Claudia Conway, like everyone who auditioned on Sunday American idol premieres, wants a golden ticket to Hollywood, but unlike most of her peers, everyone already knows who this teenager is.
The daughter of Kellyanne and George Conway first announced that she had auditioned for the singing contest series in November at TikTok, where she has gained a large following over the past year. Claudia’s presence on social media has exposed conflicts in her family, especially between her and her mother, including allegations of abuse. Maybe that’s why Judge Katy Perry immediately asked on Claudia’s arrival, “Are you okay?”
“No,” Claudia replied. “No, but yes.”
When judge and country singer Luke Bryan asked her what was missing, Claudia replied, “My parents are high-profile political figures. My mother is Kellyanne Conway. He worked for Trump. And George Conway, from my father. He worked against Trump. “
“It’s a lot,” Claudia said. “But you know, I just want to spread love and I love a commitment and I don’t agree with my mom and dad … I had to move to Washington, DC when I was 12 and I hated it “When your mother works for the president of the United States, with whom you don’t really agree, it’s very difficult.”
De Claudia American idol the visit is a complicated proposition. Given that the television platform has already begun providing former Trump associates to start their rebrands, it seems more than fair to feel conflicted as Claudia takes the lead on ABC. While her relationship with her parents is not her fault, her presence on the show, however, also offers her mother a branding opportunity that reminds us of everything that brought her there in the first place.
Although Katy Perry does some gentle digging at the expense of Kellyanne Conway, such as asking her daughter, “Does she still hug you?” – Conway also appears on the screen while she and Claudia talk practically before the audition. And in that moment, she plays the warm, cuddly and passionate mother.
“This is your time to shine,” Conway tells his daughter. “But remember, love: winners are people who are willing to lose.”
It’s almost enough to make you forget the worrying conflicts Claudia has posted on her TikTok.
The Conways seem to present a more united front these days. How People points out, Claudia said in a TikTok video last month about her relationship with her mother: “We fight as mothers and daughters, but we also love as mothers and daughters, and I love her.”
During it American idol hearing Claudia added, “She loves me; I love her. I just feel like our relationship is a little dubious. Most of my life, my feelings have been suppressed. Then I went into the social media and he would say to me, “Damn, now you hear my voice. You know?”
George Conway, meanwhile, passed on his daughter’s American idol hearing alternately radiant and crying.
Meanwhile, Claudia told the judges that when she appears on the show, she wants to “get out of the controversy, get out of the drama, get out of politics … and let people know I’m a singer, and that’s what I want to do.” .
““Your dad is your dad and your mom is your mom,” Perry said. “Who is Claudia?””
The first song Claudia rehearsed with the judges: “Love on the Brain” by Rihanna, which fell. But he had also prepared Adele’s “When We Were Young,” which he sang only after Perry instructed him to sing it “as if you had lost your youth because you couldn’t experience it alone with all the noise.” Subtle!
“Your dad is your dad and your mom is your mom,” Perry said. “Who is Claudia?”
After Claudia’s second take, Luke Bryan said he believed her voice was limited due to her young age and voted “No.” However, Perry and Lionel Ritchie voted “yes”, giving Claudia the shot.
“There’s a lot of noise in your life,” Perry told Claudia. “You have to calm the storm around you. That is, before singing, you must get off the phone. You should stop reading your comments. Set it aside. Because if you don’t, you may never rise above your father or mother. It’s your choice. “