Sonika Vaid's 'American Idol' journey comes to an end

Sonika Vaid's bid to become the American Idol ended March 24.

By Louis Chan
Reprinted from AsAm News

SONIKA VAID made a brave attempt to go where no Asian/American has gone on American Idol -- to win the championship.

Her journey ended Thursday night (March 24) when Ryan Seacrest announced she had been eliminated from the Top 5 of the show’s final season.

The 20-year-old Indian/American from Martha’s Vineyard wowed both fans and the judges with her smooth ballads.

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She received some of the strongest praise for her this season when judges lauded her for cutting loose last week with her performance of Idina Menzel’s "Let It Go" from Disney’s Frozen.

It wasn’t enough as fans voted her out of the Top 5 leaving just LaPorsha Renae, MacKenzie Bourg, Trent Harmo, and Dalton Rapattoni.

Sonika’s Top 5 finish was the best performance by an Asian/American contestant since Jessica Sanchez in Season 11. Sanchez finished first runner-up that season.