Ada Vox

Season 16 · Eliminated (8th–10th)

Where are they now

Ada Vox, the stage name of Adam Sanders, finished as runner-up on Queen of the Universe season 1. The season premiered on Paramount+ on December 2, 2021, and the finale was December 30, 2021. By February 14, 2022, three original songs were available to stream: Burn, Because of You, and Tea Time. A March 3, 2022 performance at the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles was scheduled. In 2018 she was the first drag performer in the American Idol top 10.

Key figures

Career score5 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #233 (tie) of 688
Wikipedia views, 12 months8,882 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #181 of 303
Wikipedia views since 201540,463 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #271 of 303

Interest over time

Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, November 2018 – September 2026.

Career

2018
American Idol, season 16
Eliminated (8th–10th)
March 11 – April 29, 2018
2019–2020
2021
Television · December 2, 2021 – December 30, 2021
She finished as runner-up on Queen of the Universe season 1. The season premiered on Paramount+ on December 2, 2021, and the finale was December 30, 2021.
2022
Other
She appeared with other Queen of the Universe contestants at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022.
2022
Other · March 3, 2022
A March 3, 2022 performance at the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles was scheduled as of February 14, 2022. She described it as an intimate piano show.

More milestones

Date not documented
Release
By February 14, 2022, three original songs were available to stream: Burn, Because of You, and Tea Time.
Date not documented
Other
Her first show as Ada was on June 1, just after her May 17 birthday. In an interview published March 29, 2022, she placed that start about seven years earlier.
Date not documented
Other
She has sung at fundraisers for the Human Rights Campaign and the San Antonio AIDS Foundation.
Date not documented
Television
She was eliminated during Hollywood Week of American Idol season 12, before the semifinals.

Sources

Ada Vox — Wikipedia, September 11, 2025.
Queen of the Universe season 1 (Wikipedia revision 1352320698) — Wikipedia, May 3, 2026.
Ada Vox is our Queen of the Universe — Socialite Life, February 14, 2022.
The Queen with the Golden Voice — OutClique, March 29, 2022.
List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
American Idol season 16 — Wikipedia, July 21, 2026.
Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Ada Vox", November 2018 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.

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