Ada Vox

S16 · Eliminated (8th–10th)

Latest documented update, March 29, 2022

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.⁠[1][2][3][4]

Career

After the show

  1. 2022She appeared with other Queen of the Universe contestants at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022.⁠[1][2]
  2. March 3, 2022A 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.⁠[3]

Date not documented

  1. By February 14, 2022, three original songs were available to stream: Burn, Because of You, and Tea Time.⁠[3][4]
  2. 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.⁠[4]
  3. She has sung at fundraisers for the Human Rights Campaign and the San Antonio AIDS Foundation.⁠[4]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • She was eliminated during Hollywood Week of American Idol season 12, before the semifinals.⁠[1][6]
  • December 2, 2021She 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.⁠[1][2]

Sources

6 sources

  1. Ada Vox — Wikipedia, updated September 11, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (6)
    • Lead: “'''Ada Vox''' is the stage name of '''Adam Sanders'''”
    • Lead sentence: “born May 17, 1993”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{Birth date and age|1993|05|17}}
    • Photo caption: “Ada Vox at [[RuPaul's DragCon LA]], 2022”
    • Career: “eliminated during Hollywood Week in the [[American Idol season 12|twelfth season]].”
    • Lead: “runner-up on the [[Queen of the Universe season 1|first season]] of ''[[Queen of the Universe (TV series)|Queen of the Universe]]''.”
  2. Queen of the Universe season 1 (Wikipedia revision 1352320698) — Wikipedia, updated May 3, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (7)
    • Lead: “with [[Ada Vox]] from the [[United States]] finishing as the runner-up.”
    • Lead: “is premiered on December 2, 2021, through streaming service [[Paramount+]].”
    • Round 5: “===Round 5: Holi-Gay Finale (December 30)===”
    • Photo caption: “Part of the cast at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2022”
    • Infobox: “runner_up = [[Ada Vox]]”
    • Lead: “finishing as the runner-up.”
    • Round 5: “Holi-Gay Finale (December 30)”
  3. Ada Vox is our Queen of the Universe — Socialite Life, published February 14, 2022, updated July 6, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Interview: “three original songs available right now, “Burn”, “Because of You” and “Tea Time.””
    • Lead: “starting with a March 3rd performance at the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles.”
    • Interview: “The show at the Catalina is going to be very intimate.”
    • Byline: “By Christine Fitzgerald February 14, 2022”
  4. The Queen with the Golden Voice — OutClique, published March 29, 2022. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Lead: “she became the first drag performer to land a spot in the Top 10 on American Idol”
    • Interview question: “You have already released three singles.”
    • Interview: “Drag came into play seven years ago just after my 21st birthday. My birthday is May 17, and my first show was June 1.”
    • Post date: “Post published: March 29, 2022”
    • Lead: “fundraisers and charity events including the Human Rights Campaign and San Antonio AIDS Foundation”
  5. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Ada Vox: Season 16, Place finish 8th-10th
  6. American Idol season 16 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Top 10 contestants section (bio); Top 10 – Disney (April 29) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Ada Vox: Pl. 8 (shared), Top 10 column (4/29): “whose birth name was Adam Sanders”
    • Top 10 contestants: “He had auditioned in the [[American Idol season 12|twelfth season]], but was cut before the semifinals.”

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