Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singer Just Sam in 'American Idol' Season 3 - ABC via Getty Images It’s been more than five years since Samantha Diaz, who goes by ...

Almost exactly four years ago, singer Samantha Diaz stood solemnly in a Los Angeles hotel room, stared at the floor and waited for “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest to say the magic words. “The next ...

An American Idol winner has returned to busking in subway stations just three years after taking home the top prize. Samantha Diaz, a.k.a. Just Sam, recently posted a video of themself back to busking ...

Samantha "Just Sam" Diaz, the winner of American Idol 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 ...

There have been some huge success stories coming out of American Idol over the years. Names like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood became major stars, and there is a great selection of singers who ...

Despite winning American Idol in 2020, in a largely remote edition of the show, Just Sam did not become an overnight success. In fact, they started off busking on subways, and a couple of years after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just Sam is back wowing the judges on “American Idol.” The singer, 25, who won “Idol” in 2020, returned to the show for a guest ...

It’s been five years since Just Sam was named the winner of American Idol Season 18. Since then, they haven’t had much luck pursuing a career in music, but they did have a big life update to share ...

Just Sam won American Idol in 2020, and she picked up a solid fanbase along the way. When most people win American Idol, fans expect to see them hitting the charts with new hot music and believe ...

Samantha "Just Sam" Diaz of American Idol, shared messages from the hospital on her Instagram Story on Friday Charmaine Patterson is an Associate Editor at PEOPLE. She first began working at PEOPLE in ...

It’s been more than five years since Samantha Diaz, who goes by the stage name Just Sam, won Season 18 of American Idol. Their season aired at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, so Sam’s live ...