Claudia Conway, 16, told American Idol judges that social media meant that “her voice is heard” after she was “suppressed” for 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” education during a new clip of her audition for the show.
Claudia will appear in the first episode of the series broadcast on Sunday, February 14 on ABC.
Her appearance comes after the teenager became famous on TikTok in the last year, with over 1.7 million followers watching her explode her parents’ policy and fight with her mother.
Last month, New Jersey police launched an investigation after Claudia accused her mother of posting a topless photo on Twitter before later backtracking, saying Conway was not to blame.
Claudia Conway, 16, told American Idol judges that social media meant that “her voice is heard” after she was “suppressed” for most of her life. In the image of Claudia at the audition
The 16-year-old daughter of former Donald Trump aide Kellyanne Conway and Lincoln project co-founder George Conway talks about her “tough” education during a new video of her audition for the show
The audition video, shared by People, shows Claudia opening up to Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan about how social media – and singing – helped her hear her voice.
– I’m Claudia Conway. I’m 16, she says at the beginning of the video.
“My mother is Kellyanne Conway. He worked for Donald Trump. And my father is George Conway. He’s a lawyer who worked against Donald Trump. ‘
The judges are all seen looking at each other and smiling at Richie saying “wow”.
“It’s a lot, but I agree to disagree with my mother and father,” Claudia tells them.
The TikTok star explains how it was “hard” to grow up with her mother working for Trump and said that “her feelings were suppressed” before joining social media and starting to post about her own opinions.
“When your mother works for the president of the United States, with whom you do not agree, it is difficult,” she continues.
“For most of my life, my feelings were suppressed, so I got social media and said, ‘Well, yes. Now my voice is heard, “she says.
Claudia adds that she now “wants”[s] to get out of the controversy and focus on her singing.
Claudia will appear in the first episode of the series broadcast on Sunday, February 14 on ABC. George, Claudia’s father, accompanied her to the audition
An ad for the show on Monday also featured images of Kellyanne on a huge screen in the auditorium (above)
“The Internet can be a very, very dark place,” she says.
“But when life goes downhill, I have my music. Now, I want to get out of the controversy, get out of the drama and tell people that I’m a singer and that’s what I want to do. ‘
The video also features a home promo video filmed before the audition.
In it, Claudia talks to the camera as she climbs 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 footage in front of the auditorium door and encourages her before going on stage.
“You’re going to do great,” he says, hugging her and saying, “Thank you, Dad.”
Claudia’s appearance in the show comes after the teenager became famous on TikTok in the last year, with over 1.7 million followers
Claudia has repeatedly hit her mother’s conservative views and Trump’s support
Meanwhile, Kellyanne previously said that she supports her daughter’s musical career and said that she is “proud” of her because “she shared her beautiful voice”.
“Claudia and her brothers are taught to be independent independents and free thinkers, who dream big and aim for height. She sets goals and works towards them. Of course, American Idol is the next level! she told the people.
“We are proud of Claudia entering the arena and sharing her beautiful voice and inspirational message about mental health with others.”
An advertisement for the show launched on Monday also presented the 16-year-old showing her telling the judges that she is “very nervous, but very excited”.
He showed Claudia appearing before the judges, as well as pictures of Kellyanne on a huge screen in the auditorium and the teenager sitting next to George.
Host Ryan Seacrest is heard asking out loud in a voice-over if Claudia will receive a gold ticket to Hollywood.
Perry tells Claudia, “We want an American idol.”
It is not clear if Claudia went through the audition stage of the contest.
American Idol will premiere on ABC on Sunday and will include Claudia’s audition.
Claudia announced for the first time that she will appear on the show in November in a video on her TikTok account.
In January, New Jersey police launched an investigation into a photo of topless Claudia that was posted on Twitter to former Trump aide. Police photographed at the Conway home
Claudia accused her mother of removing the image on the new Fleet function launched by Twitter, which deletes the posts after 24 hours. The teen later withdrew her comments and apologized (above), insisting in TikTok videos that Kellyanne “will not do this intentionally” and said her account was probably “hacked.”
“Hey guys, I’m here at American Idol,” she says in the video.
“I met Ryan Seacrest today and I’m having an audition soon, so stay tuned.”
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 in the 2016 White House race, helping him defeat Hillary Clinton.
Meanwhile, George is an anti-Trump vocalist as a co-founder of the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump Republican group that tried to stop him from being re-elected.
Kellyanne left the White House in August after months of public strife with Claudia, about whom the teenager told TikTok.
In a video, Claudia threatened to seek legal emancipation, saying her mother’s job “ruined her life.”
In January, New Jersey police launched an investigation into a photo of topless Claudia that was posted on Twitter to former Trump aide.
Claudia accused her mother of taking out the image on the new Fleet function launched by Twitter, which deletes the posts after 24 hours.
The teenager later withdrew her comments and apologized, insisting in the TikTok videos that Kellyanne “will not do this intentionally” and said that her account was probably “hacked”.