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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American Idol's Just Sam and grandmother - Just Sam/Instagram Just over five years after Just Sam was named the Season 18 winner ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Samantha Diaz, otherwise known as Just Sam, returned to the American Idol stage four years after being crowned the Season 18 winner. During Sunday night’s (April 28) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...