American Idol eliminated Sonika Vaid during the most recent broadcast on Fox, determining the Top 4 singers on the reality competition's farewell season.

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After receiving the lowest amount of home viewer votes the prior week, America sent Sonika home. Sonika had landed in the bottom two with Dalton Rapattoni, a 19-year-old vocal coach from Dallas TX. It marked Sonika's third time in the bottom but Dalton's first experience being in jeopardy of elimination.

The contestants who received the most votes were Mackenzie Bourg, a 23-year-old musician from Lafayette, LA; Trent Harmon, a 25-year-old waiter from Amory, MS; and La'Porsha Renae, a 22-year-old call representative from McComb, MS. These artists therefore automatically advanced into the Top 4.

During a Friday conference call with reporters, Sonika, a 20-year-old student from Martha's Vineyard, MA, talked about her American Idol experience. Below is a portion of what she had to say. Check Reality TV World's American Idol page for much more from her interview.

When you are singing love songs, how do you channel all of your emotions? Because it definitely comes through in your performances.

Sonika Vaid: Being away from my family is very [hard]. I miss them a lot. I kind of channel my love for my family, and I put that through my songs. That energy goes into all the love ballads and the songs that I sing, all the passion.

I was wondering if you will consider leaving Massachusetts, like maybe moving to Nashville or to Los Angeles to pursue your dreams.

Sonika Vaid: I definitely think it's in the cards. That's definitely a possibility. I have to definitely figure out what I want to do, because I miss my family so much all the time. My mom does, too. She's always out here with me. She won't let me go anywhere alone. That's not a bad thing. I definitely think it's in the cards for me to move to Los Angeles or Nashville, yes.

If you could name your first album, what would it be and why?

Sonika Vaid: Maybe like Infinity or something like that. I think that that's a pretty powerful word, because well, I wrote a song called "Infinity." That's one of my favorite songs that I've written. It's empowering, I think, and it's about living life to infinity. It makes you feel limitless almost.

Are you a prolific songwriter? Is that something you do a lot or you like to do?

Sonika Vaid: Before college, yes, I used to write a lot of songs. I think I have 15 songs written, maybe like 10 of them recorded. I kind of stopped before college because college [requires] lots of homework. I didn't really have time for it, but I'm definitely going to pick that back up.

Do you compose on the piano?

Sonika Vaid: I do compose on the piano, yes. I play by ear. That's always something that I've enjoyed doing, playing by ear.

MacKenzie Bourg was asked about being on The Voice versus American Idol, and he said that Idol allowed him to be more himself. Do you agree with MacKenzie's assessment?

Sonika Vaid: I do, I do completely. He couldn't have been more right in saying that. American Idol really morphs you and helps you to become a better version of yourself, I think. They make you feel like you can push yourself, and it's okay.  They honestly, I think, they strive for us to be the best that we can be. You couldn't ask for anything better than that, I think. It was just a great experience overall. No regrets at all.

What's next for you? What do you see yourself doing from this point on?

Sonika Vaid: Prior to this, well, I'm still in college. I'm a biology major and I definitely plan at some point to finish my degree and get my degree in biology. But I think for right now, I'm going to focus on music. I think this whole experience has really opened my mind up to the idea of doing this professionally, and I'm really excited about it.

And I've always wanted to work with people like Disney, like, I've grown up watching Disney movies and watching Disney Channel. And I just love the music that they put out and just their whole vibe almost. I love Disney Channel.

And also, I plan on writing songs, because prior to all of this, I've written a few songs but never released them. And now I'm definitely going to take my songwriting more seriously and really think about maybe releasing a few singles or even an album one day.

Any final remarks, Sonika?

Sonika Vaid: Thank you to all of you guys and to my fans and everyone who supported me. I just wanted to thank you so much for all the love and support. It's just been so great. I never thought I would be where I am today.

If you told me that I was going to be doing American Idol a year ago and make it this far, I would have laughed and been like, "There's no way I'm going to be singing in front of millions of people." My God, my life I feel like has changed so much, and it's for the better. I'm so grateful to have had this opportunity.

Even conference calls like this make me feel important. This is so special. I don't know if people wanted my social media information or not, but it's just my first name and my last name, Sonika Vaid, if you want to follow me. Tweet me anything. Thank you so much, guys, for this opportunity. It's really awesome.

Check Reality TV World's American Idol page for much more from Sonika Vaid's interview.


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