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Highlights

• Just Sam faced financial struggles after leaving their record label but has since signed with a new label and is feeling constructive.
• Although followers expected an album launch, Just Sam surprised with a new single referred to as "Africando," showcasing their talent.
• Just Sam's self belief grew post-American Idol, and they have got erased all references to the display on social media, sparking hypothesis from fans.

Samantha Diaz, affectionately recognized to her fans through her level identify of "Just Sam," gained the hearts of followers across the globe with her incredible talent and countless dedication to prevail on this planet of tune. They were the winner of the 18th season of American Idol, in 2020, and in point of fact battled their way to the very end, at all times giving it their all.

Just Sam had such a lot of fans rooting for her, and after being declared the winner of the display, they were right away signed to Hollywood Records. Based on her wild good fortune at the show and the rapid report deal, followers thought they might be proficient with some new music from Just Sam shortly thereafter. Oddly, things went quiet at the track entrance, and fans need to know, like with other American Idol winners, what they have got been as much as since leaving the show...

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Updated May 2024: Just Sam had a troublesome time after winning "American Idol." They straight away parted tactics with Hollywood Records and weren't ready to make ends meet and had to return to busking in the subway. But, as Just Sam let "American Idol" judges know on an April 2024 episode the place they had been ready to sing at the degree for the first time, they signed with a new label and are feeling assured concerning the future.

8 Just Sam's Wealth Evaporated

Just Sam went from a millionaire to having to busk in the subway

Just Sam's net worth increased briefly after they have been declared the winner of American Idol. At just the soft age of 21-years-old, they went from being an average particular person to one that carried an important identify... and a $1 million net worth, according to Starsgab.

However, Just Sam wound up going broke when they determined to part tactics with their music label, Hollywood Records. In order to stay the song they had written and recorded, Just Sam had to pay the studio for it. As such, Just Sam's net worth plummeted. They had to return to busking the subway to make ends meet.

However, the tide appears to have grew to become for Just Sam. They signed with a new label. The hope is to release music soon and start creating wealth so that busking can transform a factor of the past.

7 Just Sam Released New Music

Just Sam launched new song final in March 2021

Just Sam did not release the album followers anticipated of them. However, Heavy stories that they did launch one new unmarried referred to as "Africando," which was once won with rave reviews.

This unmarried was once launched to the arena on March, 13, 2021, and so they credited Cat Clark Music for helping them in writing the song.

6 Just Sam Grew As A Person

Just Sam's self assurance grew after winning American Idol

It seems like the sort of very long time in the past that Just Sam took the degree and was once barely able to muster sufficient energy to make it via her first spherical of auditions. Just Sam has in reality come a long way each personally and professionally since that point. In fact, Just Sam credits the show for helping her acquire confidence in herself.

They have actually grown as an individual since the show ended and feature publicly spoken about this expansion in self assurance and fearlessness within their own Instagram posts.

“Ever since the display, my self belief has persevered to grow and surprise me." Just Sam wrote. "When other folks compliment me it’s laborious for me to just accept as a result of once in a while it’s nonetheless very onerous to believe."

5 Just Sam Recorded A Christmas Song

Just Sam and American Idol contestant, Faith Becnel teamed up to release a Christmas song

Just Sam and Top 20 contestant Faith Becnel teamed up to create a unique collaborative Christmas song and released it just in time for the holiday season.

After noticing a lull in receiving new music from Just Sam, it was understandable that they were so eager to tune into their surprise release with Faith. The talented pair seemed to really enjoy coming together to create this song and even posed for a professional studio shoot to help promote the single prior to its release.

4 Just Sam Went Their Own Way

Just Sam left their report label and launched music independently

While followers relished in the pleasure of hearing a brand new single by Just Sam after they released "Africando," there was a nagging feeling that something just wasn't fitting right.

It didn't take long for fans to realize they had released this single independently. Opting for an Indie release raised a few eyebrows, and it was obvious that they were not listed on the list of artists under the Hollywood Records listing. There has been no official word on what happened between Just Sam and her record label.

3 Just Sam Erased All 'American Idol' References From Social Media

Just Sam deleted all photos and movies from American Idol from their Instagram account

This is certainly something you don't hear every day. Just Sam erased all American Idol references from their Instagram. They stunned fans by actually erasing any and all references to American Idol. It wasn't just the direct images of the show, either. They actually deleted any message or comment from any fan that had ever even written the words American Idol anywhere on their page.

Since then, Just Sam has been known to wipe their social media account clean every so often.

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2 Just Sam Came Out As Gay

Just Sam waited to come out until they had won American Idol

Just Sam threw out more than a few hints about their sexual orientation during their time on the show, yet they did not officially come out as gay until after they clinched the number one spot and officially won American Idol.

Shortly after their big win, Just Sam made their sexual orientation a matter of public knowledge, but the news may have taken a different spin than they initially expected it to. Before Just Sam knew it, they were being coined as the first LGBTQ+ winner of American Idol, and that didn't prove to be a success story.

1 Just Sam Raised Serious Questions About 'American Idol' Ethics

Just Sam's fans wondered if they were dropped from their label because of their sexual preference

Pairing all of this with the fact that Just Sam scrubbed their social media account clean of all social media references, led many fans to believe that the producers of the show were less open-minded about the declaration of their sexual orientation than they would have thought.

There were other LGBTQ+ contestants that came very close to winning American Idol but seemed to be stopped short of taking the title, such as Clay Aiken and Adam Lambert. Many fans presume that Just Sam's coming out had something to do with the fact that the support of their label suddenly seemed to cease, but there hasn't been any official statements regarding this.

Source: Heavy

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