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 ...

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 ...

CHELSEA, Manhattan (PIX11) — Commuters call him Subway Sam. You can find him just outside the 14th Street L train station Monday through Friday, with his chessboard. He’s ready to play while New ...

“I didn’t want people to know that I legit needed the money & I didn’t want people to know that it wasn’t optional. I was disappointed in myself for allowing myself to fall so low after winning idol, ...