Mia Matthews
The Voice season 19 · Semifinalist, eliminated in the live playoffsAmerican Idol season 22 · Eliminated (9th–10th)
Where are they now
Mia Matthews sang with the trio Worth the Wait on The Voice season 19, where all four coaches turned and the trio reached the live playoffs with Blake Shelton, and the group later sang at the Grand Ole Opry. After season 22 she played June Jam and CMA Fest in June 2024 and the Franklin Summer Bash on July 20, 2024. In 2024 she released an acoustic cover of You Ain't Woman Enough, and in October 2024 she shared the original First Time at Life.
Career
- 2020
The Voice, season 19
Semifinalist, eliminated in the live playoffs
- 2024
American Idol, season 22
Eliminated (9th–10th)
- 2024
By August 25, 2024, she had released an acoustic cover of Loretta Lynn's You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man), after acoustic covers of Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, and Dolly Parton.
- 2024
By June 9, 2024, she had been going to Nashville about every week and had recorded three songs she hoped to release.
- 2024
In June 2024 she performed at June Jam in Alabama with Worth the Wait.
- 2024
In June 2024 she performed at the 19 Takeover during CMA Fest. One Screen Rant account gives June 6 and another gives June 9.
- 2024
On July 20, 2024, she performed at the Franklin Summer Bash.
- 2024
In an October 2024 Instagram post she shared an original song she wrote called First Time at Life.
More milestones
- Date not documented
After The Voice, Worth the Wait performed at the Grand Ole Opry. The group has also played the Ryman.
- Date not documented
On The Voice season 19 she sang in Worth the Wait with her sister Jacy and their mother Tara. All four coaches turned, and they reached the live playoffs with Blake Shelton.
Sources
- Mia Matthews American Idol Season 22: What Happened — Screen Rant, November 2, 2024.
- Idol Alum Mia Matthews Releases Cover of Loretta Lynn's You Ain't Woman Enough — Classic Country Music, August 25, 2024.
- List of The Voice (American TV series) contestants — Wikipedia, September 25, 2026.
- The Voice (American TV series) season 19 — Wikipedia, May 12, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 22 — Wikipedia, August 31, 2026.
- Mia Matthews, Breakout Star of American Idol Season 22 — Screen Rant, June 9, 2024.
Other American Idol season 22 finalists
American Idol season 22: all finalists and their careers · Semifinalists
The Voice season 19 finalists
The Voice season 19: all finalists and their careers · Semifinalists