![]() Danny Noriega was top 24 during Season 7 and only later became drag superstar Adore Delano, who went on to compete on "RuPaul's Drag Race. Adam auditioned for the eighteenth season. It was the third time a drag persona participated on American Idol since Amnesia Sparkles and JDA and the first time one advanced to the Semifinals and the Finals. Adam sang all his performances in Season 16 in character as his drag persona Ada Vox. This is the furthest a contestant in drag has ever made it on the show. Adam was the final televised contestant on Season 16. "All I'm hoping is that being on Ada on 'American Idol' will show the world that someone like me can truly be an idol for America," he said. He says that was followed by relentless online bullying about his appearance and sexuality.īut this finally seems like Vox's time to shine. Sanders previously auditioned during Season 12, making it to the top 50 before getting cut. Luke Bryan went further, telling Sanders he had "one of the biggest voices on planet Earth." MISS VANJIE: Mateo talks 'Drag Race' exit, says she 'still had more shape than half the girls' Ada Vox is the stage name of Adam Sanders (born May 17, 1993), an American drag queen, songwriter, and vocalist who competed on the sixteenth season of American Idol and was a runner-up on the first season of Queen of the Universe. Lionel Richie said "it took a lot of guts to do this journey the way you're doing it." Katy Perry called Sanders "so beautiful inside and out." "I think it's time for the judges to see what's under all the makeup, what's under all the hair," he said. He wowed a live audience and the judges with a stunning rendition of Radiohead's "Creep."ĭuring the final judgment, Sanders met the judges out of drag. Vox now moves on to another round of solo performances, superstar duets and, hopefully, the top 14, where America's vote kicks in. LOCAL HOPEFUL: 16 questions with Julia Cole - a Houston singer competing on 'American Idol' "She taught me that I don't have to be afraid of who I am." "I finally became something that I was proud of, and in that I developed Miss Ada," Sanders said. The former Glee star, who recently announced that she would be going on tour with. ![]() The San Antonio drag queen, whose birth name is Adam Sanders, advanced to the "American Idol" top 24 during Monday night's episode. Lea Micheles performance with Ada Vox on this weeks episode of American Idol gave Glee fans major flashbacks. Because the best woman just may be Ada Vox. Courtesy of ABC/ABC Show More Show Less 5 of6 Ada Vox reacts to judges' words after belting "House of the Rising Sun" for her audition on ABC's "American Idol." Eddy Chen/ABC/ABC Show More Show Less 6 of6 Ada Vox, San Antonio's "American Idol" contestant in drag. After her performance of And I Am Telling. Eric McCandless/ABC/ABC Show More Show Less 4 of6 Ada Vox of San Antonio sings her heart out during "American Idol's" Hollywood Week, which debuts Monday night on ABC. Ada Vox impressed the judges on American Idol so much, they pulled a major move to get her to the top 10 this season. ABC/Eric McCandless/ABC Show More Show Less 3 of6 San Antonio's singer in drag, Ada Vox, performs with her newly formed group DNA, which also featured Chekera, Kay Kay and Jomarc Dasalla. Eddy Chen/ABC Show More Show Less 2 of6 San Antonio's Adam Sanders out of the makeup, hair and clothes that transform him into "American Idol's" drag queen Ada Vox. Ada Vox from San Antonio is a top 24 contestant on American Idol.
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