Claudia Conway, 16, told American Idol judges that social media meant her “voice is heard” after she has been “suppressed” most of her life.
The 16-year-old daughter of former Donald Trump aide Kellyanne Conway and Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway is seen talking about her “tough” upbringing during a new clip of her audition on the show.
Claudia will appear in the first episode of the series that will air on Sunday, February 14 on ABC.
Her appearance comes after the teenager has been famous on TikTok for the past year, with more than 1.7 million followers watching her exploit her parents ’politics and quarrel with her mother.
Last month, New Jersey police began an investigation after Claudia accused her mother of posting a topless photo of her on Twitter before later backtracking by saying Conway was not to blame.
Claudia Conway, 16, told American Idol judges that social media meant her “voice is heard” after she has been “suppressed” most of her life. In Claudia’s photo at her audition
The 16-year-old daughter of former Donald Trump aide Kellyanne Conway and co-founder of the Lincoln Project, George Conway, talks about her “tough” upbringing during a new clip of her audition on the show.
The audition clip, shared by People, shows Claudia opening up to Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan about how social media and singing had helped her make her voice heard.
I’m Claudia Conway. I’m 16, ”he says at the beginning of the clip.
My mother is Kellyanne Conway. He worked for Donald Trump. And my father is George Conway. He is a lawyer who worked against Donald Trump.
He sees the judges looking at each other and smiling at Richie saying “wow”.
“It’s a lot, but I agree with my mother and father,” Claudia explains.
The TikTok star explains how “hard” it was to grow up with his mother working for Trump and said his “feelings had been suppressed” before entering social media and starting posting about his own opinions.
“When your mother works for the president of the United States, with whom you don’t really agree, it’s hard,” he continues.
“Most of my life, my feelings had been suppressed, so I got on social media and said,‘ Well, yes. Now my voice is being heard, ”he says.
Claudia adds that now “vol[s] to get out of the controversy ’and focus on his singing.
Claudia will appear in the first episode of the series that will air on Sunday, February 14 on ABC. George, Claudia’s father, accompanied her to the audition
An ad for the show released Monday also featured images of Kellyanne on a giant screen in the audition room (top)
“The internet can be a very, very dark place,” he says.
But when life goes all down, I have my music. Now I want to get out of the controversy, get out of the drama and let people know I’m a singer and that’s what I want to do. ”
The clip also includes a promotional video of home video filmed before the audition.
In it, Claudia talks to the camera as she walks out a window.
So you probably know me as a 15-year-old emancipation girl or that blonde woman from Fox News ’daughter. I’m a little more than that, ”she says.
George, Claudia’s father, is also seen in the pictures standing in front of the audition room door and cheering him on before stepping on stage.
“You’ll do very well,” he says, giving her a hug as he replies, “Thank you Dad.”
Claudia’s appearance on the show comes after the teenager became famous on TikTok for the past year, with more than 1.7 million followers.
Claudia has repeatedly rejected conservative views and Trump’s support of her mother
Meanwhile, Kellyanne has previously said she supports her daughter’s music career and said she is “proud” of her for “sharing her beautiful voice.”
“Claudia and her siblings are taught to be independent freelancers and free thinkers who dream big and aim high. You set goals and work toward them. Of course, American Idol is the next level! he told the people.
“We are proud of Claudia for stepping into the sand and sharing her beautiful voice and inspiring message about mental health with others.”
An ad for the show released Monday also featured the 16-year-old showing judges she was “very nervous, but very excited.”
He showed Claudia appearing before the judges and Kellyanne images on a giant screen in the audition room and the teenager sitting next to George.
Host Ryan Seacrest is heard wondering out loud if Claudia would receive a gold ticket to Hollywood.
Perry tells Claudia, “We want an American idol.”
It is unclear whether Claudia passed the audition stage of the contest.
American Idol will premiere Sunday on ABC and will include Claudia’s audition.
Claudia first announced that she would appear on the show in November in a video on her TikTok account.
In January, New Jersey police began an investigation into a topless photo of Claudia that was posted on Trump’s former aide’s Twitter. Image of police at Conway’s house
Claudia had accused her mother of leaking the image to Twitter’s newly launched Fleets feature, which removes posts after 24 hours. The teen later withdrew his comments and apologized (above) insisting in the videos on TikTok that Kellyanne “will never do it intentionally” and said his account was probably “hacked.”
“Hey guys, I’m here at the American Idol confessional,” he says in the video.
“I met Ryan Seacrest today and I have my audition coming soon, so stay tuned for that.”
Claudia has repeatedly beaten her mother for her conservative views and support for Trump.
Kellyanne was a close adviser to Trump and his third campaign manager during the 2016 White House race, helping him defeat Hillary Clinton.
Meanwhile, George is vocally anti-Trump as a co-founder of the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump Republican group trying to prevent him from being re-elected.
Kellyanne left the White House in August after months of public disputes with Claudia, which the chronicle told her TikTok.
In a video, Claudia threatened to seek legal emancipation by saying her mother’s job “ruined her life.”
In January, New Jersey police began an investigation into a topless photo of Claudia that was posted on Trump’s former aide’s Twitter.
Claudia had accused her mother of leaking the image to Twitter’s newly launched Fleets feature, which removes posts after 24 hours.
The teen later withdrew his comments and apologized insisting in the videos on TikTok that Kellyanne “would never do it intentionally” and said his account was probably “hacked.”