-year-old singer - born Samantha Diaz - took to her Instagram Stories to give fans updates about her current health woes, after first reporting she was in the hospital on Wednesday.The star - who won season 18 of the singing competition - shared on Friday that she 'seriously needs help' though she did report to be feeling better at the same time. Sam has not explained why she’s in the hospital.

Just Sam is experiencing some health issues, according to some cryptic posts the “American Idol” star left on social media.

Just Sam, who won the 18th season of American Idol, was hospitalized this week.

Not quite the American dream she thought she was winning…

Former “American Idol” winner Just Sam is speaking candidly about life after the TV show.

Samantha Diaz, who goes by the stage name Just Sam, has revealed that she “ended up broke” after paying off her record label.

Katy Perry’s jaw dropped as she witnessed the total ‘metamorphosis’ of contestant Just Sam on Sunday’s episode of American Idol.Sam, aka Samantha Diaz, a 21-year old subway busker, grew up in the projects in Harlem, New York, and had never figured that any aspect of her tough life would change.But after her flawless performance at Idol’s final judgement rounds in Ko Olina, Hawaii, she easily secured her place in the show’s Top 20.

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.