![]() After that audition, Mathews was invited to Chicago for another round. It began in September on the Boston Common, where the show's producers vetted thousands of singers. "I was one of 100 out of like 300,000 people who auditioned." "The whole process was very validating in the sense that, you know, I got my golden ticket to Hollywood," Mathews, 21, mused. Mathews was initially unable to share details about the competition, but on Monday evening, as a taped broadcast showed judges eliminating contestants and sending others on to the next round, Mathews hosted a live video chat on Facebook and Instagram to give his fans the lowdown on the experience. Other than a few shots of Mathews cheering on the other Idol hopefuls in the audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, viewers never got to see him. "No matter what happens with everything," the 2015 Wareham High grad elaborated, "as long as I stay positive and keep moving forward with what my passion is, I'll succeed."Īfter spotting him with a golden ticket to Hollywood during an American Idol promo that aired during November's American Music Awards, the community held its collective breath waiting for Mathews to appear on the show, which premiered on ABC in early March. Watch her sing Queen's "The Show Must Go On" below.When Wareham's Teddy Mathews auditioned for American Idol in New York City last fall, judge Lionel Richie told him: "Aptitude plus attitude equals altitude." Vote for Vox on the American Idol website, app, or phone. "Oh, my God, I can't wait for them to see it."Īmerican Idol airs Sundays and Mondays at 8 p.m. They have gotten me feathered and sequined the house down." "You all are going to get ready for some lewks, especially for Ms. "I have never looked this good onstage and that is the truth," affirmed Vox, who arrived on Idol with only a handful of gowns, but is now receiving the full star treatment from Idol's stylists. She promised "show-stopper" songs and "drama" looks. In the meantime, Vox wants viewers to sit back, relax, and enjoy what she has to bring to the stage. So if I can just do that for one person? Wow." Come what may, "I can look back and say, 'Hey, I made somebody's life better.' And my whole goal in not just my career but my life is to inspire people, to change people for the better. "Winning is the fact that I have changed anybody's life," said Vox, who is heartened by the messages she receives from those she inspires. It's the people that love what I do that are the reason that I do what I love."Īnd winning for Vox does not necessarily mean winning American Idol. "But what I do know is that there is a big part of America that is ready to accept me into their hearts. "I'm not sure that the majority of America is ready for someone like me to be on that platform of saying that I am the next American Idol," she said. "So for every one person that hates me, I have one thousand people saying that they love me."īut Vox is also a realist. "All the hate that I'm receiving is so much weaker than all of the love that I'm getting," she said. "It makes me feel for the people who live their everyday lives" fearing harassment, she said. Vox does not identify as trans she calls herself "a gay boy that's a part-time woman." But the online abuse has given her greater empathy for the trans community. That said, she acknowledged that the hate she receives online has gotten "120 times worse." The attacks are both homophobic and transphobic. Today, "my skin is thicker," confirmed Vox, who has gained strength through her struggles. ![]()
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