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,'' She has been described as the first drag queen competitor'','' and was a runner-up on the
first season of ''
Queen of the Universe''.
Career
Sanders competed as Ada Vox on
season 16 (2018) of ''
American Idol'' and was a runner-up on the
first season of ''
Queen of the Universe''. She auditioned for ''American Idol'' each season since age 16, and was eliminated during Hollywood Week in the
twelfth season. She has been described as the first
drag queen competitor and "front-runner" in the show's history.
Personal life
Sanders was born and raised in San Antonio, where he attended
South San Antonio High School
South San Antonio High School is a public high school located in the city of San Antonio, Texas, United States and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is a part of the South San Antonio Independent School District located in southwest Bexar C ...
. He has also lived in
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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and Dallas. He has been the victim of "relentless online bullying about his appearance and sexuality".
See also
*
List of ''American Idol'' finalists
*
List of drag queens
*
List of people from San Antonio
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
21st-century American male singers
21st-century American singer-songwriters
American drag queens
American Idol participants
Musicians from San Antonio
Singer-songwriters from Texas
Songwriters from Texas