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JUSTIN VELLUCCI | CONTRIBUTING
WRITER SLOANE SIMON HAD other
things on her mind when
she joined a Zoom call in
September to perform for an
“American Idol” producer.

“I had just joined my school’s
cheer squad and I almost didn’t
do ‘American Idol,’” admitted
Simon, 16. “It was the night
before the fi rst game of the
year and I was afraid I wouldn’t
make it.”
Spoiler alert: She made it.

Soon after the Zoom call,
Simon, a Pittsburgh-area
high school sophomore, flew
to San Diego to perform in
front of the show’s familiar
celebrity judges; the verdict
on whether she gets a
“golden ticket” and a pass to
Hollywood Week will air on
March 14 on ABC.

And, yes, she does appear
in her high school cheer gear
in promotional photos for
Sunday’s show.

“[Auditioning] was exhil-
arating and terrifying at the
same time,” said Simon, who
performed an original compo-
sition called “Laurel Canyon”
along with singer-songwriter
Melanie’s staple “Brand New
Key.” “I was hyped up ... but I
have never been more nervous.”
Simon picked up the
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guitar around age 9 and, by
13, was performing solo sets
local clubs and arts festivals.

Sarah Aziz, the director of
the Dollar Bank Th ree Rivers
Arts Festival where Simon
performed, was captivated
by her “mature voice” and
professionalism. “When I heard Sloane,
I didn’t know her age,” Aziz
told the Pittsburgh Jewish
Chronicle in 2018. “I just heard
her and said, ‘Let’s put her
on the acoustic stage.’ Th en
she fi lled out her bio, and my
marketing director called me
and said, ‘Did you know you
programmed a 13-year-old?’”
The first original song
Simon penned was “365,” a
tribute to her mother, Robin,
who was battling cancer.

Simon’s mother not only beat
the cancer, she fl ew to San
Diego to support the younger
Simon for the “American Idol”
auditions. Simon’s publicist said
Simon had no idea how many
people were auditioning for
the “golden ticket” this season
— COVID-19 kept everyone
socially distanced and in
separate rooms.

“We were tested a lot,”
Simon said. “But we felt really
safe.” “Th e scariest part was the
fl ight,” she added, laughing.

Simon is sly about details
for her upcoming debut EP,
saying only, “I have a few songs
but I’m not spilling anything.”
She’s excited to talk,
though, about the experience
of auditioning on an interna-
tional hit music show.

“It was just an amazing
experience to be included,” she
said. “It was a fantastic college
essay.” ●
Justin Vellucci is a freelance writer
living in Pittsburgh. This story was
fi rst published by the Pittsburgh
Jewish Chronicle.

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