Gay contestant on american idol
First Openly Gay Contestant Makes Top 30 on 'American Idol'
Feb. 13, 2014 — -- For the first time an openly gay "American Idol" contestant has made the sever for the concluding 30.
Other contestants appreciate Clay Aiken and Adam Lambert later admitted to existence gay, but M.K. Nobilette is the first to acknowledge she's gay while competing for the top prize.
Nobilette, 20, impressed the judges on Wednesday night's show, even giving Jennifer Lopez goose bumps during her performance of Ed Sheeran's "A Team."
After the judges brought up that she's not the usual "American Idol," she talked about her sexuality.
"I'm very obviously gay and there are always going to be people in America and everywhere else, who will definitely loathe me," she said. "But I reflect that in the last two years there have been a lot of things that possess really changed that and have really made it a positive thing."
Lopez followed her comments up by saying she also believed "the world is altering, I think."
She continued, "We think that you could be an 'American Idol' and we'd fond you to be in our uppermost 15 girls
Randy Jackson Opens Up About Male lover Contestant on 'American Idol'
Feb. 13, 2014 -- "American Idol" reached a milestone Wednesday night when the show welcomed its first officially openly gay contestant -- M.K. Nobilette -- to the Top 30. And Randy Jackson, who's now moved from entity a judge on the display to being its "in-house mentor," says he's happy about that, but is surprised that it's taken this long.
Certainly, "American Idol" has had gay contestants in the past -- Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken are the two who come to intellect -- but both men only came out after the show; during their time on the program they never talked about their sexual orientation on camera. Meanwhile, as Entertainment Weekly points out, "The Voice" has featured any number of openly homosexual contestants since it debuted, so it's surprising that it's taken "Idol" until 2014 to perform the same.
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During a phone press conference on Thursday, Jackson told reporters that he's "really proud" and "really happy" for Nobilette, who on Wednesday night was chosen by the judges to unite the Top 1
American Idol Stars Who Contain Been Open About Their Sexuality
While better known for her stage name and for being a finalist on Season 6 of "RuPaul's Drag Race," Adore Delano was once a contestant on "American Idol" who presented as a man known as Danny Noriega. But before appearing on the show in 2008 at 18, she had come out to her family, first as bisexual at 12, then shortly after as male lover, and, finally, as non-binary in high school, she revealed in a July 2023 Instagram video.
However, when she appeared on the popular show, she went back into the closet to be able to compete. "I threw it away, I burned it," she said. "I reinvented myself into something that was so uncomfortable. It was almost like a sacrifice in order to get what I wanted career-wise," she said. In the video, Delano also revealed she is transitioning, a process she described as life-changing. "I've create that it's been very enlightening and has made me probably the happiest I've ever been in my adult life," she said.
Before coming out as transgender, Delano had defined her gender identity in different terms. "I am non-binary & completely valid. You are important & alive. Always know that," she share
American Idol contestant Jorgie came out as gay during his audition
Israeli-born American Idol contestant Jorgie came out as gay during his audition. He came in wearing army fatigues and a pink fur coat, accompanied by his control band, Jorgie and the Jorgies.
Jorgie began by imitating judge Katy Perry’s singing voice in “California Gurls.” Then he explained that he’d recently reach out and was partially inspired by Perry to act so.
“You were actually one of my inspirations growing up. Listening to ‘I Kissed A Girl’ and knowing that it could be mainstream—that helped me so much,” Jorgie said.
The episode was also his way of coming out to his father. “He doesn’t know anything about me,” the contestant explained. “He’s gonna see me and he’s gonna find out about everything.”
After, he launched into auditioning his original song, “Heaven,” which he wrote about a male child he liked.
“I wrote this song about a guy that I liked, but he didn’t comprehend cause I wasn’t out. It was just like, ‘My life would be heaven if you knew that I liked you,’” Jorgie explained.
Jorgie nailed his audition, and all three judg